Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Champions for Business (INACTIVE)

GPAC · INACTIVE
Filer ID: 00086388 · Lubbock · TX
17 reports · First filing 01/18/2022 · Latest filing 09/25/2025
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
INACTIVE
Filer Type
GPAC
Office
—
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Lubbock · TX · 79401
First Filing
01/18/2022
Latest Filing
09/25/2025
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2025 – 09/23/2025
Reports
17

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$90,000.00
Expenditures
$96,462.32
Transactions
87
Largest Contribution
$4,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$10,000.00
COH as of 09/23/2025
$0.00
Average Contribution
$1,914.89
Average Expenditure
$2,411.56
First Contribution
10/27/2021
Last Contribution
03/21/2024
First Expenditure
07/08/2021
Last Expenditure
09/23/2025

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
28
Reported Payee Entities
30
Top Contributor
Fernando Bustos
Top Reported Payee
The American Opportunity PAC

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
28
47 contributions · $90,000.00
Vendor Relationships
22
38 payments · $85,730.47
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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 spentChampions for Business (INACTIVE)Focal filer / committeeFernando BustosFernando Bustos$6,000.00 · 3 giftsJohn HamiltonJohn Hamilton$6,000.00 · 3 giftsMarc McDougalMarc McDougal$6,000.00 · 3 giftsRobert WoodRobert Wood$6,000.00 · 3 giftsTrey StrongTrey Strong$6,000.00 · 3 giftsThe American Opportunity PACThe American Opportunity PAC$10,000.00 · 1 paymentsSteve MassengaleSteve Massengale$10,000.00 · 1 payments806 Advantage PAC806 Advantage PAC$9,990.95 · 1 paymentsThe Texas Voters PACThe Texas Voters PAC$5,000.00 · 1 paymentsTray Payne for Mayor CampaignTray Payne for Mayor Campaign$5,000.00 · 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
Contributions88.0th#889 of 7,401
Expenditures88.5th#850 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity87.9th#896 of 7,401
Transaction Volume81.3th#1,382 of 7,401

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions57.8%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures41.5%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Fernando Bustos $6,000.003
2John Hamilton $6,000.003
3Marc McDougal $6,000.003
4Robert Wood $6,000.003
5Trey Strong $6,000.003
6Barry Orr $6,000.002
7Chris Chambers $4,000.002
8Gabe Vitela $4,000.002
9Rey Carrasco $4,000.002
10Steve Beck $4,000.002

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1The American Opportunity PAC $10,000.001
2Steve Massengale $10,000.001
3806 Advantage PAC $9,990.951
4The Texas Voters PAC $5,000.001
5Tray Payne for Mayor Campaign $5,000.001
6WOLFF PAC $5,000.001
7DUSTIN BURROWS $5,000.001
8Dr. Jennifer Wilson Campaign $4,500.002
9Lubbock Chamber of Commerce $3,172.2010
10Kade Wilcox for Texas $3,000.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2025$0.00 $15,595.95
2024$16,000.00 $35,194.17
2023$22,000.00 $0.00
2022$17,000.00 $42,972.52
2021$35,000.00 $2,699.68

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
03/21/2024Marc McDougal $2,000.00 Business owner
02/15/2024Chris Chambers $2,000.00 SELF EMPLOYED · Engineering
02/13/2024John Hamilton $2,000.00 Parkhill · Engineering
02/07/2024Barry Orr $4,000.00 SELF EMPLOYED · Finance
02/06/2024LACY VARDEMAN $2,000.00 SELF EMPLOYED · RANCHER
02/05/2024Trey Strong $2,000.00 Self Employed · Business Owner
02/05/2024Robert Wood $2,000.00 Self-employed · Business Owner
09/29/2023Victoria Whitehead $2,000.00 Attorney
08/07/2023Travis Barnett $2,000.00 Engineer
08/01/2023John Hamilton $2,000.00 Parkhill · Engineering
07/24/2023Rey Carrasco $2,000.00 Project Manager
07/10/2023Marc McDougal $2,000.00 Business owner
07/03/2023Fernando Bustos $2,000.00 Self Employed · Attorney
06/29/2023Robert Wood $2,000.00 Self-employed · Business Owner
06/29/2023Trey Strong $2,000.00 Self Employed · Business Owner
06/29/2023Gabe Vitela $2,000.00 Self-Employed · Business owner
02/17/2023Fernando Bustos $2,000.00 Self Employed · Attorney
01/03/2023Steve Beck $2,000.00 Covenant Health System · Chief Administrative Officer
02/15/2022Dana Madison $500.00 Health care
02/02/2022Chris Chambers $2,000.00 Engineering

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
09/23/2025806 Advantage PAC $9,990.95Report transfer of net PAC funds from the Champions for Business PAC to the 806 Advantage PAC.
09/09/2025McCleskey Harriger Brazil & Graf LLP $605.00Legal fees incurred pursuant to dissolution and winding up of affairs for this PAC.
04/17/2025WOLFF PAC $5,000.00General contribution
12/20/2024The American Opportunity PAC $10,000.00General Support
07/15/2024Gordon Harris $2,000.00General assistance for Gordon Harris, Lubbock City Councilman, Distr 2
04/10/2024Jamey Phillips $2,000.00Contribution to Jamey Phillip's Campaign for Frenship ISD School Board, Place 6
04/10/2024Amy Punchard $2,000.00Contribution to Amy Punchard's Campaign for Lubbock-Cooper ISD School Board, Place 1
04/10/2024Lala Chavez $2,000.00Contribution to Lala Chavez's Campaign for LISD Board of Trustees, District 1
04/10/2024Jon C. Miller $2,000.00Contribution to Colby Miller's Campaign for Lubbock-Cooper Board of Trustees, Poss. 2
04/02/2024Steve Massengale $10,000.00Contribution to Steve Massengale's Campaign for Lubbock Mayor
02/23/2024LUBBOCK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE $194.17Reimbursement for CBPAC committee meeting expense
01/29/2024DUSTIN BURROWS $5,000.00CONTRIBUTION TO DUSTIN BURROWS CAMPAIGN FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 83
05/25/2022Christy Maritnez-Garcia for Dist. 1 Campaign $2,500.00Champions for Business PAC contribution to Christy Martinez-Garcia's campaign.
05/25/2022Dr. Jennifer Wilson Campaign $2,500.00Contribution from the Champions for Business PAC to the Dr. Jennifer Wilson Campaign.
04/20/2022The Texas Voters PAC $5,000.00GPAC to GPAC contribution, noted on form AGTA
04/20/2022Tray Payne for Mayor Campaign $5,000.00Contribution to Tray Payne's campaign for Mayor of the City of Lubbock
04/20/2022Dr. Jennifer Wilson Campaign $2,000.00Contribution to Dr. Jennifer Wilson's campaign for Lubbock City Council, District 5
04/20/2022Chase Head Campaign $2,000.00Contribution to Chase Head's campaign for Lubbock City Council, District 5
04/20/2022Carl Tepper for State Representative $500.00Contribution to Carl Tepper's campaign for State Representative, District 84
04/14/2022Lubbock Chamber of Commerce $268.15Reimbursement for lunch served during meeting
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 47 ms.