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Texas Restaurant Association Political Action Committee

GPAC · ACTIVE
Filer ID: 00015665 · Austin · TX
200 reports · First filing 07/06/1993 · 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 · 78704
First Filing
07/06/1993
Latest Filing
07/15/2026
Latest Reporting Period
02/22/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
200

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$3,477,286.38
Expenditures
$3,156,149.38
Transactions
13,425
Largest Contribution
$29,386.91
Largest Expenditure
$25,000.00
COH as of 06/30/2026
$322,768.05
Average Contribution
$306.91
Average Expenditure
$1,506.52
First Contribution
04/03/2000
Last Contribution
06/22/2026
First Expenditure
04/03/2000
Last Expenditure
02/04/2026

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
1,356
Reported Payee Entities
656
Top Contributor
Russell Ybarra
Top Reported Payee
Ralph Sheffield

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
1,358
13,300 contributions · $4,125,896.81
Vendor Relationships
131
380 payments · $552,616.23
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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 Restaurant Association Politi…Focal filer / committeeRussell YbarraRussell Ybarra$176,325.00 · 32 giftsScott PlowmanScott Plowman$63,376.00 · 67 giftsChris J. PappasChris J. Pappas$52,600.00 · 25 giftsPete CortezPete Cortez$52,125.00 · 17 giftsBob BarnesBob Barnes$49,550.00 · 23 giftsRalph SheffieldRalph Sheffield$79,824.84 · 23 paymentsTexans for Greg AbbottTexans for Greg Abbott$75,000.00 · 3 paymentsGreg AbbottGreg Abbott$69,860.75 · 13 paymentsRick PerryRick Perry$65,000.00 · 10 paymentsDavid DewhurstDavid Dewhurst$64,776.50 · 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
Market Segment
PAC
Spending Band
—
Peer Committees
7,401

Peer Percentiles

MetricPercentileRank
Contributions96.8th#240 of 7,401
Expenditures95.9th#303 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity96.4th#265 of 7,401
Transaction Volume96.6th#252 of 7,401

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions33.3%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures35.0%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Russell Ybarra $176,325.0032
2Scott Plowman $63,376.0067
3Chris J. Pappas $52,600.0025
4Pete Cortez $52,125.0017
5Bob Barnes $49,550.0023
6Don (Skeeter) Miller $42,550.0089
7Tracy Vaught $42,162.50128
8Greg Den Herder $40,736.9112
9Pat Hanlon $37,250.0026
10Steve J. Richmond $36,600.0013

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Ralph Sheffield $79,824.8423
2Texans for Greg Abbott $75,000.003
3Greg Abbott $69,860.7513
4Rick Perry $65,000.0010
5David Dewhurst $64,776.5015
6Charlie Geren $57,259.2817
7Mike Hamilton $56,050.9916
8J.M. Lozano $47,796.5815
9John Whitmire $45,500.0012
10Dan Patrick $44,500.006

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2026$132,130.31 $105,000.00
2025$150,533.20 $11,612.00
2024$158,756.61 $181,914.98
2023$154,737.66 $5,905.27
2022$105,457.62 $155,480.35
2021$82,597.82 $30,595.54
2020$64,192.36 $136,092.10
2019$122,851.95 $3,491.04
2018$121,574.37 $274,504.82
2017$101,722.24 $25,836.15
2016$126,780.18 $153,276.44
2015$177,788.32 $91,719.70
2014$164,807.66 $264,411.12
2013$132,707.01 $31,301.22
2012$150,186.67 $253,680.43
2011$105,845.51 $27,171.25
2010$128,391.04 $264,506.59
2009$172,121.23 $23,660.14
2008$221,285.56 $407,946.24
2007$194,868.09 $53,568.24
2006$121,790.40 $141,319.14
2005$108,272.71 $49,694.64
2004$88,292.38 $67,391.87
2003$77,395.13 $58,667.09
2002$134,694.00 $225,057.69
2001$108,685.31 $36,135.95
2000$68,821.04 $76,209.38

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
06/22/2026Christopher Aslam $250.00 Jack In The Box - J&F and Sons, LLC - Rock Strategic · Restaurateur
06/15/2026Larry Delgado $500.00 Delgado Collective Restaurant Group · Restaurateur
06/15/2026Leo Duran $437.50 L & J Cafe, Inc. · Restaurateur
06/15/2026Tom Kenney $416.66 Napa Flats Wood Fired Kitchen · Restaurateur
06/15/2026Tom Kenney $416.66 Napa Flats Wood Fired Kitchen · Restaurateur
06/15/2026David Choy $250.00 Goung Zhou Asian Bistro & Sushi Bar · Restaurateur
06/15/2026Ellis Winstanley $250.00 El Arroyo / Cozumel, LLC · Restaurateur
06/15/2026Jim Hallers $250.00 Tailgators Pub & Grill · Restaurateur
06/15/2026Maria "Lupita" Corbeil $250.00 Denny's - Den-Tex Central · Restaurateur
06/15/2026Roy Bara $250.00 La Fiesta Grande Restaurants · Restaurateur
06/15/2026David Choy $250.00 Goung Zhou Asian Bistro & Sushi Bar · Restaurateur
06/15/2026Kyle Citrano $175.00 George's Restaurant/Catering · Restaurateur
06/15/2026Mark Davis Bailey $166.66 The Original Pancake House · Restaurateur
06/15/2026Jonathan Seyoum $166.66 The Original Pancake House · Restaurateur
06/15/2026Jerry Morales $125.00 Gerardo's Casita Grill & Cantina · Restaurateur
06/15/2026Vanessa Duran $125.00 L & J Cafe, Inc. · Restaurateur
06/15/2026Harlan Scott $125.00 Industry Restaurants LLC · Restaurateur
06/15/2026Gerald Stone $125.00 El Mercado North · Restaurateur
06/15/2026Dallas Miller $100.00 Flyrite Chicken, Inc. · Restaurateur
06/15/2026John Gessner $100.00 Steptoe & Johnson PLLC · Lawyer

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
02/04/2026Texans for Greg Abbott $25,000.00Campaign contribution
02/04/2026Texans for Dan Patrick $15,000.00Campaign contribution
02/04/2026Dustin Burrows Campaign $15,000.00Campaign contribution
02/04/2026Charles Schwertner Campaign $5,000.00Campaign contribution
02/04/2026Jared Patterson Campaign $5,000.00Campaign contribution
02/04/2026Cody Harris Campaign $5,000.00Campaign contribution
02/04/2026Angie Chen Button Campaign $3,000.00Campaign contribution
02/04/2026Judith Zaffirini Campaign $2,500.00Campaign contribution
02/04/2026Texans for Trent Ashby $2,500.00Campaign contribution
02/04/2026Will Metcalf Campaign $2,500.00Campaign contribution
02/04/2026Brooks Landgraf Campaign $2,500.00Campaign contribution
02/04/2026Lacey Hull for Texas $2,500.00Campaign contribution
02/04/2026Caroline Harris Davila for State Representative $2,500.00Campaign contribution
02/04/2026Drew Darby Campaign $2,500.00Campaign contribution
02/04/2026Stan Kitzman Campaign $2,500.00Campaign contribution
02/04/2026Ken King Campaign $2,500.00Campaign contribution
02/04/2026Charlie Geren Campaign $2,500.00Campaign contribution
02/04/2026John McQueeney Campaign $2,000.00Campaign contribution
02/04/2026Jimmy Blacklock Campaign $1,000.00Campaign contribution
02/04/2026Chris Turner Campaign $1,000.00Campaign contribution
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 218 ms.