Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Search/Quicksilver Resources PAC (DISSOLVED)
Filer / Committee

Quicksilver Resources PAC (DISSOLVED)

GPAC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00065947 · Fort Worth · TX
23 reports · First filing 01/07/2010 · Latest filing 03/31/2016
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
Fort Worth · TX · 76102
First Filing
01/07/2010
Latest Filing
03/31/2016
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2016 – 03/31/2016
Reports
23

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$22,642.10
Expenditures
$17,000.00
Transactions
42
Largest Contribution
$2,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$5,000.00
COH as of 03/31/2016
$0.00
Average Contribution
$1,257.89
Average Expenditure
$708.33
First Contribution
08/21/2009
Last Contribution
01/30/2013
First Expenditure
06/02/2010
Last Expenditure
01/30/2014

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
14
Reported Payee Entities
20
Top Contributor
Quicksilver Resources
Top Reported Payee
Texas Oil and Gas PAC

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
16
20 contributions · $23,392.10
Vendor Relationships
19
33 payments · $21,000.00
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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 spentQuicksilver Resources PAC (DISSOLVE…Focal filer / committeeQuicksilver ResourcesQuicksilver Resources$4,692.10 · 5 giftsBlum CecilBlum Cecil$2,000.00 · 1 giftsThomas DardenThomas Darden$2,000.00 · 1 giftsCirone JohnCirone John$1,500.00 · 1 giftsCook PhilipCook Philip$1,500.00 · 1 giftsTexas Oil and Gas PACTexas Oil and Gas PAC$5,000.00 · 1 paymentsJim Keffer CampaignJim Keffer Campaign$2,500.00 · 3 paymentsFriends of Barry SmithermanFriends of Barry Smitherman$2,000.00 · 2 paymentsSal Espino CampaignSal Espino Campaign$1,000.00 · 2 paymentsRobert Cluck Campaign CommitteeRobert Cluck Campaign Committee$1,000.00 · 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
1Quicksilver Resources $4,692.105
2Blum Cecil $2,000.001
3Thomas Darden $2,000.001
4Cirone John $1,500.001
5Cook Philip $1,500.001
6Darden Glenn $1,500.001
7Darden Thomas $1,500.001
8Gomez Vanessa $1,500.001
9Hinton John $1,500.001
10Page Stan $1,500.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Texas Oil and Gas PAC $5,000.001
2Jim Keffer Campaign $2,500.003
3Friends of Barry Smitherman $2,000.002
4Sal Espino Campaign $1,000.002
5Robert Cluck Campaign Committee $1,000.001
6Betsy Price Campaign Committee $500.001
7Debra Lehrmann Campaign Committee $500.001
8Eva Guzman Campaign Committee $500.001
9Frank Moss Campaign Committee $500.001
10Jim Keffer Campaign Committee $500.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2014$0.00 $1,000.00
2013$250.00 $0.00
2012$0.00 $4,500.00
2011$2,000.00 $9,250.00
2010$15,700.00 $2,250.00
2009$4,692.10 $0.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
01/30/2013Marry Burnett $250.00
04/06/2011Thomas Darden $2,000.00 Quicksilver Resources
05/25/2010Blum Cecil $2,000.00 Quicksilver Resources
05/25/2010Page Stan $1,500.00 Quicksilver Resources
05/25/2010Regan John $1,500.00 Quicksilver Resources
05/25/2010Self Anne $1,500.00 Quicksilver Resources
05/25/2010Cook Philip $1,500.00 Quicksilver Resources
05/25/2010Darden Glenn $1,500.00 Quicksilver Resources
05/25/2010Darden Thomas $1,500.00 Quicksilver Resources
05/25/2010Gomez Vanessa $1,500.00 Quicksilver Resources
05/25/2010Hinton John $1,500.00 Quicksilver Resources
05/25/2010Cirone John $1,500.00 Quicksilver Resources
05/25/2010Lindsey Stephen $200.00 Quicksilver Resources
12/14/2009Quicksilver Resources $819.00
11/17/2009Quicksilver Resources $980.00
10/13/2009Quicksilver Resources $1,772.80
09/10/2009Quicksilver Resources $952.00
08/21/2009Quicksilver Resources $168.30

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
01/30/2014Mary Burnett $250.00contribution to Ms. Burnett's campaign for Hood County Clerk
01/10/2014Jim Keffer Campaign $500.00Political contribution toward candidacy for State Representative
01/10/2014Sharen Wilson for DA Campaign $250.00Political contribution toward candidacy for Tarrant County District Attorney
06/19/2012Nathan Hecht Campaign Committee $500.00Political contribution toward candidacy for Texas Supreme Court
04/16/2012Friends of Barry Smitherman $1,000.00Political contribution toward candidacy for Texas Railroad Commissioner
04/16/2012Friends of Barry Smitherman $1,000.00Political contribution toward candidacy for Texas Railroad Commissioner
03/02/2012Jim Keffer Campaign $1,000.00Political contribution toward candidacy for State Representative
03/02/2012Jim Keffer Campaign $1,000.00Political contribution toward candidacy for State Representative
09/23/2011Texas Oil and Gas PAC $5,000.00Membership Dues
04/12/2011Robert Cluck Campaign Committee $1,000.00Political contribution toward candidacy for Arlington Mayor
04/12/2011Jim Lane Campaign Committee $500.00Political contribution toward candidacy for Fort Worth Mayor
04/12/2011Frank Moss Campaign Committee $500.00Political contribution toward candidacy for Fort Worth City Council District 5
04/12/2011Betsy Price Campaign Committee $500.00Political contribution toward candidacy for Fort Worth Mayor
04/12/2011Sal Espino Campaign $500.00Political contribution toward candidacy for Fort Worth City Council District 2
04/12/2011Zim Zimmerman Campaign Committee $250.00Political contribution toward candidacy for Fort Worth City Council District 3
04/12/2011Jungus Jordan Campaign Committee $250.00Political contribution toward candidacy for Fort Worth City Council District 6
04/12/2011Joel Burns Campaign Committee $250.00Political contribution toward candidacy for Fort Worth City Council District 9
04/12/2011Danny Scarth Campaign Committee $250.00Political contribution toward candidacy for Fort Worth City Council District 4
04/12/2011Cathy Hirt Campaign Committee $250.00Political contribution toward candidacy for Fort Worth Mayor
11/30/2010Jim Keffer Campaign Committee $500.00Political contribution toward candidacy for Texas House of Representatives District 60
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 129 ms.