Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Search/Cool Conservatives PAC (DISSOLVED)
Filer / Committee

Cool Conservatives PAC (DISSOLVED)

GPAC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00083411 · Salado · TX
4 reports · First filing 05/22/2019 · Latest filing 03/01/2020
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
Salado · TX · 76571
First Filing
05/22/2019
Latest Filing
03/01/2020
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2020 – 03/01/2020
Reports
4

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$8,739.02
Expenditures
$13,104.91
Transactions
74
Largest Contribution
$1,200.00
Largest Expenditure
$8,841.61
COH as of 03/01/2020
$0.00
Average Contribution
$136.55
Average Expenditure
$1,310.49
First Contribution
01/22/2019
Last Contribution
06/15/2019
First Expenditure
02/01/2019
Last Expenditure
06/28/2019

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
30
Reported Payee Entities
5
Top Contributor
Jon Williams
Top Reported Payee
Best Buy

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
30
64 contributions · $8,739.02
Vendor Relationships
5
10 payments · $13,104.91
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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 spentCool Conservatives PAC (DISSOLVED)Focal filer / committeeJon WilliamsJon Williams$3,429.02 · 8 giftsJim CardleJim Cardle$1,500.00 · 2 giftsRobbie McDanielRobbie McDaniel$1,000.00 · 1 giftsBobby WhitsonBobby Whitson$500.00 · 5 giftsRebecca TongRebecca Tong$500.00 · 1 giftsBest BuyBest Buy$8,876.61 · 2 paymentsSalado CSSalado CS$3,750.00 · 5 paymentsGeneral Media SolutionsGeneral Media Solutions$350.00 · 1 paymentsVolt EnergyVolt Energy$75.00 · 1 paymentsAnedotAnedot$53.30 · 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
1Jon Williams $3,429.028
2Jim Cardle $1,500.002
3Robbie McDaniel $1,000.001
4Bobby Whitson $500.005
5Rebecca Tong $500.001
6James Graham $250.001
7Jesse Holt $225.001
8Kristina Keats $200.001
9The Nature Co. of Salado $150.001
10Colleen Isdale $105.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Best Buy $8,876.612
2Salado CS $3,750.005
3General Media Solutions $350.001
4Volt Energy $75.001
5Anedot $53.301

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2019$8,739.02 $13,104.91

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
06/15/2019Bobby Whitson $100.00 Bell County · Commissioner
06/13/2019Sharon Beckmann $10.00 retired · retired
06/12/2019Thomas Williams $10.00 retired · retired
06/11/2019Michael Branson $5.00 Bayer Cropscience · Chemical operator
06/09/2019Amber Hunter $5.00 SGS · Scale Operator
06/08/2019Barbara Baker $10.00 retired · retired
06/04/2019Patricia O Root $5.00 retired · retired
06/01/2019Deborah Andrle $10.00 retired · retired
05/15/2019Bobby Whitson $100.00 Bell County · Commissioner
05/13/2019Sharon Beckmann $10.00 retired · retired
05/12/2019Thomas Williams $10.00 retired · retired
05/11/2019Michael Branson $5.00 Bayer Cropscience · Chemical operator
05/09/2019Amber Hunter $5.00 SGS · Scale Operator
05/08/2019Barbara Baker $10.00 retired · retired
05/04/2019Patricia Root $5.00 retired · retired
05/01/2019Deborah Andrle $10.00 retired · retired
04/30/2019Chuck Littlehale $45.00 retired · retired
04/26/2019Jesse Holt $225.00 retired · retired
04/23/2019Kathi Proulx $45.00 retired · retired
04/15/2019Jim Cardle $500.00 Texas Insider · CEO

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/28/2019Best Buy $8,841.614K Studio camera, wireless microphone (2), green screen backdrop, studio lights (6), Dell laptop
06/18/2019Volt Energy $75.00Office Electricity Bill
06/01/2019Salado CS $750.00Office Rent
05/22/2019Anedot $53.30Transaction fees (1/30-5/22)
05/01/2019Salado CS $750.00Office rent - May
04/01/2019Salado CS $750.00Office Rent - April
04/01/2019Best Buy $35.00Microphone for office use
02/25/2019Salado CS $750.00Office Rent - March
02/25/2019General Media Solutions $350.00Postage for fundraising mailer
02/01/2019Salado CS $750.00Rent for office space
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 1,003 ms.