Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Cooks, Desmond L. (Mr.)

JCOH · JUDGEDIST 194
Filer ID: 00090226 · Dallas · TX
4 reports · First filing 01/15/2026 · Latest filing 03/25/2026
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
JUDGEDIST
District / Place
194
Mailing Location
Dallas · TX · 75219
First Filing
01/15/2026
Latest Filing
03/25/2026
Latest Reporting Period
02/22/2026 – 03/25/2026
Reports
4

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$58,045.34
Expenditures
$67,412.06
Transactions
86
Largest Contribution
$12,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$6,000.00
COH as of 03/25/2026
$0.00
Average Contribution
$1,813.92
Average Expenditure
$1,248.37
First Contribution
10/30/2025
Last Contribution
03/23/2026
First Expenditure
10/30/2025
Last Expenditure
03/03/2026

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
18
Reported Payee Entities
29
Top Contributor
Desmond Cooks
Top Reported Payee
Desmond Cooks

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
18
32 contributions · $58,045.34
Vendor Relationships
22
36 payments · $41,783.39
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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 spentCooks, Desmond L. (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeDesmond CooksDesmond Cooks$29,085.00 · 7 giftsDesmond cooksDesmond cooks$14,388.47 · 5 giftsDesmond CooksDesmond Cooks$6,035.20 · 3 giftsRuel HamiltonRuel Hamilton$2,500.00 · 1 giftsLaw Office of Domingo GarciaLaw Office of Domingo Garcia$1,000.00 · 1 giftsDesmond CooksDesmond Cooks$18,508.67 · 10 paymentsBillboard SourceBillboard Source$10,297.00 · 2 paymentsA-List marketingA-List marketing$7,214.00 · 4 paymentsIPROMOTEUIPROMOTEU$2,958.00 · 1 paymentsFirst GraphicFirst Graphic$2,578.46 · 1 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#881 of 8,722
Expenditures89.5th#918 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity89.4th#923 of 8,722
Transaction Volume83.9th#1,404 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions96.5%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures61.6%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Desmond Cooks $29,085.007
2Desmond cooks $14,388.475
3Desmond Cooks $6,035.203
4Ruel Hamilton $2,500.001
5Law Office of Domingo Garcia $1,000.001
6Jacob Kring $1,000.001
7Alfred Gilbertson $500.002
8ACE THREE LLC $500.001
9Mary Christian Barr Trust $500.001
10Carol donovan $500.001

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1Desmond Cooks $18,508.6710
2Billboard Source $10,297.002
3A-List marketing $7,214.004
4IPROMOTEU $2,958.001
5First Graphic $2,578.461
6First Graphic Services $2,578.001
7susan stephens $2,160.001
8M & M ADVERTISING $2,000.004
9MMS Company Ad Specialties LLC $2,000.001
10Messenger Media LLC $1,800.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2026$29,936.67 $37,184.33
2025$28,108.67 $30,227.73

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
03/23/2026Desmond Cooks $3,000.00 Attorney
02/26/2026Law Office of Domingo Garcia $1,000.00
02/19/2026Mary Christian Barr Trust $500.00
02/14/2026siren Consulting LLC $186.67
02/02/2026Desmond Cooks $12,000.00 Attorney
01/20/2026Desmond cooks $3,000.00 Attorney
01/20/2026Desmond cooks $2,500.00 Attorney
01/20/2026Desmond cooks $2,500.00 Attorney
01/13/2026Desmond Cooks $5,000.00 Attorney
01/07/2026Karen Cherry $250.00 Health care provider
12/31/2025Anthony Eiland $350.00 Attorney
12/26/2025Desmond cooks $6,000.00 Attorney
12/15/2025Alfred Gilbertson $250.00 Attorney
12/12/2025Desmond Cooks $600.00 Attorney
12/12/2025Alfred Gilbertson $250.00 Attorney
12/04/2025Carl Dear $100.00 Physician Assistant
11/21/2025ACE THREE LLC $500.00
11/17/2025Ruel Hamilton $2,500.00 Residential Investor
11/17/2025Desmond Cooks $1,242.50 Attorney
11/14/2025Desmond Cooks $1,242.50 Attorney

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
03/03/2026susan stephens $2,160.00Team of Poll Greeters
03/03/2026noreen antal $1,080.00Poll greeter
03/03/2026I Messenger Media LLC $1,000.00Advertising in newspaper and online
02/18/2026IPROMOTEU $2,958.00Advertising
02/17/2026VANGUARD AI LLC $1,543.00Political Media
02/17/2026Eco Latino Radio $1,500.00 Canvass Walking
02/17/2026Siren consulting LLC $121.00 Campaign Consulting
02/13/2026Siren consulting LLC $1,090.00Campaign consulting
02/13/2026Chase Martin $650.00 Social Media
02/04/2026Home Depot $919.00 Hardware
02/02/2026Desmond Cooks $2,000.00Donation
02/02/2026Meta Business Suite $90.26Facebook Ad
01/30/2026First Graphic Services $2,578.00Push Cards
01/29/2026M & M ADVERTISING $500.00BillBoard
01/22/2026A-List marketing $1,500.00Social Media
01/22/2026A-List marketing $699.00 social media
01/20/2026First Graphic $2,578.46Yard signs and road signs
01/15/2026M & M ADVERTISING $500.00Billboard
01/14/2026Billboard Source $5,148.50Billboard
01/14/2026Billboard Source $5,148.50Billboard
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 36 ms.