Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Career Colleges & Schools of Texas

GPAC · ACTIVE
Filer ID: 00016001 · Austin · TX
128 reports · First filing 07/02/1993 · Latest filing 07/14/2026
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 · 78731
First Filing
07/02/1993
Latest Filing
07/14/2026
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
128

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$408,217.48
Expenditures
$389,511.62
Transactions
2,082
Largest Contribution
$12,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$6,470.09
COH as of 06/30/2026
$19,228.12
Average Contribution
$284.87
Average Expenditure
$626.22
First Contribution
03/07/2000
Last Contribution
06/20/2026
First Expenditure
10/12/2000
Last Expenditure
10/07/2025

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
339
Reported Payee Entities
289
Top Contributor
John Wood
Top Reported Payee
Dan Patrick

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
339
1,477 contributions · $434,570.48
Vendor Relationships
67
255 payments · $93,795.33
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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 spentCareer Colleges & Schools of TexasFocal filer / committeeJohn WoodJohn Wood$36,690.00 · 42 giftsBrad KuykendallBrad Kuykendall$17,170.00 · 16 giftsJeanne MartinJeanne Martin$16,510.00 · 49 giftsChris LipariChris Lipari$12,255.00 · 3 giftsDoyle HappeDoyle Happe$7,975.00 · 12 giftsDan PatrickDan Patrick$8,000.00 · 5 paymentsDawn BuckinghamDawn Buckingham$7,000.00 · 6 paymentsGreg Abbott CampaignGreg Abbott Campaign$7,000.00 · 3 paymentsFulbright & Jaworski LLPFulbright & Jaworski LLP$6,470.09 · 1 paymentsRoyce West CampaignRoyce West Campaign$5,750.00 · 4 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
Contributions82.4th#1,301 of 7,401
Expenditures79.1th#1,550 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity80.7th#1,432 of 7,401
Transaction Volume82.9th#1,268 of 7,401

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions78.2%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures43.9%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1John Wood $36,690.0042
2Brad Kuykendall $17,170.0016
3Jeanne Martin $16,510.0049
4Chris Lipari $12,255.003
5Doyle Happe $7,975.0012
6Jim White $7,570.0017
7Richard Fessler $7,500.005
8Michael Zawisky $7,210.002
9Allan Sharpe $6,300.0019
10Rebecca Zielinski $6,214.0052

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Dan Patrick $8,000.005
2Dawn Buckingham $7,000.006
3Greg Abbott Campaign $7,000.003
4Fulbright & Jaworski LLP $6,470.091
5Royce West Campaign $5,750.004
6Brandon Creighton $5,250.006
7Geanie Morrison Campaign $5,000.003
8Rick Perry Campaign $5,000.001
9Judith Zaffirini $4,750.004
10Jerry Valdez Governmental Affairs LLC $4,562.333

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2026$150.00 $0.00
2025$5,025.00 $750.00
2024$15,625.00 $13,500.00
2023$5,550.00 $1,000.00
2022$2,575.00 $4,444.37
2021$6,270.00 $2,500.00
2020$6,750.00 $13,000.00
2019$4,630.00 $1,750.00
2018$6,700.00 $15,750.00
2017$17,680.00 $2,999.62
2016$15,484.00 $20,396.44
2015$29,831.00 $6,219.37
2014$16,033.33 $20,771.54
2013$20,990.99 $8,217.34
2012$37,136.00 $51,170.57
2011$16,222.50 $19,682.76
2010$29,489.10 $36,767.66
2009$27,896.20 $14,603.18
2008$31,527.86 $31,672.97
2007$9,988.05 $4,598.89
2006$19,661.45 $17,970.94
2005$5,006.00 $17,765.35
2004$25,878.00 $36,480.62
2003$7,720.00 $500.00
2002$9,475.00 $26,400.00
2001$14,773.00 $0.00
2000$20,150.00 $20,600.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
06/20/2026Jon Vecchio $25.00 Arlington Career Institute · President
05/20/2026Jon Vecchio $25.00 Arlington Career Institute · President
04/20/2026Jon Vecchio $25.00 Arlington Career Institute · President
03/20/2026Jon Vecchio $25.00 Arlington Career Institute · President
02/20/2026Jon Vecchio $25.00 Arlington Career Institute · President
01/20/2026Jon Vecchio $25.00 Arlington Career Institute · President
10/21/2025James Cummins $1,000.00 College of Health Care Professions · VP
10/09/2025Eric Bing $1,000.00 College of Health Care Professions · CEO
10/07/2025Ben Arriola $375.00 Southwest University El Paso · President
08/26/2025Brad Kuykendall $2,500.00 Western Technical College · School Owner
06/20/2025Jon Vecchio $25.00 Arlington Career Institute · President
05/20/2025Jon Vecchio $25.00 Arlington Career Institute · President
04/20/2025Jon Vecchio $25.00 Arlington Career Institute · President
03/20/2025Jon Vecchio $25.00 Arlington Career Institute · President
02/20/2025Jon Vecchio $25.00 Arlington Career Institute · President
01/21/2025Jon Vecchio $25.00 Arlington Career Institute · President
10/01/2024James Cummins $1,000.00 College of Health Care Professions · VP
09/28/2024John Wood $1,000.00 Ocean Corporation · Owner
09/27/2024Ben Arriola $2,500.00 Southwest University El Paso · President
09/27/2024Jacob Mayhew $2,500.00 Southern Careers Institute · CEO

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
10/07/2025John McQueeney $750.00contribution to campaign
12/05/2024Dan Patrick $2,500.00Campaign Contribution
12/05/2024Brandon Creighton $1,500.00Campaign Contribution
12/05/2024Cesar Blanco $1,000.00Campaign Contribution
12/05/2024Tan Parker $1,000.00Campaign Contribution
12/05/2024Suleman Lalani $500.00Campaign Contribution
12/05/2024Oscar Longoria $500.00Campaign Contribution
12/05/2024Christina Morales $500.00Campaign Contribution
12/05/2024Dennis Paul $500.00Campaign Contribution
12/05/2024Donna Howard $500.00Campaign Contribution
12/05/2024Joe Moody $500.00Campaign Contribution
12/05/2024Claudia Ordaz $500.00Campaign Contribution
12/05/2024Chris Turner $500.00Campaign Contribution
12/05/2024Angie Chen $500.00campaign contribution
09/27/2024Trey Martinez Fischer $1,000.00campaign contribution
01/02/2024Angie Chen $1,000.00campaign contribution
01/02/2024John Kuempel $1,000.00campaign contribution
09/14/2023Richard Hayes $500.00campaign contribution
09/14/2023Lynn Stucky $500.00campaign contribution
10/25/2022Dade Phelan $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: 48 ms.