Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Travis County Libertarian Party (CEC)

CEC · INACTIVE
Filer ID: 00051866 · Austin · TX
13 reports · First filing 07/03/2002 · Latest filing 01/06/2005
Political Party · County Party · Party

Committee Details

TEC filer identity, reporting status, geography, and analytical classification.
Committee Class
Political Party
Subclass
County Party
Market Segment
Party
Status
INACTIVE
Filer Type
CEC
Office
—
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Austin · TX · 78765-0854
First Filing
07/03/2002
Latest Filing
01/06/2005
Latest Reporting Period
07/16/2004 – 12/31/2004
Reports
13

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$17,336.18
Expenditures
$18,613.21
Transactions
232
Largest Contribution
$1,700.00
Largest Expenditure
$2,214.00
COH as of 12/31/2004
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Average Contribution
$101.38
Average Expenditure
$305.13
First Contribution
07/01/2002
Last Contribution
12/30/2004
First Expenditure
07/15/2002
Last Expenditure
12/30/2004

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
44
Reported Payee Entities
20
Top Contributor
Michael Badnarik Campaign
Top Reported Payee
ADVERTISING

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
44
212 contributions · $20,481.18
Vendor Relationships
12
71 payments · $23,034.84
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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 spentTravis County Libertarian Party (CE…Focal filer / committeeMichael Badnarik CampaignMichael Badnarik Campaign$1,700.00 · 1 giftsThe Michael Badnarik Campaign FundThe Michael Badnarik Campaign Fund$1,672.18 · 1 giftsROBERT HOWARDROBERT HOWARD$1,600.00 · 2 giftsROBERT BENEDICTROBERT BENEDICT$1,300.00 · 3 giftsMichael BurrisMichael Burris$954.00 · 4 giftsADVERTISINGADVERTISING$6,587.00 · 6 paymentsAUSTIN TODAYAUSTIN TODAY$2,100.00 · 1 paymentsAustin TodayAustin Today$2,100.00 · 1 paymentsLibertarian Party of TexasLibertarian Party of Texas$2,025.00 · 3 paymentsDENNIS LUCEYDENNIS LUCEY$1,000.00 · 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 Party
Subclass
County Party
Market Segment
Party
Spending Band
—
Peer Committees
422

Peer Percentiles

MetricPercentileRank
Contributions72.0th#119 of 422
Expenditures69.9th#128 of 422
Total Financial Activity69.2th#131 of 422
Transaction Volume69.2th#131 of 422

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
1Michael Badnarik Campaign $1,700.001
2The Michael Badnarik Campaign Fund $1,672.181
3ROBERT HOWARD $1,600.002
4ROBERT BENEDICT $1,300.003
5Michael Burris $954.004
6Robert Benedict $800.003
7JIM CARTWRIGHT $800.002
8Robert Howard $800.001
9MICHAEL BURRIS $660.003
10LAURENCE YOGMAN $500.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1ADVERTISING $6,587.006
2AUSTIN TODAY $2,100.001
3Austin Today $2,100.001
4Libertarian Party of Texas $2,025.003
5DENNIS LUCEY $1,000.002
6Michael Badnarik Campaign $1,000.001
7Michael Badnarik $1,000.001
8Bob Rulifson $585.002
9Postmaster $570.805
10SBC $520.4016

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2004$1,939.00 $2,526.59
2003$5,602.18 $4,105.04
2002$9,795.00 $11,981.58

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
12/30/2004James Abshier $10.00 0
12/10/2004Gordon Fossum $10.00 Worker
12/07/2004Pat Dixon $25.00 Engineer
12/06/2004Pat Wedel $10.00 Retired
11/17/2004James Abshier $10.00 0
11/10/2004Gordon Fossum $10.00 Worker
11/09/2004Pat Dixon $25.00 Engineer
11/08/2004Pat Wedel $10.00 Retired
10/15/2004Pat Dixon $50.00 Engineer
10/13/2004James Abshier $10.00 0
10/12/2004Pat Wedel $10.00 Retired
10/07/2004Gordon Fossum $10.00 Worker
09/22/2004James Abshier $10.00 0
09/16/2004Pat Wedel $20.00 Retired
09/08/2004Gordon Fossum $10.00 Worker
08/18/2004James Abshier $10.00 0
08/07/2004Pat Wedel $10.00 Retired
08/07/2004Gordon Fossum $10.00 Worker
08/01/2004John Lynch $100.00 Laborer
07/29/2004James Abshier $10.00 0

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
12/30/2004Postmaster $38.00post office box rental
12/30/2004SBC $32.81phone service
12/10/2004Postmaster $37.00postage
12/09/2004Constant Contact $72.00email service
11/17/2004SBC $32.81phone service
11/15/2004Postmaster $37.00postage
10/19/2004SBC $32.81phone service
09/17/2004SBC $32.81phone service
08/15/2004Southwestern Bell $32.43phone service
07/26/2004Postmaster $444.00postage
07/16/2004Bob Rulifson $435.00Reimbursement ofr Independence Day flyers
07/16/2004SBC $32.43phone service
07/16/2004Postmaster $14.80postage
06/15/2004SBC $32.43Telephone Service
05/15/2004SBC $32.43Telephone Service
04/14/2004SBC $32.43Telephone Service
04/09/2004Benjamin Woolsey $65.54Reimbursement for Texas Union
02/18/2004SBC $32.43Telephone Service
02/03/2004Libertarian Party of Texas $1,000.00Ballot Access Fund
02/03/2004Libertarian Party of Texas $25.00Ballot Access Fund
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 124 ms.