Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Search/Cooke County Democratic Club (DISSOLVED)
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Cooke County Democratic Club (DISSOLVED)

GPAC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00041436 · Gainesville · TX
50 reports · First filing 01/18/2000 · Latest filing 05/24/2016
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
Gainesville · TX · 76240
First Filing
01/18/2000
Latest Filing
05/24/2016
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2016 – 05/24/2016
Reports
50

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$6,813.00
Expenditures
$16,432.87
Transactions
182
Largest Contribution
$378.00
Largest Expenditure
$947.19
COH as of 05/24/2016
$0.00
Average Contribution
$93.33
Average Expenditure
$150.76
First Contribution
02/18/2004
Last Contribution
10/21/2010
First Expenditure
02/10/2004
Last Expenditure
05/24/2016

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
29
Reported Payee Entities
51
Top Contributor
A. E. SHASTEEN
Top Reported Payee
WAL*MART

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
29
73 contributions · $6,813.00
Vendor Relationships
42
99 payments · $12,789.32
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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 spentCooke County Democratic Club (DISSO…Focal filer / committeeA. E. SHASTEENA. E. SHASTEEN$1,104.00 · 6 giftsSULLIVANT LAW FIRM L.L.P.SULLIVANT LAW FIRM L.L.P.$600.00 · 3 giftsBILL LEDBETTERBILL LEDBETTER$510.00 · 6 giftsJOHN PIPESJOHN PIPES$494.00 · 11 giftsTHOMAS L CLAXTONTHOMAS L CLAXTON$400.00 · 3 giftsWAL*MARTWAL*MART$1,308.97 · 13 paymentsGAINESVILLE PRINTING CO.GAINESVILLE PRINTING CO.$1,231.24 · 2 paymentsGAINESVILLE DAILY REGISTERGAINESVILLE DAILY REGISTER$1,019.70 · 4 paymentsDIETER BROTHERS RESTAURANTDIETER BROTHERS RESTAURANT$947.19 · 1 paymentsWEEKLY NEWS OF COOKE COUNTYWEEKLY NEWS OF COOKE COUNTY$835.00 · 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
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
1A. E. SHASTEEN $1,104.006
2SULLIVANT LAW FIRM L.L.P. $600.003
3BILL LEDBETTER $510.006
4JOHN PIPES $494.0011
5THOMAS L CLAXTON $400.003
6H. MACK BARNHART $350.002
7MARK GIBBS $324.002
8SCOTT DAVIS $297.004
9J. E. PYBAS $294.004
10FREDDIE SHASTEEN $250.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1WAL*MART $1,308.9713
2GAINESVILLE PRINTING CO. $1,231.242
3GAINESVILLE DAILY REGISTER $1,019.704
4DIETER BROTHERS RESTAURANT $947.191
5WEEKLY NEWS OF COOKE COUNTY $835.002
6NANCY BRANNON $813.001
7COOKE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE $743.201
8BEN THURMAN $700.002
9TRI-COUNTY SENIOR NUTRITION PROJECT INC. $676.0713
10NATHAN HANSARD $500.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2016$0.00 $743.20
2011$0.00 $100.00
2010$765.00 $1,030.00
2009$0.00 $350.00
2008$1,555.00 $2,298.19
2007$250.00 $900.57
2006$1,766.00 $5,010.28
2005$968.00 $3,147.33
2004$1,509.00 $2,853.30

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
10/21/2010THOMAS L CLAXTON $100.00 SELF-EMPLOYED · ATTORNEY
10/21/2010BILL LEDBETTER $100.00 RANCHER
10/20/2010JAMES DAVIS $115.00 JAMES M. DAVIS P.C. · C.P.A.
10/20/2010DENNY HOOK $100.00 RETIRED
10/15/2010BILL LEDBETTER $100.00 RANCHER
10/14/2010FREDDIE SHASTEEN $250.00 RETIRED
10/16/2008SCOTT DAVIS $117.00 TEXAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION · INVESTIGATOR
10/09/2008DEWEY YEAGER $120.00 NONE · NONE
10/09/2008JOHN PIPES $114.00 RETIRED
10/09/2008STEPHANIE CALLAGHAN $114.00 GAINESVILLE ISD · TEACHER
10/09/2008JOHN PIPES $40.00 NONE · RETIRED
09/26/2008MARK GIBBS $250.00 PHYSICIAN
09/26/2008H. MACK BARNHART $200.00 LAWYER
09/26/2008THOMAS L CLAXTON $200.00 SELF-EMPLOYED · ATTORNEY
09/26/2008SULLIVANT LAW FIRM L.L.P. $200.00 LAW FIRM
09/11/2008A. E. SHASTEEN $200.00 RETIRED
08/24/2007RICHARD S OR MARGARET JO STARK $150.00 RETIRED ATTORNEY
08/24/2007THOMAS L CLAXTON $100.00 SELF-EMPLOYED · ATTORNEY
07/11/2006H. MACK BARNHART $150.00 LAWYER
07/01/2006ALAN OSENBAUGH $150.00 C.P.A.

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
05/24/2016COOKE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE $743.20DISSOLUTION DISBURSEMENT
05/05/2011KIWANIS CLUB OF GAINESVILLE $100.00sponsorship - golf tournament - Virgil Less
10/26/2010RADIO STATION KGAF $345.00RADIO ADVERTISEMENTS
10/20/2010WEEKLY NEWS OF COOKE COUNTY $585.00NEWSPAPER ADVERTISMENTS FOR BILL WHITE CAMPAIGN
05/10/2010KIWANIS CLUB OF GAINESVILLE $100.00sponsorship - golf tournament - Virgil Hess
06/05/2009KIWANIS CLUB OF GAINESVILLE $100.00HOLE SPONSOR - VIRGIL HESS
05/26/2009JESSICA MAY $250.00SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE TO PEOPLE STUDENT AMBASSADOR
10/29/2008BEN THURMAN $500.00CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION
10/17/2008THE WEEKLY NEWS OF COOKE COUNTY $234.00NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING - GENERAL
10/16/2008THE WEEKLY NEWS OF COOKE COUNTY $117.00NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING - GENERAL
09/28/2008DIETER BROTHERS RESTAURANT $947.19FOOD FOR FUNDRAISER LUNCH
09/04/2008VFW CLUB $100.00BUILDING RENT FOR 9-28-08 FUNDRAISER EVENT
08/25/2008ED JOHNSON $200.00CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION
03/13/2008BEN THURMAN $200.00CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION
11/10/2007WAL*MART $291.11GUN FOR DRAWING AT 10-27-07 FUNDRAISER EVENT
10/13/2007WAL*MART $145.96TENT FOR USE AT DEPOT DAYS EVENT
10/13/2007WAL*MART $38.50SUPPLIES FOR USE AT DEPOT DAYS EVENT
10/05/2007GAINESVILLE MAIN STREET $50.00BOOTH FEE FOR DEPOT DAYS EVENT
08/26/2007VFW CLUB $150.00BUILDING RENT FOR 10-27-07 FUNDRAISER EVENT
07/10/2007GAINESVILLE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE $125.00MEMBERSHIP DUES
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 34 ms.