Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Padua Cordua, Sara E. (Mrs.)

JCOH · Court Of Appeals, Justice 14
Filer ID: 00088250 · Houston · TX
8 reports · First filing 01/16/2024 · Latest filing 01/14/2026
Candidate Committee · Judicial Candidate · Candidate

Committee Details

TEC filer identity, reporting status, geography, and analytical classification.
Committee Class
Candidate Committee
Subclass
Judicial Candidate
Market Segment
Candidate
Status
—
Filer Type
JCOH
Office
Court Of Appeals, Justice
District / Place
14
Mailing Location
Houston · TX · 77003
First Filing
01/16/2024
Latest Filing
01/14/2026
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2025 – 12/31/2025
Reports
8

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$57,312.54
Expenditures
$67,714.62
Transactions
103
Largest Contribution
$10,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$15,000.00
COH as of 12/31/2025
$0.00
Average Contribution
$830.62
Average Expenditure
$1,991.61
First Contribution
12/13/2023
Last Contribution
06/11/2024
First Expenditure
12/11/2023
Last Expenditure
12/02/2024

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
55
Reported Payee Entities
23
Top Contributor
Francisco Padua
Top Reported Payee
Southern Blue Strategies

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
55
86 contributions · $70,097.54
Vendor Relationships
14
31 payments · $79,989.33
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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 spentPadua Cordua, Sara E. (Mrs.)Focal filer / committeeFrancisco PaduaFrancisco Padua$20,000.00 · 4 giftsSara PaduaSara Padua$12,110.73 · 4 giftsThe LymbarThe Lymbar$3,762.50 · 2 giftsJohn StevensonJohn Stevenson$3,000.00 · 2 giftsBruce SutterBruce Sutter$2,500.00 · 1 giftsSouthern Blue StrategiesSouthern Blue Strategies$27,000.00 · 3 paymentsSara PaduaSara Padua$11,447.16 · 1 paymentsEA VenturesEA Ventures$10,000.00 · 1 paymentsTexas Democratic PartyTexas Democratic Party$5,800.00 · 2 paymentsM3 Graphics Inc.M3 Graphics Inc.$4,090.75 · 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
Judicial Candidate
Market Segment
Candidate
Spending Band
—
Peer Committees
8,722

Peer Percentiles

MetricPercentileRank
Contributions89.9th#884 of 8,722
Expenditures89.5th#914 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity89.4th#924 of 8,722
Transaction Volume84.8th#1,329 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions82.7%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures86.2%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Francisco Padua $20,000.004
2Sara Padua $12,110.734
3The Lymbar $3,762.502
4John Stevenson $3,000.002
5Bruce Sutter $2,500.001
6Katie Padua $2,000.001
7Robert Hand $1,000.002
8Maricela Bassler $1,000.001
9Muzzammil Sajjad $1,000.001
10Paul Puchot $1,000.001

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1Southern Blue Strategies $27,000.003
2Sara Padua $11,447.161
3EA Ventures $10,000.001
4Texas Democratic Party $5,800.002
5M3 Graphics Inc. $4,090.754
6Kiran's Restaurant $1,235.051
7Charly King $1,157.001
8Muzzammil Sajjad $1,105.001
9Phoenicia Specialty Foods $951.561
10Jenny Ceballos $700.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2024$55,001.81 $65,126.73
2023$2,310.73 $2,587.89

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
06/11/2024Elisa Colera $10.00 Therapist
05/11/2024Elisa Colera $10.00 Therapist
04/11/2024Elisa Colera $10.00 Therapist
03/11/2024Elisa Colera $10.00 Therapist
03/05/2024Roel Garcia $500.00 Lawyer
02/29/2024Drew Puchot $100.00 Broker
02/28/2024Robert Hand $500.00 Lawyer
02/27/2024Susan Beckering $200.00 Designer
02/26/2024John Stevenson $1,000.00 Attorney
02/26/2024Doe Florsheim $200.00 retired
02/26/2024Kat Barnett $150.00 General Manager
02/26/2024Marina Guerra $40.00 Sales
02/25/2024David Mims $25.00 retired
02/23/2024Francisco Padua $5,000.00 Real Estate Developer
02/21/2024Francisco Padua $5,000.00 Real Estate Developer
02/21/2024Jessica Gonzalez $250.00 attorney
02/20/2024Muzzammil Sajjad $1,000.00 Designer
02/17/2024Elisabeth Martensen $50.00 retired
02/15/2024Sara Padua $10,000.00 Retired
02/15/2024Elizabeth Hussman $250.00 Consultant

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
12/02/2024Sara Padua $11,447.16Partial Loan Repayment to Sara Padua Cordua (myself)
06/04/2024Constant Contact $58.63Email Program
05/06/2024Constant Contact $58.63Email program.
04/04/2024Constant Contact $58.63Email program
03/08/2024Kevin Li $260.00Poll services
03/07/2024Jenny Ceballos $700.00Polling services
03/06/2024Sara E Padua $200.00Poll services
03/06/2024Daniel Chaw $120.00Poll services
03/04/2024Constant Contact $58.63Email program
03/01/2024Mina Arredondo $360.00Poll services
02/29/2024Southern Blue Strategies $10,000.00Campaign Management, Advertising, Data Services
02/28/2024Southern Blue Strategies $2,000.00Data and messaging services
02/28/2024Kiran's Restaurant $1,235.05Food and Beverages, Venue for Final Campaign Event
02/28/2024Allied Signs $259.80Shirts
02/27/2024M3 Graphics Inc. $995.90Push cards and Tshirts
02/26/2024Charly King $1,157.00Poll Services
02/21/2024Southern Blue Strategies $15,000.00Political consulting, texting, advertising, emailing
02/21/2024EA Ventures $10,000.00Digital Marketing
02/15/2024Muzzammil Sajjad $1,105.00Consulting, Advertising, Design
02/13/2024WHITE RHINO $446.34 Beverages for My Meet & Greet at White Rhino
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 200 ms.