Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Keep Paris Working

GPAC · ACTIVE
Filer ID: 00082595 · Paris · TX
24 reports · First filing 07/05/2018 · Latest filing 07/15/2026
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
ACTIVE
Filer Type
GPAC
Office
—
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Paris · TX · 75462
First Filing
07/05/2018
Latest Filing
07/15/2026
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
24

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$17,399.30
Expenditures
$11,926.51
Transactions
125
Largest Contribution
$1,014.30
Largest Expenditure
$3,000.00
COH as of 06/30/2026
$3,810.98
Average Contribution
$183.15
Average Expenditure
$397.55
First Contribution
06/05/2018
Last Contribution
06/29/2026
First Expenditure
08/29/2018
Last Expenditure
04/15/2026

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
52
Reported Payee Entities
11
Top Contributor
SIMS NORMENT
Top Reported Payee
McClanahan & Holmes LP

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
52
95 contributions · $17,399.30
Vendor Relationships
7
27 payments · $10,606.85
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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 spentKeep Paris WorkingFocal filer / committeeSIMS NORMENTSIMS NORMENT$1,300.00 · 5 giftsThe Paris NewsThe Paris News$1,014.30 · 1 giftsGeorge StruveGeorge Struve$1,000.00 · 1 giftsBRAD DRAKEBRAD DRAKE$800.00 · 3 gifts413 Media Group413 Media Group$800.00 · 1 giftsMcClanahan & Holmes LPMcClanahan & Holmes LP$3,440.00 · 16 payments1st Street Media1st Street Media$3,000.00 · 1 paymentsRudy KesselRudy Kessel$1,533.96 · 1 paymentsThe Paris NewsThe Paris News$1,038.45 · 2 paymentsReginald HughesReginald Hughes$900.00 · 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
Contributions68.3th#2,348 of 7,401
Expenditures69.2th#2,280 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity67.7th#2,393 of 7,401
Transaction Volume75.4th#1,822 of 7,401

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions73.9%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures98.3%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1SIMS NORMENT $1,300.005
2The Paris News $1,014.301
3George Struve $1,000.001
4BRAD DRAKE $800.003
5413 Media Group $800.001
6CURTIS FENDLEY $700.003
7MIKE KENNEDY $700.003
8RENEE HARVEY $700.003
9CARL CECIL $600.002
10GLEN BAWCUM $600.002

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1McClanahan & Holmes LP $3,440.0016
21st Street Media $3,000.001
3Rudy Kessel $1,533.961
4The Paris News $1,038.452
5Reginald Hughes $900.002
6413 Media Corp $800.001
7Mihir Pankaj $500.001
8I Am Broadway $250.001
9Austin Anthony $200.001
10GoDaddy.com $141.082

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2026$700.00 $90.00
2025$0.00 $240.57
2024$1,100.00 $640.51
2023$200.00 $1,687.47
2022$100.00 $85.00
2021$200.00 $1,250.00
2020$2,900.00 $1,850.00
2019$2,435.00 $740.00
2018$9,764.30 $5,342.96

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
06/29/2026SIMS NORMENT $500.00 nORMENT & LANDERS INSURANCE CO. · INS CO/CO OWNER
06/29/2026Donald Lewis $100.00 Self Employed Real Estate Broker · Lewis Real Restate
06/29/2026BRAD MEYERS $100.00 First Federal Community Bank · Banker
03/04/2024BRYAN GLASS $100.00 GLASS REALTORS · REALTOR
03/04/2024Anthony Anthony $100.00 Texas Furniture · Owner of Furniture Store
02/22/2024STEPHEN TERRELL $100.00 PRINT WORKS · MANAGER
02/22/2024JAY HODGE $100.00 HODGE DODGE AUTO GROUP · OWNER
02/22/2024Stephen Gerald $100.00 Edward Jones · Stock Broker
02/09/2024SIMS NORMENT $100.00 nORMENT & LANDERS INSURANCE CO. · INS CO/CO OWNER
02/09/2024VIC RESSLER $100.00 CENTURY 21 · REALTOR
02/09/2024Ritchey Terry $100.00 Retired · Retired
02/09/2024BRAD MEYERS $100.00 First Federal Community Bank · Banker
02/09/2024Carl Cecil $100.00 Liberty National Bank · CEO of Bank
02/09/2024DERALD BULLS $100.00 Retired · Retired
06/22/2023Wally Kraft $100.00 Animal Health Center · Veterinarian
06/22/2023Ritchey Terry $100.00 Retired · Retired
12/27/2022Casey Gain $100.00 Clem & Gain Attorneys · Attorney
01/07/2021Marion Hamill $100.00 self · Investor
01/04/2021CHANCE ABBOTT $100.00 PEOPLES BANK · AVP/LOAN OFFICER
12/30/2020STEVEN GERRARD $100.00 GERRARD FINANCIAL · INVESTMENT

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
04/15/2026McClanahan & Holmes LP $90.00 Filed our Quarterly IRS Form
09/17/2025McClanahan & Holmes LP $85.00CPA fee for preparation of 8872 Form for IRS.
07/12/2025GoDaddy.com $70.57This is paid for us to have a website for the GPAC
01/31/2025McClanahan & Holmes LP $85.004th Quarter Form 8872
09/18/2024McClanahan & Holmes LP $85.00 Filing the Quarterly tax reports.
08/15/2024GoDaddy.com $70.51 This is to keep our domain website name.
06/21/2024McClanahan & Holmes LP $85.00 Tax Preparation
02/08/2024Reginald Hughes $400.00 Signage and Filers
08/31/2023Liberty National Bank $68.51 Reimbursement origination and domain name.
08/07/2023McClanahan & Holmes LP $85.00Quarterly IRS Report Fee
06/30/2023Rudy Kessel $1,533.96 1,033.96 to Dirt Cheap Signs for yard signs 500.00 to 1st Street Media for a Social Media Page.
11/09/2022McClanahan & Holmes LP $85.00CPA/accounting fee
08/09/2021McClanahan & Holmes LP $300.00Accountant fee
08/09/2021McClanahan & Holmes LP $150.00Accountant fee
03/23/2021Mihir Pankaj $500.00Political Contribution to Mihir Pankaj candidate for Paris Texas City Council
03/09/2021McClanahan & Holmes LP $300.00McClanahan & Holmes accounting fees
12/10/2020McClanahan & Holmes LP $150.00PREPARATON OF POST ELECTION REPORT
06/01/2020McClanahan & Holmes LP $450.00Accounting and filing
05/12/2020McClanahan & Holmes LP $300.00Quarterly reporting for 03-31-2020
02/14/2020McClanahan & Holmes LP $450.0012-31-19 Form 8872 filing
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.