Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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4 West Texas Political Action Committee (DISSOLVED)

GPAC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00085885 · Lubbock · TX
15 reports · First filing 01/06/2022 · Latest filing 12/30/2025
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
Lubbock · TX · 79424
First Filing
01/06/2022
Latest Filing
12/30/2025
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2025 – 12/31/2025
Reports
15

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$134,650.00
Expenditures
$135,898.59
Transactions
192
Largest Contribution
$10,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$15,000.00
COH as of 12/31/2025
$0.00
Average Contribution
$1,530.11
Average Expenditure
$1,306.72
First Contribution
09/16/2021
Last Contribution
05/02/2024
First Expenditure
10/22/2021
Last Expenditure
11/07/2024

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
64
Reported Payee Entities
47
Top Contributor
Carl Pepper
Top Reported Payee
Lehnen Consulting, LLC

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
64
88 contributions · $134,650.00
Vendor Relationships
45
102 payments · $135,449.18
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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 spent4 West Texas Political Action Commi…Focal filer / committeeCarl PepperCarl Pepper$30,000.00 · 5 giftsJosh AllenJosh Allen$10,000.00 · 1 giftsJody EhlerJody Ehler$7,250.00 · 3 giftsLacy VardemanLacy Vardeman$7,000.00 · 4 giftsGary Warren Car Company, LLCGary Warren Car Company, LLC$6,000.00 · 2 giftsLehnen Consulting, LLCLehnen Consulting, LLC$37,049.78 · 13 paymentsCarl Tepper CampaignCarl Tepper Campaign$25,000.00 · 2 paymentsProject DestinyProject Destiny$10,000.00 · 1 paymentsMcBrayer CampaignMcBrayer Campaign$8,000.00 · 2 paymentsWillows Event CenterWillows Event Center$6,373.40 · 2 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
Contributions89.9th#752 of 7,401
Expenditures90.3th#716 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity89.9th#752 of 7,401
Transaction Volume85.9th#1,044 of 7,401

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions63.3%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures63.6%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Carl Pepper $30,000.005
2Josh Allen $10,000.001
3Jody Ehler $7,250.003
4Lacy Vardeman $7,000.004
5Gary Warren Car Company, LLC $6,000.002
6Paul Stell $5,250.002
7Clay Cash $5,000.001
8Jeff Payne $5,000.001
9Sarge Summers $5,000.001
10Jay House $4,775.005

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Lehnen Consulting, LLC $37,049.7813
2Carl Tepper Campaign $25,000.002
3Project Destiny $10,000.001
4McBrayer Campaign $8,000.002
5Willows Event Center $6,373.402
6Texas Voters PAC $5,000.002
7Tray Payne Campaign $5,000.001
8Anah Menjares Campaign $3,000.001
9Jason Ratliff Campaign $3,000.001
10Aaron Kinsey Campaign $2,500.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2024$8,000.00 $27,504.73
2023$19,725.00 $17,338.34
2022$64,650.00 $74,609.29
2021$42,275.00 $16,446.23

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
05/02/2024Carl Pepper $8,000.00 Self Employed · Farming
04/25/2023Greaser Melynie $1,000.00 Retired
04/17/2023Jared Robertson $1,000.00 Robertson Bonded Warehouse · Bonded Warehousing
03/24/2023Lacy Vardeman $3,500.00 Cotter Key Farms · Owner - Operator
03/24/2023Douglas Hlavaty $2,000.00 Self Employed · Farmer
03/24/2023Terisa Clark $1,200.00 Clark CFO & Consulting · Owner
03/24/2023Suzanne Ehler $1,000.00 Retired
03/24/2023Mike Ehler $1,000.00 Self- Employed · Investments
02/23/2023Paul Stell $250.00 Self Employed · Real Estate Development
02/13/2023All Accounting, Inc. $1,250.00
02/13/2023Susan Cherry $100.00 Retired
02/11/2023Jody Ehler $1,250.00 Ace Completions · Oil and Gas Services
02/11/2023Victor Flores $250.00 Self Employed · Radio Broadcasting
02/11/2023Douglas Hlavaty $250.00 Self Employed · Farmer
02/09/2023Myrna Weaver $1,000.00 Retired
02/08/2023Shanda Hasse $250.00 Self Employed · Marketing
02/04/2023Dustin Burrows Campaign $250.00
01/31/2023Beadle Insurance Agency $500.00
01/31/2023Ken Ehler $500.00 Self Employed · Farming
01/31/2023David Ehler $500.00 retired

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
11/07/2024Aaron Kinsey Campaign $2,500.00Campaign contribution to Aaron Kinsey campaign
08/06/2024Lubbock Area Republican Women $1,250.00 Local political event to hear speakers.
05/16/2024McBrayer Campaign $3,000.00Mayor run-off campaign contribution
05/16/2024Anah Menjares Campaign $3,000.00Lubbock City Council campaign
04/22/2024Project Destiny $10,000.00Contribution to campaign against Lubbock Prop A: decriminalize marijuana
04/22/2024McBrayer Campaign $5,000.00campaign contribution for mayor race
03/26/2024Lubbock Professional Firefighters Assoc. $500.00Lubbock Mayoral Forum
03/05/2024Karen Post Campaign $2,000.00Political campaign contribution
01/10/2024Castillo Jimmy $254.73WEBSITE HOSTING
12/01/2023Newks Eatery $43.35 lunch meeting
12/01/2023The Rocket Science Group, LLC $21.32 email service
11/01/2023The Rocket Science Group, LLC $21.32email service
10/30/2023Pacific Justice Foundation $591.96Brad Dacus speaker expense
10/24/2023Lone Star Pack and Ship $315.00Scanning of LISD FOIA docs
10/16/2023Fibermax Center for Discovery $750.00Ag Museum rental
10/02/2023The Rocket Science Group, LLC $21.32email service
09/08/2023Bienvenido USA $500.00 Myra Flores Event
09/01/2023The Rocket Science Group, LLC $21.32email service
08/17/2023NSCA $2,500.00 Chaplaincy Event -
08/01/2023The Rocket Science Group, LLC $21.32email service
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