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Texans Opposed to Professional Politicians

GPAC · ACTIVE
Filer ID: 00065580 · San Antonio · TX
42 reports · First filing 07/14/2009 · Latest filing 07/14/2026
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
ACTIVE
Filer Type
GPAC
Office
—
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
San Antonio · TX · 78212
First Filing
07/14/2009
Latest Filing
07/14/2026
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
42

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$108,128.00
Expenditures
$107,409.15
Transactions
39
Largest Contribution
$20,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$32,000.00
COH as of 06/30/2026
$100.85
Average Contribution
$6,758.00
Average Expenditure
$4,669.96
First Contribution
03/31/2013
Last Contribution
11/19/2019
First Expenditure
06/11/2015
Last Expenditure
09/09/2019

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
10
Reported Payee Entities
10
Top Contributor
Geofill Material Technologies
Top Reported Payee
LC Media LLC

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
10
16 contributions · $108,128.00
Vendor Relationships
8
15 payments · $93,241.15
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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 Opposed to Professional Poli…Focal filer / committeeGeofill Material TechnologiesGeofill Material Technologies$25,000.00 · 2 giftsJohn StevensJohn Stevens$22,500.00 · 3 giftsSan Antonio Fire & Police Pens Assn PACSan Antonio Fire & Police Pens Assn P…$20,000.00 · 1 giftsSwiftwater Car Wash LLCSwiftwater Car Wash LLC$10,000.00 · 1 giftsWinston GroupWinston Group$10,000.00 · 1 giftsLC Media LLCLC Media LLC$32,000.00 · 1 paymentsParallax StrategiesParallax Strategies$25,000.00 · 5 paymentsStraight Lever ConsultingStraight Lever Consulting$18,760.15 · 1 paymentsMorrison Strategy GroupMorrison Strategy Group$14,000.00 · 2 paymentsRichard RodriguezRichard Rodriguez$9,500.00 · 1 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
1Geofill Material Technologies $25,000.002
2John Stevens $22,500.003
3San Antonio Fire & Police Pens Assn PAC $20,000.001
4Swiftwater Car Wash LLC $10,000.001
5Winston Group $10,000.001
6Sam Schaefer $10,000.001
7Varga Endeavors, LLC $5,500.001
8Wayne Harwell $2,500.001
9Mark Rubalcava $1,628.004
10Paul Blackburn $1,000.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1LC Media LLC $32,000.001
2Parallax Strategies $25,000.005
3Straight Lever Consulting $18,760.151
4Morrison Strategy Group $14,000.002
5Richard Rodriguez $9,500.001
6Mark Rubalcava $4,668.007
7Strother & Company $2,350.001
8Texas Ethics Commission $1,000.002
9BBT $90.002
10Shell Gas $41.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2019$80,900.00 $81,409.15
2017$10,000.00 $9,500.00
2015$17,000.00 $16,500.00
2013$228.00 $0.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
11/19/2019Mark Rubalcava $400.00 Self · Insurance
05/22/2019Winston Group $10,000.00
05/21/2019San Antonio Fire & Police Pens Assn PAC $20,000.00
04/23/2019John Stevens $10,000.00 Self · Real Estate
04/12/2019Varga Endeavors, LLC $5,500.00
03/25/2019Swiftwater Car Wash LLC $10,000.00
03/19/2019Geofill Material Technologies $20,000.00
03/19/2019Geofill Material Technologies $5,000.00
05/12/2017John Stevens $10,000.00 Self · Real Estate
11/02/2015Mark Rubalcava $500.00 Self · Insurance
11/02/2015Mark Rubalcava $500.00 Self · Insurance
06/09/2015Sam Schaefer $10,000.00 Davenport Development · Manager
06/09/2015Wayne Harwell $2,500.00 Wayne Harwell Properties · President
06/09/2015John Stevens $2,500.00 Self · Real Estate
06/09/2015Paul Blackburn $1,000.00 Blackburn Properties · Real Estate
03/31/2013Mark Rubalcava $228.00 Self Employed · Sales

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
09/09/2019Mark Rubalcava $600.00Fee to Manage PAC.
08/29/2019Mark Rubalcava $1,220.00Consulting Fee and reimbursement for expenses
07/11/2019Mark Rubalcava $200.00Office Supplies and Toner
06/14/2019Mark Rubalcava $1,548.00Consulting Fee for administration of PAC and Filings.
06/04/2019Straight Lever Consulting $18,760.15Production and postage for Direct Mail Pieces and Collateral.
06/02/2019BBT $80.00Bank Fees
05/24/2019Richard Rodriguez $9,500.00Admin Fee for Fundraising
05/01/2019LC Media LLC $32,000.00Media Buy
05/01/2019Strother & Company $2,350.00Media Production
04/29/2019Mark Rubalcava $500.00Preparation of TEC Reports
04/21/2019Shell Gas $41.00Fuel for travel
04/16/2019Morrison Strategy Group $5,500.00Media Creation
04/15/2019Morrison Strategy Group $8,500.00Media Consulting and Research
04/15/2019BBT $10.00Banking Fee
03/26/2019Mark Rubalcava $500.00Fee for Filing Prep
03/19/2019Mark Rubalcava $100.00Reimbursement for gas and office supplies related to PAC business.
05/19/2017Parallax Strategies $9,500.00Research on San Antonio Municipal elections.
11/02/2015Texas Ethics Commission $500.00Paying a fine that was levied.
11/02/2015Texas Ethics Commission $500.00Paying a fine that was levied.
06/22/2015Parallax Strategies $1,000.00Creative and Management 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: 172 ms.