Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Texas Retailers Association PAC

GPAC · ACTIVE
Filer ID: 00015643 · Austin · TX
126 reports · First filing 07/08/1993 · Latest filing 07/15/2026
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
Austin · TX · 78701
First Filing
07/08/1993
Latest Filing
07/15/2026
Latest Reporting Period
02/22/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
126

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$250,652.38
Expenditures
$262,821.66
Transactions
900
Largest Contribution
$15,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$5,000.00
COH as of 06/30/2026
$19,188.04
Average Contribution
$710.06
Average Expenditure
$480.48
First Contribution
03/16/2000
Last Contribution
04/20/2026
First Expenditure
03/09/2000
Last Expenditure
02/26/2026

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
171
Reported Payee Entities
349
Top Contributor
LOWPAC
Top Reported Payee
Texans for Joe Straus

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
170
368 contributions · $256,023.38
Vendor Relationships
313
512 payments · $243,101.58
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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 spentTexas Retailers Association PACFocal filer / committeeLOWPACLOWPAC$15,000.00 · 3 giftsThe Home Depot Inc. Better Government CommitteeThe Home Depot Inc. Better Government…$15,000.00 · 1 giftsWalgreen Co. PACWalgreen Co. PAC$12,000.00 · 3 giftsThe Home Depot Inc. PACThe Home Depot Inc. PAC$11,000.00 · 3 giftsLowes Companies PACLowes Companies PAC$10,000.00 · 2 giftsTexans for Joe StrausTexans for Joe Straus$17,000.00 · 5 paymentsLeticia Van de Putte CampaignLeticia Van de Putte Campaign$5,500.00 · 7 paymentsDavid Dewhurst CommitteeDavid Dewhurst Committee$5,500.00 · 3 paymentsTexans for Rick Perry CommitteeTexans for Rick Perry Committee$5,000.00 · 1 paymentsChuck Hopson CampaignChuck Hopson Campaign$4,000.00 · 11 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
Contributions80.5th#1,442 of 7,401
Expenditures72.5th#2,034 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity76.8th#1,715 of 7,401
Transaction Volume72.7th#2,024 of 7,401

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions100.0%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures41.9%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1LOWPAC $15,000.003
2The Home Depot Inc. Better Government Committee $15,000.001
3Walgreen Co. PAC $12,000.003
4The Home Depot Inc. PAC $11,000.003
5Lowes Companies PAC $10,000.002
6SafePAC $9,750.007
7Home Depot Inc. Better Government Committee $9,500.003
8RadioShack Government Action Fund $8,500.003
9TargetCitizen's Mulitstate Forum $7,500.002
10Safeway Political Action Committee $6,500.003

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Texans for Joe Straus $17,000.005
2Leticia Van de Putte Campaign $5,500.007
3David Dewhurst Committee $5,500.003
4Texans for Rick Perry Committee $5,000.001
5Chuck Hopson Campaign $4,000.0011
6Texans for Dan Patrick $4,000.003
7Jim Pitts Campaign $3,500.008
8Friends of Susan Combs Committee $3,500.005
9Friends of Susan Combs $3,500.003
10Glenn Hegar Campaign $3,500.002

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2026$5,000.00 $3,750.00
2025$5,000.00 $0.00
2024$5,000.00 $4,000.00
2023$5,000.00 $0.00
2022$5,000.00 $0.00
2021$600.00 $0.00
2020$0.00 $14,018.00
2019$2,461.47 $504.65
2018$10,537.02 $15,542.05
2017$5,100.00 $94.25
2016$12,000.27 $14,029.92
2015$8,985.00 $0.00
2014$22,035.00 $30,750.00
2013$5,150.00 $2,500.00
2012$11,450.00 $24,200.00
2011$13,449.00 $2,750.00
2010$11,760.00 $18,000.00
2009$4,335.00 $2,500.00
2008$10,103.62 $13,500.00
2007$0.00 $750.00
2006$22,176.00 $21,820.77
2005$3,450.00 $2,412.02
2004$10,435.00 $10,500.00
2003$6,875.00 $5,750.00
2002$28,900.00 $48,300.00
2001$26,350.00 $8,250.00
2000$9,500.00 $18,900.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
04/20/2026LOWPAC $5,000.00
08/18/2025LOWPAC $5,000.00
09/19/2024LOWPAC $5,000.00
07/12/2023Lowes Companies PAC $5,000.00
10/06/2022Lowes Companies PAC $5,000.00
12/31/2021Texas Retailers Association $50.00
09/09/2021Joseph Stalnaker $100.00 Avangard Innovative · VP of Optimization
08/20/2021Texas Retailers Association $250.00
08/20/2021Texas Retailers Association $200.00
07/30/2019Texas Retailers Association $901.97
07/30/2019Texas Retailers Association $560.90
06/24/2019Texas Retailers Association $200.00
05/22/2019Texas Retailers Association $648.60
05/16/2019George Kelemen $150.00 Texas Retailers Association · President/CEO
08/31/2018Texas Retailers Assn. $1,147.02
08/16/2018Texas Retailers Assn. $170.00
07/27/2018Kathryn Sharp $200.00 Stage Stores · VP of Tax
07/25/2018Brookshire PAC $1,000.00
07/23/2018Diana Cardona $20.00 Texas Retailers Association · VP of Operations
07/19/2018Richard Rogers Civic Action Fund $500.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
02/26/2026Pete Flores $750.00Campaign Donation
02/26/2026Donna Campbell $750.00Campaign Donation
02/26/2026Cody Vasut $500.00Campaign Donation
02/26/2026Jared Patterson $500.00Campaign Donation
02/26/2026Drew Darby $500.00Campaign Donation
02/20/2026David Cook $750.00Campaign Donation
02/22/2024Liz Campos Campaign $500.00Campaign Contribution
02/22/2024Ellen Troxclair Campaign $500.00Campaign Contribution
02/22/2024Jacey Jetton Campaign $500.00Campaign Contribution
02/22/2024Lacey Hull Campaign $500.00Campaign Contribution
02/21/2024Stephanie Klick Campaign $500.00Campaign Contribution
02/21/2024Kronda Thimesch Campaign $500.00Campaign Contribution
02/20/2024Frederick Frazier Campaign $500.00Campaign Contribution
02/20/2024Justin Holland Campaign $500.00Campaign Contribution
12/31/2020Frost Bank $9.00Service Charge/Bank fee from Frost Bank
12/21/2020Texans for Dade Phelan $1,000.00General Contribution from PAC
11/30/2020Frost Bank $9.00Service Charge/Bank Fee from Frost Bank
11/13/2020Stephanie Klick Campaign $500.00General Contribution from PAC
11/12/2020Representative Richard Pena Raymond Campaign Fund $250.00General Contribution from PAC
11/09/2020Drew Darby Campaign $500.00General Contribution from PAC
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 100 ms.