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

Baker Botts Amicus Fund

MPAC · ACTIVE
Filer ID: 00016408 · Houston · TX
414 reports · First filing 06/28/1993 · Latest filing 09/04/2026
Political Action Committee · General Purpose Monthly · PAC

Committee Details

TEC filer identity, reporting status, geography, and analytical classification.
Committee Class
Political Action Committee
Subclass
General Purpose Monthly
Market Segment
PAC
Status
ACTIVE
Filer Type
MPAC
Office
—
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Houston · TX · 77024
First Filing
06/28/1993
Latest Filing
09/04/2026
Latest Reporting Period
07/26/2026 – 08/25/2026
Reports
414

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$3,923,899.86
Expenditures
$4,051,153.20
Transactions
17,999
Largest Contribution
$4,356.00
Largest Expenditure
$25,000.00
COH as of 06/25/2026
$142,792.85
Average Contribution
$251.74
Average Expenditure
$1,700.02
First Contribution
07/26/2000
Last Contribution
06/19/2026
First Expenditure
06/05/2000
Last Expenditure
06/19/2026

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
1,006
Reported Payee Entities
950
Top Contributor
Daniel David
Top Reported Payee
Texans for Greg Abbott

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
1,007
16,306 contributions · $4,124,476.86
Vendor Relationships
944
2,501 payments · $4,220,819.68
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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 spentBaker Botts Amicus FundFocal filer / committeeDaniel DavidDaniel David$23,693.95 · 21 giftsJohn TaladayJohn Taladay$23,026.32 · 21 giftsGeoffrey L. NewtonGeoffrey L. Newton$21,907.82 · 21 giftsRod PhelanRod Phelan$21,755.00 · 54 giftsGene OshmanGene Oshman$19,295.25 · 53 giftsTexans for Greg AbbottTexans for Greg Abbott$96,000.00 · 11 paymentsDavid Dewhurst CommitteeDavid Dewhurst Committee$90,500.00 · 24 paymentsTexans for Rick PerryTexans for Rick Perry$75,000.00 · 13 paymentsFriends of Susan CombsFriends of Susan Combs$55,000.00 · 8 paymentsBrett Busby CampaignBrett Busby Campaign$40,000.00 · 8 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 Monthly
Market Segment
PAC
Spending Band
—
Peer Committees
7,401

Peer Percentiles

MetricPercentileRank
Contributions97.3th#203 of 7,401
Expenditures97.7th#172 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity97.6th#182 of 7,401
Transaction Volume95.3th#348 of 7,401

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions16.7%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures13.7%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Daniel David $23,693.9521
2John Taladay $23,026.3221
3Geoffrey L. Newton $21,907.8221
4Rod Phelan $21,755.0054
5Gene Oshman $19,295.2553
6Stephen D. Marcus $19,039.1821
7Daniel J. Hulseberg $18,909.1821
8Jason Bennett $18,768.1821
9Douglas Mark Kubehl $18,216.1821
10Richard Benjamin Harper $18,127.1821

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Texans for Greg Abbott $96,000.0011
2David Dewhurst Committee $90,500.0024
3Texans for Rick Perry $75,000.0013
4Friends of Susan Combs $55,000.008
5Brett Busby Campaign $40,000.008
6John Devine Campaign $38,500.007
7Jane Bland Campaign $35,000.007
8Justice Rebeca Huddle Campaign $35,000.006
9Texans for Joe Straus $31,500.0010
10Justice Nathan L. Hecht Campaign $30,000.004

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2026$126,085.00 $115,072.50
2025$156,885.00 $184,000.00
2024$184,510.00 $182,250.00
2023$260,631.50 $263,007.50
2022$64,797.00 $64,517.50
2021$101,902.00 $119,520.00
2020$78,344.00 $85,000.00
2019$73,680.00 $101,473.69
2018$229,155.00 $257,500.00
2017$108,034.10 $103,500.00
2016$25,888.00 $11,000.00
2015$33,185.50 $50,500.00
2014$196,693.75 $168,655.84
2013$133,576.00 $162,636.00
2012$151,287.00 $182,687.31
2011$175,990.00 $139,250.00
2010$141,118.50 $157,123.06
2009$185,197.00 $174,400.44
2008$193,051.00 $199,028.42
2007$168,285.75 $170,876.53
2006$203,532.76 $210,046.78
2005$278,098.00 $282,724.78
2004$139,286.00 $214,473.51
2003$244,944.00 $220,693.29
2002$98,145.00 $85,000.00
2001$161,072.00 $135,695.49
2000$10,526.00 $10,520.56

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
06/19/2026Mark Bisch $500.00 Baker Botts LLP · Attorney
06/08/2026Daniel David $3,015.00 Baker Botts LLP · attorney
06/08/2026John Taladay $2,635.00 Baker Botts LLP · attorney
06/08/2026Paul C. Cuomo $2,635.00 Baker Botts LLP · attorney
06/08/2026Samantha Elaine Hale Crispin $2,635.00 Baker Botts LLP · attorney
06/08/2026Jason Bennett $2,635.00 Baker Botts LLP · attorney
06/08/2026Richard Benjamin Harper $2,260.00 Baker Botts LLP · attorney
06/08/2026Jonathan Gordon $2,260.00 Baker Botts LLP · attorney
06/08/2026Luke A. Weedon $1,885.00 Baker Botts LLP · attorney
06/08/2026Neil P. Sirota $1,885.00 Baker Botts LLP · attorney
06/08/2026Kevin M. Sadler $1,885.00 Baker Botts LLP · attorney
06/08/2026John William Porter $1,885.00 Baker Botts LLP · attorney
06/08/2026Geoffrey L. Newton $1,885.00 Baker Botts LLP · attorney
06/08/2026Stephen D. Marcus $1,885.00 Baker Botts LLP · attorney
06/08/2026Robert L. Maier II $1,885.00 Baker Botts LLP · attorney
06/08/2026Matthew L. Kuryla $1,885.00 Baker Botts LLP · attorney
06/08/2026Douglas Mark Kubehl $1,885.00 Baker Botts LLP · attorney
06/08/2026Jacob Scott Janoe $1,885.00 Baker Botts LLP · attorney
06/08/2026Daniel J. Hulseberg $1,885.00 Baker Botts LLP · attorney
06/08/2026Marc Preston Bernhisel $1,885.00 Baker Botts LLP · attorney

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/19/2026Kyle Hawkins Campaign $10,000.00Sponsorship
06/19/2026Tamika Craft-Demming Campaign $5,000.00Sponsorship
06/19/2026Dedra Davis Campaign $5,000.00Sponsorship
06/19/2026Cory Sepolio for Judge $5,000.00Sponsorship
06/19/2026Latosha Lewis Payne Campaign $5,000.00Sponsorship
06/19/2026April Farris Campaign $5,000.00Sponsorship
06/19/2026Ken Wise Campaign $5,000.00Sponsorship
06/19/2026Scott Field Campaign $5,000.00Sponsorship
06/19/2026Scott Brister Campaign $5,000.00Sponsorship
06/19/2026Kevin Jewell Campaign $5,000.00Sponsorship
06/19/2026Darlene Byrne Campaign $5,000.00Sponsorship
06/19/2026Amparo Guerra Campaign $5,000.00Sponsorship
06/19/2026David Gunn Campaign $5,000.00Sponsorship
06/19/2026Veronica Rivas-Molloy Campaign $5,000.00Sponsorship
06/19/2026Donna Roth Campaign $2,500.00Sponsorship
06/19/2026Elizabeth Ginsberg Campaign $2,500.00Sponsorship
06/19/2026Veretta Frazier Campaign $2,500.00Sponsorship
06/19/2026Christine Weems for Judge $2,500.00Sponsorship
06/19/2026Lauren Reeder for Judge $2,500.00Sponsorship
06/19/2026Beau Miller Campaign $2,500.00Sponsorship
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 217 ms.