Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Liberal Austin Democrats

GPAC · ACTIVE
Filer ID: 00070062 · Austin · TX
62 reports · First filing 07/13/2014 · Latest filing 07/14/2026
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
Austin · TX · 78765-9712
First Filing
07/13/2014
Latest Filing
07/14/2026
Latest Reporting Period
05/17/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
62

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$90,568.91
Expenditures
$108,876.40
Transactions
816
Largest Contribution
$1,600.77
Largest Expenditure
$5,500.00
COH as of 06/30/2026
$2,099.28
Average Contribution
$182.97
Average Expenditure
$339.18
First Contribution
02/02/2015
Last Contribution
12/29/2025
First Expenditure
03/25/2014
Last Expenditure
05/06/2026

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
259
Reported Payee Entities
182
Top Contributor
Tamara Needles
Top Reported Payee
Mobile Loaves and Fishes

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
259
522 contributions · $95,433.91
Vendor Relationships
110
238 payments · $75,272.10
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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 spentLiberal Austin DemocratsFocal filer / committeeTamara NeedlesTamara Needles$6,805.00 · 10 giftsDavid AlbertDavid Albert$4,600.00 · 12 giftsLloyd DoggettLloyd Doggett$3,250.00 · 9 giftsGray ElizabethGray Elizabeth$2,436.90 · 2 giftsLaurie EiserlohLaurie Eiserloh$2,025.00 · 7 giftsMobile Loaves and FishesMobile Loaves and Fishes$24,375.00 · 7 paymentsGray ElizabethGray Elizabeth$9,722.84 · 6 paymentsTravis County Democratic PartyTravis County Democratic Party$6,964.00 · 16 paymentsDickey's BBQDickey's BBQ$3,477.15 · 8 paymentsScholz GartenScholz Garten$2,003.34 · 22 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
Contributions85.8th#1,055 of 7,401
Expenditures85.7th#1,063 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity85.3th#1,091 of 7,401
Transaction Volume90.6th#700 of 7,401

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions32.9%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures38.2%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Tamara Needles $6,805.0010
2David Albert $4,600.0012
3Lloyd Doggett $3,250.009
4Gray Elizabeth $2,436.902
5Laurie Eiserloh $2,025.007
6Kirk Watson $2,000.003
7Jessica Mangrum $1,600.006
8Chantal Eldridge $1,575.009
9Prager Herman $1,500.771
10UA Plumbers & Pipefitters $1,500.002

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Mobile Loaves and Fishes $24,375.007
2Gray Elizabeth $9,722.846
3Travis County Democratic Party $6,964.0016
4Dickey's BBQ $3,477.158
5Scholz Garten $2,003.3422
6University Federal Credit Union $1,699.503
7Mobile Loaves & Fishes $1,661.451
8Prager Herman $1,500.771
9Jose Garza $1,400.004
10Vikki Goodwin $1,350.003

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2026$0.00 $8,599.32
2025$11,570.00 $8,437.21
2024$14,390.00 $12,550.00
2023$12,200.00 $625.00
2022$10,275.00 $19,714.60
2021$11,450.00 $6,167.00
2020$5,700.00 $10,972.00
2019$7,019.00 $4,267.01
2018$4,050.00 $9,351.17
2017$2,100.00 $5,137.65
2016$6,752.67 $10,564.79
2015$5,062.24 $11,521.15
2014$0.00 $969.50

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
12/29/2025Tamara Needles $1,000.00 Travis County / State of Texas · Judge
12/11/2025Laurie Eiserloh $500.00 State of Texas · Judge
12/03/2025KOW PAC (Kirk Watson) $1,000.00
11/02/2025UA Local 286 $1,000.00
11/02/2025John Bucy $500.00 State of Texas · State Rep
11/02/2025Lloyd Doggett $500.00 U.S. Federal Government · Congressman
11/02/2025Denise Hernandez $250.00 Travis County · Lawyer
11/01/2025Selena Alvarenga $100.00 State of Texas · District Judge
10/31/2025Chantal Eldridge $250.00 Travis County · Judge
10/31/2025Jessica Cohen $250.00 Aspirius, Inc. · Sr. Network Engineer
10/28/2025Jose "Chito" Vela $250.00 City of Austin · Council Member
10/28/2025Bruce Elfant $100.00 Retired · Retired
10/21/2025Brigid Shea $100.00 Travis County · County Commissioner
10/20/2025Tanya Lloyd $250.00 Lockhart ISD · Teacher
10/18/2025David Albert $500.00 Austin Community College · Professor
10/18/2025Leslie Dippel $250.00 Travis County · Attorney
10/18/2025Jayne Keedy $250.00 Thomas Properties · Property Manager
10/18/2025Dolores Ortega $250.00 Travis County · Travis County Treasurer
10/17/2025Shenghao "Daniel" Wang $250.00 Not employed · Not employed
10/17/2025Kimberley Williams $250.00 Travis County · Judge

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
05/06/2026Allison Bush $250.00State Board of Education, Place 5
05/06/2026George Morales $250.00For Travis County Commissioner, Precinct 4
03/14/2026Travis County Democratic Party $250.00Program advertising for County Convention Program
02/11/2026Greco Doug $500.00Contribution To Doug Greco's campaign for Travis Country Democratic Party Chair
02/10/2026Chris Mosser $100.00Providing audio and online streaming for LAD member meeting
01/15/2026Gabriel Padilla Campaign $500.00Gabriel Padilla for Travis County Constable, Place 4
01/15/2026George Morales Campaign $500.00George Morales for Travis County COmmissioner, Precinct 4
01/15/2026Brigid Shea Campaign $500.00Brigid Shea for Travis County Commissioner, Precinct 2
01/15/2026Jeremy Hendricks Campaign $500.00Jeremy Hendricks for House District 50
01/15/2026Pooja Sethi Campaign $500.00Poooja Sethi for House District 47
01/15/2026Allison Bush Campaign $500.00Allison Bush for SBOE, Place 5
01/15/2026Randall Slagle Campaign $250.00Randall Slagle for Travis County Justice of Peace, Place 2
01/15/2026Ciara Parks Campaign $250.00Ciara Parks for Travis County Justice of Peace, Place 1
01/15/2026Javi Andrade Campaign $250.00Javi Andrade for House District 19
01/15/2026Mary Elizabeth Klenz Campaign $250.00Mary Elizabeth Klenz for House District 17
01/15/2026Judith Zaffirini Campaign $250.00Judith Zafirini for Texas Senate, District 21
01/15/2026Kevin Nelson Campaign $250.00Kevin Nelson for Texas Senate, District 5
01/15/2026Kristen Hawkins Campaign $250.00Kristen Hawkins for Texas Supreme Court, Place 7
01/15/2026Maggie Ellis Campaign $250.00Maggie Ellis for Texas Supreme Court, Chief Justice
01/15/2026Ben Flores Campaign $250.00Ben Flores for Land Commissioner
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 167 ms.