Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Search/Rural Friends of Texas Electric Cooperatives
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Rural Friends of Texas Electric Cooperatives

MPAC · ACTIVE
Filer ID: 00015653 · Austin · TX
407 reports · First filing 07/01/1993 · Latest filing 09/03/2026
Political Action Committee · General Purpose Monthly · PAC

Committee Details

TEC filer identity, reporting status, geography, and analytical classification.
Committee Class
Political Action Committee
Subclass
General Purpose Monthly
Market Segment
PAC
Status
ACTIVE
Filer Type
MPAC
Office
—
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Austin · TX · 78701
First Filing
07/01/1993
Latest Filing
09/03/2026
Latest Reporting Period
07/26/2026 – 08/25/2026
Reports
407

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$3,185,015.49
Expenditures
$3,045,383.54
Transactions
82,991
Largest Contribution
$100,405.00
Largest Expenditure
$10,000.00
COH as of 06/25/2026
$89,318.15
Average Contribution
$39.15
Average Expenditure
$1,863.76
First Contribution
06/07/2000
Last Contribution
08/24/2026
First Expenditure
08/26/2000
Last Expenditure
08/17/2026

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
13,534
Reported Payee Entities
385
Top Contributor
Josephine Waring
Top Reported Payee
Glenn Hegar

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
12,933
81,484 contributions · $3,183,338.59
Vendor Relationships
48
90 payments · $199,892.27
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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 spentRural Friends of Texas Electric Coo…Focal filer / committeeJosephine WaringJosephine Waring$100,462.50 · 6 giftsPaul MalekPaul Malek$80,943.50 · 25 giftsJimmie PoplinJimmie Poplin$76,149.25 · 18 giftsCathy RobertsCathy Roberts$50,643.00 · 29 giftsKendall MontgomeryKendall Montgomery$8,724.00 · 31 giftsGlenn HegarGlenn Hegar$63,350.00 · 17 paymentsPhil KingPhil King$59,300.00 · 24 paymentsGreg AbbottGreg Abbott$59,000.00 · 16 paymentsCharles SchwertnerCharles Schwertner$54,000.00 · 14 paymentsTrent AshbyTrent Ashby$45,500.00 · 15 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 Monthly
Market Segment
PAC
Spending Band
—
Peer Committees
7,401

Peer Percentiles

MetricPercentileRank
Contributions97.2th#210 of 7,401
Expenditures97.6th#177 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity97.4th#190 of 7,401
Transaction Volume99.0th#74 of 7,401

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions4.4%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures18.8%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Josephine Waring $100,462.506
2Paul Malek $80,943.5025
3Jimmie Poplin $76,149.2518
4Cathy Roberts $50,643.0029
5Kendall Montgomery $8,724.0031
6Eric Craven $7,707.0027
7Darryl Schriver $7,388.5031
8Jeff McNeal $6,845.5020
9Mike Williams $6,823.5036
10Kerry Kelton $6,537.0029

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Glenn Hegar $63,350.0017
2Phil King $59,300.0024
3Greg Abbott $59,000.0016
4Charles Schwertner $54,000.0014
5Trent Ashby $45,500.0015
6Texans for Dan Patrick $45,000.006
7Dade Phelan $43,500.0012
8Kelly Hancock $43,000.0015
9Ken King $42,500.0015
10Lois Kolkhorst $38,100.0018

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2026$92,587.94 $127,000.00
2025$179,589.23 $107,000.00
2024$178,419.48 $309,000.00
2023$157,606.18 $65,800.00
2022$155,196.01 $158,913.50
2021$142,080.70 $150,350.00
2020$183,971.40 $231,000.00
2019$144,771.92 $98,289.84
2018$121,475.69 $174,000.00
2017$95,397.74 $86,000.00
2016$117,974.19 $148,607.30
2015$101,412.86 $64,381.63
2014$119,874.73 $143,555.22
2013$94,858.61 $68,514.52
2012$114,456.62 $153,500.00
2011$92,162.74 $49,500.00
2010$94,861.90 $126,870.17
2009$103,603.31 $63,100.00
2008$102,537.17 $208,300.00
2007$68,138.00 $50,900.00
2006$115,843.42 $114,050.00
2005$276,881.76 $45,000.00
2004$61,203.86 $74,450.00
2003$30,923.46 $33,950.00
2002$152,011.00 $139,720.00
2001$69,790.82 $20,131.36
2000$17,384.75 $33,500.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
08/24/2026Billy Foster $250.00 Rio Grande Electric Cooperative, Inc. · Director
08/21/2026Jeff McNeal $1,000.00 CoServ Electric · SR. VP of IT
08/21/2026Alejandro Garza $500.00 CoServ Electric · Journeyman Lineman
08/21/2026Libby James $490.00 CoServ Electric · VP - Employee Experience
08/21/2026Brent Bishop $490.00 CoServ Electric · VP/CFO
08/21/2026Gary Franzen $330.00 CoServ Electric · Engineer
08/21/2026Stanely Richard Jackson $250.00 CoServ Electric · Director of Energy Supply
08/21/2026Herman Lawrence Allen $250.00 CoServ Electric · AMI Meter Tech
08/21/2026Joseph Walker $250.00 CoServ Electric · Team Leader
08/21/2026Greg Ward $245.00 CoServ Electric · Utilities Management
08/21/2026Denise Smithers $245.00 CoServ Electric · Sr. VP - Customer Engagement
08/21/2026Shea Hassell $245.00 CoServ Electric · Operations Supt.
08/21/2026Jasper Theriot $150.00 CoServ Electric · Development Services Analyst
08/21/2026Jason Cochran $150.00 CoServ Electric · Specialist
08/21/2026Tracee Elrod $150.00 CoServ Electric · Marketing Assist.
08/21/2026Ben Crawford $150.00 CoServ Electric · Project Mgr.
08/21/2026Rhonda Rocamontes $150.00 CoServ Electric · Clerk
08/21/2026Glenn Squibb $122.50 CoServ Electric · Director
08/21/2026Tommy Nylec $122.50 CoServ Electric · Engineer
08/21/2026Chad Luig $122.50 CoServ Electric · Accountant

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
08/17/2026Judith Zaffirini Campaign $2,500.00Campaign Contributions
08/17/2026Angela Paxton $1,500.00Campaign Contributions
08/17/2026David Spiller $1,500.00Campaign Contributions
08/17/2026Bob Hall $1,000.00Campaign Contributions
08/17/2026Villalobos, Denise $1,000.00Campaign Contributions
08/17/2026Caroline Davila Harris $1,000.00Campaign Contributions
08/17/2026Schoolcraft, Alan $1,000.00Campaign Contributions
08/17/2026Terry Canales $1,000.00Campaign Contributions
08/17/2026Richardson, Keresa $1,000.00Campaign Contributions
08/17/2026Fleischmann, Ellen $500.00Campaign Contributions
08/10/2026Hull, Lacey $1,000.00Campaign Contributions
07/30/2026Ken King $10,000.00Campaign Contributions
06/25/2026Stan Gerdes $2,500.00Campaign Contributions
06/22/2026Carrie Isaac $1,000.00Campaign Contributions
06/22/2026Katrina Pierson $1,000.00Campaign Contributions
06/22/2026Odus Evbagharu $500.00Campaign contributions
06/15/2026Brett Ligon $1,000.00Campaign Contributions
06/01/2026Armin Mizani $1,000.00Campaign Contributions
05/20/2026Bryan Hughes $2,500.00Campaign Contributions
05/20/2026Cole Hefner $1,500.00Campaign Contributions
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 982 ms.