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Campaign For Houston

GPAC · ACTIVE
Filer ID: 00070104 · Houston · TX
31 reports · First filing 07/15/2014 · Latest filing 07/15/2026
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
Houston · TX · 77234
First Filing
07/15/2014
Latest Filing
07/15/2026
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
31

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$913,490.00
Expenditures
$1,179,115.10
Transactions
447
Largest Contribution
$100,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$100,000.00
COH as of 06/30/2026
$10,033.26
Average Contribution
$2,759.79
Average Expenditure
$10,164.79
First Contribution
06/10/2014
Last Contribution
01/17/2023
First Expenditure
09/24/2015
Last Expenditure
06/30/2026

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
281
Reported Payee Entities
23
Top Contributor
Allen Hartman
Top Reported Payee
The Yates Company

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
281
508 contributions · $1,239,045.00
Vendor Relationships
21
135 payments · $1,603,527.13
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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 spentCampaign For HoustonFocal filer / committeeAllen HartmanAllen Hartman$162,205.00 · 4 giftsConservative Republicans of Harris CountyConservative Republicans of Harris Co…$106,200.00 · 6 giftsSteve HotzeSteve Hotze$96,235.00 · 2 giftsConservative Republicans of TexasConservative Republicans of Texas$48,390.00 · 17 giftsPaul SarvadiPaul Sarvadi$30,000.00 · 2 giftsThe Yates CompanyThe Yates Company$360,399.40 · 31 paymentsBig Buck AdvertisingBig Buck Advertising$176,421.60 · 6 paymentsAnthem Media Inc.Anthem Media Inc.$176,075.36 · 6 paymentsAmerican ExpressAmerican Express$103,976.70 · 4 paymentsDavid Lenz MediaDavid Lenz Media$100,000.00 · 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
Contributions65.4th#2,562 of 7,401
Expenditures62.7th#2,761 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity62.3th#2,790 of 7,401
Transaction Volume68.1th#2,365 of 7,401

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions100.0%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures100.0%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Allen Hartman $162,205.004
2Conservative Republicans of Harris County $106,200.006
3Steve Hotze $96,235.002
4Conservative Republicans of Texas $48,390.0017
5Paul Sarvadi $30,000.002
6Jack Little $27,500.002
7J. A. Cardwell $25,000.001
8Peter Wareing $20,000.001
9Stuart Shaw $15,000.002
10Bobby Newman PC $15,000.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1The Yates Company $360,399.4031
2Big Buck Advertising $176,421.606
3Anthem Media Inc. $176,075.366
4American Express $103,976.704
5David Lenz Media $100,000.001
6Conservative Republicans of Harris County $89,000.005
7Brand Ranch Media $50,000.001
8Houston Chronicle $40,839.002
9JPBE Consulting $20,000.002
10Sarah Gregg $13,500.003

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2026$0.00 $12.00
2023$150.00 $0.00
2022$500.00 $238.75
2020$41,150.00 $41,498.00
2019$150.00 $0.00
2018$82,300.00 $82,352.58
2017$340.00 $100.00
2016$2,525.00 $12,362.00
2015$786,275.00 $1,042,551.77
2014$100.00 $0.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
01/17/2023Conservative Republicans of Texas $150.00
12/21/2022Conservative Republicans of Texas $150.00
04/18/2022Conservative Republicans of Texas $100.00
03/10/2022Conservative Republicans of Texas $100.00
02/18/2022Conservative Republicans of Texas $150.00
12/31/2020Conservative Republicans of Texas $300.00
12/03/2020Conservative Republicans of Harris County $200.00
10/20/2020Conservative Republicans of Harris County $10,500.00
10/08/2020Conservative Republicans of Harris County $30,000.00
01/16/2020Conservative Republicans of Texas $150.00
06/27/2019Conservative Republicans of Texas $150.00
11/13/2018Conservative Republicans of Texas $5,500.00
10/30/2018Conservative Republicans of Harris County $13,000.00
10/30/2018Conservative Republicans of Texas $5,000.00
10/24/2018Conservative Republicans of Texas $6,000.00
10/19/2018Conservative Republicans of Harris County $2,500.00
10/17/2018Conservative Republicans of Harris County $50,000.00
07/17/2018Conservative Republicans of Texas $150.00
01/24/2018Conservative Republicans of Texas $150.00
07/18/2017Conservative Republicans of Texas $170.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/30/2026South State Bank $12.00Banking Service Fees from 01/01/2026 to 06/30/2026
05/02/2022Independent Bank $51.75Credit card processing fees
04/04/2022Independent Bank $51.75Credit card processing fees
03/02/2022Independent Bank $51.75Credit card processing fees
02/02/2022Independent Bank $51.75Credit card processing fees
01/03/2022Independent Bank $31.75Credit card processing fees
12/03/2020Larry M. Hicks, CPA $445.00Accounting and compliance services
12/01/2020Independent Bank $26.75Credit card processing fees
11/01/2020Independent Bank $26.75Credit card processing fees
10/20/2020Houston Chronicle $10,577.00Newspaper advertisement
10/08/2020Houston Chronicle $30,262.00Newspaper advertisement
06/01/2020Independent Bank $26.75Merchant account fees
05/01/2020Independent Bank $26.75Merchant account fees
04/01/2020Independent Bank $26.75Merchant account fees
03/01/2020Independent Bank $26.75Merchant account fees
02/01/2020Independent Bank $26.75Merchant account fees
01/01/2020Independent Bank $26.75Merchant account fees
11/06/2018The Yates Company $5,980.51Automated calls
11/01/2018Larry M. Hicks, CPA $285.00Accounting and compliance services
10/30/2018The Yates Company $18,243.60Direct mail piece
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 47 ms.