Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Search/West Texas Utilities Co. State PAC
Filer / Committee

West Texas Utilities Co. State PAC

GPAC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00030444 · Abilene · TX
32 reports · First filing 07/12/1995 · Latest filing 06/13/2002
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
Abilene · TX · 79601-5820
First Filing
07/12/1995
Latest Filing
06/13/2002
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2002 – 06/13/2002
Reports
32

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$9,815.98
Expenditures
$40,830.79
Transactions
244
Largest Contribution
$5,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$2,000.00
COH as of 06/13/2002
—
Average Contribution
$48.12
Average Expenditure
$1,020.77
First Contribution
04/07/2000
Last Contribution
02/16/2001
First Expenditure
04/18/2000
Last Expenditure
02/22/2002

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
32
Reported Payee Entities
35
Top Contributor
WTU Fed PAC
Top Reported Payee
Robert R. Turner Campaign Fund

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
32
205 contributions · $14,815.98
Vendor Relationships
35
64 payments · $69,330.79
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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 spentWest Texas Utilities Co. State PACFocal filer / committeeWTU Fed PACWTU Fed PAC$7,646.15 · 2 giftsDavid A NickelDavid A Nickel$139.40 · 10 giftsMark A BakerMark A Baker$134.88 · 10 giftsRonald M OpitzRonald M Opitz$132.53 · 10 giftsPerry M BartonPerry M Barton$131.80 · 10 giftsRobert R. Turner Campaign FundRobert R. Turner Campaign Fund$2,500.00 · 2 paymentsDavid Counts Campaign FundDavid Counts Campaign Fund$2,330.79 · 3 paymentsRick Hardcastle Campaign FundRick Hardcastle Campaign Fund$2,000.00 · 2 paymentsTom Haywood Campaign FundTom Haywood Campaign Fund$2,000.00 · 2 paymentsCHRIS HARRIS CAMPAIGN FUNDCHRIS HARRIS CAMPAIGN FUND$2,000.00 · 1 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
1WTU Fed PAC $7,646.152
2David A Nickel $139.4010
3Mark A Baker $134.8810
4Ronald M Opitz $132.5310
5Perry M Barton $131.8010
6Joyce A Doan $71.766
7David A Hawk $68.846
8Patrick G Coon $67.506
9Gregory W Blair $67.266
10J S Leggett $66.726

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Robert R. Turner Campaign Fund $2,500.002
2David Counts Campaign Fund $2,330.793
3Rick Hardcastle Campaign Fund $2,000.002
4Tom Haywood Campaign Fund $2,000.002
5CHRIS HARRIS CAMPAIGN FUND $2,000.001
6David Lengefeld Campaign Fund $2,000.001
7Friends of Tony Garza $2,000.001
8TEEL BIVINS CAMPAIGN FUND $2,000.001
9Warren D. Chisum Campaign Fund $2,000.001
10Gary Walker Campaign Fund $1,500.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2002$0.00 $1,330.79
2001$2,646.15 $8,500.00
2000$7,169.83 $31,000.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
02/16/2001WTU Fed PAC $2,646.15 WTU Fed PAC
09/02/2000WTU Fed PAC $5,000.00 WTU Fed PAC
08/25/2000David A Nickel $13.94 West Texas Utilities · Mgr-Regional Eng Svcs I
08/25/2000Mark A Baker $13.80 West Texas Utilities · Mgr Distribution System
08/25/2000Ronald M Opitz $13.46 West Texas Utilities · Mgr Power Plant I
08/25/2000Perry M Barton $13.18 West Texas Utilities · Mgr Power Plant III
08/11/2000David A Nickel $13.94 West Texas Utilities · Mgr-Regional Eng Svcs I
08/11/2000Mark A Baker $13.80 West Texas Utilities · Mgr Distribution System
08/11/2000Ronald M Opitz $13.46 West Texas Utilities · Mgr Power Plant I
08/11/2000Perry M Barton $13.18 West Texas Utilities · Mgr Power Plant III
07/28/2000David A Nickel $13.94 West Texas Utilities · Mgr-Regional Eng Svcs I
07/28/2000Mark A Baker $13.80 West Texas Utilities · Mgr Distribution System
07/28/2000Ronald M Opitz $13.46 West Texas Utilities · Mgr Power Plant I
07/28/2000Perry M Barton $13.18 West Texas Utilities · Mgr Power Plant III
07/14/2000David A Nickel $13.94 West Texas Utilities · Mgr-Regional Eng Svcs I
07/14/2000Mark A Baker $13.80 West Texas Utilities · Mgr Distribution System
07/14/2000Ronald M Opitz $13.46 West Texas Utilities · Mgr Power Plant I
07/14/2000Perry M Barton $13.18 West Texas Utilities · Mgr Power Plant III
06/16/2000David A Nickel $13.94 West Texas Utilities · Mgr Plant Support Sw
06/16/2000Ronald M Opitz $13.46 West Texas Utilities · Mgr Power Plant I

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
02/22/2002David Counts Campaign Fund $330.79Political Expenditure
01/08/2002Craig Estes for Senate Campaign $1,000.00Political Expenditure
11/15/2001The Kirk Watson Campaign $1,000.00Political Expenditure
10/30/2001Ray Allen Campaign $500.00Political Expenditure
10/30/2001Charlie Geren Campaign $500.00Political Expenditure
10/18/2001Wilson for Senate $500.00Political Expenditure
09/17/2001Warren Chism Campaign $1,000.00Political Expenditure
09/17/2001Walker for West Texans $1,000.00Political Expenditure
09/17/2001Troy Fraser Campaign $1,000.00Political Expenditure
09/07/2001Rick Hardcastle Campaign Fund $1,000.00Political Expenditure
09/07/2001Michael L. WIlliams Campaign Fund $1,000.00Political Expenditure
08/22/2001Friends of Bob Hunter $1,000.00Political Expenditure
09/08/2000Robert R. Turner Campaign Fund $1,500.00Political Expenditure
09/05/2000CHRIS HARRIS CAMPAIGN FUND $2,000.00Political Expenditure
09/05/2000David Lengefeld Campaign Fund $2,000.00Political Expenditure
09/05/2000TEEL BIVINS CAMPAIGN FUND $2,000.00Political Expenditure
09/05/2000Carl Isett Campaign Fund $1,000.00Political Expenditure
09/05/2000Toby Goodman Campaign Fund $1,000.00Political Expenditure
09/05/2000ALLAN RITTER CAMPAIGN FUND $1,000.00Political Expenditure
09/05/2000Glenn Lewis Campaign Fund $1,000.00Political Expenditure
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 43 ms.