Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Search/Ortega Ph.D, Melissa N. (The Honorable)
Filer / Committee

Ortega Ph.D, Melissa N. (The Honorable)

COH · State Board Of Education 1
Filer ID: 00086332 · El Paso · TX
13 reports · First filing 01/18/2022 · Latest filing 01/06/2025
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
COH
Office
State Board Of Education
District / Place
1
Mailing Location
El Paso · TX · 79938
First Filing
01/18/2022
Latest Filing
01/06/2025
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2024 – 12/31/2024
Reports
13

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$7,695.00
Expenditures
$2,668.05
Transactions
52
Largest Contribution
$2,500.00
Largest Expenditure
$431.96
COH as of 12/31/2024
$0.00
Average Contribution
$240.47
Average Expenditure
$133.40
First Contribution
01/21/2022
Last Contribution
12/13/2022
First Expenditure
01/29/2022
Last Expenditure
10/30/2022

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
24
Reported Payee Entities
8
Top Contributor
Association of Texas Professional Educators
Top Reported Payee
Texas Custom Embroidery

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
24
32 contributions · $7,695.00
Vendor Relationships
8
20 payments · $2,668.05
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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 spentOrtega Ph.D, Melissa N. (The Honora…Focal filer / committeeAssociation of Texas Professional EducatorsAssociation of Texas Professional Edu…$2,500.00 · 1 giftsGeorgina PerezGeorgina Perez$1,200.00 · 1 giftsTexas State Teachers Association Political Action CommitteeTexas State Teachers Association Poli…$1,000.00 · 1 giftsTexas Democratic WomenTexas Democratic Women$750.00 · 1 giftsTexas American Federation of TeachersTexas American Federation of Teachers$500.00 · 1 giftsTexas Custom EmbroideryTexas Custom Embroidery$752.56 · 2 paymentsSouthwest AirlinesSouthwest Airlines$431.96 · 1 paymentsPrint It El PasoPrint It El Paso$413.59 · 2 paymentsCrystal Clear Real Estate PhotographyCrystal Clear Real Estate Photography$310.45 · 2 paymentsPostal WorksPostal Works$218.04 · 7 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
Contributions82.1th#1,561 of 8,722
Expenditures76.0th#2,096 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity78.6th#1,868 of 8,722
Transaction Volume81.4th#1,623 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions93.8%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures79.7%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Association of Texas Professional Educators $2,500.001
2Georgina Perez $1,200.001
3Texas State Teachers Association Political Action Committee $1,000.001
4Texas Democratic Women $750.001
5Texas American Federation of Teachers $500.001
6Westside Democrats of El Paso $400.002
7Noel Rosenbaum $360.003
8Noel Rosenbaun $305.003
9Jason Parkins $100.001
10Tygard Dianna $100.001

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1Texas Custom Embroidery $752.562
2Southwest Airlines $431.961
3Print It El Paso $413.592
4Crystal Clear Real Estate Photography $310.452
5Postal Works $218.047
6Shop Wall Flower $162.381
7Fairmont Dalls $157.061
8Tejano Democrats of El Paso $130.001
9Postal Works $92.013

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2022$7,695.00 $2,668.05

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
12/13/2022Association of Texas Professional Educators $2,500.00
12/13/2022Texas American Federation of Teachers $500.00
09/15/2022Noel Rosenbaum $160.00 None · Retired
08/08/2022Texas Democratic Women $750.00
08/08/2022Westside Democrats of El Paso $200.00
08/08/2022Noel Rosenbaum $100.00 None · Retired
06/15/2022Socorro Muller Sargent $50.00 Retired
06/06/2022Noel Rosenbaum $100.00 Retired
05/15/2022Westside Democrats of El Paso $200.00
05/01/2022Noel Rosenbaun $55.00 Retired
05/01/2022Noel Rosenbaun $50.00 Retired
05/01/2022Davette Alonzo $50.00 Doctoral Student
05/01/2022Wade Klein $10.00
04/29/2022Wade Klein $15.00
04/28/2022Jorge Gomez $20.00
04/19/2022Texas State Teachers Association Political Action Committee $1,000.00
04/18/2022Wade Klein $15.00
03/14/2022Georgina Perez $1,200.00 Texas SBOE District 1
03/13/2022Terri Flickinger $20.00 Retired
03/04/2022Noel Rosenbaun $200.00 Retired

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
10/30/2022Crystal Clear Real Estate Photography $204.20Advertisement (Photos)
09/26/2022Print It El Paso $270.16Campaign Signs
09/13/2022Shop Wall Flower $162.38Campaign Pins
09/06/2022Tejano Democrats of El Paso $130.00Donation and Membership
09/02/2022Texas Custom Embroidery $335.57Campaign T-shirts
07/18/2022Southwest Airlines $431.96Travel to Texas Democratic Convention for speach
07/18/2022Fairmont Dalls $157.06Texas Democratic Convention for Speech
05/02/2022Postal Works $60.64Political Literature Flyers
04/29/2022Texas Custom Embroidery $416.99Political T-shirts
04/29/2022Print It El Paso $143.43Political Posters
04/20/2022Postal Works $22.73Political Literature Flyers
03/21/2022Postal Works $27.60Political Literature Flyers
03/01/2022Postal Works $23.81Political Literature Flyers
02/18/2022Postal Works $47.63 Literature advertising printing
02/18/2022Postal Works $38.88 Advertising literature
02/14/2022Postal Works $23.81 Advertising literature
02/14/2022Postal Works $23.81 Literature advertising printing
01/31/2022Postal Works $20.57 Advertising literature
01/31/2022Postal Works $20.57 Literature advertising printing
01/29/2022Crystal Clear Real Estate Photography $106.25 Campaign Advertising
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 39 ms.