Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Burnet County Democratic Club

GPAC · ACTIVE
Filer ID: 00083599 · Burnet · TX
36 reports · First filing 07/09/2019 · 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
Burnet · TX · 78611-7541
First Filing
07/09/2019
Latest Filing
07/15/2026
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
36

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$23,512.09
Expenditures
$41,039.69
Transactions
303
Largest Contribution
$5,600.00
Largest Expenditure
$1,580.00
COH as of 06/30/2026
$9,257.28
Average Contribution
$163.28
Average Expenditure
$258.11
First Contribution
02/19/2019
Last Contribution
12/23/2025
First Expenditure
10/05/2019
Last Expenditure
06/30/2026

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
49
Reported Payee Entities
70
Top Contributor
Robert Ruff
Top Reported Payee
Highland Lakes Newspapers

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
49
162 contributions · $28,691.48
Vendor Relationships
60
171 payments · $46,306.00
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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 spentBurnet County Democratic ClubFocal filer / committeeRobert RuffRobert Ruff$5,600.00 · 1 giftsBurnet County Democratic PartyBurnet County Democratic Party$1,698.56 · 3 giftsHighland Lakes Democratic WomenHighland Lakes Democratic Women$1,383.33 · 3 giftsRoseann ThorntonRoseann Thornton$1,324.06 · 14 giftsDenise HaysDenise Hays$1,250.00 · 2 giftsHighland Lakes NewspapersHighland Lakes Newspapers$4,885.75 · 5 paymentsVictory Media MarketingVictory Media Marketing$2,248.50 · 4 paymentsBurnet County Democratic PartyBurnet County Democratic Party$1,719.05 · 7 paymentsB.J. HenryB.J. Henry$1,508.85 · 5 paymentsWedding Oak WineryWedding Oak Winery$1,476.88 · 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
Contributions76.1th#1,771 of 7,401
Expenditures80.5th#1,444 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity77.8th#1,641 of 7,401
Transaction Volume87.4th#933 of 7,401

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions62.9%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures25.4%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Robert Ruff $5,600.001
2Burnet County Democratic Party $1,698.563
3Highland Lakes Democratic Women $1,383.333
4Roseann Thornton $1,324.0614
5Denise Hays $1,250.002
6Kenda Avery $1,050.003
7Julie Creighton $1,000.002
8James Stephens $1,000.001
9Shirley Schmidt $975.0030
10Joy Robinson $705.001

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1Highland Lakes Newspapers $4,885.755
2Victory Media Marketing $2,248.504
3Burnet County Democratic Party $1,719.057
4B.J. Henry $1,508.855
5Wedding Oak Winery $1,476.881
6Highland Lakes Democratic Women $1,340.653
7Costco $1,313.374
8Friends of Jessica Tiedt $1,250.002
9Wix.com $1,062.405
10KBEY-FM $1,015.002

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2026$0.00 $1,833.34
2025$3,540.00 $2,977.90
2024$4,180.78 $8,630.82
2023$760.00 $1,171.14
2022$2,103.81 $10,185.36
2021$1,900.00 $1,728.82
2020$9,677.50 $12,836.30
2019$1,350.00 $1,676.01

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
12/23/2025Maria Blasienz $25.00 Not Employed
12/22/2025Maine Sturks $30.00 Not employed
12/22/2025Shirley Schmidt $25.00 Retired
12/22/2025Shirley Schmidt $25.00 Retired
12/09/2025Jo Karr Tedder $10.00 Not Employed
12/08/2025Deb Fleming $10.00 Self Employed · Business Manager
12/07/2025B J Henry $35.00 Retired
11/18/2025Deb Fleming $10.00 Self Employed · Business Manager
11/09/2025Joy Robinson $705.00 Self Employed · Accountant
11/09/2025Kenda Avery $250.00 Retired · Retired
11/09/2025Denise Hays $250.00 Self Employed · Attorney
11/09/2025Jo Karr Tedder $10.00 Not Employed
11/07/2025B J Henry $35.00 Retired
11/04/2025Connie Brewer $50.00 Not Employed
11/02/2025Maine Sturks $30.00 Not employed
10/22/2025Shirley Schmidt $25.00 Retired
10/09/2025Jo Karr Tedder $10.00 Not Employed
10/08/2025Deb Fleming $10.00 Self Employed · Business Manager
10/07/2025B J Henry $35.00 Retired
10/06/2025Maine Sturks $30.00 Not employed

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/30/2026Wix.com $404.96Web site maintenance
06/30/2026Mail Chimp $196.07Mailing List Service
06/30/2026Spectrum $120.00Telephone
03/19/2026Hart Custom Screen Printing $856.93Club t-shirts
02/28/2026Burnet Chamber of Commerce $255.38Festival booth fee
12/30/2025Burnet County Democratic Party $311.00Joint advertising expense
12/17/2025USPS $192.00PO Box Rental
12/08/2025Spectrum $20.00Telephone
11/25/2025Mail Chimp $27.83Mailing List Service
11/14/2025Christopher Lovier $150.00Event security
11/06/2025Spectrum $20.00Telephone
10/29/2025Thirty-Two Auctions LLC $70.00Auction Management Assistance
10/27/2025Mail Chimp $27.83Mailing List Service
10/24/2025H-E-B $61.38Snacks
10/07/2025Spectrum $20.00Telephone
09/26/2025Next Day Flyers $54.05Fliers and signs
09/25/2025Mail Chimp $27.83Mailing List Services
09/22/2025H-E-B $146.79Event supplies
09/22/2025Amazon.com $43.16Food service supplies
09/12/2025H-E-B $23.85Food and serving supplies
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.