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

COH · State Board Of Education 2
Filer ID: 00082046 · Harlingen · TX
4 reports · First filing 01/15/2018 · Latest filing 03/09/2018
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 Board Of Education
District / Place
2
Mailing Location
Harlingen · TX · 78552
First Filing
01/15/2018
Latest Filing
03/09/2018
Latest Reporting Period
02/25/2018 – 03/09/2018
Reports
4

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$3,116.00
Expenditures
$5,412.61
Transactions
34
Largest Contribution
$591.00
Largest Expenditure
$3,326.73
COH as of 03/09/2018
$0.00
Average Contribution
$283.27
Average Expenditure
$235.33
First Contribution
12/31/2017
Last Contribution
02/24/2018
First Expenditure
01/26/2018
Last Expenditure
03/07/2018

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
11
Reported Payee Entities
16
Top Contributor
Ray Garza
Top Reported Payee
Border Press Inc

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
11
11 contributions · $3,116.00
Vendor Relationships
14
22 payments · $4,567.61
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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 spentGarza, Eric (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeRay GarzaRay Garza$591.00 · 1 giftsHispanic Republicans of Texas PACHispanic Republicans of Texas PAC$500.00 · 1 giftsRey GonzalezRey Gonzalez$500.00 · 1 giftsMartin HernandezMartin Hernandez$300.00 · 1 giftsArmando MedinaArmando Medina$250.00 · 1 giftsBorder Press IncBorder Press Inc$3,326.73 · 1 paymentsEric GarzaEric Garza$845.00 · 1 paymentsBorder Press, IncBorder Press, Inc$591.00 · 1 paymentsCorner StoreCorner Store$134.89 · 3 paymentsSunocoSunoco$82.63 · 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
1Ray Garza $591.001
2Hispanic Republicans of Texas PAC $500.001
3Rey Gonzalez $500.001
4Martin Hernandez $300.001
5Armando Medina $250.001
6David Polin $250.001
7Ivan Andarza $250.001
8Melissa Hoffer $250.001
9Alejandro Salinas $100.001
10Chris Martinez $75.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Border Press Inc $3,326.731
2Eric Garza $845.001
3Border Press, Inc $591.001
4Corner Store $134.893
5Sunoco $82.632
6Facebook $80.001
7Shell $75.342
8Buc-Ees $74.842
9Stripes $71.612
10Texas Roadhouse $45.041

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2018$2,816.00 $5,412.61
2017$300.00 $0.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
02/24/2018Chris Martinez $75.00
02/21/2018Armando Medina $250.00
02/21/2018David Polin $250.00
02/20/2018Tom Koger $50.00 Jubilee Academies · CEO
02/19/2018Melissa Hoffer $250.00
02/15/2018Ivan Andarza $250.00
02/05/2018Alejandro Salinas $100.00
01/31/2018Ray Garza $591.00 Self-Employed · Self-Employed
01/31/2018Hispanic Republicans of Texas PAC $500.00
01/31/2018Rey Gonzalez $500.00 Attorney
12/31/2017Martin Hernandez $300.00 Consultant

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
03/07/2018Eric Garza $845.00Reimbursement to candidate for use of personal funds as loans to campaign.
03/02/2018Sunoco $40.27Gas
03/01/2018Texas Roadhouse $45.04Meal while traveling in district for Campaign
03/01/2018Stripes $37.70Gas
03/01/2018Rio Bank $1.46Debit Card Monthly Fee Rio Cash Card
02/28/2018Facebook $80.00Advertising on Facebook
02/22/2018Border Press Inc $3,326.73Mailers
02/21/2018Circle K $42.08Gas
02/21/2018Chicken Express $11.32Meal while traveling for campaign
02/20/2018Buc-Ees $36.00Gas
02/20/2018Wienerschnitzel $9.84Meal while traveling for campaign
02/18/2018Sunoco $42.36Gas
02/16/2018Shell $35.00Gas
02/15/2018McDonald's $8.19Meal while traveling for campaign
02/14/2018Shell $40.34Gas
02/14/2018Whataburger $7.78Meal while traveling for campaign
02/04/2018Corner Store $46.52Gas
02/03/2018McDonald's $4.86Lunch while traveling in district
02/02/2018Corner Store $42.71Gas
02/02/2018Buc-Ees $38.84Gas
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 36 ms.