Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Search/www.cookecitizens.org (DISSOLVED)
Filer / Committee

www.cookecitizens.org (DISSOLVED)

SPAC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00063552 · Valley View · TX
37 reports · First filing 02/25/2008 · Latest filing 07/13/2014
Political Action Committee · Specific Purpose · PAC

Committee Details

TEC filer identity, reporting status, geography, and analytical classification.
Committee Class
Political Action Committee
Subclass
Specific Purpose
Market Segment
PAC
Status
TERMINATED
Filer Type
SPAC
Office
—
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Valley View · TX · 76272
First Filing
02/25/2008
Latest Filing
07/13/2014
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2014 – 06/30/2014
Reports
37

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$4,839.39
Expenditures
$13,047.75
Transactions
49
Largest Contribution
$1,759.96
Largest Expenditure
$2,708.00
COH as of 06/30/2014
$0.00
Average Contribution
$302.46
Average Expenditure
$420.90
First Contribution
02/12/2008
Last Contribution
06/30/2014
First Expenditure
02/13/2008
Last Expenditure
06/30/2014

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
3
Reported Payee Entities
7
Top Contributor
Stephen Gaylord
Top Reported Payee
Stephen Gaylord

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
3
19 contributions · $5,239.39
Vendor Relationships
5
33 payments · $12,417.00
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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 spentwww.cookecitizens.org (DISSOLVED)Focal filer / committeeStephen GaylordStephen Gaylord$4,054.39 · 11 giftsKen ArterburyKen Arterbury$685.00 · 4 giftsNeil TriceNeil Trice$100.00 · 1 giftsStephen GaylordStephen Gaylord$5,637.80 · 4 paymentsGainesville Daily RegisterGainesville Daily Register$3,456.50 · 13 paymentsThe Weekly News of Cooke CountyThe Weekly News of Cooke County$1,680.80 · 4 paymentsLIndsay LetterLIndsay Letter$1,354.00 · 6 paymentsNorth Central Texas CollegeNorth Central Texas College$813.85 · 2 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
Specific 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
1Stephen Gaylord $4,054.3911
2Ken Arterbury $685.004
3Neil Trice $100.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Stephen Gaylord $5,637.804
2Gainesville Daily Register $3,456.5013
3The Weekly News of Cooke County $1,680.804
4LIndsay Letter $1,354.006
5North Central Texas College $813.852
6IPOWERWEB $104.802

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2014$1,759.96 $1,969.80
2013$120.00 $2,386.00
2012$483.33 $3,201.05
2011$948.80 $2,963.60
2008$1,527.30 $2,527.30

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
06/30/2014Stephen Gaylord $1,759.96 IBM · Technical Sales
10/26/2013Ken Arterbury $120.00 Retired
12/31/2012Stephen Gaylord $283.33 IBM · Technical Sales
06/08/2012Ken Arterbury $200.00 Retired
11/17/2011Neil Trice $100.00
10/24/2011Ken Arterbury $300.00 Retired
10/03/2011Stephen Gaylord $300.00 IBM · Technical Sales
08/22/2011Ken Arterbury $65.00 Retired
08/22/2011Stephen Gaylord $64.00 IBM · Technical Sales
05/12/2011Stephen Gaylord $7.50 IBM · Technical Sales
05/12/2011Stephen Gaylord $7.50 IBM · Technical Sales
01/10/2011Stephen Gaylord $52.40 IBM · Technical Sales
01/10/2011Stephen Gaylord $52.40 IBM · Technical Sales
06/30/2008Stephen Gaylord $527.30 IBM · Technical Sales
02/27/2008Stephen Gaylord $800.00 IBM · Technical Sales
02/12/2008Stephen Gaylord $200.00 IBM · Technical Sales

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/30/2014Stephen Gaylord $1,969.80Payoff Loan balance and close SPAC
10/27/2013LIndsay Letter $310.00Lindsay Letter & Muenster Enterprise Ads
10/22/2013LIndsay Letter $180.00Newspaper Ads
10/15/2013LIndsay Letter $96.00Newspaper Ad
08/16/2013Gainesville Daily Register $774.00Reserved Ads
05/07/2013LIndsay Letter $102.00Ads opposing bond week of election, subtracted $132 from ads previously reserved, not spent
04/30/2013Gainesville Daily Register $129.00Newspaper Ad
04/23/2013Gainesville Daily Register $129.00Newspaper Ad
01/23/2013LIndsay Letter $600.00Reserve future ads
01/23/2013LIndsay Letter $66.00Ad on cost of VVISD bond
12/31/2012Stephen Gaylord $2,708.00Repay paper only loan for reserved ads where no cash was ever spent for ads not run
05/02/2012North Central Texas College $493.05Access to Public Information
12/31/2011Stephen Gaylord $547.00Repay loan of 8/24/11
12/31/2011Stephen Gaylord $413.00Repay loan of 10/3/2011
11/10/2011Gainesville Daily Register $109.00Thank you ad
10/26/2011Gainesville Daily Register $30.00Additional space for Obit Ads previously reserved
10/03/2011Gainesville Daily Register $763.00Reserve Additional ads for front page
09/16/2011North Central Texas College $320.80Fees for public information
08/24/2011Gainesville Daily Register $547.00Reserve Strip Ads for November
08/22/2011Gainesville Daily Register $129.00Ad for Ken Arterbury letter printed on 8/24/11
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 37 ms.