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

GPAC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00083021 · TX
3 reports · First filing 10/28/2018 · Latest filing 07/14/2019
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
TX
First Filing
10/28/2018
Latest Filing
07/14/2019
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2019 – 06/30/2019
Reports
3

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$2,139.00
Expenditures
$335.48
Transactions
49
Largest Contribution
$150.00
Largest Expenditure
$127.60
COH as of 06/30/2019
$0.00
Average Contribution
$50.93
Average Expenditure
$47.93
First Contribution
10/05/2018
Last Contribution
12/07/2018
First Expenditure
09/04/2018
Last Expenditure
12/31/2018

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
36
Reported Payee Entities
2
Top Contributor
Chris Sandlin
Top Reported Payee
Facebook

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
36
42 contributions · $2,139.00
Vendor Relationships
2
7 payments · $335.48
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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 spentTexans Against Cruelty (DISSOLVED)Focal filer / committeeChris SandlinChris Sandlin$250.00 · 2 giftsJessica KeltonJessica Kelton$159.00 · 4 giftsKathleen ThompsonKathleen Thompson$95.00 · 2 giftsCathy ShermanCathy Sherman$80.00 · 1 giftsJodie Wright-TepferJodie Wright-Tepfer$70.00 · 2 giftsFacebookFacebook$325.48 · 6 paymentsWells FargoWells Fargo$10.00 · 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
1Chris Sandlin $250.002
2Jessica Kelton $159.004
3Kathleen Thompson $95.002
4Cathy Sherman $80.001
5Jodie Wright-Tepfer $70.002
6Annette Briggs $70.001
7April Wheeler $70.001
8Brian Patrick $70.001
9CHRISTOPHER SANDLIN $70.001
10Cathy Patrick $70.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Facebook $325.486
2Wells Fargo $10.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2018$2,139.00 $335.48

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
12/07/2018Jodie Wright-Tepfer $35.00 Not Employed
12/05/2018John Biggan $70.00 COO
12/05/2018Pam Cochrane $70.00 Not Employed
12/05/2018Machteld van Hoek $70.00 Not Employed
12/05/2018Dennis Sherrard $70.00 IT Executive
12/05/2018Prabhat Dixit $35.00 Faculty
12/05/2018Ralph Torres $35.00 Not Employed
12/05/2018Andrew Crockett $35.00 CPA
12/04/2018Cathy Sherman $80.00 Analyst
12/04/2018April Wheeler $70.00 Attorney
12/04/2018Becky Hartweg $35.00 Not Employed
12/04/2018Amy Porubsky $35.00 Not Employed
12/03/2018R Annette Briggs $70.00 retired
12/03/2018Edward Thames $35.00 Supervisor Customer Care
12/03/2018Heather Buen $35.00 Analyst
12/02/2018Joy Mock $70.00 Not employed
12/02/2018Jessica Kelton $70.00 Statistician
12/02/2018Brian Patrick $70.00 researcher
12/02/2018Kathleen Thompson $70.00 writer
12/02/2018Robert Donahue $35.00 Not Employed

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
12/31/2018Wells Fargo $10.00Banking Fee
11/05/2018Facebook $50.00Advertising
11/01/2018Facebook $38.71Advertising
10/31/2018Facebook $127.60Advertising
10/31/2018Facebook $59.20Advertising
10/29/2018Facebook $24.97Advertising
09/04/2018Facebook $25.00Advertising
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 60 ms.