Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Costello, Inc. PAC (TERMINATED)

MPAC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00062661 · Houston · TX
200 reports · First filing 12/04/2007 · Latest filing 09/08/2023
Political Action Committee · General Purpose Monthly · PAC

Committee Details

TEC filer identity, reporting status, geography, and analytical classification.
Committee Class
Political Action Committee
Subclass
General Purpose Monthly
Market Segment
PAC
Status
TERMINATED
Filer Type
MPAC
Office
—
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Houston · TX · 77042
First Filing
12/04/2007
Latest Filing
09/08/2023
Latest Reporting Period
08/26/2023 – 09/08/2023
Reports
200

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$1,178,983.68
Expenditures
$1,181,270.38
Transactions
1,238
Largest Contribution
$14,580.00
Largest Expenditure
$20,000.00
COH as of 09/08/2023
$0.00
Average Contribution
$3,311.75
Average Expenditure
$1,339.31
First Contribution
12/01/2007
Last Contribution
04/26/2023
First Expenditure
12/11/2007
Last Expenditure
08/29/2023

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
41
Reported Payee Entities
304
Top Contributor
Gregory P. Frank
Top Reported Payee
R.Jack Cagle

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
41
374 contributions · $1,240,118.21
Vendor Relationships
80
163 payments · $181,368.07
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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 spentCostello, Inc. PAC (TERMINATED)Focal filer / committeeGregory P. FrankGregory P. Frank$160,747.33 · 21 giftsJon R. VanderWiltJon R. VanderWilt$154,448.67 · 23 giftsChad E. HablinskiChad E. Hablinski$93,925.51 · 17 giftsRalph N. WisselRalph N. Wissel$86,573.00 · 10 giftsDavid E. HuntDavid E. Hunt$80,247.81 · 15 giftsR.Jack CagleR.Jack Cagle$120,500.00 · 18 paymentsEd EmmettEd Emmett$52,750.00 · 11 paymentsSteve CostelloSteve Costello$40,000.00 · 6 paymentsBob HebertBob Hebert$36,700.00 · 11 paymentsRodney EllisRodney Ellis$35,000.00 · 6 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 Monthly
Market Segment
PAC
Spending Band
—
Peer Committees
7,401

Peer Percentiles

MetricPercentileRank
Contributions91.8th#611 of 7,401
Expenditures93.1th#515 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity92.2th#576 of 7,401
Transaction Volume86.8th#978 of 7,401

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions69.5%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures33.3%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Gregory P. Frank $160,747.3321
2Jon R. VanderWilt $154,448.6723
3Chad E. Hablinski $93,925.5117
4Ralph N. Wissel $86,573.0010
5David E. Hunt $80,247.8115
6Raphael O. Saldana $72,297.0819
7Stephen C. Costello $45,097.387
8David A. Corbin $33,338.0014
9Marcos D. Armstrong $31,982.9212
10Vernon Hegwood $30,049.1914

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1R.Jack Cagle $120,500.0018
2Ed Emmett $52,750.0011
3Steve Costello $40,000.006
4Bob Hebert $36,700.0011
5Rodney Ellis $35,000.006
6El Franco Lee $34,750.009
7Craig Doyal $31,185.0018
8Jack Morman $30,500.007
9Vincent Morales $29,050.0020
10Sylvester Turner $27,000.007

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2023$20,944.81 $46,633.84
2022$80,355.18 $94,415.12
2021$93,873.20 $92,950.54
2020$109,829.13 $84,723.85
2019$108,729.80 $92,055.61
2018$91,450.30 $107,788.40
2017$69,500.01 $79,008.33
2016$84,813.32 $68,981.37
2015$76,223.13 $78,957.65
2014$74,846.18 $69,219.69
2013$59,034.73 $67,951.85
2012$32,320.00 $53,271.20
2011$74,945.51 $47,633.89
2010$62,037.00 $59,394.05
2009$64,160.00 $69,066.64
2008$64,921.38 $67,218.35
2007$11,000.00 $2,000.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
04/26/2023Gregory P. Frank $2,625.00 Costello, Inc. · Engineer
04/19/2023B. Linh Tran $510.00 Costello, Inc. · Engineer
04/19/2023Shawn Massock $510.00 7gen · Landscape Architect
04/19/2023Trisha Frederick $509.00 Costello, Inc. · Civil Engineer
04/12/2023DeKecha Shepherd $720.00 Costello, Inc. · Civil Engineering
04/12/2023Ronald Buffum $510.00 Costello · Civil Engineer
03/16/2023Kim Sachtleben $702.96 Costello · Civil Engineer
02/23/2023Mark Armstrong $952.50 Costello, Inc. · Surveyor
02/22/2023David Hunt $2,025.00 Costello, Inc. · Engineer
02/22/2023Ronald Dechert $1,185.00 Costello, Inc. · Civil Engineer
02/22/2023Guy Humphrey $960.00 Costello, Inc. · Civil Engineering
02/22/2023Vernon Hegwood $938.00 Costello, Inc. · V P Transportation Services
02/22/2023James Wilcox $562.50 Costello, Inc. · Civil Engineer
02/22/2023John Lacy $450.00 Costello, Inc. · Engineer
02/22/2023William R. Zollman $450.00 Costello, Inc. · Engineer
02/22/2023Keith Bille $450.00 Costello, Inc. · Engineer
02/21/2023Chad E. Hablinski $2,250.00 Costello, Inc. · Engineer
02/21/2023Jon R. VanderWilt $2,250.00 Costello, Inc. · Engineer
02/21/2023Raphael O. Saldana $1,455.00 Costello, Inc. · Engineer
02/21/2023Alireza Khoshakhlagh $465.00 Costello, Inc. · Engineer

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
08/29/2023Pape-Dawson Engineers Political Action Committee $13,358.84Committee Contribution
08/29/2023Wells Fargo $25.00Bank transfer fee
06/01/2023Vincent Morales Campaign $3,000.00Campaign contibution
05/18/2023Lesley Briones Campaign $1,000.00Campaign contribution
05/15/2023Martina Dixon Campaign $250.00Campaign contribution
05/04/2023Robert Walker Campaign $1,500.00Campaign contribution
04/13/2023Rodney Ellis Campaign $5,000.00Campaign contribution
03/30/2023Matt Gray Campaign $2,500.00Campaign contribution
03/30/2023Tom Ramsey Campaign $1,500.00Campaign contribution
03/21/2023Lesley Briones Campaign $1,000.00Campaign contribution
03/20/2023ACEC Houston PAC $1,750.00PAC Contribution
02/22/2023Sallie Alcorn Campaign $1,000.00Campaign Contribution
02/22/2023Jerry Mouton Campaign $500.00Campaign Contribution
02/15/2023James Noack Campaign $2,500.00Campaign Contribution
02/15/2023Justin Beckendorff Campaign $1,000.00Campaign Contribution
02/13/2023Joe Giusti Campaign $1,500.00Campaign Contribution
01/17/2023Lesley Briones Campaign $5,000.00Campaign contribution
01/17/2023Dexter McCoy Campaign $2,500.00Campaign contribution
01/17/2023Stacy Adams Campaign $1,000.00Campaign contribution
01/17/2023Nick Hellyar Campaign $500.00PO Box 41964
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 51 ms.