Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Filer / Committee

Pape, Paul (Mr.)

COH · State Representative 17
Filer ID: 00086240 · McDade · TX
13 reports · First filing 01/17/2022 · Latest filing 01/20/2025
Candidate Committee · Candidate · Candidate

Committee Details

TEC filer identity, reporting status, geography, and analytical classification.
Committee Class
Candidate Committee
Subclass
Candidate
Market Segment
Candidate
Status
Filer Type
COH
Office
State Representative
District / Place
17
Mailing Location
McDade · TX · 78650
First Filing
01/17/2022
Latest Filing
01/20/2025
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2024 – 12/31/2024
Reports
13

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$46,086.35
Expenditures
$415,898.61
Transactions
99
Largest Contribution
$21,440.00
Largest Expenditure
$47,467.67
COH as of 12/31/2024
$0.00
Average Contribution
$822.97
Average Expenditure
$9,672.06
First Contribution
12/13/2021
Last Contribution
08/12/2022
First Expenditure
12/06/2021
Last Expenditure
02/15/2024

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
51
Reported Payee Entities
15
Top Contributor
Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND
Top Reported Payee
KC Strategies, LLC

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
51
85 contributions · $56,136.35
Vendor Relationships
11
46 payments · $518,489.66
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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 spentPape, Paul (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeTexas Farm Bureau AGFUNDTexas Farm Bureau AGFUND$21,450.54 · 2 giftsTX Farm Bureau AGFUNDTX Farm Bureau AGFUND$5,000.00 · 1 giftsJohn Cyrier CampaignJohn Cyrier Campaign$2,500.00 · 1 giftsJim CarpenterJim Carpenter$2,500.00 · 1 giftsIBAT PACIBAT PAC$1,500.00 · 1 giftsKC Strategies, LLCKC Strategies, LLC$382,502.54 · 16 paymentsJacob ReaganJacob Reagan$21,097.13 · 4 paymentsIndependent Texans PACIndependent Texans PAC$6,400.00 · 1 paymentsUSPSUSPS$3,712.00 · 7 paymentsRepublican Party of TexasRepublican Party of Texas$750.00 · 1 payments

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
Candidate Committee
Subclass
Candidate
Market Segment
Candidate
Spending Band
Peer Committees
8,722

Peer Percentiles

MetricPercentileRank
Contributions89.1th#954 of 8,722
Expenditures96.6th#297 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity95.0th#440 of 8,722
Transaction Volume84.6th#1,346 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions81.3%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures99.7%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND $21,450.542
2TX Farm Bureau AGFUND $5,000.001
3John Cyrier Campaign $2,500.001
4Jim Carpenter $2,500.001
5IBAT PAC $1,500.001
6Assn of Professional Educators PAC $1,000.001
7Texas Parent PAC $1,000.001
8Noe Reyes $1,000.001
9Charlie Graham $750.001
10Howard Schain $750.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1KC Strategies, LLC $382,502.5416
2Jacob Reagan $21,097.134
3Independent Texans PAC $6,400.001
4USPS $3,712.007
5Republican Party of Texas $750.001
6Bastrop Copier $258.853
7Paul Pape $203.461
8Anedot $190.502
9Walmart $173.612
10Milam Co. Republican Women $165.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2024$0.00 $203.46
2022$42,736.35 $411,430.15
2021$3,350.00 $4,265.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
08/12/2022Lester Martin $200.00 X Bow Systems · director
05/18/2022Todd Olson $100.00 Upstream Communications · Consultant
05/13/2022Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND $21,440.00
05/10/2022Henry Bell $500.00 Henry Bell Law · Attorney
05/09/2022Sal Zaccagnino $50.00 retired · retired
05/09/2022Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND $10.54
05/07/2022Tim Kleinschmidt $500.00 TX Ag Dept. · Gen. Council
05/06/2022Independent Texans PAC $213.89
05/06/2022Lester Garrison $100.00 retired · retired
05/04/2022County Officials PAC $500.00
05/02/2022Tom and Nancy Scott $100.00 Retired · Educators
05/02/2022Independent Texans PAC $71.92
04/28/2022Jim Dooley $200.00 self · RE appraiser
04/24/2022Joseph DiLulllo $100.00 retired · retired
04/13/2022Jim Carpenter $2,500.00 Carpenter & Associates · Developer
04/12/2022TX Thoroughbred Assn PAC $500.00
04/11/2022TX Farm Bureau AGFUND $5,000.00
04/07/2022Kim Rainosek $50.00 J. Irwin Co. · Accountant
04/03/2022George Martinez $100.00 retired · retired
03/12/2022Kirk Swinney $100.00 Radio · attorney

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
02/15/2024Paul Pape $203.46repay portion of personal loan to campaign.
06/24/2022KC Strategies, LLC $13,275.89reimburse campaign costs
06/09/2022Jacob Reagan $6,091.83campaign manager
06/05/2022KC Strategies, LLC $31,395.72reimburse campaign costs
05/27/2022Buccees $107.00retrieve signs
05/20/2022Independent Texans PAC $6,400.00phone bank
05/19/2022Melinda Leep $100.00mailing
05/18/2022USPS $116.00postage
05/16/2022KC Strategies, LLC $37,064.68reimburse campaign costs
05/12/2022KC Strategies, LLC $37,064.68campaign
05/12/2022Anedot $150.70online giving expenses
05/10/2022Jacob Reagan $7,453.50manager
05/10/2022USPS $870.00postage
05/09/2022KC Strategies, LLC $34,224.00campaign
05/04/2022KC Strategies, LLC $10,814.00campaign
04/30/2022Nancy McKey $75.00booth space
04/18/2022KC Strategies, LLC $3,477.44campaign
04/11/2022KC Strategies, LLC $6,163.48campaign
04/11/2022USPS $1,450.00postage
04/01/2022Home Depot $52.50sign parts
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 39 ms.