Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Search/Friends of John Shields (DISSOLVED)
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Friends of John Shields (DISSOLVED)

SPAC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00018782 · San Antonio · TX
27 reports · First filing 07/09/1993 · Latest filing 07/02/2003
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
San Antonio · TX · 78212
First Filing
07/09/1993
Latest Filing
07/02/2003
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2003 – 06/30/2003
Reports
27

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$589,426.52
Expenditures
$1,989,651.92
Transactions
1,099
Largest Contribution
$100,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$250,000.00
COH as of 06/30/2003
—
Average Contribution
$840.84
Average Expenditure
$4,999.13
First Contribution
01/12/2000
Last Contribution
07/01/2002
First Expenditure
01/06/2000
Last Expenditure
06/08/2003

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
533
Reported Payee Entities
161
Top Contributor
B.J. McCombs
Top Reported Payee
Guerra Deberry Coody

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
533
701 contributions · $589,426.52
Vendor Relationships
118
285 payments · $1,767,681.17
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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 spentFriends of John Shields (DISSOLVED)Focal filer / committeeB.J. McCombsB.J. McCombs$103,500.00 · 3 giftsJames LeiningerJames Leininger$98,230.58 · 3 giftsTexans For Governmental IntegrityTexans For Governmental Integrity$27,088.31 · 4 giftsCharles NeelyCharles Neely$27,000.00 · 3 giftsDavid HartmanDavid Hartman$25,000.00 · 2 giftsGuerra Deberry CoodyGuerra Deberry Coody$1,392,980.39 · 14 paymentsGuerra DeBerry CoodyGuerra DeBerry Coody$114,919.70 · 2 paymentsRichard FesslerRichard Fessler$70,000.00 · 1 paymentsBaselice & Associates IncBaselice & Associates Inc$54,245.32 · 3 paymentsJanelle McArthurJanelle McArthur$47,814.49 · 9 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
1B.J. McCombs $103,500.003
2James Leininger $98,230.583
3Texans For Governmental Integrity $27,088.314
4Charles Neely $27,000.003
5David Hartman $25,000.002
6Douglas Hartman $25,000.002
7Gordon Cain $25,000.001
8William McMinn $25,000.001
9Peter Leininger $11,000.003
10John Leininger $10,750.003

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Guerra Deberry Coody $1,392,980.3914
2Guerra DeBerry Coody $114,919.702
3Richard Fessler $70,000.001
4Baselice & Associates Inc $54,245.323
5Janelle McArthur $47,814.499
6MFB Communications $41,499.335
7Focus Direct $39,274.531
8J.L. Guerra $25,000.001
9John Shields $18,829.215
10The RDB Group Inc. $15,502.801

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2003$0.00 $2,715.82
2002$313,936.52 $1,684,601.71
2001$199,430.00 $243,628.07
2000$76,060.00 $58,706.32

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
07/01/2002Richard Breakie $500.00
06/27/2002Canyon Lake Republican Women's PAC $100.00
04/01/2002Texans For Governmental Integrity $5,120.11
04/01/2002Rudy Trevino $125.00
03/28/2002James Leininger $48,000.00
03/26/2002James Robert Allen $1,000.00
03/22/2002James Robert Allen $1,000.00
03/22/2002William P. Clements Jr. $1,000.00
03/22/2002W. Carroll Smith $100.00
03/20/2002Tom and Nancy Loeffler $5,000.00
03/20/2002Ralph Fair Jr. $500.00
03/18/2002Texans For Governmental Integrity $4,892.78
03/18/2002James Leininger $230.58
03/13/2002Randolph DeLay $2,000.00
03/13/2002James F. Jennings $100.00
03/11/2002Associated General Contractors of Texas PAC $1,000.00
03/11/2002TAIFAPAC $500.00
03/11/2002Robert Starr $250.00
03/11/2002T.L. Schneider $200.00
03/11/2002R. Scott Harris $150.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/08/2003Jeremy Rice $2,300.00scholarship
01/11/2003Erin Trammell $289.48scholarship
01/04/2003Erin Trammell $126.34scholarship
12/30/2002Cheslock Deely & Rapp P.C. $2,369.72campaign legal fees
11/26/2002A.L. Abdalla $40.00reimburse office expenses
10/22/2002Cheslock Deely & Rapp $500.00campaign legal fees
10/15/2002MSN $21.95office internet service
10/03/2002Harry Baker II $1,842.57JJS scholarship
10/02/2002Erin Trammell $201.24JJS scholarship
09/12/2002Southwest Guide Dogs Foundation $100.00contribution
09/12/2002Carrollyn Foster $11.00reimburse Rep'n Women's Club lunch fee
09/02/2002FedEx $14.79shipping costs
08/28/2002John Shields $350.00reimburse charity contribution
08/28/2002MSN $21.95monthly online service
08/26/2002McArthur High School Band $75.00program ad
08/24/2002H.E.B. $15.08flowers for Alamo City Rep'n Women's Club event
08/20/2002Russell Hixon $1,700.00education scholarship
08/19/2002Erin Trammell $476.00JJS scholarship
08/18/2002Churchill High School Band $75.00program ad
08/17/2002Boysville Inc. $365.00contribution
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 77 ms.