Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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EZCORP, Inc. Political Action Committee

GPAC · ACTIVE
Filer ID: 00057770 · Rollingwood · TX
109 reports · First filing 01/17/2006 · Latest filing 01/15/2026
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
Rollingwood · TX · 78746
First Filing
01/17/2006
Latest Filing
01/15/2026
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2025 – 12/31/2025
Reports
109

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$604,168.73
Expenditures
$579,985.79
Transactions
9,036
Largest Contribution
$5,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$10,500.00
COH as of 12/31/2025
$0.00
Average Contribution
$69.53
Average Expenditure
$1,671.43
First Contribution
10/31/2005
Last Contribution
07/25/2016
First Expenditure
03/28/2006
Last Expenditure
09/17/2020

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
165
Reported Payee Entities
265
Top Contributor
Thomas Roberts
Top Reported Payee
Texans for Joe Straus

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
168
11,506 contributions · $813,675.69
Vendor Relationships
214
438 payments · $801,450.00
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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 spentEZCORP, Inc. Political Action Commi…Focal filer / committeeThomas RobertsThomas Roberts$35,000.00 · 7 giftsSterling BrinkleySterling Brinkley$29,137.04 · 126 giftsRichard SageRichard Sage$26,250.00 · 21 giftsRobert KasenterRobert Kasenter$25,383.60 · 131 giftsJoseph RotundaJoseph Rotunda$25,344.00 · 131 giftsTexans for Joe StrausTexans for Joe Straus$28,250.00 · 5 paymentsKirk Watson CampaignKirk Watson Campaign$23,500.00 · 6 paymentsTexans for Rick PerryTexans for Rick Perry$22,500.00 · 4 paymentsGary Elkins CampaignGary Elkins Campaign$19,500.00 · 8 paymentsTexans for Greg AbbottTexans for Greg Abbott$17,000.00 · 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
1Thomas Roberts $35,000.007
2Sterling Brinkley $29,137.04126
3Richard Sage $26,250.0021
4Robert Kasenter $25,383.60131
5Joseph Rotunda $25,344.00131
6William Fosse $23,385.51136
7Thomas Harold Welch Jr. $21,537.80113
8Daniel Tonissen $21,537.60111
9Joseph Beal $21,083.3418
10Daniel Chism $16,479.34149

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Texans for Joe Straus $28,250.005
2Kirk Watson Campaign $23,500.006
3Texans for Rick Perry $22,500.004
4Gary Elkins Campaign $19,500.008
5Texans for Greg Abbott $17,000.005
6David Dewhurst Committee $16,000.004
7Friends of Susan Combs $10,000.002
8JEB Fund $10,000.002
9Restore Our Future $10,000.001
10Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee $7,500.002

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2020$0.00 $3,500.00
2016$7,011.27 $3,500.00
2015$16,481.62 $67.31
2014$31,629.04 $32,500.00
2013$46,386.47 $34,764.98
2012$56,165.67 $110,753.50
2011$69,248.63 $66,900.00
2010$97,033.79 $98,600.00
2009$77,937.86 $53,400.00
2008$70,732.95 $95,900.00
2007$69,579.48 $35,100.00
2006$52,314.51 $45,000.00
2005$9,647.44 $0.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
07/25/2016Thomas Harold Welch Jr. $192.30 EZCorp · Chief General Counsel
07/25/2016Gerhard R. Stendara $57.69 EZCorp · Division Vice President
07/25/2016John K. Haspel $43.47 EZCorp · Senior District Manager
07/25/2016Sterling B. Brinkley $38.46 EZCorp · Advisor to the CEO
07/25/2016Vidal Hernandez $35.10 EZCorp · Director Regional Operations
07/25/2016Kenneth Allwein $33.65 EZCorp · Director Regional Operations
07/25/2016Doug Reese $28.27 EZCorp · Sr Director App Dev
07/11/2016Thomas Harold Welch Jr. $192.30 EZCorp · Chief General Counsel
07/11/2016Gerhard R. Stendara $57.69 EZCorp · Division Vice President
07/11/2016John K. Haspel $43.47 EZCorp · Senior District Manager
07/11/2016Sterling B. Brinkley $38.46 EZCorp · Advisor to the CEO
07/11/2016Vidal Hernandez $35.10 EZCorp · Director Regional Operations
07/11/2016Kenneth Allwein $33.65 EZCorp · Director Regional Operations
07/11/2016Doug Reese $28.27 EZCorp · Sr Director App Dev
06/27/2016Thomas Harold Welch Jr. $192.30 EZCorp · Chief General Counsel
06/27/2016Gerhard R. Stendara $57.69 EZCorp · Division Vice President
06/27/2016John K. Haspel $43.47 EZCorp · Senior District Manager
06/27/2016Sterling B. Brinkley $38.46 EZCorp · Advisor to the CEO
06/27/2016Vidal Hernandez $35.10 EZCorp · Director Regional Operations
06/27/2016Kenneth Allwein $29.72 EZCorp · Director Regional Operations

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
09/17/2020Vote Kern $1,000.00Anthony Kern, STATE HOUSE 20th AZ
07/08/2020Eddie Rodriguez Campaign $2,500.00Eddie Rodriguez, STATE SENATE 14th TX
09/23/2016CCCLC Foundation $2,500.00Direct Contribution
09/01/2016Gary Elkins Campaign $1,000.00Gary Elkins, STATE HOUSE 135th TX
03/23/2015William Earl Wood $67.31Refund of Contribution
12/10/2014Texans for Dan Patrick $5,000.00Direct Contribution
12/10/2014Eltife for Texas Senate $1,000.00Direct Contribution
12/10/2014Joe Straus Campaign $1,000.00Direct Contribution
12/10/2014Estes for Texas Senate $1,000.00Direct Contribution
09/08/2014Kirk Watson Campaign $5,000.00Direct Contribution
08/18/2014Neighbors for Rey Colon $1,500.00Direct Contribution
07/11/2014Greg Abbott for Governor Campaign $3,000.00Direct Contribution
05/14/2014The Four Price Campaign $500.00Direct Contribution
05/02/2014Senate Hispanic Research Council $2,000.00Direct Contribution
03/25/2014OLA PAC $5,000.00Direct Contribution
03/25/2014Charles Schwertner Campaign $1,500.00Charles Schwertner STATE SENATE 5th TX
02/28/2014New 37th Ward Democratic Organization $1,500.00Direct Contribution
02/10/2014Senator Robert Nichols Campaign $1,000.00Direct Contribution
01/31/2014John Carona Campaign $2,500.00Direct Contribution
01/31/2014Linda Harper Brown Campaign $1,000.00Direct 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: 120 ms.