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

Democratic Club of Smith County

GPAC · INACTIVE
Filer ID: 00062852 · Tyler · TX
42 reports · First filing 01/10/2008 · Latest filing 07/15/2024
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
INACTIVE
Filer Type
GPAC
Office
District / Place
Mailing Location
Tyler · TX · 75711
First Filing
01/10/2008
Latest Filing
07/15/2024
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2024 – 06/30/2024
Reports
42

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$16,708.51
Expenditures
$25,501.39
Transactions
180
Largest Contribution
$2,500.00
Largest Expenditure
$6,111.00
COH as of 06/30/2024
$0.00
Average Contribution
$126.58
Average Expenditure
$531.28
First Contribution
02/10/2019
Last Contribution
03/28/2023
First Expenditure
02/28/2019
Last Expenditure
06/15/2024

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
84
Reported Payee Entities
34
Top Contributor
ActBlue
Top Reported Payee
GOTV

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
84
132 contributions · $16,708.51
Vendor Relationships
27
36 payments · $20,785.74
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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 spentDemocratic Club of Smith CountyFocal filer / committeeActBlueActBlue$5,402.76 · 7 giftsDemocratic Club of Smith CoDemocratic Club of Smith Co$2,500.00 · 1 giftsDem Club of Smith CoDem Club of Smith Co$1,030.75 · 1 giftsJames WirzmanJames Wirzman$800.00 · 4 giftsBarbara CainBarbara Cain$500.00 · 1 giftsGOTVGOTV$6,111.00 · 1 paymentsLamar AdvertisingLamar Advertising$3,384.00 · 1 paymentsWorld Audio Sound SystemsWorld Audio Sound Systems$2,563.36 · 1 paymentsPaulina PedrozaPaulina Pedroza$2,500.00 · 1 paymentsAllure BillboardsAllure Billboards$1,980.00 · 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
Contributions75.5th#1,812 of 7,401
Expenditures77.9th#1,637 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity76.3th#1,757 of 7,401
Transaction Volume74.7th#1,874 of 7,401

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions97.6%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures79.5%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1ActBlue $5,402.767
2Democratic Club of Smith Co $2,500.001
3Dem Club of Smith Co $1,030.751
4James Wirzman $800.004
5Barbara Cain $500.001
6Rameka Griffin $500.001
7Michelle Rusk $440.003
8Greg Grubb $320.003
9Karen Stansbury $320.003
10Cathy Thomas $275.003

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1GOTV $6,111.001
2Lamar Advertising $3,384.001
3World Audio Sound Systems $2,563.361
4Paulina Pedroza $2,500.001
5Allure Billboards $1,980.001
6Vote by Mail Program TDA $1,197.451
7Keepers Press $1,035.751
8David Montalvo $763.901
9Smith County Democratic Party $700.002
10Liberty Baptist Church $500.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2024$0.00 $2,797.31
2023$1,500.00 $0.00
2022$10,163.51 $15,090.75
2021$0.00 $1,197.45
2020$1,930.00 $958.90
2019$3,115.00 $5,456.98

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
03/28/2023Rameka Griffin $500.00 Clerical/administrative
03/28/2023Barbara Cain $500.00 Clerical/administrative
03/28/2023James Wirzman $500.00 Syneos Health · Clinical Research
12/28/2022ActBlue $1,371.00
11/30/2022Eric Jensen $200.00 Self Employed · Attorney at Law
10/30/2022Democratic Club of Smith Co $2,500.00
10/30/2022Dem Club of Smith Co $1,030.75
10/30/2022Dem Club of Smith C $80.00
06/30/2022ActBlue $611.78
05/31/2022ActBlue $1,433.37
04/30/2022ActBlue $89.78
04/16/2022Wild Bunch $250.00
04/16/2022MC Pool Plastering $250.00
04/16/2022Platinum Homes $250.00
04/16/2022Don Juan on the Square $200.00
03/31/2022ActBlue $711.37
02/28/2022ActBlue $851.28
01/31/2022ActBlue $334.18
06/02/2020Vonda Criswell $100.00 Unemployed · unemployed
05/02/2020Toni Ferrell $50.00 Unemployed · unemployed

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/15/2024Smith County Democratic Party $350.00Rent for Office yet to be billed
05/15/2024Petra Hawkins $500.00Contribution to Petra Hawkins' campaign for Tyler City Council
05/15/2024Smith County Democratic Party $350.00Rent on Party Office
03/04/2024David Montalvo $763.90Reimbursement for Social Media Startup
02/13/2024Liberty Baptist Church $500.00Contribution for use of space at Democratic Candidate Forum.
02/13/2024Tyler Digital Printing $333.41Program Flyers for Candidate Forum
11/08/2022GOTV $6,111.00 Funds used to (G)et (O)ut (T)he (V)ote - GOTV - Events included radio advertisement, printing
10/25/2022Paulina Pedroza $2,500.00various activities for GOTV
09/30/2022Keepers Press $1,035.7517 x24 signs
09/30/2022Mike Nichols $80.004x4 signs
07/29/2022Lamar Advertising $3,384.00Billboard
07/28/2022Allure Billboards $1,980.00Billboard
12/10/2021Vote by Mail Program TDA $1,197.45Printing and postage of vote by mail postcards for 65+
07/06/2020Grouper Communications LLC $83.02Texting program
07/06/2020Act Blue $9.15Fees for Donations
06/09/2020Mike Nichols $64.00Table Cover
06/01/2020Act Blue $72.67Fees charged on funding broker
06/01/2020Mike Nichols $64.00Purchase two table runners 32 x 72
05/15/2020Southside Bank $4.00paper check fee
02/06/2020Grouper Communications LLC $142.52Texting program for communicaitons
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 44 ms.