Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Committee for a Secure Retirement (DISSOLVED)

SPAC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00053430 · Rowlett · TX
6 reports · First filing 01/15/2003 · Latest filing 02/25/2005
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
Rowlett · TX · 75030
First Filing
01/15/2003
Latest Filing
02/25/2005
Latest Reporting Period
07/15/2004 – 01/15/2005
Reports
6

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$259,814.80
Expenditures
$400,598.71
Transactions
488
Largest Contribution
$99,824.80
Largest Expenditure
$81,300.00
COH as of 01/15/2005
—
Average Contribution
$593.18
Average Expenditure
$8,011.97
First Contribution
01/15/2003
Last Contribution
05/17/2004
First Expenditure
01/22/2003
Last Expenditure
06/04/2004

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
413
Reported Payee Entities
22
Top Contributor
TEXPERS
Top Reported Payee
Hillco Partners

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
413
438 contributions · $259,814.80
Vendor Relationships
15
41 payments · $376,453.71
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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 spentCommittee for a Secure Retirement (…Focal filer / committeeTEXPERSTEXPERS$104,824.80 · 2 giftsAFSCMEAFSCME$20,000.00 · 2 giftsHouston Police Retired Officers AssociationHouston Police Retired Officers Assoc…$10,000.00 · 2 giftsDallas Fire Fighters AssocDallas Fire Fighters Assoc$6,000.00 · 1 giftsAzimuth TrustAzimuth Trust$5,000.00 · 1 giftsHillco PartnersHillco Partners$197,442.51 · 5 paymentsHillco DirectHillco Direct$141,621.13 · 3 paymentsAdvantage Communication ConsultantsAdvantage Communication Consultants$13,000.00 · 2 paymentsOran McMichaelOran McMichael$12,500.00 · 2 paymentsClear ChannelClear Channel$5,820.00 · 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 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
1TEXPERS $104,824.802
2AFSCME $20,000.002
3Houston Police Retired Officers Association $10,000.002
4Dallas Fire Fighters Assoc $6,000.001
5Azimuth Trust $5,000.001
6Berntein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann $5,000.001
7Ft. Worth Professional Firefighter $5,000.001
8HPOPS $5,000.001
9Kopp Investment Advisors $5,000.001
10Victor A. Zollo Jr $4,500.002

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Hillco Partners $197,442.515
2Hillco Direct $141,621.133
3Advantage Communication Consultants $13,000.002
4Oran McMichael $12,500.002
5Clear Channel $5,820.002
6KSEV Radio $4,750.002
7Kimbal Urrutia $3,745.002
8TEXPERS $3,415.222
9Amy Gluth $3,000.001
10Parrent Printing $2,995.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2004$32,525.00 $41,326.42
2003$227,289.80 $359,272.29

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
05/17/2004David Long $2,000.00
05/17/2004Victor A. Zollo Jr $1,000.00
05/17/2004Barbara Chelette $500.00
05/17/2004Fred Holmes $500.00
05/17/2004Neal Wallach $500.00
05/17/2004Howard Heald $250.00
05/17/2004Naomi Rowley $100.00
05/17/2004Calvin Finley $100.00
05/17/2004Bill Blythe $100.00
05/17/2004Doug Wynkoop $100.00
05/17/2004Greg Brunt $75.00
05/14/2004George Reiter $100.00
05/14/2004Jamie G. House $100.00
05/07/2004AFSCME $10,000.00
05/07/2004Principal Life Insurance Company $500.00
05/06/2004Sarah E. Hunt $500.00
04/26/2004Silver Com Creative $100.00
04/20/2004Houston Police Retired Officers Association $5,000.00
04/16/2004AFSCME $10,000.00
04/04/2004Alexander Green $1,000.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/04/2004Amy Gluth $3,000.00To oppose the measure for Houston to be exempt from certain public retirement Systems
06/04/2004Parrent Printing $2,995.00To oppose the measure for Houston to be exempt from certain public retirement Systems
06/04/2004Thomas Webb $2,000.00To oppose the measure for Houston to be exempt from certain public retirement Systems
06/04/2004Joshua Darr $1,200.00To oppose the measure for Houston to be exempt from certain public retirement Systems
06/04/2004Kimbal Urrutia $745.00To oppose the measure for Houston to be exempt from certain public retirement Systems
06/02/2004Jonathan Gerber $600.00To oppose the measure for Houston to be exempt from certain public retirement Systems
06/02/2004Orion Payment Systems $141.42Credit Card Charges
05/28/2004Coalition Consultants $860.00To oppose the measure for Houston to be exempt from certain public retirement Systems
05/27/2004Roy Mirant $1,100.00To oppose the measure for Houston to be exempt from certain public retirement Systems
05/26/2004Advantage Communication Consultants $3,000.00To oppose the measure for Houston to be exempt from certain public retirement Systems
05/26/2004Oran McMichael $2,500.00To oppose the measure for Houston to be exempt from certain public retirement Systems
05/20/2004Oran McMichael $10,000.00To oppose the measure for Houston to be exempt from certain public retirement Systems
05/11/2004Kimbal Urrutia $3,000.00To oppose the measure for Houston to be exempt from certain public retirement Systems
05/04/2004Advantage Communication Consultants $10,000.00To oppose the measure for Houston to be exempt from certain public retirement Systems
04/29/2004Riverside Media $185.00To oppose the measure for Houston to be exempt from certain public retirement Systems
12/04/2003TEXPERS $1,867.93Awards
12/02/2003Orion Payment Systems $10.00Credit Card Charges
12/02/2003Orion Payment Systems $10.00Credit Card Charges
10/24/2003TEXPERS $1,547.29Awards
10/06/2003Orion Payment Systems $162.25Credit Card Charges American Express Settlement
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 80 ms.