Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Search/Empower The Vote Texas Political Action Committee (DISSOLVED)
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Empower The Vote Texas Political Action Committee (DISSOLVED)

GPAC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00068744 · Austin · TX
5 reports · First filing 01/06/2013 · Latest filing 03/13/2014
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 · 78709
First Filing
01/06/2013
Latest Filing
03/13/2014
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2014 – 03/13/2014
Reports
5

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$718.71
Expenditures
$4,982.58
Transactions
30
Largest Contribution
$500.00
Largest Expenditure
$3,078.46
COH as of 03/13/2014
$0.00
Average Contribution
$71.87
Average Expenditure
$249.13
First Contribution
04/17/2013
Last Contribution
08/13/2013
First Expenditure
08/10/2013
Last Expenditure
03/12/2014

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
10
Reported Payee Entities
11
Top Contributor
Texas State Teachers Association PAC
Top Reported Payee
Sondra Haltom

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
10
10 contributions · $718.71
Vendor Relationships
10
16 payments · $384.04
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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 spentEmpower The Vote Texas Political Ac…Focal filer / committeeTexas State Teachers Association PACTexas State Teachers Association PAC$500.00 · 1 giftsSarah JoynerSarah Joyner$100.00 · 1 giftsSondra HaltomSondra Haltom$28.71 · 1 giftsLisa TurnerLisa Turner$25.00 · 1 giftsMykle TomlinsonMykle Tomlinson$25.00 · 1 giftsSondra HaltomSondra Haltom$4,598.54 · 4 paymentsMarriott HotelMarriott Hotel$81.65 · 1 paymentsLa QuintaLa Quinta$76.28 · 1 paymentsOffice DepotOffice Depot$68.40 · 4 paymentsDeMayo CellularDeMayo Cellular$61.97 · 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
1Texas State Teachers Association PAC $500.001
2Sarah Joyner $100.001
3Sondra Haltom $28.711
4Lisa Turner $25.001
5Mykle Tomlinson $25.001
6Becky Moeller $10.001
7Brian Hodgdon $10.001
8Dennis Speight $10.001
9Jonathon Gins $5.001
10Robert McAtee $5.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Sondra Haltom $4,598.544
2Marriott Hotel $81.651
3La Quinta $76.281
4Office Depot $68.404
5DeMayo Cellular $61.971
6Bank of America $48.003
7Randalls $17.851
8LifeCorp $15.001
9PayPal $7.932
10Starbucks $4.061

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2014$0.00 $3,126.46
2013$718.71 $1,856.12

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
08/13/2013Sarah Joyner $100.00 Self · compliance consultant
08/13/2013Lisa Turner $25.00 self · political consultant
08/13/2013Dennis Speight $10.00 Texas Watch · Director of Development & Programs
08/13/2013Becky Moeller $10.00 Texas AFL-CIO · President
08/13/2013Brian Hodgdon $10.00 State of Texas · Chief of Staff
08/13/2013Jonathon Gins $5.00 Travis County Democratic Party · Executive Director
08/13/2013Robert McAtee $5.00 Franklin American Mortgage · Banker
08/11/2013Mykle Tomlinson $25.00 Rifeline · consultant
08/09/2013Texas State Teachers Association PAC $500.00
04/17/2013Sondra Haltom $28.71 Self · consultant

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
03/12/2014Sondra Haltom $3,078.46repaid outstanding loans
03/03/2014Bank of America $16.00service fee
02/03/2014Bank of America $16.00service fee
01/02/2014Bank of America $16.00service fee
12/18/2013Sondra Haltom $1,050.00repaid startup loan
08/27/2013Starbucks $4.06coffee
08/27/2013Sonic Drive-In $2.90food
08/26/2013Sondra Haltom $235.04mileage
08/26/2013Marriott Hotel $81.65lodging
08/26/2013LifeCorp $15.00robo calls
08/26/2013Office Depot $9.65flyers
08/13/2013PayPal $6.90credit card processing fees
08/11/2013Sondra Haltom $235.04mileage
08/11/2013La Quinta $76.28lodging
08/11/2013Office Depot $32.46ink
08/11/2013Randalls $17.85refreshments for volunteers
08/11/2013PayPal $1.03credit card processing fees
08/10/2013DeMayo Cellular $61.97phone
08/10/2013Office Depot $25.01office supplies
08/10/2013Office Depot $1.28sign printing
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 148 ms.