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

Bilyeu, Paul A. (Mr.)

COH · STATEREP 135
Filer ID: 00082396 · Houston · TX
13 reports · First filing 01/08/2018 · Latest filing 01/04/2022
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
STATEREP
District / Place
135
Mailing Location
Houston · TX · 77095
First Filing
01/08/2018
Latest Filing
01/04/2022
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2021 – 01/04/2022
Reports
13

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$2,955.74
Expenditures
$3,215.68
Transactions
91
Largest Contribution
$500.00
Largest Expenditure
$750.00
COH as of 01/04/2022
$0.00
Average Contribution
$109.47
Average Expenditure
$50.24
First Contribution
12/27/2017
Last Contribution
08/25/2020
First Expenditure
12/29/2017
Last Expenditure
01/04/2022

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
20
Reported Payee Entities
12
Top Contributor
Tom Laurent
Top Reported Payee
Texas Secretary of State

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
20
27 contributions · $2,955.74
Vendor Relationships
12
64 payments · $3,215.68
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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 spentBilyeu, Paul A. (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeTom LaurentTom Laurent$500.00 · 1 giftsMichael ChastainMichael Chastain$420.00 · 1 giftsJohn WilfordJohn Wilford$400.00 · 1 giftsDavid SteinDavid Stein$350.00 · 1 giftsWhitney BilyeuWhitney Bilyeu$300.00 · 2 giftsTexas Secretary of StateTexas Secretary of State$750.00 · 1 paymentsCampaignPartner.comCampaignPartner.com$730.79 · 33 paymentsVistaprintVistaprint$714.88 · 3 paymentsGoDaddy.comGoDaddy.com$436.27 · 2 paymentsFacebookFacebook$322.33 · 4 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
Expenditures71.1th#2,518 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity70.6th#2,568 of 8,722
Transaction Volume74.0th#2,267 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures100.0%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Tom Laurent $500.001
2Michael Chastain $420.001
3John Wilford $400.001
4David Stein $350.001
5Whitney Bilyeu $300.002
6Paul Bilyeu $215.004
7Tracy Taylor $200.002
8Gerry Snowden $150.001
9Scott Ford $110.002
10Martha Habluetzel $100.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Texas Secretary of State $750.001
2CampaignPartner.com $730.7933
3Vistaprint $714.883
4GoDaddy.com $436.272
5Facebook $322.334
6Lauren Lacount for SD17 $100.001
7Libertarian Party of Texas $55.511
8Stripe, Inc. $38.6515
9Midtown Bar & Grill $28.111
10Namebadge.com $17.741

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2022$0.00 $55.51
2021$0.00 $277.37
2020$605.20 $548.90
2019$0.00 $1,044.69
2018$2,237.77 $1,259.68
2017$112.77 $29.53

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
08/25/2020Tom Laurent $500.00 Retired
07/21/2020Nelson Range $5.00 Sachem Inc · Lab Analyst
07/17/2020Kevin Hale $20.20 Heirloom Custom · Marketing
07/17/2020Christopher Clemence $20.00 Acacia Wordcraft LLC · Freelance Writer
07/16/2020Matt Sterret $10.00
05/29/2020Elizabeth LeBlanc $50.00 Self · Owner
10/03/2018Tracy Taylor $100.00 Self Employed · Telecommunications Engineer
09/19/2018Gerry Snowden $150.00 Rockwell Automation · Manager
09/07/2018John Wilford $400.00 Self · Engineer
09/01/2018David Stein $350.00 Self · Artist
07/10/2018Scott Ford $100.00 Self Employed · Consultant
07/06/2018Tracy Taylor $100.00 Self Employed · Telecommunications Engineer
05/22/2018Rebekah Congdon $15.00 Altitude Business Group · Sales
05/16/2018Arthur Thomas $25.00 Arias & Associates · Programmer
05/12/2018Paul Bilyeu $100.00 Rockwell Automation · Channel Account Manager
04/27/2018Michael Chastain $420.00 Retired
03/30/2018Whitney Bilyeu $200.00 Self · Realtor
03/21/2018Scott Ford $10.00 Scott Ford Consulting · Consultant
02/23/2018Carol Unsicker $25.00 City of Houston · SCBA Technician
01/10/2018Martha Habluetzel $100.00 IUMC · Retired

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
01/04/2022Libertarian Party of Texas $55.51Remaining funds donated to LPTexas.
12/28/2021CampaignPartner.com $19.80Website fee
12/03/2021GoDaddy.com $231.93Domain fees
06/30/2021CampaignPartner.com $25.64Summarized monthly website fees for 1/1/21-6/30/21
12/04/2020CampaignPartner.com $15.00Website fee
10/28/2020CampaignPartner.com $29.00Website Fee
10/22/2020Facebook $239.34Facebook Ad
09/29/2020CampaignPartner.com $29.00Website fee
08/31/2020CampaignPartner.com $29.00Website fee
07/29/2020CampaignPartner.com $29.00Website fee
07/21/2020Stripe, Inc. $0.45Payment processing fee
07/17/2020Stripe, Inc. $0.89Payment processing fee
07/17/2020Stripe, Inc. $0.88Payment processing fee
07/16/2020Stripe, Inc. $0.59Payment processing fee
06/29/2020CampaignPartner.com $29.00Website fee
05/29/2020CampaignPartner.com $29.00Website fee
05/29/2020Stripe, Inc. $1.75Donation fee
04/29/2020CampaignPartner.com $29.00Website fee
03/29/2020CampaignPartner.com $29.00Website fee
02/28/2020CampaignPartner.com $29.00Website fee
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 277 ms.