Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Texans for Educational Freedom

GPAC · ACTIVE
Filer ID: 00085530 · Austin · TX
22 reports · First filing 07/15/2021 · 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
Austin · TX · 78735
First Filing
07/15/2021
Latest Filing
07/15/2026
Latest Reporting Period
02/22/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
22

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$2,479,402.83
Expenditures
$2,582,513.45
Transactions
911
Largest Contribution
$200,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$61,320.00
COH as of 06/30/2026
$3,862.75
Average Contribution
$9,917.61
Average Expenditure
$3,906.98
First Contribution
08/05/2021
Last Contribution
02/11/2026
First Expenditure
05/01/2021
Last Expenditure
06/02/2026

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
184
Reported Payee Entities
39
Top Contributor
Montgomery J. Bennett
Top Reported Payee
Axiom Strategies

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
184
250 contributions · $2,479,402.83
Vendor Relationships
36
659 payments · $2,565,913.45
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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 spentTexans for Educational FreedomFocal filer / committeeMontgomery J. BennettMontgomery J. Bennett$492,000.00 · 5 giftsRichard W. WeekleyRichard W. Weekley$297,500.00 · 5 giftsAlexis M. CranbergAlexis M. Cranberg$254,729.27 · 2 giftsFrederick M. SaundersFrederick M. Saunders$200,000.00 · 1 giftsCoalition por/for Texas PACCoalition por/for Texas PAC$150,000.00 · 1 giftsAxiom StrategiesAxiom Strategies$955,403.16 · 62 paymentsCAZ Consulting, LLCCAZ Consulting, LLC$716,770.12 · 200 paymentsCarmine Strategies LLCCarmine Strategies LLC$399,584.76 · 25 paymentsRemington Research GroupRemington Research Group$157,432.62 · 29 paymentsAxiom StragegiesAxiom Stragegies$50,148.07 · 18 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
Contributions98.9th#84 of 7,401
Expenditures99.1th#70 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity99.0th#78 of 7,401
Transaction Volume93.3th#499 of 7,401

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions74.8%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures88.3%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Montgomery J. Bennett $492,000.005
2Richard W. Weekley $297,500.005
3Alexis M. Cranberg $254,729.272
4Frederick M. Saunders $200,000.001
5Coalition por/for Texas PAC $150,000.001
6Christopher Zook $135,000.004
7Stuart Saunders $102,500.002
8Charter Schools Now PAC $78,838.533
9Stacy A. Hock $75,000.002
10James Leininger $70,000.003

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Axiom Strategies $955,403.1662
2CAZ Consulting, LLC $716,770.12200
3Carmine Strategies LLC $399,584.7625
4Remington Research Group $157,432.6229
5Axiom Stragegies $50,148.0718
6The Prosper Group $44,500.0011
7RightSide Compliance $40,748.7547
8The What�s UP Program $30,000.001
9WPA Intelligence $28,553.0712
10Tripple Threat Strategies LLC $26,712.8055

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2026$400,000.00 $395,871.40
2024$938,167.80 $912,281.69
2023$96,365.87 $148,400.52
2022$961,002.16 $1,023,487.37
2021$83,867.00 $102,472.47

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
02/11/2026Christopher Zook $50,000.00 CAZ Investments · Chairman and CIO
02/09/2026Rex Gore $50,000.00 Cleanscapes · Manager
02/03/2026Montgomery J. Bennett $50,000.00 Ashford Inc. · CEO & Chairman
02/02/2026Stacy A. Hock $50,000.00 Retired · Retired
01/29/2026Stuart Saunders $50,000.00 Mission-Heights Enterprises, Ltd. · Attorney
01/29/2026Richard W. Weekley $50,000.00 Self Employed · Real Estate Delopment
01/28/2026Richard W. Weekley $100,000.00 Self Employed · Real Estate Delopment
08/01/2024Matthew Rotan $5,000.00 Marble Capital LP · Principal
06/12/2024Robert Zimmerman $1,000.00 ZRC Minerals · Manager
06/06/2024David Hoyt $50.00 SBAE · ED
05/22/2024Mary Bone $5,000.00 RRISD · Trustee
05/20/2024Bryan Bailey $5,000.00 DalFort Capital Partners · Finance Professional
05/17/2024Charles R. Saulsbury $13,600.00 Saulsbury Industries · President
05/17/2024Mark Saulsbury $6,600.00 Saulsbury Industries · Senior VP
05/17/2024Matthew Saulsbury $6,600.00 Saulsbury Industries · CEO
05/17/2024Charles R. Saulsbury, Jr. $6,600.00 Saulsbury Industries · Owner
05/17/2024Amelia D. Zugg $6,600.00 Saulsbury Industries · Community Investment Manager
05/14/2024Theresa Day $50.00 Executive Legal Asst
05/08/2024Montgomery J. Bennett $200,000.00 Ashford Inc. · CEO & Chairman
04/22/2024Ken Valach $500.00 Crow Holdings Development · CEO

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/02/2026Intuit, Inc. $79.95Software Subscription
05/02/2026Intuit, Inc. $79.95Software Subscription
04/02/2026Intuit, Inc. $79.95Software Subscription
03/04/2026RightSide Compliance $1,290.00Compliance Consulting
03/02/2026Intuit, Inc. $79.95Software Subscription
02/20/2026CAZ Consulting, LLC $36,900.00Texting Service: In-kind to Kasen Huddleston
02/20/2026CAZ Consulting, LLC $36,800.00Texting Service: In-kind to Audrey Young
02/20/2026CAZ Consulting, LLC $36,800.00Texting Service: In-kind to Tiffany Nelson
02/20/2026CAZ Consulting, LLC $19,500.00Texting Service: In-kind to Victoria Hinojosa
02/20/2026CAZ Consulting, LLC $9,572.40Texting Service: In-kind to Kasen Huddleston
02/20/2026CAZ Consulting, LLC $7,839.10Texting Service: In-kind to Tiffany Nelson
02/20/2026CAZ Consulting, LLC $6,654.50Texting Service: In-kind to Audrey Young
02/20/2026CAZ Consulting, LLC $4,039.00Texting Service: In-kind to Victoria Hinojosa
02/17/2026Axiom Strategies $26,082.00Direct Mail Printing, Production, Postage: In-kind to Victoria Hinjosa Campaign
02/17/2026CAZ Consulting, LLC $9,919.00Texting Service: In-kind to Kasen Huddleston
02/17/2026CAZ Consulting, LLC $8,324.70Texting Service: In-kind to Tiffany Nelson
02/17/2026CAZ Consulting, LLC $7,013.20Texting Service: In-kind to Audrey Young
02/17/2026CAZ Consulting, LLC $4,319.40Texting Service: In-kind to Victoria Hinojosa
02/16/2026CAZ Consulting, LLC $10,047.70Texting Service: In-kind to Kasen Huddleston
02/16/2026CAZ Consulting, LLC $8,771.80Texting Service: In-kind to Tiffany Nelson
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 43 ms.