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

Ellis County Republican Party

Resolved vendor identity assembled from reviewed Texas Ethics Commission payee records.
Canonical vendor · Vendor ID 103682 · Resolution: Indexed Canonical Identity
Total Payments
$79,677.18
Client Filers
27
Payments
74
Activity Range
09/06/2002–03/28/2026
Largest Payment
$25,000.00
Graph: 27 connected filers · 74 payments · $79,677.18 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
1Republican Party of Texas$26,072.00302/24/2003
2Pitts, James R.$12,450.001003/23/2012
3Birdwell, Brian D. (The Honorable)$4,990.001010/11/2024
4Wray, John C. (The Honorable)$3,300.00505/14/2019
5Pandithurai, Grace Ruth Patricia$3,300.00203/23/2024
6Wilhelm, Gregory E. (Mr.)$3,250.00303/28/2026
7Wallace, William D. (The Honorable)$3,200.00305/03/2024
8Knize, Wesley (Mr.)$3,050.00308/10/2006
9Ermatinger, Cindy G. (The Honorable)$3,000.00212/23/2019
10Averitt, Kip$2,000.00109/16/2002
11Jendrzey, Edward A. (Mr.)$1,910.18301/03/2019
12Grubbs, Joe F. (The Honorable)$1,500.00111/14/2015
13Gus, Daniel (Mr.)$1,500.00101/04/2010
14Wilkinson, Ronald L. (Mr.)$1,500.00112/30/2009
15Carroll, Robert J. (The Honorable)$1,500.00111/13/2021
16Auvenshine, Stacey M. (Mrs.)$1,500.00111/28/2017
17Ellis County Republican Women's Club PAC$1,400.00110/20/2020
18Johnson, Matthew E. (The Honorable)$900.00410/21/2022
19Harrison, Brian E. (The Honorable)$750.00112/19/2023
20Authier, Matt G. (Mr.)$750.00111/08/2025

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
OFFICE DEPOT
Vendor ID 230284
17 63.0% 3,017 0.6%
HEB
Vendor ID 142370
14 51.9% 1,480 0.9%
WALMART
Vendor ID 348446
14 51.9% 1,876 0.7%
Ellis County Republican Women
Vendor ID 103685
13 48.1% 19 39.4%
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS
Vendor ID 261858
13 48.1% 1,571 0.8%
TARGET
Vendor ID 304420
11 40.7% 1,174 0.9%
HOME DEPOT
Vendor ID 148817
11 40.7% 1,536 0.7%
HOBBY LOBBY
Vendor ID 147424
10 37.0% 946 1.0%
BEST BUY
Vendor ID 32133
10 37.0% 1,101 0.9%
Waxahachie Daily Light
Vendor ID 349754
9 33.3% 19 24.3%
CHICK-FIL-A
Vendor ID 60264
9 33.3% 483 1.8%
WHATABURGER
Vendor ID 352769
9 33.3% 541 1.6%
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
03/28/2026Wilhelm, Gregory E. (Mr.)$250.00Senatorial Convention Food and Beverage Event Expense
11/11/2025Wilhelm, Gregory E. (Mr.)$1,500.00Candidate Filing Fee
11/08/2025Authier, Matt G. (Mr.)$750.002026 Primary election filing fee
10/11/2024Birdwell, Brian D. (The Honorable)$1,000.00donation to organization
09/19/2024Birdwell, Brian D. (The Honorable)$1,000.00donation to organization
05/03/2024Wallace, William D. (The Honorable)$200.00 Payment in support of the Legacy Circle.
03/23/2024Pandithurai, Grace Ruth Patricia$1,800.00room sponsorship
12/19/2023Harrison, Brian E. (The Honorable)$750.00Filing Fee
12/11/2023Wilhelm, Gregory E. (Mr.)$1,500.00Candidate Filing Fee
11/11/2023Wallace, William D. (The Honorable)$1,500.00Filing Fee
11/08/2023Pandithurai, Grace Ruth Patricia$1,500.00filing fee
10/21/2022Johnson, Matthew E. (The Honorable)$200.00Tickets to Annual Banquet
05/06/2022Johnson, Matthew E. (The Honorable)$100.00Annual Legacy Circle Fee
03/22/2022Birdwell, Brian D. (The Honorable)$600.00meal for convention delegates
11/13/2021Carroll, Robert J. (The Honorable)$1,500.00Candidate Filing Fee
02/20/2021Johnson, Matthew E. (The Honorable)$100.00Annual Legacy Circle Fee
10/20/2020Ellis County Republican Women's Club PAC$1,400.00Meeting Rental Space
05/01/2020Johnson, Matthew E. (The Honorable)$500.00Legacy Circle Membership Fee
12/23/2019Ermatinger, Cindy G. (The Honorable)$1,500.00Filing Fees
11/09/2019Wallace, William D. (Mr.)$1,500.00Filing Fee
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.