Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Innovation & Technology Caucus of the Texas Legislature

LEG · ACTIVE
Filer ID: 00070880 · Austin · TX
23 reports · First filing 07/15/2015 · Latest filing 07/15/2026
Legislative Organization · Legislative Caucus · Legislative

Committee Details

TEC filer identity, reporting status, geography, and analytical classification.
Committee Class
Legislative Organization
Subclass
Legislative Caucus
Market Segment
Legislative
Status
ACTIVE
Filer Type
LEG
Office
—
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Austin · TX · 78701
First Filing
07/15/2015
Latest Filing
07/15/2026
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
23

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$1,095,649.16
Expenditures
$948,170.38
Transactions
1,317
Largest Contribution
$35,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$13,871.69
COH as of 06/30/2026
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Average Contribution
$4,073.05
Average Expenditure
$904.74
First Contribution
06/23/2015
Last Contribution
06/15/2026
First Expenditure
04/17/2015
Last Expenditure
06/30/2026

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
172
Reported Payee Entities
128
Top Contributor
Google, Inc.
Top Reported Payee
Spencer Schumacher

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
173
269 contributions · $1,095,649.16
Vendor Relationships
119
913 payments · $687,477.68
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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 spentInnovation & Technology Caucus of t…Focal filer / committeeGoogle, Inc.Google, Inc.$60,000.00 · 2 giftsAT&TAT&T$56,500.00 · 6 giftsAIRBNB, INC.AIRBNB, INC.$40,000.00 · 4 giftsTechNetTechNet$35,758.81 · 2 giftsUber Technologies, Inc.Uber Technologies, Inc.$30,000.00 · 5 giftsSpencer SchumacherSpencer Schumacher$130,446.80 · 56 paymentsGriffin & Associates LLCGriffin & Associates LLC$127,520.00 · 47 paymentsSpencer WardSpencer Ward$94,023.55 · 31 paymentsInternal Revenue ServiceInternal Revenue Service$85,152.38 · 65 paymentsCFO Shield, LLC dba Red Elephant ReportsCFO Shield, LLC dba Red Elephant Repo…$84,823.19 · 70 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
Legislative Organization
Subclass
Legislative Caucus
Market Segment
Legislative
Spending Band
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Peer Committees
69

Peer Percentiles

MetricPercentileRank
Contributions89.9th#8 of 69
Expenditures89.9th#8 of 69
Total Financial Activity89.9th#8 of 69
Transaction Volume92.8th#6 of 69

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions37.4%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures60.8%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Google, Inc. $60,000.002
2AT&T $56,500.006
3AIRBNB, INC. $40,000.004
4TechNet $35,758.812
5Uber Technologies, Inc. $30,000.005
6Amazon, Inc $30,000.003
7Samsung Austin Semiconductor $30,000.003
8Entertainment Software Association $25,000.001
9Oracle America, Inc. $22,675.485
10Microsoft $20,000.005

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Spencer Schumacher $130,446.8056
2Griffin & Associates LLC $127,520.0047
3Spencer Ward $94,023.5531
4Internal Revenue Service $85,152.3865
5CFO Shield, LLC dba Red Elephant Reports $84,823.1970
6Spencer John Schumacher $58,437.5022
7Schumacher, Spencer $30,000.0012
8Spencer Ward $28,180.7910
9Kathryn Aldredge $28,000.008
10AT&T Hotel and Conference Center $23,521.466

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2026$73,000.00 $101,581.55
2025$98,525.00 $138,199.02
2024$359,280.89 $196,406.51
2023$72,423.90 $135,013.15
2022$171,154.41 $110,989.77
2021$55,500.00 $62,967.29
2020$95,065.00 $24,484.36
2019$2,291.63 $19,418.13
2018$35,458.33 $33,868.08
2017$39,700.00 $58,623.56
2016$71,750.00 $46,433.40
2015$21,500.00 $20,185.56

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
06/15/2026AT&T $10,000.00
06/12/2026Waabi $1,000.00
06/05/2026IDEMIA Identity & Security USA $10,000.00
05/15/2026MOIA America $2,500.00
05/11/2026Laura Nash $1,000.00
04/06/2026KPMG $2,500.00
04/04/2026Kodiak Robotics, Inc. $2,500.00
02/27/2026VGW Luckyland LLC $10,000.00
02/27/2026Deloitte Political Action Committee $5,000.00
02/21/2026AIRBNB, INC. $10,000.00
02/20/2026Scott McFarland $2,500.00
02/04/2026Kolby Manning $1,000.00
01/30/2026Rocket Companies $5,000.00
01/20/2026Haynes Strader $5,000.00
01/09/2026Oracle America, Inc. $5,000.00
12/23/2025Zoox $10,000.00
12/22/2025Timothy Finnegan $1,000.00
12/19/2025T-Mobile USA, Inc. $2,500.00
12/12/2025Google, Inc. $25,000.00
12/12/2025AT&T, Inc. $7,500.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/30/2026National Security Innovation Council $6,487.08Food, Beverage, and Venue Rental for NSIC Event
06/30/2026Kathryn Aldredge $3,500.00Contract Labor for ED
06/26/2026Donna Garcia Davidson $4,840.00Legal Services
06/26/2026Donna Garcia Davidson $990.00Legal Services
06/15/2026PowerHouse Texas $10,000.00Co-Host Contribution for 2026 Abilene Energy Tour
06/15/2026Kathryn Aldredge $3,500.00Contract Labor for ED
06/13/2026Vercel Inc. $42.64Office Software Subscription
06/13/2026Supabase $32.75Office Software Subscription
06/12/2026QuickBooks Payments $29.90Merchant Processing Fee
06/05/2026CFO Shield, LLC dba Red Elephant Reports $1,507.26Campaign Bookkeeping Services & Support
06/05/2026QuickBooks Payments $299.00Merchant Processing Fee
06/02/2026Max M Wayman & Associates, Inc $125.00Tax Preparation & Filing Services
06/01/2026Google Inc. $53.73Google Suite Software Subscription
06/01/2026Google Inc. $35.82Google Suite Software Subscription
06/01/2026Google Inc. $13.09Google Suite Software Subscription
05/29/2026Kathryn Aldredge $3,500.00Contract Labor for ED
05/15/2026Kathryn Aldredge $3,500.00Contract Labor for ED
05/15/2026Kathryn Aldredge $3,500.00Contract Labor for ED
05/13/2026Vercel Inc. $42.64Office Software Subscription
05/13/2026Supabase $32.17Office 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: 24 ms.