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Search/Apollo Education Group, Inc., Political Organization for Legislative Leadership in Texas (DISSOLVED)
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Apollo Education Group, Inc., Political Organization for Legislative Leadership in Texas (DISSOLVED)

GPAC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00034213 · Phoenix · AZ
65 reports · First filing 10/28/1996 · Latest filing 03/30/2018
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
Phoenix · AZ · 85040
First Filing
10/28/1996
Latest Filing
03/30/2018
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2018 – 03/28/2018
Reports
65

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$84,000.00
Expenditures
$87,760.00
Transactions
52
Largest Contribution
$15,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$5,000.00
COH as of 03/28/2018
$0.00
Average Contribution
$6,461.54
Average Expenditure
$2,250.26
First Contribution
03/04/2000
Last Contribution
02/12/2014
First Expenditure
08/03/2001
Last Expenditure
01/19/2018

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
4
Reported Payee Entities
22
Top Contributor
John Sperling
Top Reported Payee
Texans for Rick Perry

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
4
15 contributions · $94,000.00
Vendor Relationships
20
37 payments · $82,760.00
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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 spentApollo Education Group, Inc., Polit…Focal filer / committeeJohn SperlingJohn Sperling$40,000.00 · 7 giftsPeter SperlingPeter Sperling$24,000.00 · 4 giftsPETER SPERLINGPETER SPERLING$15,000.00 · 1 giftsJ. Jorge Klor de AlvaJ. Jorge Klor de Alva$5,000.00 · 1 giftsTexans for Rick PerryTexans for Rick Perry$29,500.00 · 8 paymentsTexans for Joe StrausTexans for Joe Straus$10,000.00 · 3 paymentsDavid DewhurstDavid Dewhurst$10,000.00 · 3 paymentsDavid Dewhurst CommitteeDavid Dewhurst Committee$10,000.00 · 2 paymentsTexans for Greg AbbottTexans for Greg Abbott$8,500.00 · 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
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
1John Sperling $40,000.007
2Peter Sperling $24,000.004
3PETER SPERLING $15,000.001
4J. Jorge Klor de Alva $5,000.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Texans for Rick Perry $29,500.008
2Texans for Joe Straus $10,000.003
3David Dewhurst $10,000.003
4David Dewhurst Committee $10,000.002
5Texans for Greg Abbott $8,500.003
6Texans for Dan Patrick $4,500.002
7Kel Seliger Campaign $2,000.002
8Texans For Joe Straus $2,000.001
9Texans for Dan Branch $1,500.002
10Brian Birdwell Campaign $1,000.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2018$0.00 $260.00
2016$0.00 $9,500.00
2014$15,000.00 $15,000.00
2012$0.00 $1,000.00
2011$20,000.00 $9,500.00
2009$0.00 $15,500.00
2008$14,000.00 $0.00
2007$3,000.00 $10,000.00
2006$10,000.00 $5,000.00
2005$8,000.00 $5,000.00
2004$0.00 $7,500.00
2003$7,000.00 $7,500.00
2002$0.00 $1,000.00
2001$0.00 $1,000.00
2000$7,000.00 $0.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
02/12/2014PETER SPERLING $15,000.00 APOLLO EDUCATION GROUP, INC. · CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
12/20/2011Peter Sperling $10,000.00 Apollo Group · Education Executive
08/01/2011John Sperling $10,000.00 Apollo Group · Education Executive
01/14/2008Peter Sperling $7,000.00 Apollo Group · Education Executive
01/08/2008John Sperling $7,000.00 Apollo Group · Education Executive
01/18/2007John Sperling $3,000.00 Apollo Group · Education Executive
01/23/2006John Sperling $5,000.00 Education Executive
01/19/2006Peter Sperling $5,000.00 Education Executive
11/22/2005John Sperling $2,000.00 Education Executive
06/13/2005John Sperling $6,000.00 Education Executive
06/03/2003John Sperling $7,000.00 Education Executive
10/01/2000J. Jorge Klor de Alva $5,000.00 President Apollo International (Higher Education Officer)
03/04/2000Peter Sperling $2,000.00 Business executive

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
01/19/2018Apollo Education Group, Inc. $260.00Payment for Administrative Services
10/21/2016Texans for Greg Abbott $3,500.00Greg Abbott/Support/2016 General Contribution
10/21/2016Texans For Joe Straus $2,000.00Joe Straus/Support/2016 General
10/21/2016Texans for Dan Patrick $2,000.00Dan Patrick/Support/2016 General
10/21/2016John Zerwas Campaign $1,000.00John Zerwas/Support/2016 General
10/21/2016Kel Seliger Campaign $1,000.00Kel Seliger/Support/2016 General
07/17/2014Texans for Joe Straus $2,500.00Joe Straus/Support/2014 General Contribution
07/17/2014Texans for Dan Patrick $2,500.00Dan Patrick/Support/2014 General Contribution
07/17/2014Texans for Greg Abbott $2,500.00Greg Abbott/Support/2014 General Contribution
07/17/2014Kirk Watson Campaign $1,000.00Kirk Watson/Support/2014 General Contribution
07/17/2014Judith Zaffirini Campaign $1,000.00Judith Zaffrini/Support/2014 General Contribution
07/17/2014Kel Seliger Campaign $1,000.00Kel Seliger/Support/2014 General Contribution
07/17/2014Brian Birdwell Campaign $1,000.00Brian Birdwell/Support/2014 General Contribution
07/17/2014Friends of Jim Murphy $500.00Jim Murphy/Support/2014 General Contribution
07/17/2014Armando Martinez Campaign $500.00Armando Martinez/Support/2014 General Contribution
07/17/2014Drew Darby Campaign $500.00Drew Darby/Support/2014 General Contribution
07/17/2014Workman for Texas $500.00Paul Workman/Support/2014 General Contribution
07/17/2014Sergio Munoz, Jr. Campaign $500.00Sergio Munoz/Support/2014 General Contribution
07/07/2014Ken Paxton Campaign $1,000.00Ken Paxton/Support/2014 General Contribution
10/04/2012Senator J Zaffirini Campaign $1,000.00Contribution
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 103 ms.