Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Fails, Christopher M. (Mr.)

COH · State Representative 122
Filer ID: 00081994 · Hollywood Park · TX
8 reports · First filing 01/16/2018 · Latest filing 08/27/2019
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
122
Mailing Location
Hollywood Park · TX · 78232
First Filing
01/16/2018
Latest Filing
08/27/2019
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2019 – 08/27/2019
Reports
8

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$359,313.49
Expenditures
$185,991.69
Transactions
163
Largest Contribution
$98,081.16
Largest Expenditure
$46,815.03
COH as of 08/27/2019
$0.00
Average Contribution
$4,227.22
Average Expenditure
$2,384.51
First Contribution
09/20/2017
Last Contribution
02/27/2018
First Expenditure
10/12/2017
Last Expenditure
08/20/2019

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
67
Reported Payee Entities
36
Top Contributor
Texans for Greg Abbott
Top Reported Payee
WishList Direct / VoterDirect Texas

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
67
118 contributions · $627,653.98
Vendor Relationships
33
85 payments · $287,595.23
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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 spentFails, Christopher M. (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeTexans for Greg AbbottTexans for Greg Abbott$135,944.35 · 2 giftsEmpower Texans PACEmpower Texans PAC$67,800.00 · 6 giftsRyan Texas PACRyan Texas PAC$25,000.00 · 1 giftsBoerne Stage AirfieldBoerne Stage Airfield$23,230.00 · 4 giftsTexas Right to Life PACTexas Right to Life PAC$20,000.00 · 2 giftsWishList Direct / VoterDirect TexasWishList Direct / VoterDirect Texas$131,322.09 · 16 paymentsMacias StrategiesMacias Strategies$17,852.99 · 6 paymentsVici Media GroupVici Media Group$4,330.01 · 1 paymentsCampaign Marketing StrategiesCampaign Marketing Strategies$4,186.16 · 4 paymentsDanwal IncDanwal Inc$3,577.19 · 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
1Texans for Greg Abbott $135,944.352
2Empower Texans PAC $67,800.006
3Ryan Texas PAC $25,000.001
4Boerne Stage Airfield $23,230.004
5Texas Right to Life PAC $20,000.002
6New Leadership PAC $15,000.001
7Young Conservatives of Texas PAC $13,500.002
8Constituents Focus PAC $10,202.003
9James Leininger $10,000.001
10Darlene Pendery $5,000.001

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1WishList Direct / VoterDirect Texas $131,322.0916
2Macias Strategies $17,852.996
3Vici Media Group $4,330.011
4Campaign Marketing Strategies $4,186.164
5Danwal Inc $3,577.191
6Roy Borrayo $3,390.004
7Gringolet LLC $2,435.633
8Sign Busters, LLC $1,925.001
9Facebook Inc. $1,922.634
10JTD Strategies LLC $1,741.191

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2019$0.00 $1,568.82
2018$307,958.49 $168,415.33
2017$51,355.00 $16,007.54

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
02/27/2018Boerne Stage Airfield $10,660.00
02/24/2018Boerne Stage Airfield $6,570.00
02/23/2018Denny Kalk $250.00 Retired · Retired
02/23/2018White Aysha $5.00 None · Homemaker
02/22/2018Young Conservatives of Texas PAC $4,500.00
02/21/2018James Leininger $10,000.00 Kinetic Concepts Inc. · Founder
02/21/2018Boerne Stage Airfield $5,000.00
02/21/2018John Shields $1,000.00 Self · Attorney
02/21/2018Susan Berry $150.00 Alamo City Eye · Doctor
02/20/2018Texans for Greg Abbott $98,081.16
02/20/2018Young Conservatives of Texas PAC $9,000.00
02/20/2018Michael Olcott $1,000.00 Retired · Retired
02/20/2018Thomas Shumaker $100.00 Air Force · Retired
02/19/2018Empower Texans PAC $10,000.00
02/17/2018Tharp Allen $1,000.00 Allen Tharp LLC · Owner
02/16/2018Eakin John $50.00 Retired · Retired
02/15/2018Boerne Stage Airfield $1,000.00
02/14/2018Marc Gravely $2,000.00 Gravely and Pearson, LLP · Attorney
02/14/2018Stringfellow Bruce $1,000.00 Shadowsoft · Chairman
02/13/2018Constituents Focus PAC $2,326.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
08/20/2019Young Conservatives of Texas Foundation $1,568.82Expending remaining funds to a non-profit
12/17/2018The Rocket Science Group, LLC $53.30email account
11/16/2018The Rocket Science Group, LLC $53.30email account
10/19/2018Gringolet LLC $324.75email
10/16/2018The Rocket Science Group, LLC $53.30email account
09/17/2018The Rocket Science Group, LLC $53.30email account
08/16/2018The Rocket Science Group, LLC $53.30email account
07/16/2018The Rocket Science Group, LLC $53.30Email account
07/05/2018Fernando Padron Campaign $500.00Campaign Contribution
06/27/2018Greg Brockhouse Campaign $200.00Campaign Donation
06/26/2018San Antonio Republican Women $1,500.00August Fundraiser
06/19/2018WishList Direct / VoterDirect Texas $7,787.09Mailers
06/06/2018Sammi Embroidery $1,230.32Shirts
05/11/2018Reservations.com $324.72Austin Donor Meeting
05/05/2018Fernando Padron Campaign $500.00 Campaign Contribution
05/01/2018Texas Ethics Commission $500.00Late Filing
03/27/2018Huge Domains $795.00Web Address
03/16/2018Roy Borrayo $615.00Contract Labor
03/14/2018Vici Media Group $4,330.01 Electronic Advertising
03/09/2018Campaign Marketing Strategies $3,738.59Electronic Advertising
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 143 ms.