Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Corpus Christi American Federation Of Teachers COPE

GPAC · ACTIVE
Filer ID: 00016377 · Corpus Christi · TX
150 reports · First filing 07/13/1993 · 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
Corpus Christi · TX · 78411-5115
First Filing
07/13/1993
Latest Filing
07/14/2026
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
150

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$265,058.28
Expenditures
$468,560.92
Transactions
916
Largest Contribution
$159,547.01
Largest Expenditure
$66,440.80
COH as of 06/30/2026
$3,002.23
Average Contribution
$753.01
Average Expenditure
$830.78
First Contribution
10/20/2006
Last Contribution
06/09/2026
First Expenditure
09/27/2004
Last Expenditure
06/09/2026

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
38
Reported Payee Entities
205
Top Contributor
Texas AFT COPE
Top Reported Payee
Terris, Barnes & Walters

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
38
359 contributions · $267,791.78
Vendor Relationships
125
394 payments · $381,435.22
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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 spentCorpus Christi American Federation…Focal filer / committeeTexas AFT COPETexas AFT COPE$255,055.59 · 39 giftsBertha SanchezBertha Sanchez$4,000.00 · 2 giftsSouth Texas Rights CenterSouth Texas Rights Center$2,498.44 · 1 giftsCoastal Bend Labor CouncilCoastal Bend Labor Council$1,050.00 · 1 giftsSusie Luna-Salda?aSusie Luna-Salda?a$500.00 · 1 giftsTerris, Barnes & WaltersTerris, Barnes & Walters$73,396.25 · 2 paymentsCCAFT#3456CCAFT#3456$50,002.28 · 2 paymentsInFocus Campaigns LLCInFocus Campaigns LLC$22,652.00 · 2 paymentsInternal Revenue ServiceInternal Revenue Service$20,527.16 · 9 paymentsTexas AFT COPETexas AFT COPE$19,938.00 · 9 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
Contributions74.3th#1,902 of 7,401
Expenditures75.1th#1,842 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity74.1th#1,920 of 7,401
Transaction Volume90.8th#685 of 7,401

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions95.3%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures65.6%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Texas AFT COPE $255,055.5939
2Bertha Sanchez $4,000.002
3South Texas Rights Center $2,498.441
4Coastal Bend Labor Council $1,050.001
5Susie Luna-Salda?a $500.001
6Del Mar College $425.001
7Arlene Easter $380.002
8Nancy Vera $242.622
9Bill Highway $143.631
10Daniel Smith $85.0017

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Terris, Barnes & Walters $73,396.252
2CCAFT#3456 $50,002.282
3InFocus Campaigns LLC $22,652.002
4Internal Revenue Service $20,527.169
5Texas AFT COPE $19,938.009
6Sparkling City Strategies $12,580.004
7Corpus Christi Caller Times $12,516.554
8New Partners Consulting, Inc. $10,000.001
9Allied Printing & Mailing, Inc. $9,593.464
10Caller-Times Newspaper $8,210.004

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2026$1,360.00 $4.09
2025$453.00 $3.56
2024$3,219.24 $4,294.93
2023$294.60 $3.00
2022$0.00 $4,589.05
2021$4,000.00 $3,480.00
2020$143.63 $5,602.00
2019$0.00 $3,960.98
2018$45,560.00 $68,133.18
2017$0.00 $34,530.89
2016$208,722.81 $226,181.00
2015$0.00 $8,134.57
2014$675.00 $13,794.72
2013$0.00 $2,745.84
2012$0.00 $15,401.58
2011$0.00 $978.89
2010$0.00 $23,931.38
2009$130.00 $2,325.77
2008$0.00 $9,963.15
2007$0.00 $8,005.45
2006$500.00 $17,261.31
2005$0.00 $5,650.81
2004$0.00 $9,584.77

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
06/09/2026Cassy Winstead $1.00 Gregory-Portland ISD · Teacher
06/09/2026Leslee Justice $1.00 Flour Bluff ISD · Teacher
06/09/2026Susan Hall $1.00 CCISD · Teacher
06/09/2026Judith Christman $1.00 CCISD · Teacher
06/05/2026Daniel Smith $5.00 Calallen ISD · Teacher
06/05/2026Malia Perez $5.00 West Oso ISD · Librarian
06/05/2026Ruben Orta $5.00 CCISD · Teacher
06/05/2026William Witherspoon $3.00 Gregory-Portland ISD · Teacher
06/05/2026Catherine Sauer $3.00 CCISD · Teacher
06/05/2026Brigette Ramirez $3.00 CCISD · Teacher
06/05/2026Glenn Oliver $3.00 CCISD · Teacher
06/05/2026Karyn Bost $3.00 CCISD · Teacher
06/05/2026David Barrera $3.00 CCISD · Teacher
06/05/2026Soledad Molina $2.00 CCISD · Paraprofessional
06/05/2026Patricia Zarria $1.00 CCISD · Teacher
06/05/2026Danielle Smith $1.00 Gregory-Portland ISD · Teacher
06/05/2026Matthew Ray $1.00 CCISD · Teacher
06/05/2026Norma Guerra $1.00 CCISD · Teacher
06/05/2026Marcela Carbajal $1.00 CCISD · Teacher
06/05/2026Anel Barrera $1.00 CCISD · Teacher

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/09/2026re:Members $0.04Bank draft processing fee
06/09/2026re:Members $0.04Bank draft processing fee
06/09/2026re:Members $0.04Bank draft processing fee
06/09/2026re:Members $0.04Bank draft processing fee
06/05/2026re:Members $0.07Bank draft processing fee
06/05/2026re:Members $0.07Bank draft processing fee
06/05/2026re:Members $0.07Bank draft processing fee
06/05/2026re:Members $0.04Bank draft processing fee
06/05/2026re:Members $0.04Bank draft processing fee
06/05/2026re:Members $0.04Bank draft processing fee
06/05/2026re:Members $0.04Bank draft processing fee
06/05/2026re:Members $0.04Bank draft processing fee
06/05/2026re:Members $0.04Bank draft processing fee
06/05/2026re:Members $0.03Bank draft processing fee
06/05/2026re:Members $0.01Bank draft processing fee
06/05/2026re:Members $0.01Bank draft processing fee
06/05/2026re:Members $0.01Bank draft processing fee
06/05/2026re:Members $0.01Bank draft processing fee
06/05/2026re:Members $0.01Bank draft processing fee
06/05/2026re:Members $0.01Bank draft processing fee
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 41 ms.