Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Direct Energy Employee Political Action Committee (DISSOLVED)

GPAC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00068507 · Houston · TX
32 reports · First filing 07/16/2012 · Latest filing 01/31/2021
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
Houston · TX · 77227
First Filing
07/16/2012
Latest Filing
01/31/2021
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2021 – 01/29/2021
Reports
32

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$368,008.50
Expenditures
$87,214.00
Transactions
6,717
Largest Contribution
$5,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$5,000.00
COH as of 01/29/2021
$0.00
Average Contribution
$55.87
Average Expenditure
$670.88
First Contribution
10/19/2012
Last Contribution
12/31/2020
First Expenditure
05/23/2017
Last Expenditure
01/28/2021

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
214
Reported Payee Entities
73
Top Contributor
John Schultz
Top Reported Payee
Kelly Hancock for Texas Senate

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
214
9,037 contributions · $458,375.50
Vendor Relationships
73
137 payments · $90,747.56
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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 spentDirect Energy Employee Political Ac…Focal filer / committeeJohn SchultzJohn Schultz$24,800.00 · 113 giftsDaniel KippDaniel Kipp$16,000.00 · 4 giftsJim SteffesJim Steffes$15,300.00 · 102 giftsBadar KhanBadar Khan$15,000.00 · 3 giftsJessica MahaffeyJessica Mahaffey$14,700.00 · 98 giftsKelly Hancock for Texas SenateKelly Hancock for Texas Senate$5,500.00 · 3 paymentsGlenn Hegar CampaignGlenn Hegar Campaign$5,000.00 · 2 paymentsDan Patrick CampaignDan Patrick Campaign$5,000.00 · 1 paymentsTexans for Dan PatrickTexans for Dan Patrick$5,000.00 · 1 paymentsNRG Energy Inc. Political Action CommitteeNRG Energy Inc. Political Action Comm…$3,096.44 · 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
Expenditures68.1th#2,359 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity65.3th#2,571 of 7,401
Transaction Volume61.1th#2,877 of 7,401

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions—
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures100.0%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1John Schultz $24,800.00113
2Daniel Kipp $16,000.004
3Jim Steffes $15,300.00102
4Badar Khan $15,000.003
5Jessica Mahaffey $14,700.0098
6Direct Energy $10,276.0012
7CAROL GRAEBNER $10,000.002
8MELINDA REEVES $10,000.002
9Andrew Sunderman $8,832.0010
10Manu Asthana $8,300.0072

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Kelly Hancock for Texas Senate $5,500.003
2Glenn Hegar Campaign $5,000.002
3Dan Patrick Campaign $5,000.001
4Texans for Dan Patrick $5,000.001
5NRG Energy Inc. Political Action Committee $3,096.441
6Ken Paxton Campaign $2,500.001
7Public Affairs Support Services Inc. $2,002.501
8Craig Goldman Campaign $2,000.003
9Charles Perry for State Senate $2,000.002
10Joan Huffman Campaign $2,000.002

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2021$0.00 $3,096.44
2020$18,904.00 $29,526.50
2019$36,032.00 $20,709.00
2018$50,116.00 $23,628.50
2017$62,814.00 $10,253.56
2016$77,864.00 $0.00
2015$61,566.50 $0.00
2014$44,362.00 $0.00
2013$14,850.00 $0.00
2012$1,500.00 $0.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
12/31/2020Direct Energy $596.00
10/24/2020Direct Energy $1,300.00
10/02/2020Bruce Stewart $100.00 Direct Energy · Executive
10/02/2020Amy Oehler $40.00 Direct Energy · NAB Portfolio Manager IT PMO
10/02/2020Christopher Kallaher $25.00 Direct Energy · Senior Director G&RA
10/02/2020Paul Heinrich $25.00 Direct Energy · Head of Sales Small Business
10/02/2020William Miller $15.00 Direct Energy · Financial Analyst
10/02/2020Olivia Chriss $15.00 Direct Energy · Executive
10/02/2020Jay Turgeon $10.00 Direct Energy · Commercial Analyst
10/02/2020Timothy Seamans $10.00 Direct Energy · Director Operations
10/02/2020Andrew Miller $10.00 Direct Energy · Retail Operations Supervisor
09/18/2020Bruce Stewart $100.00 Direct Energy · Executive
09/18/2020Amy Oehler $40.00 Direct Energy · NAB Portfolio Manager IT PMO
09/18/2020Christopher Kallaher $25.00 Direct Energy · Senior Director G&RA
09/18/2020Paul Heinrich $25.00 Direct Energy · Head of Sales Small Business
09/18/2020William Miller $15.00 Direct Energy · Financial Analyst
09/18/2020Olivia Chriss $15.00 Direct Energy · Executive
09/18/2020Jay Turgeon $10.00 Direct Energy · Commercial Analyst
09/18/2020Timothy Seamans $10.00 Direct Energy · Director Operations
09/18/2020Andrew Miller $10.00 Direct Energy · Retail Operations Supervisor

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
01/28/2021NRG Energy Inc. Political Action Committee $3,096.44Transfer to affiliated Federal PAC to terminate our committee
12/31/2020Amegy Bank of Texas $2.00Not Applicable 2020 Bank Service Charge TX
11/30/2020Amegy Bank of Texas $2.00Not Applicable 2020 Bank Service Charge TX
11/14/2020Dr. Charles Schwertner for State Senate $1,000.00To Support Primary 2022 State Senate 5 TX
11/14/2020Craig Goldman Campaign $1,000.00To Support General 2020 State House 97 TX
11/14/2020Cody Harris for State House $500.00To Support General 2020 State House 08 TX
10/30/2020Amegy Bank of Texas $2.00Not Applicable 2020 Bank Service Charge TX
09/30/2020Amegy Bank of Texas $2.00Not Applicable 2020 Bank Service Charge TX
09/25/2020Texans for Dan Patrick $5,000.00To Support Primary 2022 Lt. Governor TX
09/25/2020Ken Paxton Campaign $2,500.00To Support Primary 2022 State Att. General TX
09/25/2020Kelly Hancock for Texas Senate $1,500.00To Support Primary 2022 State Senate 09 TX
09/25/2020Tracy King Campaign $1,000.00To Support General 2020 State House 80 TX
09/25/2020Texans for Trent Ashby $1,000.00To Support General 2020 State House 57 TX
09/25/2020Terry Canales Campaign $1,000.00To Support General 2020 State House 40 TX
09/25/2020Senfronia Thompson Campaign Cmte $1,000.00To Support General 2020 State House 141 TX
09/25/2020Joseph Moody Campaign $1,000.00To Support General 2020 State House 78 TX
09/25/2020John Frullo Campaign $1,000.00To Support General 2020 State House 84 TX
09/25/2020Ina Minjarez Campaign $1,000.00To Support General 2020 State House 124 TX
09/25/2020Hinojosa for State Senate $1,000.00To Support General 2020 State Senate 20 TX
09/25/2020Friends of Senator Jane Nelson $1,000.00To Support General 2020 State Senate 12 TX
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 201 ms.