Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Search/Friends of Nate Crain Committee (DISSOLVED)
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Friends of Nate Crain Committee (DISSOLVED)

SCPC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00054489 · Dallas · TX
29 reports · First filing 01/15/2004 · Latest filing 07/07/2016
Unclassified · Unclassified · Unclassified

Committee Details

TEC filer identity, reporting status, geography, and analytical classification.
Committee Class
Unclassified
Subclass
Unclassified
Market Segment
Unclassified
Status
TERMINATED
Filer Type
SCPC
Office
—
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Dallas · TX · 75367-0346
First Filing
01/15/2004
Latest Filing
07/07/2016
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2016 – 07/07/2016
Reports
29

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$51,020.00
Expenditures
$79,841.82
Transactions
212
Largest Contribution
$5,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$5,750.00
COH as of 07/07/2016
$0.00
Average Contribution
$389.47
Average Expenditure
$985.70
First Contribution
10/07/2003
Last Contribution
06/29/2007
First Expenditure
10/01/2003
Last Expenditure
11/20/2015

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
129
Reported Payee Entities
43
Top Contributor
Randall Goss
Top Reported Payee
Pabian Partners Inc.

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
129
131 contributions · $51,020.00
Vendor Relationships
30
56 payments · $54,610.93
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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 spentFriends of Nate Crain Committee (DI…Focal filer / committeeRandall GossRandall Goss$5,000.00 · 2 giftsHerb VestHerb Vest$5,000.00 · 1 giftsRichard CollinsRichard Collins$5,000.00 · 1 giftsThomas HicksThomas Hicks$5,000.00 · 1 giftsG. Michael GruberG. Michael Gruber$4,500.00 · 2 giftsPabian Partners Inc.Pabian Partners Inc.$16,541.64 · 5 paymentsChristy PayneChristy Payne$11,163.95 · 3 paymentsNate CrainNate Crain$6,690.97 · 2 paymentsEd ShackEd Shack$5,175.00 · 8 paymentsBank One VISABank One VISA$5,000.00 · 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
Unclassified
Subclass
Unclassified
Market Segment
Unclassified
Spending Band
—
Peer Committees
10

Peer Percentiles

MetricPercentileRank
Contributions90.0th#2 of 10
Expenditures90.0th#2 of 10
Total Financial Activity90.0th#2 of 10
Transaction Volume90.0th#2 of 10

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
1Randall Goss $5,000.002
2Herb Vest $5,000.001
3Richard Collins $5,000.001
4Thomas Hicks $5,000.001
5G. Michael Gruber $4,500.002
6Roland Dickey $2,700.001
7Godwin Gruber L.L.P. $2,500.001
8Michael Barrett $2,500.001
9Harold Simmons $1,500.001
10J. Elllis $1,500.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Pabian Partners Inc. $16,541.645
2Christy Payne $11,163.953
3Nate Crain $6,690.972
4Ed Shack $5,175.008
5Bank One VISA $5,000.001
6Republican Party of Texas $5,000.001
7Dallas County Republican Party $4,500.003
8DCCRW PAC $3,400.004
9Eddie Deen BBQ $2,401.001
10The Jolesch Group $2,333.621

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2015$0.00 $940.97
2012$0.00 $1,000.00
2009$0.00 $3,550.00
2008$0.00 $500.00
2007$15,000.00 $9,426.00
2006$0.00 $8,367.50
2005$9,500.00 $15,481.26
2004$450.00 $31,579.35
2003$26,070.00 $8,996.74

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
06/29/2007Herb Vest $5,000.00 Herb Vest Investments · Principal
05/14/2007Thomas Hicks $5,000.00 Hm Capital Partners · Private Investments
04/19/2007Richard Collins $5,000.00 Today's Newspapers · Principal
11/03/2005J. Elllis $1,500.00
11/03/2005Louis Beecherl $1,000.00
10/31/2005Randall Goss $2,500.00
10/31/2005Harold Simmons $1,500.00
10/31/2005Jim Dannenbaum $500.00
10/28/2005Michael Barrett $2,500.00
02/20/2004Mickie Bragalone $250.00
01/18/2004Elsie Fincher $100.00
01/18/2004Michael Vallandingham $100.00
12/31/2003Nate Crain $50.00
12/22/2003Texans for Dan Branch $500.00
12/22/2003Judith Greenwood $250.00
12/22/2003Barbara Van Duyne $120.00
12/22/2003Peter Weeks $100.00
12/22/2003Alison McIntosh $100.00
12/22/2003Danny Chandler $100.00
12/22/2003Janie Havel $40.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
11/20/2015Nate Crain $940.97Payment on $18,500 loan carried over from campaign.
09/10/2012Texas Young Republican Federation $1,000.00Sponsorship
02/18/2009Dallas County Republican Party $1,500.00Sponsorship
01/29/2009Texas Republican County Chairmen's Association $500.00Sponsorship
01/26/2009Texas State Rifle Association $600.00Sponsorship
01/26/2009Texas State Rifle Association $500.00Sponsorship
01/26/2009Texas State Rifle Association $450.00Sponsorship
06/12/2008Texas Republican County Chairmen's Association $500.00Sponsor for breakfast
07/12/2007Republican Party of Texas $5,000.00Straw Poll Sponsor
07/06/2007Ed Shack $525.00Legal Fees
05/01/2007Eddie Deen BBQ $2,401.00BBQ for volunteers
03/01/2007Dallas County Republican Party $1,500.00Reagan Day Dinner
12/05/2006Ed Shack $600.00Legal Fees
08/15/2006James Graham $517.50Political Consulting
03/21/2006Nate Crain $5,750.00Partial loan repayment
03/20/2006Dallas County Republican Party $1,500.00Lincoln Day Dinner
12/01/2005Ed Shack $540.00Legal Fees
05/12/2005Texas Department of Criminal Justice $270.63Republican Women Volunteer gifts for Legislative Day
05/12/2005Texas Department of Criminal Justice $270.63Republican Women Volunteer gifts for Legislative Day
04/12/2005Pascal Kropf $100.00Sponsorship to attend College Republican National Committee
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 189 ms.