Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Search/Texas Automobile Dealers Assn. PAC
Filer / Committee

Texas Automobile Dealers Assn. PAC

GPAC · ACTIVE
Filer ID: 00015869 · Austin · TX
166 reports · First filing 07/15/1993 · Latest filing 07/01/2026
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 · 78701-2172
First Filing
07/15/1993
Latest Filing
07/01/2026
Latest Reporting Period
05/17/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
166

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$6,511,069.13
Expenditures
$6,482,792.09
Transactions
9,610
Largest Contribution
$20,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$50,000.00
COH as of 06/30/2026
$368,792.99
Average Contribution
$1,058.02
Average Expenditure
$1,875.81
First Contribution
04/24/2000
Last Contribution
03/10/2026
First Expenditure
04/11/2000
Last Expenditure
06/05/2026

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
1,213
Reported Payee Entities
860
Top Contributor
Don Buckalew
Top Reported Payee
Greg Abbott

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
1,209
6,467 contributions · $6,765,319.13
Vendor Relationships
278
912 payments · $1,407,892.27
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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 spentTexas Automobile Dealers Assn. PACFocal filer / committeeDon BuckalewDon Buckalew$60,000.00 · 24 giftsEddie BradleyEddie Bradley$55,000.00 · 22 giftsJohn BassJohn Bass$55,000.00 · 22 giftsTom DurantTom Durant$54,000.00 · 26 giftsDavid AldersonDavid Alderson$52,500.00 · 21 giftsGreg AbbottGreg Abbott$279,519.45 · 22 paymentsDan PatrickDan Patrick$185,459.00 · 14 paymentsJoe StrausJoe Straus$123,000.00 · 12 paymentsDavid DewhurstDavid Dewhurst$107,883.98 · 14 paymentsSusan CombsSusan Combs$90,579.30 · 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
Contributions98.2th#132 of 7,401
Expenditures98.7th#99 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity98.4th#117 of 7,401
Transaction Volume95.3th#349 of 7,401

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions9.5%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures19.4%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Don Buckalew $60,000.0024
2Eddie Bradley $55,000.0022
3John Bass $55,000.0022
4Tom Durant $54,000.0026
5David Alderson $52,500.0021
6Sam Pack $51,000.0021
7Stephen Cavender $48,500.0026
8Carl Sewell $48,000.0022
9Finley Ewing $47,500.0019
10W. Carroll Smith $47,500.0019

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Greg Abbott $279,519.4522
2Dan Patrick $185,459.0014
3Joe Straus $123,000.0012
4David Dewhurst $107,883.9814
5Susan Combs $90,579.3015
6Glenn Hegar $88,000.0017
7Dade Phelan $86,000.0011
8David Cain Campaign $83,219.0111
9Dustin Burrows $71,000.0010
10Friends of Carole Keeton Rylander $71,000.004

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2026$8,500.00 $208,801.00
2025$287,400.00 $245,500.00
2024$261,550.00 $317,215.00
2023$290,000.00 $232,000.00
2022$353,366.45 $356,354.90
2021$293,300.00 $266,056.60
2020$328,500.00 $347,006.56
2019$262,350.00 $183,449.45
2018$248,500.00 $314,686.25
2017$243,500.00 $192,750.00
2016$239,900.00 $312,500.00
2015$275,750.00 $186,500.00
2014$209,100.00 $296,250.00
2013$243,750.00 $111,500.00
2012$211,850.00 $204,750.00
2011$191,400.00 $89,500.00
2010$218,625.00 $203,661.77
2009$169,200.00 $133,056.96
2008$174,675.00 $291,556.59
2007$207,675.00 $151,215.00
2006$173,650.00 $252,115.57
2005$209,625.00 $158,800.30
2004$216,110.34 $207,535.81
2003$201,825.00 $163,775.34
2002$318,567.34 $504,602.19
2001$315,875.00 $221,186.62
2000$356,525.00 $330,466.18

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
03/10/2026Kedge Cook $1,000.00 Cook Ford · President
01/29/2026Pat Schuchart $2,000.00 Allways Auto Group · General Manager
01/28/2026Thomas Maxwell $2,000.00 Nyle Maxwell Group · Dealer
01/28/2026Raymond Wood $1,000.00 James Wood Autopark - Denton · Dealer
01/28/2026Jeff Maxwell $500.00 Nyle Maxwell CDJR of Taylor · Dealer
01/28/2026Brent Rayfield $500.00 Nyle Maxwell Dodge · General Manager
01/28/2026Chad Drever $500.00 Nyle Maxwell of Killeen · Dealer
01/12/2026Darryl Wischnewsky $1,000.00 Bayway Lincoln · President
12/23/2025Andrea Pickens $1,500.00 Tri-County Ford · Dealer
12/22/2025Joe Harless $100.00 Texas Dodge Chrysler Jeep · General Manager
12/15/2025Johnny Secondo $1,000.00 BMW of McKinney · Dealer
12/15/2025Darrell Pliler $1,000.00 Pliler International · Dealer
12/10/2025Cecil Atkission $2,500.00 Cecil Atkission Motors - Kerrville · Dealer
12/08/2025David Schoemaker $1,000.00 Toyota Of Irving, Inc. · Vice President
12/08/2025Tom Kendall $1,000.00 Johnson Sewell Ford Lincoln LLC · Dealer Principle/General Manager
11/20/2025Trey Russell $1,000.00 Sam Pack's Five Star Ford LTD · Dealer
11/19/2025Barry Nester $2,500.00 Fox Toyota/Lexus · Dealer
11/19/2025Paige Fox $1,000.00 Fox Acura of El Paso · Dealer
11/18/2025Marc Cross $1,000.00 Jordan Ford · Dealer
11/18/2025Clarence Kahlig $1,000.00 North Park Lincoln · Dealer

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/05/2026In Depth Events, Inc. $8,932.50Dan Patrick Campaign in kind payment
05/26/2026SafeTow $936.00Dan Patrick Campaign in kind payment
05/06/2026In Depth Events, Inc. $8,932.50Dan Patrick Campaign in kind payment
05/04/2026Ann Johnson $4,000.00Ann Johnson Campaign
04/24/2026Kevin Sparks $5,000.00Kevin Sparks Campaign
04/24/2026Drew Darby $5,000.00Drew Darby Campaign
04/24/2026Brooks Landgraf $4,000.00Brooks Landgraf Campaign
04/24/2026Senfronia Thompson $3,000.00Senfronia Thompson Campaign
04/24/2026Molly Cook $2,500.00Molly Cook Campaign
04/24/2026Christian Manuel $2,500.00Christian Manuel Campaign
04/24/2026Donna Campbell $2,500.00Donna Campbell Campaign
04/24/2026Cody Vasut $2,000.00Cody Vasut Campaign
04/24/2026John Bucy $2,000.00John Bucy Campaign
04/24/2026Yvonne Davis $2,000.00Yvonne Davis Campaign
04/24/2026Mitch Little $1,500.00Mitch Little Campaign
04/24/2026Denise Villalobos $1,500.00Denise Villalobos Campaign
04/24/2026Trey Wharton $1,500.00Trey Wharton Campaign
04/24/2026Don McLaughlin $1,500.00Don McLaughlin Campaign
04/24/2026Mihaela Plesa $1,500.00Mihaela Plesa Campaign
04/24/2026Diego Bernal $1,500.00Diego Bernal Campaign
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 904 ms.