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

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.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
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
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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 spentSalter, Carolyn F.Focal filer / committeeMIchael LangeMIchael Lange$4,000.00 · 1 giftsKendall ScudderKendall Scudder$2,275.00 · 4 giftsDonald HenleyDonald Henley$1,500.00 · 3 giftsKendall ScuderKendall Scuder$1,500.00 · 1 giftsKenneth D GoebelKenneth D Goebel$1,100.00 · 2 giftsFacebookFacebook$9,875.30 · 36 paymentsRepresent TexasRepresent Texas$9,000.00 · 1 paymentsCarolyn SalterCarolyn Salter$7,803.62 · 1 paymentsGrassroots AnalyticsGrassroots Analytics$6,000.00 · 3 paymentsAPH Consulting DBA Campaing in a BoxAPH Consulting DBA Campaing in a Box$4,375.00 · 2 payments

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
Contributions87.9th#1,059 of 8,722
Expenditures88.0th#1,045 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity87.6th#1,085 of 8,722
Transaction Volume95.8th#365 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions43.3%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures74.2%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1MIchael Lange $4,000.001
2Kendall Scudder $2,275.004
3Donald Henley $1,500.003
4Kendall Scuder $1,500.001
5Kenneth D Goebel $1,100.002
6Texas Democratic Women $1,000.001
7Mary Charlotte Decker $1,000.001
8Phillip & Janet Lawson $1,000.001
9Blue Horizon Texas $900.002
10Dan Wood for Congress $877.681

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Facebook $9,875.3036
2Represent Texas $9,000.001
3Carolyn Salter $7,803.621
4Grassroots Analytics $6,000.003
5APH Consulting DBA Campaing in a Box $4,375.002
6The Sendery, Inc $3,784.011
7Universe $2,964.775
8Reverbal Communications $2,014.863
9KFWR/KRVF/KTFW/KFWR Radio $1,304.001
10Texas Democratic Party $750.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2024$35,018.68 $49,183.43
2023$0.00 $750.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
12/23/2024Kendall Scudder $750.00 Self · Business Owner
11/12/2024MIchael Lange $4,000.00 Self · Investment Research
11/05/2024Marlene Jowell $100.00 Not Employed · Not Employed
11/04/2024Tracy Torma $100.00 Torma Communications · Writer/editor/owner
11/01/2024James Lewis $10.00 Not Employed · Not Employed
10/30/2024Charles Lewis $250.00 Not Employed · Not Employed
10/30/2024Larry Taylor $10.00 Not Employed · Not Employed
10/28/2024Betsy Berman $10.00 Self · General Contractor
10/27/2024Blue Horizon Texas $800.00
10/27/2024Pat Vaselakos $250.00 Not Employed · Not Employed
10/26/2024Munoz Patricia $5.00 Retired · Retired
10/24/2024John Thorne $50.00 Not Employed · Not Employed
10/24/2024DARETHA SMITH $5.00 Confie · Adjuster
10/24/2024Lynn & Darlene Clark $5.00 Not Employed · Not Employed
10/21/2024Kenneth D Goebel $100.00 Retired · Retired
10/21/2024Susan Swift $50.00 Not Employed · Not Employed
10/19/2024Mary Charlotte Decker $1,000.00 Retired · Retired
10/17/2024Jill Estes $100.00 Rail 1 LLC · Admin
10/17/2024Michael Holston $5.00 Not Employed · Not Employed
10/15/2024Michael J Fladmark $25.00 Self · Designer SolarPV

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
12/23/2024Represent Texas $9,000.00Donation
12/23/2024Carolyn Salter $7,803.62Loan Repayment
11/29/2024Facebook $231.05Social Media Ads
11/08/2024Universe $150.00Voter File Data
11/06/2024Facebook $900.00Social Media Ads
11/06/2024Reverbal Communications $680.54Social Media Placement
11/04/2024Facebook $818.00Social Media Ads
11/04/2024Facebook $743.00Social Media Ads
11/04/2024Facebook $675.00Social Media Ads
11/02/2024Reverbal Communications $572.32Social Media Placement
11/01/2024Universe $1,115.47Voter File Data
10/31/2024Facebook $613.00Social Media Ads
10/30/2024Facebook $557.00Social Media Ads
10/30/2024Facebook $39.56Social Media Ads
10/29/2024Facebook $506.00Social Media Ads
10/28/2024Facebook $460.00Social Media Ads
10/28/2024Facebook $418.00Social Media Ads
10/28/2024Facebook $380.00Social Media Ads
10/28/2024Facebook $345.00Social Media Ads
10/28/2024Facebook $313.00Social 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.