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

Castaneda, Chrysta (Ms.)

COH · Railroad Commissioner
Filer ID: 00084031 · Dallas · TX
21 reports · First filing 01/15/2020 · Latest filing 06/24/2026
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
Railroad Commissioner
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Dallas · TX · 75208
First Filing
01/15/2020
Latest Filing
06/24/2026
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
21

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$4,299,023.60
Expenditures
$3,858,980.41
Transactions
5,801
Largest Contribution
$2,500,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$1,770,000.00
COH as of 06/30/2026
$9,785.42
Average Contribution
$794.50
Average Expenditure
$9,894.82
First Contribution
10/16/2019
Last Contribution
11/20/2020
First Expenditure
09/19/2019
Last Expenditure
06/08/2026

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
3,923
Reported Payee Entities
96
Top Contributor
Michael Bloomberg
Top Reported Payee
Buying Time LLC

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
3,923
6,035 contributions · $4,390,584.66
Vendor Relationships
57
379 payments · $3,787,661.27
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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 spentCastaneda, Chrysta (Ms.)Focal filer / committeeMichael BloombergMichael Bloomberg$2,660,825.00 · 3 giftsRichard LawrenceRichard Lawrence$500,000.00 · 1 giftsHouse Democratic Campaign CommitteeHouse Democratic Campaign Committee$372,500.00 · 3 giftsSierra Club PACSierra Club PAC$215,000.00 · 2 giftsSpike BuckleySpike Buckley$25,000.00 · 1 giftsBuying Time LLCBuying Time LLC$2,900,000.00 · 4 paymentsTexas Democratic PartyTexas Democratic Party$306,000.00 · 3 paymentsPescador Public StrategiesPescador Public Strategies$84,450.00 · 3 paymentsHDCCHDCC$60,000.00 · 3 paymentsFoston International CommunicationsFoston International Communications$50,000.00 · 1 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
Contributions75.5th#2,134 of 8,722
Expenditures86.2th#1,204 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity83.4th#1,450 of 8,722
Transaction Volume82.7th#1,509 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions—
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures69.1%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Michael Bloomberg $2,660,825.003
2Richard Lawrence $500,000.001
3House Democratic Campaign Committee $372,500.003
4Sierra Club PAC $215,000.002
5Spike Buckley $25,000.001
6Jill Soffer $21,000.002
7Sam Rawlings Walton $20,000.001
8Ariel Nessel $15,000.002
9Jeffrey Tillotson $10,000.002
10Texas Democratic Women $10,000.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Buying Time LLC $2,900,000.004
2Texas Democratic Party $306,000.003
3Pescador Public Strategies $84,450.003
4HDCC $60,000.003
5Foston International Communications $50,000.001
6Win Company $45,000.003
7Global Strategy Group $36,500.004
8Run the World Digital $31,733.6212
9Chrysta Castaneda $27,582.282
10PRISM COMMUNICATIONS $23,667.003

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2026$0.00 $259.63
2025$0.00 $1,265.00
2024$0.00 $1,810.00
2023$0.00 $14,530.00
2022$0.00 $11,885.00
2021$0.00 $5,691.24
2020$4,254,226.58 $3,782,083.11
2019$44,797.02 $41,456.43

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
11/20/2020Mary Doran $100.00 Not Employed · Not Employed
11/20/2020Sharon Wilson $25.00
11/20/2020S Knight $10.00
11/20/2020Jane Mulholland $10.00
11/20/2020Debra Shivers $5.00
11/19/2020Alexander Traugott $100.00 Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. · Product Manager
11/19/2020victoria thomas $25.00
11/19/2020Linda Holter $25.00
11/18/2020Sharon Corder $10.00
11/17/2020Amy Hamrick $15.00
11/17/2020McKenzie Olson $10.00
11/17/2020Mary Cato $5.00
11/16/2020Rebecca Reaves $50.00
11/16/2020Elizabeth Bourgeois $25.00
11/16/2020Terri Hartwell Easter $25.00
11/16/2020Sharon Dennis $10.00
11/16/2020Trisha Hollander $3.00
11/15/2020Uli Schroeberl $50.00
11/15/2020Betty Bourgeois-Gordon $50.00
11/15/2020Clay Thompson $25.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/08/2026Janet Dudding $259.63Contribution to Janet Dudding Campaign
04/30/2025TEXAS DEMOCRATIC PARTY $1,000.00Donation
03/17/2025FROST BANK $5.00Bank fee
02/25/2025Gay Donnell Willis $250.00Donation
02/18/2025FROST BANK $5.00Bank fee
01/20/2025FROST BANK $5.00Bank fee
12/15/2024FROST BANK $5.00MONTHLY FEES
11/15/2024FROST BANK $5.00MONTHLY FEES
10/15/2024FROST BANK $5.00MONTHLY FEES
09/15/2024FROST BANK $5.00MONTHLY FEES
08/15/2024FROST BANK $5.00MONTHLY FEES
07/15/2024FROST BANK $5.00MONTHLY FEES
06/17/2024FROST BANK $5.00Banking fees
05/15/2024FROST BANK $5.00Banking fees
04/15/2024FROST BANK $5.00banking fees
04/04/2024Marc Veasey $500.00Campaign contribution - Marc Veasey Campaign
03/18/2024Katherine Culbert $500.00Campaign Contribution - Katherine Culbert for RRC
03/15/2024FROST BANK $5.00Banking fees
02/15/2024FROST BANK $5.00Banking fees
01/22/2024BILL BURCH $750.00Bill Burch for TX RRC
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 1,124 ms.