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

Watts, Chris

DCE · ACTIVE
Filer ID: 00084848 · Denton · TX
4 reports · First filing 06/30/2020 · Latest filing 01/13/2021
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
ACTIVE
Filer Type
DCE
Office
—
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Denton · TX · 76201
First Filing
06/30/2020
Latest Filing
01/13/2021
Latest Reporting Period
09/20/2020 – 01/15/2021
Reports
4

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$60,815.00
Expenditures
$144,285.34
Transactions
46
Largest Contribution
$20,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$48,000.00
COH as of 01/15/2021
$0.00
Average Contribution
$1,961.77
Average Expenditure
$9,619.02
First Contribution
08/03/2020
Last Contribution
01/10/2021
First Expenditure
06/26/2020
Last Expenditure
01/10/2021

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
31
Reported Payee Entities
9
Top Contributor
Joe Mulroy
Top Reported Payee
GII Ad Group

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
31
31 contributions · $60,815.00
Vendor Relationships
8
15 payments · $147,001.25
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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 spentWatts, ChrisFocal filer / committeeJoe MulroyJoe Mulroy$20,000.00 · 1 giftsJim McNattJim McNatt$10,000.00 · 1 giftsBrian Cree Gifting TrustBrian Cree Gifting Trust$5,000.00 · 1 giftsRyan MorrisRyan Morris$5,000.00 · 1 giftsTexas State Association of Fire Fighters Action CommitteeTexas State Association of Fire Fight…$2,500.00 · 1 giftsGII Ad GroupGII Ad Group$79,393.00 · 3 paymentsAction Data And ConsultingAction Data And Consulting$58,200.00 · 2 paymentsDentonDenton$2,800.00 · 1 paymentsAction PrintingAction Printing$2,165.00 · 1 paymentsTexas Secretary of StateTexas Secretary of State$1,250.00 · 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
Contributions78.0th#1,916 of 8,722
Expenditures75.4th#2,144 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity75.5th#2,138 of 8,722
Transaction Volume73.4th#2,320 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions100.0%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures100.0%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Joe Mulroy $20,000.001
2Jim McNatt $10,000.001
3Brian Cree Gifting Trust $5,000.001
4Ryan Morris $5,000.001
5Texas State Association of Fire Fighters Action Committee $2,500.001
6Chris Watts $1,200.001
7Denton Professional Fire Fighters Committee for Responsible Government $1,000.001
8Andrew rottner $1,000.001
9Brandi Bird $1,000.001
10Brian McCain $1,000.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1GII Ad Group $79,393.003
2Action Data And Consulting $58,200.002
3Denton $2,800.001
4Action Printing $2,165.001
5Texas Secretary of State $1,250.001
6Denton Record Chronicle $250.002
7chris watts $84.091
8PayPal $81.251
9First State Bank $62.003

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2021$1,200.00 $2,249.09
2020$59,615.00 $142,036.25

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
01/10/2021Chris Watts $1,200.00 self · Real Estate Developer
09/18/2020Craig Irwin $1,000.00 Self · Investor
09/18/2020Billy Mathews $500.00 City of Denton · producer
09/18/2020Diann Rozell Huber $500.00 IteachUs · Educator/Business owner
09/18/2020Chad Wick $500.00 retired · retired
09/18/2020Elizabeth Yeager $250.00 retired · retired
09/15/2020David Meek $200.00 retired · retired
09/14/2020Dick Smith $125.00 retired · retired
09/12/2020Sue Ann Harting $150.00 retired
09/11/2020Myra Oliver $1,000.00 Self · Real Estate
09/10/2020Texas State Association of Fire Fighters Action Committee $2,500.00
09/10/2020Barbara Russell $500.00 self · Real Estate
09/10/2020James Owen $90.00 NTMC · Bus Driver
09/09/2020Sennett Kirk $750.00 retired · Retired
09/06/2020Richard Hayes $1,000.00 Self · Attorney
09/03/2020Ryan Morris $5,000.00 First State Bank · Banking
09/03/2020Lloyd Reiter $1,000.00 First State Bank · Banking
09/03/2020John Richard Jamieson $1,000.00 First State Bank · Banking
09/03/2020Brian McCain $1,000.00 First State Bank · Banking
09/03/2020Tim Tuberville $1,000.00 First State Bank · banking

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
01/10/2021Action Printing $2,165.00Consulting expense
01/10/2021chris watts $84.09loan repayment and to close out campaign account
09/19/2020Action Data And Consulting $13,550.00Mailing
09/19/2020PayPal $81.25contribution fee
09/10/2020GII Ad Group $48,000.00 Advertising print, social media Televison
09/07/2020First State Bank $20.00wire fee
09/04/2020Action Data And Consulting $44,650.00 Printing/ Mailing
09/02/2020First State Bank $22.00Checks
09/01/2020First State Bank $20.00Wire Fee
08/28/2020Texas Secretary of State $1,250.00Candidate Filing Fee
08/26/2020GII Ad Group $19,393.00Mailer, video and print ad design
08/25/2020GII Ad Group $12,000.00mailer and ad design
06/30/2020Denton Record Chronicle $250.00 an additional print day for the one page ad of support.
06/26/2020Denton $2,800.00a page ad of support
06/26/2020Denton Record Chronicle $0.00One page ad of support
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 67 ms.