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

Candidate Connection Group

Resolved vendor identity assembled from reviewed Texas Ethics Commission payee records.
Canonical vendor · Vendor ID 50342 · Resolution: Indexed Canonical Identity
Total Payments
$71,314.32
Client Filers
5
Payments
63
Activity Range
03/12/2009–06/28/2016
Largest Payment
$9,500.00
Graph: 5 connected filers · 63 payments · $71,314.32 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
1Martin, James B. (Mr.)$39,631.323201/14/2014
2Birmingham, Brandon T. (The Honorable)$16,273.001806/28/2016
3Dallas County Democratic Party$12,100.00510/15/2010
4Lewis, Gracie (Ms.)$2,560.00711/07/2012
5Plumlee, Andrea D. (The Honorable)$750.00102/21/2014

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
SOUTHWEST MOBILE ADVERTISING
Vendor ID 289894
5 100.0% 14 35.7%
DALLAS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Vendor ID 82606
5 100.0% 304 1.6%
TEXAS DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Vendor ID 310744
5 100.0% 1,669 0.3%
OFFICE DEPOT
Vendor ID 230284
5 100.0% 3,017 0.2%
ELITE NEWS
Vendor ID 103191
4 80.0% 91 4.3%
EDWARDS & PATTERSON SIGNS
Vendor ID 100071
4 80.0% 96 4.1%
DEMOCRACY TOOLBOX
Vendor ID 88022
4 80.0% 114 3.5%
DALLAS BAR ASSOCIATION
Vendor ID 82368
4 80.0% 147 2.7%
JASON'S DELI
Vendor ID 162552
4 80.0% 649 0.6%
PARTY CITY
Vendor ID 238598
4 80.0% 734 0.5%
STAPLES
Vendor ID 294208
4 80.0% 1,045 0.4%
WALMART
Vendor ID 348446
4 80.0% 1,876 0.2%
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
06/28/2016Birmingham, Brandon T. (The Honorable)$25.00Gift for Memorial Service
10/26/2014Birmingham, Brandon (Mr.)$1,000.00Campaign Consulting
03/30/2014Birmingham, Brandon (Mr.)$325.00Primary Results Event
03/04/2014Birmingham, Brandon (Mr.)$633.00Advertising expense
02/26/2014Birmingham, Brandon (Mr.)$690.00Campaign Consulting, mailers, campaign volunteers
02/26/2014Birmingham, Brandon (Mr.)$50.00Consulting Expense
02/23/2014Birmingham, Brandon (Mr.)$690.00Tickets to local Democrat event, poll volunteers, sign and campaign literature distribution
02/23/2014Birmingham, Brandon (Mr.)$180.00Voting location campaign workers
02/21/2014Plumlee, Andrea D. (The Honorable)$750.00payments for pollsters during early voting
01/24/2014Birmingham, Brandon (Mr.)$1,700.00Advertising in Local Media Outlets
01/14/2014Martin, James B.$1,500.00Campaign Manager Fee
11/05/2013Birmingham, Brandon (Mr.)$100.00political advertisement
11/04/2013Martin, James B. (Mr.)$2,000.00Campaign Consultant Expense
10/22/2013Martin, James B. (Mr.)$125.00Event Tickets
10/20/2013Birmingham, Brandon (Mr.)$425.00Political advertising
09/30/2013Martin, James B. (Mr.)$175.00Tickets for Alpha Phi Alpha and Advertisement
09/30/2013Martin, James B. (Mr.)$100.00Tickets for J.L. Turner Event
09/21/2013Martin, James B. (Mr.)$250.00Signature Verification for Petitions
09/09/2013Birmingham, Brandon (Mr.)$190.00Political Advertisement
08/12/2013Martin, James B. (Mr.)$150.00Dallas NAACP Program Advertisment
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.