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Blue Texas

GPAC · INACTIVE
Filer ID: 00063997 · Austin · TX
6 reports · First filing 07/15/2008 · Latest filing 01/05/2009
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
INACTIVE
Filer Type
GPAC
Office
—
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Austin · TX · 78746
First Filing
07/15/2008
Latest Filing
01/05/2009
Latest Reporting Period
10/26/2008 – 01/05/2009
Reports
6

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$639,546.88
Expenditures
$919,891.97
Transactions
147
Largest Contribution
$50,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$50,000.00
COH as of 01/05/2009
—
Average Contribution
$7,185.92
Average Expenditure
$15,860.21
First Contribution
05/10/2008
Last Contribution
10/21/2008
First Expenditure
05/15/2008
Last Expenditure
10/21/2008

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
87
Reported Payee Entities
43
Top Contributor
Watts Law Firm
Top Reported Payee
Joe Moody Campaign

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
87
171 contributions · $1,219,093.76
Vendor Relationships
31
69 payments · $223,663.14
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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 spentBlue TexasFocal filer / committeeWatts Law FirmWatts Law Firm$50,000.00 · 1 giftsJohn ThorntonJohn Thornton$50,000.00 · 1 giftsMichael KleinMichael Klein$50,000.00 · 1 giftsBen BarnesBen Barnes$30,000.00 · 1 giftsJohn McDonaldJohn McDonald$25,000.00 · 2 giftsJoe Moody CampaignJoe Moody Campaign$80,000.00 · 2 paymentsChris Turner CampaignChris Turner Campaign$75,000.00 · 2 paymentsDan Barrett CampaignDan Barrett Campaign$75,000.00 · 2 paymentsKristie Thibaut CampaignKristie Thibaut Campaign$75,000.00 · 2 paymentsJeff Crosby Direct MailJeff Crosby Direct Mail$70,000.00 · 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
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
1Watts Law Firm $50,000.001
2John Thornton $50,000.001
3Michael Klein $50,000.001
4Ben Barnes $30,000.001
5John McDonald $25,000.002
6Stanley Madel & Iola $25,000.001
7Bernard Rapoport $25,000.001
8David Glassco $25,000.001
9Pete Schenkkan $25,000.001
10Bickel & Brewer $15,000.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Joe Moody Campaign $80,000.002
2Chris Turner Campaign $75,000.002
3Dan Barrett Campaign $75,000.002
4Kristie Thibaut Campaign $75,000.002
5Jeff Crosby Direct Mail $70,000.002
6Joel Redmond Campaign $70,000.002
7Carol Kent Campaign $65,000.002
8Sherrie Matula Campaign $65,000.002
9Message Audience & Presentation $60,000.002
10Chuck Hopson Campaign $55,000.002

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2008$639,546.88 $919,891.97

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
10/21/2008Alexa Wesner $1,500.00 NA · Community Volunteer
10/17/2008Chet Edwards for Congress $10,000.00 US Government · Federal Political Committee
10/09/2008Jennifer Vickers $10,000.00 Self Employed · Investor
10/09/2008E. Lee Walker $10,000.00 Self Employed · Investor
09/17/2008Jeffrey Newberg $2,500.00 Endeavor Real Estate · Principal
09/02/2008Debra Salge $1,000.00 HEB · Executive Assistant
08/14/2008David Glassco $25,000.00 self employed · investor
06/30/2008Bernard Rapoport $25,000.00 Retired · Retired
06/30/2008Stanley Madel & Iola $25,000.00 Stanley Mandel & Iola · Attorneys
06/30/2008Bickel & Brewer $15,000.00 Bickel & Brewer · Attorneys
06/30/2008Lowell Lebermann $10,000.00 Centex Beverage · Chairman and CEO
06/30/2008Cappy McGarr $5,000.00 MCM Interests · President
06/30/2008Kevin Lalande $5,000.00 Sante Ventures · Managing Director
06/30/2008Mauro Garcia $5,000.00 Self · Oil Gas Pharmamcy
06/30/2008Frank Branson $5,000.00 Law Offices of Frank Branson · Attorney
06/30/2008Aimee Boone $5,000.00 Texas Democratic Party · Finance Director
06/30/2008Waters and Kraus $5,000.00 Waters and Kraus · Attorney
06/30/2008Webb Stokes and Sparks $5,000.00 Webb Stokes and Sparks LLP · Attorneys
06/30/2008Scott Hochberg Campaign $5,000.00 Postage Saver · Software Development
06/30/2008Eddie Bernice Campaign $5,000.00 US Government · Federal Political Committee

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
10/21/2008Jeff Crosby Direct Mail $30,000.00Direct Mail For the Donnie Dippel Campaign
10/20/2008Campaign Strategies Inc. $15,000.00Cable for Allen Vaught Campaign
10/10/2008Diana Maldonado Campaign $45,000.00Political Contribution
10/10/2008Joe Moody Campaign $40,000.00Political Contribution
10/10/2008Sherrie Matula Campaign $35,000.00Political Contribution
10/10/2008Kristie Thibaut Campaign $35,000.00Political Contribution
10/10/2008Dan Barrett Campaign $35,000.00Political Contribution
10/10/2008Joel Redmond Campaign $30,000.00Political Contribution
10/10/2008Chuck Hopson Campaign $30,000.00Political Contribution
10/10/2008Chris Turner Campaign $25,000.00Political Contribution
10/10/2008Carol Kent Campaign $25,000.00Political Contribution
10/10/2008Message Audience & Presentation $20,000.00Direct Mail for Robert Miklos Campaign
09/29/2008Message Audience & Presentation $40,000.00Direct Mail for Robert Miklos Campaign
09/29/2008Jeff Crosby Direct Mail $40,000.00Direct Mail For the Donnie Dippel Campaign
09/19/2008Juan Garcia Campaign $50,000.00Political Contribution
09/19/2008Diana Muldonado Campaign $50,000.00Political Contribution
09/19/2008Chris Turner Campaign $50,000.00Political Contribution
09/19/2008Joel Redmond Campaign $40,000.00Political Contribution
09/19/2008Kristie Thibaut Campaign $40,000.00Political Contribution
09/19/2008Joe Moody Campaign $40,000.00Political Contribution
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 41 ms.