Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Leman, Benjamin H. (The Honorable)

COH · State Representative 13
Filer ID: 00082334 · Iola · TX
20 reports · First filing 01/16/2018 · Latest filing 01/03/2024
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
13
Mailing Location
Iola · TX · 77861
First Filing
01/16/2018
Latest Filing
01/03/2024
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2023 – 12/31/2023
Reports
20

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$814,488.80
Expenditures
$931,095.69
Transactions
1,966
Largest Contribution
$30,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$25,594.69
COH as of 12/31/2023
$0.00
Average Contribution
$794.62
Average Expenditure
$989.47
First Contribution
12/19/2017
Last Contribution
11/19/2022
First Expenditure
12/11/2017
Last Expenditure
10/06/2023

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
792
Reported Payee Entities
190
Top Contributor
Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund
Top Reported Payee
Ben Leman

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
792
1,025 contributions · $814,488.80
Vendor Relationships
172
573 payments · $560,115.37
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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 spentLeman, Benjamin H. (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeAssociated Republicans of Texas Campaign FundAssociated Republicans of Texas Campa…$96,104.52 · 12 giftsTexas Farm Bureau Agfund, Inc.Texas Farm Bureau Agfund, Inc.$54,507.02 · 7 giftsTexas Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeTexas Association of Realtors Politic…$38,344.68 · 5 giftsTexans for Lawsuit Reform Political Action CommitteeTexans for Lawsuit Reform Political A…$35,720.08 · 4 giftsRandy RogersRandy Rogers$25,000.00 · 1 giftsBen LemanBen Leman$292,781.40 · 194 paymentsWright, Williams and AssociatesWright, Williams and Associates$117,295.19 · 33 paymentsLawson StrategiesLawson Strategies$111,590.13 · 19 paymentsNeumann & CompanyNeumann & Company$57,761.96 · 5 paymentsFlexPoint Media, Inc.FlexPoint Media, Inc.$47,870.00 · 3 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
Contributions85.0th#1,307 of 8,722
Expenditures92.6th#646 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity90.2th#856 of 8,722
Transaction Volume88.6th#992 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions58.2%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures83.2%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund $96,104.5212
2Texas Farm Bureau Agfund, Inc. $54,507.027
3Texas Association of Realtors Political Action Committee $38,344.685
4Texans for Lawsuit Reform Political Action Committee $35,720.084
5Randy Rogers $25,000.001
6Texas House Leadership Fund $22,500.002
7Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC $18,322.975
8Associated Republicans of Texas $13,014.044
9Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association State PAC $11,500.004
10Vince Rossitto $10,500.004

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Ben Leman $292,781.40194
2Wright, Williams and Associates $117,295.1933
3Lawson Strategies $111,590.1319
4Neumann & Company $57,761.965
5FlexPoint Media, Inc. $47,870.003
6Steve York $23,426.0010
7Jordan Overturf $16,850.0034
8Red Print Strategy $15,500.002
9The Fayette County Record, Inc. $13,380.056
10Wesley Starnes $13,000.0044

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2023$0.00 $8,349.63
2022$1,250.66 $58,318.30
2021$16,800.00 $60,084.78
2020$112,573.52 $111,314.15
2019$132,529.47 $173,648.32
2018$551,135.15 $518,512.51
2017$200.00 $868.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
11/19/2022Kronda Thimesch Campaign $150.00
10/30/2022Mary Hrncir $100.00
03/17/2022Phillips 66 Political Action Committee $1,000.66
06/30/2021Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC $2,500.00
06/30/2021Tilman Fertitta $1,500.00 Landry's, Inc. · CEO
06/30/2021NuStar PAC $1,000.00
06/30/2021Texas Wildlife Association PAC $1,000.00
06/30/2021Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas PAC $1,000.00
06/30/2021Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP $1,000.00
06/30/2021Longbow Partners $500.00
06/30/2021IBAT PAC $500.00
06/30/2021HomePAC of Texas $500.00
06/30/2021DTH Strategies, LLC $500.00
06/30/2021The Strama Group LLC $500.00
06/30/2021Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLP $500.00
06/30/2021Julie Franks $500.00 Colyandro & Frank Public Affairs, LLC · Partner
06/30/2021Texas Poultry PAC $500.00
06/30/2021Neal Jones $500.00 Hillco Partners · Principal
06/30/2021Clyde Shannon $500.00 Fred Shannon Governmental Affairs · Consultant
06/30/2021Lisa Garcia $500.00 Self · Consultant

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
10/06/2023Ben Leman $8,349.63Reimburse Schedule G Expenses
12/24/2022RightSide Compliance LLC $260.00Consulting for required campaign report filings
12/24/2022Ruth Mesta $200.00 social media/campaign consulting
11/24/2022Ruth Mesta $200.00 social media/campaign consulting
11/05/2022Mary Hrncir $100.00returning a donation made to my campaign online
10/31/2022Anedot $4.30transaction fee for online donation
10/24/2022Ruth Mesta $200.00 social media/campaign consulting
09/20/2022Ruth Mesta $200.00 social media/campaign consulting
08/27/2022Ruth Mesta $200.00 social media/campaign consulting
07/25/2022Ruth Mesta $200.00 social media/campaign consulting
07/16/2022Smith-Bonar, P.C. $1,200.00Accounting Consulting for required campaign report filings
07/08/2022Ben Leman $25,000.00Reimburse Schedule G expenses
07/06/2022The Gober Group PLLC $1,330.00Legal Advice for required campaign filings
06/22/2022Ruth Mesta $200.00social media/campaign consulting
05/24/2022The Gober Group PLLC $570.00Legal Counsel regarding Personal Financial Statement
05/15/2022Ruth Mesta $200.00social media/campaign consulting
04/21/2022Ruth Mesta $400.00social media/campaign consulting
04/19/2022Ben Bius Campaign $1,000.00campaign donation
03/16/2022Sedonia Powell $18.50Postage for mailing flags to constituents
03/04/2022Ruth Mesta $200.00social media/campaign consulting
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 140 ms.