Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Sherman Sr., Carl (The Honorable)

COH · State Representative 109
Filer ID: 00082318 · DeSoto · TX
29 reports · First filing 01/14/2018 · Latest filing 07/15/2026
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
109
Mailing Location
DeSoto · TX · 75115
First Filing
01/14/2018
Latest Filing
07/15/2026
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
29

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$746,689.69
Expenditures
$588,672.00
Transactions
3,456
Largest Contribution
$63,816.23
Largest Expenditure
$20,000.00
COH as of 06/30/2026
$0.00
Average Contribution
$511.78
Average Expenditure
$294.78
First Contribution
12/08/2017
Last Contribution
11/22/2024
First Expenditure
12/08/2017
Last Expenditure
06/16/2026

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
1,245
Reported Payee Entities
769
Top Contributor
TOP PAC
Top Reported Payee
City of Lancaster

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
1,246
1,564 contributions · $808,129.86
Vendor Relationships
669
1,894 payments · $474,788.39
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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 spentSherman Sr., Carl (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeTOP PACTOP PAC$159,820.05 · 3 giftsBEATRICE CARR-WALLACEBEATRICE CARR-WALLACE$30,000.00 · 2 giftsTexans for Lawsuit Reform PACTexans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$29,647.58 · 4 giftsTREPAC/Tx Assoc of Realtors PACTREPAC/Tx Assoc of Realtors PAC$16,614.76 · 5 giftsBEATRICE WALLACEBEATRICE WALLACE$15,000.00 · 1 giftsCity of LancasterCity of Lancaster$34,790.54 · 17 paymentsMELISSA BRADFORDMELISSA BRADFORD$22,443.54 · 12 paymentsRESIDENCE INN AU AUSTINRESIDENCE INN AU AUSTIN$20,909.08 · 13 paymentsTAMARA SADLERTAMARA SADLER$18,225.00 · 5 paymentsRESIDENCE INNRESIDENCE INN$17,440.05 · 18 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
Contributions95.1th#432 of 8,722
Expenditures96.1th#342 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity95.6th#386 of 8,722
Transaction Volume98.6th#127 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions33.6%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures27.6%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1TOP PAC $159,820.053
2BEATRICE CARR-WALLACE $30,000.002
3Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC $29,647.584
4TREPAC/Tx Assoc of Realtors PAC $16,614.765
5BEATRICE WALLACE $15,000.001
6Beatrice Carr-Wallace $15,000.001
7John Matthews $9,000.002
8Texas Trial Lawyers $8,500.004
9MICHAEL RADER $8,000.003
10TEXAS TRIAL LAWYERS PAC $6,500.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1City of Lancaster $34,790.5417
2MELISSA BRADFORD $22,443.5412
3RESIDENCE INN AU AUSTIN $20,909.0813
4TAMARA SADLER $18,225.005
5RESIDENCE INN $17,440.0518
6AMLI $15,516.747
7Dallas Democratic Party $15,000.001
8Carl Sherman $11,480.7543
9Dikita Management Services $11,007.744
10The Media Desk $11,000.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2026$0.00 $2,855.31
2025$0.00 $6,101.23
2024$7,250.00 $20,008.71
2023$0.00 $122,154.03
2022$196,975.50 $87,806.65
2021$27,650.32 $109,865.96
2020$176,601.74 $72,157.21
2019$36,864.81 $53,754.16
2018$298,964.31 $112,853.12
2017$2,383.01 $1,115.62

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
11/22/2024MICHAEL RADER $1,500.00 Prime45 Development LLC · DEVELOPER
10/24/2024JAMES MONKRES $1,000.00 BANK OF DESOTO · BANKER
05/17/2024Mike Rader $2,000.00 Prime45 Development · Developer
04/17/2024Wil McCall $750.00 Retired · Retired
04/11/2024ATMOS ENERGY CORP PAC $2,000.00
12/10/2022WASTE MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEE BETTER GOVERNMENT FUND $1,500.00
12/10/2022ELIU HINOJOSA $500.00 SELF-EMPLOYED · CONSULTANT
12/10/2022PFIZER PAC $500.00
12/10/2022Joyce Page $100.00 Not Employed · Not Employed
12/10/2022Erik MacLinden $50.00 National General Insurance Company · Claims Manager
12/10/2022Candace Fleming $20.00 Urban specialists · Coo
12/10/2022Marcel Howard $20.00 Ups · Driver
12/09/2022G7 CONSULTING GROUP LLC $300.00
12/08/2022Kenneth Govan $109.00 ONCOR · CUST Operations
12/07/2022U.A.S.P TEXAS PA DALLAS $1,000.00
12/05/2022Gregory Franklin $218.00 Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr · Attorney
12/04/2022FOMCPAC $1,000.00
12/04/2022Rickey Childers $109.00 Not Employed · Not Employed
12/04/2022Jonathan Morrison $50.00 Cedar Crest C of C · Minister
12/04/2022Joseph Davis $50.00 Quality Generators · Manager

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/16/2026Evalynn WILLIAMS $375.31Final services as Treasurer
06/16/2026Keep Families Connected $330.00 Contributions
05/01/2026Lioness Justice Impacted Women $400.00Donation for incarcerated
04/15/2026Steve NICHOLS $200.00Campaign Contribution
04/02/2026Bobs Bags $500.00Donations for Homeless
03/05/2026Raymond Elmore $250.00Campaign Contributions
03/04/2026Mitchell Cheatham $500.00Campaign contribution
03/02/2026Jason ROBERSON $300.00Campaign Contribution
12/31/2025CHECKEEPER.COM $89.94Checkbook software
12/31/2025BANK OF DESOTO $18.856 months banking fees
12/15/2025Atatiana Project $200.00Non Profit organization
07/30/2025DALLAS MORNING NEWS $87.43Newspaper subscription
06/30/2025BANK OF DESOTO $0.50bank fees
06/30/2025BANK OF DESOTO $0.50bank fees
06/30/2025BANK OF DESOTO $0.50bank fees
06/30/2025BANK OF DESOTO $0.50bank fees
06/30/2025BANK OF DESOTO $0.50bank fees
06/30/2025BANK OF DESOTO $0.50bank fees
06/30/2025BANK OF DESOTO $0.32bank fees
06/27/2025DALLAS MORNING NEWS $14.03newspaper
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.