Rodney G. Ellis

Candidate/Officeholder (non-judicial)
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Full Name: Rodney Ellis
Birthdate: 4-7-1954
Hometown: Houston
Race: Black
Occupation: Partner - Rice Financial Products Company; Shareholder - The Tagos Group; Of Counsel - Reaud, Morgan, & Quinn
Education: B.A., Texas Southern University; M.P.A., University of Texas at Austin; J.D., University of Texas at Austin
Spouse: Licia Green Ellis

Historical Contributions/Expenditures

Top Contributors

Name Total Amount # Contributions
Bob Perry $87,000 16
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC $60,000 11
Texas Association of Mortgage Attorneys PAC $60,000 4
C. W. Duncan $45,500 15
Joseph Jamail $45,000 5
Charles Butt $37,000 9
Keep Hope Alive PAC $35,000 2
Texas Association of Realtors PAC $31,000 6
VINSON & ELKINS TEXAS PAC $28,500 15
PLUMBERS LOCAL UNION NO. 68 PAC FUND $26,250 9
Texas Optometric PAC $25,500 9
Jack Pratt $25,500 7
TREPAC/Texas Assn of Realtors PAC $25,000 3
Texas Medical Association $25,000 8
The Chickasaw Nation $25,000 4
Texas Dental Association (DenPac) $23,500 14
Texans for Economic Development PAC $22,500 4
Associated General Contractors of Texas PAC $20,000 6
James Pitcock $20,000 6
Q PAC $19,500 6
David Beck $18,000 12
Texas State Teachers Association PAC $17,000 7
Beer Alliance of Texas PAC $17,000 17
James Dannenbaum $16,500 10
James Greer $16,500 11
Dorothy Smith $15,500 10
Texas Society of Anesthesiologists PAC $15,500 7
LINEBARGER GOGGAN BLAIR & SAMPSON LLP $15,000 8
The Gallagher Law Firm $15,000 3
Maxxam Inc PAC $14,500 7

Recent Expenditures

Date Recipient Amount Description
Dec. 31, 2012 Chevron $62 Fuel for campaign vehicle
Dec. 31, 2012 RL Loving, CPA $3,000 Accounting services
Dec. 31, 2012 Rally.org $170 Service fee for online donations
Dec. 30, 2012 Whole Foods $42 Coffee room supplies
Dec. 29, 2012 OnStar $31 Phone service
Dec. 28, 2012 Whole Foods $110 Coffee room supplies
Dec. 28, 2012 Carrabba's $67 Meeting
Dec. 28, 2012 Lyric Center $574 Campaign office lease
Dec. 27, 2012 Harrys Restaurant $61 Meeting
Dec. 26, 2012 Ashton in Austin $2,371 Austin apartment rent
Dec. 26, 2012 Harrys Restaurant $42 Meeting
Dec. 22, 2012 Buffalo Grille $31 Meeting
Dec. 21, 2012 William Mills $185 Austin apartment maintenance
Dec. 21, 2012 BluDomain.com $107 Website registration -- RodneyEllis.com
Dec. 20, 2012 Harris County Democratic Party $250 Donation
Dec. 20, 2012 Shirley Ray $120 Cleaning Austin apartment
Dec. 20, 2012 Senate Ladies Club $1,500 Pre-session dinner
Dec. 20, 2012 Ashton in Austin $3,060 Austin apartment rent
Dec. 20, 2012 Sakina Lanig $300 Books
Dec. 20, 2012 USPS $52 Shipping charges
Dec. 20, 2012 Diamond Shamrock $76 Fuel for campaign vehicle
Dec. 20, 2012 USPS $135 Stamps
Dec. 20, 2012 Barnaby's Cafe $24 Meeting
Dec. 19, 2012 Unicorn Moving and Storage $230 Moving charges
Dec. 19, 2012 Cypress Communications, Inc. $180 Phone service
Dec. 16, 2012 Krogers $85 Office holiday party
Dec. 16, 2012 Party City $61 Office holiday party
Dec. 16, 2012 Krogers $27 Office holiday party
Dec. 14, 2012 Buffalo Grille $11 Meeting
Dec. 14, 2012 Barnaby's Cafe $151 Meeting

More Expenditures

Summaries

Date Total Contributions Total Expenditures Cash On Hand Office Sought Office Held
Jan. 15, 2013 $234,940 $91,756 $2,016,660 State Senator
July 16, 2012 $131,784 $111,888 $1,759,362 State Senator
Jan. 17, 2012 $141,625 $86,382 $1,656,688 State Senator
July 15, 2011 $0 $71,464 $1,788,481 State Senator
Jan. 18, 2011 $186,650 $40,051 $1,851,213 State Senator
Oct. 25, 2010 $35,259 $13,841 $1,614,160 State Senator State Senator
Oct. 4, 2010 $19,740 $28,907 $1,549,933 State Senator
July 15, 2010 $90,310 $91,256 $1,414,715 State Senator
Jan. 15, 2010 $154,250 $79,561 $1,543,095 State Senator
July 15, 2009 $1,000 $77,173 $1,248,379 State Senator
Jan. 15, 2009 $283,273 $79,980 $1,296,955 State Senator
July 15, 2008 $29,490 $115,401 $1,649,343 State Senator
Jan. 15, 2008 $123,590 $78,267 $1,908,896 State Senator
July 16, 2007 $0 $72,131 $1,861,011 State Senator
Jan. 16, 2007 $256,135 $90,207 $1,800,210 State Senator
July 17, 2006 $100,537 $120,104 $1,481,530 State Senator
Jan. 17, 2006 $175,950 $85,755 $1,438,441 State Senator
July 15, 2005 $0 $76,766 $1,256,062 State Senator
Jan. 18, 2005 $238,785 $113,679 $0 State Senator
July 15, 2004 $77,080 $129,258 $0 State Senator
Jan. 15, 2004 $177,842 $70,790 $0 State Senator
July 15, 2003 $0 $51,063 $0 State Senator
Jan. 15, 2003 $190,501 $54,893 $0 State Senator
July 15, 2002 $120,144 $86,144 $0 State Senator
Jan. 15, 2002 $162,875 $93,125 $0 State Senator
July 16, 2001 $100 $98,607 $0
Jan. 16, 2001 $293,325 $121,382 $0 State Senator
July 17, 2000 $17,350 $118,642 $0 State Senator State Senator
Jan. 18, 2000 $118,106 $113,108 $0
July 15, 1999 $0 $84,293 $0
Jan. 15, 1999 $172,077 $67,692 $0
July 15, 1998 $30,500 $63,667 $0
Jan. 15, 1998 $40,108 $52,203 $0
July 15, 1997 $0 $54,156 $0
Jan. 15, 1997 $94,471 $45,065 $0
July 15, 1996 $47,045 $57,930 $0
Jan. 16, 1996 $63,284 $39,436 $0
July 17, 1995 $0 $29,724 $0
Jan. 17, 1995 $212,346 $95,515 $0
July 15, 1994 $60,380 $53,832 $0
Jan. 18, 1994 $96,173 $30,797 $0
July 15, 1993 $0 $0 $0