Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Firsing, Scott T. (Mr.)

COH · STATEREP 47
Filer ID: 00087894 · Austin · TX
5 reports · First filing 01/03/2024 · Latest filing 01/06/2025
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
STATEREP
District / Place
47
Mailing Location
Austin · TX · 78737
First Filing
01/03/2024
Latest Filing
01/06/2025
Latest Reporting Period
10/27/2024 – 01/06/2025
Reports
5

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$12,156.72
Expenditures
$33,505.75
Transactions
56
Largest Contribution
$4,048.00
Largest Expenditure
$15,126.64
COH as of 01/06/2025
$0.00
Average Contribution
$467.57
Average Expenditure
$1,116.86
First Contribution
08/22/2023
Last Contribution
10/22/2024
First Expenditure
08/16/2023
Last Expenditure
10/23/2024

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
26
Reported Payee Entities
16
Top Contributor
Carol Ward
Top Reported Payee
Direct Edge Campaigns

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
26
26 contributions · $12,156.72
Vendor Relationships
15
28 payments · $32,505.75
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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 spentFirsing, Scott T. (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeCarol WardCarol Ward$4,048.00 · 1 giftsChris LucchettiChris Lucchetti$1,041.02 · 1 giftsAustin Republican WomenAustin Republican Women$1,000.00 · 1 giftsChris SchoenseeChris Schoensee$1,000.00 · 1 giftsGrupp DanetteGrupp Danette$750.00 · 1 giftsDirect Edge CampaignsDirect Edge Campaigns$18,151.64 · 4 paymentsNeel and PartnersNeel and Partners$6,084.56 · 3 paymentsPotomac Strategy GroupPotomac Strategy Group$5,000.00 · 2 paymentsJacob RenfroJacob Renfro$1,000.00 · 2 paymentsAdvantage, IncAdvantage, Inc$900.00 · 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
Candidate Committee
Subclass
Candidate
Market Segment
Candidate
Spending Band
—
Peer Committees
8,722

Peer Percentiles

MetricPercentileRank
Contributions83.6th#1,433 of 8,722
Expenditures86.0th#1,222 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity84.6th#1,346 of 8,722
Transaction Volume81.7th#1,596 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions87.3%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures92.9%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Carol Ward $4,048.001
2Chris Lucchetti $1,041.021
3Austin Republican Women $1,000.001
4Chris Schoensee $1,000.001
5Grupp Danette $750.001
6Thomas Lipiec $750.001
7Mark Lebovitz $520.511
8Austin Republic Women PAC Fund $500.001
9Cathy Cocco $500.001
10Dawn Vinson $500.001

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1Direct Edge Campaigns $18,151.644
2Neel and Partners $6,084.563
3Potomac Strategy Group $5,000.002
4Jacob Renfro $1,000.002
5Advantage, Inc $900.001
6Travis County GOP $750.001
7Brand Savvy dba Magnified Brands $658.321
8Squarespace Inc $345.381
9Texas Secretary of State $249.591
10PNC Bank $105.004

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2024$10,661.72 $31,432.02
2023$1,495.00 $2,073.73

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
10/22/2024Thomas Lipiec $750.00 Moving Image Technology · Sales
10/22/2024Ron Frithiof $50.00 Retired
10/20/2024Dean Ferguson $100.00 Retired
10/17/2024NW Austin Republican Women's Club Operating Account PAC $300.00
10/15/2024Gerry Cocco $500.00 Austound · Programmer
10/15/2024Cathy Cocco $500.00 IBM · Marketing
10/09/2024Michael Corman $25.00 Retired
10/07/2024Austin Republic Women PAC Fund $500.00
10/05/2024Kathie Bolles $20.00 Nurse
09/11/2024Michael Pearce $104.10 American Airlines · Pilot
08/20/2024Mark Lebovitz $520.51 L2 Aviation · Entrepreneur
08/19/2024Scott Edward $25.00 US Aviation Academy · Chief Development Officer
08/14/2024Austin Republican Women $1,000.00
08/02/2024Chris Lucchetti $1,041.02 Retired · Retired
08/01/2024Teresa Danforth $26.03 Neel Partners · Strategist Associate
07/29/2024Andy Wiewel $26.03 Tom James Clothing · Clothier
07/29/2024Danette Grupp $26.03 Self · Self
01/05/2024John Razmus $100.00 Retired · Retired
01/04/2024Chris Schoensee $1,000.00 Paragon · Owner
01/02/2024Carol Ward $4,048.00 Self · Owner

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
10/23/2024Neel and Partners $2,345.04Text Messages
10/17/2024Neel and Partners $2,345.04Text messages
10/15/2024Direct Edge Campaigns $15,126.64Mailer to voters
10/15/2024PNC Bank $25.00Wire Fee
10/11/2024Potomac Strategy Group $2,500.00Research
10/11/2024PNC Bank $25.00wire fee
10/02/2024Neel and Partners $1,394.48Text messages
09/30/2024Direct Edge Campaigns $250.00Graphic design work
09/09/2024Direct Edge Campaigns $2,450.00Printing fees door hangers, shipping
08/29/2024Potomac Strategy Group $2,500.00Project fee
08/29/2024PNC Bank $25.00Wire fee to pay consultant
06/17/2024Advantage, Inc $900.00Software for knocking doors to get voters
06/06/2024Brand Savvy dba Magnified Brands $658.32Campaign t-shirts, swag
02/25/2024Direct Edge Campaigns $325.00Printing of palm cards
02/20/2024Jacob Renfro $500.00Campaign manager fee
01/05/2024Stripe $3.20Fee for website donation
01/04/2024Stripe $29.30Fee for website donation
01/03/2024PNC Bank $30.00Incoming domestic wire fee
12/21/2023Texas Secretary of State $249.59District 47 voter list
12/21/2023Texas SOS SVC $6.74payment fee for voter list
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.