Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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North by Northwest Democrats

GPAC · ACTIVE
Filer ID: 00062126 · Austin · TX
56 reports · First filing 01/01/2008 · Latest filing 07/03/2026
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
Austin · TX · 78755
First Filing
01/01/2008
Latest Filing
07/03/2026
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
56

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$6,180.00
Expenditures
$36,947.48
Transactions
208
Largest Contribution
$510.00
Largest Expenditure
$20,000.00
COH as of 06/30/2026
$954.73
Average Contribution
$46.47
Average Expenditure
$492.63
First Contribution
07/17/2008
Last Contribution
05/19/2026
First Expenditure
07/17/2008
Last Expenditure
06/15/2026

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
77
Reported Payee Entities
46
Top Contributor
NXNW Democrats
Top Reported Payee
Ed Scruggs Campaign

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
77
134 contributions · $6,460.00
Vendor Relationships
34
70 payments · $38,269.93
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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 spentNorth by Northwest DemocratsFocal filer / committeeNXNW DemocratsNXNW Democrats$955.00 · 2 giftsChristine HortickChristine Hortick$500.00 · 2 giftsKirt WatsonKirt Watson$500.00 · 1 giftsassorted Membershipsassorted Memberships$430.00 · 3 giftsNXNWNXNW$350.00 · 1 giftsEd Scruggs CampaignEd Scruggs Campaign$20,000.00 · 1 paymentsTravis County Democratic PartyTravis County Democratic Party$2,657.73 · 6 paymentsTravis Co. Coordinated CampaignTravis Co. Coordinated Campaign$2,600.00 · 6 paymentsTravis cty Democratic PartyTravis cty Democratic Party$1,600.00 · 3 paymentsTravis Cty Democratic PartyTravis Cty Democratic Party$1,000.00 · 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
Contributions69.4th#2,265 of 7,401
Expenditures67.5th#2,406 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity67.3th#2,423 of 7,401
Transaction Volume83.7th#1,207 of 7,401

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions52.1%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures86.2%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1NXNW Democrats $955.002
2Christine Hortick $500.002
3Kirt Watson $500.001
4assorted Memberships $430.003
5NXNW $350.001
6North by Northwest Democrats $280.001
7NorthbyNorthwestDemocrats $230.001
8Jan Soifer $180.004
9Karen Malone $120.001
10Pat Malone $120.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Ed Scruggs Campaign $20,000.001
2Travis County Democratic Party $2,657.736
3Travis Co. Coordinated Campaign $2,600.006
4Travis cty Democratic Party $1,600.003
5Travis Cty Democratic Party $1,000.001
6TCDP $805.002
7Greg Casar Campaign $800.004
8USPost Office Chimney Corners $590.004
9Donna Howard Campaign $500.002
10Leticia Van De Putte Campaign $500.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2026$445.00 $416.00
2025$425.00 $500.00
2024$505.00 $368.61
2023$690.00 $232.00
2022$140.00 $754.00
2021$835.00 $468.00
2020$110.00 $1,338.13
2019$860.00 $1,025.00
2018$230.00 $698.90
2017$220.00 $132.00
2016$545.00 $530.00
2015$0.00 $313.15
2014$0.00 $22,483.15
2013$50.00 $161.00
2012$280.00 $1,196.00
2011$0.00 $170.31
2010$0.00 $4,269.23
2009$240.00 $199.00
2008$605.00 $1,693.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
05/19/2026Ketha Falls $15.00 unknown · unknown
05/19/2026Donna McCormick $15.00 unknown · unknown
05/19/2026Virginia Schilz $15.00 retired · retired
04/21/2026Robin Orlowski $15.00 unknown · unknown
04/21/2026Lora Ann Gerson $15.00 unknown · unknown
03/21/2026Philip Riley $15.00 Keller Williams · realtor
03/21/2026Patti Edelman $15.00 unknown · unknown
01/27/2026Christine Hortick $250.00 unknown · unknown
01/19/2026Randy Ortega $15.00 Travis County · Judge/Attorney
01/19/2026Brian Pena $15.00 Unknown · Staff
01/19/2026Becki Larrinaga $15.00 retired · retired
01/19/2026Michael Coffey $15.00 City of Austin · Judge
01/19/2026Pat OConnell $15.00 unknown · attorney
01/19/2026Jan Soifer $15.00 Travis County · attorney
11/17/2025Beth Payan $15.00 Unknown · Attorney
11/17/2025Ben Luckens $15.00 unknown · unknown
11/17/2025Frank Ortega $15.00 unknown
10/20/2025Cathy McHorse $25.00 unknown · unknown
09/15/2025John Umphree $15.00 Beekeeper
09/15/2025Brigid Shea $15.00 unknown

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/15/2026American Gateways $250.00North by Northwest Democrats made a contribution in the name of two members that recently pasted.
03/21/2026Travis County Democratic Party $100.00Paid for a North by Northwest Democrats table/booth at the local Travis County Convention
01/19/2026Waterloo Ic House $66.00Food for the members at our January 2026 meeting
03/20/2025Travis County Democratic Party $500.00NxNW Democrats contribution to the Travis County Democratice Party to support local candidates
09/16/2024John Sigman $256.00Reimburse - John M. Sigman for his payment to the US Post Office for the PO Box used by NxNW Dems
01/24/2024Randy Ortega $112.61NxNW reimbursed payment made by Randy Ortega for food and beverage for a January 2024 joint meeting
01/20/2023United State Post Office $232.00Post Office Box
12/13/2022Julie Kocurek $100.00Pay for the 2022 Holiday Party
10/20/2022Travis County Democratic Party $350.00Contribution to the 2022 Coordinated Campaign
10/20/2022Kathryn W. Chu $100.00Club Contribution to a local candidate
04/18/2022John Sigman $204.00Reimbursed Mr. Sigman for payment of the NNW's annual Post Office Box charge.
09/13/2021Travis County Democratic Party $300.00$300 contribution to the Travis County Democratic Party.
01/17/2021USPost Office Chimney Corners $168.00Post office box rental
12/31/2020Travis cty Democratic Party $1,000.00contribute to travis Democraticexpenses expenses for candidates
01/20/2020USPost Office Chimney Corners $154.00Postal box rental
01/20/2020Amy Meredith $130.00 Christmas party expenses
01/20/2020Randy Ortega $54.13Room rental room rental
02/18/2019TCDP $555.00Fundraiser tickets to theevent
01/23/2019TCDP $250.00Yarbough Celebration
01/22/2019USPost Office Chimney Corners $140.00Rental of Post OfficeBox
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 132 ms.