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East Texas Democratic Caucus

GPAC · ACTIVE
Filer ID: 00053833 · PALESTINE · TX
50 reports · First filing 07/15/2003 · Latest filing 07/05/2026
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
PALESTINE · TX · 75803
First Filing
07/15/2003
Latest Filing
07/05/2026
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
50

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$5,949.00
Expenditures
$6,106.66
Transactions
135
Largest Contribution
$500.00
Largest Expenditure
$1,685.00
COH as of 06/30/2026
$4,402.25
Average Contribution
$53.59
Average Expenditure
$254.44
First Contribution
03/17/2024
Last Contribution
04/09/2025
First Expenditure
01/05/2024
Last Expenditure
06/22/2026

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
96
Reported Payee Entities
14
Top Contributor
Bill Brannon
Top Reported Payee
Jason's Deli

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
96
111 contributions · $5,949.00
Vendor Relationships
14
24 payments · $6,106.66
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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 spentEast Texas Democratic CaucusFocal filer / committeeBill BrannonBill Brannon$640.00 · 3 giftsD. Karen WilkersonD. Karen Wilkerson$540.00 · 2 giftsJanice MattoxJanice Mattox$440.00 · 1 giftsLuan TatumLuan Tatum$440.00 · 1 giftsV.G. NesbittV.G. Nesbitt$400.00 · 2 giftsJason's DeliJason's Deli$1,919.32 · 3 paymentsTexas Democratic PartyTexas Democratic Party$1,685.00 · 1 paymentsUpshur County Democratic PartyUpshur County Democratic Party$1,000.00 · 1 paymentsSt. Louis Baptist ChurchSt. Louis Baptist Church$500.00 · 2 paymentsScootaroundScootaround$253.00 · 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
Contributions72.3th#2,053 of 7,401
Expenditures71.3th#2,125 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity70.9th#2,153 of 7,401
Transaction Volume84.3th#1,165 of 7,401

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions56.3%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures87.7%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Bill Brannon $640.003
2D. Karen Wilkerson $540.002
3Janice Mattox $440.001
4Luan Tatum $440.001
5V.G. Nesbitt $400.002
6LaShun Roy $250.001
7Vali Brannon $250.001
8Darrell Campbell $170.003
9Madeline Gibson $120.002
10Ben Dickson $100.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Jason's Deli $1,919.323
2Texas Democratic Party $1,685.001
3Upshur County Democratic Party $1,000.001
4St. Louis Baptist Church $500.002
5Scootaround $253.001
6United States Postal Service Azalea $170.001
7Act Blue $166.368
8Canva $111.061
9Office Depot $108.741
10Minuteman Press $69.281

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2026$0.00 $135.41
2025$30.00 $1,000.00
2024$5,919.00 $4,971.25

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
04/09/2025Scheila Taylor $30.00 Retired · Retired
09/26/2024Janice Mattox $440.00 NA · Retired
09/26/2024Luan Tatum $440.00 Tatum and Tatum Attorney at Law · Attorney
09/26/2024Darrell Campbell $50.00 NA · Unemployed
08/07/2024Staci Oller Smith $4.50 NA · Unemployed
07/10/2024Staci Oller Smith $4.50 NA · Unemployed
06/09/2024Staci Oller Smith $5.00 NA · Unemployed
05/05/2024Staci Oller Smith $5.00 NA · Unemployed
05/05/2024Staci Oller Smith $5.00 NA · Unemployed
04/29/2024Bill Brannon $500.00 Texas Democratic Party · Consultant
04/29/2024Vali Brannon $250.00 NA · Unemployed
04/21/2024Delania Sims $100.00 NA · Unemployed
04/21/2024Bettie Mitchell $100.00 NA · Unemployed
04/21/2024Tony Johns $100.00 NA · Unemployed
04/21/2024Carolyn Salter $70.00 Self · Physician
04/21/2024Ann Nelson $70.00 NA · Unemployed
04/21/2024Edna Swafford $40.00 Dangerous Asset Management · Accounting Specialist
04/21/2024Ann Butler $40.00 NA · Unemployed
04/21/2024Susie Blackmon $40.00 NA · Unemployed
04/21/2024Paul Schroder $40.00 Paul Schroder · Commentator

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/22/2026Fedex $24.35Labels for flyers
06/21/2026Canva $111.06Flyers for recruitment
09/08/2025Upshur County Democratic Party $1,000.00SDEC Quarterly Meeting Reception in Longview
10/07/2024USPS Kiosk 48917 $56.00Stamps
09/04/2024Texas Democratic Party $1,685.00political signs
06/19/2024Minuteman Press $69.28Banner
06/16/2024Office Depot $108.74Office supplies
06/09/2024Act Blue $0.20Processing fee
06/02/2024Scootaround $253.00Scooter Rental for Use at the Texas Democratic Convention in El Paso
05/05/2024Act Blue $0.40Processing fee
04/21/2024Act Blue $35.56Processing fee
04/19/2024Jason's Deli $303.97Food for East Texas Democratic Caucus Summit
04/17/2024Jason's Deli $317.66Food for East Texas Democratic Caucus Summit
04/17/2024Act Blue $62.23Processing fee
04/17/2024Walmart $33.82Supplies for East Texas Democratic Caucus Summit
04/17/2024Act Blue $29.63Processing fee
04/17/2024Act Blue $9.88Processing fee
04/16/2024Jason's Deli $1,297.69Food for East Texas Democratic Summit
04/14/2024Act Blue $25.30Processing fee
04/04/2024United States Postal Service Azalea $170.00Post Office Box Rental-Annual
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.