Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Friends of Roger Burns (DISSOLVED)

SPAC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00068000 · Richardson · TX
7 reports · First filing 01/17/2012 · Latest filing 01/13/2014
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
Richardson · TX · 75080
First Filing
01/17/2012
Latest Filing
01/13/2014
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2013 – 12/31/2013
Reports
7

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$68,940.00
Expenditures
$228,634.80
Transactions
311
Largest Contribution
$10,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$22,000.00
COH as of 12/31/2013
$0.00
Average Contribution
$444.77
Average Expenditure
$1,465.61
First Contribution
12/22/2011
Last Contribution
12/31/2012
First Expenditure
12/13/2011
Last Expenditure
12/31/2012

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
128
Reported Payee Entities
33
Top Contributor
Halff Associates State PAC
Top Reported Payee
Murphy Turner & Associates, LLC

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
128
155 contributions · $68,940.00
Vendor Relationships
30
153 payments · $221,811.31
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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 spentFriends of Roger Burns (DISSOLVED)Focal filer / committeeHalff Associates State PACHalff Associates State PAC$11,000.00 · 2 giftsAlbert HalffAlbert Halff$10,200.00 · 4 giftsTim BurnsTim Burns$8,000.00 · 1 giftsTimothy BurnsTimothy Burns$2,500.00 · 4 giftsThomas McCaslandThomas McCasland$2,400.00 · 1 giftsMurphy Turner & Associates, LLCMurphy Turner & Associates, LLC$184,096.47 · 44 paymentsMurphy Turner Associates LLCMurphy Turner Associates LLC$17,010.75 · 4 paymentsRoger BurnsRoger Burns$6,801.44 · 2 paymentsThrive!Thrive!$6,695.73 · 8 paymentsSparling Investments, LtdSparling Investments, Ltd$4,163.78 · 7 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
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

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Halff Associates State PAC $11,000.002
2Albert Halff $10,200.004
3Tim Burns $8,000.001
4Timothy Burns $2,500.004
5Thomas McCasland $2,400.001
6Consulting Engineers PAC $2,000.002
7Ben Davis $1,200.002
8Everett Spaeth $1,000.002
9Walter Skipwith $1,000.002
10CH2M Hill Texas PAC $1,000.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Murphy Turner & Associates, LLC $184,096.4744
2Murphy Turner Associates LLC $17,010.754
3Roger Burns $6,801.442
4Thrive! $6,695.738
5Sparling Investments, Ltd $4,163.787
6WM Martin Advertising, Inc $2,456.986
7Locke Lord, LLP $1,088.752
8Verizon Southwest $813.554
9Sparling Investments $750.001
10U.S. Postal Service $732.003

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2012$67,440.00 $209,910.19
2011$1,500.00 $18,724.61

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
12/31/2012Joe Dunham $100.00
11/28/2012Albert Halff $200.00 Retired
11/13/2012Matt Craig $300.00 Halff Associates, Inc · Engineer
11/13/2012Greg Jacobs $200.00 Halff Associates, Inc · Engineer
11/13/2012Mike Bourque $100.00
11/07/2012Brian Littleton $100.00 Halff Associates, Inc. · Civil Engineer
11/05/2012Dale Dukes $100.00 None · Retired
11/05/2012Fay Moraif $50.00 unemployed · Nurse Anesthesia
11/05/2012Stephen Crawford $25.00 Halff Associates · Civil Engineer
11/05/2012Chad Gardiner $25.00 Halff Associates, Inc. · civil engineer
08/17/2012Loy Harris $150.00
08/17/2012Bob Wilson $100.00 Retired
08/10/2012Leach for Texas $1,000.00 Griffith Nixon Davison, PC · Lawyer
08/10/2012Benton Phillips $50.00 Retired
08/03/2012Ben Davis $200.00 Petroleum Landman
08/03/2012Jonathan Lamendola $100.00 Lawyer
08/03/2012Arlene Koeppen $100.00
07/30/2012Willis White $50.00 Halff · IT
07/25/2012Raul Jr. Wong $850.00 Halff Associates, Inc. · Engineering
07/25/2012Tammy Dorsett $100.00 Encompass HH · physical therapist

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
12/31/2012Roger Burns $1,301.44Reimburse for Expenses to Roger Burns
11/20/2012Piryx $20.26Credit Card Fees for Aug-Nov 2012
08/20/2012Roger Burns $5,500.00Reimburse Expenses to Roger Burns
07/31/2012Piryx $99.00Credit card fees for July 2012
06/29/2012Locke Lord, LLP $251.25Legal Services
06/08/2012Verizon Southwest $153.68Campaign Phones
06/01/2012Thrive! $1,300.00Political Advertising
06/01/2012Thrive! $975.73Political Advertising
06/01/2012Sparling Investments, Ltd $375.00Campaign Office rent
05/29/2012Murphy Turner & Associates, LLC $261.96Campaign Consulting and Advertising
05/22/2012Murphy Turner & Associates, LLC $4,692.06Campaign Consulting and Advertising
05/22/2012Murphy Turner & Associates, LLC $420.83Campaign Consulting and Advertising
05/19/2012Rally Piryx Ach $4.50Campaign Credit Card Processing Fee
05/18/2012Locke Lord, LLP $837.50Legal Services
05/17/2012Rally Piryx Ach $2.25Campaign Credit Card Processing Fee
05/16/2012Murphy Turner & Associates, LLC $13,607.42Campaign Consulting and Advertising
05/16/2012Rally Piryx Ach $2.25Campaign Credit Card Processing Fee
05/16/2012Rally Piryx Ach $2.25Campaign Credit Card Processing Fee
05/14/2012U.S. Postal Service $450.00Postage
05/12/2012Rally Piryx Ach $4.50Campaign Credit Card Processing Fee
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 38 ms.