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

Pastors PAC

GPAC · ACTIVE
Filer ID: 00068488 · Shavano Park · TX
42 reports · First filing 05/21/2012 · Latest filing 07/13/2026
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
Shavano Park · TX · 78231
First Filing
05/21/2012
Latest Filing
07/13/2026
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
42

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$760.97
Expenditures
$443.54
Transactions
45
Largest Contribution
$100.00
Largest Expenditure
$250.00
COH as of 06/30/2026
$0.00
Average Contribution
$44.76
Average Expenditure
$88.71
First Contribution
05/07/2012
Last Contribution
04/23/2015
First Expenditure
05/07/2012
Last Expenditure
04/07/2015

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
10
Reported Payee Entities
6
Top Contributor
Gerald Ripley
Top Reported Payee
Najvar Law Firm

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
10
17 contributions · $760.97
Vendor Relationships
4
4 payments · $345.56
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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 spentPastors PACFocal filer / committeeGerald RipleyGerald Ripley$342.63 · 8 giftsJoe DejesaJoe Dejesa$100.00 · 1 giftsPete OrtegaPete Ortega$100.00 · 1 giftsBerta BrannstromBerta Brannstrom$50.00 · 1 giftsBruce GunkleBruce Gunkle$50.00 · 1 giftsNajvar Law FirmNajvar Law Firm$250.00 · 1 paymentsGerald RipleyGerald Ripley$97.98 · 1 paymentsGoDaddy.comGoDaddy.com$52.92 · 1 paymentsBexar County StarBexar County Star$25.00 · 1 paymentsGo DaddyGo Daddy$17.64 · 1 payments

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
1Gerald Ripley $342.638
2Joe Dejesa $100.001
3Pete Ortega $100.001
4Berta Brannstrom $50.001
5Bruce Gunkle $50.001
6Shoresh David Messianic Congregation $25.001
7Darlene Jimenez $25.001
8Joe Morales $25.001
9Rubin Torrez $25.001
10Michael Joseph $18.341

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Najvar Law Firm $250.001
2Gerald Ripley $97.981
3GoDaddy.com $52.921
4Bexar County Star $25.001
5Go Daddy $17.641

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2015$55.00 $52.92
2014$191.23 $17.64
2012$514.74 $372.98

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
04/23/2015Rubin Torrez $25.00 Unknown · Unknown
04/06/2015Gerald Ripley $30.00 Abundant Life Church · Pastor
12/30/2014Gerald Ripley $78.40 Abundant Life Church · Pastor
12/23/2014Gerald Ripley $9.80 Abundant Life Church · Pastor
08/14/2014Gerald Ripley $78.03 Abundant Life Church · Pastor
07/30/2014Joe Morales $25.00 Jubilee Outreach Center · Pastor
10/25/2012Gerald Ripley $100.00 Pastor
10/25/2012Joe Dejesa $100.00 Pastor
10/25/2012Bruce Gunkle $50.00
10/25/2012Berta Brannstrom $50.00
10/25/2012Shoresh David Messianic Congregation $25.00
05/19/2012Pete Ortega $100.00 Retired/Substitute teacher
05/17/2012Gerald Ripley $9.00 Pastor
05/17/2012Gerald Ripley $2.40 Pastor
05/11/2012Darlene Jimenez $25.00 Counselor
05/07/2012Gerald Ripley $35.00 Pastor
05/07/2012Michael Joseph $18.34 Self employed

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
04/07/2015GoDaddy.com $52.92Domain Name Registration
03/14/2014Go Daddy $17.64domain name renewal
10/25/2012Gerald Ripley $97.98Printing and postage
05/11/2012Bexar County Star $25.00Political advertising
05/07/2012Najvar Law Firm $250.00Advise re general compliance and setup for PAC
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 51 ms.