Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Counsil, Carey A. (Mr.)

COH · Agriculture Commissioner
Filer ID: 00085594 · Brenham · TX
7 reports · First filing 07/12/2021 · Latest filing 07/14/2022
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
Agriculture Commissioner
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Brenham · TX · 77833
First Filing
07/12/2021
Latest Filing
07/14/2022
Latest Reporting Period
02/26/2022 – 07/14/2022
Reports
7

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$5,661.63
Expenditures
$37,425.33
Transactions
106
Largest Contribution
$1,136.63
Largest Expenditure
$5,000.00
COH as of 07/14/2022
$0.00
Average Contribution
$246.16
Average Expenditure
$450.91
First Contribution
05/27/2021
Last Contribution
02/23/2022
First Expenditure
06/02/2021
Last Expenditure
02/23/2022

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
23
Reported Payee Entities
47
Top Contributor
Brannon Michael
Top Reported Payee
Felix Strategies

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
23
23 contributions · $5,661.63
Vendor Relationships
43
64 payments · $28,188.14
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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 spentCounsil, Carey A. (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeBrannon MichaelBrannon Michael$1,136.63 · 1 giftsJim HornJim Horn$675.00 · 1 giftsMary DennyMary Denny$675.00 · 1 giftsCory FlencherCory Flencher$500.00 · 1 giftsSteve FordSteve Ford$500.00 · 1 giftsFelix StrategiesFelix Strategies$7,500.00 · 2 paymentsWenter AndersonWenter Anderson$7,000.00 · 2 payments401 Creative Group Advertising Management401 Creative Group Advertising Manage…$5,428.44 · 2 paymentsTexas Sec of StateTexas Sec of State$3,500.00 · 1 paymentsBrand-It GraphicsBrand-It Graphics$3,106.24 · 3 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
Contributions81.2th#1,644 of 8,722
Expenditures86.5th#1,178 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity84.2th#1,375 of 8,722
Transaction Volume85.0th#1,312 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions81.0%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures70.9%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Brannon Michael $1,136.631
2Jim Horn $675.001
3Mary Denny $675.001
4Cory Flencher $500.001
5Steve Ford $500.001
6Harrison Michael $250.001
7Wellmann David $250.001
8Gene Gully $200.001
9Mike Blissard $200.001
10Sebesta James $200.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Felix Strategies $7,500.002
2Wenter Anderson $7,000.002
3401 Creative Group Advertising Management $5,428.442
4Texas Sec of State $3,500.001
5Brand-It Graphics $3,106.243
6Counsil $2,223.7916
7Facebook $1,062.025
8San Angelo Standard Times $595.001
9Walmart $522.483
10Enterprise Car Rental Brenham $499.613

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2022$4,061.63 $11,616.26
2021$1,600.00 $25,809.07

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
02/23/2022Brannon Michael $1,136.63 Brand-It Graphics · President/Owner
02/23/2022Harrison Michael $250.00 Rancher · Retired
02/23/2022Sebesta James $200.00 self · rancher
02/20/2022Jim Horn $675.00 Retired · Retired Texas Legislator
02/20/2022Mary Denny $675.00 Retired Texas State Rep. · Regent, University of North Texas
02/10/2022Peter GIlmore $50.00 RETIRED
02/02/2022Lauren Seesing $50.00 Landrys · Accountant
02/02/2022Joseph Hunt $50.00 retired
02/02/2022Gilmore Peter $50.00 retired
02/02/2022Elizabeth Kline $25.00 Beeline · accountant
01/10/2022Mark White $100.00 Self · Cattle Rancher
01/09/2022Charles Halfmann $100.00 Self · Cattle Rancher
01/08/2022Gene Gully $200.00 Self · Cattle Rancher
01/05/2022Steve Ford $500.00 Retired · Retired
12/21/2021Diana Olmeda $100.00 None · RET
12/15/2021Dennis Hopkins $100.00 Self · Electrician
12/14/2021Charles Norman $100.00 None · RET
12/12/2021Larry Corzine $100.00 None · Retired
12/01/2021Cory Flencher $500.00 Citizen State Bank · Banker
12/01/2021Wellmann David $250.00 Wellmann Insurance · Business Owner

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
02/23/2022Wenter Anderson $3,500.00campaign manager
02/23/2022Brand-It Graphics $605.55Marketing material
02/23/2022Facebook $250.00social media
02/23/2022Banner Press $197.12news ad
02/23/2022Central Texas Womens Club $22.85Speaking at womens club
02/18/2022Kwik Copy $243.60mailing
02/17/2022Facebook $250.00social media
02/17/2022Enterprise Car Rental Brenham $198.32rental
02/14/2022Facebook $250.00social media
02/13/2022Facebook $62.02Social MEdia
02/10/2022Enterprise Car Rental Brenham $64.66rental McAllen
02/09/2022Facebook $250.00social media
02/09/2022AT&T $240.00cell phone overage
02/07/2022Brand-It Graphics $2,445.77Printing material and marketing
02/07/2022Southwest Airlines $84.81Harlingen
02/06/2022Priceline Hotels $84.97hotel
02/03/2022Rep Womens Club of KAty $35.00event
02/02/2022Anevida $32.00parking
02/02/2022Anedot $10.35pmt processing
02/02/2022Kwik Copy $9.75Printing mailing
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 63 ms.