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

MPAC · ACTIVE
Filer ID: 00084763 · Houston · TX
78 reports · First filing 04/10/2020 · Latest filing 09/04/2026
Political Action Committee · General Purpose Monthly · PAC

Committee Details

TEC filer identity, reporting status, geography, and analytical classification.
Committee Class
Political Action Committee
Subclass
General Purpose Monthly
Market Segment
PAC
Status
ACTIVE
Filer Type
MPAC
Office
—
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Houston · TX · 77046
First Filing
04/10/2020
Latest Filing
09/04/2026
Latest Reporting Period
07/26/2026 – 08/25/2026
Reports
78

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$727,704.26
Expenditures
$740,625.21
Transactions
824
Largest Contribution
$30,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$15,000.00
COH as of 06/25/2026
$7,162.12
Average Contribution
$1,770.57
Average Expenditure
$1,793.28
First Contribution
03/26/2020
Last Contribution
07/17/2024
First Expenditure
04/03/2020
Last Expenditure
06/23/2025

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
11
Reported Payee Entities
182
Top Contributor
Chris Sallese
Top Reported Payee
Vince Morales Campaign

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
11
411 contributions · $727,704.26
Vendor Relationships
180
413 payments · $740,625.21
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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 spentDEC PACFocal filer / committeeChris SalleseChris Sallese$120,000.00 · 44 giftsMichel MaksoudMichel Maksoud$115,448.47 · 97 giftsStephen SheldonStephen Sheldon$110,591.79 · 90 giftsJohan PettersonJohan Petterson$99,400.00 · 85 giftsWayne AhrensWayne Ahrens$90,000.00 · 7 giftsVince Morales CampaignVince Morales Campaign$50,750.00 · 10 paymentsJudge Mark Henry CampaignJudge Mark Henry Campaign$36,500.00 · 9 paymentsTexans For Greg AbbottTexans For Greg Abbott$30,000.00 · 3 paymentsDarrell Apffel CampaignDarrell Apffel Campaign$25,000.00 · 8 paymentsLesley Briones CampaignLesley Briones Campaign$25,000.00 · 5 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 Monthly
Market Segment
PAC
Spending Band
—
Peer Committees
7,401

Peer Percentiles

MetricPercentileRank
Contributions95.5th#337 of 7,401
Expenditures96.8th#235 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity96.1th#291 of 7,401
Transaction Volume92.3th#572 of 7,401

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions99.5%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures24.5%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Chris Sallese $120,000.0044
2Michel Maksoud $115,448.4797
3Stephen Sheldon $110,591.7990
4Johan Petterson $99,400.0085
5Wayne Ahrens $90,000.007
6Alejandro Flores $59,000.0013
7F. Paul Celauro $56,804.0038
8Jack Carter $37,500.003
9Richard Zamora $25,460.0022
10Nick Bokaie $11,000.0011

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Vince Morales Campaign $50,750.0010
2Judge Mark Henry Campaign $36,500.009
3Texans For Greg Abbott $30,000.003
4Darrell Apffel Campaign $25,000.008
5Lesley Briones Campaign $25,000.005
6Grady Prestage Campaign $24,500.0010
7Adrian Garcia Campaign $18,500.005
8Charley Riley Campaign $17,500.005
9Judge Jimmy Sylvia Campaign $17,150.009
10James Noack Campaign $15,000.006

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2025$0.00 $1,500.00
2024$11,050.00 $135,660.00
2023$129,800.00 $173,933.82
2022$134,150.06 $172,886.47
2021$221,417.49 $168,799.76
2020$231,286.71 $87,845.16

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
07/17/2024Michel Maksoud $850.00 Dannenbaum Engineering · President
06/28/2024Michel Maksoud $850.00 Dannenbaum Engineering · President
06/14/2024Michel Maksoud $850.00 Dannenbaum Engineering · President
05/31/2024Michel Maksoud $850.00 Dannenbaum Engineering · President
05/16/2024Michel Maksoud $850.00 Dannenbaum Engineering · President
04/30/2024Michel Maksoud $850.00 Dannenbaum Engineering · President
04/16/2024Michel Maksoud $850.00 Dannenbaum Engineering · President
03/29/2024Michel Maksoud $850.00 Dannenbaum Engineering · President
03/15/2024Michel Maksoud $850.00 Dannenbaum Engineering · President
02/29/2024Michel Maksoud $850.00 Dannenbaum Engineering · President
02/16/2024Michel Maksoud $850.00 Dannenbaum Engineering · President
01/31/2024Michel Maksoud $850.00 Dannenbaum Engineering · President
01/16/2024Michel Maksoud $850.00 Dannenbaum Engineering · President
12/31/2023Stephen Sheldon $2,000.00 Dannenbaum Engineering · Principal, Land Development
12/29/2023Stephen Sheldon $1,100.00 Dannenbaum Engineering · Principal, Land Development
12/29/2023Michel Maksoud $850.00 Dannenbaum Engineering · President
12/15/2023Stephen Sheldon $1,100.00 Dannenbaum Engineering · Principal, Land Development
12/15/2023Michel Maksoud $850.00 Dannenbaum Engineering · President
11/30/2023Chris Sallese $2,000.00 Dannenbaum Engineering · Division Manager
11/30/2023Stephen Sheldon $1,100.00 Dannenbaum Engineering · Principal, Land Development

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/23/2025Robin Armstrong Campaign $500.00Contribution
01/15/2025Trey Duhon Campaign $1,000.00Political Contribution
12/13/2024Oscar Longoria Campaign $500.00Political Contribution
12/13/2024Tom Craddick Campaign $500.00Political Contribution
12/13/2024Pete Flores Campaign $500.00Political Contribution
12/03/2024Grady Prestage Campaign $2,500.00Political Contribution
11/15/2024Friends Of Brandon Creighton $500.00Political Contribution
11/04/2024Lesley Briones Campaign $2,500.00Political Contribution
11/01/2024Robert Walker Campaign $1,750.00Political Contribution
10/31/2024Darrell Apffel Campaign $1,000.00Political Contribution
10/30/2024Judge Jimmy Sylvia Campaign $2,100.00Political Contribution
10/29/2024Judge Mark Henry Campaign $1,500.00Political Contribution
10/29/2024Ann Johnson Campaign $500.00Political Contribution
10/25/2024Vince Morales Campaign $1,750.00Political Contribution
10/22/2024Rex Lindberg Campaign $1,000.00Political Contribution
10/21/2024Nick Long Campaign $500.00Political Contribution
10/17/2024Ann Howard Campaign $2,500.00Political Contribution
10/17/2024Matt Sebesta Campaign $2,000.00Political Contribution
10/11/2024Ryan Cade Campaign $1,000.00Political Contribution
10/08/2024Kevin Cole Campaign $1,000.00Political Contribution
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 322 ms.