Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Filer / Committee

Soules Jr., Joe Carlton (Mr.)

COH · State Representative 121
Filer ID: 00082167 · San Antonio · TX
5 reports · First filing 01/16/2018 · Latest filing 02/19/2019
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
121
Mailing Location
San Antonio · TX · 78265
First Filing
01/16/2018
Latest Filing
02/19/2019
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2018 – 12/31/2018
Reports
5

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$28,725.00
Expenditures
$47,237.30
Transactions
88
Largest Contribution
$4,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$4,418.76
COH as of 12/31/2018
$0.00
Average Contribution
$870.45
Average Expenditure
$858.86
First Contribution
11/30/2017
Last Contribution
03/02/2018
First Expenditure
11/14/2017
Last Expenditure
10/02/2018

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
31
Reported Payee Entities
22
Top Contributor
Carlton Soules
Top Reported Payee
US Postmaster

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
30
33 contributions · $28,725.00
Vendor Relationships
22
55 payments · $47,237.30
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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 spentSoules Jr., Joe Carlton (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeCarlton SoulesCarlton Soules$12,000.00 · 3 giftsCarlton SoulesCarlton Soules$4,000.00 · 1 giftsJerry BoatnerJerry Boatner$2,500.00 · 1 giftsSuzanne BoatnerSuzanne Boatner$2,500.00 · 1 giftsSan Antonio Fire & Police Pens. Assoc. PACSan Antonio Fire & Police Pens. Assoc…$1,500.00 · 1 giftsUS PostmasterUS Postmaster$13,674.40 · 4 paymentsThe Watermark GroupThe Watermark Group$9,817.44 · 8 paymentsAlpha MediaAlpha Media$4,585.50 · 2 paymentsVoice BroadcastingVoice Broadcasting$4,118.84 · 5 paymentsLone Star MediaLone Star Media$3,883.47 · 2 payments

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
1Carlton Soules $12,000.003
2Carlton Soules $4,000.001
3Jerry Boatner $2,500.001
4Suzanne Boatner $2,500.001
5San Antonio Fire & Police Pens. Assoc. PAC $1,500.001
6Charles Blank $500.001
7Elisa Chan $500.001
8Emily Dial $500.001
9Fred Petmecky $500.001
10John Peveto $500.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1US Postmaster $13,674.404
2The Watermark Group $9,817.448
3Alpha Media $4,585.502
4Voice Broadcasting $4,118.845
5Lone Star Media $3,883.472
6Strategic Market Services Inc $2,239.331
7I Heart Media $2,129.251
8Bexar County Alliance for Responsible Government $1,725.951
9Google LLC $1,197.823
10The Watermark Group $863.841

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2018$20,725.00 $42,901.89
2017$8,000.00 $4,335.41

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
03/02/2018Tom Gleitz $500.00 retired · Retired
02/28/2018Lawrence Nicholas $250.00
02/25/2018Michael Lackey $250.00
02/25/2018Susan Bayne $200.00 NA · Homemaker
02/24/2018Carla Canty $100.00 NA · NA
02/22/2018Will Howorth $50.00 Retired · Retired
02/22/2018Mavity Grant $25.00 Goodyear · Sales
02/21/2018Bob Martin $100.00 Self · CPA
02/20/2018Sarah Fielden $250.00 Self · Investments
02/19/2018Paul Merrell $100.00 Retired · Retired
02/16/2018Gregory Goodwin $50.00 Retired · Retired
02/15/2018John Peveto $500.00 Retired · Retired
02/15/2018Helen Groves $150.00 Self · Ranching
02/14/2018Fred Petmecky $500.00 Retired · Retired
02/14/2018Jack Guenther $400.00 JG Auto Group · President
02/13/2018San Antonio Fire & Police Pens. Assoc. PAC $1,500.00
02/12/2018Hill Billy $200.00 Hill Electric · Chairman
02/10/2018Elisa Chan $500.00 Unitech · Owner
02/05/2018Joyce Peterson $100.00 Retired · Retired
02/01/2018Carlton Soules $4,000.00 Strategic Market Services Inc · Consulting

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
10/02/2018Bexar County Alliance for Responsible Government $1,725.95Contribution
10/01/2018Strategic Market Services Inc $2,239.33Payment of campaign credit card expenses. Google/FB advertising, email service, print material
03/14/2018Voice Broadcasting $2,244.60Live phone calls
03/01/2018Easy Drive $114.75Stakes for signs
02/28/2018The Watermark Group $863.84Handouts
02/28/2018Lone Star Media $595.38Signs
02/28/2018Voice Broadcasting $272.07Robo call
02/24/2018Stripe $6.20Fee
02/24/2018Stripe $1.78Fee
02/23/2018Stripe $6.20Fee
02/22/2018The Watermark Group $2,013.62Print Mail
02/22/2018The Watermark Group $2,013.62Print Mail
02/22/2018The Watermark Group $2,013.62Print Mail
02/22/2018The Watermark Group $1,886.32Print Mail
02/22/2018The Watermark Group $103.92Labels
02/22/2018Stripe $6.20 Fee
02/21/2018Google LLC $500.00Digital
02/20/2018Voice Broadcasting $272.07Phone Calls
02/16/2018US Postmaster $3,983.24Postage
02/15/2018US Postmaster $4,418.76Postage
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 50 ms.