Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Schwab, Stephen D.

COH · STATEREP 44
Filer ID: 00089566 · Schertz · TX
5 reports · First filing 07/15/2025 · Latest filing 07/15/2026
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
44
Mailing Location
Schertz · TX · 78154
First Filing
07/15/2025
Latest Filing
07/15/2026
Latest Reporting Period
02/22/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
5

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$78,456.03
Expenditures
$97,869.17
Transactions
1,477
Largest Contribution
$3,650.00
Largest Expenditure
$11,565.19
COH as of 06/30/2026
$620.68
Average Contribution
$57.86
Average Expenditure
$808.84
First Contribution
04/01/2025
Last Contribution
06/27/2026
First Expenditure
04/07/2025
Last Expenditure
06/28/2026

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
1,030
Reported Payee Entities
37
Top Contributor
Schwab Stephen
Top Reported Payee
Katie Charlton

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
1,030
1,356 contributions · $78,456.03
Vendor Relationships
34
113 payments · $70,774.17
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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 spentSchwab, Stephen D.Focal filer / committeeSchwab StephenSchwab Stephen$9,800.00 · 6 giftsStephen SchwabStephen Schwab$9,250.00 · 5 giftsJeffrey SchwabJeffrey Schwab$2,000.00 · 2 giftsBarbara SchwabBarbara Schwab$1,600.00 · 22 giftsEdward ShinEdward Shin$1,500.00 · 1 giftsKatie CharltonKatie Charlton$20,595.00 · 6 paymentsPendulum Creative Group LLCPendulum Creative Group LLC$15,757.74 · 2 paymentsHammerhead StrategiesHammerhead Strategies$13,766.48 · 6 paymentsSole StrategiesSole Strategies$9,000.00 · 3 paymentsSalem MediaSalem Media$8,200.00 · 5 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
Contributions91.3th#762 of 8,722
Expenditures91.4th#754 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity91.1th#775 of 8,722
Transaction Volume97.4th#225 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions38.5%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures68.8%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Schwab Stephen $9,800.006
2Stephen Schwab $9,250.005
3Jeffrey Schwab $2,000.002
4Barbara Schwab $1,600.0022
5Edward Shin $1,500.001
6Rudy Placencia $1,500.001
7Purdy Layne $1,327.805
8Ian Mitchell $1,100.0011
9Reid Lohr $1,100.005
10Christopher Williams $1,000.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Katie Charlton $20,595.006
2Pendulum Creative Group LLC $15,757.742
3Hammerhead Strategies $13,766.486
4Sole Strategies $9,000.003
5Salem Media $8,200.005
6Ripple Effect Strategies / ROI $8,172.201
7Jenny Tavarez $5,000.001
8Switchboard $2,430.067
9CUSTOMINK LLC $1,896.743
10Trey Taylor $1,500.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2026$27,787.32 $51,915.87
2025$50,668.71 $45,953.30

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
06/27/2026Ian Mitchell $50.00 Pediatric surgeon · UH
06/25/2026Johnathan W Higgins $7.00 Manager, Data Engineering · Vibrant Emotional Health
06/15/2026Amelia Bond $20.00 Professor · Weill Cornell Medical College
06/12/2026Suzanne Denson $5.00 Not Employed · Not Employed
06/11/2026S H Knight $10.00 Not Employed · Not Employed
06/10/2026Wesley Stickel $15.00 Not Employed · Not Employed
06/10/2026Fernando Guerra $15.00 Not employed · Not employed
06/10/2026Sarah Reves $10.00 Not Employed · Not Employed
06/10/2026Mark MacArthur $10.00 Not Employed · Not Employed
06/09/2026Susan Lesly $10.00 self · none
06/09/2026thomas gosse $10.00 self · self
06/09/2026Patricia Klimas $10.00 Not Employed · Not Employed
06/09/2026Sarah Reves $10.00 Not Employed · Not Employed
06/09/2026Glenn Todd $5.00 Not Employed · Not Employed
06/09/2026Elizabeth Milor $5.00 Not Employed · Not Employed
06/09/2026Trudy Yates $3.00 Not Employed · Not Employed
06/08/2026Carol Chapman $5.00 Business analyst · American national
06/07/2026Janet Aker $3.00 freelance writer, editor · freelance
06/06/2026Richard A Mann $17.76 Engineer · Apple
06/06/2026Ann Marshbanks MARSHBAnKS $5.00 Not Employed · Not Employed

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/28/2026ActBlue, LLC $100.49ActBlue Fees
04/20/2026USPS $244.00PO Box
04/02/2026Campaign Deputy $210.00Campaign Management Software
03/30/2026Grassroots Analytics $100.00Calltime Lists
03/17/2026Switchboard $116.47texting program software
03/16/2026Ripple Effect Strategies / ROI $8,172.20Digital Texting Services
03/11/2026Schertz Bank and Trust $105.00Banking Fees
03/09/2026Switchboard $278.68Digital Texting Services
03/06/2026Katie Charlton $1,500.00Campaign Management
03/04/2026Hammerhead Strategies $6,401.32Digital Advertising
03/04/2026Calendly $25.54Calendar management
03/02/2026Campaign Deputy $210.00IT for Digital
03/02/2026Walmart Supercenter $18.32Supplies
02/26/2026Hammerhead Strategies $1,935.76Digital Services
02/25/2026Pendulum Creative Group LLC $11,565.19Mail
02/18/2026Katie Charlton $2,819.00Campaign Manager
02/18/2026City of Schertz $75.00Coffee and Tea Service
02/18/2026HEB $66.68Refreshements
02/18/2026Dollar Tree $19.76refreshments
02/17/2026Pendulum Creative Group LLC $4,192.55Palm Cards
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 92 ms.