Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Texas Families First

GPAC · ACTIVE
Filer ID: 00086998 · Austin · TX
12 reports · First filing 12/28/2022 · Latest filing 07/08/2026
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 · 78737
First Filing
12/28/2022
Latest Filing
07/08/2026
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
12

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$32,249.42
Expenditures
$32,201.26
Transactions
15
Largest Contribution
$12,082.26
Largest Expenditure
$12,082.26
COH as of 06/30/2026
$0.00
Average Contribution
$4,607.06
Average Expenditure
$4,025.16
First Contribution
12/13/2023
Last Contribution
05/28/2025
First Expenditure
02/06/2024
Last Expenditure
05/28/2025

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
6
Reported Payee Entities
5
Top Contributor
Monty Bennett
Top Reported Payee
Griffin Communications LLC

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
6
7 contributions · $32,249.42
Vendor Relationships
2
6 payments · $25,201.26
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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 spentTexas Families FirstFocal filer / committeeMonty BennettMonty Bennett$12,082.26 · 1 giftsLMK StrategiesLMK Strategies$5,500.00 · 2 giftsHughes JohnHughes John$5,000.00 · 1 giftsDr. Mary Bone CampaignDr. Mary Bone Campaign$3,833.58 · 1 giftsTREY WHARTON FOR TEXASTREY WHARTON FOR TEXAS$3,833.58 · 1 giftsGriffin Communications LLCGriffin Communications LLC$19,756.26 · 2 paymentsGriffin CommunicationsGriffin Communications$5,415.00 · 2 paymentsChris SchuchardtChris Schuchardt$5,000.00 · 1 paymentsElliott GriffinElliott Griffin$2,000.00 · 1 paymentsChase BankChase Bank$30.00 · 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
Contributions81.9th#1,342 of 7,401
Expenditures81.8th#1,347 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity81.4th#1,378 of 7,401
Transaction Volume69.7th#2,240 of 7,401

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions100.0%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures100.0%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Monty Bennett $12,082.261
2LMK Strategies $5,500.002
3Hughes John $5,000.001
4Dr. Mary Bone Campaign $3,833.581
5TREY WHARTON FOR TEXAS $3,833.581
6McNeill John $2,000.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Griffin Communications LLC $19,756.262
2Griffin Communications $5,415.002
3Chris Schuchardt $5,000.001
4Elliott Griffin $2,000.001
5Chase Bank $30.002

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2025$5,500.00 $5,445.00
2024$21,749.42 $26,756.26
2023$5,000.00 $0.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
05/28/2025LMK Strategies $500.00
05/20/2025LMK Strategies $5,000.00
10/11/2024Monty Bennett $12,082.26 Ashford · CEO
05/21/2024Dr. Mary Bone Campaign $3,833.58
05/18/2024TREY WHARTON FOR TEXAS $3,833.58
01/23/2024McNeill John $2,000.00 Self · Doctor
12/13/2023Hughes John $5,000.00 JW HUGHES Excavation · President

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
05/28/2025Griffin Communications $1,515.00Text survey benefitting Dallas City Council candidate Bill Roth
05/28/2025Chase Bank $15.00Wire Fee
05/27/2025Griffin Communications $3,900.00Text surveys benefitting Dallas City Council candidate Bill Roth
05/20/2025Chase Bank $15.00Wire Fee
10/11/2024Griffin Communications LLC $12,082.26Direct mail & text message benefitting Princeton ISD trustee candidates Duane Kelley & Terry Gilmore
05/20/2024Griffin Communications LLC $7,674.00Mailer benefitting Arthur "Trey" Wharton ( TX HD 12) and Dr. Mary Bone (TX SBOE 10).
02/23/2024Chris Schuchardt $5,000.00Text Messaging
02/06/2024Elliott Griffin $2,000.00Retainer
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 33 ms.