Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Citizens for Agricultural Development

GPAC · ACTIVE
Filer ID: 00085087 · Austin · TX
16 reports · First filing 01/15/2021 · Latest filing 07/14/2026
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
Austin · TX · 78701
First Filing
01/15/2021
Latest Filing
07/14/2026
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
16

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$101,000.00
Expenditures
$98,617.82
Transactions
78
Largest Contribution
$100,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$5,000.00
COH as of 06/30/2026
$2,382.18
Average Contribution
$33,666.67
Average Expenditure
$1,314.90
First Contribution
11/18/2020
Last Contribution
12/03/2020
First Expenditure
11/25/2020
Last Expenditure
04/04/2024

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
3
Reported Payee Entities
74
Top Contributor
Arthur Watson, Jr
Top Reported Payee
Norma Chavez Campaign

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
3
6 contributions · $202,000.00
Vendor Relationships
73
145 payments · $188,945.64
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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 spentCitizens for Agricultural Developme…Focal filer / committeeArthur Watson, JrArthur Watson, Jr$100,000.00 · 1 giftsJoe GarciaJoe Garcia$500.00 · 1 giftsSteve HieronymusSteve Hieronymus$500.00 · 1 giftsNorma Chavez CampaignNorma Chavez Campaign$5,000.00 · 2 paymentsDade Phelan CampaignDade Phelan Campaign$5,000.00 · 1 paymentsTexan For Greg AbbottTexan For Greg Abbott$5,000.00 · 1 paymentsTexan for Dan PatrickTexan for Dan Patrick$5,000.00 · 1 paymentsEddie Lucio CampaignEddie Lucio Campaign$3,000.00 · 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
Expenditures70.6th#2,179 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity67.0th#2,446 of 7,401
Transaction Volume63.0th#2,736 of 7,401

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions—
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures100.0%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Arthur Watson, Jr $100,000.001
2Joe Garcia $500.001
3Steve Hieronymus $500.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Norma Chavez Campaign $5,000.002
2Dade Phelan Campaign $5,000.001
3Texan For Greg Abbott $5,000.001
4Texan for Dan Patrick $5,000.001
5Eddie Lucio Campaign $3,000.001
6John Cyrier Campaign $2,500.001
7Kelly Hancock Campaign $2,500.001
8Ryan Guillen $2,500.001
9Texas Senate Democratic Caucus $2,500.001
10Chris Paddie Campaign $2,000.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2024$0.00 $5,000.00
2021$0.00 $395.00
2020$101,000.00 $93,222.82

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
12/03/2020Arthur Watson, Jr $100,000.00 Retired
11/23/2020Steve Hieronymus $500.00 self-employed · businessman
11/18/2020Joe Garcia $500.00 self-employed · consultant

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
04/04/2024Norma Chavez Campaign $2,500.00Contribution
01/23/2024Norma Chavez Campaign $2,500.00contribution to campaign
10/04/2021Katy Johson $395.00legal work
12/08/2020Texan for Dan Patrick $5,000.00Contribution
12/08/2020Texan For Greg Abbott $5,000.00Contribution
12/08/2020Dade Phelan Campaign $5,000.00contribution
12/08/2020Texas Senate Democratic Caucus $2,500.00Contribution
12/08/2020John Cyrier Campaign $2,500.00contribution
12/08/2020Kelly Hancock Campaign $2,500.00Contribution
12/08/2020Ryan Guillen $2,500.00contribution
12/08/2020Donna Campbell Campaign $2,000.00Contribution
12/08/2020Joan Huffman Campaign $2,000.00Contribution
12/08/2020Chris Paddie Campaign $2,000.00Contribution
12/08/2020Robert Nichols Campaign $2,000.00Contribution
12/08/2020Larry Taylor Campaign $2,000.00Contribution
12/08/2020Charles Perry Campaign $1,500.00Contribution
12/08/2020Roland Gutierrez Campaign $1,500.00Contribution
12/08/2020Judith Zaffirini Campaign $1,500.00Contribution
12/08/2020Royce West Campaign $1,500.00Contribution
12/08/2020John Whitmire Campaign $1,500.00Contribution
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 44 ms.