Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Search/Farouk for Governor Exploratory Committee ( DISSOLVED)
Filer / Committee

Farouk for Governor Exploratory Committee ( DISSOLVED)

SPAC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00065918 · Houston · TX
3 reports · First filing 01/15/2010 · Latest filing 02/08/2010
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
Houston · TX · 77002
First Filing
01/15/2010
Latest Filing
02/08/2010
Latest Reporting Period
01/22/2010 – 02/08/2010
Reports
3

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$0.00
Expenditures
$2,409,063.15
Transactions
176
Largest Contribution
—
Largest Expenditure
$600,000.00
COH as of 02/08/2010
—
Average Contribution
—
Average Expenditure
$13,687.86
First Contribution
—
Last Contribution
—
First Expenditure
09/11/2009
Last Expenditure
02/01/2010

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
0
Reported Payee Entities
123
Top Contributor
—
Top Reported Payee
Point 3 Media

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
0
0 contributions · $0.00
Vendor Relationships
79
125 payments · $2,096,214.12
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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 spentFarouk for Governor Exploratory Com…Focal filer / committeePoint 3 MediaPoint 3 Media$1,200,000.00 · 2 paymentsDevine MulveyDevine Mulvey$281,843.84 · 2 paymentsTulchin ResearchTulchin Research$235,577.27 · 5 paymentsPrimus Networks Inc.Primus Networks Inc.$123,361.41 · 9 paymentsFarouk Systems Inc.Farouk Systems Inc.$75,393.64 · 3 paymentsNo contributor relationships in this window
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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

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Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1Point 3 Media $1,200,000.002
2Devine Mulvey $281,843.842
3Tulchin Research $235,577.275
4Primus Networks Inc. $123,361.419
5Farouk Systems Inc. $75,393.643
6Campaign Strategies Inc. $60,000.003
7Farouk Shami Campaign $40,515.111
8Aztec Events & Tents $39,005.403
9Greenberg Traurig $36,785.801
10KML Consulting Inc. $30,000.002

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2010$0.00 $70,602.25
2009$0.00 $2,338,460.90

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
02/01/2010Farouk Shami Campaign $40,515.11Contribution
01/29/2010Fortune Media Inc. $7,500.00Advertising
01/21/2010A Ambassador Limousine $21,587.14Travel for Campaign Event
01/04/2010Farouk Systems Group $1,000.00Newspaper Advertisement
12/31/2009Farouk Systems Group $445.00Reimbursement for Event Expenses
12/31/2009Office Depot $270.56Office Supplies-reimbursed to Lone Star Strategies
12/23/2009Farouk Systems Inc. $45,731.87Reimbursement for Event Expenses
12/23/2009Farouk Systems Inc. $21,213.94Reimbursement for Campaign Staff
12/14/2009Farouk Systems Inc. $8,447.83Reimbursement for Event Expenses
12/01/2009Tulchin Research $15,879.38Research
12/01/2009Primus Networks Inc. $7,171.56Computers for Campaign Office
12/01/2009Primus Networks Inc. $6,495.00Computers for Campaign Office
12/01/2009Intuit $517.85Printing Expense-reimbursed to Lone Star Strategies
11/30/2009Mokaram Latif West Loop Ltd. $8,000.00Rent for Campaign Office
11/30/2009New Latern Lane LTD $3,870.00Rent for Campaign Office
11/30/2009Aref LLC $3,500.00Campaign Office Rent
11/30/2009Hughes-Felder #4 $2,500.00Rent for Campaign Office
11/30/2009Kush Samtani $1,500.00Contract Labor
11/30/2009Edward Oliver $650.00Contract Labor
11/30/2009Principal Financial Group $620.00Banking 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: 41 ms.