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

GPAC · ACTIVE
Filer ID: 00065616 · Smithville · TX
37 reports · First filing 07/09/2009 · Latest filing 08/04/2026
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
Smithville · TX · 78957
First Filing
07/09/2009
Latest Filing
08/04/2026
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
37

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$19,374.50
Expenditures
$18,378.89
Transactions
10
Largest Contribution
$8,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$10,000.00
COH as of 12/31/2025
$1,595.00
Average Contribution
$3,229.08
Average Expenditure
$4,594.72
First Contribution
05/05/2014
Last Contribution
02/18/2016
First Expenditure
05/16/2014
Last Expenditure
02/23/2016

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
6
Reported Payee Entities
2
Top Contributor
Gary Gates For Texas Railroad Commissioner
Top Reported Payee
H. M. Lange Consulting

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
6
6 contributions · $19,374.50
Vendor Relationships
2
4 payments · $18,378.89
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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 spentTexas Tea Party CommitteeFocal filer / committeeGary Gates For Texas Railroad CommissionerGary Gates For Texas Railroad Commiss…$8,000.00 · 1 giftsFriends To Elect Debbie Riddle State RepresentativeFriends To Elect Debbie Riddle State…$5,000.00 · 1 giftsPatricia Harless CampaignPatricia Harless Campaign$2,500.00 · 1 giftsRon Hickman Special AccountRon Hickman Special Account$2,500.00 · 1 giftsKristin BaysKristin Bays$974.50 · 1 giftsH. M. Lange ConsultingH. M. Lange Consulting$13,404.39 · 2 paymentsColonnade MarketingColonnade Marketing$4,974.50 · 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
1Gary Gates For Texas Railroad Commissioner $8,000.001
2Friends To Elect Debbie Riddle State Representative $5,000.001
3Patricia Harless Campaign $2,500.001
4Ron Hickman Special Account $2,500.001
5Kristin Bays $974.501
6Alex McCoy $400.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1H. M. Lange Consulting $13,404.392
2Colonnade Marketing $4,974.502

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2016$18,974.50 $17,378.89
2014$400.00 $1,000.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
02/18/2016Friends To Elect Debbie Riddle State Representative $5,000.00
02/15/2016Ron Hickman Special Account $2,500.00
02/11/2016Patricia Harless Campaign $2,500.00
01/28/2016Gary Gates For Texas Railroad Commissioner $8,000.00
01/28/2016Kristin Bays $974.50 Bays & Bays · Attorney
05/05/2014Alex McCoy $400.00 Occidental Petroleum · Engineer

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
02/23/2016H. M. Lange Consulting $10,000.00Printing and postage for mailer
02/02/2016Colonnade Marketing $3,974.50 Consulting and Printing
02/02/2016H. M. Lange Consulting $3,404.39Printing, Postage, Graphics & Consulting
05/16/2014Colonnade Marketing $1,000.00Campain consulting and communications for candidates and against measure
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.