Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Covey, David A.

SCC · STATE_CHAIR
Filer ID: 00085648 · Orange · TX
13 reports · First filing 07/15/2021 · Latest filing 01/13/2025
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
SCC
Office
STATE_CHAIR
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Orange · TX · 77632
First Filing
07/15/2021
Latest Filing
01/13/2025
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2024 – 12/31/2024
Reports
13

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$2,629,488.00
Expenditures
$2,442,836.99
Transactions
1,473
Largest Contribution
$400,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$97,586.00
COH as of 12/31/2024
$0.00
Average Contribution
$2,487.69
Average Expenditure
$5,872.20
First Contribution
07/01/2021
Last Contribution
05/31/2024
First Expenditure
07/21/2021
Last Expenditure
12/23/2024

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
796
Reported Payee Entities
122
Top Contributor
Texans United for a Conservative Majority
Top Reported Payee
Armada

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
796
1,216 contributions · $2,715,816.21
Vendor Relationships
114
481 payments · $2,497,126.02
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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 spentCovey, David A.Focal filer / committeeTexans United for a Conservative MajorityTexans United for a Conservative Majo…$895,417.25 · 15 giftsAlex FairlyAlex Fairly$700,000.00 · 3 giftsTexans for Dan PatrickTexans for Dan Patrick$100,000.00 · 1 giftsRoger ElswickRoger Elswick$80,000.00 · 3 giftsDefend Texas LibertyDefend Texas Liberty$50,000.00 · 1 giftsArmadaArmada$862,184.00 · 19 paymentsCatamaran ConsultingCatamaran Consulting$584,960.52 · 20 paymentsRepublican Party of TexasRepublican Party of Texas$341,750.00 · 8 paymentsAnthem MediaAnthem Media$179,508.87 · 6 paymentsSolutions for TESolutions for TE$100,774.74 · 2 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
Contributions99.4th#54 of 8,722
Expenditures99.4th#53 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity99.4th#53 of 8,722
Transaction Volume97.4th#226 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions76.6%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures84.7%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Texans United for a Conservative Majority $895,417.2515
2Alex Fairly $700,000.003
3Texans for Dan Patrick $100,000.001
4Roger Elswick $80,000.003
5Defend Texas Liberty $50,000.001
6John Shields $50,000.001
7James Leininger $49,417.265
8Douglas Scharbauer $31,600.002
9Ben Brigham $31,041.982
10William Holmes $27,500.002

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Armada $862,184.0019
2Catamaran Consulting $584,960.5220
3Republican Party of Texas $341,750.008
4Anthem Media $179,508.876
5Solutions for TE $100,774.742
6CWS Research LLC $81,818.603
7WPA Intelligence $39,600.001
8Axiom Strategies $30,000.001
9Designer Graphics $21,943.688
10Wright Stategies Consulting $20,080.006

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2024$2,527,629.79 $2,363,922.38
2023$100,013.21 $77,069.61
2022$0.00 $345.00
2021$1,845.00 $1,500.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
05/31/2024Roger McKinzie $35.00 NA · Retired
05/31/2024Beverly Cutler $25.00 retired · retired
05/31/2024Paul Riffle $17.76 NA · Retired
05/31/2024William Veazey $10.00 NA · Retired
05/30/2024James Leininger $10,674.90 Self Employed · Doctor
05/30/2024Bernice bennett $249.00 NA · Retired
05/30/2024AiLeen Boone $100.00 Retired · Retired
05/30/2024David Carter $50.00 Retired · Retired
05/30/2024Jean baradar $50.00 NA · Retired
05/30/2024Katrina Evenhouse $50.00 n/a · retired
05/30/2024Ronnie Floyd $25.00 NA · Retired
05/30/2024Ann Barnhart $25.00 NA · Retired
05/30/2024Dwight todd $25.00 NA · Retired
05/29/2024Joanne Unangst $50.00 Homemaker · Homemaker
05/28/2024David Taylor $100.00 retired · retired
05/28/2024Ricky Johnson $100.00 CenterPoint · Electrician
05/28/2024Steven Costello $23.70 Silberman Law Firm · attorney
05/24/2024Wayne Shurts $500.00 Retired · Retired
05/24/2024MAtt Hickman $95.70 Craig Tech · Consultant
05/24/2024George Devoll $95.70 Allied · Security

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
12/23/2024Axiom Strategies $30,000.00ads
12/23/2024Solutions for Fundraising $4,000.00fundraising
12/17/2024Mailmeteor $24.99emails
12/15/2024Mailchimp $115.94emails
12/02/2024Google Gsuite $15.35ads
11/17/2024Mailmeteor $24.99emails
11/15/2024Mailchimp $115.94ads
11/02/2024Google Gsuite $15.35ads
10/17/2024Mailmeteor $24.99emails
10/16/2024Mailchimp $115.94emails
10/02/2024Google Gsuite $15.35ads
09/17/2024Mailmeteor $24.99emails
09/16/2024Mailchimp $115.94emails
09/02/2024Google Gsuite $15.35ads
08/17/2024Mailmeteor $24.99emails
08/16/2024Mailchimp $115.94emails
08/02/2024Google Gsuite $15.35emails
08/01/2024shutterfly $278.60ads
07/23/2024shutterfly $188.83Ads
07/21/2024Market Basket $12.59decorations
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 66 ms.