Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Middleton II, David M. (The Honorable)

COH · ATTYGEN 11
Filer ID: 00081727 · Galveston · TX
36 reports · First filing 07/17/2017 · Latest filing 07/15/2026
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
ATTYGEN
District / Place
11
Mailing Location
Galveston · TX · 77550
First Filing
07/17/2017
Latest Filing
07/15/2026
Latest Reporting Period
05/17/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
36

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$28,743,632.82
Expenditures
$35,136,708.49
Transactions
6,547
Largest Contribution
$10,000,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$1,760,068.80
COH as of 06/30/2026
$117,508.86
Average Contribution
$9,945.89
Average Expenditure
$9,608.07
First Contribution
06/05/2017
Last Contribution
06/29/2026
First Expenditure
06/05/2017
Last Expenditure
06/30/2026

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
1,938
Reported Payee Entities
656
Top Contributor
Mayes Middleton
Top Reported Payee
Strategic Media Placement Inc.

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
1,937
3,759 contributions · $46,166,119.64
Vendor Relationships
523
3,019 payments · $45,637,674.36
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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 spentMiddleton II, David M. (The Honorab…Focal filer / committeeMayes MiddletonMayes Middleton$11,562,000.00 · 4 giftsMayes MiddletonMayes Middleton$11,348,392.61 · 35 giftsRussell GordyRussell Gordy$150,000.00 · 2 giftsCourt Reform Action for Families PACCourt Reform Action for Families PAC$150,000.00 · 1 giftsRichard WeekleyRichard Weekley$127,500.00 · 7 giftsStrategic Media Placement Inc.Strategic Media Placement Inc.$16,477,898.09 · 37 paymentsCamp PoliticalCamp Political$7,707,429.73 · 30 paymentsBerry CommunicationsBerry Communications$2,304,332.08 · 82 paymentsBerry Communications LLCBerry Communications LLC$575,729.02 · 20 paymentsThe What's Up ProgramThe What's Up Program$510,000.00 · 6 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
Contributions100.0th#1 of 8,722
Expenditures100.0th#3 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity100.0th#2 of 8,722
Transaction Volume99.3th#63 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions81.9%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures85.6%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Mayes Middleton $11,562,000.004
2Mayes Middleton $11,348,392.6135
3Russell Gordy $150,000.002
4Court Reform Action for Families PAC $150,000.001
5Richard Weekley $127,500.007
6Conner Searcy $101,000.002
7William Oberndorf $100,000.002
8Paul McLaren Trust $100,000.001
9Texans for Lawsuit Reform $100,000.001
10Cody Campbell $100,000.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Strategic Media Placement Inc. $16,477,898.0937
2Camp Political $7,707,429.7330
3Berry Communications $2,304,332.0882
4Berry Communications LLC $575,729.0220
5The What's Up Program $510,000.006
6The McIntosh Company $451,670.398
7The Strategy Group For Media, Inc. $444,066.855
8Harris Media $345,050.005
9Ragnar Research Partners $303,100.0013
10Ryan Caruso $294,990.34151

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2026$9,822,784.61 $20,616,569.76
2025$11,990,385.55 $7,295,463.15
2024$357,441.00 $405,490.87
2023$37,071.99 $457,482.15
2022$1,175,844.76 $2,230,242.27
2021$1,689,023.00 $564,655.38
2020$1,181,784.00 $752,416.33
2019$316,468.46 $503,122.55
2018$2,031,442.90 $1,733,907.40
2017$141,386.55 $577,358.63

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
06/29/2026Doug Deason $25,000.00 President · Deason Capital Services
06/28/2026Charlotte Folson $5.00
06/27/2026Gloria Way $25.00
06/26/2026The Home Depot Action Committee $5,000.00
06/26/2026Donita Clark $100.00
06/26/2026Donald Nurdin $25.00
06/25/2026Valero PAC $10,000.00
06/24/2026Woody Hunt $10,000.00 Hunt Companies · Chairman
06/22/2026Fred Pfaff $500.00
06/22/2026Ethan Davis $500.00
06/17/2026Timothy Ho $10,000.00 Beyond Finance LLC · CEO
06/17/2026John Keller $50.00
06/12/2026Anne Edwards $50.00
06/11/2026Cody Campbell $100,000.00 Co-Founder · Double Eagle Development
06/11/2026Patrick Lynch $1,000.00
06/11/2026Rob Condon $100.00
06/10/2026David Bryant $100.00
06/09/2026Cozen O'Connor PAC $10,000.00
06/09/2026General Motors Company PAC $2,500.00
06/08/2026TXCRNA PAC $10,000.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/30/2026Berry Communications $15,000.00campaign consulting
06/30/2026Brianna Little $1,876.76mileage reimbursement for campaign staff related travel
06/30/2026Kaleb Bennett $1,339.08mileage reimbursement for campaign staff related travel
06/30/2026Kaden Lopez $1,109.98mileage reimbursement for campaign staff related travel
06/30/2026Ryan Jones $1,088.95mileage reimbursement for campaign staff related travel
06/30/2026Hope McFarlin $663.28mileage reimbursement for campaign staff related travel
06/30/2026Stephanie Tanner $563.54mileage reimbursement for campaign staff related travel
06/30/2026Ryan Caruso $492.70mileage reimbursement for campaign staff related travel
06/30/2026Mathew Minor $316.10mileage reimbursement for campaign staff related travel
06/25/2026Andrew Herrell $1,222.70mileage reimbursement for campaign staff related travel
06/22/2026FedEx $261.76campaign shipping
06/18/2026The McIntosh Company $120,323.50campaign fundraising consulting
06/18/2026Republican Women of Arlington $2,500.00Sponsorship support
06/18/2026Andrew Herrell $500.00campaign staff compensation
06/17/2026Kaden Lopez $6,000.00campaign staff compensation
06/17/2026Kaden Lopez $1,669.68mileage reimbursement for campaign staff related travel
06/15/2026Stephanie Tanner $500.00campaign staff compensation
06/12/2026MailChimp $486.10campaign email and data base marketing service
06/11/2026Hilton Americas $5,122.69Campaign staff lodging for RPT Convention
06/11/2026Kaleb Bennett $500.00campaign staff compensation
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 146 ms.