Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Creative Texas PAC (DISSOLVED)

GPAC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00080978 · Houston · TX
19 reports · First filing 01/17/2017 · Latest filing 07/15/2025
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 · 77006
First Filing
01/17/2017
Latest Filing
07/15/2025
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2025 – 07/15/2025
Reports
19

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$7,190.00
Expenditures
$2,648.10
Transactions
56
Largest Contribution
$500.00
Largest Expenditure
$1,000.00
COH as of 07/15/2025
$0.00
Average Contribution
$163.41
Average Expenditure
$220.67
First Contribution
09/23/2016
Last Contribution
11/27/2017
First Expenditure
02/01/2017
Last Expenditure
10/26/2020

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
36
Reported Payee Entities
5
Top Contributor
Pat Strong
Top Reported Payee
Friends of Senator Jane Nelson

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
36
44 contributions · $7,190.00
Vendor Relationships
5
12 payments · $2,648.10
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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 spentCreative Texas PAC (DISSOLVED)Focal filer / committeePat StrongPat Strong$900.00 · 2 giftsGayle HalperinGayle Halperin$500.00 · 2 giftsLeigh SmithLeigh Smith$500.00 · 1 giftsSusan YoungSusan Young$500.00 · 1 giftsCissy DavisCissy Davis$450.00 · 2 giftsFriends of Senator Jane NelsonFriends of Senator Jane Nelson$1,000.00 · 2 paymentsFriends of Jane NelsonFriends of Jane Nelson$1,000.00 · 1 paymentsSarah Davis CampaignSarah Davis Campaign$500.00 · 1 paymentsStripeStripe$91.82 · 7 paymentsDeluxeDeluxe$56.28 · 1 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
1Pat Strong $900.002
2Gayle Halperin $500.002
3Leigh Smith $500.001
4Susan Young $500.001
5Cissy Davis $450.002
6Julie Farr $250.002
7Barry Mandel $250.001
8Howard Taylor $250.001
9Linda Clarke $250.001
10Mark Hanson $250.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Friends of Senator Jane Nelson $1,000.002
2Friends of Jane Nelson $1,000.001
3Sarah Davis Campaign $500.001
4Stripe $91.827
5Deluxe $56.281

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2020$0.00 $500.00
2019$0.00 $1,000.19
2018$0.00 $1,056.28
2017$6,640.00 $91.63
2016$550.00 $0.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
11/27/2017Cissy Davis $250.00 Miller Outdoor Theater · Director
10/04/2017William Fitzgibbons $200.00 Self Employed · Artist
10/04/2017Angelika Jansen $200.00 Retired · Retired
10/04/2017Ana Lisa Marinez $200.00 IDEA Public Schools · Marketing Events Manager
10/04/2017Meredith Dean Olsen $150.00 President · Santa Reparata International School of Art
09/14/2017Ann Graham $50.00 Texan for the Arts · Executive Director
09/11/2017Margaret Skoglund $5.00 Once On This Island · Company Manager
09/08/2017Carey Kirkpatrick $1.00 CKP Group · CEO
08/03/2017Robert Allen $25.00 Houston ISD · Principal
07/15/2017Pat Strong $450.00 Strong Strategies, LLC · Owner
06/13/2017Barry Mandel $250.00 Discovery Green · President/Park Director
06/09/2017Perryn Leech $250.00 Houston Grand Opera · Managing Director
06/09/2017Kathryn McNiel $25.00 Theatre District Houston · Chief Executive Officer
05/25/2017James Nelson $200.00 Houston Ballet · Executive Director
05/20/2017Sarah Rothenberg $100.00 Da Camera · Artistic & General Director
04/25/2017Mark Hanson $250.00 Houston Symphony · Executive Director & CEO
04/14/2017Susan Young $500.00 Retired · Retired
04/07/2017Kathryn McNiel $59.00 Theatre District Houston · Chief Executive Officer
04/06/2017Susannah Mitchell $200.00 Washington Ave. Arts District · Director
04/06/2017Robin Reagler $100.00 Writers In The Schools · Executive Director

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
10/26/2020Friends of Senator Jane Nelson $500.00Campaign Donation
09/25/2019Friends of Jane Nelson $1,000.00Donation
02/06/2019Stripe $0.19Online bank merchant fee
10/23/2018Sarah Davis Campaign $500.00Donation
10/02/2018Friends of Senator Jane Nelson $500.00Donation
08/31/2018Deluxe $56.28Campaign checks
09/12/2017Stripe $2.53Online merchant fees
08/07/2017Stripe $1.03Online merchant fees
06/01/2017Stripe $8.58Online donation fees
04/01/2017Stripe $45.18Online donation fees
03/01/2017Stripe $6.40Online donation fees
02/01/2017Stripe $27.91Online donation fees
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 34 ms.