Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Texas First Coalition

DCE · ACTIVE
Filer ID: 00082630 · Austin · TX
10 reports · First filing 02/26/2018 · Latest filing 01/14/2025
Independent Expenditure · Direct Campaign Expenditure · Independent

Committee Details

TEC filer identity, reporting status, geography, and analytical classification.
Committee Class
Independent Expenditure
Subclass
Direct Campaign Expenditure
Market Segment
Independent
Status
ACTIVE
Filer Type
DCE
Office
—
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Austin · TX · 78709
First Filing
02/26/2018
Latest Filing
01/14/2025
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2024 – 12/31/2024
Reports
10

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$0.00
Expenditures
$304,734.55
Transactions
64
Largest Contribution
—
Largest Expenditure
$17,867.17
COH as of 12/31/2024
—
Average Contribution
—
Average Expenditure
$4,761.48
First Contribution
—
Last Contribution
—
First Expenditure
02/04/2018
Last Expenditure
08/09/2024

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
0
Reported Payee Entities
10
Top Contributor
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Top Reported Payee
Mayes Media Group

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
0
0 contributions · $0.00
Vendor Relationships
9
63 payments · $304,534.55
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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 spentTexas First CoalitionFocal filer / committeeMayes Media GroupMayes Media Group$108,064.80 · 31 paymentsCAMPAIGN STRATGIES INCCAMPAIGN STRATGIES INC$54,861.89 · 6 paymentsGOOGLEGOOGLE$43,500.00 · 3 paymentsCAMPAIGN STRATEGIES INCCAMPAIGN STRATEGIES INC$33,046.50 · 3 paymentsFACEBOOKFACEBOOK$28,500.00 · 3 paymentsNo contributor relationships in this window
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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
Independent Expenditure
Subclass
Direct Campaign Expenditure
Market Segment
Independent
Spending Band
—
Peer Committees
273

Peer Percentiles

MetricPercentileRank
Contributions99.6th#2 of 273
Expenditures90.5th#27 of 273
Total Financial Activity90.5th#27 of 273
Transaction Volume92.3th#22 of 273

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions—
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures98.1%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
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Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Mayes Media Group $108,064.8031
2CAMPAIGN STRATGIES INC $54,861.896
3GOOGLE $43,500.003
4CAMPAIGN STRATEGIES INC $33,046.503
5FACEBOOK $28,500.003
6Print Place $17,867.171
7INFOCUS CAMPAIGNS LLC $15,387.218
8CAELEN COMMUNICATIONS $3,000.003
9L2 INC $306.985
10Mike Thurman $200.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2024$0.00 $103,602.58
2022$0.00 $75,000.00
2020$0.00 $76,102.10
2018$0.00 $50,029.87

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
08/09/2024L2 INC $153.49PAYMENT FOR DCE COMMUNICATIONS DISCLOSED AS INCURRED OBLIGATIONS
05/28/2024INFOCUS CAMPAIGNS LLC $7,858.98PAYMENT FOR DCE COMMUNICATIONS DISCLOSED AS INCURRED OBLIGATIONS
05/21/2024INFOCUS CAMPAIGNS LLC $1,580.04PHONE CALLS SUPPORTING JOHN KUEMPEL
05/21/2024INFOCUS CAMPAIGNS LLC $1,487.43PHONE CALLS SUPPORTING GARY VANDEAVER
05/21/2024INFOCUS CAMPAIGNS LLC $644.49PHONE CALLS SUPPORTING JUSTIN HOLLAND
05/15/2024INFOCUS CAMPAIGNS LLC $1,402.47PHONE CALLS AND TEXT MESSAGES SUPPORTING JOHN KUEMPEL
05/15/2024INFOCUS CAMPAIGNS LLC $950.76PHONE CALLS AND TEXT MESSAGES SUPPORTING GARY VANDEAVER
05/15/2024INFOCUS CAMPAIGNS LLC $856.26PHONE CALLS AND TEXT MESSAGES SUPPORTING JUSTIN HOLLAND
05/15/2024INFOCUS CAMPAIGNS LLC $606.78PHONE CALLS AND TEXT MESSAGES SUPPORTING DEWAYNE BURNS
05/15/2024L2 INC $63.23LIST RENTAL
05/15/2024L2 INC $51.03LIST RENTAL
05/15/2024L2 INC $25.38LIST RENTAL
05/15/2024L2 INC $13.85LIST RENTAL
02/20/2024CAMPAIGN STRATEGIES INC $13,006.76PRINTING/POSTAGE FOR MAILER SUPPORTING GLENN ROGERS
02/20/2024CAMPAIGN STRATEGIES INC $11,784.02PRINTING/POSTAGE FOR MAILER SUPPORTING GARY VANDEAVER
02/20/2024CAMPAIGN STRATGIES INC $11,492.21PRINTING/POSTAGE FOR MAILER SUPPORTING TRAVIS CLARDY
02/20/2024CAMPAIGN STRATGIES INC $11,198.09PRINTING/POSTAGE FOR MAILER SUPPORTING ERNEST BAILES
02/20/2024CAMPAIGN STRATGIES INC $9,440.30PRINTING/POSTAGE FOR MAILER SUPPORTING JOHN KEUMPEL
02/20/2024CAMPAIGN STRATGIES INC $9,200.48PRINTING/POSTAGE FOR MAILER SUPPORTING DEWAYNE BURNS
02/20/2024CAMPAIGN STRATEGIES INC $8,255.72PRINTING/POSTAGE FOR MAILER SUPPORTING STEPHEN ALLISON
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 30 ms.