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Houston (Dissolved)

GPAC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00056081 · Houston · TX
12 reports · First filing 01/18/2005 · Latest filing 01/14/2010
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
Houston · TX · 77219-1197
First Filing
01/18/2005
Latest Filing
01/14/2010
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2009 – 12/31/2009
Reports
12

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$252,500.00
Expenditures
$259,604.58
Transactions
109
Largest Contribution
$50,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$68,694.00
COH as of 12/31/2009
—
Average Contribution
$13,289.47
Average Expenditure
$2,884.50
First Contribution
04/01/2005
Last Contribution
12/23/2008
First Expenditure
04/15/2005
Last Expenditure
05/16/2009

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
18
Reported Payee Entities
35
Top Contributor
Maconda B. O'Connor
Top Reported Payee
Texas Municipal League

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
18
21 contributions · $272,500.00
Vendor Relationships
30
64 payments · $276,436.24
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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 spentHouston (Dissolved)Focal filer / committeeMaconda B. O'ConnorMaconda B. O'Connor$50,000.00 · 1 giftsDavid SapersteinDavid Saperstein$35,000.00 · 2 giftsJames C. FloresJames C. Flores$20,000.00 · 1 giftsMeredith LongMeredith Long$15,000.00 · 1 giftsL.E. SimmonsL.E. Simmons$12,500.00 · 1 giftsTexas Municipal LeagueTexas Municipal League$68,694.00 · 1 paymentsAnn TravisAnn Travis$45,000.00 · 6 paymentsInfo Vine Inc.Info Vine Inc.$39,883.71 · 4 paymentsSignature Media SolutionsSignature Media Solutions$23,815.00 · 1 paymentsKMJQKMJQ$17,195.50 · 3 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
1Maconda B. O'Connor $50,000.001
2David Saperstein $35,000.002
3James C. Flores $20,000.001
4Meredith Long $15,000.001
5L.E. Simmons $12,500.001
6Charles Duncan $10,000.001
7Ellen Simmons $10,000.001
8Gary Petersen $10,000.001
9Jack S. Blanton $10,000.001
10John O'Quinn $10,000.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Texas Municipal League $68,694.001
2Ann Travis $45,000.006
3Info Vine Inc. $39,883.714
4Signature Media Solutions $23,815.001
5KMJQ $17,195.503
6Catering By Rosemary $10,258.412
7U. S. Postmaster $8,500.002
8W. J. Ford & Associates $8,231.331
9Ann L. Travis $7,500.001
10KBXX $5,843.751

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2009$0.00 $3,122.73
2008$15,000.00 $17,477.55
2007$0.00 $31,791.81
2006$20,000.00 $109,895.59
2005$217,500.00 $97,316.90

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
12/23/2008David Saperstein $15,000.00 Five S Capital Ltd. · Investor
06/26/2006Gary Petersen $10,000.00 Managing Director
04/25/2006Lester Smith $10,000.00 Independent Oil Operator
05/04/2005Jack S. Blanton $10,000.00 Retired Oil and Gas Executive
04/28/2005Charles Duncan $10,000.00 Private Investor
04/22/2005Matthew R. Simmons $10,000.00 Investment Banker
04/22/2005Ellen Simmons $10,000.00 Homemaker
04/20/2005Ralph Eads $10,000.00 Corporate Finance
04/19/2005Michael Zilkha $10,000.00 Private Investor
04/13/2005Maconda B. O'Connor $50,000.00 Social Worker
04/12/2005Meredith Long $15,000.00 Owner and Investor
04/11/2005L.E. Simmons $12,500.00 Oil and Gas Investor
04/11/2005Cynthia Petrello $7,500.00 Homemaker
04/11/2005Tony Petrello $7,500.00 Oil and Gas Executive
04/08/2005James C. Flores $20,000.00 Oil & Gas Executive
04/08/2005John O'Quinn $10,000.00 Attorney
04/08/2005Daniel Arnold $5,000.00 Retired Attorney
04/06/2005Joseph D. Jamail $10,000.00 Attorney
04/01/2005David Saperstein $20,000.00 Investor

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
05/16/2009Intuit $229.80Accounting software
01/23/2009Continental Airlines $1,377.70(See travel info)
01/23/2009Hilton Crystal City at Washington Reagan $1,102.73(See travel info)
01/23/2009Susybelle Zook $412.50Compliance/bookkeeping/administrataive/reporting services
12/31/2008Ann Travis $12,000.00Payroll
12/10/2008Susybelle Zook $168.75Compliance/bookkeeping/administrative/reporting services
11/03/2008Susybelle Zook $168.75Compliance/bookkeeping/administrative/reporting services
09/03/2008Susybelle Zook $266.25Compliance/bookkeeping/administrative/reporting services
08/20/2008Ann Travis $3,000.00Payroll
07/15/2008Blakely & Wakefield LLP $260.00Accounting services
07/14/2008Susybelle Zook $371.25Compliance/bookkeeping/administrative/reporting services
05/13/2008Blakely & Wakefield LLP $147.50Accounting services
05/13/2008Susybelle Zook $135.00Compliance/bookkeeping/administrative/reporting services
04/03/2008Susybelle Zook $188.75Compliance/bookkeeping/administrative/reporting services
03/06/2008Susybelle Zook $127.50Compliance/bookkeeping/administrative/reporting services
03/03/2008Intuit Quickbooks $229.80Annual Quickbooks online usage fee
02/15/2008Susybelle Zook $414.00Compliance/bookkeeping/administrative/reporting services
12/31/2007Susybelle Zook $220.25Compliance/bookkeeping/report preparation
11/19/2007Susybelle Zook $60.00Bookkeeping/administrative
09/10/2007Susybelle Zook $176.25Compliance/bookkeeping
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 203 ms.