Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Friends Of Gary Gates For State Representative (DISSOLVED)

SPAC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00051419 · Rosenberg · TX
16 reports · First filing 01/15/2002 · Latest filing 01/17/2005
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
Rosenberg · TX · 77471
First Filing
01/15/2002
Latest Filing
01/17/2005
Latest Reporting Period
02/28/2004 – 01/17/2005
Reports
16

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$17,158.30
Expenditures
$610,111.76
Transactions
831
Largest Contribution
$3,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$50,000.00
COH as of 01/17/2005
—
Average Contribution
$301.02
Average Expenditure
$788.26
First Contribution
09/19/2001
Last Contribution
03/01/2004
First Expenditure
09/27/2001
Last Expenditure
03/05/2004

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
52
Reported Payee Entities
240
Top Contributor
Todd Still
Top Reported Payee
M and M Graphics

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
52
69 contributions · $21,528.30
Vendor Relationships
95
328 payments · $441,184.78
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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 spentFriends Of Gary Gates For State Rep…Focal filer / committeeTodd StillTodd Still$3,000.00 · 1 giftsTexas Apartment AssociationTexas Apartment Association$2,000.00 · 2 giftsHAA Better Government FundHAA Better Government Fund$1,500.00 · 2 giftsGary KottGary Kott$1,000.00 · 2 giftsDavid VasbinderDavid Vasbinder$1,000.00 · 1 giftsM and M GraphicsM and M Graphics$100,000.00 · 3 paymentsGrace GraphicsGrace Graphics$64,606.27 · 15 paymentsUS PostmasterUS Postmaster$34,186.00 · 28 paymentsMichael FranksMichael Franks$28,489.88 · 9 paymentsGreg BainesGreg Baines$25,835.73 · 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
1Todd Still $3,000.001
2Texas Apartment Association $2,000.002
3HAA Better Government Fund $1,500.002
4Gary Kott $1,000.002
5David Vasbinder $1,000.001
6Gorden Sorrel $1,000.001
7Gordon Sorrel $1,000.001
8Grace Graphics $500.001
9Bill Benton $500.001
10Gregory Dalton $500.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1M and M Graphics $100,000.003
2Grace Graphics $64,606.2715
3US Postmaster $34,186.0028
4Michael Franks $28,489.889
5Greg Baines $25,835.7323
6David Rainey $21,431.2525
7Designer Graphics $16,701.288
8Central Business $15,113.154
9Pathfinder Marketing $14,118.001
10US Postal Service $13,744.0715

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2004$9,392.25 $200,784.15
2003$810.00 $75,928.29
2002$5,146.05 $281,963.66
2001$1,810.00 $51,435.66

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
03/01/2004Gordon Sorrel $1,000.00
02/24/2004Lee Mahlman $250.00
02/22/2004Gorden Sorrel $1,000.00
02/19/2004Audrey McCall $25.00
02/17/2004Wharton Paper and Industrial $108.25
02/14/2004Bill Benton $500.00
02/14/2004Lester Beard $350.00
02/14/2004Richard White $300.00
02/14/2004David Karlich $300.00
02/14/2004Van Davis $247.00
02/14/2004Joey Przybilla $200.00
02/14/2004Ernesto Garza $140.00
02/14/2004Owen Bement $100.00
02/14/2004Melia Faldyn $75.00
02/14/2004Joan Cooper $55.00
02/14/2004Stanley Speer $50.00
02/14/2004Robert Wolter $49.00
02/14/2004RJ Albright $43.00
01/29/2004Todd Still $3,000.00
01/12/2004Mcdaniel Cliff $500.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
03/05/2004Bank One $7,540.80campaign expense charges
03/05/2004Mikeska's Bar-B-Ques $2,922.75food for party
03/05/2004Keith Alley $1,892.72campaign expense reimbursement
03/05/2004Greg Baines $1,617.43campaign worker
03/05/2004Alex Bement $1,539.00campaign worker
03/05/2004Greg Baines $1,376.00campaign worker
03/05/2004Steven Reyenga $1,334.48campaign worker
03/05/2004John Stempien $1,057.50campaign worker
03/05/2004Peter Johnston $1,011.00campaign worker
03/05/2004Denton Deutsch $945.00campaign worker
03/05/2004Louis Edwards $940.00campaign worker
03/05/2004New Hope Missionary Baptist Church $880.00campaign transportation
03/05/2004Michael Mixon $880.00campaign worker
03/05/2004Vanessia Baines $880.00campaign worker
03/05/2004Wharton Journal Spectator $812.70campaign advertisement
03/05/2004El Campo Leader News $812.70campaign advertisement
03/05/2004Michael Mixon $774.00campaign worker
03/05/2004McKinley Wells $744.00campaign worker
03/05/2004Stavon Williams $704.00campaign worker
03/05/2004Efrem Clark $704.00campaign worker
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 60 ms.