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

Premium Standard Farms Inc., Texas Better Government Fund

GPAC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00038881 · Kansas City · MO
34 reports · First filing 10/02/1998 · Latest filing 07/11/2007
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
Kansas City · MO · 64105-1307
First Filing
10/02/1998
Latest Filing
07/11/2007
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2007 – 07/11/2007
Reports
34

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$6,900.00
Expenditures
$6,545.69
Transactions
42
Largest Contribution
$2,500.00
Largest Expenditure
$1,000.00
COH as of 07/11/2007
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Average Contribution
$862.50
Average Expenditure
$192.52
First Contribution
09/25/2001
Last Contribution
01/12/2007
First Expenditure
09/26/2001
Last Expenditure
07/11/2007

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
2
Reported Payee Entities
6
Top Contributor
Premium Standard Farms Inc. Federal Better Government Fund
Top Reported Payee
David Swinford Campaign

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
2
8 contributions · $6,900.00
Vendor Relationships
6
34 payments · $6,545.69
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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 spentPremium Standard Farms Inc., Texas…Focal filer / committeePremium Standard Farms Inc. Federal Better Government FundPremium Standard Farms Inc. Federal B…$5,900.00 · 7 giftsDavid Swinford CampaignDavid Swinford Campaign$1,000.00 · 1 giftsDavid Swinford CampaignDavid Swinford Campaign$3,000.00 · 3 paymentsFriends of Susan CombsFriends of Susan Combs$1,500.00 · 2 paymentsDavid Dewhurst CommitteeDavid Dewhurst Committee$1,000.00 · 1 paymentsU.S. BankU.S. Bank$527.00 · 20 paymentsFirst Star BankFirst Star Bank$272.90 · 7 payments

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
1Premium Standard Farms Inc. Federal Better Government Fund $5,900.007
2David Swinford Campaign $1,000.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1David Swinford Campaign $3,000.003
2Friends of Susan Combs $1,500.002
3David Dewhurst Committee $1,000.001
4U.S. Bank $527.0020
5First Star Bank $272.907
6Smithfield Foods Inc. Political Action Committe $245.791

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2007$300.00 $336.79
2006$0.00 $309.00
2005$0.00 $127.00
2004$1,000.00 $48.00
2003$2,600.00 $2,096.00
2002$1,500.00 $1,595.92
2001$1,500.00 $2,032.98

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
01/12/2007Premium Standard Farms Inc. Federal Better Government Fund $300.00
06/03/2004David Swinford Campaign $1,000.00
11/07/2003Premium Standard Farms Inc. Federal Better Government Fund $2,500.00
07/29/2003Premium Standard Farms Inc. Federal Better Government Fund $100.00
11/25/2002Premium Standard Farms Inc. Federal Better Government Fund $500.00
08/21/2002Premium Standard Farms Inc. Federal Better Government Fund $500.00
07/17/2002Premium Standard Farms Inc. Federal Better Government Fund $500.00
09/25/2001Premium Standard Farms Inc. Federal Better Government Fund $1,500.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
07/11/2007Smithfield Foods Inc. Political Action Committe $245.79Closing PAC
06/14/2007U.S. Bank $13.00Bank Service Fees - June 2007
05/14/2007U.S. Bank $13.00Bank Service Fees - May 2007
04/14/2007U.S. Bank $13.00Bank Service Fees - Apr 2007
03/14/2007U.S. Bank $13.00Bank Service Fees - Mar 2007
02/14/2007U.S. Bank $13.00Bank Service Fees - Feb 2007
01/14/2007U.S. Bank $26.00Bank Service Fees - Jan 2007
12/14/2006U.S. Bank $26.00Bank Service Fees - Dec 2006
11/14/2006U.S. Bank $26.00Bank Service Fees - Nov 2006
09/15/2006U.S. Bank $26.00Bank Service Fees - Sept 2006
08/16/2006U.S. Bank $26.00Bank Service Fees - Oct 2006
08/14/2006U.S. Bank $26.00Bank Service Fees - Aug 2006
07/17/2006U.S. Bank $26.00Bank Service Fees - July 2006
06/14/2006U.S. Bank $26.00Bank Service Fees - June 2006
05/12/2006U.S. Bank $26.00Bank Service Fees - May 2006
04/14/2006U.S. Bank $26.00Bank Service Fees - April 2006
03/14/2006U.S. Bank $26.00Bank Service Fees - April 2006
02/16/2006U.S. Bank $26.00Bank Service Fees - Feb 2006
01/17/2006U.S. Bank $23.00Bank Service Fees - Jan 2006
12/31/2005U.S. Bank $73.00Bank Service Fees - July through December 2005
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 37 ms.