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

Family Empowerment Coalition PAC

GPAC · ACTIVE
Filer ID: 00087777 · Austin · TX
12 reports · First filing 07/17/2023 · 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
07/17/2023
Latest Filing
07/15/2026
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
12

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$2,096,679.69
Expenditures
$2,092,971.10
Transactions
349
Largest Contribution
$250,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$100,000.00
COH as of 06/30/2026
$3,279.31
Average Contribution
$32,256.61
Average Expenditure
$7,369.62
First Contribution
06/29/2023
Last Contribution
11/14/2025
First Expenditure
06/29/2023
Last Expenditure
06/01/2026

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
38
Reported Payee Entities
87
Top Contributor
Darwin Deason
Top Reported Payee
LaHood for HD 121

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
38
65 contributions · $2,096,679.69
Vendor Relationships
85
281 payments · $2,089,235.74
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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 spentFamily Empowerment Coalition PACFocal filer / committeeDarwin DeasonDarwin Deason$320,000.00 · 5 giftsStacy A. HockStacy A. Hock$310,000.00 · 5 giftsAndrew PriceAndrew Price$275,000.00 · 2 giftsLeo E. LinbeckLeo E. Linbeck$210,000.00 · 5 giftsJoseph Victor PopoloJoseph Victor Popolo$173,200.00 · 4 giftsLaHood for HD 121LaHood for HD 121$150,000.00 · 4 paymentsHillary Hickland CampaignHillary Hickland Campaign$150,000.00 · 3 paymentsTexans for Stormy BradleyTexans for Stormy Bradley$125,000.00 · 3 paymentsHelen Kerwin CampaignHelen Kerwin Campaign$90,000.00 · 3 paymentsHarris Media, LLCHarris Media, LLC$87,000.00 · 13 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
Contributions98.7th#94 of 7,401
Expenditures98.9th#79 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity98.8th#89 of 7,401
Transaction Volume89.0th#814 of 7,401

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions89.1%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures28.8%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Darwin Deason $320,000.005
2Stacy A. Hock $310,000.005
3Andrew Price $275,000.002
4Leo E. Linbeck $210,000.005
5Joseph Victor Popolo $173,200.004
6ALEXIS M. CRANBERG $150,000.001
7Joseph Victor Popolo, $125,000.003
8Alexis M. Cranberg $105,000.002
9Douglas R. Deason $100,000.004
10Jeffrey S. Brown $100,000.002

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1LaHood for HD 121 $150,000.004
2Hillary Hickland Campaign $150,000.003
3Texans for Stormy Bradley $125,000.003
4Helen Kerwin Campaign $90,000.003
5Harris Media, LLC $87,000.0013
6Topham Guerin LLC $79,285.0018
7Shawn Thierry Campaign $75,000.004
8Holt for Texas $75,000.002
9222 Group LLC $72,905.0013
10John Lujan Campaign $70,000.002

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2026$0.00 $1,378.26
2025$5,000.00 $6,640.54
2024$1,283,654.69 $1,508,510.24
2023$808,025.00 $576,442.06

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
11/14/2025Aquinas Companies, LLC $5,000.00
10/28/2024Stacy A. Hock $10,000.00 Retired · Retired
10/28/2024Leo E. Linbeck $10,000.00 Linbeck Group LLC · President & CEO
10/11/2024Jeffrey S. Brown $50,000.00 Software Engineer
10/01/2024Greg Mauro $1,000.00 Founder, Managing Partner
09/30/2024Gilbert C. Hine $50,000.00 McLelland & Hine · Insurance Broker
09/25/2024Darwin Deason $100,000.00 Deason Capital Services · Chairman
09/24/2024Joseph Victor Popolo $100,000.00 Charles & Potomac Capital LLC · CEO
09/24/2024Stacy A. Hock $100,000.00 Retired · Retired
05/16/2024AFC Victory Fund $5,000.00
04/30/2024Leo E. Linbeck $10,000.00 Linbeck Group LLC · President & CEO
04/29/2024Joseph Victor Popolo $10,000.00 Charles & Potomac Capital LLC · CEO
04/26/2024Joseph Victor Popolo $13,200.00 Charles & Potomac Capital LLC · CEO
04/24/2024Stacy A. Hock $50,000.00 Retired · Retired
04/23/2024Darwin Deason $40,000.00 Deason Capital Services · Chairman
04/23/2024Douglas R. Deason $20,000.00 Deason Capital Services · President
04/15/2024Leo E. Linbeck $20,000.00 Linbeck Group LLC · President & CEO
04/04/2024Aquinas Companies, LLC $20,000.00
04/02/2024Alexis M. Cranberg $30,000.00 Aspect Holdings, LLC · Chairman
04/02/2024Darwin Deason $20,000.00 Deason Capital Services · Chairman

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/01/2026Intuit Inc. $40.51Software Subscription
05/01/2026Intuit Inc. $40.51Software Subscription
04/01/2026Intuit Inc. $40.51Software Subscription
03/04/2026RightSide Compliance $120.00Compliance Consulting
03/01/2026Intuit Inc. $40.51Software Subscription
02/04/2026RightSide Compliance $276.48Compliance Consulting
02/01/2026Intuit Inc. $78.54Software Subscription
01/01/2026Lex Politica, PLLC $481.25Legal Consulting Services
01/01/2026RightSide Compliance $180.00Compliance Consulting
01/01/2026Intuit Inc. $79.95Software Subscription
12/01/2025Intuit Inc. $79.95Software Subscription
11/07/2025Howard Sckolnik $1,600.00Tax Preparation
11/04/2025RightSide Compliance $90.00Compliance Consulting
11/01/2025Intuit Inc. $69.29Software Subscription
10/01/2025Intuit Inc. $69.29Software Subscription
09/01/2025Intuit Inc. $69.29Software Subscription
08/06/2025RightSide Compliance $240.00Compliance Consulting
08/01/2025Intuit Inc. $69.29Software Subscription
07/08/2025RightSide Compliance $60.00Compliance Consulting
07/01/2025Intuit Inc. $69.29Software Subscription
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.