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Best for Texas PAC

GPAC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00062489 · Houston · TX
6 reports · First filing 01/15/2008 · Latest filing 07/14/2009
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 · 77046
First Filing
01/15/2008
Latest Filing
07/14/2009
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2009 – 06/30/2009
Reports
6

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$302,464.98
Expenditures
$311,079.60
Transactions
39
Largest Contribution
$302,334.98
Largest Expenditure
$100,000.00
COH as of 06/30/2009
—
Average Contribution
$21,604.64
Average Expenditure
$12,443.18
First Contribution
10/29/2007
Last Contribution
10/13/2008
First Expenditure
06/30/2008
Last Expenditure
04/09/2009

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
14
Reported Payee Entities
13
Top Contributor
Friends of Kyle Janek
Top Reported Payee
Friends Of Austen Furse

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
14
14 contributions · $302,464.98
Vendor Relationships
8
20 payments · $311,034.60
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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 spentBest for Texas PACFocal filer / committeeFriends of Kyle JanekFriends of Kyle Janek$302,334.98 · 1 giftsAllen BlakemoreAllen Blakemore$25.00 · 1 giftsJames BowieJames Bowie$25.00 · 1 giftsVictoria EllisVictoria Ellis$25.00 · 1 giftsJoseph SlovacekJoseph Slovacek$10.00 · 1 giftsFriends Of Austen FurseFriends Of Austen Furse$201,408.76 · 3 paymentsNeumann & CompanyNeumann & Company$97,525.96 · 4 paymentsAdvarion IncorporatedAdvarion Incorporated$9,768.75 · 7 paymentsC Club PACC Club PAC$1,000.00 · 1 paymentsHouston Realty Breakfast ClubHouston Realty Breakfast Club$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
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
1Friends of Kyle Janek $302,334.981
2Allen Blakemore $25.001
3James Bowie $25.001
4Victoria Ellis $25.001
5Joseph Slovacek $10.001
6Joan Lawyer $5.001
7Keith Lawyer $5.001
8Larry Massey $5.001
9Mark Clark $5.001
10Oscar Pate $5.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Friends Of Austen Furse $201,408.763
2Neumann & Company $97,525.964
3Advarion Incorporated $9,768.757
4C Club PAC $1,000.001
5Houston Realty Breakfast Club $1,000.001
6ShakeFX LLC $245.001
7Harris County Republican Party $75.001
8Victoria Ellis $25.001
9Authorize.net $11.132
10Joan Huffman $5.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2009$0.00 $75.00
2008$302,389.98 $311,004.60
2007$75.00 $0.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
10/13/2008James Bowie $25.00
10/09/2008Oscar Pate $5.00
10/06/2008Allen Blakemore $25.00
06/30/2008Friends of Kyle Janek $302,334.98
10/29/2007Victoria Ellis $25.00
10/29/2007Joseph Slovacek $10.00
10/29/2007Keith Lawyer $5.00
10/29/2007Susan Massey $5.00
10/29/2007Larry Massey $5.00
10/29/2007Stacey Clark $5.00
10/29/2007Mark Clark $5.00
10/29/2007Joan Lawyer $5.00
10/29/2007Stephanie Langenstein $5.00
10/29/2007Richard Langenstein $5.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
04/09/2009Harris County Republican Party $75.00Political Promotion:Sponsorship
12/09/2008Friends Of Austen Furse $11,408.76Political Promotion:Sponsorship
12/03/2008Authorize.net $5.00Administrative:Electronic Transaction Fees
11/25/2008Advarion Incorporated $140.00Internet Communications:Web Development
11/06/2008Advarion Incorporated $420.00Internet Communications:Web Development
11/06/2008ShakeFX LLC $245.00Internet Communications:Web Development
11/04/2008Authorize.net $6.13Administrative:Electronic Transaction Fees
10/27/2008Neumann & Company $24,381.49Direct Mail:Voter Contact
10/27/2008Advarion Incorporated $1,295.00Internet Communications:Web Development
10/24/2008Advarion Incorporated $2,730.00Internet Communications:Web Development
10/22/2008Neumann & Company $24,381.49Direct Mail:Voter Contact
10/21/2008Advarion Incorporated $2,101.25Internet Communications:Web Development
10/17/2008Neumann & Company $24,381.49Direct Mail:Voter Contact
10/17/2008Advarion Incorporated $1,541.25Internet Communications:Web Development
10/17/2008Advarion Incorporated $1,541.25Internet Communications:Web Development
10/16/2008Friends Of Austen Furse $100,000.00Political Promotion:Sponsorship
10/16/2008Friends Of Austen Furse $90,000.00Political Promotion:Sponsorship
10/16/2008Neumann & Company $24,381.49Direct Mail:Voter Contact
10/06/2008Houston Realty Breakfast Club $1,000.00Political Promotion:Sponsorship
10/06/2008C Club PAC $1,000.00Political Promotion:Sponsorship
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 39 ms.