Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Houston Federation of Teachers COPE

GPAC · ACTIVE
Filer ID: 00015909 · Houston · TX
169 reports · First filing 07/02/1993 · 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
Houston · TX · 77023
First Filing
07/02/1993
Latest Filing
07/15/2026
Latest Reporting Period
02/22/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
169

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$379,112.48
Expenditures
$890,988.79
Transactions
2,928
Largest Contribution
$116,360.00
Largest Expenditure
$30,000.00
COH as of 06/30/2026
$13,151.68
Average Contribution
$171.00
Average Expenditure
$1,253.15
First Contribution
10/07/2009
Last Contribution
06/19/2026
First Expenditure
09/29/2009
Last Expenditure
06/30/2026

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
680
Reported Payee Entities
401
Top Contributor
Coalition of Harris County Democratic Elected Officials PAC
Top Reported Payee
Texas AFT COPE

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
680
2,219 contributions · $441,627.04
Vendor Relationships
139
375 payments · $601,307.24
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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 spentHouston Federation of Teachers COPEFocal filer / committeeCoalition of Harris County Democratic Elected Officials PACCoalition of Harris County Democratic…$203,874.56 · 3 giftsCoalition of Harris County Democratic Officials PACCoalition of Harris County Democratic…$70,731.40 · 1 giftsAmerican Federation of Teachers COPEAmerican Federation of Teachers COPE$39,000.00 · 4 giftsTexas Federation of Teachers COPETexas Federation of Teachers COPE$20,000.00 · 1 giftsHFT COPEHFT COPE$5,975.82 · 1 giftsTexas AFT COPETexas AFT COPE$121,000.00 · 14 paymentsAmerican ExpressAmerican Express$38,592.07 · 4 paymentsVM SolutionsVM Solutions$36,032.75 · 12 paymentsAnne Sung CampaignAnne Sung Campaign$31,000.00 · 8 paymentsHarris County Democratic PartyHarris County Democratic Party$22,500.00 · 3 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
Contributions83.6th#1,216 of 7,401
Expenditures93.9th#450 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity91.1th#658 of 7,401
Transaction Volume94.6th#404 of 7,401

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions79.0%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures55.0%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Coalition of Harris County Democratic Elected Officials PAC $203,874.563
2Coalition of Harris County Democratic Officials PAC $70,731.401
3American Federation of Teachers COPE $39,000.004
4Texas Federation of Teachers COPE $20,000.001
5HFT COPE $5,975.821
6Texas AFT COPE $5,621.633
7Sylvia Garcia Campaign $3,500.001
8Houston Federation of Teachers $2,594.502
9Noelita Lugo $2,500.001
10Lynn Boswel $2,500.001

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1Texas AFT COPE $121,000.0014
2American Express $38,592.074
3VM Solutions $36,032.7512
4Anne Sung Campaign $31,000.008
5Harris County Democratic Party $22,500.003
6Elizabeth Santos Campaign $20,000.004
7Sergio Lira $18,804.007
8Lauren Simmons Campaign $17,500.003
9Elizabeth Santos $14,970.124
10Premier IMS $14,097.213

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2026$3,754.50 $48,805.13
2025$10,696.98 $13,270.27
2024$1,395.00 $83,910.99
2023$3,698.80 $37,131.85
2022$450.00 $21,767.48
2021$22,397.50 $82,913.29
2020$6,769.21 $43,350.00
2019$900.00 $55,725.88
2018$0.00 $51,182.00
2017$310.00 $53,277.06
2016$5,721.63 $54,856.24
2015$9,092.90 $32,089.30
2014$120.00 $9,625.00
2013$0.00 $11,598.63
2012$200.00 $12,285.15
2011$0.00 $20,274.13
2010$279,605.96 $233,144.72
2009$34,000.00 $25,781.67

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
06/19/2026Jackie Anderson $25.00 HFT · President
06/19/2026Zeph Capo $10.00 Texas AFT · President
06/19/2026Robert White $10.00 HISD · educator
06/19/2026Pablo Baez $10.00 HISD · educator
06/19/2026Morgan Pyle $10.00 HISD · educator
06/19/2026Melinda Caldwell $10.00 HISD · educator
06/19/2026Matthew Tomlinson $10.00 HISD · educator
06/19/2026Mark Johnson $10.00 HISD · educator
06/19/2026Kristian Wagner $10.00 HISD · educator
06/19/2026Karen Wells $10.00 HISD · educator
06/19/2026Kaitlyn Leflore $10.00 HISD · educator
06/19/2026Joel McMillan $10.00 HISD · educator
06/19/2026Jayla Shelton $10.00 HISD · educator
06/19/2026Janell Nash $10.00 HISD · educator
06/19/2026James Upton $10.00 HISD · educator
06/19/2026Hany Khalil $10.00 Texas Gulf Coast AFLCIO · ED
06/19/2026Frank Vasquez $10.00 HISD · educator
06/19/2026Decaqunita Forte $10.00 HISD · educator
06/19/2026David Lewis $10.00 HISD · educator
06/19/2026Claudia Fernandez $10.00 HISD · educator

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/30/2026Gina Hinojosa Campaign $5,000.00campaign contribution
06/30/2026BillHighway $207.13payroll deduction fees
06/29/2026Tyler Smith Campaign $500.00campaign contribution
05/25/2026Obarache Services $10,930.00Field services
05/05/2026Jobs and Affordabilty PAC $1,000.00PAC contribution
05/03/2026Joe for Houston $1,000.00campaign contribution
03/27/2026Audrey Nash Campaign $500.00campaign contribution
03/19/2026VM Solutions $6,668.00Field services
02/23/2026Texas AFT COPE $18,000.00mailers
01/29/2026Gina Hinojosa Campaign $5,000.00campaign contribution
12/31/2025Billhighway $510.62payroll deduction fees
11/20/2025Renee Jefferson Patterson Campaign $500.00campaign contribution
11/07/2025Renee Jefferson Patterson Campaign $250.00campaign contribution
10/30/2025Ed Pollard Campaign $500.00campaign contribution
10/27/2025Lauren Simmons Campaign $2,500.00campaign contribution
10/21/2025Charlene Ward Johnson Campaign $500.00campaign contribution
09/16/2025Renee Jefferson Patterson Campaign $500.00campaign contribution
09/12/2025Alejandra Salinas Campaign $500.00campaign contribution
07/22/2025End The Takeover PAC $5,000.00PAC Contribution
06/30/2025Billhighway $518.15payroll deduction fees
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 423 ms.