Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Waters, Mary J. (Ms.)

COH · State Representative 15
Filer ID: 00081904 · The Woodlands · TX
5 reports · First filing 01/17/2018 · Latest filing 01/14/2019
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
15
Mailing Location
The Woodlands · TX · 77387
First Filing
01/17/2018
Latest Filing
01/14/2019
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2018 – 12/31/2018
Reports
5

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$124,682.83
Expenditures
$91,331.79
Transactions
123
Largest Contribution
$23,251.04
Largest Expenditure
$26,748.96
COH as of 12/31/2018
$0.00
Average Contribution
$1,731.71
Average Expenditure
$1,790.82
First Contribution
08/21/2017
Last Contribution
06/29/2018
First Expenditure
10/10/2017
Last Expenditure
06/29/2018

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
54
Reported Payee Entities
20
Top Contributor
Associated Republicans of Texas
Top Reported Payee
Connect Strategic Communications

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
54
72 contributions · $124,682.83
Vendor Relationships
18
49 payments · $63,803.43
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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 spentWaters, Mary J. (Ms.)Focal filer / committeeAssociated Republicans of TexasAssociated Republicans of Texas$78,265.79 · 14 giftsMary StewartMary Stewart$23,251.04 · 1 giftsACT For Texas Classroom Teachers AssociationACT For Texas Classroom Teachers Asso…$5,000.00 · 1 giftsTexas Parent PACTexas Parent PAC$2,500.00 · 1 giftsCarolyn RitchieCarolyn Ritchie$1,100.00 · 2 giftsConnect Strategic CommunicationsConnect Strategic Communications$37,906.75 · 4 paymentsMary StewartMary Stewart$26,748.96 · 1 paymentsStrategic CommunicationsStrategic Communications$18,930.00 · 2 paymentsMarathon Strategic Communications, Inc.Marathon Strategic Communications, In…$1,343.06 · 1 paymentsKwik KopyKwik Kopy$811.88 · 1 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
1Associated Republicans of Texas $78,265.7914
2Mary Stewart $23,251.041
3ACT For Texas Classroom Teachers Association $5,000.001
4Texas Parent PAC $2,500.001
5Carolyn Ritchie $1,100.002
6Texas American Federation of Teachers $1,000.001
7Limda Fox $1,000.001
8Norman Parrish $1,000.001
9Paul Taylor $1,000.001
10Robert McKee $1,000.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Connect Strategic Communications $37,906.754
2Mary Stewart $26,748.961
3Strategic Communications $18,930.002
4Marathon Strategic Communications, Inc. $1,343.061
5Kwik Kopy $811.881
6Joe Sager $779.401
7MCRP Primary Account $750.001
8Fast Signs of The Woodlands $676.562
9Lilly & Company $622.501
10Woodlands Screen Printing $620.342

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2018$118,707.83 $86,782.80
2017$5,975.00 $4,548.99

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
06/29/2018Mary Stewart $23,251.04 none · retired
05/05/2018Janice Burkholder $56.00 none · retired
03/06/2018Associated Republicans of Texas $365.00
02/27/2018Associated Republicans of Texas $15,000.00
02/26/2018Associated Republicans of Texas $2,746.69
02/26/2018Texas AFT COPE $350.00
02/22/2018Associated Republicans of Texas $517.00
02/21/2018Andrew Tugwell $10.00 none · retired
02/20/2018Laurie Baus $50.00 Conroe ISD · Teacher
02/19/2018Associated Republicans of Texas $3,065.86
02/16/2018J.R. Moore $250.00 none · retired
02/12/2018Associated Republicans of Texas $7,436.75
02/12/2018Associated Republicans of Texas $7,436.75
02/12/2018Associated Republicans of Texas $7,436.75
02/12/2018Associated Republicans of Texas $7,436.75
02/12/2018Associated Republicans of Texas $3,683.63
02/12/2018Texas American Federation of Teachers $1,000.00
02/08/2018ACT For Texas Classroom Teachers Association $5,000.00
02/06/2018Associated Republicans of Texas $2,792.86
02/06/2018Texas State Teachers Association PAC $500.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/29/2018Mary Stewart $26,748.96Repay Loan
06/04/2018Wells Fargo $25.15Bank charges
05/23/2018Connect Strategic Communications $12,436.75Ad design
05/02/2018Wells Fargo $25.15Bank charges
04/09/2018Wells Fargo $3.00Bank charges
04/02/2018Wells Fargo $25.15Bank charges
03/13/2018Connect Strategic Communications $22,370.00Ad design
03/02/2018Wells Fargo $25.15Bank charges
03/01/2018Facebook $22.21Advertising
03/01/2018Facebook $3.79Advertising
02/22/2018Strategic Communications $18,900.00Digital Advertising
02/22/2018Anedot $2.31Bank charges
02/20/2018Houston Chronicle $346.50Advertising
02/20/2018Facebook $40.96Advertising
02/20/2018CVS $23.79Door Prize for TWRW
02/20/2018Facebook $9.04Advertising
02/13/2018Connect Strategic Communications $20.00Ad design
02/05/2018Anedot $68.61Bank charges
02/02/2018Wells Fargo $25.15Bank charges
02/02/2018Wells Fargo $3.00Bank charges
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 40 ms.