Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Citizens for Sensible Growth Political Action Committee (DISSOLVED)

GPAC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00080691 · Cedar Park · TX
16 reports · First filing 04/29/2016 · Latest filing 07/10/2020
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
Cedar Park · TX · 78630
First Filing
04/29/2016
Latest Filing
07/10/2020
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2020 – 07/10/2020
Reports
16

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$90,700.00
Expenditures
$92,887.03
Transactions
59
Largest Contribution
$8,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$10,000.00
COH as of 07/10/2020
$0.00
Average Contribution
$3,023.33
Average Expenditure
$3,203.00
First Contribution
02/26/2016
Last Contribution
04/05/2017
First Expenditure
03/07/2016
Last Expenditure
03/12/2019

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
20
Reported Payee Entities
19
Top Contributor
Patrick Shelton
Top Reported Payee
Kaden Norton Campaign

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
20
30 contributions · $90,700.00
Vendor Relationships
13
19 payments · $46,887.03
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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 spentCitizens for Sensible Growth Politi…Focal filer / committeePatrick SheltonPatrick Shelton$18,000.00 · 4 giftsDavid JohnsonDavid Johnson$18,000.00 · 3 giftsHenry MayesHenry Mayes$15,000.00 · 3 giftsDanny BellDanny Bell$12,000.00 · 3 giftsStephen ThomasStephen Thomas$10,000.00 · 2 giftsKaden Norton CampaignKaden Norton Campaign$16,000.00 · 2 paymentsMaria Talamo CampaignMaria Talamo Campaign$15,000.00 · 2 paymentsDanny BellDanny Bell$9,000.00 · 2 paymentsDavid JohnsonDavid Johnson$9,000.00 · 2 paymentsHenry MayesHenry Mayes$9,000.00 · 2 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
1Patrick Shelton $18,000.004
2David Johnson $18,000.003
3Henry Mayes $15,000.003
4Danny Bell $12,000.003
5Stephen Thomas $10,000.002
6Preston Carlton $5,000.001
7Jimmy Nassour $2,000.001
8William Pohl $2,000.001
9John D. Pieratt $1,000.001
10Liby Carrisquillo $1,000.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Kaden Norton Campaign $16,000.002
2Maria Talamo Campaign $15,000.002
3Danny Bell $9,000.002
4David Johnson $9,000.002
5Henry Mayes $9,000.002
6Patrick Shelton $9,000.002
7Bearse and Company LLC $6,174.082
8Maria Talamo $5,000.001
9Stephen Thomas $5,000.001
10Stephen Thomas Campaign $2,000.002

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2019$0.00 $1,316.00
2018$0.00 $16.95
2017$40,000.00 $41,200.00
2016$50,700.00 $50,354.08

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
04/05/2017Henry Mayes $5,000.00 Small Business Owner
04/05/2017Danny Bell $5,000.00 Small Business Owner in Cedar Park, TX
04/05/2017Patrick Shelton $5,000.00 Real Estate Owner
04/05/2017David Johnson $5,000.00 Small Business Owner in Cedar Park, TX
01/13/2017Henry Mayes $5,000.00 Small Business Owner
01/13/2017Danny Bell $5,000.00 Small Business Owner in Cedar Park, TX
01/13/2017Patrick Shelton $5,000.00 Real Estate Owner
01/13/2017David Johnson $5,000.00 Small Business Owner in Cedar Park, TX
06/20/2016Stephen Thomas $5,000.00 Human Resources Professional
05/02/2016Jimmy Nassour $2,000.00 Self Employed · Attorney
05/02/2016Mitchell Fuller $1,000.00 Consultant
05/02/2016Kurt Vandermeulen $500.00 Small Business Owner
05/02/2016Richard Maier $250.00 Real Estate Broker
05/02/2016Steven Welch $250.00 Small Business Owner
04/22/2016Patrick Shelton $3,000.00 Real Estate Owner
04/19/2016Lee Smith $750.00 Small Business Owner
04/19/2016Mike Smith $750.00 Small Business Owner
04/12/2016Liby Carrisquillo $1,000.00 Property Owner of 50 acres in Cedar Park, TX
04/11/2016Michael Martin $1,000.00 Owner of Austin Wood Recycling in Cedar Park, TX
04/11/2016Blake Magee $1,000.00 Real Estate Owner

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
03/12/2019Stephen Thomas Campaign $1,000.00campaign donation
03/12/2019Edna Staudt Campaign $158.00campaign donation
03/12/2019Cynthia Long Campaign $158.00campaign donation
01/13/2018Bell & Son Hole Drilling $16.95reimbursement for bank check order
12/31/2017Danny Bell $5,000.00refund of previous contribution
12/08/2017David Johnson $5,000.00refund of previous contribution
12/08/2017Patrick Shelton $5,000.00refund of previous contribution
12/08/2017Henry Mayes $5,000.00refund of previous contribution
06/27/2017Corbin Van Arsdale Campaign $1,000.00campaign contribution
06/27/2017Stephen Thomas Campaign $1,000.00campaign contribution
04/10/2017Jon Lux Campaign $1,450.00campaign donation
04/04/2017Lyle Grimes Campaign $1,500.00campaign contribution
01/25/2017Henry Mayes $4,000.00partial refund of 1/13/2017 contribution
01/25/2017Danny Bell $4,000.00partial refund of 1/13/2017 contribution
01/25/2017Patrick Shelton $4,000.00partial refund of 1/13/2017 contribution
01/25/2017David Johnson $4,000.00partial refund of 1/13/2017 contribution
01/25/2017Lyle Grimes Campaign $250.00campaign contribution
06/23/2016Texas Ethics Commission $500.00Fine for late filing of 30-day report
05/10/2016Bearse and Company LLC $3,087.04Campaign Mailers
05/10/2016In-Graphic Designs $1,090.00Social Media/Facebook Page
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 41 ms.