Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Search/Friends of Ben Bentzin (DISSOLVED)
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Friends of Ben Bentzin (DISSOLVED)

SPAC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00051735 · Austin · TX
9 reports · First filing 01/13/2002 · Latest filing 09/11/2003
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
Austin · TX · 78755
First Filing
01/13/2002
Latest Filing
09/11/2003
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2003 – 09/12/2003
Reports
9

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$646,980.65
Expenditures
$1,071,127.65
Transactions
1,653
Largest Contribution
$75,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$238,775.00
COH as of 09/12/2003
—
Average Contribution
$672.54
Average Expenditure
$1,550.11
First Contribution
01/11/2002
Last Contribution
06/01/2003
First Expenditure
12/19/2001
Last Expenditure
07/01/2003

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
802
Reported Payee Entities
194
Top Contributor
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
Top Reported Payee
Strategy Group for Media

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
802
1,220 contributions · $761,985.05
Vendor Relationships
172
767 payments · $1,181,116.32
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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 Ben Bentzin (DISSOLVED)Focal filer / committeeTexans for Lawsuit Reform PACTexans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$106,000.00 · 4 giftsBob J. PerryBob J. Perry$82,500.00 · 6 giftsAssociated Republicans of TexasAssociated Republicans of Texas$60,000.00 · 13 giftsJoe R. LongJoe R. Long$15,543.11 · 5 giftsHarlan CrowHarlan Crow$15,000.00 · 1 giftsStrategy Group for MediaStrategy Group for Media$452,824.00 · 10 paymentsThomas Graphics IncThomas Graphics Inc$212,063.18 · 17 paymentsUnited States Post OfficeUnited States Post Office$41,673.55 · 40 paymentsBaselice & Associates IncBaselice & Associates Inc$33,430.00 · 2 paymentsConvioConvio$32,000.00 · 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
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
1Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC $106,000.004
2Bob J. Perry $82,500.006
3Associated Republicans of Texas $60,000.0013
4Joe R. Long $15,543.115
5Harlan Crow $15,000.001
6Mort Topfer $10,000.003
7Richard Salwen $9,000.003
8Jeffrey Kodosky $8,000.002
9Marvin Womack $7,543.115
10Jeanne Parker $6,044.131

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Strategy Group for Media $452,824.0010
2Thomas Graphics Inc $212,063.1817
3United States Post Office $41,673.5540
4Baselice & Associates Inc $33,430.002
5Convio $32,000.003
6Ben Bentzin $25,434.512
7Olsen Delisi & Shuvalov $22,840.034
8SF & P $22,202.382
9Michael Walz $18,120.008
10Jaclyn O'Connor $14,675.8325

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2003$20,000.00 $30,952.11
2002$626,980.65 $1,039,910.54
2001$0.00 $265.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
06/01/2003Bob J. Perry $20,000.00
12/23/2002John Jett $100.00
12/23/2002Carl Tepper $50.00
12/08/2002Curtis W Cline $500.00
12/08/2002Lewis Hanks $50.00
12/08/2002Austin Brokers $50.00
11/06/2002T David Porter $100.00
11/05/2002David L Heys $100.00
11/03/2002Joseph Anthony Berkel $100.00
11/02/2002John P McGovern $5,000.00
11/02/2002Associated Republicans of Texas $3,000.00
11/02/2002John Adair Wooley $1,000.00
11/01/2002Bob J. Perry $20,000.00
11/01/2002Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC $20,000.00
11/01/2002Paul Fairbrother $1,000.00
11/01/2002AIA-PAC $1,000.00
11/01/2002Boone Pickens $500.00
11/01/2002Marian A Dozier $250.00
11/01/2002Howard Chalmers $150.00
11/01/2002Joe W. Neal $100.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
07/01/2003Ben Bentzin $5,434.51Loan repay from $5452.25 refund on TV buy - $17.74 Wells Fargo bank ch-no ck written
07/01/2003Wells Fargo $17.74Bank charges
06/05/2003Ben Bentzin $20,000.00Payment of loan to Ben Bentzin-principal only
05/09/2003Internal Revenue Service $330.92Taxes-940
03/01/2003Wells Fargo $310.00bank charges
02/20/2003Wells Fargo $56.75Bank charges
02/10/2003Wells Fargo $25.00Credit charges
02/10/2003Wells Fargo $10.00Credit charges
02/04/2003John Gordon $949.99#1364-Signs
02/04/2003Adams Gorence $195.00#1363-Accounting
02/04/2003Internal Revenue Service $34.57#1362-Taxes 940
01/25/2003Texas Workforce Commission $85.32#1361-Taxes
01/21/2003Wells Fargo $50.55Bank charges
01/09/2003Wells Fargo $25.00Credit card charges
01/09/2003Wells Fargo $10.00Credit card fee
01/08/2003Market Media Inc $3,416.76#1360-Marketing
12/20/2002Wells Fargo $47.82Bank charges
12/17/2002SBC $392.75Telephone-#1359
12/17/2002Time Warner Cable $204.04Roadrunner-#1358
12/17/2002IDT $27.90Telephone-#1356
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 123 ms.