Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Search/Hood County Real Republicans PAC (DISSOLVED)
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Hood County Real Republicans PAC (DISSOLVED)

GPAC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00085444 · Granbury · TX
11 reports · First filing 07/15/2021 · Latest filing 10/07/2024
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
Granbury · TX · 76049
First Filing
07/15/2021
Latest Filing
10/07/2024
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2024 – 10/07/2024
Reports
11

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$15,550.00
Expenditures
$19,034.79
Transactions
52
Largest Contribution
$5,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$7,000.00
COH as of 10/07/2024
$0.00
Average Contribution
$863.89
Average Expenditure
$559.85
First Contribution
11/16/2021
Last Contribution
02/09/2024
First Expenditure
06/10/2021
Last Expenditure
08/14/2024

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
16
Reported Payee Entities
26
Top Contributor
DTXLPAC
Top Reported Payee
Criswell Strategies

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
16
18 contributions · $15,550.00
Vendor Relationships
14
22 payments · $16,452.79
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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 spentHood County Real Republicans PAC (D…Focal filer / committeeDTXLPACDTXLPAC$5,000.00 · 1 giftsMike OlcuttMike Olcutt$5,000.00 · 1 giftsRichard HattoxRichard Hattox$1,300.00 · 2 giftsMelanie GraftMelanie Graft$550.00 · 2 giftsBrad BensonBrad Benson$500.00 · 1 giftsCriswell StrategiesCriswell Strategies$7,500.00 · 2 paymentsMetro MailerMetro Mailer$4,500.00 · 1 paymentsHood County Republican PartyHood County Republican Party$2,100.00 · 2 paymentsPIC PrintingPIC Printing$600.00 · 1 paymentsUSPSUSPS$508.00 · 3 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
Contributions77.3th#1,681 of 7,401
Expenditures77.9th#1,638 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity77.1th#1,699 of 7,401
Transaction Volume78.0th#1,628 of 7,401

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions91.0%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures79.9%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1DTXLPAC $5,000.001
2Mike Olcutt $5,000.001
3Richard Hattox $1,300.002
4Melanie Graft $550.002
5Brad Benson $500.001
6Steve McCoy $450.001
7Van Vernon $400.001
8Nanette Samuelson $350.001
9Don Poe $300.001
10Stephanie Fischer $300.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Criswell Strategies $7,500.002
2Metro Mailer $4,500.001
3Hood County Republican Party $2,100.002
4PIC Printing $600.001
5USPS $508.003
6La Bella Luna $500.001
7Bryan Bufkin $250.001
8Dave Eagle $250.001
9Katie Lang $250.001
10Mark Shackelford $250.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2024$100.00 $828.70
2023$500.00 $1,676.00
2022$10,150.00 $15,409.31
2021$4,800.00 $1,120.78

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
02/09/2024Melanie Graft $100.00
10/26/2023Brad Benson $500.00 Business Owner
10/26/2022Clinton Helton $150.00
10/12/2022Mike Olcutt $5,000.00
03/04/2022DTXLPAC $5,000.00
11/16/2021Richard Hattox $800.00
11/16/2021Richard Hattox $500.00
11/16/2021Melanie Graft $450.00
11/16/2021Steve McCoy $450.00
11/16/2021Van Vernon $400.00
11/16/2021Nanette Samuelson $350.00
11/16/2021Stephanie Fischer $300.00
11/16/2021Don Poe $300.00
11/16/2021Steve Lair $300.00
11/16/2021LeAnn McCoy $275.00
11/16/2021Zachary Maxwell $250.00
11/16/2021Roger Lewis $225.00
11/16/2021Mary Hattox $200.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
08/14/2024Christine C. Leftwich Campaign $228.70Campaign Donation
02/08/2024PIC Printing $600.00Political mailer in support of candidate
11/01/2023Hood County Republican Party $1,500.00Political mailer / flyer in support of party candidates
07/28/2023USPS $176.00Renew PO Box for the GPAC
10/26/2022Criswell Strategies $7,000.00Cost for 20,000+ voter guide mailer for local school board candidates and Republican Party
10/26/2022Criswell Strategies $500.00Consulting to develop layout of candidates/party mailer.
10/12/2022Jeff Hastings $200.00Campaign contribution
10/12/2022Karen Lowery $200.00Campaign contribution
10/12/2022Terry Louvin $200.00Campaign contribution
03/15/2022USPS $166.00This expense was reported in another section of this report, but was paid for with a credit card.
03/15/2022USPS $166.00Cost of P.O. Box rental to receive mail
03/07/2022Shutterstock $30.96This expense was previously reported, however, it was paid for which a credit card.
03/07/2022Shutterstock $30.96Purchased licensing rights for photos to include on Website and Facebook page.
02/14/2022Staples $12.73Copies of paper slips for post-candidate forum straw poll.
02/10/2022Metro Mailer $4,500.00Push card mailer sponsored by PAC for local county and state-wide supported candidates
02/09/2022Staples $10.49Copies of paper slips for post-candidate forum straw poll.
02/07/2022Steve Biggers $250.00Contribution by PAC to campaign
02/01/2022Hood County Republican Party $600.00Donation to county GOP for fundraiser event
01/26/2022Staples $10.28Copies of paper slips for post-candidate forum straw poll.
01/25/2022Bryan Bufkin $250.00Contribution by PAC to campaign
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 105 ms.