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Texas Horsepower Political Action Committee (DISSOLVED)

GPAC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00052715 · Austin · TX
35 reports · First filing 07/10/2002 · Latest filing 01/15/2018
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
TERMINATED
Filer Type
GPAC
Office
—
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Austin · TX · 78704
First Filing
07/10/2002
Latest Filing
01/15/2018
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2018 – 01/15/2018
Reports
35

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$93,640.00
Expenditures
$93,600.00
Transactions
189
Largest Contribution
$5,500.00
Largest Expenditure
$30,000.00
COH as of 01/15/2018
$0.00
Average Contribution
$927.13
Average Expenditure
$1,063.64
First Contribution
04/28/2002
Last Contribution
11/07/2002
First Expenditure
07/22/2002
Last Expenditure
12/11/2002

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
101
Reported Payee Entities
88
Top Contributor
James & Marilyn Helzer
Top Reported Payee
David Cain

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
101
101 contributions · $93,640.00
Vendor Relationships
0
0 payments · $0.00
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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 spentTexas Horsepower Political Action C…Focal filer / committeeJames & Marilyn HelzerJames & Marilyn Helzer$5,500.00 · 1 giftsTexas Quarter Horse Association PACTexas Quarter Horse Association PAC$5,000.00 · 1 giftsTexas Thoroughbred Breeders Association PACTexas Thoroughbred Breeders Associati…$5,000.00 · 1 giftsJack W. EvansJack W. Evans$5,000.00 · 1 giftsJames CasselsJames Cassels$5,000.00 · 1 giftsDavid CainDavid Cain$30,000.00 · 1 paymentsDavid Dewhurst CampaignDavid Dewhurst Campaign$6,000.00 · 1 paymentsBob GlazeBob Glaze$1,000.00 · 1 paymentsBrian McCallBrian McCall$1,000.00 · 1 paymentsByron CookByron Cook$1,000.00 · 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
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
1James & Marilyn Helzer $5,500.001
2Texas Quarter Horse Association PAC $5,000.001
3Texas Thoroughbred Breeders Association PAC $5,000.001
4Jack W. Evans $5,000.001
5James Cassels $5,000.001
6Robert Nunnally $5,000.001
7Tom Durant $5,000.001
8Nelson B. Hunt $3,000.001
9A. B. Post $2,500.001
10Jacque J. Tanton $2,500.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1David Cain $30,000.001
2David Dewhurst Campaign $6,000.001
3Bob Glaze $1,000.001
4Brian McCall $1,000.001
5Byron Cook $1,000.001
6Dawnna Dukes $1,000.001
7Debra Danburg $1,000.001
8Delwin Jones $1,000.001
9Edmund Kuempel $1,000.001
10Garnet Coleman $1,000.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2002$93,640.00 $93,600.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
11/07/2002James Cassels $5,000.00 Breeder
11/06/2002Robert Zollars $1,000.00 Breeder
10/29/2002Walt Knorpp $500.00 Insurance banking
10/21/2002James Burgess $500.00 Horse breeder
10/21/2002David Hooper $250.00 Executive Director Tx Thoroughbred Assn
10/18/2002Texas Quarter Horse Association PAC $5,000.00 General Purpose Political Action Committee
10/18/2002Texas Thoroughbred Breeders Association PAC $5,000.00 General Purpose Political Action Committee
10/15/2002Ed Wilson $200.00 Breeder
09/24/2002D. Wayne Lukas $1,000.00 Horse trainer
09/20/2002Mickey Morgan $300.00 Medical doctor
09/11/2002Andy Senske $300.00 Breeder
08/29/2002Larry Christopher $2,500.00 Breeder
08/29/2002Israel Flores $1,000.00 Breeder
08/29/2002W. A. Chapman $500.00 Breeder
08/29/2002Jimmy Crook $500.00 Breeder
08/20/2002Jay Helzer $1,000.00 Breeder
08/20/2002William A. Clifton $1,000.00 Breeder
08/20/2002Ronnie Stewart $200.00 Breeder
08/19/2002H. B. Robeson $500.00 Breeder
08/09/2002C. D. McKamie $1,000.00 Breeder

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
12/11/2002David Dewhurst Campaign $6,000.00Campaign contribution
12/11/2002Craig Eiland $600.00Campaign contribution
10/22/2002Tony Sanchez $1,000.00Campaign contribution
10/22/2002Harold Dutton $1,000.00Campaign contribution
10/17/2002Steve Wolen $1,000.00Campaign contribution
10/17/2002Ron Wilson $1,000.00Campaign contribution
10/17/2002Sylvester Turner $1,000.00Campaign contribution
10/17/2002Senfronia Thompson $1,000.00Campaign contribution
10/17/2002Richard Raymond $1,000.00Campaign contribution
10/17/2002Robert Puente $1,000.00Campaign contribution
10/17/2002Brian McCall $1,000.00Campaign contribution
10/17/2002Pete Laney $1,000.00Campaign contribution
10/17/2002Edmund Kuempel $1,000.00Campaign contribution
10/17/2002Lois Kolkhorst $1,000.00Campaign contribution
10/17/2002Terry Keel $1,000.00Campaign contribution
10/17/2002Delwin Jones $1,000.00Campaign contribution
10/17/2002Terri Hodge $1,000.00Campaign contribution
10/17/2002Pat Haggerty $1,000.00Campaign contribution
10/17/2002Suzanna Gratia-Hupp $1,000.00Campaign contribution
10/17/2002Tony Goolsby $1,000.00Campaign contribution
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 37 ms.