Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Franklin, Gary W.

COH · State Representative 68
Filer ID: 00086433 · Lometa · TX
8 reports · First filing 01/17/2022 · Latest filing 02/06/2024
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 Representative
District / Place
68
Mailing Location
Lometa · TX · 76853
First Filing
01/17/2022
Latest Filing
02/06/2024
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2024 – 02/06/2024
Reports
8

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$1,017.00
Expenditures
$7,968.13
Transactions
15
Largest Contribution
$500.00
Largest Expenditure
$3,288.09
COH as of 02/06/2024
$0.00
Average Contribution
$203.40
Average Expenditure
$796.81
First Contribution
01/06/2022
Last Contribution
03/01/2022
First Expenditure
12/13/2021
Last Expenditure
06/23/2022

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
5
Reported Payee Entities
10
Top Contributor
JOHN PURYEAR
Top Reported Payee
AREA WIDE LOCKSMITH/SIGN/DESIGN LLC

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
5
5 contributions · $1,017.00
Vendor Relationships
9
9 payments · $5,166.50
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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 spentFranklin, Gary W.Focal filer / committeeJOHN PURYEARJOHN PURYEAR$500.00 · 1 giftsMARY BROWN-FRANKLINMARY BROWN-FRANKLIN$217.00 · 1 giftsA. SCOTT FARMERA. SCOTT FARMER$100.00 · 1 giftsCHERIE LEAVELLCHERIE LEAVELL$100.00 · 1 giftsRUTH SHUGARTRUTH SHUGART$100.00 · 1 giftsAREA WIDE LOCKSMITH/SIGN/DESIGN LLCAREA WIDE LOCKSMITH/SIGN/DESIGN LLC$3,288.09 · 1 paymentsM.BETH FRANKLINM.BETH FRANKLIN$2,801.63 · 1 paymentsSecretary of StateSecretary of State$750.00 · 1 paymentsLAMPASAS DISPATCH RECORDLAMPASAS DISPATCH RECORD$336.00 · 1 paymentsVISTA PRINT NETHERLANDS BVVISTA PRINT NETHERLANDS BV$209.16 · 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
Contributions77.8th#1,933 of 8,722
Expenditures79.8th#1,760 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity78.2th#1,902 of 8,722
Transaction Volume77.2th#1,991 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions100.0%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures92.7%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1JOHN PURYEAR $500.001
2MARY BROWN-FRANKLIN $217.001
3A. SCOTT FARMER $100.001
4CHERIE LEAVELL $100.001
5RUTH SHUGART $100.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1AREA WIDE LOCKSMITH/SIGN/DESIGN LLC $3,288.091
2M.BETH FRANKLIN $2,801.631
3Secretary of State $750.001
4LAMPASAS DISPATCH RECORD $336.001
5VISTA PRINT NETHERLANDS BV $209.161
6SAN SABA NEWS $155.251
7EASTLAND COUNTY NEWS $144.001
8GOLDTHWAITE EAGLE $104.001
9BLANKET COMMUNITY CENTER $100.001
10R.P. HINES COMMUNITY CENTER $80.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2022$1,017.00 $7,218.13
2021$0.00 $750.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
03/01/2022RUTH SHUGART $100.00 UNKNOWN
02/22/2022CHERIE LEAVELL $100.00 RETIRED EDUCATOR
02/01/2022MARY BROWN-FRANKLIN $217.00 RETIRED
01/19/2022A. SCOTT FARMER $100.00 RETIRED · POLICE OFFICER
01/06/2022JOHN PURYEAR $500.00 RETIRED · ENGINEER

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/23/2022M.BETH FRANKLIN $2,801.63PROGRESS PAYMENT ON INITIAL CAMPAIGN LOAN 0F $7500
02/13/2022LAMPASAS DISPATCH RECORD $336.00AD FOR FFA WEEK SUPPLEMENT
02/08/2022SAN SABA NEWS $155.25PRINT ADVERTISING
02/08/2022EASTLAND COUNTY NEWS $144.00PRINT ADVERTISING IN NEWSPAPER
01/20/2022AREA WIDE LOCKSMITH/SIGN/DESIGN LLC $3,288.09SIGNS & BANNERS MANUFACTURE
01/20/2022BLANKET COMMUNITY CENTER $100.00FACILITY RENTAL FOR EVENT TO BE HELD 01/29/22
01/18/2022GOLDTHWAITE EAGLE $104.00NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING TO BE RUN IN FEBRUARY
01/18/2022R.P. HINES COMMUNITY CENTER $80.00 FACILITY RENTAL
01/09/2022VISTA PRINT NETHERLANDS BV $209.16PRINTED MATERIAL
12/13/2021Secretary of State $750.00Filing fee
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 53 ms.