Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Welch, William O. (Mr.)

COH · NONE
Filer ID: 00020970 · Austin · TX
19 reports · First filing 07/17/1995 · Latest filing 12/28/2009
Candidate Committee · Candidate · Candidate

Committee Details

TEC filer identity, reporting status, geography, and analytical classification.
Committee Class
Candidate Committee
Subclass
Candidate
Market Segment
Candidate
Status
—
Filer Type
COH
Office
NONE
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Austin · TX · 78747
First Filing
07/17/1995
Latest Filing
12/28/2009
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2009 – 12/31/2009
Reports
19

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$1,141,887.63
Expenditures
$901,305.30
Transactions
1,282
Largest Contribution
$200,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$75,000.00
COH as of 12/31/2009
$0.00
Average Contribution
$1,406.27
Average Expenditure
$1,917.67
First Contribution
06/24/2005
Last Contribution
01/02/2007
First Expenditure
07/18/2005
Last Expenditure
12/04/2009

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
624
Reported Payee Entities
99
Top Contributor
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
Top Reported Payee
WishList LLC

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
624
812 contributions · $1,141,887.63
Vendor Relationships
66
271 payments · $678,946.73
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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 spentWelch, William O. (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeTexans for Lawsuit Reform PACTexans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$434,486.74 · 16 giftsStars Over Texas PACStars Over Texas PAC$210,000.00 · 4 giftsBob PerryBob Perry$52,500.00 · 4 giftsTexas Association of Realtors PACTexas Association of Realtors PAC$44,500.00 · 5 giftsHillco PACHillco PAC$37,000.00 · 4 giftsWishList LLCWishList LLC$212,420.60 · 14 paymentsMesa Media Inc.Mesa Media Inc.$115,105.35 · 35 paymentsWilliam WelchWilliam Welch$90,438.49 · 19 paymentsThe Strategy Group for MediaThe Strategy Group for Media$66,360.00 · 5 paymentsRyan BohlsRyan Bohls$46,586.75 · 52 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
Candidate Committee
Subclass
Candidate
Market Segment
Candidate
Spending Band
—
Peer Committees
8,722

Peer Percentiles

MetricPercentileRank
Contributions75.5th#2,134 of 8,722
Expenditures69.8th#2,631 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity69.4th#2,674 of 8,722
Transaction Volume69.3th#2,678 of 8,722

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
1Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC $434,486.7416
2Stars Over Texas PAC $210,000.004
3Bob Perry $52,500.004
4Texas Association of Realtors PAC $44,500.005
5Hillco PAC $37,000.004
6Lake Travis Republican PAC $28,250.006
7Republican Party of Texas $22,393.135
8Doylene Perry $12,500.001
9Gary Farmer $7,000.002
10People for Efficient Transportation PAC $6,227.243

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1WishList LLC $212,420.6014
2Mesa Media Inc. $115,105.3535
3William Welch $90,438.4919
4The Strategy Group for Media $66,360.005
5Ryan Bohls $46,586.7552
6Strategy Group for Media Inc. $40,240.003
7U. S. Postmaster $40,078.8843
8Lazarus Graphics $30,711.3613
9Banner Sign Graphics $26,989.4113
10Bill Welch $22,233.506

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2009$0.00 $9,568.14
2008$0.00 $250.00
2007$1,050.00 $6,920.97
2006$1,109,312.63 $755,307.24
2005$31,525.00 $129,258.95

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
01/02/2007Williamson County Republican Party PAC $1,000.00
01/02/2007Cindy Hanly $50.00
12/29/2006Potts & Reilly LLP $538.50
12/04/2006At&T Texas PAC $201.09
12/04/2006David West $50.00
11/21/2006Thomas Braniff $888.40 Texas Insurance Consulting · President
11/21/2006Chad Huston $500.00 Daffer McDaniel · Attorney
11/21/2006Gregory Johnson $250.00
11/14/2006Helen Jobes $1,050.00 Gold Eagle Investments · Owner
11/14/2006Joseph Simmons $200.00
11/14/2006Smalling Interests $150.00
11/14/2006Day Cable $100.00
11/14/2006Michael Looney $100.00
11/14/2006William Cannon/Brush Country LP $50.00
11/14/2006West Creek Office Park Ltd. $50.00
11/14/2006Wells Branch 76 Ltd. $50.00
11/14/2006Horizon Center Ltd. $50.00
11/10/2006Scott Sanders $500.00 River City Sportswear · Owner/President
11/07/2006Brenda Pejovich $500.00
11/07/2006Jihyong Choi $250.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
12/04/2009William Welch $9,568.14Partial Loan Repayment
12/23/2008Joyce Bourenane $250.00account management
12/19/2007Joyce Bourenane $400.00account management
12/07/2007Plains Capital Bank $10.00checking account service charges
11/09/2007Plains Capital Bank $10.00checking account service charges
10/08/2007Plains Capital Bank $10.00checking account service charges
09/07/2007Plains Capital Bank $10.00checking account service charges
08/07/2007Plains Capital Bank $10.00checking account service charges
07/09/2007Plains Capital Bank $10.00checking account service charges
06/03/2007Plains Capital Bank $10.00checking account service charges
05/08/2007Plains Capital Bank $10.00checking account service charges
04/17/2007Bill Welch $5,000.00loan repayment
04/05/2007Plains Capital Bank $10.00checking account service charges
03/07/2007Plains Capital Bank $10.00checking account service charges
02/14/2007AT&T $86.78phone
02/14/2007Schultz & Co. $42.50printing
02/14/2007Plains Capital Bank $10.00checking account service charges
01/04/2007Plains Capital Bank $10.00checking account service charges
01/03/2007Dialing Services LLC $667.93telephone calls
01/03/2007Potts & Reilly LLP $538.81legal advice
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 59 ms.