Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Workers Defense in Action

GPAC · ACTIVE
Filer ID: 00070239 · Austin · TX
40 reports · First filing 07/14/2014 · Latest filing 08/25/2026
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 · 78714
First Filing
07/14/2014
Latest Filing
08/25/2026
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
40

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$960,028.96
Expenditures
$792,643.17
Transactions
3,733
Largest Contribution
$85,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$29,196.14
COH as of 12/31/2025
$6,237.54
Average Contribution
$11,852.21
Average Expenditure
$232.72
First Contribution
06/25/2014
Last Contribution
03/24/2023
First Expenditure
08/15/2014
Last Expenditure
06/02/2026

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
62
Reported Payee Entities
436
Top Contributor
Texas Organizing Project
Top Reported Payee
Workers Defense Action Fund

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
62
98 contributions · $1,144,181.00
Vendor Relationships
174
2,823 payments · $468,501.76
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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 spentWorkers Defense in ActionFocal filer / committeeTexas Organizing ProjectTexas Organizing Project$173,493.00 · 4 giftsJose for DA CampaignJose for DA Campaign$87,097.86 · 4 giftsAFSCME PEOPLEAFSCME PEOPLE$70,000.00 · 2 giftsService Employees International Union -COPEService Employees International Union…$50,000.00 · 1 giftsBack to Basics PACBack to Basics PAC$47,500.00 · 2 giftsWorkers Defense Action FundWorkers Defense Action Fund$83,204.82 · 8 paymentsSurePayrollSurePayroll$28,725.34 · 152 paymentsEmily TimmEmily Timm$27,520.88 · 57 paymentsDiana RamirezDiana Ramirez$23,934.39 · 39 paymentsThe Movement CooperativeThe Movement Cooperative$17,528.46 · 42 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
Contributions87.7th#910 of 7,401
Expenditures89.0th#815 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity87.9th#894 of 7,401
Transaction Volume87.9th#899 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 / expenditures83.5%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Texas Organizing Project $173,493.004
2Jose for DA Campaign $87,097.864
3AFSCME PEOPLE $70,000.002
4Service Employees International Union -COPE $50,000.001
5Back to Basics PAC $47,500.002
6UFCW ABC- General Fund $45,000.002
7American Federation of Teachers- COPE $40,000.002
8Way to Lead Texas $40,000.001
9Texas Association of Consumer Lawyers PAC $37,500.003
10Texas Democratic Party $37,000.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Workers Defense Action Fund $83,204.828
2SurePayroll $28,725.34152
3Emily Timm $27,520.8857
4Diana Ramirez $23,934.3939
5The Movement Cooperative $17,528.4642
6Surepayroll $17,004.7714
7Amparo Hughes $15,360.5457
8Workers Defense Action Fund PAC $15,000.001
9Maxwell Locke & Ritter $14,525.004
10Amazon $12,962.38108

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2026$0.00 $1,111.23
2025$0.00 $11,450.35
2024$0.00 $22,417.69
2023$10,000.00 $11,513.71
2022$50,000.00 $17,787.49
2021$24,500.00 $37,950.43
2020$341,249.90 $255,345.17
2019$5,000.00 $30,270.22
2018$265,434.06 $183,279.81
2017$0.00 $21,831.23
2016$153,295.00 $114,526.26
2015$0.00 $2,724.24
2014$110,550.00 $82,435.34

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
03/24/2023United Food and Commercial Workers Union $5,000.00
01/30/2023Carol Barger $5,000.00 Volunteer / Retired
12/30/2022United Food and Commercial Workers Union $5,000.00
09/01/2022Weston Milliken $25,000.00 Consultant
08/29/2022Lee Fikes $20,000.00 Bonanza Oil · Investments
11/05/2021United Food and Commercial Workers Union Active Ballot Club $15,000.00
01/05/2021Austinites for Equity $7,000.00
01/05/2021Andy Pastor $2,500.00 Endeavor · Principal
12/02/2020The Action PAC $2,500.00
11/29/2020Presidium Group LLC $10,000.00
11/25/2020AUS Springdale LLC $5,000.00
11/23/2020Patrick Rose $5,000.00 Corridor Title · Real Estate
11/14/2020Education Austin PAC $5,000.00
11/14/2020Paul Keefe $100.00
11/03/2020Andy Pastor $1,500.00 Endeavor Group · Real Estate
10/30/2020Texas Democratic Party $37,000.00
10/26/2020IUPAT Political Action Together Political Committee $15,000.00
10/26/2020IUPAT Political Action Together Political Committee $15,000.00
10/26/2020SWLDC PAC $2,500.00
10/09/2020AFSCME PEOPLE $25,000.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/02/2026SurePayroll $61.23Payroll service
05/04/2026SurePayroll $61.23Payroll service
04/02/2026SurePayroll $61.23Payroll service
03/07/2026Intuit Quickbooks $122.59Accounting software subscription
03/02/2026SurePayroll $61.23Payroll service
03/01/2026Google Suite $125.36Email Subscription
02/07/2026Intuit Quickbooks $122.59Accounting software subscription
02/02/2026SurePayroll $61.23Payroll service
02/01/2026Google Suite $125.36Email Subscription
01/07/2026Intuit Quickbooks $122.59Accounting software subscription
01/02/2026SurePayroll $61.23Payroll service
01/01/2026Google Suite $125.36Email subscription
12/07/2025Intuit Quickbooks $122.59Accounting software subscription
12/02/2025SurePayroll $61.23Payroll processing fee
12/01/2025Google Suite $125.36Email subscription
11/07/2025Intuit Quickbooks $122.59Accounting software subscription
11/04/2025Maxwell Locke & Ritter $3,850.00payment for 990 filling
11/03/2025SurePayroll $61.23Payroll processing fees
11/01/2025Google Suite $125.36Email subscription
10/07/2025Intuit Quickbooks $122.59Accounting software subscription
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 67 ms.