Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Todd Staples For Texas Senate ( DISSOLVED)

SPAC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00041191 · Palestine · TX
23 reports · First filing 01/18/2000 · Latest filing 12/21/2005
Political Action Committee · Specific Purpose · PAC

Committee Details

TEC filer identity, reporting status, geography, and analytical classification.
Committee Class
Political Action Committee
Subclass
Specific Purpose
Market Segment
PAC
Status
TERMINATED
Filer Type
SPAC
Office
—
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Palestine · TX · 75802
First Filing
01/18/2000
Latest Filing
12/21/2005
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2005 – 12/21/2005
Reports
23

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$3,963,337.64
Expenditures
$3,528,107.37
Transactions
5,371
Largest Contribution
$177,386.48
Largest Expenditure
$745,041.64
COH as of 12/21/2005
—
Average Contribution
$1,410.94
Average Expenditure
$1,377.09
First Contribution
03/06/2000
Last Contribution
06/29/2005
First Expenditure
03/07/2000
Last Expenditure
07/01/2005

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
2,054
Reported Payee Entities
497
Top Contributor
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
Top Reported Payee
The Eppstein Group

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
2,054
3,284 contributions · $4,664,379.89
Vendor Relationships
410
2,362 payments · $3,493,680.60
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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 spentTodd Staples For Texas Senate ( DIS…Focal filer / committeeTexans for Lawsuit Reform PACTexans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$425,183.83 · 17 giftsAssociated Republicans of TexasAssociated Republicans of Texas$164,399.23 · 9 giftsRepublican Party of TexasRepublican Party of Texas$95,424.14 · 14 giftsRepublican Party of Texas House 2000 Republican CampaignRepublican Party of Texas House 2000…$85,000.00 · 1 giftsTREPAC/Texas Associaiton of Realtors PACTREPAC/Texas Associaiton of Realtors…$75,000.00 · 1 giftsThe Eppstein GroupThe Eppstein Group$1,875,092.83 · 67 paymentsTodd Staples for Texas SenateTodd Staples for Texas Senate$745,041.64 · 1 paymentsOmni Information ServiceOmni Information Service$75,000.00 · 2 paymentsJason JohnsonJason Johnson$35,134.92 · 49 paymentsBacon AutoplexBacon Autoplex$35,000.00 · 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
Specific 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
1Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC $425,183.8317
2Associated Republicans of Texas $164,399.239
3Republican Party of Texas $95,424.1414
4Republican Party of Texas House 2000 Republican Campaign $85,000.001
5TREPAC/Texas Associaiton of Realtors PAC $75,000.001
6TREPAC $71,749.517
7Robert C. McNair $60,000.002
8Kenneth L. Lay $55,000.002
9National Republican Congressional Committee $50,000.001
10Bob J Perry $45,000.004

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1The Eppstein Group $1,875,092.8367
2Todd Staples for Texas Senate $745,041.641
3Omni Information Service $75,000.002
4Jason Johnson $35,134.9249
5Bacon Autoplex $35,000.001
6Weeks & Company $32,790.122
7Wyma Green $32,647.38103
8Lilly & Company $30,659.2911
9East Texas National Bank $28,339.0632
10Cameron Greens Apts. $27,167.3983

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2005$1,600.00 $791,643.72
2004$469,524.64 $149,793.17
2003$74,530.00 $87,317.73
2002$308,873.23 $161,381.79
2001$38,330.44 $93,330.96
2000$3,070,479.33 $2,244,640.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
06/29/2005Denise Haywood $500.00 None · None
06/28/2005Ryan Bolling $1,000.00 Clark Thomas & Winters APC · Attorney
06/21/2005Wallace Klussman $100.00
12/10/2004Pfizer PAC $3,000.00
12/10/2004TEXPAC $2,500.00
12/10/2004Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Texas PAC $2,000.00
12/10/2004Robert D. Wilkey $1,500.00 Comon Wealth Brands Inc. · General Counsel
12/10/2004William A. & Nancy F. McMinn $1,000.00 Self · Investor
12/10/2004House Pac $1,000.00
12/10/2004HosPAC - State $1,000.00
12/10/2004Hagans Bobb & Burdine PC $1,000.00
12/10/2004Fulbright & Jaworski L.L. P. $1,000.00
12/10/2004Texas Council of Engineering PAC $1,000.00
12/10/2004Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals PAC $1,000.00
12/10/2004Nationwide Texas Pol. Participation Fund $1,000.00
12/10/2004MCI Employees TexPAC $1,000.00
12/10/2004CEMEX Inc. Employees PAC $1,000.00
12/10/2004Altria Group Inc. Texas PAC $1,000.00
12/10/2004Perry B. & Margaret S. Hall $500.00 Perry B. Hall Company · Real Estate
12/10/2004R. Paul Fulmer $500.00 Trinity Mother Frances Hospital · Physician

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
07/01/2005Todd Staples for Texas Senate $745,041.64Transfer to Texans for Todd Staples
06/30/2005Pioneer Properties $1,900.00Rent
06/30/2005Todd Staples $811.15Reimbursement - mileage
06/30/2005Wyma Green $432.75Salary
06/30/2005Keri Camp $185.00Contract Labor
06/30/2005East Texas National Bank $105.50Payroll Taxes
06/30/2005Wyma Green $96.60Reimbursement - mileage
06/27/2005USA 1- 1007 S. Congress $1,175.03Rent
06/27/2005Cingular $125.46Telephone
06/27/2005Time Warner Cable $76.08Cable
06/24/2005Alltel $185.07Telephone
06/20/2005Sprint $336.75Telephone
06/15/2005SBC $62.80Telephone
06/15/2005City of Austin $45.62Utilities
06/08/2005Skyways Areo Inc. $261.81Travel
06/08/2005Chase $59.00Membership Fee
06/08/2005USA 1- 1007 S. Congress $21.51Utilities
06/07/2005Hill Country Springs Inc. $197.73Office Supplies
06/07/2005Jacksonville Rodeo Assn. $150.00Advertising
06/03/2005J & P Detailing $50.00Travel
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 227 ms.