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TakingBackTexas.org

GPAC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00055860 · Fort Worth · TX
19 reports · First filing 10/01/2004 · Latest filing 01/18/2011
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
Fort Worth · TX · 76101
First Filing
10/01/2004
Latest Filing
01/18/2011
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2010 – 12/31/2010
Reports
19

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$114,765.25
Expenditures
$136,935.13
Transactions
386
Largest Contribution
$10,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$10,000.00
COH as of 12/31/2010
—
Average Contribution
$507.81
Average Expenditure
$877.79
First Contribution
07/01/2005
Last Contribution
09/01/2008
First Expenditure
07/01/2005
Last Expenditure
06/30/2009

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
130
Reported Payee Entities
40
Top Contributor
DeeJay Johannessen
Top Reported Payee
Tyson Organization

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
130
226 contributions · $114,765.25
Vendor Relationships
31
136 payments · $122,788.13
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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 spentTakingBackTexas.orgFocal filer / committeeDeeJay JohannessenDeeJay Johannessen$14,397.90 · 29 giftsChristopher HightowerChristopher Hightower$13,984.67 · 22 giftsCDW GraphicsCDW Graphics$7,500.00 · 2 giftsByron SibbetByron Sibbet$6,210.00 · 5 giftsPaula Hightower Pierson CampaignPaula Hightower Pierson Campaign$6,000.00 · 2 giftsTyson OrganizationTyson Organization$26,722.42 · 14 paymentsCDW GraphicsCDW Graphics$10,499.53 · 8 paymentsBC Cornish for JudgeBC Cornish for Judge$10,000.00 · 1 paymentsDavid Pillow CampaignDavid Pillow Campaign$10,000.00 · 1 paymentsRaymond Daniel for JPRaymond Daniel for JP$10,000.00 · 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
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
1DeeJay Johannessen $14,397.9029
2Christopher Hightower $13,984.6722
3CDW Graphics $7,500.002
4Byron Sibbet $6,210.005
5Paula Hightower Pierson Campaign $6,000.002
6Brenda Cornish $5,285.182
7Raymond Daniel $5,270.006
8Wendy Davis Campaign $5,000.001
9Daniel Barrett $5,000.001
10Jeff Davis $5,000.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Tyson Organization $26,722.4214
2CDW Graphics $10,499.538
3BC Cornish for Judge $10,000.001
4David Pillow Campaign $10,000.001
5Raymond Daniel for JP $10,000.001
6Dan Barrett Campaign $8,500.002
7DeeJay Johannessen $8,352.0012
8Hilton Hotel $7,888.975
9Jelinek Inc $6,750.009
10ATT $5,085.606

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2009$0.00 $619.14
2008$15,200.00 $16,418.88
2007$2,890.00 $3,186.00
2006$88,620.25 $108,849.20
2005$8,055.00 $7,861.91

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
09/01/2008Wendy Davis Campaign $5,000.00
09/01/2008Jerry Lee Phillips Campaign $4,000.00
09/01/2008Dan Barrett Campaign $3,000.00
09/01/2008Paula Hightower Pierson Campaign $3,000.00
04/16/2008DeeJay Johannessen $200.00 Civic Strategies LLC · Partner
11/01/2007Paula Pierson $1,000.00 Expedited Recovery · Owner
10/30/2007DeeJay Johannessen $250.00 HELP · Executive
10/30/2007Christopher Hightower $250.00 Civic Strategies LLC · Partner
06/30/2007DeeJay Johannessen $50.00 HELP · Executive
06/30/2007Christopher Hightower $50.00 Administrator
05/31/2007DeeJay Johannessen $100.00 HELP · Executive
02/07/2007Dan Reynolds $10.00 Executive
02/02/2007Perdue Brackett Utt and Burnes $1,000.00
02/02/2007Steven Bratka $50.00 executive
02/02/2007Cass Calloway $30.00 self · attorney
01/13/2007Lynne Johnson $20.00 Materials Manager
01/13/2007nova Wall $20.00 nurse
01/08/2007Cherie King $50.00 Radio Shack · accct exec
01/07/2007Dan Reynolds $10.00 Executive
12/12/2006Brenda Cornish $285.18 Self · Attorney

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/30/2009Constant Contact $37.19Membership Contact
06/30/2009Bank Of America $16.00Bank Fees
05/31/2009Constant Contact $37.19Membership Contact
05/31/2009Bank Of America $16.00Bank Fees
04/30/2009Constant Contact $37.19Membership Contact
04/30/2009Bank Of America $16.00Bank Fees
03/31/2009Constant Contact $37.19Membership Contact
03/31/2009Bank Of America $16.00Bank Fees
03/25/2009A Helping Hand $300.00Interpretor Services for Meeting
02/28/2009Constant Contact $37.19Membership Contact
02/28/2009Bank Of America $16.00Bank Fees
01/31/2009Bank Of America $16.00Bank Fees
01/30/2009Constant Contact $37.19Membership Contact
12/31/2008Constant Contact $445.56Membership Contact
12/31/2008Bank Of America $96.00Bank Fees
11/04/2008Hilton Hotel $2,888.97Election watch event
11/04/2008Civic Strategies $2,000.00Walk Program
11/01/2008ABC Flag Company $972.87Flags for Election Night Event
10/23/2008Hilton Hotel $2,000.00Event Expense
10/23/2008Hilton Hotel $1,000.00In-Kind Event expense for State Representative Dan Barrett HD 97
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 74 ms.