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A Better CISD (DISSOLVED)

SPAC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00080869 · Coppell · TX
6 reports · First filing 04/28/2016 · Latest filing 01/17/2017
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
Coppell · TX · 75019
First Filing
04/28/2016
Latest Filing
01/17/2017
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2016 – 01/17/2017
Reports
6

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$3,260.24
Expenditures
$5,080.40
Transactions
44
Largest Contribution
$300.00
Largest Expenditure
$792.44
COH as of 01/17/2017
$0.00
Average Contribution
$120.75
Average Expenditure
$298.85
First Contribution
04/20/2016
Last Contribution
11/14/2016
First Expenditure
04/21/2016
Last Expenditure
08/22/2016

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
22
Reported Payee Entities
11
Top Contributor
Davideen Demske
Top Reported Payee
Super Cheap Signs

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
22
34 contributions · $4,778.39
Vendor Relationships
10
27 payments · $7,939.60
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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 spentA Better CISD (DISSOLVED)Focal filer / committeeDavideen DemskeDavideen Demske$600.00 · 2 giftsDavin BernsteinDavin Bernstein$600.00 · 2 giftsScott SprayScott Spray$400.00 · 2 giftsCampaign of Davin Bernstein (registered with City of Coppell)Campaign of Davin Bernstein (register…$261.24 · 1 giftsLyle LandLyle Land$200.00 · 2 giftsSuper Cheap SignsSuper Cheap Signs$1,595.90 · 4 paymentsPrint PlacePrint Place$1,093.34 · 2 paymentsDanwal, IncDanwal, Inc$838.62 · 2 paymentsCoppell ISDCoppell ISD$648.50 · 1 paymentsDesigner GraphicDesigner Graphic$490.79 · 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
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
1Davideen Demske $600.002
2Davin Bernstein $600.002
3Scott Spray $400.002
4Campaign of Davin Bernstein (registered with City of Coppell) $261.241
5Lyle Land $200.002
6Michael & Mary Wilcox $200.001
7Gary Demske $150.002
8Brian & Julie Chastain $100.001
9Stephen & Elizabeth Chen $100.001
10John Mix $75.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Super Cheap Signs $1,595.904
2Print Place $1,093.342
3Danwal, Inc $838.622
4Coppell ISD $648.501
5Designer Graphic $490.792
6Davin Bernstein $184.761
7Facebook $141.801
8Designer Graphics $32.611
9The Home Depot #6557 $32.151
10Sentan Registry Services - .Com Domain Registration $11.121

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2016$3,260.24 $5,080.40

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
11/14/2016Campaign of Davin Bernstein (registered with City of Coppell) $261.24
10/13/2016Gary Demske $100.00 Self · Engineer
05/03/2016Michael & Mary Wilcox $200.00
05/03/2016Brian & Julie Chastain $100.00
05/03/2016Stephen & Elizabeth Chen $100.00
05/02/2016John Mix $75.00
04/27/2016Suzanne Sisk $50.00
04/26/2016James Sisk $50.00
04/26/2016Anil Tyagi $49.00
04/24/2016Tim Overman $50.00
04/24/2016J Renmeyer $25.00
04/23/2016Kenneth Kuehn $50.00
04/21/2016Richard Ramirez $50.00
04/21/2016Richard Bennett $50.00
04/20/2016Davin Bernstein $300.00
04/20/2016Davideen Demske $300.00
04/20/2016Davin Bernstein $300.00
04/20/2016Davideen Demske $300.00
04/20/2016Scott Spray $200.00
04/20/2016Scott Spray $200.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
08/22/2016Coppell ISD $648.50Cost of election recount from Dallas County Elections Board, less deposit paid in May 2016.
05/31/2016Davin Bernstein $184.76$141.80 = FB Expense, $10.81 = Photo rights, $32.15 = Sign stakes
05/31/2016Facebook $141.80Facebook ads For May
05/06/2016Print Place $792.44Postage/mailing expense for campaign literature
05/05/2016Print Place $300.90Campaign literature
05/04/2016Designer Graphic $104.09Stakes for Big Campaign Signs
05/02/2016Designer Graphic $386.70Big Campaign Signs (larger than yard signs)
05/02/2016Designer Graphics $32.61Adder yard signs
04/30/2016Adobe Photography Plan $10.81Picture rights for printing materials.
04/29/2016The Home Depot #6557 $32.15stakes for yard signs
04/28/2016Danwal, Inc $419.3140 Signs:24x36 signs
04/28/2016Danwal, Inc $419.3140 Signs:24x36 signs
04/21/2016Super Cheap Signs $459.071st Payment / 100 Signs: 18x24, 2 sides, 2 colors
04/21/2016Super Cheap Signs $459.071st Payment / 100 Signs: 18x24, 2 sides, 2 colors
04/21/2016Super Cheap Signs $338.882nd Payment / 100 Signs: 18x24, 2 sides, 2 colors
04/21/2016Super Cheap Signs $338.882nd Payment / 100 Signs: 18x24, 2 sides, 2 colors
04/21/2016Sentan Registry Services - .Com Domain Registration $11.12Registration of Domain Name
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 74 ms.