Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Bivins for Senate Committee (DISSOLVED)

SPAC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00016445 · Amarillo · TX
41 reports · First filing 01/14/1992 · Latest filing 01/06/2010
Political Action Committee · Specific Purpose · PAC

Committee Details

TEC filer identity, reporting status, geography, and analytical classification.
Committee Class
Political Action Committee
Subclass
Specific Purpose
Market Segment
PAC
Status
TERMINATED
Filer Type
SPAC
Office
—
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Amarillo · TX · 79105
First Filing
01/14/1992
Latest Filing
01/06/2010
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2009 – 12/31/2009
Reports
41

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$856,705.99
Expenditures
$1,081,640.69
Transactions
4,132
Largest Contribution
$7,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$45,000.00
COH as of 12/31/2009
—
Average Contribution
$493.49
Average Expenditure
$451.44
First Contribution
01/03/2000
Last Contribution
11/03/2004
First Expenditure
01/10/2000
Last Expenditure
12/16/2009

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
642
Reported Payee Entities
625
Top Contributor
Texas Optometric PAC
Top Reported Payee
Linda Griggs

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
642
1,736 contributions · $856,705.99
Vendor Relationships
268
1,557 payments · $526,514.72
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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 spentBivins for Senate Committee (DISSOL…Focal filer / committeeTexas Optometric PACTexas Optometric PAC$19,000.00 · 4 giftsTex Den PACTex Den PAC$18,500.00 · 6 giftsTexas Civil Justice League PACTexas Civil Justice League PAC$18,000.00 · 8 giftsTREPACTX AssnRealtors PACTREPACTX AssnRealtors PAC$15,000.00 · 3 giftsTexans For Lawsuit Reform PACTexans For Lawsuit Reform PAC$11,000.00 · 3 giftsLinda GriggsLinda Griggs$65,129.92 · 49 paymentsLeonard DolceLeonard Dolce$57,000.00 · 19 paymentsOHara Flying Service LLCOHara Flying Service LLC$56,124.98 · 32 paymentsWard & Ames EntertainmentWard & Ames Entertainment$45,000.00 · 1 paymentsUnlimited for YouUnlimited for You$39,414.54 · 24 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
Specific Purpose
Market Segment
PAC
Spending Band
—
Peer Committees
7,401

Peer Percentiles

MetricPercentileRank
Contributions63.2th#2,723 of 7,401
Expenditures61.5th#2,854 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity59.8th#2,978 of 7,401
Transaction Volume59.7th#2,981 of 7,401

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions—
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures—

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Texas Optometric PAC $19,000.004
2Tex Den PAC $18,500.006
3Texas Civil Justice League PAC $18,000.008
4TREPACTX AssnRealtors PAC $15,000.003
5Texans For Lawsuit Reform PAC $11,000.003
6Bell Helicopter Textron $10,000.007
7Panhandle Chapter of CPAs PAC $8,000.004
8Friends of the University PAC $7,500.004
9Vinson Elkins Texas PAC $7,500.003
10HubPAC $7,000.003

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Linda Griggs $65,129.9249
2Leonard Dolce $57,000.0019
3OHara Flying Service LLC $56,124.9832
4Ward & Ames Entertainment $45,000.001
5Unlimited for You $39,414.5424
6Amarillo National Bank $33,288.2367
7Todd Staples $30,000.003
8Linda F Griggs $24,389.9641
9Victory 2000 $24,000.003
10Denise Perkins $23,992.9991

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2009$0.00 $29,617.09
2008$0.00 $24,231.39
2007$0.00 $20,213.38
2006$0.00 $23,416.19
2005$0.00 $63,914.31
2004$1,937.24 $51,646.32
2003$46,387.50 $109,574.62
2002$243,800.00 $380,372.96
2001$207,950.25 $129,595.20
2000$356,631.00 $249,059.23

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
11/03/2004Steve Moore $200.00
06/21/2004Amarillo National Bank $1,161.24
01/26/2004Chevron Emp. TX PAC $576.00
12/10/2003Kevin Isern $250.00
11/06/2003Union Pacific Corp Fund PAC $2,500.00
10/29/2003Sylvia Nugent $250.00
10/29/2003Sue Park $250.00 WTAMU · Professor
10/29/2003Tom Plequette $250.00 SPS
10/29/2003Gary Molberg $250.00 Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
10/29/2003Ken McCarty $250.00 self · Eye Doctor
10/29/2003Sherry Kunka $250.00 XCel Energy
10/29/2003John Marmaduke $250.00 Western Merchandisers · Owner
10/29/2003Roy Jarnagin $250.00
10/29/2003David Hudson $250.00
10/29/2003Michael Hughes $250.00 Southwest Neuroscience Inst · President
10/29/2003Douglass Hyde $250.00 self · Surgeon
10/29/2003Ronnie Hanbury $250.00
10/29/2003Edward L Grimes $250.00
10/29/2003Roger Williams $250.00 Bell Helicopter · Director Human Resources
10/29/2003Gary Stevens $250.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
12/16/2009St. Andrew's Episcopal Day School $12,900.69Donation/memorial to honor Teel Bivins at his death and to close SPAC permenantly.
12/08/2009Linda Griggs $3,000.00Christmas Bonus Final Accounting\n \n
08/28/2009Leadership Amarillo and Canyon $1,500.00Tuition Adult Class 2008-09
07/20/2009Linda Griggs $2,500.00Bkkp Prep 1120 POL 2009 Bulk Mailing
06/30/2009Linda Griggs $3,750.00Bkkp Prep 1120 POL 2008 Bulk Mailing
04/22/2009Texans for Kay Bailey Hutchison $5,000.00Political Contribution
04/22/2009U.S. Postmaster $630.001500 Forever .42 Stamps
01/31/2009Amarillo Globe News $161.401 Year Newspaper Subscription
01/05/2009Jennifer Laurich $175.00Bulk Mailing
12/18/2008Jennifer Laurich $100.00Bulk Mailing
12/08/2008Linda Griggs $500.00Bulk Mailing
11/30/2008Linda Griggs $5,000.00Christmas Bonus 2008\n
10/29/2008Linda Griggs $500.00Bookkeeping Dec. 2008\n
09/30/2008Linda Griggs $500.00Bookkeeping Nov 2008\n
09/18/2008Linda Griggs $500.00Bookkeeping Oct. 2008\n
08/25/2008Associated Republicans of Texas $1,000.00Contribution to Assoc. Repub of Texas
08/04/2008Kip Averitt for State Senate $2,500.00Campaign Contribution
07/31/2008Linda Griggs $1,000.00Bookkeeping Aug Sept. 2008
07/16/2008Linda Griggs $500.00Bookkeeping July 2008
06/25/2008Linda Griggs $500.00Bookkeeping June 2008
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 63 ms.