Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Search/Harris County AFL-CIO Political Action Fund (DISSOLVED)
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Harris County AFL-CIO Political Action Fund (DISSOLVED)

GPAC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00016628 · Houston · TX
88 reports · First filing 07/02/1993 · Latest filing 10/14/2015
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
TERMINATED
Filer Type
GPAC
Office
—
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Houston · TX · 77023
First Filing
07/02/1993
Latest Filing
10/14/2015
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2015 – 10/14/2015
Reports
88

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$25,287.00
Expenditures
$30,437.91
Transactions
48
Largest Contribution
$5,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$1,217.55
COH as of 10/14/2015
$275.78
Average Contribution
$3,612.43
Average Expenditure
$742.39
First Contribution
07/11/2003
Last Contribution
04/05/2006
First Expenditure
07/01/2003
Last Expenditure
09/14/2004

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
3
Reported Payee Entities
3
Top Contributor
Williams Bailey Law Firm
Top Reported Payee
E. Dale Wortham

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
3
7 contributions · $25,287.00
Vendor Relationships
2
8 payments · $6,580.85
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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 spentHarris County AFL-CIO Political Act…Focal filer / committeeWilliams Bailey Law FirmWilliams Bailey Law Firm$25,000.00 · 5 giftsBarbara PallazoBarbara Pallazo$195.00 · 1 giftsRichard ShawRichard Shaw$92.00 · 1 giftsE. Dale WorthamE. Dale Wortham$23,857.06 · 33 paymentsHarris County AFL-CIOHarris County AFL-CIO$6,195.85 · 6 paymentsHarris County AFL-CIO Political Action FundHarris County AFL-CIO Political Actio…$385.00 · 2 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
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
1Williams Bailey Law Firm $25,000.005
2Barbara Pallazo $195.001
3Richard Shaw $92.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1E. Dale Wortham $23,857.0633
2Harris County AFL-CIO $6,195.856
3Harris County AFL-CIO Political Action Fund $385.002

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2006$92.00 $0.00
2004$0.00 $385.00
2003$25,195.00 $30,052.91

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
04/05/2006Richard Shaw $92.00 Harris County AFL-CIO Council · Secretary-Treasurer
11/04/2003Williams Bailey Law Firm $5,000.00
10/06/2003Williams Bailey Law Firm $5,000.00
09/03/2003Williams Bailey Law Firm $5,000.00
08/04/2003Williams Bailey Law Firm $5,000.00
07/18/2003Barbara Pallazo $195.00 AFT National Representative
07/11/2003Williams Bailey Law Firm $5,000.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
09/14/2004Harris County AFL-CIO Political Action Fund $285.00Yard signs
09/09/2004Harris County AFL-CIO Political Action Fund $100.00bumper stickers
12/01/2003E. Dale Wortham $997.30Salary to direct Labor Neighbor Program
11/24/2003E. Dale Wortham $997.30Salary to direct Labor Neighbor Program
11/18/2003E. Dale Wortham $184.35Cell phone expense for Labor Neighbor Program
11/17/2003E. Dale Wortham $997.30Salary to direct Labor Neighbor Program
11/11/2003E. Dale Wortham $997.30Salary to direct Labor Neighbor Program
11/04/2003E. Dale Wortham $497.40Salary to direct Labor Neighbor Program
11/04/2003E. Dale Wortham $170.00November expense for Labor Neighbor Program
11/03/2003E. Dale Wortham $500.00Salary to direct Labor Neighbor Program
10/27/2003Harris County AFL-CIO $1,201.53October payroll taxes for E. Dale Wortham
10/27/2003E. Dale Wortham $997.30Salary to direct Labor Neighbor Program
10/24/2003E. Dale Wortham $190.22Cell phone expense for Labor Neighbor Program
10/20/2003E. Dale Wortham $997.30Salary to direct Labor Neighbor Program
10/13/2003E. Dale Wortham $997.30Salary to direct Labor Neighbor Program
10/06/2003E. Dale Wortham $997.30Salary to direct Labor Neighbor Program
09/29/2003E. Dale Wortham $997.30Salary to direct Labor Neighbor Program
09/29/2003E. Dale Wortham $170.00October expense for Labor Neighbor Program
09/24/2003Harris County AFL-CIO $736.89September payroll taxes
09/22/2003E. Dale Wortham $997.30Salary to direct Labor Neighbor Program
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 82 ms.