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DISCUS Texas PAC

GPAC · ACTIVE
Filer ID: 00032201 · Washington · DC
82 reports · First filing 01/16/1996 · Latest filing 07/13/2026
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
Washington · DC · 20001
First Filing
01/16/1996
Latest Filing
07/13/2026
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
82

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$67,126.00
Expenditures
$67,504.19
Transactions
115
Largest Contribution
$10,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$5,000.00
COH as of 06/30/2026
$41.18
Average Contribution
$2,918.52
Average Expenditure
$733.74
First Contribution
12/07/2004
Last Contribution
12/05/2022
First Expenditure
12/07/2004
Last Expenditure
12/06/2022

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
12
Reported Payee Entities
41
Top Contributor
Distilled Spirits PAC
Top Reported Payee
Fraser for Texas Senate

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
12
25 contributions · $74,126.00
Vendor Relationships
23
75 payments · $54,004.19
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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 spentDISCUS Texas PACFocal filer / committeeDistilled Spirits PACDistilled Spirits PAC$45,500.00 · 9 giftsBROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION NON-PARTISAN COMMITTEBROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION NON-PARTISAN…$5,000.00 · 1 giftsPERNOD RICARD USA, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPERNOD RICARD USA, LLC POLITICAL ACTI…$4,500.00 · 2 giftsPeter CressyPeter Cressy$2,500.00 · 1 giftsDISTILLED SPIRITS COUNCIL OF THE UNITED STATES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEDISTILLED SPIRITS COUNCIL OF THE UNIT…$2,100.00 · 3 giftsFraser for Texas SenateFraser for Texas Senate$5,000.00 · 3 paymentsDavid Dewhurst CampaignDavid Dewhurst Campaign$5,000.00 · 2 paymentsBrian Birdwell CampaignBrian Birdwell Campaign$5,000.00 · 1 paymentsWayne Smith CampaignWayne Smith Campaign$4,500.00 · 2 paymentsBurt Solomon CampaginBurt Solomon Campagin$3,000.00 · 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
Contributions66.4th#2,489 of 7,401
Expenditures64.7th#2,613 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity64.0th#2,666 of 7,401
Transaction Volume63.0th#2,736 of 7,401

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions100.0%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures100.0%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Distilled Spirits PAC $45,500.009
2BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION NON-PARTISAN COMMITTE $5,000.001
3PERNOD RICARD USA, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $4,500.002
4Peter Cressy $2,500.001
5DISTILLED SPIRITS COUNCIL OF THE UNITED STATES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,100.003
6Pernod Ricard USA LLC, Political Action Committee $2,000.001
7Thomas Jensen $1,500.001
8Bacardi USA Inc. Political Action Committee $1,000.001
9DIAGEO NORTH AMERICA, INC. EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL PARTICIPATION COMMITTEE $1,000.001
10Diageo North America Inc. Employees Political Participation Committ $1,000.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Fraser for Texas Senate $5,000.003
2David Dewhurst Campaign $5,000.002
3Brian Birdwell Campaign $5,000.001
4Wayne Smith Campaign $4,500.002
5Burt Solomon Campagin $3,000.002
6Jane Nelson Campagin $3,000.002
7Jim Pitts Campaign $3,000.002
8Kino Flores Campaign $3,000.002
9John Carona Campaign $2,500.002
10Eddie lucio $2,000.002

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2022$1,000.00 $1,000.00
2021$100.00 $0.00
2020$1,000.00 $1,000.00
2019$0.00 $607.71
2018$5,500.00 $5,180.00
2017$0.00 $180.00
2016$2,526.00 $2,616.00
2014$6,000.00 $6,000.00
2012$4,000.00 $4,000.00
2010$6,000.00 $6,000.00
2009$1,000.00 $920.48
2008$14,000.00 $14,000.00
2006$6,000.00 $6,000.00
2004$20,000.00 $20,000.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
12/05/2022DISTILLED SPIRITS COUNCIL OF THE UNITED STATES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000.00
09/14/2021DISTILLED SPIRITS COUNCIL OF THE UNITED STATES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $100.00
11/06/2020DISTILLED SPIRITS COUNCIL OF THE UNITED STATES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000.00
12/06/2018Distilled Spirits PAC $2,500.00
12/06/2018PERNOD RICARD USA, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000.00
12/06/2018DIAGEO NORTH AMERICA, INC. EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL PARTICIPATION COMMITTEE $1,000.00
05/18/2016Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S. $26.00
01/14/2016Distilled Spirits PAC $2,500.00
11/03/2014Bacardi USA Inc. Political Action Committee $1,000.00
10/17/2014PERNOD RICARD USA, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500.00
10/17/2014Distilled Spirits PAC $2,500.00
07/16/2012Pernod Ricard USA LLC, Political Action Committee $2,000.00
01/06/2012Distilled Spirits PAC $2,000.00
09/20/2010Distilled Spirits PAC $5,000.00
02/17/2010Diageo North America Inc. Employees Political Participation Committ $1,000.00
01/05/2009Distille Spirits PAC $1,000.00
09/17/2008Distilled Spirits PAC $5,000.00
08/10/2008Thomas Jensen $1,500.00 Remy Couintreau USA Inc. · President and CEO
08/08/2008Peter Cressy $2,500.00 Disitlled Spirits Council of the U.S. · President and CEO
07/15/2008BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION NON-PARTISAN COMMITTE $5,000.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
12/06/2022Texans for Charles Schwertner $1,000.00Campaign contribution
12/11/2020Richard Raymond Campaign $1,000.00campaign contribution
08/06/2019Hillco PAC $487.71Political contribution
08/01/2019Bank of America $15.00monthly service fee
07/01/2019Bank of America $15.00monthly service fee
06/01/2019Bank of America $15.00monthly service fee
05/01/2019Bank of America $15.00monthly service fee
04/01/2019Bank of America $15.00monthly service fee
03/01/2019Bank of America $15.00monthly service fee
02/01/2019Bank of America $15.00monthly service fee
01/01/2019Bank of America $15.00monthly service fee
12/06/2018Brian Birdwell Campaign $5,000.00campaign contribution
12/01/2018Bank of America $15.00monthly service fee
11/01/2018Bank of America $15.00monthly service fee
10/01/2018Bank of America $15.00monthly service fee
09/01/2018Bank of America $15.00monthly service fee
08/01/2018Bank of America $15.00monthly service fee
07/01/2018Bank of America $15.00monthly service fee
06/01/2018Bank of America $15.00monthly service fee
05/01/2018Bank of America $15.00monthly service fee
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 71 ms.