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Stars Over Texas PAC

GPAC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00054641 · Austin · TX
28 reports · First filing 01/09/2004 · Latest filing 01/17/2011
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 · 78703
First Filing
01/09/2004
Latest Filing
01/17/2011
Latest Reporting Period
10/24/2010 – 12/31/2010
Reports
28

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$4,063,782.19
Expenditures
$4,103,833.84
Transactions
1,618
Largest Contribution
$500,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$150,000.00
COH as of 12/31/2010
—
Average Contribution
$5,915.26
Average Expenditure
$4,407.98
First Contribution
12/02/2003
Last Contribution
12/10/2008
First Expenditure
12/11/2003
Last Expenditure
12/31/2010

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
533
Reported Payee Entities
140
Top Contributor
Tom Craddick
Top Reported Payee
Norway Hill Associates Inc.

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
533
958 contributions · $4,982,394.20
Vendor Relationships
81
774 payments · $1,492,692.14
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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 spentStars Over Texas PACFocal filer / committeeTom CraddickTom Craddick$1,485,000.00 · 11 giftsRobert C. McNairRobert C. McNair$300,000.00 · 3 giftsJim LeiningerJim Leininger$158,134.85 · 4 giftsJames LeiningerJames Leininger$125,000.00 · 1 giftsBob J. PerryBob J. Perry$90,000.00 · 5 giftsNorway Hill Associates Inc.Norway Hill Associates Inc.$407,958.39 · 19 paymentsBryan DanielBryan Daniel$225,000.00 · 3 paymentsBill ZedlerBill Zedler$220,000.00 · 5 paymentsDirect Contacts Inc.Direct Contacts Inc.$212,575.11 · 125 paymentsTodd BaxterTodd Baxter$175,000.00 · 5 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
1Tom Craddick $1,485,000.0011
2Robert C. McNair $300,000.003
3Jim Leininger $158,134.854
4James Leininger $125,000.001
5Bob J. Perry $90,000.005
6Maxxam Inc. Texas PAC $80,000.002
7Ryan & Company Texas PAC $75,000.002
8Grande Communications Networks Inc. PAC $60,000.005
9Big City Capital LLC $50,000.002
10Beverly Woolley $45,000.003

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Norway Hill Associates Inc. $407,958.3919
2Bryan Daniel $225,000.003
3Bill Zedler $220,000.005
4Direct Contacts Inc. $212,575.11125
5Todd Baxter $175,000.005
6Anthem Media Inc. $174,018.894
7Jack Stick $162,500.004
8Jim Landtroop $150,250.002
9Travis Griffin $149,739.3739
10Tim Kleinschmidt $147,000.006

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2010$0.00 $48,075.11
2009$0.00 $46,148.42
2008$1,743,100.00 $1,700,508.32
2007$101,000.00 $267,305.70
2006$1,106,530.94 $1,036,268.26
2005$35,000.00 $48,852.80
2004$1,066,401.25 $956,615.23
2003$11,750.00 $60.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
12/10/2008Grande Communications Networks Inc. PAC $10,000.00
12/05/2008Clayton Reaser $500.00 CFO
11/24/2008Vicki Truitt $5,000.00 State Representative
11/14/2008Texas Dental Association PAC $5,000.00
11/14/2008David Swinford $2,000.00 Consultant
11/07/2008Walter Fisher $500.00 Government consultant
10/30/2008Ryan Texas PAC $20,000.00
10/30/2008Texas Wildlife Association PAC $1,500.00
10/29/2008Tom Craddick $100,000.00 Businessman
10/29/2008Vinson & Elkins Texas PAC $15,000.00
10/29/2008Bryan Hughes $500.00 Attorney
10/24/2008Robert C. McNair $100,000.00 Chairman/ CEO
10/24/2008Herb Vest $5,000.00 President
10/24/2008Warren Chisum $5,000.00 Oil and Gas Producer
10/24/2008Mike Jordan $3,000.00 Chairman
10/23/2008Will Hartnett $4,000.00 Attorney
10/23/2008Jim Jackson $500.00 State Representative
10/17/2008Paul L. Foster $10,000.00 CEO
10/17/2008BG Distribution Partners PAC $5,000.00
10/15/2008Trevor L. Ahlberg $5,000.00 CEO

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
12/31/2010Direct Contacts Inc. $75.11Management consulting
12/06/2010Direct Contacts Inc. $2,500.00Management consulting
12/06/2010Keel Systems $1,500.00Record keeping and database maintenance
12/06/2010Van Taylor $500.00Political contribution
12/06/2010Committee to Elect Jason Isaac $500.00Political contribution
12/06/2010Rodney Anderson $500.00Political contribution
12/06/2010James White $250.00Political contribution
12/06/2010Workman For Texas $250.00Political contribution
12/06/2010Raul Torres $250.00Political contribution
12/06/2010Connie Scott $250.00Political contribution
12/06/2010Kenneth Sheets $250.00Political contribution
12/06/2010Larry Gonzales $250.00Political contribution
12/06/2010John V. Garza $250.00Political contribution
12/06/2010Jim Landtroop $250.00Political contribution
12/06/2010Barbara Nash $250.00Political contribution
12/06/2010Stefani Carter $250.00Political contribution
12/06/2010Cindy Burkett $250.00Political contribution
12/06/2010Erwin Cain $250.00Political contribution
11/12/2010Direct Contacts Inc. $2,500.00Management consulting
11/12/2010Sarah Davis $500.00Political 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: 83 ms.