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Southwestern Committee On Political Education

GPAC · ACTIVE
Filer ID: 00015514 · Amarillo · TX
187 reports · First filing 01/07/1992 · Latest filing 08/27/2026
Political Action Committee · General Purpose · PAC

Committee Details

TEC filer identity, reporting status, geography, and analytical classification.
Committee Class
Political Action Committee
Subclass
General Purpose
Market Segment
PAC
Status
ACTIVE
Filer Type
GPAC
Office
—
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Amarillo · TX · 79119
First Filing
01/07/1992
Latest Filing
08/27/2026
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2026 – 08/27/2026
Reports
187

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$652,218.91
Expenditures
$648,596.70
Transactions
59,352
Largest Contribution
$12,232.30
Largest Expenditure
$14,000.00
COH as of 06/30/2026
$22,871.11
Average Contribution
$11.13
Average Expenditure
$880.05
First Contribution
10/15/2005
Last Contribution
08/27/2026
First Expenditure
10/25/2005
Last Expenditure
07/18/2026

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
805
Reported Payee Entities
409
Top Contributor
Xcel Energy
Top Reported Payee
Kel Seliger Campaign

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
805
66,242 contributions · $754,353.45
Vendor Relationships
283
701 payments · $648,644.22
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Relationship Graph

Top reported relationships in the selected analysis window: Lifetime. Arrows show the direction of reported money flow; node size is not scaled.
Top contributorsMoney receivedTop reported payeesMoney spentSouthwestern Committee On Political…Focal filer / committeeXcel EnergyXcel Energy$88,055.99 · 136 giftsBenjamin FowkeBenjamin Fowke$18,942.29 · 162 giftsRobert FrenzelRobert Frenzel$14,561.69 · 155 giftsTimothy O'ConnorTimothy O'Connor$10,385.40 · 183 giftsAlice JacksonAlice Jackson$7,242.49 · 276 giftsKel Seliger CampaignKel Seliger Campaign$23,500.00 · 19 paymentsJohn Frullo CampaignJohn Frullo Campaign$20,000.00 · 14 paymentsCampaign to Elect Four Price State RepresentativeCampaign to Elect Four Price State Re…$17,000.00 · 9 paymentsCharles Perry CampaignCharles Perry Campaign$15,000.00 · 7 paymentsKen King CampaignKen King Campaign$14,500.00 · 9 payments
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Market Position

Fixed peer benchmark: 01/01/2021–06/30/2026. Peers share the same committee class. These benchmarks do not change when the dashboard analysis window changes.
Committee Class
Political Action Committee
Subclass
General Purpose
Market Segment
PAC
Spending Band
—
Peer Committees
7,401

Peer Percentiles

MetricPercentileRank
Contributions90.7th#688 of 7,401
Expenditures89.3th#792 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity89.7th#765 of 7,401
Transaction Volume99.0th#77 of 7,401

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions27.9%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures25.8%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Xcel Energy $88,055.99136
2Benjamin Fowke $18,942.29162
3Robert Frenzel $14,561.69155
4Timothy O'Connor $10,385.40183
5Alice Jackson $7,242.49276
6Bryan Kauffman $6,896.87226
7Gary Lakey $6,429.14194
8Stephen Fogel $5,960.0094
9Damon Withrow $5,956.50245
10Kent Larson $5,860.30126

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Kel Seliger Campaign $23,500.0019
2John Frullo Campaign $20,000.0014
3Campaign to Elect Four Price State Representative $17,000.009
4Charles Perry Campaign $15,000.007
5Ken King Campaign $14,500.009
6Dustin Burrows Campaign $14,500.007
7Southwestern Committe on Political Education $14,000.001
8Texans for Kelly Hancock $13,000.009
9John Smithee Campaign $12,000.007
10Todd Hunter Campaign $11,000.007

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2026$13,433.18 $11,028.00
2025$20,851.23 $9,667.83
2024$25,342.40 $41,000.00
2023$28,700.51 $3,000.00
2022$36,090.54 $45,000.00
2021$33,341.76 $1,000.00
2020$34,097.59 $48,283.00
2019$29,401.73 $18,036.00
2018$40,960.63 $58,050.00
2017$35,098.17 $12,500.00
2016$39,844.43 $66,950.00
2015$42,260.12 $16,000.00
2014$38,589.87 $57,350.00
2013$43,178.51 $6,500.00
2012$45,544.05 $62,859.66
2011$29,237.89 $15,904.85
2010$25,906.13 $77,452.87
2009$25,805.31 $7,184.08
2008$15,324.38 $37,309.00
2007$20,678.18 $6,382.81
2006$27,910.30 $42,552.30
2005$622.00 $4,586.30

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
08/27/2026Southwestern Public Service Company $429.00
07/31/2026Robert Frenzel $103.13 Xcel Energy Services Inc · Chairman, President and CEO
07/31/2026Michael Lamb $87.31 Xcel Energy Services Inc · EVP, Chief Delivery Officer
07/31/2026Ryan Long $68.75 Xcel Energy Services Inc · EVP, Chief Legal & Compliance Officer
07/31/2026Martin Doern $41.25 Xcel Energy Services Inc · AVP, Federal Government Affairs
07/31/2026Lon Huber $41.25 Xcel Energy Services Inc · SVP, Integrated System Planning
07/31/2026Bria Shea $41.25 Northern States Power Co - MN · President, NSPM
07/31/2026Hanna Coleman $33.33 Xcel Energy Services Inc · VP, Deputy General Counsel
07/31/2026Laura Boisvert $33.33 Xcel Energy Services Inc · SVP, Gas
07/31/2026Emmett Romine $24.41 Xcel Energy Services Inc · VP, Cust Energy & Transport Solutions
07/31/2026Scott Sharp $20.00 Xcel Energy Services Inc · EVP, Chief Generation Officer
07/31/2026Allen Krug $17.65 Northern States Power Co - MN · AVP, State Reg Policy
07/31/2026Heidi Benedict $17.39 Xcel Energy Services Inc · Sr Dir, Gas Transmission
07/31/2026Thomas Chalmers $13.43 Northern States Power Co - MN · VP, Nuclear Operations
07/31/2026Jarred Cooley $13.33 Xcel Energy Services Inc · RVP, Integrated Planning
07/31/2026Hollie Velasquez Horvath $8.17 Public Service Co. of Colorado · RVP, State Affairs & Comm Rlts
07/31/2026John Marshall $8.12 Northern States Power Co - MN · RVP, Community Relations and Foundation
07/31/2026Michael Kaphing $8.02 Xcel Energy Services Inc · Lead Assistant General Counsel
07/31/2026Amanda Rome $8.00 Xcel Energy Services Inc · EVP, Group President, Utilities & CCO
07/31/2026Zoe Lees $8.00 Southwestern Public Service Co · RVP, Planning and Policy

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
07/18/2026Deb for New Mexico $2,000.00Check #2964 Contribution to Deb for New Mexico Campaign
05/13/2026Dustin Burrows Campaign $4,000.00Contribution via check 1472
05/13/2026Holly Jeffreys for Texas Campaign $2,000.00Contribution made via check 1473
05/13/2026Drew Darby Campaign $1,000.00Contribution made via 1471
04/28/2026Ken King Campaign $1,000.00Contribution via Check 1470
03/31/2026US Treasury - IRS $28.001120-POL Tax
01/14/2026Will Metcalf Campaign $1,000.00Contribution to Will Metcalf Campaign via check 1469
12/03/2025Kevin Sparks Campaign $1,000.00Political Contribution to Todd Hunter Campaign via check number 1468
10/28/2025Ken King Campaign $3,000.00Political Contribution to Ken King Campaign via check number 1466
10/28/2025Caroline Fairly for Texas $2,500.00Political contribution to Todd Hunter Campaign via check number 1465
06/26/2025Todd Hunter Campaign $3,000.00Politicial Contribution to Todd Hunter Campaign via check number 3000
04/02/2025US Treasury - IRS $167.831120-POL Tax
12/12/2024Kevin Sparks Campaign $3,000.00Political Contribution made to Kevin Sparks via check 1446
12/12/2024Texans For Greg Abbott $2,000.00Political contribution to Greg Abbott via check 1450
12/12/2024Phil King Campaign $1,000.00Political contribution made to Phil King via check 1455
12/11/2024Texans for Charles Schwertner $2,000.00Political contribution to Charles Schwertner via check 1457
12/11/2024Jay Dean for Texas $1,000.00Political contribution made to Jay Dean via check 1459
12/11/2024Bryan Hughes Campaign $1,000.00Political contribution to Bryan Hughes via check 1454
12/10/2024Cesar Blanco For Texas Senate $1,000.00Political Contribution to Cesar Blanco via check 1452
12/09/2024Joe Moody Campaign $1,000.00Political Contribution to Joe Moody via check 1461
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 641 ms.