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Houston Forward (DISSOLVED)

GPAC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00080080 · Houston · TX
3 reports · First filing 10/05/2015 · Latest filing 01/15/2016
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
Houston · TX · 77090
First Filing
10/05/2015
Latest Filing
01/15/2016
Latest Reporting Period
10/25/2015 – 12/31/2015
Reports
3

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$80,000.00
Expenditures
$80,100.00
Transactions
15
Largest Contribution
$50,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$64,701.12
COH as of 12/31/2015
$0.00
Average Contribution
$16,000.00
Average Expenditure
$8,010.00
First Contribution
09/18/2015
Last Contribution
10/23/2015
First Expenditure
10/05/2015
Last Expenditure
12/31/2015

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
5
Reported Payee Entities
6
Top Contributor
William Perkins
Top Reported Payee
Greenlight Media Strategies

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
5
5 contributions · $80,000.00
Vendor Relationships
6
10 payments · $80,100.00
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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 spentHouston Forward (DISSOLVED)Focal filer / committeeWilliam PerkinsWilliam Perkins$50,000.00 · 1 giftsDavid FarrisDavid Farris$10,000.00 · 1 giftsLias "Jeff" SteenLias "Jeff" Steen$10,000.00 · 1 giftsOwsley & AssociatesOwsley & Associates$5,000.00 · 1 giftsPoppi MasseyPoppi Massey$5,000.00 · 1 giftsGreenlight Media StrategiesGreenlight Media Strategies$64,701.12 · 1 paymentsBrushfire StrategiesBrushfire Strategies$11,000.00 · 1 paymentsBlue Wave Political Partners, LLCBlue Wave Political Partners, LLC$3,455.32 · 2 paymentsSandler, Reiff, Young, Lamb, Rosenstein, BirkenstockSandler, Reiff, Young, Lamb, Rosenste…$757.50 · 1 paymentsBank of AmericaBank of America$109.90 · 4 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
1William Perkins $50,000.001
2David Farris $10,000.001
3Lias "Jeff" Steen $10,000.001
4Owsley & Associates $5,000.001
5Poppi Massey $5,000.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Greenlight Media Strategies $64,701.121
2Brushfire Strategies $11,000.001
3Blue Wave Political Partners, LLC $3,455.322
4Sandler, Reiff, Young, Lamb, Rosenstein, Birkenstock $757.501
5Bank of America $109.904
6UPS $76.161

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2015$80,000.00 $80,100.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
10/23/2015Poppi Massey $5,000.00 CAPEA · Investments
10/13/2015Owsley & Associates $5,000.00
10/07/2015Lias "Jeff" Steen $10,000.00 Oil States International · Senior VP
09/28/2015William Perkins $50,000.00 BP Consulting VI LLC · CEO
09/18/2015David Farris $10,000.00 cPanel, Inc. · Attorney

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
12/31/2015Bank of America $29.95Bank Fees
12/20/2015Blue Wave Political Partners, LLC $2,455.32Accounting/Compliance
12/20/2015Sandler, Reiff, Young, Lamb, Rosenstein, Birkenstock $757.50Legal Fees
12/01/2015Bank of America $29.95Bank Fees
11/04/2015Bank of America $25.00Bank Fees
11/03/2015Brushfire Strategies $11,000.00Telephone Calls
10/23/2015UPS $76.16Delivery
10/19/2015Greenlight Media Strategies $64,701.12Direct Mail
10/19/2015Bank of America $25.00Bank Fees
10/05/2015Blue Wave Political Partners, LLC $1,000.00Accounting/Compliance
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 40 ms.