Thomas C. Merritt

Candidate/Officeholder (non-judicial)
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Full Name: Tommy Merritt
Birthdate: 2-27-1948
Race: White
Occupation: Small Business Owner
Education: B.B.A., Texas Christian University.
Spouse: Janet
Religion: Baptist
Church: First Baptist Church (Longview and Kilgore)

Historical Contributions/Expenditures

Top Contributors

Name Total Amount # Contributions
Tommy Merritt $81,600 3
Trevor Rees-Jones $50,000 1
Ruben Martin $30,557 13
Texas Parent PAC $29,604 7
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC $24,000 7
Texas State Teachers Assoc PAC $19,873 8
B.G. Hartley $16,000 10
Debbie Griffin $15,100 12
Charles Butt $14,933 4
Margaret B. Merritt $11,000 2
A.P. Merritt $10,600 5
HILLCO PAC $10,523 10
ACT for Texas Classroom Teachers Assoc $10,250 6
Les Kroeger $10,000 12
Scooter Griffin $10,000 2
David R. Brooks $9,750 9
Mike Wilhite $9,100 6
STEVE HELLMUTH $9,000 5
Associated General Contractors of Texas - PAC $8,750 10
J.T. Roberts $8,600 13
Texas Automobile Dealers Association $8,500 9
Mike Merritt $8,000 3
Kerry N. Cammack $8,000 7
The American Electric Power Company $7,800 8
TREPAC $7,500 6
Texas Building Branch - AGC PAC $7,250 8
Trinity Industries Employee PAC $7,100 11
SBC Texas Employee Pac $7,000 4
Tim McJunkins $6,850 8
Texas Health Care Association PAC $6,700 8

Recent Expenditures

Date Recipient Amount Description
Nov. 14, 2012 Green Ad Agency $36 Name badges
Nov. 14, 2012 Cerqa LLC $12,249 Direct mailers
Nov. 14, 2012 Lone Star Directions $1,590 Video bio
Sept. 24, 2012 Visa $54 Finance charges
Sept. 24, 2012 Speedy Media $364 Website & email hosting, radio ad
June 30, 2012 Gregg County $10 Voter database
June 20, 2012 The Clowers Company $1,100 T-shirts
June 12, 2012 Mesa Media $1,036 Robo calls, radio ads
June 12, 2012 Express Services, Inc. $1,150 Employment Services
June 12, 2012 Green Ad Agency $18 Name badges
June 12, 2012 Pack 'N' Mail $501 Postage
June 8, 2012 The Clowers Company $844 T-shirts for volunteer
June 8, 2012 Speedy Media $356 Website & email hosting, radio recording, business card printing
June 8, 2012 Cerqa LLC $77,125 Direct mail advertising
June 5, 2012 Longivew Museum of Fine Art $1,338 Balance due for event
June 5, 2012 Facebook.com $10 Facebook ad purchased with campaign credit card and payment made to Visa.
May 31, 2012 WalMart $36 Office supplies purchased with campaign credit card and payment made to Visa.
May 30, 2012 Michael Lozano $2,235 Wages
May 29, 2012 Facebook.com $36 Facebook ad purchased with campaign credit card and payment made to Visa.
May 27, 2012 Facebook.com $30 Facebook ad purchased with campaign credit card and payment made to Visa.
May 27, 2012 WalMart $51 Office supplies purchased with campaign credit card and payment made to Visa.
May 25, 2012 East Texas Radio Group $1,876 Radio advertising
May 25, 2012 Facebook.com $31 Facebook ad purchased with campaign credit card and payment made to Visa.
May 23, 2012 Facebook.com $39 Facebook ad purchased with campaign credit card and payment made to Visa.
May 23, 2012 Piryx, Inc. $22 Transaction fee for online donation
May 22, 2012 East Texas Community News $176 Newspaper Ads
May 21, 2012 Facebook.com $37 Facebook ad purchased with campaign credit card and payment made to Visa.
May 21, 2012 WalMart $61 Office supplies purchased with campaign credit card and payment made to Visa.
May 21, 2012 Piryx, Inc. $1 Transaction fee for online donation
May 20, 2012 Hamill's $400 Flowers for teachers purchased with campaign credit card and payment made to Visa

More Expenditures

Summaries

Date Total Contributions Total Expenditures Cash On Hand Office Sought Office Held
Jan. 15, 2013 $0 $14,295 $2,964
July 16, 2012 $92,995 $91,568 $3,383 State Representative
May 21, 2012 $94,930 $254,752 $1,957 State Representative
April 30, 2012 $78,675 $71,609 $19,379 State Representative
Jan. 17, 2012 $16,570 $4,307 $14,416 State Representative
July 15, 2011 $0 $1,121 $2,177
Jan. 18, 2011 $0 $20,274 $3,273 State Representative
July 15, 2010 $38,330 $93,610 $17,547 State Representative State Representative
Feb. 22, 2010 $40,890 $79,841 $17,666 State Representative State Representative
Feb. 1, 2010 $4,000 $8,746 $56,617 State Representative State Representative
Jan. 15, 2010 $78,350 $17,198 $61,363 State Representative State Representative
July 15, 2009 $0 $19,087 $211 State Representative State Representative
Jan. 15, 2009 $77,960 $114,213 $19,299 State Representative State Representative
Jan. 12, 2009 $0 $0 $0
Jan. 2, 2009 $0 $0 $0
Oct. 27, 2008 $7,720 $598 $55,553 State Representative State Representative
Oct. 6, 2008 $3,500 $3,576 $48,431 State Representative State Representative
July 15, 2008 $31,497 $19,878 $48,508 State Representative State Representative
Jan. 15, 2008 $54,395 $53,373 $37,686 State Representative State Representative
July 16, 2007 $3,000 $25,977 $37,665 State Representative
Jan. 16, 2007 $35,231 $9,528 $60,643 State Representative
Oct. 30, 2006 $47,795 $18,259 $37,206 State Representative State Representative
Oct. 10, 2006 $8,350 $3,865 $9,891 State Representative State Representative
July 17, 2006 $84,610 $77,402 $7,106 State Representative State Representative
Feb. 27, 2006 $78,214 $146,773 $20,133 State Representative State Representative
Feb. 6, 2006 $25,425 $1,168 $86,392 State Representative State Representative
Jan. 17, 2006 $62,390 $31,568 $66,077 State Representative State Representative
July 15, 2005 $0 $12,396 $34,447 State Representative State Representative
Jan. 18, 2005 $54,115 $13,957 $0 State Representative State Representative
July 15, 2004 $13,821 $23,666 $0 State Representative State Representative
March 1, 2004 $27,707 $31,296 $0 State Representative State Representative
Feb. 9, 2004 $36,029 $276,460 $0 State Representative State Representative
Jan. 15, 2004 $63,790 $165,930 $0 State Senator State Representative
Dec. 22, 2003 $45,525 $18,978 $0 State Senator State Representative
July 15, 2003 $673 $26,823 $0 State Representative
Jan. 15, 2003 $38,160 $43,107 $0 State Representative State Representative
July 15, 2002 $23,142 $42,440 $0 State Representative State Representative
March 4, 2002 $35,596 $81,778 $0 State Representative State Representative
Feb. 11, 2002 $19,975 $16,049 $0 State Representative State Representative
Jan. 15, 2002 $52,950 $21,971 $0 State Representative
July 16, 2001 $0 $11,288 $0 State Representative
Jan. 16, 2001 $54,841 $14,684 $0 State Representative
July 17, 2000 $7,356 $14,500 $0 NONE State Representative
Jan. 18, 2000 $37,305 $10,543 $0
July 15, 1999 $0 $14,450 $0
Jan. 15, 1999 $35,233 $5,308 $0
July 15, 1998 $5,825 $6,808 $0
Jan. 15, 1998 $18,868 $20,770 $0
July 15, 1997 $177 $7,366 $0
Jan. 15, 1997 $16,200 $3,992 $0
July 15, 1996 $69,740 $75,472 $0
March 4, 1996 $21,978 $22,095 $0
Feb. 12, 1996 $3,900 $17,000 $0
Jan. 16, 1996 $26,405 $6,684 $0