Texas Ethics Commission data
Release v1.4
Source snapshot September 17, 2026
Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Filer / Committee
Centene Corporation Political Action Committee
GPAC · ACTIVE
Filer ID: 00052985 · St. Louis · MO
78 reports · First filing 07/17/2002 · Latest filing 07/13/2026
Political Action Committee · General Purpose · PAC
Filer ID: 00052985 · St. Louis · MO
78 reports · First filing 07/17/2002 · Latest filing 07/13/2026
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
St. Louis · MO · 63105
First Filing
07/17/2002
Latest Filing
07/13/2026
Latest Reporting Period
02/22/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
78
Overview
Activity within the selected analysis window.
Contributions
$10,979,715.52
Expenditures
$1,727,354.05
Transactions
223,711
Largest Contribution
$5,305.00
Largest Expenditure
$75,000.00
COH as of 06/30/2026
$1,250,141.46
Average Contribution
$49.31
Average Expenditure
$1,668.94
First Contribution
12/17/2004
Last Contribution
06/30/2026
First Expenditure
07/22/2005
Last Expenditure
06/21/2026
Relationships
Reported Contributor Entities
2,656
Reported Payee Entities
506
Top Contributor
Frederick Eppinger
Top Reported Payee
Texans for Greg Abbott
Graph Relationships
Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
2,656
224,914 contributions · $11,066,496.62
Vendor Relationships
502
1,034 payments · $1,736,574.68
Relationship Graph
Top reported relationships in the selected analysis window: Lifetime. Arrows show the direction of reported money flow; node size is not scaled.
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
| Metric | Percentile | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions | 99.3th | #50 of 7,401 |
| Expenditures | 96.3th | #275 of 7,401 |
| Total Financial Activity | 99.0th | #76 of 7,401 |
| Transaction Volume | 99.7th | #21 of 7,401 |
Concentration
Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
| Measure | Share |
|---|---|
| Top 10 contributors / contributions | 5.9% |
| Top 5 reported payees / expenditures | 53.7% |
Top Contributors
Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window.
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| # | Contributor | Total | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frederick Eppinger | $81,000.00 | 18 |
| 2 | Brent Layton | $76,151.00 | 397 |
| 3 | Jonathan Dinesman | $73,803.36 | 447 |
| 4 | Keith Williamson | $71,795.95 | 422 |
| 5 | Michael Neidorff | $70,000.00 | 14 |
| 6 | Robert Ditmore | $70,000.00 | 14 |
| 7 | Brian Butts | $68,444.77 | 448 |
| 8 | Chris Paterson | $68,207.12 | 439 |
| 9 | David Steward | $66,500.00 | 14 |
| 10 | Jesse Hunter | $64,682.64 | 282 |
Top Reported Payees
Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window.
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| # | Payee | Paid | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texans for Greg Abbott | $196,000.00 | 5 |
| 2 | Texas Association of Health Plans PAC | $149,000.00 | 12 |
| 3 | Texans for Dan Patrick | $104,500.00 | 7 |
| 4 | Greg Abbott Campaign | $80,000.00 | 4 |
| 5 | Texans for Rick Perry | $50,000.00 | 5 |
| 6 | Texans for Joe Straus | $45,000.00 | 6 |
| 7 | David Dewhurst Campaign | $40,000.00 | 2 |
| 8 | Texans for Dade | $30,000.00 | 3 |
| 9 | David Dewhurst Committee | $30,000.00 | 2 |
| 10 | Lois W. Kolkhorst for Texas Senate | $20,500.00 | 6 |
Financial Activity by Year
Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
| Year | Contributions | Expenditures |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $419,179.55 | $102,500.37 |
| 2025 | $935,523.08 | $1,745.67 |
| 2024 | $750,671.00 | $106,320.08 |
| 2023 | $941,864.18 | $142,779.31 |
| 2022 | $791,569.83 | $88,098.74 |
| 2021 | $891,137.25 | $113,223.36 |
| 2020 | $788,057.15 | $224,774.80 |
| 2019 | $646,839.80 | $20,627.76 |
| 2018 | $676,614.51 | $129,750.00 |
| 2017 | $723,860.11 | $17,000.00 |
| 2016 | $625,290.03 | $186,100.00 |
| 2015 | $592,658.92 | $11,500.00 |
| 2014 | $444,001.00 | $242,750.00 |
| 2013 | $404,144.27 | $3,200.00 |
| 2012 | $361,172.27 | $105,250.00 |
| 2011 | $322,129.56 | $19,500.00 |
| 2010 | $258,269.74 | $92,500.00 |
| 2009 | $207,840.08 | $13,092.42 |
| 2008 | $44,989.68 | $66,203.32 |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $5,544.22 |
| 2005 | $146,019.09 | $34,894.00 |
| 2004 | $7,884.42 | $0.00 |
Recent Contributions
| Date | Contributor | Amount | Employer / Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/30/2026 | Centene Management Company | $948.00 | |
| 06/23/2026 | Theodore Samuels | $5,000.00 | Centene Corporation · Board Member |
| 06/23/2026 | Frederick Eppinger | $5,000.00 | Board Member · Board Member |
| 06/18/2026 | James Phillips | $211.54 | Centene Corporation · Senior Vice President Network Developm |
| 06/18/2026 | Katherine Kirby | $211.54 | Centene Corporation · President Ambetter Health |
| 06/18/2026 | Eric Schmacker | $199.84 | Centene Corporation · Plan President & CEO (Emerging) |
| 06/18/2026 | Chris Paterson | $199.65 | Centene Corporation · Plan President & CEO (Moderate) |
| 06/18/2026 | John Ryan | $192.31 | Centene Corporation · Plan President & CEO (Moderate) |
| 06/18/2026 | Charlene Zein | $192.30 | Centene Corporation · Plan President & CEO (Major) |
| 06/18/2026 | Mitch Wasden | $192.30 | Centene Corporation · Plan President & CEO (Major) |
| 06/18/2026 | John Ternan | $192.30 | Centene Corporation · Plan President & CEO (Major) |
| 06/18/2026 | Susan Smith | $192.30 | Centene Corporation · Chief Operating Officer |
| 06/18/2026 | Martha Smith | $192.30 | Centene Corporation · Senior Vice President Markets |
| 06/18/2026 | Paul Portsmore | $192.30 | Information Requested · Plan President & CEO (Major) |
| 06/18/2026 | Jaclyn Pettinari | $192.30 | Centene Corporation · Senior Vice President Medicare Strateg |
| 06/18/2026 | Rajiv Patel | $192.30 | Centene Corporation · Chief Transformation Officer |
| 06/18/2026 | Elizabeth Miller | $192.30 | Centene Corporation · Innovation Lead Total Rewards Design |
| 06/18/2026 | Jay McLaren | $192.30 | Centene Corporation · Vice President Legislative & Governmen |
| 06/18/2026 | John McClellan | $192.30 | Centene Corporation · Plan President & CEO (Moderate) |
| 06/18/2026 | Sarah London | $192.30 | Centene Corporation · Chief Executive Officer |
Recent Expenditures
| Date | Payee | Amount | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/21/2026 | PayPal | $1.21 | Not Applicable 2026 Credit Card Processing Fee MO |
| 05/31/2026 | PayPal | $10.42 | Not Applicable 2026 Credit Card Processing Fee MO |
| 05/29/2026 | PayPal | $326.80 | Not Applicable 2026 Credit Card Processing Fee MO |
| 05/21/2026 | Tan Parker for Senate District 12 | $5,000.00 | To Support Primary 2028 State Senate 12 TX |
| 05/21/2026 | Lois W. Kolkhorst for Texas Senate | $5,000.00 | To Support General 2026 State Senate 18 TX |
| 05/21/2026 | Joan Huffman Campaign | $5,000.00 | To Support Primary 2028 State Senate 17 TX |
| 05/21/2026 | Hinojosa for State Senate | $5,000.00 | To Support Primary 2028 State Senate 20 TX |
| 05/21/2026 | Toni Rose Campaign | $3,000.00 | To Support General 2026 State House 110 TX |
| 05/21/2026 | Matt Morgan for Texas | $3,000.00 | To Support General 2026 State House 26 TX |
| 05/21/2026 | Christian Manuel Campaign | $3,000.00 | To Support General 2026 State House 22 TX |
| 05/21/2026 | Wharton for Texas | $1,500.00 | To Support General 2026 State House 12 TX |
| 05/21/2026 | James Frank Campaign | $1,500.00 | To Support General 2026 State House 69 TX |
| 05/21/2026 | Tom Oliverson Campaign | $1,000.00 | To Support General 2026 State House 130 TX |
| 05/21/2026 | Shelley Luther for Texas House | $1,000.00 | To Support General 2026 State House 62 TX |
| 05/21/2026 | Denise Villalobos Campaign | $1,000.00 | To Support General 2026 State House 34 TX |
| 05/21/2026 | Charles Cunningham Campaign | $1,000.00 | To Support General 2026 State House 127 TX |
| 04/29/2026 | PayPal | $4.83 | Not Applicable 2026 Credit Card Processing Fee MO |
| 04/10/2026 | Lois W. Kolkhorst for Texas Senate | $5,000.00 | To Support General 2026 State Senate 18 TX |
| 04/02/2026 | PayPal | $4.59 | Not Applicable 2026 Credit Card Processing Fee MO |
| 03/26/2026 | Joann M. Kavana | $152.26 | Not Applicable 2026 Refund to Employee MS |
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 5,397 ms.