Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Citizens Engaged

GPAC · ACTIVE
Filer ID: 00051081 · Houston · TX
66 reports · First filing 04/04/2001 · Latest filing 07/14/2026
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
ACTIVE
Filer Type
GPAC
Office
—
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Houston · TX · 77040
First Filing
04/04/2001
Latest Filing
07/14/2026
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
66

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$3,270.00
Expenditures
$1,815.81
Transactions
18
Largest Contribution
$600.00
Largest Expenditure
$703.60
COH as of 06/30/2026
$2,324.72
Average Contribution
$233.57
Average Expenditure
$453.95
First Contribution
07/27/2023
Last Contribution
05/20/2026
First Expenditure
09/29/2023
Last Expenditure
05/18/2026

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
11
Reported Payee Entities
4
Top Contributor
Jim Pulliam
Top Reported Payee
Beartiz Menendez

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
11
14 contributions · $3,270.00
Vendor Relationships
2
2 payments · $862.21
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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 spentCitizens EngagedFocal filer / committeeJim PulliamJim Pulliam$1,900.00 · 4 giftsAJ PetzoldAJ Petzold$500.00 · 1 giftsDavid LockDavid Lock$200.00 · 1 giftsNel CoffeyNel Coffey$150.00 · 1 giftsBeverly PetersenBeverly Petersen$125.00 · 1 giftsBeartiz MenendezBeartiz Menendez$703.60 · 1 paymentsBuild a SignBuild a Sign$580.76 · 1 paymentsSel-Fast PrintingSel-Fast Printing$281.45 · 1 paymentsBeatriz MenendezBeatriz Menendez$250.00 · 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
General Purpose
Market Segment
PAC
Spending Band
—
Peer Committees
7,401

Peer Percentiles

MetricPercentileRank
Contributions69.7th#2,247 of 7,401
Expenditures66.2th#2,500 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity66.8th#2,458 of 7,401
Transaction Volume71.1th#2,142 of 7,401

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions99.7%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures100.0%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Jim Pulliam $1,900.004
2AJ Petzold $500.001
3David Lock $200.001
4Nel Coffey $150.001
5Beverly Petersen $125.001
6Dennis Petersen $125.001
7Beatriz Menendez $100.001
8Jim Fields $100.001
9Cheryl Desforges $50.001
10Cynthia Kopinitz $10.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Beartiz Menendez $703.601
2Build a Sign $580.761
3Sel-Fast Printing $281.451
4Beatriz Menendez $250.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2026$1,850.00 $250.00
2025$550.00 $0.00
2024$370.00 $703.60
2023$500.00 $862.21

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
05/20/2026Jim Pulliam $600.00 None · Retired
05/20/2026Nel Coffey $150.00 none · Retired
01/20/2026AJ Petzold $500.00 none · Retiree
01/20/2026Jim Pulliam $500.00 None · Retired
01/20/2026Jim Fields $100.00 none · Retired
09/29/2025Dennis Petersen $125.00 n/a · retired
09/29/2025Beverly Petersen $125.00 n/a · retired
08/26/2025Jim Pulliam $300.00 n/a · retired
10/18/2024Louis Moncrief $10.00 Retired
10/18/2024Cynthia Kopinitz $10.00 Retired
10/12/2024Beatriz Menendez $100.00 Spring Branch ISD · Teacher
01/30/2024David Lock $200.00 Retired
01/30/2024Cheryl Desforges $50.00 Retired
07/27/2023Jim Pulliam $500.00 Retired

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
05/18/2026Beatriz Menendez $250.00 Signs advertising a candidate forum and "Vote Today" signs
10/12/2024Beartiz Menendez $703.60Reimburse for door hangers & yard signs
10/02/2023Build a Sign $580.76online order of yard signs from Build a Sign
09/29/2023Sel-Fast Printing $281.45Flier printing
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 310 ms.