Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Friends of the Branch (DISSOLVED)

GPAC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00070198 · Dallas · TX
31 reports · First filing 06/13/2014 · Latest filing 10/26/2020
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
Dallas · TX · 75234-6531
First Filing
06/13/2014
Latest Filing
10/26/2020
Latest Reporting Period
07/14/2020 – 10/26/2020
Reports
31

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$36,347.91
Expenditures
$29,902.22
Transactions
124
Largest Contribution
$6,844.62
Largest Expenditure
$5,000.00
COH as of 10/26/2020
$0.00
Average Contribution
$956.52
Average Expenditure
$347.70
First Contribution
05/22/2014
Last Contribution
06/17/2020
First Expenditure
06/19/2014
Last Expenditure
10/23/2020

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
31
Reported Payee Entities
40
Top Contributor
CFB Citizens United
Top Reported Payee
Elect John Norwood Campaign

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
31
39 contributions · $36,382.91
Vendor Relationships
33
93 payments · $30,661.41
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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 spentFriends of the Branch (DISSOLVED)Focal filer / committeeCFB Citizens UnitedCFB Citizens United$6,844.62 · 1 giftsABC Land & Development Inc.ABC Land & Development Inc.$5,000.00 · 1 giftsMercer Crossing Commercial Assoc., Inc.Mercer Crossing Commercial Assoc., In…$5,000.00 · 1 giftsOne Realco Corp.One Realco Corp.$5,000.00 · 1 giftsCarrollton-Farmers Branch Citizens UnitedCarrollton-Farmers Branch Citizens Un…$4,336.00 · 2 giftsElect John Norwood CampaignElect John Norwood Campaign$5,000.00 · 1 paymentsElect Mike Bomgardner CampaignElect Mike Bomgardner Campaign$5,000.00 · 1 paymentsBrookhaven Country ClubBrookhaven Country Club$3,993.50 · 2 paymentsMurphy NasicaMurphy Nasica$2,454.90 · 2 paymentsThe Victoria RestaurantThe Victoria Restaurant$2,168.67 · 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
1CFB Citizens United $6,844.621
2ABC Land & Development Inc. $5,000.001
3Mercer Crossing Commercial Assoc., Inc. $5,000.001
4One Realco Corp. $5,000.001
5Carrollton-Farmers Branch Citizens United $4,336.002
6TicketLeap $2,641.351
7Jeanie/Kenneth Acord $2,500.001
8Citizens United $1,929.141
9Friends of the Branch $1,100.001
10John Vickers $300.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Elect John Norwood Campaign $5,000.001
2Elect Mike Bomgardner Campaign $5,000.001
3Brookhaven Country Club $3,993.502
4Murphy Nasica $2,454.902
5The Victoria Restaurant $2,168.673
6Texas Ethics Commission $1,900.003
7Nic Rady $1,724.001
8The Diamond Image Inc $900.001
9The Firehouse Theater $625.001
10Mendelson Entertainment Group $500.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2020$300.00 $2,323.87
2019$4,341.35 $4,176.29
2018$6,538.38 $5,599.55
2017$9,404.62 $6,513.17
2016$381.62 $350.50
2015$15,000.97 $10,655.86
2014$380.97 $282.98

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
06/17/2020John Vickers $300.00 Self · Realtor
12/16/2019Curtis Myers $200.00 retired · retired
07/30/2019TicketLeap $2,641.35
07/25/2019Friends of the Branch $1,100.00
07/17/2019Michael Del Valle $100.00 Regency Office Products · Sales
07/16/2019Terry Lynne $100.00 retired · retired
07/15/2019Steven Morrison $200.00 American Airlines · flight attendant
12/17/2018Betty Supinski $20.00 Retired
12/14/2018Citizens United $1,929.14
12/14/2018PayPal $19.12
12/10/2018PayPal $19.12
11/19/2018Lib Grimmett $20.00 self · Stream - Self-employed
08/29/2018cash $100.00
06/20/2018Carrollton-Farmers Branch Citizens United $2,836.00
06/20/2018Carrollton-Farmers Branch Citizens United $1,500.00
02/27/2018Christy Dimon $60.00 NA · retired
01/29/2018Phillip Russell $35.00 NA · retired military
06/08/2017CFB Citizens United $6,844.62
05/04/2017Jeanie/Kenneth Acord $2,500.00 retired · retired
04/13/2017Carl Pearson $35.00 unknown · unknown

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
10/23/2020Nic Rady $1,724.00campaign contribution for city council place 2
10/23/2020Brenda Brodrick $150.49Contribution to Brenda Brodrick for mayoral race
10/23/2020Karyn Brownlee $150.00State Race for District 115
06/30/2020Prosperity Bank $10.00Service Charge
06/18/2020Sam's Club $159.48Food for June 19th Friends of the Branch get together with citizens
06/17/2020Fast Signs $129.90Friends of the Branch signs for a citizen get together
08/14/2019Brookhaven Country Club $1,994.84Final payment for event
08/07/2019Legacy Bank $8.55check order
08/06/2019Brookhaven Country Club $1,998.66Lt. Col. Allen West dinner
08/01/2019Facebook $50.07advertising for event
03/04/2019U. S. Postmaster $106.00postage
02/15/2019GoDaddy $18.17website renewal
12/14/2018Nuevo Leon $171.00Christmas Party
11/30/2018Farmers Branch Recreation Center $60.00General Meeting
11/07/2018Texas Ethics Commission $300.00fine for late filing
08/27/2018Braums $56.00 Ice Cream Social
08/27/2018Walmart $37.43General Meeting
07/17/2018Farmers Branch Recreation Center $60.00General meeting
06/29/2018Texas Ethics Commission $1,500.00Settlement with TEC for complaint
06/21/2018US. Postal Service $29.70Postage
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 446 ms.