Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Search/Huls, Dale T. (Mr.)
Filer / Committee

Huls, Dale T. (Mr.)

COH · STATEREP 1
Filer ID: 00087641 · De Kalb · TX
7 reports · First filing 07/07/2023 · 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
STATEREP
District / Place
1
Mailing Location
De Kalb · TX · 75559
First Filing
07/07/2023
Latest Filing
07/15/2024
Latest Reporting Period
04/15/2024 – 07/15/2024
Reports
7

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$76,245.75
Expenditures
$70,994.47
Transactions
410
Largest Contribution
$10,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$7,902.00
COH as of 07/15/2024
$0.00
Average Contribution
$293.25
Average Expenditure
$473.30
First Contribution
04/14/2023
Last Contribution
03/06/2024
First Expenditure
04/16/2023
Last Expenditure
04/08/2024

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
186
Reported Payee Entities
56
Top Contributor
Bill PREFERT
Top Reported Payee
THE BIG RED LLC

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
186
274 contributions · $80,547.75
Vendor Relationships
49
145 payments · $66,023.64
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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 spentHuls, Dale T. (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeBill PREFERTBill PREFERT$11,200.00 · 3 giftsDEBBIE LOVEALLDEBBIE LOVEALL$6,000.00 · 7 giftsJACK GUENTHERJACK GUENTHER$5,000.00 · 1 giftsMAYES MIDDLETONMAYES MIDDLETON$5,000.00 · 1 giftsRICK DOTYRICK DOTY$4,000.00 · 1 giftsTHE BIG RED LLCTHE BIG RED LLC$15,000.00 · 3 paymentsDESIGNER GRAPHICSDESIGNER GRAPHICS$10,278.96 · 6 paymentsBIG REDBIG RED$7,902.00 · 1 paymentsHOLLY PARKERHOLLY PARKER$6,370.00 · 11 paymentsFRONTIER MEDIAFRONTIER MEDIA$4,760.00 · 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
Contributions91.2th#772 of 8,722
Expenditures89.7th#899 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity90.3th#847 of 8,722
Transaction Volume93.2th#597 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions53.5%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures62.4%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Bill PREFERT $11,200.003
2DEBBIE LOVEALL $6,000.007
3JACK GUENTHER $5,000.001
4MAYES MIDDLETON $5,000.001
5RICK DOTY $4,000.001
6KYLE STALLINGS $2,500.001
7BILLIE JAYNES $2,000.002
8LYNNE ARCHER $2,000.001
9DALE HULS $1,600.001
10DONALD HOOPER $1,500.004

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1THE BIG RED LLC $15,000.003
2DESIGNER GRAPHICS $10,278.966
3BIG RED $7,902.001
4HOLLY PARKER $6,370.0011
5FRONTIER MEDIA $4,760.001
6SHIPP OUTDOOR LLC $3,700.001
7BRETT ROGERS $3,000.002
8GLOBAL MAILING SERVICE $2,310.721
9XPRESSO PRINT CAFE $1,806.543
10ROBERT SHULTER $1,651.251

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2024$22,572.24 $34,102.13
2023$53,673.51 $36,892.34

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
03/06/2024SCOTT ANTHONY $100.00 ANTHONY TRUCK BUS AND AUTO · DIESEL MECH/ OWNER
03/03/2024DONNA HUTSON $20.00 RETIRED · RETIRED
02/27/2024DALE STRAWN $175.00 RETIRED · RETIRED
02/27/2024GRORGE PROCTOR $100.00 RETIRED · RETIRED
02/27/2024RON AND CAROL MATTHIS $100.00 RETIRED · RETIRED
02/27/2024ELAINE BEEBE $50.00 RETIRED · RETIRED
02/27/2024PATRICIA MEIER $25.00 RETIRED · RETIRED
02/26/2024LEN COPELAND $100.00 C4 RUSTIC FURNITURE LLC · MANAGER
02/26/2024LEN COPELAND $100.00 CR 2012 CONSTRUCTION LLC · MANAGER
02/26/2024JOEY COPELAND $100.00 C4 REPO TRAILER SALES LLC · OWNER
02/26/2024JOHN Miles $100.00 SELF · DENTIST
02/25/2024TODD UTZ $1,000.00 AMENTUM · CONTRACTOR
02/22/2024MARY HULS $1,000.00 HOMEMAKER · HOMEMAKER
02/22/2024SCOTT SCHLIE $100.00 UNKNOWN · PROPERTY MANAGER
02/22/2024PHILLIP BURBUTES $100.00 SELF · NATUROPATHIC DOCTOR
02/15/2024CELIA PETERSON $350.00 RETIRED · RETIRED
02/15/2024ROBERTO GONZALES $200.00 OXY VINYLS LP · PROCESS CONTROL SUPERINTENDENT
02/14/2024WADE WHITE $25.00 RETIRED · RETIRED
02/13/2024RICK DOTY $4,000.00 DOTY RICHMOND TXK, LLC · BUSINESS OWNER
02/13/2024KC BROYLES $25.00 RETIRED · RETIRED

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
04/08/2024SAM'S CLUB $67.45End of campaign BBQ
04/06/2024HOLLY PARKER $1,400.00Campaign Manager salary for February/March including end of campaign bonus.
04/06/2024HOLLY PARKER $500.00CAMPAIGN MANAGER SALARY FOR JANUARY
03/11/2024MAILCHIMP $63.24Mass email communications
03/04/2024ANEDOT $5.04DONATION SITE FEES
03/01/20241ST STREET MEDIA $1,504.00RADIO ADS IN PARIS TX
02/27/2024EAST TEXAS RUPUBLICAN WOMEN $150.00SPONSOR TABLE AT ETRW EVENT
02/23/2024BIG RED $7,902.00TEXT MESSAGING CAMPAIGN
02/20/2024ANEDOT $12.01DONATION SITE FEES
02/15/2024FRONTIER MEDIA $4,760.00POLITICAL CAMPAIGN RADIO ADS ON FM107.1
02/14/2024XPRESSO PRINT CAFE $697.80CAMPAIGN FLYERS
02/14/2024CASS COUNTY CITIZENS JOURNAL-SUN $600.00CAMPAIGN ADS IN CASS COUNTY CITIZENS JOURNAL-SUN
02/14/2024ANEDOT $39.20DONATION SITE FEES
02/13/2024ANEDOT $64.90DONATION SITE FEES
02/10/2024CLEVERFRIDGE INC $58.66SOFTWARE MANAGEMENT COMPRESSION AND FILESHARING SOFTWARE SUITE FOR MANAGING AND TRANSFERRING FILES
02/09/2024DESIGNER GRAPHICS $1,913.304X8 AND 4X4 CAMPAIGN SIGNS
02/01/2024ANEDOT $20.30DONATION SITE FEES
02/01/2024ANEDOT $1.10DONATION SITE FEES
01/30/2024THE BIG RED LLC $4,000.00DIGITAL ADVERTISING
01/30/2024CLASSIC CATERING $800.00CATERING FOR EVENT 2/8/24
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 40 ms.