Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Search/South Austin Democrats PAC
Filer / Committee

South Austin Democrats PAC

GPAC · ACTIVE
Filer ID: 00025689 · Austin · TX
143 reports · First filing 01/14/1994 · Latest filing 07/03/2026
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 · 78715
First Filing
01/14/1994
Latest Filing
07/03/2026
Latest Reporting Period
05/17/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
143

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$127,858.44
Expenditures
$173,180.50
Transactions
1,360
Largest Contribution
$2,007.00
Largest Expenditure
$4,856.88
COH as of 06/30/2026
$13,576.41
Average Contribution
$170.71
Average Expenditure
$284.37
First Contribution
06/13/2000
Last Contribution
10/23/2025
First Expenditure
10/31/2000
Last Expenditure
05/19/2026

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
378
Reported Payee Entities
149
Top Contributor
Samuel Bassett
Top Reported Payee
Travis County Democratic Party

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
379
762 contributions · $130,767.44
Vendor Relationships
108
546 payments · $158,377.65
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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 spentSouth Austin Democrats PACFocal filer / committeeSamuel BassettSamuel Bassett$8,250.00 · 11 giftsJanis PinnelliJanis Pinnelli$5,625.00 · 13 giftsKaren SageKaren Sage$4,036.63 · 9 giftsLloyd Doggett for CongressLloyd Doggett for Congress$4,025.00 · 12 giftsCraig SmithCraig Smith$2,900.00 · 15 giftsTravis County Democratic PartyTravis County Democratic Party$25,990.00 · 26 paymentsCheckmark TypesettingCheckmark Typesetting$25,770.36 · 25 paymentsWorley PrintingWorley Printing$14,262.14 · 13 paymentsY StrategyY Strategy$7,489.00 · 2 paymentsPok-E-Jo's SmokehousePok-E-Jo's Smokehouse$5,258.35 · 3 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
Contributions84.1th#1,179 of 7,401
Expenditures85.2th#1,095 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity84.2th#1,172 of 7,401
Transaction Volume88.1th#882 of 7,401

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions46.3%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures48.2%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Samuel Bassett $8,250.0011
2Janis Pinnelli $5,625.0013
3Karen Sage $4,036.639
4Lloyd Doggett for Congress $4,025.0012
5Craig Smith $2,900.0015
6John Lipscombe $2,729.2215
7Todd Wong $2,261.949
8Carlos Barrera $2,132.002
9William Hamilton $2,000.008
10Kirk Watson Campaign $2,000.006

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Travis County Democratic Party $25,990.0026
2Checkmark Typesetting $25,770.3625
3Worley Printing $14,262.1413
4Y Strategy $7,489.002
5Pok-E-Jo's Smokehouse $5,258.353
6R B H Direct $4,856.881
7American Printing And Mailing $4,349.491
8PoK-e-Jo’s Smokehouse $3,691.103
9Mercury Hall $3,680.004
10Alicia Del Rio $3,197.9716

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2026$0.00 $3,774.64
2025$8,396.93 $8,074.47
2024$7,127.95 $16,531.92
2023$9,445.04 $7,591.14
2022$6,886.72 $10,266.22
2021$13,863.69 $7,426.33
2020$2,990.80 $11,276.72
2019$10,050.00 $6,604.32
2018$6,622.00 $15,505.50
2017$7,776.00 $5,841.04
2016$6,101.00 $15,208.16
2015$3,400.00 $5,438.27
2014$4,720.00 $11,354.34
2009$12,125.00 $6,311.38
2008$3,219.00 $10,509.43
2007$4,422.00 $1,910.00
2006$290.00 $596.47
2005$5,232.31 $6,421.15
2004$2,410.00 $6,246.33
2003$2,375.00 $2,677.55
2002$1,480.00 $5,567.88
2001$820.00 $0.00
2000$8,105.00 $8,047.24

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
10/23/2025Andy Brown for County Judge $1,000.00
10/23/2025Lloyd Doggett for Congress $500.00
10/23/2025Craig Smith $250.00 Travis County · Attorney
10/21/2025John Bucy Campaign $500.00
10/20/2025Cliff Brown $263.47 Travis County · Judge, 147 District Court
10/20/2025Todd Wong $263.47 Travis County · Judge County Court at Law
10/19/2025Gisela Triana $250.00 State of Texas · Texas Third District Court of Appeals
10/17/2025Shenghao Wang $250.00 Eversheds Sutherland · Attorney
10/17/2025Bianca Garcia $250.00 Travis County Court of Law, #3 · Judge
10/16/2025George Morales $250.00 Travis County · Constable Pct 4
10/14/2025Janis Pinnelli $500.00 J. Pinnelli Co · General Contracting
10/14/2025Karen Sage $500.00 Travis County · Judge, 299 District Ct
10/13/2025Carlos H. Barrera Campaign Account $500.00
10/09/2025William Hamilton $250.00 Retired · None
10/08/2025Brigid Shea $263.47 Travis County · Commissioner, Pct 2
10/06/2025Chantal Eldridge $263.47 Texas 331 District Court · Judge
09/30/2025John Lipscombe $316.11 None · Retired
09/29/2025Elliott Naishtat $250.00 None · Retired
09/22/2025The Samuel Earl Bassett Nonexempt Trust $1,000.00
09/09/2025Laurie Eiserloh $263.47 Self · Attorney

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
05/19/2026Matthew Reyna $100.00Ad Design
05/13/2026Kathie Tovo Campaign $1,000.00For Primary Runoff Campaign.
03/27/2026Alicia Del Rio $896.00Reimbursement for SAD Runoff Ad in Austin Chronicle
03/26/2026George Morales Campaign $1,000.00For Primary Runoff campaign.
03/22/2026Taco Cabana $62.27County Convention incidentals
03/20/2026Sam's Club $37.37County Convention incidentals
03/11/2026ActBlue $500.00Booth/table fee for Travis County Democratic Party Convention.
02/17/2026Matthew Reyna $150.00 Ad design for Primary Endorsements
01/21/2026Election Buddy $29.00Endorsement Meeting
12/31/2025DonateWay $419.90Software Service Fee
11/28/2025United States Postal Service $188.00Annual Box Fee
11/12/2025Central Texas Food Bank $500.00Thanksgiving
11/12/2025Dove Springs Recreation Ctr $421.37Annual Turkey Basket Giveaway
11/10/2025Checkmark Typesetting $129.90Annual YD BBQ Sponsor Boards
11/08/2025Sazon Restaurant $20.00Membership Mtg
10/25/2025Pok-E-Jo's Smokehouse $1,750.55 Yeller Dawg BBQ
10/25/2025Home Depot $16.22 Yeller Dawg BBQ
10/25/2025H.E.B. Grocery Store $6.48 Yeller Dawg BBQ
10/23/2025Amy's Ice Cream $69.00 Yeller Dawg BBQ
10/23/2025Office Depot $43.28 Yeller Dawg BBQ
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 60 ms.