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

GPAC · ACTIVE
Filer ID: 00089898 · South Padre Island · TX
2 reports · First filing 01/14/2026 · 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
South Padre Island · TX · 78597
First Filing
01/14/2026
Latest Filing
07/15/2026
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
2

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$77,006.00
Expenditures
$23,414.36
Transactions
85
Largest Contribution
$7,440.00
Largest Expenditure
$7,900.00
COH as of 06/30/2026
$53,542.75
Average Contribution
$1,149.34
Average Expenditure
$1,300.80
First Contribution
11/20/2025
Last Contribution
03/18/2026
First Expenditure
12/19/2025
Last Expenditure
06/22/2026

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
45
Reported Payee Entities
8
Top Contributor
Vinod Kasan
Top Reported Payee
Radio United

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
45
67 contributions · $77,006.00
Vendor Relationships
7
17 payments · $19,914.36
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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 the Dream PACFocal filer / committeeVinod KasanVinod Kasan$15,000.00 · 4 giftsBharat PatelBharat Patel$8,270.00 · 6 giftsSunil WadhwaniSunil Wadhwani$7,440.00 · 1 giftsRajnikant PatelRajnikant Patel$5,140.00 · 4 giftsBrandon WallaceBrandon Wallace$5,000.00 · 1 giftsRadio UnitedRadio United$10,020.00 · 4 paymentsSigns 2 GoSigns 2 Go$4,164.11 · 2 paymentsJavier CantuJavier Cantu$3,500.00 · 1 paymentsVictor "Seby" Sebastian HaddadVictor "Seby" Sebastian Haddad$2,500.00 · 1 paymentsStripe Payment ProcessingStripe Payment Processing$2,264.67 · 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
Contributions87.3th#943 of 7,401
Expenditures79.6th#1,513 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity84.2th#1,167 of 7,401
Transaction Volume81.2th#1,393 of 7,401

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions72.4%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures95.9%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Vinod Kasan $15,000.004
2Bharat Patel $8,270.006
3Sunil Wadhwani $7,440.001
4Rajnikant Patel $5,140.004
5Brandon Wallace $5,000.001
6Hiren Govind $3,603.003
7Jayesh Bhakta $3,182.004
8Tilak Group, LLC $3,000.001
9Julio Grana $3,000.001
10Arpan Bhakta $2,100.002

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Radio United $10,020.004
2Signs 2 Go $4,164.112
3Javier Cantu $3,500.001
4Victor "Seby" Sebastian Haddad $2,500.001
5Stripe Payment Processing $2,264.672
6Intuit Quick Books $612.966
7Deluxe $291.321
8Intuit $61.301

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2026$9,921.00 $18,692.07
2025$67,085.00 $4,722.29

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
03/18/2026Jiten Bhakta $290.00 self · self employed
03/17/2026Hemant Bhakta $470.00 self · self employed
03/17/2026Pankaj Mohan $420.00 self · self employed
03/17/2026Nikunj Bhakta $400.00 self · self employed
03/17/2026Kinjal Bhakta $380.00 self · self employed
03/05/2026Saarang Jay Rama $650.00 self · self employed
03/04/2026Hardik Bhakta $450.00 self · self employed
02/02/2026Chet Patel $501.00 self employed · self employed
02/02/2026Ashivin Patel $500.00 self · self employed
01/31/2026Jiten Patel $500.00 self · self employed
01/29/2026Shailesh Patel $250.00 self · self employed
01/28/2026Jagruti Patel $310.00 self · self employed
01/28/2026Vikas Bhakta $250.00 self · self employed
01/20/2026Vikas Bhakta $250.00 self · self employed
01/16/2026Arun Bhakta $450.00 self · self employed
01/14/2026First Choice INNS LLC $300.00
01/10/2026Vijay Jhaveri $550.00 self · self employed
01/09/2026Julio Grana $3,000.00 self · self employed
12/21/2025Dharmesh Bhakta $700.00 self · business owner
12/20/2025Shavi Mahtani $2,000.00 self · business owner

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/22/2026Intuit Quick Books $122.59banking software
05/20/2026Intuit Quick Books $122.59banking software
05/04/2026Stripe Payment Processing $395.00payment processing fees
04/30/2026Radio United $700.00radio ads
04/27/2026Radio United $710.00radio ads
04/20/2026Intuit Quick Books $122.59banking software
03/24/2026Radio United $710.00radio ads
03/20/2026Intuit Quick Books $122.59banking software
03/18/2026Javier Cantu $3,500.00contract labor
03/18/2026Signs 2 Go $1,943.09signs
03/11/2026Signs 2 Go $2,221.02signs
03/04/2026Radio United $7,900.00radio ads
02/20/2026Intuit Quick Books $61.30banking software
01/20/2026Intuit Quick Books $61.30banking software
12/31/2025Stripe Payment Processing $1,869.67payment processing fees
12/22/2025Victor "Seby" Sebastian Haddad $2,500.00contribution
12/22/2025Intuit $61.30banking software
12/19/2025Deluxe $291.32campaign check order
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 50 ms.