Texas Ethics Commission data
Release v1.4
Source snapshot September 17, 2026
Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Filer / Committee
CAR PAC (DISSOLVED)
GPAC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00059223 · Houston · TX
6 reports · First filing 07/17/2006 · Latest filing 07/14/2008
Political Action Committee · General Purpose · PAC
Filer ID: 00059223 · Houston · TX
6 reports · First filing 07/17/2006 · Latest filing 07/14/2008
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
Houston · TX · 77024
First Filing
07/17/2006
Latest Filing
07/14/2008
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2008 – 06/30/2008
Reports
6
Overview
Activity within the selected analysis window.
Contributions
$30,500.00
Expenditures
$52,582.83
Transactions
25
Largest Contribution
$5,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$25,000.00
COH as of 06/30/2008
$1,783.20
Average Contribution
$3,388.89
Average Expenditure
$3,286.43
First Contribution
03/24/2006
Last Contribution
11/20/2006
First Expenditure
05/15/2006
Last Expenditure
06/30/2008
Relationships
Reported Contributor Entities
7
Reported Payee Entities
8
Top Contributor
George DeMontrond
Top Reported Payee
Rick Perry's Campaign
Graph Relationships
Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
7
9 contributions · $30,500.00
Vendor Relationships
6
10 payments · $27,066.33
Relationship Graph
Top reported relationships in the selected analysis window: Lifetime. Arrows show the direction of reported money flow; node size is not scaled.
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
| Metric | Percentile | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions | 63.2th | #2,723 of 7,401 |
| Expenditures | 61.5th | #2,854 of 7,401 |
| Total Financial Activity | 59.8th | #2,978 of 7,401 |
| Transaction Volume | 59.7th | #2,981 of 7,401 |
Concentration
Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
| Measure | Share |
|---|---|
| Top 10 contributors / contributions | — |
| Top 5 reported payees / expenditures | — |
Top Contributors
Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window.
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| # | Contributor | Total | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George DeMontrond | $5,000.00 | 3 |
| 2 | Carl Sewell | $5,000.00 | 1 |
| 3 | John Moritz | $5,000.00 | 1 |
| 4 | Kenneth Schnitzer | $5,000.00 | 1 |
| 5 | Ray Childress | $5,000.00 | 1 |
| 6 | Victor Vandergriff | $5,000.00 | 1 |
| 7 | Mac Haik | $500.00 | 1 |
Top Reported Payees
Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window.
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| # | Payee | Paid | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rick Perry's Campaign | $25,000.00 | 1 |
| 2 | George DeMontrond | $22,000.00 | 1 |
| 3 | Susybelle Zook | $3,516.50 | 5 |
| 4 | Blakely & Wakefield LLP | $1,413.48 | 3 |
| 5 | Intuit | $233.24 | 1 |
| 6 | Intuit Software | $233.24 | 1 |
| 7 | Hot Shot Delivery Inc. | $133.47 | 3 |
| 8 | Hot Shot Messenger Service Inc. | $52.90 | 1 |
Financial Activity by Year
Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
| Year | Contributions | Expenditures |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $0.00 | $1,783.20 |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $1,519.49 |
| 2006 | $30,500.00 | $49,280.14 |
Recent Contributions
| Date | Contributor | Amount | Employer / Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/20/2006 | Kenneth Schnitzer | $5,000.00 | Park Place Motorcars · President |
| 11/20/2006 | Ray Childress | $5,000.00 | Ray Childress Auto Group L.P. · Chairman & CEO |
| 11/20/2006 | Victor Vandergriff | $5,000.00 | Vandergriff Auto Group · Car Dealer |
| 11/06/2006 | Carl Sewell | $5,000.00 | Sewell Automotive Companies · Chairman & CEO |
| 11/06/2006 | John Moritz | $5,000.00 | Moritz Cadillac-Saab-BMW · Car Dealer |
| 10/27/2006 | George DeMontrond | $3,000.00 | Demontrond Automotive Group Inc. · President |
| 10/03/2006 | George DeMontrond | $1,000.00 | DeMontrond Automotive Group Inc. · President |
| 10/03/2006 | Mac Haik | $500.00 | Mac Haik Enterprises · President |
| 03/24/2006 | George DeMontrond | $1,000.00 | DeMontrond Automotive · President |
Recent Expenditures
| Date | Payee | Amount | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/30/2008 | Susybelle Zook | $1,475.00 | Compliance/bookkeeping/administrative/reporting services |
| 06/30/2008 | Blakely & Wakefield LLP | $174.73 | Accounting services |
| 06/30/2008 | Hot Shot Delivery Inc. | $60.00 | Delivery services |
| 03/15/2008 | Hot Shot Delivery Inc. | $30.69 | Delivery services |
| 02/29/2008 | Hot Shot Delivery Inc. | $42.78 | Delivery services |
| 07/05/2007 | Intuit Software | $233.24 | Quickbooks online subscription |
| 06/30/2007 | Susybelle Zook | $427.50 | Bookkeeping/compliance |
| 04/30/2007 | Blakely & Wakefield LLP | $858.75 | Accounting expenses |
| 12/31/2006 | Susybelle Zook | $495.00 | Compliance reporting bookkeeping |
| 11/20/2006 | George DeMontrond | $22,000.00 | Loan repayment |
| 10/28/2006 | Susybelle Zook | $381.00 | Bookkeeping/campaign finance report preparation |
| 10/27/2006 | Rick Perry's Campaign | $25,000.00 | Contribution |
| 09/15/2006 | Hot Shot Messenger Service Inc. | $52.90 | Delivery services |
| 07/03/2006 | Intuit | $233.24 | Annual quickbooks subscription |
| 06/30/2006 | Susybelle Zook | $738.00 | Bookkeeping/administrative/report preparation expense |
| 05/15/2006 | Blakely & Wakefield LLP | $380.00 | Accounting expense |
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 296 ms.