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

GPAC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00041441 · Houston · TX
21 reports · First filing 01/18/2000 · Latest filing 01/02/2006
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
Houston · TX · 77054-4157
First Filing
01/18/2000
Latest Filing
01/02/2006
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2005 – 12/31/2005
Reports
21

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$85,290.68
Expenditures
$93,062.13
Transactions
436
Largest Contribution
$6,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$8,200.00
COH as of 12/31/2005
$0.00
Average Contribution
$253.84
Average Expenditure
$930.62
First Contribution
01/18/2000
Last Contribution
06/28/2005
First Expenditure
03/25/2000
Last Expenditure
12/31/2005

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
244
Reported Payee Entities
54
Top Contributor
John O'Quinn
Top Reported Payee
Texas Democratic Party

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
244
341 contributions · $94,490.68
Vendor Relationships
40
84 payments · $94,359.36
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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 spentFTW Political Action CommitteeFocal filer / committeeJohn O'QuinnJohn O'Quinn$6,000.00 · 1 giftsPlumbers Local Union No. 68 PAC AccountPlumbers Local Union No. 68 PAC Accou…$4,500.00 · 4 giftsTexas Trial Lawyers Association PACTexas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$3,500.00 · 3 giftsBen BarnesBen Barnes$2,750.00 · 2 giftsTransportation Political Education LeagueTransportation Political Education Le…$2,250.00 · 5 giftsTexas Democratic PartyTexas Democratic Party$9,200.00 · 2 paymentsBill Brannon & AssociatesBill Brannon & Associates$7,500.00 · 5 paymentsJoe Evans CampaignJoe Evans Campaign$7,200.00 · 6 paymentsJeri Slone CampaignJeri Slone Campaign$6,150.00 · 2 paymentsDavid Cain CampaignDavid Cain Campaign$6,000.00 · 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 O'Quinn $6,000.001
2Plumbers Local Union No. 68 PAC Account $4,500.004
3Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC $3,500.003
4Ben Barnes $2,750.002
5Transportation Political Education League $2,250.005
6Dolph Briscoe $2,000.002
7Texas Democratic Party $2,000.001
8William H. White $2,000.001
9IBEW LU 716 PAC Fund $1,500.003
10Committee to Elect Patrick Rose $1,500.002

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Texas Democratic Party $9,200.002
2Bill Brannon & Associates $7,500.005
3Joe Evans Campaign $7,200.006
4Jeri Slone Campaign $6,150.002
5David Cain Campaign $6,000.003
6David Fisher Campaign $6,000.003
7Susan Harry $5,274.045
8Committee to Elect David Farabee $4,500.003
9John Mabry Campaign $4,500.001
10Scholz Beer Garten $4,427.694

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2005$10,745.00 $12,438.02
2004$14,934.38 $16,809.77
2003$4,725.00 $4,929.05
2002$13,240.00 $21,811.42
2001$10,600.00 $3,973.80
2000$31,046.30 $33,100.07

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
06/28/2005William Patman $100.00 Retired
05/25/2005Perry Lorenz $100.00 Real Estate Investor
05/25/2005A. R. Schwartz $25.00 Attorney
04/30/2005Scott Pitts $160.00 Student
04/18/2005Emily S Beer $1,500.00 Student
04/18/2005J. David Hardt $1,000.00 Investment Banker
04/18/2005Plumbers Local Union No. 68 PAC $1,000.00
04/18/2005Jeff Austin $500.00 Austin Bank Texas · Banker
04/18/2005C. M. English $500.00 United Transportation Union · Director
04/18/2005Lloyd M. Bentsen $500.00 Retired
04/18/2005Cynthia Kozmetsky $500.00 Philanthropist
04/18/2005James A. Rodman $250.00 Attorney
04/18/2005Mark Homer $250.00 State of Texas · State Representative
04/18/2005John S. Sharp $250.00 Ryan & C0. · Principal
04/18/2005John T. Bailey $250.00 Greenwood Mt. Olive Cemetaries · Executive
04/18/2005Ben Barnes $250.00 Entrecorp · CEO
04/18/2005Scott Hochberg $250.00 State of Texas · State Representative
04/18/2005Norma Chavez $250.00 State of Texas · State Representative
04/18/2005James Cole $250.00 Cole Cole & Easley · Attorney
04/18/2005Lowell H. Lebermann $250.00 Centex Beverage · Chairman

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
12/31/2005William Witherspoon $110.57Reimbursement for office supplies equipment useage and storage.
12/31/2005William Witherspoon $110.57Reimbursement for office supplies equipment useage and storage.
06/21/2005Texas Democratic Party $8,200.00Political Contribution for Youth Caucus.
06/21/2005United States Postal Service $13.65Express Mail Postage to Austin Texas
06/04/2005William Witherspoon $119.56Reimbursement for purchase of PAC office supplies from Office Depot.
06/02/2005Susan Harry $1,722.29Final payment for services as fundraising consultant for TYD Fundraiser.
06/01/2005Worley Printing $644.09Payment for Printing of Fundraiser Invitations Stationary and Signs.
06/01/2005Dennis Speight $500.00Reimbursement
06/01/2005Designer Graphics $284.76Payment for Printing of Texas Young Democrats Stationary
06/01/2005William Witherspoon $210.41Reimbursement for purchase of PAC domain names postage and office supplies.
06/01/2005United States Postal Service $22.12Express Mail Postage to Tyler Texas; Certified Mail Postage to Austin Texas
04/17/2005Susan Harry $500.00Intial payment for services as fundraising consultant for TYD Fundraiser.
10/17/2004Jeri Slone Campaign $150.00donation
09/23/2004Committee to Elect David Farabee $1,000.00donation
08/24/2004Committee to Elect David Farabee $2,000.00donation
06/30/2004John Mabry Campaign $4,500.00political donation
06/30/2004Committee to Elect David Farabee $1,500.00political donation
06/27/2004Designer Graphics $256.20printing
06/08/2004Texas State Teachers Association $233.91glass table repair
06/08/2004Service by Vital Signs $112.50YDA meeting-electronic service
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 82 ms.