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Conservatives Acting for Responsible Leadership

GPAC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00066486 · Austin · TX
6 reports · First filing 02/22/2010 · Latest filing 12/30/2010
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 · 78759
First Filing
02/22/2010
Latest Filing
12/30/2010
Latest Reporting Period
10/25/2010 – 12/30/2010
Reports
6

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$5,075.00
Expenditures
$5,215.00
Transactions
19
Largest Contribution
$5,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$1,125.00
COH as of 12/30/2010
—
Average Contribution
$2,537.50
Average Expenditure
$306.76
First Contribution
03/10/2010
Last Contribution
04/02/2010
First Expenditure
04/28/2010
Last Expenditure
12/30/2010

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
2
Reported Payee Entities
9
Top Contributor
Son Tran
Top Reported Payee
Eric Opiela PLLC

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
2
2 contributions · $5,075.00
Vendor Relationships
5
13 payments · $4,070.00
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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 spentConservatives Acting for Responsibl…Focal filer / committeeSon TranSon Tran$5,000.00 · 1 giftsMerrill ParsonsMerrill Parsons$75.00 · 1 giftsEric Opiela PLLCEric Opiela PLLC$1,830.00 · 2 paymentsCarl Pittman for SheriffCarl Pittman for Sheriff$1,000.00 · 1 paymentsStan Stanart for Harris County ClerkStan Stanart for Harris County Clerk$1,000.00 · 1 paymentsCarl PittmanCarl Pittman$395.00 · 1 paymentsKay SmithKay Smith$250.00 · 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
1Son Tran $5,000.001
2Merrill Parsons $75.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Eric Opiela PLLC $1,830.002
2Carl Pittman for Sheriff $1,000.001
3Stan Stanart for Harris County Clerk $1,000.001
4Carl Pittman $395.001
5Kay Smith $250.001
6Scott Adams $250.001
7William Henderson $250.001
8Sterling Bank $120.008
9Postal n Shipping $120.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2010$5,075.00 $5,215.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
04/02/2010Merrill Parsons $75.00 Contractor Parts Inc · Sales
03/10/2010Son Tran $5,000.00 Kim Tran Corp · Executive

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
12/30/2010Eric Opiela PLLC $1,125.00Campaign Finance Reporting/Legal Services
12/30/2010Carl Pittman $395.00Political Contribution
12/30/2010Sterling Bank $15.00Bank Fee
11/30/2010Sterling Bank $15.00Bank Fee
10/30/2010Sterling Bank $15.00Bank Fee
09/28/2010Sterling Bank $15.00Bank Fee
09/27/2010Carl Pittman for Sheriff $1,000.00Political Contribution
09/27/2010Stan Stanart for Harris County Clerk $1,000.00Political Contribution
09/16/2010William Henderson $250.00Campaign Contribution
09/16/2010Kay Smith $250.00Campaign Contribution
09/16/2010Scott Adams $250.00Campaign Contribution
08/28/2010Sterling Bank $15.00Bank Fee
07/28/2010Sterling Bank $15.00Bank Fee
06/28/2010Sterling Bank $15.00Bank Fees
05/28/2010Sterling Bank $15.00Bank Fees
05/20/2010Postal n Shipping $120.00P.O. Box Rental
04/28/2010Eric Opiela PLLC $705.00Compliance filing and consulting
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 34 ms.