Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Post, Karen

COH · STATEREP 88
Filer ID: 00088229 · Plainview · TX
5 reports · First filing 01/16/2024 · Latest filing 01/13/2025
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
STATEREP
District / Place
88
Mailing Location
Plainview · TX · 79072
First Filing
01/16/2024
Latest Filing
01/13/2025
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2024 – 12/31/2024
Reports
5

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$51,582.54
Expenditures
$103,650.43
Transactions
137
Largest Contribution
$10,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$44,880.00
COH as of 12/31/2024
$0.00
Average Contribution
$687.77
Average Expenditure
$1,671.78
First Contribution
12/07/2023
Last Contribution
02/21/2024
First Expenditure
12/05/2023
Last Expenditure
12/16/2024

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
68
Reported Payee Entities
35
Top Contributor
Darwin Deason
Top Reported Payee
Karen Post

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
68
75 contributions · $51,582.54
Vendor Relationships
29
42 payments · $28,004.18
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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 spentPost, KarenFocal filer / committeeDarwin DeasonDarwin Deason$10,000.00 · 1 giftsDouglas DeasonDouglas Deason$10,000.00 · 1 giftsMary Alice ReedMary Alice Reed$7,500.00 · 3 giftsJohn ThomasJohn Thomas$2,500.00 · 1 giftsScott SimpsonScott Simpson$2,500.00 · 1 giftsKaren PostKaren Post$47,978.86 · 5 paymentsLee VigilLee Vigil$21,639.39 · 6 paymentsAdvertising Services Inc.Advertising Services Inc.$12,193.78 · 4 paymentsAction PrintingAction Printing$7,800.00 · 2 paymentsJane CansinoJane Cansino$3,638.00 · 4 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
Contributions89.5th#921 of 8,722
Expenditures91.6th#737 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity90.6th#825 of 8,722
Transaction Volume86.5th#1,175 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions74.7%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures90.0%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Darwin Deason $10,000.001
2Douglas Deason $10,000.001
3Mary Alice Reed $7,500.003
4John Thomas $2,500.001
5Scott Simpson $2,500.001
6Vicki Milner $1,773.042
7Stephen Busby $1,250.002
8Angie Bennet $1,000.001
9Jeremy Searsy $1,000.001
10Kent Grusendorf $1,000.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Karen Post $47,978.865
2Lee Vigil $21,639.396
3Advertising Services Inc. $12,193.784
4Action Printing $7,800.002
5Jane Cansino $3,638.004
6Rejino BBQ $2,165.002
7Libya Thurgood $1,450.001
8Plainview Country Club $911.702
9Republican Party of Texas $750.001
10Bulldog Ace Hardware $569.021

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2024$41,227.00 $101,565.86
2023$10,355.54 $2,084.57

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
02/21/2024JuLea Bouma $750.00 Self · Dairy Farmer
02/21/2024Mary Alice Reed $700.00 One Property Management · Property Manager
02/21/2024Vanessa Wood $500.00 Ag Women Connect · Founder
02/21/2024John Barrett $400.00 Self · Rancher
02/21/2024Stephen Busby $250.00 Self · Farmer and Rancher
02/20/2024Matthew Gregory $500.00 Self · Funeral Home Owner
02/15/2024Greg Post $250.00 Retired · Retired
02/15/2024Thomas Riggles $100.00 Retired · Retired
02/12/2024Doug Hlavaty $200.00 Retired · Retired
02/10/2024Mary Alice Reed $1,800.00 One Property Management · Property Manager
02/09/2024Scott Simpson $2,500.00 Self · Irrigation Services
02/09/2024Steven Burus $500.00 Artisan Jewelry · Jeweler
02/08/2024Kent Grusendorf $1,000.00 Self · Marketing
02/06/2024Douglas Deason $10,000.00 Deason Capital Services · President
02/06/2024Darwin Deason $10,000.00 Affiliated Computer Service · Founder/Owner
02/05/2024Jon David Bruegel $100.00 Wise Cardinal Realty · Real Estate Broker
02/02/2024Shane Byrd $1,000.00 Hamilton and Byrd · Attorney
02/01/2024Brian Bruce $750.00 1 Click Auto Auction · Co Founder
02/01/2024Carroll Precure $250.00 Self-Employed · Precure Electrical
01/29/2024Kelsey Yarbrough $100.00 Yes Prep Public Schools · Student Support Counselor

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
12/16/2024Karen Post $70.00Loan repayment
06/03/2024Karen Post $44,880.00Loan repayment
04/15/2024Karen Post $150.00Loan repayment
03/25/2024Karen Post $1,878.86Loan repayment
03/22/2024Lee Vigil $2,000.00Campaign manager salary
03/22/2024Karen Post $1,000.00Loan repayment
03/22/2024Jane Cansino $1,000.00Grass Roots Manager salary
03/05/2024Lee Vigil $3,400.00Campaign manager salary
03/05/2024Jane Cansino $1,800.00Grass Roots Coordinator salary
03/05/2024Network Auto Glass $340.00Travel maintenance expense
03/05/2024Jane Cansino $338.00Reimbursement for travel expenses
03/05/2024Isabella Vigil $180.00Campaign worker pay
03/05/2024Mikela Scully $120.00Campaign worker pay
03/05/2024South Plains Republican Women $100.00Food for watch party
03/03/2024South Plains Republican Women $100.00Venue for watch party
03/02/2024Mikela Scully $320.00Campaign worker pay
03/02/2024Isabella Vigil $320.00Campaign worker pay
02/28/2024Lee Vigil $5,239.39Campaign manager expense
02/28/2024Lee Vigil $2,000.00Campaign manager salary
02/23/2024Advertising Services Inc. $2,193.78Political 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: 61 ms.