Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Chaput, Brian A. (Mr.)

COH · STATESEN 8
Filer ID: 00081721 · Plano · TX
21 reports · First filing 07/07/2017 · Latest filing 07/01/2026
Candidate Committee · Candidate · Candidate

Committee Details

TEC filer identity, reporting status, geography, and analytical classification.
Committee Class
Candidate Committee
Subclass
Candidate
Market Segment
Candidate
Status
—
Filer Type
COH
Office
STATESEN
District / Place
8
Mailing Location
Plano · TX · 75075
First Filing
07/07/2017
Latest Filing
07/01/2026
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
21

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$41,744.02
Expenditures
$75,530.92
Transactions
199
Largest Contribution
$12,500.00
Largest Expenditure
$40,000.00
COH as of 06/30/2026
$350.96
Average Contribution
$491.11
Average Expenditure
$662.55
First Contribution
06/02/2017
Last Contribution
04/16/2018
First Expenditure
06/14/2017
Last Expenditure
06/30/2018

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
71
Reported Payee Entities
51
Top Contributor
Eric Ratinoff
Top Reported Payee
Brian Chaput

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
71
85 contributions · $41,744.02
Vendor Relationships
48
109 payments · $21,548.04
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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 spentChaput, Brian A. (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeEric RatinoffEric Ratinoff$25,000.00 · 3 giftsTexas Democratic PartyTexas Democratic Party$4,000.00 · 1 giftsGreg HensleyGreg Hensley$2,100.00 · 1 giftsSusan HerzfeldSusan Herzfeld$2,091.50 · 1 giftsLaurence ScottLaurence Scott$1,900.00 · 4 giftsBrian ChaputBrian Chaput$46,482.88 · 2 paymentsEric RatinoffEric Ratinoff$5,000.00 · 1 paymentsVictory CompaniesVictory Companies$4,638.66 · 2 paymentsJG Media / Community Impact NewspaperJG Media / Community Impact Newspaper$4,240.00 · 2 paymentsTexas Democratic PartyTexas Democratic Party$3,000.00 · 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
Candidate
Market Segment
Candidate
Spending Band
—
Peer Committees
8,722

Peer Percentiles

MetricPercentileRank
Contributions75.5th#2,134 of 8,722
Expenditures69.8th#2,631 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity69.4th#2,674 of 8,722
Transaction Volume69.3th#2,678 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions—
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures—

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Eric Ratinoff $25,000.003
2Texas Democratic Party $4,000.001
3Greg Hensley $2,100.001
4Susan Herzfeld $2,091.501
5Laurence Scott $1,900.004
6Sharon Reuler $500.001
7Tim Chaput $500.001
8David Smith $425.001
9Sarah Rueler $250.001
10Mary Smith $200.002

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1Brian Chaput $46,482.882
2Eric Ratinoff $5,000.001
3Victory Companies $4,638.662
4JG Media / Community Impact Newspaper $4,240.002
5Texas Democratic Party $3,000.002
6David Smith $2,000.002
7David Smith $1,500.001
8Xpress Custom Print $1,142.041
9Home Depot $1,090.875
10Printnoise $1,080.945

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2018$15,445.00 $60,351.28
2017$26,299.02 $15,179.64

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
04/16/2018Laurence Scott $400.00
03/05/2018James McFarland $100.00
02/25/2018Caroloynn Fischer $200.00
02/24/2018Eric Ratinoff $7,500.00 First Story · Owner
02/24/2018Laurence Scott $250.00 Golden State Warriors · Senior Director of Content
02/17/2018Alison Tessmer $50.00
02/12/2018Robert Silverman $50.00
02/11/2018Michael Agan $50.00
01/28/2018Mary Lou Alford $150.00 Retired · Retired
01/28/2018Judith Shure $100.00
01/28/2018Katherine McGovern $100.00
01/28/2018Janice Naxon $100.00
01/28/2018Larry Stauss $10.00
01/25/2018Eric Ratinoff $5,000.00 First Story · Owner
01/25/2018Laurence Scott $750.00 Golden State Warriors · Senior Director of Content
01/25/2018Maureen Bensing $200.00 Self Employed · Consultant
01/25/2018Mary Smith $100.00 Self Employed
01/25/2018Mary Lou Alford $50.00 Retired · Retired
01/25/2018Misty Irby $25.00
01/25/2018Teresa Clemens $25.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/30/2018ActBlue.com $22.72Merchant fees
06/30/2018Paypal $9.04Merchant fees
06/30/2018Stripe $6.70Merchant fees
06/25/2018Brian Chaput $40,000.00Repayment of personal loan to campaign.
06/24/2018Brian Chaput $6,482.88partial from reimbursable personal expenses.
05/24/2018Eric Ratinoff $5,000.00Media
03/02/2018David Gardner $1,000.00Labor
02/26/2018Signup genius $9.99recurring subscription
02/25/2018Voter Activation Network $15.36Order #: H131781119-P153022657
02/20/2018Spotify $10.81recurring subscription
02/19/2018Voter Activation Network $78.00Order #: H131780941-P153021888
02/19/2018Voter Activation Network $77.98Order #: H131780943-P153021892
02/19/2018Voter Activation Network $32.60Order #: H131780942-P153021890
02/17/2018Printnoise $151.555000 Palm cards
02/14/2018Dallas Morning News $8.62recurring subscription
02/12/2018JG Media / Community Impact Newspaper $2,280.00Plano advertisement
02/03/2018Home Depot $367.76100 metal fence posts
02/03/2018Home Depot $29.51500 zip ties
02/03/2018Canva Pty Ltd. $12.95recurring subscription
01/31/2018JG Media / Community Impact Newspaper $1,960.00McKinney-Frisco advertisement
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 55 ms.