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Morton, Christopher D. (The Honorable)

JCOH · JUDGEDIST 230
Filer ID: 00081694
27 reports · First filing 07/14/2017 · Latest filing 07/14/2026
Candidate Committee · Judicial Candidate · Candidate

Committee Details

TEC filer identity, reporting status, geography, and analytical classification.
Committee Class
Candidate Committee
Subclass
Judicial Candidate
Market Segment
Candidate
Status
—
Filer Type
JCOH
Office
JUDGEDIST
District / Place
230
Mailing Location
—
First Filing
07/14/2017
Latest Filing
07/14/2026
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
27

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$28,093.34
Expenditures
$46,074.44
Transactions
190
Largest Contribution
$2,500.00
Largest Expenditure
$5,102.00
COH as of 06/30/2026
$5,269.00
Average Contribution
$295.72
Average Expenditure
$484.99
First Contribution
08/09/2017
Last Contribution
01/17/2023
First Expenditure
07/03/2017
Last Expenditure
03/18/2026

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
90
Reported Payee Entities
21
Top Contributor
Dan Krieger
Top Reported Payee
Harris County Democratic Party

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
90
123 contributions · $32,298.34
Vendor Relationships
19
116 payments · $56,536.57
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Relationship Graph

Top reported relationships in the selected analysis window: Lifetime. Arrows show the direction of reported money flow; node size is not scaled.
Top contributorsMoney receivedTop reported payeesMoney spentMorton, Christopher D. (The Honorab…Focal filer / committeeDan KriegerDan Krieger$2,500.00 · 1 giftsJames StaffordJames Stafford$2,000.00 · 1 giftsChris MortonChris Morton$1,250.00 · 1 giftsDaniel WerlingerDaniel Werlinger$1,000.00 · 1 giftsJed SilvermanJed Silverman$1,000.00 · 1 giftsHarris County Democratic PartyHarris County Democratic Party$15,500.00 · 6 paymentsAssociation of Women Attorneys FoundationAssociation of Women Attorneys Founda…$8,102.00 · 2 paymentsJ & N EnterprisesJ & N Enterprises$4,302.94 · 5 paymentsTexas Center for the JudiciaryTexas Center for the Judiciary$3,700.00 · 2 paymentsGreen Leaf MarketingGreen Leaf Marketing$3,402.00 · 2 payments
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Market Position

Fixed peer benchmark: 01/01/2021–06/30/2026. Peers share the same committee class. These benchmarks do not change when the dashboard analysis window changes.
Committee Class
Candidate Committee
Subclass
Judicial Candidate
Market Segment
Candidate
Spending Band
—
Peer Committees
8,722

Peer Percentiles

MetricPercentileRank
Contributions85.3th#1,286 of 8,722
Expenditures85.3th#1,286 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity84.8th#1,329 of 8,722
Transaction Volume84.7th#1,339 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions48.2%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures90.5%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Dan Krieger $2,500.001
2James Stafford $2,000.001
3Chris Morton $1,250.001
4Daniel Werlinger $1,000.001
5Jed Silverman $1,000.001
6Paul Doyle $1,000.001
7Thomas Johnson $750.002
8Natalie Schultz $646.812
9Tabakman $500.001
10Allen Tanner $500.001

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1Harris County Democratic Party $15,500.006
2Association of Women Attorneys Foundation $8,102.002
3J & N Enterprises $4,302.945
4Texas Center for the Judiciary $3,700.002
5Green Leaf Marketing $3,402.002
63rd Floor $2,402.942
7Chris Morton $1,500.001
8Christopher Morton $1,500.001
9Texas Ethic Commission $1,000.002
10Olive Consulting $1,000.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2026$0.00 $5,102.00
2025$0.00 $3,000.00
2024$0.00 $3,240.00
2023$1,250.00 $3,700.00
2022$5,200.00 $806.08
2021$12,516.81 $12,712.75
2019$500.00 $264.23
2018$4,621.53 $4,400.10
2017$4,005.00 $12,849.28

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
01/17/2023Chris Morton $1,250.00 Judge
10/14/2022Adam Corral $250.00 Attorney
10/11/2022James Stafford $2,000.00 Attorney
09/29/2022Thomas Johnson $500.00 Attorney
09/19/2022Mekisha Walker $100.00 Attorney
09/13/2022Austen Hobbs $500.00 Attorney
08/27/2022William McLeod $100.00 Attorney
06/10/2022Steve Wolf $250.00 Auto Dealer
05/01/2022Gianpaolo Macerola $250.00 Attorney
05/01/2022Adam Corral $150.00 Attorney
02/25/2022Tucker Graves $100.00 Attorney
02/16/2022Jonathan Vela $250.00 Lawyer
02/14/2022Akilah Bacy $250.00 Attorney
02/01/2022Jonathan Landers $250.00 Attorney
01/26/2022Murray Newman $250.00 Attorney
10/21/2021Paul Doyle $1,000.00 Attorney
10/01/2021Jed Silverman $1,000.00 Lawyer
09/30/2021Andrew Smith $250.00 Attorney
06/26/2021Kelly Benavides $250.00 Attorney
06/25/2021Paul Wingo $500.00 Attorney

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
03/18/2026Association of Women Attorneys Foundation $5,102.00Contribution to the AWA Foundation scholarship fund's annual event honoring Excellent Women Attys.
11/25/2025Harris County Democratic Party $2,500.00Filing fee for Primary election
06/04/2025Texas Ethic Commission $500.00Late Filing Fee
08/19/2024Daley Professional Web Solutions $240.00Web hosting
03/21/2024Association of Women Attorneys Foundation $3,000.00Donation for scholarships
05/08/2023Texas Center for the Judiciary $2,000.00Contribution to the Texas Center.
02/15/2023Texas Center for the Judiciary $1,700.00Contribution made to the Texas Center for the Judiciary.
12/07/2022Harris County Criminal Court Benevolence Fund $250.00Benevolence Fund for all Harris County Criminal District Courts.
11/18/2022Galls - Police Supply $166.51Oversized Leg Restraints for the Court's use as the Sheriff's Office could not supply them.
10/14/2022Raise The Money, Inc. $12.50Fee for credit card donation.
10/11/2022Raise The Money, Inc. $98.25Fee for Credit Card donation.
02/17/2022Raise The Money, Inc. $12.50Credit Card Contribution processing fee
02/15/2022Raise The Money, Inc. $12.50Credit Card Contribution processing fee
02/02/2022Raise The Money, Inc. $12.50Credit Card processing fee
01/26/2022Raise The Money, Inc. $12.50Processing fee
01/24/2022Texas Coalition of Black Democrats - Harris County $100.00Contribution to this organization.
01/05/2022J & N Enterprises $128.82Campaign cards
12/28/2021Facebook $75.00Facebook Ads
12/27/2021Facebook $50.00Facebook Ads
12/22/2021Facebook $35.00Facebook Ads
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 42 ms.