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Cobb for Texas (DISSOLVED)

SPAC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00080077 · Lakeway · TX
4 reports · First filing 01/15/2016 · Latest filing 06/02/2016
Political Action Committee · Specific Purpose · PAC

Committee Details

TEC filer identity, reporting status, geography, and analytical classification.
Committee Class
Political Action Committee
Subclass
Specific Purpose
Market Segment
PAC
Status
TERMINATED
Filer Type
SPAC
Office
—
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Lakeway · TX · 78734
First Filing
01/15/2016
Latest Filing
06/02/2016
Latest Reporting Period
02/21/2016 – 06/01/2016
Reports
4

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$366,531.14
Expenditures
$891,974.32
Transactions
386
Largest Contribution
$50,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$99,600.00
COH as of 06/01/2016
$0.00
Average Contribution
$1,658.51
Average Expenditure
$5,405.90
First Contribution
07/05/2015
Last Contribution
03/02/2016
First Expenditure
07/14/2015
Last Expenditure
05/23/2016

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
198
Reported Payee Entities
30
Top Contributor
Robert H. Seale
Top Reported Payee
SRH Media, Inc.

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
198
221 contributions · $366,531.14
Vendor Relationships
24
145 payments · $798,506.29
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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 spentCobb for Texas (DISSOLVED)Focal filer / committeeRobert H. SealeRobert H. Seale$100,000.00 · 2 giftsAlbert H. CobbAlbert H. Cobb$25,150.00 · 3 giftsGaye CobbGaye Cobb$20,200.00 · 3 giftsMark NussbaumMark Nussbaum$20,100.00 · 3 giftsR. Drayton McLaneR. Drayton McLane$20,000.00 · 3 giftsSRH Media, Inc.SRH Media, Inc.$237,580.00 · 4 paymentsMarathon Strategic CommunicationsMarathon Strategic Communications$221,999.71 · 14 paymentsGlass House StrategyGlass House Strategy$77,250.00 · 8 paymentsThe Prosper GroupThe Prosper Group$74,613.25 · 11 paymentsSpencer YeldellSpencer Yeldell$49,500.00 · 9 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
Specific 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
1Robert H. Seale $100,000.002
2Albert H. Cobb $25,150.003
3Gaye Cobb $20,200.003
4Mark Nussbaum $20,100.003
5R. Drayton McLane $20,000.003
6C.C. Carlton Industries, LTD. $10,000.001
7Greg Sones $10,000.001
8Marihelen Gilley $10,000.001
9Michael S. Dunlap $10,000.001
10Timothy Van Ackeren $7,511.142

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1SRH Media, Inc. $237,580.004
2Marathon Strategic Communications $221,999.7114
3Glass House Strategy $77,250.008
4The Prosper Group $74,613.2511
5Spencer Yeldell $49,500.009
6Murphy Nasica $45,377.617
7Lilly and Company $39,548.657
8Perception Insight $32,580.002
9Jon Cobb $18,768.031
10RightSide Compliance $14,697.509

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2016$94,016.14 $684,407.81
2015$272,515.00 $207,566.51

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
03/02/2016R. Drayton McLane $5,000.00 McLane Group · Investments
03/01/2016Tolbert Patterson $2,500.00 Cal Atlantic Homes · VP of Operations
03/01/2016Donald Walden $1,000.00 Palisades Developers LTD · Developer
03/01/2016Bill Yowell $500.00 Retired · Retired
02/26/2016Don Farek $200.00 Cameo Homes, Inc. · Homebuilder
02/25/2016Chris Staff $100.00 CStaff Construction · Contractor
02/23/2016Gary W. Purser $500.00 Purser Homes · Home Builder
02/23/2016William P. Kliewer $500.00 Patriot Buick-GMC · Insurance/Automobile
02/23/2016Ronald Stepp $250.00 Lott Vernon & Co. · CPA
02/23/2016Phillip Swartz $250.00 Retired · Retired
02/23/2016Dan Yancey $250.00 First National Bank of Texas · Commercial Lender
02/23/2016Larry W. Linder $100.00
02/23/2016Gregory A. Burress $50.00 First National Bank of Texas · Information Services
02/23/2016Mark A. Manning $25.00 Time Warner Cable · Media Consultant
02/20/2016IBAT PAC $1,500.00
02/20/2016Cari Turner $1,000.00 Homemaker · Homemaker
02/20/2016Allen Cloud $500.00 Self Employed · Realtor
02/20/2016Mark Silence $500.00 Worth Finance · Financial Services
02/20/2016Linda Foster $500.00 SAA · Owner
02/19/2016Patton Kaufman $500.00 First Texas Bank · Bank President

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
05/23/2016Jon Cobb $18,768.03Loan repayment
04/15/2016RightSide Compliance $2,633.75Campaign regulatory compliance
03/23/2016Spencer Yeldell $5,500.00Campaign management
03/17/2016Lilly and Company $5,003.35Fundraising consulting
03/09/2016RightSide Compliance $2,406.25Campaign regulatory compliance
03/04/2016Lilly and Company $4,472.73Fundraising consulting
03/04/2016The Prosper Group $849.34Email technical support
03/04/2016The Prosper Group $781.01E-mail technical support
03/04/2016Eddie Laughlin $750.00Social media consulting
03/01/2016Spencer Yeldell $5,500.00Campaign management
03/01/2016Transaxt $135.00Online fundraising fee
02/29/2016Murphy Nasica $20,000.00Communications consulting and services
02/29/2016USPS $170.00Campaign stamps
02/26/2016Lionel Perry Everett $3,800.00Campaign contract labor
02/26/2016Henry Kummerer $3,300.00Campaign contract labor
02/26/2016Michael Farace $3,300.00Campaign contract labor
02/26/2016VoterTrove $1,459.12Voter research
02/25/2016Marathon Strategic Communications $16,017.05Campaign mass mail
02/24/2016Marathon Strategic Communications $31,178.95Campaign mass mail
02/23/2016Transaxt $3.38Online fundraising fee
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 36 ms.