Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Search/Mesquite Fire Fighters Public Interest Fund
Filer / Committee

Mesquite Fire Fighters Public Interest Fund

GPAC · ACTIVE
Filer ID: 00016582 · McKinney · TX
114 reports · First filing 07/12/1993 · Latest filing 07/13/2026
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
McKinney · TX · 75070
First Filing
07/12/1993
Latest Filing
07/13/2026
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
114

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$655,787.16
Expenditures
$831,781.05
Transactions
6,982
Largest Contribution
$7,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$25,000.00
COH as of 06/30/2026
$83,722.75
Average Contribution
$97.24
Average Expenditure
$3,494.88
First Contribution
12/21/2001
Last Contribution
06/30/2026
First Expenditure
04/05/2001
Last Expenditure
01/06/2026

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
403
Reported Payee Entities
71
Top Contributor
ANDY PRATZ
Top Reported Payee
Counter Consulting

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
403
6,755 contributions · $657,316.16
Vendor Relationships
40
147 payments · $636,433.79
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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 spentMesquite Fire Fighters Public Inter…Focal filer / committeeANDY PRATZANDY PRATZ$9,258.00 · 34 giftsAdam BakerAdam Baker$8,520.00 · 30 giftsKEITH HARRISONKEITH HARRISON$7,960.00 · 59 giftsGENE ZWILLENBERGGENE ZWILLENBERG$7,192.66 · 44 giftsBRIAN STAPLESBRIAN STAPLES$7,170.00 · 52 giftsCounter ConsultingCounter Consulting$394,089.60 · 35 paymentsV CounterV Counter$47,492.60 · 14 paymentsBooker IndustriesBooker Industries$33,715.91 · 29 paymentsGARY WARDGARY WARD$32,974.76 · 8 paymentsGreg NoscheseGreg Noschese$30,600.00 · 5 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
Contributions93.3th#498 of 7,401
Expenditures94.5th#405 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity93.8th#457 of 7,401
Transaction Volume95.8th#310 of 7,401

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions11.0%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures98.5%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1ANDY PRATZ $9,258.0034
2Adam Baker $8,520.0030
3KEITH HARRISON $7,960.0059
4GENE ZWILLENBERG $7,192.6644
5BRIAN STAPLES $7,170.0052
6Mesquite Police Association PAC $7,000.001
7BILLY PETTY $6,995.0049
8SCOTT CLEARMAN $6,770.0047
9Jeffrey Grimland $6,215.0046
10STEVEN HILDEBRANDT $5,905.0051

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1Counter Consulting $394,089.6035
2V Counter $47,492.6014
3Booker Industries $33,715.9129
4GARY WARD $32,974.768
5Greg Noschese $30,600.005
6Firefighter Advovacy $25,633.476
7Counter $25,175.167
8Mesquite PAC 2025 $25,014.953
9JOHN MONACO $19,200.007
10DENNIS TARPLEY $18,092.456

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2026$36,470.00 $1,500.00
2025$70,311.00 $153,949.98
2024$54,812.00 $4,124.10
2023$32,806.00 $108,714.95
2022$41,639.00 $0.00
2021$39,435.00 $72,779.90
2020$41,008.00 $0.00
2019$36,141.66 $73,431.85
2018$27,039.00 $16,056.45
2017$26,752.00 $22,079.41
2016$21,635.50 $11,030.76
2015$29,090.00 $45,525.67
2014$23,971.00 $11,491.20
2013$17,604.00 $19,419.98
2012$8,973.50 $53,176.91
2011$18,691.50 $26,584.68
2010$12,287.00 $35,223.54
2009$13,340.50 $23,845.50
2008$12,700.00 $60,102.53
2007$11,648.00 $32,217.97
2006$22,448.00 $4,688.94
2005$2,281.00 $7,304.11
2004$22,198.50 $3,660.15
2003$19,070.50 $22,145.83
2002$10,984.00 $9,170.53
2001$2,450.50 $13,556.11

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
06/30/2026ANDY PRATZ $650.00 CITY OF MESQUITE · FIREFIGHTER
06/30/2026Adam Baker $520.00 MFD · Firefighter
06/30/2026KEITH HARRISON $390.00 City of Mesquite · FIREFIGHTER
06/30/2026Shaun Jordan $325.00 City of Mesquite · Firefighter
06/30/2026Melvin Tucker $260.00 MFD · Firefighter
06/30/2026Michael Trojacek $260.00 City of Mesquite · FF
06/30/2026CHRIS THOMAS $260.00 City of Mesquite · FIREFIGHTER
06/30/2026Justin Sanders $260.00 City of Mesquite · Firefighter
06/30/2026EDWARD ROSE $260.00 FIREFIGHTER
06/30/2026BRETT PHILLIPS $260.00 CITY OF MESQUITE · FIREFIGHTER
06/30/2026CASEY PEACH $260.00 CITY OF MESQUITE · FIREFIGHTER
06/30/2026VICTOR PALASCIANO $260.00 MFD · FIREFIGHTER
06/30/2026Gerald Lasater $260.00 City of Mesquite · Firefighter
06/30/2026Kyle Kresta $260.00 MFD · Firefighter
06/30/2026DAVID IVIE $260.00 City of Mesquite · FIREFIGHTER
06/30/2026Elliot Howard $260.00 CITY OF MESQUITE · FIREFIGHTER
06/30/2026Chad Holmes $260.00 City of Mesquite · Firefighter
06/30/2026Jonathan Havis $260.00 City of Mesquite · Firefighter
06/30/2026TRAVIS GREENMAN $260.00 FIREFIGHTER
06/30/2026Nicholas Grant $260.00 MFD · Firefighter

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
01/06/2026Bruce Archer $1,500.00Consulting Expense
12/09/2025Counter Consulting $6,014.95Run off
11/28/2025Counter Consulting $25,000.00Run off
11/25/2025First Graphic Services $2,310.82Hubacek Signs
10/23/2025Counter Consulting $25,000.00Consulting for Prop A
09/18/2025Dan Aleman $1,554.63Campaign Signs
09/18/2025Jennifer Viddler $252.14Campaign Signs
09/18/2025Andrew Hubacek $252.14Campaign Signs
09/09/2025Kenny Green $1,217.68Campaign Signs
08/25/2025Counter Consulting $10,000.00Consulting
08/18/2025Counter Consulting $25,000.00Consulting
08/11/2025Counter Consulting $9,750.00 Consulting
07/03/2025Andrew Hubacek $1,498.81Campaign Signs
07/03/2025Jennifer Viddler $1,498.81Campaign Signs
06/30/2025Counter Consulting $25,000.00Consulting for Nov Elections
06/13/2025Bruce Archer $1,500.00Consulting for Nov Elections
05/09/2025Counter Consulting $7,500.00Consulting for Nov Elections
04/18/2025Counter Consulting $600.00Consulting for Nov Elections
01/16/2025Counter Consulting $10,000.00Consulting for Nov elections
12/20/2024Deluxe Corp $124.10Deposit Slips
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 147 ms.