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

Garcia, Thomas R. (Mr.)

COH · STATEEDU 2
Filer ID: 00086208 · McAllen · TX
14 reports · First filing 01/18/2022 · Latest filing 07/16/2026
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
STATEEDU
District / Place
2
Mailing Location
McAllen · TX · 78501
First Filing
01/18/2022
Latest Filing
07/16/2026
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
14

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$91,958.64
Expenditures
$101,621.20
Transactions
788
Largest Contribution
$15,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$3,500.00
COH as of 06/30/2026
$4,085.33
Average Contribution
$176.84
Average Expenditure
$379.18
First Contribution
12/13/2021
Last Contribution
06/30/2026
First Expenditure
12/03/2021
Last Expenditure
06/30/2026

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
283
Reported Payee Entities
60
Top Contributor
Thomas Garcia
Top Reported Payee
Romulo Sanchez

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
281
1,272 contributions · $183,202.98
Vendor Relationships
42
329 payments · $64,288.46
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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 spentGarcia, Thomas R. (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeThomas GarciaThomas Garcia$19,010.00 · 4 giftsLeonel TijerinaLeonel Tijerina$10,018.79 · 5 giftsRobert GarciaRobert Garcia$7,750.00 · 7 giftsAlan TijerinaAlan Tijerina$6,095.61 · 6 giftsCarlos ZunigaCarlos Zuniga$2,125.00 · 3 giftsRomulo SanchezRomulo Sanchez$11,500.00 · 5 paymentsJoseph RamirezJoseph Ramirez$10,000.00 · 5 paymentsCarlos Repetto-AyalaCarlos Repetto-Ayala$9,450.00 · 18 paymentsOziel ChavezOziel Chavez$9,000.00 · 3 paymentsMelina GosaMelina Gosa$7,500.00 · 15 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
Contributions92.0th#698 of 8,722
Expenditures91.5th#741 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity91.6th#734 of 8,722
Transaction Volume95.7th#372 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions58.4%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures46.7%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Thomas Garcia $19,010.004
2Leonel Tijerina $10,018.795
3Robert Garcia $7,750.007
4Alan Tijerina $6,095.616
5Carlos Zuniga $2,125.003
6Texas AFT Committee on Political Education $2,000.001
7Aurelio Montemayor $1,850.0019
8Cristian Mercado $1,750.005
9Lesvia Garcia $1,576.043
10Larry Cobb $1,503.0028

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Romulo Sanchez $11,500.005
2Joseph Ramirez $10,000.005
3Carlos Repetto-Ayala $9,450.0018
4Oziel Chavez $9,000.003
5Melina Gosa $7,500.0015
6SIGNSONTHECHEAP.COM $4,661.618
7Goodman Campaigns LLC $4,433.558
8PrintPlace $4,141.505
9Wells Fargo Card Services $3,444.293
10Facebook $2,543.258

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2026$22,932.36 $29,799.17
2025$45,511.62 $45,274.48
2022$19,284.66 $19,358.97
2021$4,230.00 $7,188.58

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
06/30/2026Alan Tijerina $800.00 Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District · Teacher
06/30/2026David Albert $500.00 Austin Community College · Professor
06/30/2026William Sussman $228.57 N/A · Not Employed
06/30/2026Maria Guillen $50.00 Retired · Retired
06/30/2026Deborah Morales $25.00 Self-Employed · Independent Agent
06/30/2026Jose Morales $25.00 Self-Employed · Independent Agent
06/30/2026Edward Yao $25.00 Healthconnect · Systems Analyst
06/30/2026Sylvia Canales $20.00 Retired · Retired
06/30/2026Judy Butler $20.00 N/A · Not Employed
06/30/2026Jacqueline Welch $10.00 N/A · Not Employed
06/30/2026Joseph Tognetti $10.00 United Methodist Church · Pastor
06/29/2026Benjamin Whitman $50.00 Cameron County · Public Relations
06/29/2026Rosalie Cavazos $50.00 Retired · Retired
06/29/2026Lucinda Magee $25.00 Retired · Retired
06/28/2026Pamela Krance $25.00 N/A · Not Employed
06/28/2026Ruben Gutierrez $10.00 N/A · Not Employed
06/28/2026Genevieve Carnell $4.28 Port Madison Enterprises · Accountant
06/27/2026Fabiola Escalon $25.00 N/A · Not Employed
06/25/2026Leonore Tyler $50.00 N/A · Not Employed
06/24/2026Estella De Los Santos $100.00 University of Houston-Victoria · Professor

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/30/2026ActBlue Technical Services $31.24processing fee
06/30/2026Oath $8.47processing fee
06/28/2026ActBlue Technical Services $14.74processing fee
06/26/2026Melina Gosa $500.00organizing and advising
06/23/2026Oath $0.33processing fee
06/21/2026ActBlue Technical Services $6.42processing fee
06/19/2026Melina Gosa $500.00organizing and advising
06/17/2026Canva US, Inc $48.71campaign literature
06/14/2026ActBlue Technical Services $59.51processing fee
06/12/2026Melina Gosa $500.00organizing and advising
06/07/2026ActBlue Technical Services $56.18processing fee
06/05/2026Melina Gosa $500.00organizing and advising
06/02/2026Oath $3.71processing fee
05/31/2026Romulo Sanchez $3,500.00organizing and advising
05/31/2026ActBlue Technical Services $25.95processing fee
05/29/2026Melina Gosa $500.00organizing and advising
05/24/2026ActBlue Technical Services $9.22processing fee
05/22/2026Melina Gosa $500.00organizing and advising
05/17/2026ActBlue Technical Services $2.47processing fee
05/15/2026Melina Gosa $500.00organizing and advising
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 49 ms.