Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Filer / Committee

Ward, Rhonda R. (Mrs.)

COH · STATESEN 3
Filer ID: 00089755 · Nacogdoches · 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
STATESEN
District / Place
3
Mailing Location
Nacogdoches · TX · 75961
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
$2,793,444.68
Expenditures
$2,933,123.97
Transactions
1,057
Largest Contribution
$500,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$379,401.00
COH as of 06/30/2026
$27,258.83
Average Contribution
$4,694.87
Average Expenditure
$6,348.75
First Contribution
06/02/2025
Last Contribution
06/25/2026
First Expenditure
06/06/2025
Last Expenditure
06/26/2026

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
393
Reported Payee Entities
163
Top Contributor
Jim Moyer
Top Reported Payee
BrabenderCox LLC

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
393
595 contributions · $2,793,444.68
Vendor Relationships
149
413 payments · $2,753,192.45
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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 spentWard, Rhonda R. (Mrs.)Focal filer / committeeJim MoyerJim Moyer$2,560,000.00 · 13 giftsKay ButchkoKay Butchko$39,066.60 · 17 giftsRicky LoutRicky Lout$20,000.00 · 2 giftsBaileyMackey LLCBaileyMackey LLC$10,000.00 · 1 giftsJim DonnanJim Donnan$10,000.00 · 1 giftsBrabenderCox LLCBrabenderCox LLC$1,248,108.00 · 9 paymentsOptimates LLCOptimates LLC$467,800.52 · 7 paymentsColon & CompanyColon & Company$317,091.88 · 46 paymentsFox Bryant LLCFox Bryant LLC$314,203.41 · 20 paymentsCygnal LLCCygnal LLC$161,525.00 · 6 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
Contributions99.4th#49 of 8,722
Expenditures99.6th#36 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity99.5th#44 of 8,722
Transaction Volume96.6th#294 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions95.6%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures85.5%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Jim Moyer $2,560,000.0013
2Kay Butchko $39,066.6017
3Ricky Lout $20,000.002
4BaileyMackey LLC $10,000.001
5Jim Donnan $10,000.001
6Ronald Howard $10,000.001
7Mike Jackson $6,025.9818
8Cody Dishon $5,205.081
9Shaun Ireland $5,061.522
10Debra Ireland $5,000.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1BrabenderCox LLC $1,248,108.009
2Optimates LLC $467,800.527
3Colon & Company $317,091.8846
4Fox Bryant LLC $314,203.4120
5Cygnal LLC $161,525.006
6Rhonda Ward $75,000.002
7Lydia Covey $33,646.1111
8Hive Marketing $30,534.9613
9Christin Bentley $26,200.008
10Leslie Recine $24,931.508

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2026$653,651.99 $2,037,969.63
2025$2,139,792.69 $895,154.34

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
06/25/2026Jim Moyer $75,000.00 Retired · Retired
04/28/2026Sherry Hebert $100.00
03/09/2026Nathaniel West $104.00
03/09/2026Jimmie Mitchell $26.03
03/04/2026Sharon Gray $200.00
03/04/2026Nathaniel West $102.00
03/03/2026Kay Butchko $1,748.70 Retired · Retired
03/02/2026Jim Moyer $50,000.00 Retired · Retired
03/02/2026Robert Cleveland $500.00
03/02/2026Kay Butchko $500.00 Retired · Retired
02/27/2026Jim Moyer $50,000.00 Retired · Retired
02/25/2026Stephen Koebele $520.51
02/25/2026Ralph Stanley $200.00
02/25/2026Lindsey Davis $104.10
02/25/2026Kay Butchko $64.84 Retired · Retired
02/24/2026Angela Pickering $104.10
02/23/2026Christin Bentley $101.75
02/23/2026John White $52.05
02/22/2026Eric Conner $104.10
02/22/2026Kay Butchko $52.35 Retired · Retired

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/26/2026Rhonda Ward $50,000.00Campaign Loan Repayment
06/25/2026Citizen's 1st Bank $11.00Campaign Bank Fees
06/22/2026The Lufkin Daily News $314.38Campaign Advertising Expense
04/08/2026The Lufkin Daily News $16.00Campaign Subscription Expense
03/24/2026Lydia Covey $578.40Campaign Mileage Expense
03/24/2026Walmart $70.27Campaign Supplies
03/24/2026Tractor Supply $70.01Campaign Supplies
03/23/2026Amazon $135.12Campaign Supplies
03/23/2026Amazon $34.30Campaign Supplies
03/18/2026Delana Horn $2,500.00Campaign Contract Labor
03/18/2026Delana Horn $1,250.00Campaign Contract Labor
03/17/2026Colon & Company $9,615.00Campaign Advertising Expense
03/17/2026Colon & Company $4,463.00Campaign Advertising Expense
03/13/2026Colon & Company $5,635.16Campaign Advertising Expense
03/13/2026Hive Marketing $3,681.85Campaign Advertising Expense
03/13/2026Colon & Company $2,155.12Campaign Advertising Expense
03/13/2026Christin Bentley $2,000.00Campaign Contract Labor
03/13/2026Colon & Company $1,496.55Campaign Advertising Expense
03/12/2026Rhonda Ward $25,000.00Campaign Loan Repayment
03/12/2026Lydia Covey $6,000.00Campaign Contract Labor
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 69 ms.