Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Texas Club for Growth

GPAC · INACTIVE
Filer ID: 00042228 · Austin · TX
27 reports · First filing 03/04/2000 · Latest filing 01/22/2013
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
INACTIVE
Filer Type
GPAC
Office
—
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Austin · TX · 78701
First Filing
03/04/2000
Latest Filing
01/22/2013
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2013 – 01/22/2013
Reports
27

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$51,500.00
Expenditures
$60,746.44
Transactions
28
Largest Contribution
$13,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$12,000.00
COH as of 01/22/2013
$0.00
Average Contribution
$6,437.50
Average Expenditure
$3,037.32
First Contribution
09/07/2005
Last Contribution
03/09/2006
First Expenditure
09/14/2005
Last Expenditure
03/08/2006

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
7
Reported Payee Entities
11
Top Contributor
JAMES R OR CECILIA LEININGER
Top Reported Payee
PUBLIC OPINION STRATEGIES

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
7
8 contributions · $51,500.00
Vendor Relationships
6
7 payments · $24,768.05
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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 spentTexas Club for GrowthFocal filer / committeeJAMES R OR CECILIA LEININGERJAMES R OR CECILIA LEININGER$13,000.00 · 1 giftsAL HARTMAN PARTNERSHIP LLPAL HARTMAN PARTNERSHIP LLP$12,500.00 · 2 giftsMichael BOYLANMichael BOYLAN$10,000.00 · 1 giftsMICHAEL B. BOYLANMICHAEL B. BOYLAN$7,500.00 · 1 giftsJACK HARVARDJACK HARVARD$5,000.00 · 1 giftsPUBLIC OPINION STRATEGIESPUBLIC OPINION STRATEGIES$12,000.00 · 1 paymentsWAYNE CHRISTIANWAYNE CHRISTIAN$12,000.00 · 1 paymentsJAMES CARDLEJAMES CARDLE$11,478.39 · 7 paymentsPrecise MailingPrecise Mailing$6,462.39 · 1 paymentsJAY GALVANJAY GALVAN$5,500.00 · 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
1JAMES R OR CECILIA LEININGER $13,000.001
2AL HARTMAN PARTNERSHIP LLP $12,500.002
3Michael BOYLAN $10,000.001
4MICHAEL B. BOYLAN $7,500.001
5JACK HARVARD $5,000.001
6SANFORD SEWELL $2,500.001
7James B. Cardle $1,000.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1PUBLIC OPINION STRATEGIES $12,000.001
2WAYNE CHRISTIAN $12,000.001
3JAMES CARDLE $11,478.397
4Precise Mailing $6,462.391
5JAY GALVAN $5,500.002
6SCOTT POOL $5,000.001
7Insty Prints $3,028.001
8TEXAS CITIZEN ACTION NETWORK $2,750.002
9LUPE RODRIGUEZ $2,000.002
10CONGRESS HOLDINGS $452.661

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2006$23,500.00 $20,793.78
2005$28,000.00 $39,952.66

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
03/09/2006James B. Cardle $1,000.00 Self Employed · Consultant
02/27/2006SANFORD SEWELL $2,500.00 SELF EMPLOYED
02/24/2006JACK HARVARD $5,000.00 SELF EMPLOYED
01/27/2006Michael BOYLAN $10,000.00 SELF EMPLOYED
01/11/2006AL HARTMAN PARTNERSHIP LLP $5,000.00 SELF EMPLOYED · REAL ESTATE
11/28/2005JAMES R OR CECILIA LEININGER $13,000.00 SELF EMPLOYED · SELF EMPLOYED
09/09/2005AL HARTMAN PARTNERSHIP LLP $7,500.00 HARTMAN PARTNERSHIP LP · REAL ESTATE
09/07/2005MICHAEL B. BOYLAN $7,500.00 BOYLAN · REAL ESTATE

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
03/08/2006Prosperty Bank $75.00Bank service Charge
03/03/2006Precise Mailing $6,462.39Mailer/Postage for: Rick Neudorff for County Judge
03/03/2006Insty Prints $3,028.00Printing Brochure
02/08/2006JAMES CARDLE $179.31REIMBURSE MILAGE TRAVEL
02/08/2006JAMES CARDLE $115.00AIRLINE TICKET REIMBURSE
02/08/2006JAMES CARDLE $42.54LODGING REIMBURSE
01/31/2006JAY GALVAN $2,500.00WEBSITE DESIGN (TOLTEC MARKETING)
01/27/2006SCOTT POOL $5,000.00CONSULTING SERVICES
01/27/2006LUPE RODRIGUEZ $1,000.00CONTRACT WORK
01/22/2006JAMES CARDLE $413.84MILAGE REIMBURSE TRIPS TO HOUSTON & DALLAS
01/22/2006JAMES CARDLE $227.70LODGING BRADFORD INN REIMBURSE
01/13/2006TEXAS CITIZEN ACTION NETWORK $1,750.00OFFICE RENT & PHONE SERVICES
12/12/2005PUBLIC OPINION STRATEGIES $12,000.00POLL FOR STATE DIST. 9
12/07/2005TEXAS CITIZEN ACTION NETWORK $1,000.00OFFICE RENT FOR 4 MONTHS
12/05/2005JAMES CARDLE $500.00REIMBURSE FOR MILAGE & OFFICE SUPPLIES
11/28/2005WAYNE CHRISTIAN $12,000.00IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION ( NOT A CANDIDATE AS OF 11/28/05)
09/27/2005CONGRESS HOLDINGS $452.66OFFICE SPACE
09/16/2005JAY GALVAN $3,000.00WEBSITE DESIGN
09/16/2005LUPE RODRIGUEZ $1,000.00CONTRACT WORK
09/14/2005JAMES CARDLE $10,000.00CONSULTING SERVICES FOR 4 MONTHS
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 36 ms.