Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Canonical Vendor

American Classifieds

Resolved vendor identity assembled from reviewed Texas Ethics Commission payee records.
Canonical vendor · Vendor ID 14416 · Resolution: Indexed Canonical Identity
Total Payments
$1,976.80
Client Filers
4
Payments
7
Activity Range
02/26/2004–02/16/2020
Largest Payment
$445.00
Graph: 4 connected filers · 7 payments · $1,976.80 represented
Canonical vendor assembled from reviewed Texas Ethics Commission reported payee identities. Source records remain unchanged.

Reported Names

Payee names preserved from the reported/curated source layer and resolved to this canonical vendor.

Top Client Filers

Canonical client relationships from vendor_clients_canonical.
#FilerPaidPaymentsLast Payment
1Norvell, James Blake C. (Mr.)$1,780.00402/16/2020
2Graves, Marcus (Mr.)$100.00102/26/2004
3Jones, Frederick C. (Mr.)$61.80110/25/2010
4Smithee, John$35.00107/20/2004

Shared Client Network

Other canonical vendors paid by the same filer clients. Ranked by shared-client count. This is a structural overlap measure, not evidence of affiliation or coordination.
Vendor Shared Clients Focal Coverage Peer Clients Network Overlap
DAVID DEWHURST COMMITTEE
Vendor ID 85094
2 50.0% 236 0.8%
HOBBY LOBBY
Vendor ID 147424
2 50.0% 946 0.2%
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS
Vendor ID 261858
2 50.0% 1,571 0.1%
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
Vendor ID 338453
2 50.0% 1,445 0.1%
Method: Focal Coverage = shared clients ÷ this vendor's client count. Network Overlap = Jaccard similarity: shared clients ÷ union of both client sets.

Recent Reported Payments

DateClient FilerAmountDescription
02/16/2020Norvell, James Blake C. (Mr.)$445.00Political Ad.
02/06/2020Norvell, James Blake C. (Mr.)$445.00Political Ad.
01/31/2020Norvell, James Blake C. (Mr.)$445.00Political Ad.
01/28/2020Norvell, James Blake C. (Mr.)$445.00Political Ad.
10/25/2010Jones, Frederick C. (Mr.)$61.80Printed advertisement in an area distributed advertising paper
07/20/2004Smithee, John$35.00Advertisement
02/26/2004Graves, Marcus (Mr.)$100.00display ad
Evidence basis: A canonical vendor identity was resolved using the curated vendor layer. Raw reported-payee statistics remain separate from canonical vendor statistics so the source record and analytical identity are distinguishable.