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

THE EXAMINER

Resolved vendor identity assembled from reviewed Texas Ethics Commission payee records.
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Canonical vendor · Vendor ID 318677 · Resolution: Indexed Canonical Identity
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Total Payments
$152,878.28
Client Filers
53
Payments
333
Activity Range
10/19/1999–05/12/2026
Largest Payment
$5,300.00
Graph: 53 connected filers · 333 payments · $152,878.28 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
1IAFF 399 Beaumont Political Action Committee$29,510.502509/19/2025
2West, Raquel (The Honorable)$17,753.633309/10/2025
3Wortham, Bob (Mr.)$10,612.252903/01/2013
4Beaumont Police Officers PAC$9,570.001004/03/2019
5Shuffield, Milton G. (The Honorable)$8,198.902908/23/2016
6Thorne III, Lawrence E. (The Honorable)$6,966.251808/06/2018
7Stover III, Earl W. (Mr.)$5,551.002109/10/2015
8Wortham, Baylor G. (The Honorable)$5,486.00911/30/2016
9Texans for Rick Perry$5,300.00107/24/2014
10Bernsen, David E. (The Honorable)$4,966.251104/30/2004
11Sanderson, James Gary$4,274.001209/09/2015
12Stevens Jr., John B. (Mr.)$4,048.001209/18/2009
13Bradley, Tina H. (Mrs.)$3,395.00305/29/2018
14Roebuck Jr., Thomas P. (Mr.)$3,313.00203/04/2006
15Shelton, Jeffery R. (The Honorable)$2,822.50503/05/2019
16Jefferson County Republican Executive Committee(CEC)$2,805.00311/01/2016
17Ritter, Allan B. (The Honorable)$2,584.501609/23/2002
18Jefferson County Republican Party$2,570.00309/18/2025
19Hunter, Larry (Mr.)$2,019.001311/05/2008
20Floyd, Donald J. (The Honorable)$1,996.00709/27/2016

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
OFFICE DEPOT
Vendor ID 230284
 28 52.8% 3,017 0.9%
SAM'S CLUB
Vendor ID 273581
 20 37.7% 1,360 1.4%
SOILEAU PRINTING
Vendor ID 287441
 18 34.0% 54 20.2%
TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION
Vendor ID 311217
 17 32.1% 1,368 1.2%
Beaumont Enterprise
Vendor ID 30106
 16 30.2% 39 21.1%
JEFFERSON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Vendor ID 163803
 16 30.2% 39 21.1%
TEXAS DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Vendor ID 310744
 16 30.2% 1,669 0.9%
PORT ARTHUR NEWS
Vendor ID 247508
 15 28.3% 27 23.1%
HEB
Vendor ID 142370
 15 28.3% 1,480 1.0%
WALMART
Vendor ID 348446
 15 28.3% 1,876 0.8%
JASON'S DELI
Vendor ID 162552
 14 26.4% 649 2.0%
WAL-MART
Vendor ID 347528
 14 26.4% 714 1.9%
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
09/19/2025IAFF 399 Beaumont Political Action Committee$580.00Labor Day advertisement
09/18/2025Jefferson County Republican Party$580.00Labor Day Ad
09/10/2025West, Raquel (The Honorable)$1,001.00Labor Day Ad
05/06/2025IAFF 399 Beaumont Political Action Committee$990.00Newspaper Ad
03/27/2025Middleton II, David M. (The Honorable)$30.00Legislative Public Notice
03/13/2025IAFF 399 Beaumont Political Action Committee$990.00Endorsement Ad
11/21/2024Chaney, Gary W. (The Honorable)$158.00Political Advertisement
11/14/2024Jefferson County Republican Party$990.00Candidates' endorsement
11/07/2024Sanderson, Justin G. (The Honorable)$100.00ad
10/01/2024IAFF 399 Beaumont Political Action Committee$550.00Labor Day advertising
09/26/2024Jefferson County Republican Party$1,000.00Labor Day Ad
09/19/2024Southeast Texas Democratic Women$175.00Labor Day Ad
07/22/2024Sanderson, Justin G. (The Honorable)$50.00Ad
11/02/2023Sanderson, Justin G. (The Honorable)$75.00Ad
09/05/2023Sanderson, Justin G. (The Honorable)$100.00Ad
07/13/2023IAFF 399 Beaumont Political Action Committee$990.00Labor magazine advertisement
05/08/2023IAFF 399 Beaumont Political Action Committee$2,970.00Newspaper Ad
01/04/2023Sanderson, Justin G. (The Honorable)$100.00Ad
12/18/2022Chaney, Gary W. (The Honorable)$137.50Ad in Paper wishing everyone in the community season's greetings.
12/03/2022IAFF 399 Beaumont Political Action Committee$990.00Local Endorsement 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.