Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Search/Chaparral Steel Company Political Action Committee (DISSOLVED)
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Chaparral Steel Company Political Action Committee (DISSOLVED)

GPAC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00057948 · Midlothian · TX
13 reports · First filing 01/17/2006 · Latest filing 03/26/2008
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
Midlothian · TX · 76065
First Filing
01/17/2006
Latest Filing
03/26/2008
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2007 – 12/31/2007
Reports
13

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$57,868.00
Expenditures
$62,693.52
Transactions
253
Largest Contribution
$3,640.51
Largest Expenditure
$5,000.00
COH as of 12/31/2007
$59.51
Average Contribution
$279.56
Average Expenditure
$1,362.90
First Contribution
12/31/2005
Last Contribution
07/31/2007
First Expenditure
09/30/2005
Last Expenditure
02/28/2008

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
37
Reported Payee Entities
31
Top Contributor
TOMMY VALENTA
Top Reported Payee
CONGRESSMAN JOE BARTON COMMITTEE

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
37
244 contributions · $69,079.08
Vendor Relationships
32
74 payments · $110,535.28
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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 spentChaparral Steel Company Political A…Focal filer / committeeTOMMY VALENTATOMMY VALENTA$10,961.62 · 10 giftsWILLIAM DICKERTWILLIAM DICKERT$5,965.32 · 10 giftsTEXAS INDUSTRIES INC PACTEXAS INDUSTRIES INC PAC$3,640.51 · 1 giftsCARY BAETZCARY BAETZ$3,288.38 · 10 giftsTIMOTHY BOURCIERTIMOTHY BOURCIER$2,565.34 · 8 giftsCONGRESSMAN JOE BARTON COMMITTEECONGRESSMAN JOE BARTON COMMITTEE$5,000.00 · 2 paymentsMcConnell Senate Committee '08McConnell Senate Committee '08$5,000.00 · 1 paymentsForbes for CongressForbes for Congress$4,600.00 · 1 paymentsKay Bailey Hutchison Senate CommitteeKay Bailey Hutchison Senate Committee$4,600.00 · 1 paymentsTEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYNTEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN$4,600.00 · 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
1TOMMY VALENTA $10,961.6210
2WILLIAM DICKERT $5,965.3210
3TEXAS INDUSTRIES INC PAC $3,640.511
4CARY BAETZ $3,288.3810
5TIMOTHY BOURCIER $2,565.348
6HARRY HUNT $2,514.946
7VON MUNDY $2,467.5710
8JOSEPH PRUSA $2,342.4010
9MARK LINCH $2,307.658
10BRANT ALLEGRETTI $1,955.229

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1CONGRESSMAN JOE BARTON COMMITTEE $5,000.002
2McConnell Senate Committee '08 $5,000.001
3Forbes for Congress $4,600.001
4Kay Bailey Hutchison Senate Committee $4,600.001
5TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN $4,600.001
6Webb for Senate $4,600.001
7FRIENDS OF GEORGE ALLEN $4,200.002
8FRIENDS OF SENATOR CARL LEVIN $2,000.002
9COALITION FOR BETTER TRANSPORTATION $2,000.001
10TIM RYAN FOR CONGRESS $2,000.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2008$0.00 $1,059.51
2007$15,318.18 $50,811.13
2006$27,832.78 $4,581.12
2005$14,717.04 $6,241.76

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
07/31/2007TOMMY VALENTA $384.62 CHAPARRAL STEEL · PRESIDENT & CEO
07/31/2007WILLIAM DICKERT $211.53 CHAPARRAL STEEL · VP MARKETING & SALES
07/31/2007MARK LINCH $115.38 CHAPARRAL STEEL · MANAGER
07/31/2007CARY BAETZ $115.38 CHAPARRAL STEEL · VP TREASURY
07/31/2007TIMOTHY BOURCIER $88.46 CHAPARRAL STEEL · MANAGER
07/31/2007STEVEN AMBROSE $54.62 CHAPARRAL STEEL · MANAGER
07/31/2007DAVE CHEEK $54.62 CHAPARRAL STEEL · GENERAL OPS MANAGER
07/31/2007JOSEPH PRUSA $53.85 CHAPARRAL STEEL · VP TAX & AUDIT
07/31/2007VON MUNDY $53.85 CHAPARRAL STEEL · VP LOGISTICS
07/31/2007STAN BAUCUM $53.08 CHAPARRAL STEEL · DIRECTOR ENGINEERING
06/30/2007TOMMY VALENTA $1,153.85 CHAPARRAL STEEL · PRESIDENT & CEO
06/30/2007WILLIAM DICKERT $634.60 CHAPARRAL STEEL · VP MARKETING & SALES
06/30/2007TIMOTHY BOURCIER $442.30 CHAPARRAL STEEL · MANAGER
06/30/2007MARK LINCH $346.15 CHAPARRAL STEEL · MANAGER
06/30/2007CARY BAETZ $346.15 CHAPARRAL STEEL · VP TREASURY
06/30/2007STEVEN AMBROSE $273.10 CHAPARRAL STEEL · MANAGER
06/30/2007VON MUNDY $269.25 CHAPARRAL STEEL · VP LOGISTICS
06/30/2007JOSEPH PRUSA $269.25 CHAPARRAL STEEL · VP TAX & AUDIT
06/30/2007STAN BAUCUM $265.40 CHAPARRAL STEEL · DIRECTOR ENGINEERING
06/30/2007DAVE CHEEK $222.42 CHAPARRAL STEEL · GENERAL OPS MANAGER

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
02/28/2008KELLEY DRYER COLLIER SHANNON PAC $1,000.00PAC TO PAC CONTRIBUTION
01/15/2008BANK OF AMERICA $59.51MONTHLY ANALYSIS FEES
10/27/2007SOUDER FOR CONGRESS $1,000.00US HOUSE - INDIANA DIST 3
10/24/2007TIM RYAN FOR CONGRESS $2,000.00US HOUSE OHIO DIST 17
10/24/2007VISCLOSKY FOR CONGRESS $2,000.00US HOUSE INDIANA DIST 1
10/24/2007FRIENDS OF Jay Rockefeller $1,500.00US Senate
10/24/2007COLLINS FOR SENATOR $1,500.00US SENATE
10/24/2007PEOPLE FOR ENGLISH $1,500.00US HOUSE - PENNSYLVANIA DIST 3
10/24/2007COLLIER SHANNON PAC $1,300.00PAC TO PAC CONTRIBUTION
10/24/2007SUE MYRICK FOR CONGRESS $1,000.00US HOUSE - NORTH CAROLINA DIST 9
10/24/2007JOHN D DINGELL FOR CONGRESS $1,000.00US HOUSE - MICHIGAN DIST 15
10/24/2007JOHN SPRATT FOR CONGRESS $1,000.00US HOUSE - SC DIST 5
10/24/2007HENRY BROWN FOR CONGRESS $1,000.00US HOUSE - SC DIST 1
10/24/2007FRIENDS OF SENATOR CARL LEVIN $1,000.00US SENATE - MI
10/24/2007FRIENDS OF SENATOR CARL LEVIN $1,000.00US SENATE - MI
10/24/2007FRIENDS OF JIM OBERSTAR $1,000.00US HOUSE - MINNESOTA DIST 8
10/24/2007COMMITTEE TO ELECT ARTUR DAVIS TO CONGRESS $1,000.00US HOUSE - ALABAMA DIST 7
10/24/2007COLEMAN FOR SENATE '08 $1,000.00US SENATE - MN
10/24/2007CITIZENS FOR BUNNING $1,000.00US SENATE - KENTUCKY
10/24/2007BERRY FOR CONGRESS $1,000.00US HOUSE - AR DIST 1
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 46 ms.