Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Defend Rural Texas PAC

GPAC · ACTIVE
Filer ID: 00088262 · Austin · TX
9 reports · First filing 01/15/2024 · 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 · 78701
First Filing
01/15/2024
Latest Filing
07/15/2026
Latest Reporting Period
02/22/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
9

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$841,346.00
Expenditures
$840,682.46
Transactions
59
Largest Contribution
$150,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$144,457.69
COH as of 06/30/2026
$638.54
Average Contribution
$24,038.46
Average Expenditure
$35,028.44
First Contribution
02/20/2024
Last Contribution
03/23/2026
First Expenditure
02/22/2024
Last Expenditure
06/18/2026

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
28
Reported Payee Entities
8
Top Contributor
Arnold & Itkin LLP
Top Reported Payee
KC Strategies LLC

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
28
36 contributions · $845,596.00
Vendor Relationships
8
29 payments · $891,681.49
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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 spentDefend Rural Texas PACFocal filer / committeeArnold & Itkin LLPArnold & Itkin LLP$150,000.00 · 1 giftsTexas Farm Bureau AGFUNDTexas Farm Bureau AGFUND$148,896.00 · 3 giftsLynn D. Stucky CampaignLynn D. Stucky Campaign$59,000.00 · 2 giftsCoalition for Working Families PACCoalition for Working Families PAC$50,000.00 · 1 giftsCollen A Clark PCCollen A Clark PC$50,000.00 · 1 giftsKC Strategies LLCKC Strategies LLC$556,549.39 · 13 paymentsFidi Media LLCFidi Media LLC$165,000.00 · 3 paymentsProtect and Serve Texas PACProtect and Serve Texas PAC$70,800.00 · 1 paymentsNoBox CreativeNoBox Creative$25,000.00 · 1 paymentsAustin Capitol Strategies LLCAustin Capitol Strategies LLC$15,370.57 · 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
Contributions96.9th#227 of 7,401
Expenditures97.4th#193 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity97.3th#203 of 7,401
Transaction Volume78.8th#1,568 of 7,401

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions76.3%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures99.1%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Arnold & Itkin LLP $150,000.001
2Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND $148,896.003
3Lynn D. Stucky Campaign $59,000.002
4Coalition for Working Families PAC $50,000.001
5Collen A Clark PC $50,000.001
6Watts Law Firm LLP $50,000.001
7Rodger Sanders $50,000.001
8Nicole Nosek $31,500.001
9Dewayne Burns Campaign $27,500.002
10Dade Phelan Campaign $25,000.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1KC Strategies LLC $556,549.3913
2Fidi Media LLC $165,000.003
3Protect and Serve Texas PAC $70,800.001
4NoBox Creative $25,000.001
5Austin Capitol Strategies LLC $15,370.572
6Eric Opiela PLLC $4,712.501
7DeWayne Burns Campaign $3,200.001
8VeraBank $50.002

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2026$239,250.00 $240,999.03
2024$602,096.00 $599,683.43

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
03/23/2026Drew Darby Campaign $4,250.00
02/18/2026Gary Martin $7,000.00 Self Employed · Private Investor
02/17/2026David Jessup $7,000.00 Jessup Manufactured Housing · CEO
02/14/2026Gary Heavin $14,000.00 Retired · Retired
02/13/2026David Jessup $7,000.00 Jessup Manufactured Housing · CEO
02/10/2026Collen A Clark PC $50,000.00
02/04/2026John McCraw $25,000.00 McCraw Law Group · Attorney
02/04/2026Sherwood and Sherwood PC $10,000.00
02/04/2026Chris Hoffman $7,500.00 Lovell, Isern & Farabough, L.L.P. · Attorney
02/04/2026Joe Lovell $7,500.00 Lovell, Isern & Farabough, L.L.P. · Attorney
02/03/2026Coalition for Working Families PAC $50,000.00
02/02/2026Watts Law Firm LLP $50,000.00
07/18/2024Texas Agricultural Co-Op Council PAC $500.00
06/14/2024Lynn D. Stucky Campaign $56,500.00
05/28/2024Dewayne Burns Campaign $17,500.00
05/28/2024Gary Vandeaver Campaign Fund $13,000.00
05/24/2024Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND $19,965.00
05/20/2024Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND $30,784.00
03/26/2024TNLA PAC $1,000.00
03/06/2024Justin Holland Campaign $5,000.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/18/2026VeraBank $25.00Bank Fee
04/20/2026VeraBank $25.00Bank Fee
03/24/2026Austin Capitol Strategies LLC $8,000.00PAC General Consulting
03/24/2026KC Strategies LLC $3,574.19In Kind Text to Ken King Campaign
02/27/2026KC Strategies LLC $39,374.84PAC Mailing In Kind Cont to Pat Curry; Ad Buy In Kind Cont to Ken King
02/12/2026Fidi Media LLC $40,000.00Television Ad/Media Production in kind contribution FBO Rep. Ken King
02/10/2026NoBox Creative $25,000.00Radio Ad/Media Production in kind contribution FBO Rep. Ken King
02/06/2026Fidi Media LLC $75,000.00Television Ad/Media Production in kind contribution FBO Rep. Ken King
02/04/2026Fidi Media LLC $50,000.00Television Ad/Media Production in kind contribution FBO Rep. Ken King
09/09/2024Eric Opiela PLLC $4,712.50Campaign Finance Filings
06/18/2024KC Strategies LLC $30,748.00In-Kind Mail Printing/Postage FBO Gary VanDeaver
06/18/2024KC Strategies LLC $25,416.67In-Kind Pushcard Printing / Mail FBO Lynn Stucky
06/03/2024KC Strategies LLC $9,680.98In-Kind Mail Printing/Postage FBO Lynn Stucky
05/31/2024KC Strategies LLC $44,978.00In-Kind Mail FBO Lynn Stucky, DeWayne Burns
05/14/2024Austin Capitol Strategies LLC $7,370.57General PAC Consulting / Marketing Expense
05/03/2024KC Strategies LLC $20,325.28In-Kind Mail FBO DeWayne Burns, Lynn Stucky
03/06/2024KC Strategies LLC $12,000.00In-Kind MMS/SMS Texting FBO DeWayne Burns, Reginald Smith, Hatch Smith, Gary VanDeaver
03/04/2024KC Strategies LLC $48,600.00In-Kind GOTV Phones/Texting, see Memo Item for Detail
03/04/2024KC Strategies LLC $43,500.00In-Kind Canvassing/Planning FBO Gary VanDeaver, Reggie Smith, DeWayne Burns
03/04/2024KC Strategies LLC $29,000.00In-Kind Canvassing & Poll Greeters FBO Hatch Smith and Drew Darby
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 36 ms.