Texas Ethics Commission data
Release v1.4
Source snapshot September 17, 2026
Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Filer / Committee
Salter, Carolyn F.
COH · STATEREP 8
Filer ID: 00088387 · Palestine · TX
6 reports · First filing 01/15/2024 · Latest filing 12/23/2024
Candidate Committee · Candidate · Candidate
Filer ID: 00088387 · Palestine · TX
6 reports · First filing 01/15/2024 · Latest filing 12/23/2024
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
8
Mailing Location
Palestine · TX · 75801
First Filing
01/15/2024
Latest Filing
12/23/2024
Latest Reporting Period
10/27/2024 – 12/23/2024
Reports
6
Overview
Activity within the selected analysis window.
Contributions
$35,018.68
Expenditures
$49,933.43
Transactions
801
Largest Contribution
$4,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$9,000.00
COH as of 12/23/2024
$0.00
Average Contribution
$87.33
Average Expenditure
$124.83
First Contribution
02/01/2024
Last Contribution
12/23/2024
First Expenditure
12/11/2023
Last Expenditure
12/23/2024
Relationships
Reported Contributor Entities
367
Reported Payee Entities
15
Top Contributor
MIchael Lange
Top Reported Payee
Facebook
Graph Relationships
Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
367
415 contributions · $36,844.68
Vendor Relationships
14
399 payments · $42,129.81
Relationship Graph
Top reported relationships in the selected analysis window: Lifetime. Arrows show the direction of reported money flow; node size is not scaled.
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
| Metric | Percentile | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions | 87.9th | #1,059 of 8,722 |
| Expenditures | 88.0th | #1,045 of 8,722 |
| Total Financial Activity | 87.6th | #1,085 of 8,722 |
| Transaction Volume | 95.8th | #365 of 8,722 |
Concentration
Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
| Measure | Share |
|---|---|
| Top 10 contributors / contributions | 43.3% |
| Top 5 reported payees / expenditures | 74.2% |
Top Contributors
Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window.
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| # | Contributor | Total | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIchael Lange | $4,000.00 | 1 |
| 2 | Kendall Scudder | $2,275.00 | 4 |
| 3 | Donald Henley | $1,500.00 | 3 |
| 4 | Kendall Scuder | $1,500.00 | 1 |
| 5 | Kenneth D Goebel | $1,100.00 | 2 |
| 6 | Texas Democratic Women | $1,000.00 | 1 |
| 7 | Mary Charlotte Decker | $1,000.00 | 1 |
| 8 | Phillip & Janet Lawson | $1,000.00 | 1 |
| 9 | Blue Horizon Texas | $900.00 | 2 |
| 10 | Dan Wood for Congress | $877.68 | 1 |
Top Reported Payees
Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window.
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| # | Payee | Paid | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $9,875.30 | 36 | |
| 2 | Represent Texas | $9,000.00 | 1 |
| 3 | Carolyn Salter | $7,803.62 | 1 |
| 4 | Grassroots Analytics | $6,000.00 | 3 |
| 5 | APH Consulting DBA Campaing in a Box | $4,375.00 | 2 |
| 6 | The Sendery, Inc | $3,784.01 | 1 |
| 7 | Universe | $2,964.77 | 5 |
| 8 | Reverbal Communications | $2,014.86 | 3 |
| 9 | KFWR/KRVF/KTFW/KFWR Radio | $1,304.00 | 1 |
| 10 | Texas Democratic Party | $750.00 | 1 |
Financial Activity by Year
Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
| Year | Contributions | Expenditures |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $35,018.68 | $49,183.43 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $750.00 |
Recent Contributions
| Date | Contributor | Amount | Employer / Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/23/2024 | Kendall Scudder | $750.00 | Self · Business Owner |
| 11/12/2024 | MIchael Lange | $4,000.00 | Self · Investment Research |
| 11/05/2024 | Marlene Jowell | $100.00 | Not Employed · Not Employed |
| 11/04/2024 | Tracy Torma | $100.00 | Torma Communications · Writer/editor/owner |
| 11/01/2024 | James Lewis | $10.00 | Not Employed · Not Employed |
| 10/30/2024 | Charles Lewis | $250.00 | Not Employed · Not Employed |
| 10/30/2024 | Larry Taylor | $10.00 | Not Employed · Not Employed |
| 10/28/2024 | Betsy Berman | $10.00 | Self · General Contractor |
| 10/27/2024 | Blue Horizon Texas | $800.00 | |
| 10/27/2024 | Pat Vaselakos | $250.00 | Not Employed · Not Employed |
| 10/26/2024 | Munoz Patricia | $5.00 | Retired · Retired |
| 10/24/2024 | John Thorne | $50.00 | Not Employed · Not Employed |
| 10/24/2024 | DARETHA SMITH | $5.00 | Confie · Adjuster |
| 10/24/2024 | Lynn & Darlene Clark | $5.00 | Not Employed · Not Employed |
| 10/21/2024 | Kenneth D Goebel | $100.00 | Retired · Retired |
| 10/21/2024 | Susan Swift | $50.00 | Not Employed · Not Employed |
| 10/19/2024 | Mary Charlotte Decker | $1,000.00 | Retired · Retired |
| 10/17/2024 | Jill Estes | $100.00 | Rail 1 LLC · Admin |
| 10/17/2024 | Michael Holston | $5.00 | Not Employed · Not Employed |
| 10/15/2024 | Michael J Fladmark | $25.00 | Self · Designer SolarPV |
Recent Expenditures
| Date | Payee | Amount | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/23/2024 | Represent Texas | $9,000.00 | Donation |
| 12/23/2024 | Carolyn Salter | $7,803.62 | Loan Repayment |
| 11/29/2024 | $231.05 | Social Media Ads | |
| 11/08/2024 | Universe | $150.00 | Voter File Data |
| 11/06/2024 | $900.00 | Social Media Ads | |
| 11/06/2024 | Reverbal Communications | $680.54 | Social Media Placement |
| 11/04/2024 | $818.00 | Social Media Ads | |
| 11/04/2024 | $743.00 | Social Media Ads | |
| 11/04/2024 | $675.00 | Social Media Ads | |
| 11/02/2024 | Reverbal Communications | $572.32 | Social Media Placement |
| 11/01/2024 | Universe | $1,115.47 | Voter File Data |
| 10/31/2024 | $613.00 | Social Media Ads | |
| 10/30/2024 | $557.00 | Social Media Ads | |
| 10/30/2024 | $39.56 | Social Media Ads | |
| 10/29/2024 | $506.00 | Social Media Ads | |
| 10/28/2024 | $460.00 | Social Media Ads | |
| 10/28/2024 | $418.00 | Social Media Ads | |
| 10/28/2024 | $380.00 | Social Media Ads | |
| 10/28/2024 | $345.00 | Social Media Ads | |
| 10/28/2024 | $313.00 | Social Media Ads |
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 47 ms.