Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Surman III, Daniel G. (Mr.)

COH · State Board Of Education 7
Filer ID: 00086327 · Texas City · TX
9 reports · First filing 01/18/2022 · Latest filing 07/15/2024
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 Board Of Education
District / Place
7
Mailing Location
Texas City · TX · 77590
First Filing
01/18/2022
Latest Filing
07/15/2024
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2024 – 06/30/2024
Reports
9

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$31,874.78
Expenditures
$16,281.67
Transactions
139
Largest Contribution
$7,800.00
Largest Expenditure
$8,872.61
COH as of 06/30/2024
$578.57
Average Contribution
$287.16
Average Expenditure
$581.49
First Contribution
12/18/2021
Last Contribution
03/15/2022
First Expenditure
12/11/2021
Last Expenditure
05/01/2023

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
85
Reported Payee Entities
15
Top Contributor
Andrew Ojeda
Top Reported Payee
Andrew Ojeda

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
85
111 contributions · $31,874.78
Vendor Relationships
14
26 payments · $7,263.82
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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 spentSurman III, Daniel G. (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeAndrew OjedaAndrew Ojeda$14,095.24 · 4 giftsErin NewtonErin Newton$1,750.00 · 4 giftsTim BertramTim Bertram$1,500.00 · 3 giftsAadi KaulAadi Kaul$1,001.00 · 2 giftsTexas Parent PACTexas Parent PAC$1,000.00 · 1 giftsAndrew OjedaAndrew Ojeda$9,017.85 · 2 paymentsFacebookFacebook$3,236.34 · 7 paymentsSprint 2 PrintSprint 2 Print$1,899.79 · 2 paymentsAnedot IncAnedot Inc$633.37 · 4 paymentsJason's DeliJason's Deli$377.65 · 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
Contributions87.5th#1,087 of 8,722
Expenditures82.8th#1,505 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity84.8th#1,323 of 8,722
Transaction Volume86.6th#1,166 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions71.7%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures93.1%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Andrew Ojeda $14,095.244
2Erin Newton $1,750.004
3Tim Bertram $1,500.003
4Aadi Kaul $1,001.002
5Texas Parent PAC $1,000.001
6Carmen Carolyn Rydlund $1,000.001
7Teryn Driver $1,000.001
8Elizabeth Roten $520.004
9ATPE-PAC $500.001
10Amie Eichman $500.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Andrew Ojeda $9,017.852
2Facebook $3,236.347
3Sprint 2 Print $1,899.792
4Anedot Inc $633.374
5Jason's Deli $377.651
6Republican Party of Texas $300.001
7Pearland Convention & Visitors Bureau $250.001
8Uprinting $236.521
9Google $106.503
10Orange County Republican Party $80.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2023$0.00 $44.80
2022$24,759.56 $15,717.86
2021$7,115.22 $519.01

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
03/15/2022Lydia Tabat $50.00 Habitat for Humanity · Financial and Housing Counselor
03/11/2022Justin Davis $50.00 Galveston ISD · Teacher
03/01/2022Erin Newton $500.00 Self · Self Employed
03/01/2022Elizabeth Roten $250.00 Metropolitan Council · Data scientist
03/01/2022Tim Bertram $250.00 Optimize Consulting · Founder
03/01/2022Ryan Cahill $50.00 Self-Employed Business Owner · Marketing
03/01/2022John Porras $20.22 Camelback Strategy · Regional Manager
02/28/2022Evan Moorman $125.00 Cape Cod Commission · Urban Planner
02/28/2022Linda Gorton $100.00 CFISD · Educational Audiologist
02/28/2022Anish Krishnan $50.00 Maven Wave · Senior Consultant
02/19/2022Andrew Ojeda $7,800.00 Analytic Vizion · Senior Visual Analytics Consultant
02/19/2022Evan Nelson $50.00 State of MN · Judicial Clerk
02/18/2022Francesca Zeller $150.00 Self employed · Operations administrator
02/18/2022Paul McGuire $50.00 Retired · Retired
02/17/2022Douglas Markham $350.00 Sprott Newsom · attorney
02/17/2022Luis LaRotta $250.00 EDP · Power Engineer
02/17/2022Thomas Fournet $200.00 Buckeye Partners · FP&A
02/17/2022Dustin Grage $100.00 Honeyhive Digital · Self Employed
02/17/2022Yagmur Degirmenci $50.00 Sbisd · Teacher
02/15/2022Erin Newton $250.00 Self · Self Employed

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
05/01/2023Google $44.80Website hosting
12/01/2022Google $38.40website hosting
03/01/2022Andrew Ojeda $8,872.61Reimbursement for Rumble up/Advertising/Data Entry
03/01/2022Facebook $466.34Facebook ads
03/01/2022Pearland Convention & Visitors Bureau $250.00Donation to Non profit arts event for entry
03/01/2022Andrew Ojeda $145.24Reimbursement for Go Daddy web hosting/Domain
03/01/2022Anedot Inc $60.81Processing Fees
03/01/2022Google $23.30Email Domain
02/28/2022Facebook $1,500.00Facebook Ads
02/22/2022Facebook $1,025.00Facebook ads
02/19/2022Anedot Inc $128.30Transaction Fees
02/18/2022Facebook $75.00Facebook Ads
02/16/2022Facebook $50.00Facebook Ads
02/15/2022Facebook $60.00Facebook Ads
02/14/2022Facebook $60.00Facebook Ads
02/07/2022Jason's Deli $377.65 Lunch For Teachers at Collegiate Academy
02/04/2022Buc-ees $40.00Gas
02/04/2022Clear Creek Republican Women $20.00Event Entry
01/31/2022Orange County Republican Party $80.00Reagan Trump Roundup
01/31/2022Tractor Supply $40.33Supplies for signs
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 64 ms.