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

Dandy Idea

Resolved vendor identity assembled from reviewed Texas Ethics Commission payee records.
Canonical vendor · Vendor ID 83895 · Resolution: Indexed Canonical Identity
Total Payments
$12,970.00
Client Filers
4
Payments
12
Activity Range
07/01/2003–03/23/2016
Largest Payment
$2,000.00
Graph: 4 connected filers · 12 payments · $12,970.00 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
1Montford, Melinda (Ms.)$7,250.00405/17/2010
2Soifer, Jan (Ms.)$4,500.00610/06/2015
3Travis County Democratic Party$1,000.00110/28/2010
4Black Austin Democrats Political Action Committee$220.00103/23/2016

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
CHECKMARK TYPESETTING
Vendor ID 58877
4 100.0% 151 2.6%
TRAVIS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Vendor ID 332469
4 100.0% 253 1.6%
WORLEY PRINTING
Vendor ID 357411
4 100.0% 256 1.6%
The Villager
Vendor ID 325547
3 75.0% 27 10.7%
GNI Strategies
Vendor ID 130240
3 75.0% 48 6.1%
Austin Chronicle
Vendor ID 23422
3 75.0% 76 3.9%
KELLY GRAPHICS
Vendor ID 176177
3 75.0% 193 1.5%
ACTBLUE
Vendor ID 6335
3 75.0% 592 0.5%
COSTCO
Vendor ID 76204
3 75.0% 898 0.3%
PAYPAL
Vendor ID 240319
3 75.0% 947 0.3%
FACEBOOK
Vendor ID 109240
3 75.0% 1,638 0.2%
OFFICE DEPOT
Vendor ID 230284
3 75.0% 3,017 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
03/23/2016Black Austin Democrats Political Action Committee$220.00Banner Design
10/06/2015Soifer, Jan (Ms.)$1,500.00Graphic design
10/28/2010Travis County Democratic Party$1,000.00design
05/17/2010Montford, Melinda (Ms.)$1,250.00Graphic Design
03/08/2010Montford, Melinda (Ms.)$2,000.00Graphic Design
02/01/2010Montford, Melinda (Ms.)$2,000.00graphic design
01/05/2004Soifer, Jan (Ms.)$750.00design
12/12/2003Soifer, Jan (Ms.)$150.00graphic design
09/22/2003Soifer, Jan (Ms.)$100.00graphic design
07/15/2003Soifer, Jan (Ms.)$1,000.00graphic design
07/01/2003Soifer, Jan (Ms.)$1,000.00graphic design
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.