Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Texans for Accountable Government (DISSOLVED)

GPAC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00064953 · Austin · TX
48 reports · First filing 10/27/2008 · Latest filing 11/12/2020
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
Austin · TX · 78704
First Filing
10/27/2008
Latest Filing
11/12/2020
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2020 – 11/12/2020
Reports
48

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$131,080.09
Expenditures
$137,310.94
Transactions
1,041
Largest Contribution
$56,489.97
Largest Expenditure
$17,311.00
COH as of 11/12/2020
$6,006.08
Average Contribution
$232.82
Average Expenditure
$307.87
First Contribution
07/01/2010
Last Contribution
08/29/2020
First Expenditure
07/09/2010
Last Expenditure
10/30/2020

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
158
Reported Payee Entities
125
Top Contributor
John Ramsey
Top Reported Payee
KAP Strategies LLC

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
158
630 contributions · $202,959.18
Vendor Relationships
88
424 payments · $178,526.33
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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 spentTexans for Accountable Government (…Focal filer / committeeJohn RamseyJohn Ramsey$56,961.97 · 2 giftsAccountability First PACAccountability First PAC$16,280.00 · 2 giftsWilliam SparkmanWilliam Sparkman$7,000.00 · 2 giftsBo ZimmermanBo Zimmerman$2,781.50 · 85 giftsJustin ArmanJustin Arman$2,624.00 · 18 giftsKAP Strategies LLCKAP Strategies LLC$30,303.00 · 2 paymentsAus-Tex Printing & MailingAus-Tex Printing & Mailing$20,699.94 · 4 paymentsSalesforce.com, Inc.Salesforce.com, Inc.$6,012.24 · 25 paymentsThe Austin ChronicleThe Austin Chronicle$4,717.00 · 3 paymentsConstant ContactConstant Contact$3,403.21 · 74 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
1John Ramsey $56,961.972
2Accountability First PAC $16,280.002
3William Sparkman $7,000.002
4Bo Zimmerman $2,781.5085
5Justin Arman $2,624.0018
6Joseph Basel $2,500.001
7Jerri Ward $2,065.0037
8Michael Cargill $1,985.239
9Gordon Walton $1,623.6514
10Katherine Albrecht $1,500.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1KAP Strategies LLC $30,303.002
2Aus-Tex Printing & Mailing $20,699.944
3Salesforce.com, Inc. $6,012.2425
4The Austin Chronicle $4,717.003
5Constant Contact $3,403.2174
6WishLIST Direct $3,340.002
7Heather Fazio $3,215.3711
8Katie Brewer $3,081.793
9Sherlock's Pub $2,862.727
10John Bush $2,424.388

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2020$398.94 $1,153.64
2019$3,563.22 $3,892.52
2018$100.00 $607.62
2017$1,734.50 $3,389.66
2016$7,995.50 $5,062.02
2015$7,848.00 $10,118.14
2014$4,227.12 $9,464.62
2013$24,080.00 $17,524.76
2012$71,696.93 $74,040.90
2011$5,672.93 $6,092.84
2010$3,762.95 $5,964.22

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
08/29/2020Edward Huff $20.00 American Acryl · operator
08/09/2020John Hanselman $20.00 self · courier service/pilot
06/16/2020Andres De La Vera $20.00 City of Austin · Traffic Enforcement Officer
06/08/2020Brandon Vezmar $20.00 Vezmar · Partner
05/04/2020Brady Hodenfield $20.00 Tradelink Transportation & Logistics · Business System & Financial Analyst
04/25/2020Matt Lawrence $20.00 Telamark · Systems Administrator
03/25/2020Bo Zimmerman $25.00 Solid State Networks · Software Engineer
02/25/2020Bo Zimmerman $25.00 Solid State Networks · Software Engineer
02/24/2020Salesforce Inc. $103.94 n/a · n/a
02/18/2020Antonio Bigger $20.00 researching · researching
02/14/2020Julie Melancon $20.00 Edward F Rod Jr DDS Inc · Office Manager
02/13/2020Kenneth Cash $20.00 researching · researching
01/30/2020Elisha Fajardo $20.00 none · none
01/25/2020Bo Zimmerman $25.00 Solid State Networks · Software Engineer
01/05/2020whitney Bilyeu $20.00 Tomball ISD · Educator
12/31/2019Wells Fargo $0.04
12/30/2019Michael Cargill $200.00 Central Texas Gun Works · Business Owner
12/30/2019Michael Cargill $100.00 Central Texas Gun Works · Business Owner
12/30/2019Gloria Morales Pannu $33.00 Tejano Gloria Productions · Journalist
12/30/2019Lynn Foster $20.00 concenprix · legal advisor

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
10/30/2020Wells Fargo $14.00Bank Service Charge
10/19/2020Constant Contact $47.97CRM License
09/30/2020Wells Fargo $14.00Bank Service Charge
09/17/2020Constant Contact $47.97CRM License
08/31/2020Wells Fargo $14.00Bank Service Charge
08/29/2020PayPal $0.88Merchant Fees
08/17/2020Constant Contact $47.97CRM License
08/12/2020GO DADDY.COM $21.17Website
08/09/2020PayPal $0.88Merchant Fees
07/31/2020Wells Fargo $14.00Bank Service Charge
07/17/2020Constant Contact $47.97CRM License
06/30/2020Wells Fargo $14.00Bank Service Charge
06/17/2020Constant Contact $47.97CRM License
06/16/2020PayPal $0.88Merchant Fees
06/08/2020PayPal $0.88Merchant Fees
05/31/2020Wells Fargo $14.00Bank Service Charge
05/17/2020Constant Contact $47.97CRM License
05/04/2020PayPal $0.88Merchant Fees
04/30/2020Wells Fargo $14.00Bank Service Charge
04/25/2020PayPal $0.88Merchant Fees
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 43 ms.