Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Leal, Michele M. (Ms.)

COH · State Representative 148
Filer ID: 00084032 · Houston · TX
5 reports · First filing 10/07/2019 · Latest filing 07/15/2020
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
148
Mailing Location
Houston · TX · 77008
First Filing
10/07/2019
Latest Filing
07/15/2020
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2020 – 06/30/2020
Reports
5

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$157,316.12
Expenditures
$153,763.83
Transactions
423
Largest Contribution
$10,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$46,752.00
COH as of 06/30/2020
$0.00
Average Contribution
$476.72
Average Expenditure
$1,653.37
First Contribution
09/03/2019
Last Contribution
12/27/2019
First Expenditure
09/02/2019
Last Expenditure
02/29/2020

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
283
Reported Payee Entities
32
Top Contributor
George Farah
Top Reported Payee
GPS Impact

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
283
342 contributions · $159,366.91
Vendor Relationships
27
102 payments · $147,011.13
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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 spentLeal, Michele M. (Ms.)Focal filer / committeeGeorge FarahGeorge Farah$12,989.33 · 12 giftsLatino Texas PACLatino Texas PAC$10,500.00 · 2 giftsRene AguilarRene Aguilar$10,000.00 · 2 giftsMary LealMary Leal$6,600.00 · 6 giftsJames DevlinJames Devlin$5,200.00 · 2 giftsGPS ImpactGPS Impact$48,002.00 · 2 paymentsMission Control Inc.Mission Control Inc.$43,722.85 · 5 paymentsElevate Strategies LLCElevate Strategies LLC$19,412.70 · 6 paymentsRebecca GarciaRebecca Garcia$7,032.26 · 2 paymentsNoureen HashimNoureen Hashim$4,507.53 · 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
Expenditures69.8th#2,631 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity69.4th#2,674 of 8,722
Transaction Volume69.3th#2,678 of 8,722

Concentration

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

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1George Farah $12,989.3312
2Latino Texas PAC $10,500.002
3Rene Aguilar $10,000.002
4Mary Leal $6,600.006
5James Devlin $5,200.002
6Katy Wyly $5,000.001
7Samer Hasbani $3,500.001
8Adan Briones $2,500.001
9David Lee $2,500.001
10Keivan Shahabi $2,500.001

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1GPS Impact $48,002.002
2Mission Control Inc. $43,722.855
3Elevate Strategies LLC $19,412.706
4Rebecca Garcia $7,032.262
5Noureen Hashim $4,507.531
6Hustle Inc. $4,249.183
7Paragon Payment Solutions $3,920.853
8Carroll Printing and Promotions $3,681.582
9Lindsay Fountain $3,000.001
10Monarch Printing Company $2,874.032

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2020$0.00 $669.47
2019$157,316.12 $153,094.36

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
12/27/2019George Farah $400.00 Farah Law · Attorney
11/05/2019Robert Pelton $100.00 Robert Pelton Law · Attorney
11/04/2019Poskey Roaxana $100.00 Department of Veterans Affairs · Dietitian
11/02/2019Jerry Peruchini $50.00 Deloitte · Management Consultant
11/01/2019Jaime Resendez $250.00 Self · Attorney
11/01/2019Geoffrey Borschow $200.00 Farah Law · Attorney
10/31/2019Sima Ladjevardian $250.00 Ladjevardian & Associates · Attorney
10/30/2019Derrick Parker $100.00 D.G. Parker Law Firm, PLLC · Attorney
10/29/2019Sami Esper $400.00 None · Retired
10/27/2019Max Reichenthal $100.00 Texas Iron & Metal · President
10/27/2019Tammi Wallace $50.79 EnFocus Strategies · Founder & Principal Consultant
10/27/2019Jesse Lopez $50.00 Federal Aviation Administration · Engineer
10/26/2019Saul Valentin $250.00
10/26/2019Mary Leal $250.00 Harrys county district courts · Court coordinator
10/26/2019Samuel Peña $100.00
10/26/2019Carlos Paz $25.00
10/25/2019Daniel N Ramirez $500.00 Monty & Ramirez LLP · Attorney
10/25/2019Latino Texas PAC $500.00
10/25/2019David Spears $250.00
10/25/2019Angelica Alfaro $250.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
02/29/2020Amegy Bank $9.55Bank service fees
02/28/2020Amegy Bank $2.00Bank service fees
01/31/2020Amegy Bank $17.00Bank service fees
01/17/2020NGP VAN Inc. $320.00Compliance/fundraising software
01/13/2020Xero $0.92Bookkeeping software
01/03/2020NGP VAN Inc. $320.00Compliance/fundraising software
12/31/2019Amegy Bank $15.00Monthly maintenance fee
12/31/2019Amegy Bank $2.00Monthly statement fees
12/11/2019Xero $28.50Bookkeeping software
12/02/2019NGP VAN Inc. $320.00fundraising/compliance software subscription
12/02/2019Paragon Payment Solutions $17.95Credit card processing fees
11/29/2019Amegy Bank $15.00Monthly maintenance fee
11/29/2019Amegy Bank $2.00Monthly statement fees
11/21/2019Numero Inc. $339.48Monthly subscription fee
11/18/2019Rebecca Garcia $3,000.00Contract staff expense
11/15/2019Elevate Strategies LLC $2,080.00Political consulting expense
11/13/2019Elevate Strategies LLC $3,520.00Political consulting expense
11/13/2019Hustle Inc. $899.92Voter contact communications
11/12/2019Xero $55.17Bookkeeping software
11/07/2019GPS Impact $1,250.00Digital advertising
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 207 ms.