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

Stapleton-Barrera, Sara M. (Mrs.)

COH · State Senator 27
Filer ID: 00083561 · Brownsville · TX
20 reports · First filing 07/14/2019 · Latest filing 07/11/2022
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
State Senator
District / Place
27
Mailing Location
Brownsville · TX · 78520
First Filing
07/14/2019
Latest Filing
07/11/2022
Latest Reporting Period
05/15/2022 – 07/10/2022
Reports
20

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$212,899.43
Expenditures
$677,873.26
Transactions
1,378
Largest Contribution
$19,285.00
Largest Expenditure
$50,000.00
COH as of 07/10/2022
$0.00
Average Contribution
$334.22
Average Expenditure
$914.81
First Contribution
04/15/2019
Last Contribution
05/30/2022
First Expenditure
03/18/2019
Last Expenditure
06/14/2022

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
510
Reported Payee Entities
237
Top Contributor
Rafa & Associates, LLC
Top Reported Payee
Ernesto Rosales

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
510
895 contributions · $357,769.42
Vendor Relationships
152
579 payments · $313,356.75
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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 spentStapleton-Barrera, Sara M. (Mrs.)Focal filer / committeeRafa & Associates, LLCRafa & Associates, LLC$19,285.00 · 1 giftsAnnie's ListAnnie's List$19,255.33 · 6 giftsLaura HernandezLaura Hernandez$15,008.40 · 4 giftsMichael CowenMichael Cowen$15,000.00 · 1 giftsIgnacio MartinezIgnacio Martinez$10,000.00 · 5 giftsErnesto RosalesErnesto Rosales$241,781.74 · 58 paymentsPink Ape MediaPink Ape Media$80,005.00 · 4 paymentsEfrain MartinezEfrain Martinez$32,198.00 · 14 paymentsJohnston CampaignsJohnston Campaigns$27,277.68 · 4 paymentsJesus VallejoJesus Vallejo$26,375.00 · 36 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
Contributions94.1th#512 of 8,722
Expenditures96.1th#338 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity95.2th#419 of 8,722
Transaction Volume95.3th#411 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions61.3%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures47.9%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Rafa & Associates, LLC $19,285.001
2Annie's List $19,255.336
3Laura Hernandez $15,008.404
4Michael Cowen $15,000.001
5Ignacio Martinez $10,000.005
6Ricardo Barrera $9,875.006
7Sergio Santiago $5,400.002
8Theresa Preston-Werner $5,018.002
9Begum Alex $5,000.001
10Green Manuel $5,000.001

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1Ernesto Rosales $241,781.7458
2Pink Ape Media $80,005.004
3Efrain Martinez $32,198.0014
4Johnston Campaigns $27,277.684
5Jesus Vallejo $26,375.0036
6Alex Philley $14,300.0015
7Prism Solutions Group $14,104.662
8The Monitor $13,103.922
9Arnoldo Alonso $11,688.884
10Nate Lerner $11,212.002

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2022$149,535.94 $252,924.05
2021$11,778.00 $100,804.99
2020$42,054.06 $151,308.54
2019$9,531.43 $172,835.68

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
05/30/2022Stephanie Ciancio $1.11 not employed · not employed
05/24/2022Judah Garber $1.82 Washtenaw County Trial Court · Court Admin
05/21/2022Gavriela Reiter $1.00 Pisces Foundation · nonprofit
05/19/2022AVOW PAC $500.00
05/18/2022Trino Medino $500.00 CVS · Pharmacist
05/18/2022Bryan Martinez $225.00 Commissioner Roy De los Santos · Chief of Staff
05/18/2022Carla Gonzalez $150.00 El Disco De Oro Tortilleria · Owner
05/18/2022Rene Rosenbaum $100.00 MSU · Professor
05/18/2022John Hand $50.00 n/a · n/a
05/17/2022Sierra Club Political PAC $500.00
05/16/2022Sergio Santiago $1,400.00 n/a · n/a
05/16/2022Margaret Land $100.00 n/a · n/a
05/16/2022Josh Wasserman $10.00 not employed · not employed
05/15/2022Diana Solis $900.00 n/a · n/a
05/15/2022Patricia Hessel $250.00 not employed · not employed
05/15/2022Francisco Castellanos $100.00 UMOS Inc. · Director Community Collaborations
05/15/2022Molly Smith $100.00 not employed · not employed
05/15/2022Courtney McCargo $2.50 McClellan for Governor · Fundraiser
05/14/2022Rafa & Associates, LLC $19,285.00
05/14/2022Laura Hernandez $14,080.00 Self · Consultant

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/14/2022First Community Bank $8.00fee
06/07/2022Regino Villarreal $2,200.00signs
06/04/2022Arnoldo Alonso $568.88Data pulling
06/03/2022Kyle Johnson $1,243.79texts
06/03/2022Sonia Rodriguez $862.50canvass
06/03/2022Maria Salazar $840.00canvass
06/02/2022Lourdes Hernandez $927.00canvass
06/02/2022Michael Rodriguez $97.50canvass
06/02/2022Sunoco $53.48gas
06/01/2022First Community Bank $70.00Fee
05/31/2022Daniel Montes $690.00canvass
05/31/2022Maria Elisa Arevalo $555.00canvass
05/31/2022Anarbol F Gonzales $472.50canvass
05/31/2022Alex de Leon $450.00canvass
05/31/2022Carlos Garcia $285.00canvass
05/27/2022Sofia Alejo $780.00canvass
05/27/2022Jesusa Canchola $765.00canvass
05/27/2022Michael Rodriguez $750.00take down signs
05/27/2022Anthony Perez $210.00canvass
05/27/2022Ludy Tijerina $25.00canvass
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 88 ms.