Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Search/Tony Sanchez for Governor, Inc. (DISSOLVED)
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Tony Sanchez for Governor, Inc. (DISSOLVED)

SPAC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00050653 · Laredo · TX
22 reports · First filing 07/16/2001 · Latest filing 01/13/2006
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
Laredo · TX · 78044-2986
First Filing
07/16/2001
Latest Filing
01/13/2006
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2005 – 12/31/2005
Reports
22

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$68,474,514.48
Expenditures
$99,068,503.16
Transactions
38,742
Largest Contribution
$16,996,410.03
Largest Expenditure
$16,996,410.03
COH as of 12/31/2005
$0.00
Average Contribution
$12,357.79
Average Expenditure
$2,983.90
First Contribution
08/16/2001
Last Contribution
11/19/2004
First Expenditure
01/02/2001
Last Expenditure
08/30/2005

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
4,724
Reported Payee Entities
11,730
Top Contributor
Antonio R. Sanchez
Top Reported Payee
Media Strategies

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
4,725
10,118 contributions · $97,445,602.31
Vendor Relationships
5,181
24,099 payments · $123,457,969.06
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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 spentTony Sanchez for Governor, Inc. (DI…Focal filer / committeeAntonio R. SanchezAntonio R. Sanchez$53,469,234.03 · 39 giftsSanchez Spousal TrustSanchez Spousal Trust$6,000,000.00 · 2 giftsTony SanchezTony Sanchez$1,493,994.69 · 3 giftsAntonio R. 'Tony' SanchezAntonio R. 'Tony' Sanchez$1,400,000.00 · 4 giftsTruman ArnoldTruman Arnold$250,000.00 · 1 giftsMedia StrategiesMedia Strategies$39,631,964.00 · 31 paymentsWachovia BankWachovia Bank$17,058,469.15 · 3 paymentsWinning DirectionsWinning Directions$4,904,433.90 · 29 paymentsWachoviaWachovia$4,623,214.95 · 13 paymentsSquire Knapp DunnSquire Knapp Dunn$1,630,241.31 · 23 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
1Antonio R. Sanchez $53,469,234.0339
2Sanchez Spousal Trust $6,000,000.002
3Tony Sanchez $1,493,994.693
4Antonio R. 'Tony' Sanchez $1,400,000.004
5Truman Arnold $250,000.001
6Gallagher Law Firm $200,000.001
7Joseph D. Jamail $200,000.001
8Texas Democratic Party $181,208.003
9AFSCME $100,000.002
10Nicholas Kralj $100,000.002

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Media Strategies $39,631,964.0031
2Wachovia Bank $17,058,469.153
3Winning Directions $4,904,433.9029
4Wachovia $4,623,214.9513
5Squire Knapp Dunn $1,630,241.3123
6System Wise Solutions Inc. $1,069,623.2527
7Squire Knapp Dunn Communications $1,034,234.8412
8Emory Young & Associates $967,632.7740
9International Bank of Commerce $905,902.9569
10Coleman Strategies $838,633.9519

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2005$0.00 $3,380.00
2004$40,000.00 $278,595.80
2003$4,521,872.55 $4,860,112.36
2002$61,260,939.82 $90,004,174.12
2001$2,651,702.11 $3,922,240.88

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
11/19/2004Antonio R. Sanchez $40,000.00
12/01/2003Antonio R. Sanchez $4,500,000.00
03/31/2003John Coppedge $11,872.55
01/17/2003Antonio R. Sanchez Jr. $10,000.00
12/31/2002Ramon & Violeta Zertuche $500.00
12/30/2002Carolyn C. Huber $75.00
12/13/2002City Service Warehouse $1,000.00
12/04/2002Michael D. Allen $250.00
11/30/2002Antonio R. Sanchez $16,996,410.03
11/22/2002Antonio R. Sanchez $400,000.00
11/18/2002Robert P. Gutierrez $10,000.00
11/18/2002George Chandler $1,000.00
11/18/2002Carlos Castillon $1,000.00
11/18/2002Gip Friesen $500.00
11/18/2002Margaret Abraham $250.00
11/13/2002Raymond Little $500.00
11/13/2002Charlotte Hernden $250.00
11/13/2002Kathryn J. Roos $125.00
11/13/2002Linda Moore $100.00
11/13/2002Venkata Kovvali $100.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
08/30/2005Antonio Sanchez $3,374.17Payment on loan balance
08/01/2005International Bank of Commerce $5.83bank service charge
12/17/2004Internal Revenue Service $9,100.00penalty for 1099-Misc forms
11/19/2004Internal Revenue Service $44,482.55payroll tax adjustment
06/17/2004Antonio Sanchez $225,000.00repayment of loan
01/22/2004Internal Revenue Service $13.25payroll taxes
12/01/2003Wachovia $4,500,000.00pay off loan
11/20/2003Wachovia $9,825.00Interest Expense
11/20/2003Industrial Communications $3,260.56Equipment rental
11/07/2003Tony Canales $800.00Telephone reimbursement
10/22/2003Wachovia $10,152.50Interest expense
10/15/2003Fairbank Maslin Maullin & Associates $1,107.45Travel reimbursement
09/22/2003Wachovia $9,827.90Interest Expense
08/20/2003Wachovia $10,111.33Interest Expense
07/25/2003Wachovia $9,987.42Interest Expense
06/30/2003Gray and Becker $65.00Legal Fees
06/27/2003Wachovia $10,124.76Interest Expense
06/03/2003Internal Revenue Service $822.27Income tax expense
05/27/2003Wachovia $10,906.45Interest Expense
05/21/2003Gray and Becker $449.21Legal Fees
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 645 ms.