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

COH · State Representative 62
Filer ID: 00081861 · Van Alstyne · TX
6 reports · First filing 01/16/2018 · Latest filing 01/13/2019
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
State Representative
District / Place
62
Mailing Location
Van Alstyne · TX · 74395
First Filing
01/16/2018
Latest Filing
01/13/2019
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2018 – 12/31/2018
Reports
6

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$193,147.36
Expenditures
$244,475.64
Transactions
273
Largest Contribution
$50,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$16,385.00
COH as of 12/31/2018
$0.00
Average Contribution
$1,497.27
Average Expenditure
$1,697.75
First Contribution
08/05/2017
Last Contribution
06/18/2018
First Expenditure
08/01/2017
Last Expenditure
12/31/2018

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
104
Reported Payee Entities
46
Top Contributor
Empower Texans PAC
Top Reported Payee
Wishlist Direct

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
104
129 contributions · $193,147.36
Vendor Relationships
42
135 payments · $238,160.44
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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 spentLawson, Brent A. (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeEmpower Texans PACEmpower Texans PAC$78,046.26 · 7 giftsTexas Right to Life PACTexas Right to Life PAC$60,500.00 · 3 giftsDarlene PenderyDarlene Pendery$30,000.00 · 2 giftsJonathan Stickland CampaignJonathan Stickland Campaign$9,805.10 · 2 giftsTexans for Vaccine ChoiceTexans for Vaccine Choice$2,500.00 · 1 giftsWishlist DirectWishlist Direct$92,013.79 · 20 paymentsWishlist directWishlist direct$35,938.05 · 7 paymentsNavy Federal Credit UnionNavy Federal Credit Union$23,708.15 · 9 paymentsMacias StrategiesMacias Strategies$20,000.00 · 13 paymentsVici Media GroupVici Media Group$17,670.26 · 4 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
1Empower Texans PAC $78,046.267
2Texas Right to Life PAC $60,500.003
3Darlene Pendery $30,000.002
4Jonathan Stickland Campaign $9,805.102
5Texans for Vaccine Choice $2,500.001
6NE Tarrant Tea Party PAC $1,425.004
7Hexagon Partners $1,000.001
8Candace Lawson $1,000.001
9Kyle Stallings $1,000.001
10Patrick Neil $600.003

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Wishlist Direct $92,013.7920
2Wishlist direct $35,938.057
3Navy Federal Credit Union $23,708.159
4Macias Strategies $20,000.0013
5Vici Media Group $17,670.264
6Anthem Media $16,385.001
7Campaign Marketing Strategies $7,045.804
8Signs on the cheap $6,233.808
9Christian Cabrera $3,645.204
10Herald Democrat $3,385.004

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2018$179,456.36 $229,058.90
2017$13,691.00 $15,416.74

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
06/18/2018Texas Right to Life PAC $3,000.00
05/18/2018Candace Lawson $1,000.00 retired · retired
05/08/2018Empower Texans PAC $10,000.00
05/08/2018William Purcell $100.00
05/08/2018Michelle Roisum $50.00
05/08/2018Betty Wicker $10.00
05/07/2018Empower Texans PAC $7,000.00
05/06/2018Marilla Smith $100.00
05/06/2018Diane Barnes $50.00
05/03/2018Empower Texans PAC $2,400.00
05/01/2018Empower Texans PAC $4,346.26
04/30/2018Ron Cameron $100.00
04/30/2018Kay Williams $50.00
04/30/2018Steve Coker $50.00
04/30/2018James Shiplet $20.00
04/20/2018Philip Johnson $50.00
04/18/2018Texas Right to Life PAC $50,000.00
04/18/2018Garrard Smith $100.00
04/16/2018Empower Texans PAC $14,800.00
04/15/2018Texans for Vaccine Choice $2,500.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
12/31/2018Navy Federal Credit Union $3,270.63Pay off credit card expenses
06/30/2018Raise The Money, Inc $49.35website
06/27/2018Herald Democrat $1,200.00newspaper
06/18/2018Christian Cabrera $1,415.00campaign staff
06/01/2018Facebook $388.00facebook ads
05/31/2018Campaign Marketing Strategies $1,269.68Graphics mailers
05/25/2018Herald Democrat $700.00newspaper
05/22/2018Fannin County Leader $315.00newspaper
05/18/2018Vici Media Group $2,868.63graphics
05/18/2018Vici Media Group $649.50media design
05/18/2018Whitesboro Publishing $289.00newspaper
05/17/2018Wishlist Direct $7,182.34mailer
05/16/2018Wishlist Direct $4,400.00mailer
05/16/2018Wishlist Direct $4,400.00Mailer
05/16/2018Fannin County Leader $315.00newspaper
05/16/2018Cooper Review $315.00newspaper
05/15/2018Wishlist Direct $7,182.54mailer
05/15/2018Wishlist Direct $7,182.54Mailer
05/15/2018Whitewright Sun $434.70Newspaper
05/12/2018Cooper Review $315.00Newspaper 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: 73 ms.