Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Central Austin Democrats

GPAC · ACTIVE
Filer ID: 00018755 · AUSTIN · TX
85 reports · First filing 09/03/1993 · Latest filing 07/15/2026
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
AUSTIN · TX · 78731
First Filing
09/03/1993
Latest Filing
07/15/2026
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
85

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$27,346.28
Expenditures
$39,262.69
Transactions
455
Largest Contribution
$3,409.77
Largest Expenditure
$6,260.18
COH as of 06/30/2026
$2,053.21
Average Contribution
$99.08
Average Expenditure
$219.34
First Contribution
02/13/2011
Last Contribution
06/06/2026
First Expenditure
04/08/2007
Last Expenditure
06/12/2026

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
146
Reported Payee Entities
43
Top Contributor
ActBlue Texas
Top Reported Payee
Kelly Graphics

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
146
276 contributions · $27,346.28
Vendor Relationships
28
151 payments · $27,348.85
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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 spentCentral Austin DemocratsFocal filer / committeeActBlue TexasActBlue Texas$8,893.49 · 20 giftsAnn DenklerAnn Denkler$2,234.52 · 6 giftsBrigid Shea CampaignBrigid Shea Campaign$1,900.00 · 2 giftsKirk WatsonKirk Watson$1,500.00 · 2 giftsPerry LorenzPerry Lorenz$1,500.00 · 1 giftsKelly GraphicsKelly Graphics$6,260.18 · 1 paymentsRick CoferRick Cofer$5,261.70 · 2 paymentsAustin Progressive CoalitionAustin Progressive Coalition$4,794.08 · 9 paymentsCheckMark TypesettingCheckMark Typesetting$2,714.75 · 7 paymentsAustin ChronicleAustin Chronicle$2,485.88 · 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
Contributions76.3th#1,753 of 7,401
Expenditures76.0th#1,777 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity75.6th#1,809 of 7,401
Transaction Volume89.0th#812 of 7,401

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions77.4%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures73.3%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1ActBlue Texas $8,893.4920
2Ann Denkler $2,234.526
3Brigid Shea Campaign $1,900.002
4Kirk Watson $1,500.002
5Perry Lorenz $1,500.001
6AFSCME Texas 2012 $1,000.001
7Keep Austin Healthy PAC $1,000.001
8UNITY PAC $1,000.001
9Joe Pinnelli $1,000.001
10David Butts $530.003

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Kelly Graphics $6,260.181
2Rick Cofer $5,261.702
3Austin Progressive Coalition $4,794.089
4CheckMark Typesetting $2,714.757
5Austin Chronicle $2,485.882
6Your Flyers Delivered $2,475.001
7Worley Printing $2,093.561
8David Terrell $1,644.895
9Check Mark Typesetting $1,322.406
10Hope Blanding $1,080.005

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2026$611.00 $472.84
2025$595.00 $103.60
2024$1,923.67 $2,051.27
2023$2,213.20 $790.47
2022$7,309.92 $10,668.23
2021$500.00 $552.61
2020$0.00 $801.05
2019$0.00 $417.13
2018$0.00 $1,341.06
2017$0.00 $180.10
2016$0.00 $1,200.00
2015$0.00 $500.00
2014$100.00 $1,795.11
2013$1,008.15 $250.00
2012$5,656.88 $6,396.71
2011$7,428.46 $7,800.14
2010$0.00 $1,838.34
2008$0.00 $959.53
2007$0.00 $1,144.50

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
06/06/2026Thomas Razim $10.00 Unemployed · Unemployed
05/23/2026Brigid Keenan $10.00 University of Tx at Austin · Manager
05/04/2026John Cagle $10.00 Gainwell Technologies · Engineer
05/04/2026Tamara Needles $10.00 Travis County · District Judge
04/10/2026Guy Herman $10.00 Travis County · District Judge
04/09/2026Cecelia Burke $10.00 Unemployed · Retired
04/09/2026Lora Ann Gerson $10.00 Retired · Retired
03/21/2026Kimberly Hidrogo $10.00 Travis County · Attorney
03/21/2026Heidi Curry $10.00 Self · Education & Real Estate
02/15/2026Tim Mahoney $10.00 Self · Attorney
02/13/2026Leslie Currens $11.00 Self · Software Developer
02/13/2026Holly Taylor $10.00 Unemployed · Attorney
02/12/2026Nancy Hohengarten $25.00 Not applicable · Retired
02/01/2026Emily Johns $10.00 Nestle · Human Resources
01/24/2026Tim Bray $25.00 city of austin · policy aide
01/24/2026Eleanor Hanlon $10.00 Unemployed · Unemployed
01/24/2026Steven Rivas $10.00 Self · Consultant
01/23/2026Cole Wilson $10.00 State Representative · Policy Aide
01/23/2026Becky Helton $10.00 State Library · Reader Consultant
01/22/2026Allison Heinrich $10.00 State Representative · Policy Aide

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/12/2026Kathie Tovo $450.00Campaign Donation
06/06/2026Act Blue $0.40Collection
05/23/2026Act Blue $0.40Collection
05/04/2026Act Blue $0.80Collection
04/10/2026Act Blue $0.40Collection
04/09/2026Act Blue $0.80Collection
03/21/2026Act Blue $0.80Collection
02/15/2026Act Blue $0.40Collection
02/13/2026Act Blue $0.84Collection
02/12/2026Act Blue $1.00Collection
02/07/2026Act Blue $0.80Collection
02/01/2026Act Blue $0.40Collection
01/24/2026Act Blue $1.80Collection
01/23/2026Act Blue $0.80Collection
01/22/2026Act Blue $0.40Collection
01/20/2026Act Blue $5.00Collection
01/19/2026Act Blue $1.60Collection
01/18/2026Act Blue $0.40Collection
01/16/2026Act Blue $0.80Collection
01/15/2026Act Blue $0.80Collection
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 55 ms.