Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Filer / Committee

Forestar Committee for Responsible Government (DISSOLVED)

GPAC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00062368 · Austin · TX
22 reports · First filing 01/09/2008 · Latest filing 07/05/2017
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
Austin · TX · 78746-5149
First Filing
01/09/2008
Latest Filing
07/05/2017
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2017 – 06/30/2017
Reports
22

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$207,780.76
Expenditures
$221,833.26
Transactions
1,723
Largest Contribution
$7,500.00
Largest Expenditure
$11,000.00
COH as of 06/30/2017
$0.00
Average Contribution
$137.97
Average Expenditure
$1,022.27
First Contribution
01/08/2008
Last Contribution
12/31/2015
First Expenditure
01/08/2008
Last Expenditure
05/09/2017

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
72
Reported Payee Entities
176
Top Contributor
Rick Smith
Top Reported Payee
Lyle Larson Campaign

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
72
1,594 contributions · $217,942.76
Vendor Relationships
89
118 payments · $105,688.22
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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 spentForestar Committee for Responsible…Focal filer / committeeRick SmithRick Smith$11,000.00 · 7 giftsTom EtheredgeTom Etheredge$9,630.00 · 51 giftsWilliam CurrieWilliam Currie$9,500.00 · 4 giftsTom BurlesonTom Burleson$8,000.00 · 17 giftsDavid GrimmDavid Grimm$7,950.00 · 27 giftsLyle Larson CampaignLyle Larson Campaign$11,000.00 · 4 paymentsRichard SmithRichard Smith$11,000.00 · 1 paymentsChuck JehlChuck Jehl$8,830.50 · 1 paymentsTom BurlesonTom Burleson$8,000.00 · 1 paymentsDavid GrimmDavid Grimm$7,950.00 · 1 payments

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
1Rick Smith $11,000.007
2Tom Etheredge $9,630.0051
3William Currie $9,500.004
4Tom Burleson $8,000.0017
5David Grimm $7,950.0027
6Kenneth M. Jastrow II $7,500.003
7Michael Dougherty $7,500.003
8James DeCosmo $7,500.001
9James Rubright $7,000.003
10Craig Knight $7,000.002

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Lyle Larson Campaign $11,000.004
2Richard Smith $11,000.001
3Chuck Jehl $8,830.501
4Tom Burleson $8,000.001
5David Grimm $7,950.001
6James Rubright $7,000.001
7Nathan Deal Campaign $6,100.001
8Troy Fraser Campaign $5,500.002
9Powers William $5,000.001
10Casey Cagel Campaign $4,412.502

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2017$0.00 $71,773.76
2016$0.00 $1,000.00
2015$13,935.00 $6,800.00
2014$37,308.76 $9,000.00
2013$13,500.00 $800.00
2012$0.00 $38,500.00
2011$0.00 $1,500.00
2010$31,347.00 $48,600.00
2009$45,104.00 $5,487.50
2008$66,586.00 $38,372.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
12/31/2015Michael Quinley $100.00 Forestar Group Inc. · President - Community Development
12/31/2015Brent Covert $100.00 Forestar Group Inc. · SVP - Water Resources
12/31/2015Tom Etheredge $65.00 Forestar Group Inc. · President - Multi-Family
12/31/2015Chuck Jehl $62.50 Forestar Group Inc. · Chief Financial Officer
12/31/2015Phil Weber $43.44 Forestar Group Inc. · EVP - Water Resources
12/31/2015Bryan Ritts $35.00 Forestar Group Inc. · Director of Treasury
12/31/2015Tim West $25.00 Forestar Group Inc. · Area Land Manager - Rome, GA
12/31/2015Darlene Louk $25.00 Forestar Group Inc. · VP - Real Estate Investment
12/31/2015Ken DeFehr $20.00 Forestar Group Inc. · Engineering Manager Oil & Gas - Northern Division
12/31/2015Jay Brittain $15.00 Forestar Group Inc. · Director of Creative Services
12/15/2015Michael Quinley $100.00 Forestar Group Inc. · President - Community Development
12/15/2015Brent Covert $100.00 Forestar Group Inc. · SVP - Water Resources
12/15/2015Tom Etheredge $65.00 Forestar Group Inc. · President - Multi-Family
12/15/2015Chuck Jehl $62.50 Forestar Group Inc. · Chief Financial Officer
12/15/2015Phil Weber $43.48 Forestar Group Inc. · EVP - Water Resources
12/15/2015Bryan Ritts $35.00 Forestar Group Inc. · Director of Treasury
12/15/2015Tim West $25.00 Forestar Group Inc. · Area Land Manager - Rome, GA
12/15/2015Darlene Louk $25.00 Forestar Group Inc. · VP - Real Estate Investment
12/15/2015Ken DeFehr $20.00 Forestar Group Inc. · Engineering Manager Oil & Gas - Northern Division
12/15/2015Jay Brittain $15.00 Forestar Group Inc. · Director of Creative Services

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
05/09/2017Dave 4 Commissioner $1,291.22Campaign Contribution
03/17/2017Richard Smith $11,000.00Return of Contribution for purposes of dissolution
03/17/2017Chuck Jehl $8,830.50Return of Contribution for purposes of dissolution
03/17/2017Tom Burleson $8,000.00Return of Contribution for purposes of dissolution
03/17/2017David Grimm $7,950.00Return of Contribution for purposes of dissolution
03/17/2017James Rubright $7,000.00Return of Contribution for purposes of dissolution
03/17/2017Powers William $5,000.00Return of Contribution for purposes of dissolution
03/17/2017Michael Quinley $3,800.00Return of Contribution for purposes of dissolution
03/17/2017Bryan Ritts $3,305.00Return of Contribution for purposes of dissolution
03/17/2017Andy Harris $2,915.00Return of Contribution for purposes of dissolution
03/17/2017Darrel Amen $2,800.00Return of Contribution for purposes of dissolution
03/17/2017Phil Weber $2,375.04Return of Contribution for purposes of dissolution
03/17/2017Steven Williams $2,129.00Return of Contribution for purposes of dissolution
03/17/2017Brad Stein $1,205.00Return of Contribution for purposes of dissolution
03/17/2017Katherine Kitchen $1,100.00Return of Contribution for purposes of dissolution
03/17/2017Sabita Reddy $1,000.00Return of Contribution for purposes of dissolution
03/17/2017Justine Klinke $800.00Return of Contribution for purposes of dissolution
03/17/2017Kenneth DeFehr $500.00Return of Contribution for purposes of dissolution
03/17/2017Erin Scarborough $400.00Return of Contribution for purposes of dissolution
03/17/2017Bill Goodrum $198.00Return of Contribution for purposes of dissolution
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 142 ms.