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Texas Aspires (INACTIVE)

GPAC · INACTIVE
Filer ID: 00069647 · Austin · TX
21 reports · First filing 01/15/2014 · Latest filing 01/19/2018
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
INACTIVE
Filer Type
GPAC
Office
—
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Austin · TX · 78768
First Filing
01/15/2014
Latest Filing
01/19/2018
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2017 – 12/31/2017
Reports
21

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$2,559,775.00
Expenditures
$2,341,640.15
Transactions
436
Largest Contribution
$250,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$150,000.00
COH as of 12/31/2017
$166,091.58
Average Contribution
$43,386.02
Average Expenditure
$6,211.25
First Contribution
12/09/2013
Last Contribution
10/22/2015
First Expenditure
12/30/2013
Last Expenditure
12/12/2017

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
49
Reported Payee Entities
216
Top Contributor
Doug Foshee
Top Reported Payee
The Forma Group

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
49
59 contributions · $2,559,775.00
Vendor Relationships
206
348 payments · $2,327,419.24
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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 spentTexas Aspires (INACTIVE)Focal filer / committeeDoug FosheeDoug Foshee$500,000.00 · 2 giftsRichard WeekleyRichard Weekley$500,000.00 · 2 giftsDavid WeekleyDavid Weekley$250,000.00 · 1 giftsRay HuntRay Hunt$250,000.00 · 1 giftsRobert C. McNairRobert C. McNair$250,000.00 · 1 giftsThe Forma GroupThe Forma Group$263,000.00 · 21 paymentsTexas AspiresTexas Aspires$150,000.00 · 1 paymentsCharles Perry CampaignCharles Perry Campaign$115,000.00 · 5 paymentsSterling AssociatesSterling Associates$87,848.75 · 10 paymentsRick Galindo III Campaign FundRick Galindo III Campaign Fund$80,000.00 · 3 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
1Doug Foshee $500,000.002
2Richard Weekley $500,000.002
3David Weekley $250,000.001
4Ray Hunt $250,000.001
5Robert C. McNair $250,000.001
6Woody Hunt $200,000.003
7Todd Williams $175,000.002
8Cynthia & Ben Guill $100,000.001
9David Miller $50,000.001
10Harlan Crow $50,000.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1The Forma Group $263,000.0021
2Texas Aspires $150,000.001
3Charles Perry Campaign $115,000.005
4Sterling Associates $87,848.7510
5Rick Galindo III Campaign Fund $80,000.003
6Mammoth Marketing Group $79,000.002
7Pathfinder Communications $61,736.003
8Matt Rinaldi Campaign $61,000.004
9Bryan Hughes Campaign $51,000.003
10Texans for Dan Patrick $50,000.003

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2017$0.00 $150,000.00
2016$0.00 $920,433.44
2015$198,850.00 $302,749.37
2014$1,384,575.00 $873,457.34
2013$976,350.00 $95,000.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
10/22/2015Bruce Bilger $1,000.00 Lazard · Investment Banker
09/01/2015Florence Shapiro $250.00 retired · retired elected official
06/28/2015James Chao $10,000.00 Westlake Chemical Corp. · Chairman of the Board
06/18/2015Dorothy Caram $100.00 Retired administrator · Retired
05/06/2015Paige Carlisle $1,000.00 Collaborative for Children · Chief Development Officer
05/04/2015Kathryn Ketelsen $1,000.00 Self · Volunteer
04/27/2015Robert Graham $5,000.00 Retired · Retired
04/22/2015Scott Van Beck $500.00 Houston A+ Challenge · Executive Director
04/14/2015Cynthia & Ben Guill $100,000.00 White Deer Energy · Managing Partner
04/08/2015Elizabeth & Peter Wareing $5,000.00 Wareing Athon & Co. · Investments
04/08/2015Leslie & Jack Blanton $1,000.00 Nicklos Drilling Co. · Chairman
04/04/2015Suzanne Smith $1,000.00 Self · Attorney
04/02/2015Lori Vetters $3,000.00 HSBC · Commerical Exec
03/10/2015Michael Dokupil $10,000.00 Self · Trader
02/18/2015Ann & H. Lee Hobson $10,000.00 Highside Capital Management · Managing Partner
01/26/2015Woody Hunt $50,000.00 Hunt Companies · Ex. Chair of the BOD
12/31/2014Mark & Debra Gregg $20,000.00 Kiwi Energy · President
12/18/2014Christopher Manske $25.00 Manske Wealth Management · Investment Advisor
12/17/2014Michael Barrett $10,000.00 Whitespire Ventures · Consultant
12/17/2014Joseph Greenberg $10,000.00 Alta Resources LLC · President & CEO

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
12/12/2017Texas Aspires $150,000.00Donation to Texas Expires
11/29/2016Friends of Larry Taylor $2,500.00Campaign Contribution
11/29/2016Kel Seliger Campaign $2,500.00Campaign contribution
11/29/2016Royce West for Texas Senate Campaign $1,000.00Campaign contribution
11/29/2016Friends of Senator Jane Nelson $1,000.00Campaign contribution
11/29/2016Eddie Lucio Jr. Campaign $1,000.00Campaign contribution
11/29/2016Friends of John Zerwas $1,000.00Campaign contribution
11/29/2016Tan Parker Campaign $1,000.00Campaign contribution
11/29/2016King for Texas $1,000.00Campaign contribution
11/29/2016Friends of Dan Huberty $1,000.00Campaign contribution
11/29/2016Eddie Lucio III Campaign $500.00Campaign contribution
11/29/2016Barbara Gervins-Hawkins Campaign $500.00Campaign contribution
11/29/2016Harold Dutton Campaign $500.00Campaign contribution
11/28/2016Todd Hunter Campaign $2,000.00Campaign Contributions
11/28/2016Texans for Trent Ashby $2,000.00Campaign contribution
11/28/2016Joe Deshotel Campaign $500.00Campaign contribution
11/28/2016Charlie Geren Campaign $500.00Campaign contribution
11/28/2016Friends of Travis Clardy $500.00Campaign contribution
11/28/2016Dwayne Bohac Campaign $500.00Campaign contribution
10/03/2016Texas House Republican Caucus $500.00House Republican Caucus Retreat
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 171 ms.