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
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.
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
Relationship Graph
Top reported relationships in the selected analysis window: Lifetime. Arrows show the direction of reported money flow; node size is not scaled.
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
| Metric | Percentile | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions | 87.3th | #943 of 7,401 |
| Expenditures | 79.6th | #1,513 of 7,401 |
| Total Financial Activity | 84.2th | #1,167 of 7,401 |
| Transaction Volume | 81.2th | #1,393 of 7,401 |
Concentration
Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
| Measure | Share |
|---|---|
| Top 10 contributors / contributions | 72.4% |
| Top 5 reported payees / expenditures | 95.9% |
Top Contributors
Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window.
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| # | Contributor | Total | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vinod Kasan | $15,000.00 | 4 |
| 2 | Bharat Patel | $8,270.00 | 6 |
| 3 | Sunil Wadhwani | $7,440.00 | 1 |
| 4 | Rajnikant Patel | $5,140.00 | 4 |
| 5 | Brandon Wallace | $5,000.00 | 1 |
| 6 | Hiren Govind | $3,603.00 | 3 |
| 7 | Jayesh Bhakta | $3,182.00 | 4 |
| 8 | Tilak Group, LLC | $3,000.00 | 1 |
| 9 | Julio Grana | $3,000.00 | 1 |
| 10 | Arpan Bhakta | $2,100.00 | 2 |
Top Reported Payees
Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window.
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| # | Payee | Paid | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radio United | $10,020.00 | 4 |
| 2 | Signs 2 Go | $4,164.11 | 2 |
| 3 | Javier Cantu | $3,500.00 | 1 |
| 4 | Victor "Seby" Sebastian Haddad | $2,500.00 | 1 |
| 5 | Stripe Payment Processing | $2,264.67 | 2 |
| 6 | Intuit Quick Books | $612.96 | 6 |
| 7 | Deluxe | $291.32 | 1 |
| 8 | Intuit | $61.30 | 1 |
Financial Activity by Year
Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
| Year | Contributions | Expenditures |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $9,921.00 | $18,692.07 |
| 2025 | $67,085.00 | $4,722.29 |
Recent Contributions
| Date | Contributor | Amount | Employer / Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/18/2026 | Jiten Bhakta | $290.00 | self · self employed |
| 03/17/2026 | Hemant Bhakta | $470.00 | self · self employed |
| 03/17/2026 | Pankaj Mohan | $420.00 | self · self employed |
| 03/17/2026 | Nikunj Bhakta | $400.00 | self · self employed |
| 03/17/2026 | Kinjal Bhakta | $380.00 | self · self employed |
| 03/05/2026 | Saarang Jay Rama | $650.00 | self · self employed |
| 03/04/2026 | Hardik Bhakta | $450.00 | self · self employed |
| 02/02/2026 | Chet Patel | $501.00 | self employed · self employed |
| 02/02/2026 | Ashivin Patel | $500.00 | self · self employed |
| 01/31/2026 | Jiten Patel | $500.00 | self · self employed |
| 01/29/2026 | Shailesh Patel | $250.00 | self · self employed |
| 01/28/2026 | Jagruti Patel | $310.00 | self · self employed |
| 01/28/2026 | Vikas Bhakta | $250.00 | self · self employed |
| 01/20/2026 | Vikas Bhakta | $250.00 | self · self employed |
| 01/16/2026 | Arun Bhakta | $450.00 | self · self employed |
| 01/14/2026 | First Choice INNS LLC | $300.00 | |
| 01/10/2026 | Vijay Jhaveri | $550.00 | self · self employed |
| 01/09/2026 | Julio Grana | $3,000.00 | self · self employed |
| 12/21/2025 | Dharmesh Bhakta | $700.00 | self · business owner |
| 12/20/2025 | Shavi Mahtani | $2,000.00 | self · business owner |
Recent Expenditures
| Date | Payee | Amount | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/22/2026 | Intuit Quick Books | $122.59 | banking software |
| 05/20/2026 | Intuit Quick Books | $122.59 | banking software |
| 05/04/2026 | Stripe Payment Processing | $395.00 | payment processing fees |
| 04/30/2026 | Radio United | $700.00 | radio ads |
| 04/27/2026 | Radio United | $710.00 | radio ads |
| 04/20/2026 | Intuit Quick Books | $122.59 | banking software |
| 03/24/2026 | Radio United | $710.00 | radio ads |
| 03/20/2026 | Intuit Quick Books | $122.59 | banking software |
| 03/18/2026 | Javier Cantu | $3,500.00 | contract labor |
| 03/18/2026 | Signs 2 Go | $1,943.09 | signs |
| 03/11/2026 | Signs 2 Go | $2,221.02 | signs |
| 03/04/2026 | Radio United | $7,900.00 | radio ads |
| 02/20/2026 | Intuit Quick Books | $61.30 | banking software |
| 01/20/2026 | Intuit Quick Books | $61.30 | banking software |
| 12/31/2025 | Stripe Payment Processing | $1,869.67 | payment processing fees |
| 12/22/2025 | Victor "Seby" Sebastian Haddad | $2,500.00 | contribution |
| 12/22/2025 | Intuit | $61.30 | banking software |
| 12/19/2025 | Deluxe | $291.32 | campaign 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.