Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Associated Plumbing Heating Cooling Contractors Of Texas Political Action Committee

GPAC · ACTIVE
Filer ID: 00016126 · Buda · TX
87 reports · First filing 07/07/1993 · Latest filing 06/23/2026
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
Buda · TX · 78610
First Filing
07/07/1993
Latest Filing
06/23/2026
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
87

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$125,296.23
Expenditures
$112,406.33
Transactions
557
Largest Contribution
$12,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$5,000.00
COH as of 06/30/2026
$17,286.00
Average Contribution
$362.13
Average Expenditure
$548.32
First Contribution
07/25/2004
Last Contribution
02/13/2025
First Expenditure
07/23/2003
Last Expenditure
08/08/2025

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
117
Reported Payee Entities
127
Top Contributor
Carter Ramzel
Top Reported Payee
John Carona

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
117
346 contributions · $125,296.23
Vendor Relationships
8
9 payments · $8,133.70
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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 spentAssociated Plumbing Heating Cooling…Focal filer / committeeCarter RamzelCarter Ramzel$13,740.00 · 5 giftsDoug TurnerDoug Turner$7,660.00 · 17 giftsJo WagnerJo Wagner$6,525.00 · 18 giftsMilton FrankMilton Frank$6,035.00 · 13 giftsCraig LewisCraig Lewis$5,920.00 · 15 giftsJohn CaronaJohn Carona$7,000.00 · 3 paymentsBank of AmericaBank of America$3,816.89 · 2 paymentsJim PittsJim Pitts$3,775.00 · 9 paymentsJeff WentworthJeff Wentworth$3,100.00 · 4 paymentsJohn CornynJohn Cornyn$3,000.00 · 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
Contributions73.6th#1,953 of 7,401
Expenditures66.1th#2,512 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity69.8th#2,239 of 7,401
Transaction Volume74.7th#1,874 of 7,401

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions79.1%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures100.0%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Carter Ramzel $13,740.005
2Doug Turner $7,660.0017
3Jo Wagner $6,525.0018
4Milton Frank $6,035.0013
5Craig Lewis $5,920.0015
6Barry Bankler $5,250.007
7Rick Shelton $4,590.0012
8Dickie McCurdy $4,240.0014
9Ken Boen $3,790.0014
10Perry Beyer $3,200.006

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1John Carona $7,000.003
2Bank of America $3,816.892
3Jim Pitts $3,775.009
4Jeff Wentworth $3,100.004
5John Cornyn $3,000.003
6Nancy Jones $2,875.001
7Senfronia Thompson $2,550.005
8Ryan Guillen $2,500.004
9Donna Campbell $2,250.003
10Dan Patrick $2,100.003

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2025$2,500.00 $1,650.78
2023$3,150.00 $0.00
2022$2,250.00 $0.00
2018$6,500.00 $3,000.00
2017$0.00 $600.00
2016$6,370.00 $14,000.00
2015$0.00 $1,000.00
2014$16,520.00 $7,500.00
2013$4,250.00 $3,750.00
2012$23,525.00 $20,500.00
2011$2,123.23 $1,300.00
2010$7,720.00 $6,100.00
2009$4,450.00 $350.00
2008$8,290.00 $13,600.00
2007$4,425.00 $5,955.55
2006$12,523.00 $11,525.00
2005$13,200.00 $9,700.00
2004$7,500.00 $9,000.00
2003$0.00 $2,875.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
02/13/2025Brett Smelscer $500.00 Smelscer Plumbing, Inc. · Owner
02/10/2025Troy Koopman $500.00 Horizon Plumbing · General Manager
02/07/2025James Beyer $500.00 Beyer Plumbing Co. · COO
01/30/2025Craig Lewis $1,000.00 R.E.C. Industries · President
01/30/2023Dorothy Gurka $100.00 PHCC Gulf Coast · Executive Director
01/25/2023Ken Boen $100.00 Boen Plumbing Inc. · Owner
01/24/2023Richard Anderson $100.00 International Code Council, Inc. · Director, PMG Technical Resources
01/23/2023Doug Turner $100.00 Doug Turner Plumbing, Inc. · President
01/23/2023Clayton Turner $100.00 Doug Turner Plumbing, Co. · Service Manager
01/23/2023Scott Supak $100.00 Ferguson Enterprises · Area Sales Manager
01/16/2023Brett Smelscer $500.00 Smelscer Plumbing, Inc. · Owner
01/11/2023Korey Boen $500.00 Boen Plumbing, Inc. · Contractor
01/11/2023Michelle Killebrew $500.00 Independent / Self · Plumbing Inspector
01/11/2023Alicia Baron $100.00 PHCC North Texas · Executive Director
01/05/2023Mike Trevino $100.00 Assured Comfort Services · Principal
01/03/2023Rick Shelton $250.00 Shelton Plumbing Inc. · Owner
01/03/2023Frank Willburn $100.00 Frank's Repair Plumbing · Plumber
01/02/2023Kathy Lewis $250.00 R.E.C. Industries, Inc. · Secretary
01/02/2023Craig Lewis $250.00 R.E.C. Industries · President
12/15/2022Jessica Burden $500.00 Milton Frank Plumbing & Cooling · General Manager

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
08/08/2025Keresa Richardson $861.63Attendance at the PHCC Conference, hotel accommodations and Continuing Education credit provided
05/27/2025IAPMO $789.15 Reception for Legislators held at the Chili Parlor in Austin Texas.
11/29/2018Chris Paddie $1,000.00Campaign Contribution
11/29/2018Ryan Guillen $1,000.00Campaign Contribution
02/25/2018Cynthia Flores $500.00Primary Campaign
02/08/2018Lyle Larson $500.00PAC
06/28/2017Ryan Guillen $500.00Contribution
03/02/2017Texas Ethics Commission $100.00Late Filing Fee
11/30/2016Joe Straus $1,000.00PAC
11/30/2016Carlos Uresti $500.00PAC
11/30/2016Larry Taylor $500.00PAC
11/30/2016Kelly Hancock $500.00PAC
11/30/2016Ryan Guillen $500.00PAC contrib
11/30/2016John Kuempel $500.00PAC Contrib
11/16/2016Giovanni Capriglione $500.00PAC
11/15/2016Larry Gonzales $500.00PAC Contribution
11/15/2016Kel Seliger $500.00PAC
11/15/2016Brandon Creighton $500.00PAC
11/15/2016Senfronia Thompson $500.00PAC
11/15/2016Justin Rodriguez $500.00PAC
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 35 ms.