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

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

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: 38 ms.