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

A Brighter Future for San Marcos

GPAC · ACTIVE
Filer ID: 00090055 · San Marcos · TX
5 reports · First filing 10/06/2025 · 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
San Marcos · TX · 78666
First Filing
10/06/2025
Latest Filing
07/15/2026
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
5

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$111,885.85
Expenditures
$96,883.53
Transactions
156
Largest Contribution
$10,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$10,086.27
COH as of 06/30/2026
$24,544.49
Average Contribution
$1,045.66
Average Expenditure
$1,977.21
First Contribution
09/21/2025
Last Contribution
06/16/2026
First Expenditure
10/05/2025
Last Expenditure
01/09/2026

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
99
Reported Payee Entities
19
Top Contributor
San Marcos Industrial Foundation
Top Reported Payee
Garrison Management Group LLC

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
99
107 contributions · $111,885.85
Vendor Relationships
18
48 payments · $96,833.53
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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 spentA Brighter Future for San MarcosFocal filer / committeeSan Marcos Industrial FoundationSan Marcos Industrial Foundation$10,000.00 · 1 giftsChuck Nash Chevrolet Buick IncChuck Nash Chevrolet Buick Inc$7,500.00 · 1 giftsJose LozanoJose Lozano$6,500.00 · 1 giftsGolden Rule Aviation LLCGolden Rule Aviation LLC$5,000.00 · 1 giftsDavid LermanDavid Lerman$5,000.00 · 1 giftsGarrison Management Group LLCGarrison Management Group LLC$50,622.20 · 10 paymentsEric Opiela PLLCEric Opiela PLLC$20,172.54 · 2 paymentsSan Marcos Industrial FoundationSan Marcos Industrial Foundation$10,000.00 · 1 paymentsJG Media DBA Community Impact NewspapersJG Media DBA Community Impact Newspap…$5,977.30 · 1 paymentsRemington Research GroupRemington Research Group$5,235.10 · 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
Contributions88.9th#819 of 7,401
Expenditures88.6th#848 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity88.6th#846 of 7,401
Transaction Volume84.9th#1,119 of 7,401

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions52.7%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures95.0%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1San Marcos Industrial Foundation $10,000.001
2Chuck Nash Chevrolet Buick Inc $7,500.001
3Jose Lozano $6,500.001
4Golden Rule Aviation LLC $5,000.001
5David Lerman $5,000.001
6Dina Fry $5,000.001
7Eric Willis $5,000.001
8Floyd Holder $5,000.001
9Gary Germer $5,000.001
10John Lewis $5,000.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Garrison Management Group LLC $50,622.2010
2Eric Opiela PLLC $20,172.542
3San Marcos Industrial Foundation $10,000.001
4JG Media DBA Community Impact Newspapers $5,977.301
5Remington Research Group $5,235.102
6San Marcos Daily Record $1,560.001
7Fedex Office $862.826
8USPS $738.002
9Anedot $578.2514
10Envelopes.com $324.701

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2026$925.00 $10,086.27
2025$110,960.85 $86,797.26

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
06/16/2026John Navarrete $25.00 Retired · Retired
05/16/2026John Navarrete $50.00 Retired · Retired
04/16/2026John Navarrete $50.00 Retired · Retired
03/30/2026John Navarrete $50.00 Retired · Retired
02/16/2026John Navarrete $250.00 Retired · Retired
01/16/2026John Navarrete $250.00 Retired · Retired
01/14/2026Kenneth Ehlers $250.00 Self · Construction
12/31/2025Floyd Holder $5,000.00 Texas State University · Professor of Practice
12/31/2025Lisa Spencer $500.00 Retired · Retired
12/16/2025John Navarrete $250.00 Retired · Retired
12/11/2025Fred Poston $100.00 AIX Companies · President
12/05/2025David Chiu $1,000.00 Tres Hermanas Restaurant · President
12/04/2025John Bilodeau $250.00 Retired · Retired
12/01/2025Alexis Carroll Cline $52.40 Emerald Expositions · Strategist
11/26/2025Brian Miller $521.15 Texas State University · Professor
11/25/2025David Perry $1,500.00 Retired · Retired
11/25/2025Matthew Mahan $500.00 SiPiT · Franchise Owner
11/22/2025Peter Baen $104.48 retired · retired
11/22/2025Michael Young $104.48 Retired · Retired
11/22/2025Sue Cohen $100.00 Retired · Retired

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
01/09/2026Eric Opiela PLLC $10,086.27Campaign Finance Legal Services
12/23/2025Eric Opiela PLLC $10,086.27Legal Services for PAC Formation and Reporting
12/16/2025Anedot $10.30Credit Card Processing Fee
12/12/2025Remington Research Group $4,119.20Direct Expenditure Text Messaging FBO Paselk
12/09/2025Garrison Management Group LLC $6,357.00Direct Expenditure Design and Mailpiece Printing/Postage FBO Pselk
12/09/2025Remington Research Group $1,115.90Direct Expenditure Text Messaging FBO Pselk
12/05/2025Jeremiah Pizana $50.00Refunded Political Contribution
12/04/2025JG Media DBA Community Impact Newspapers $5,977.30Newspaper Ad Direct Expenditure FB Josh Pselk
12/04/2025HEB $153.63Food for Direct Expenditure GOTV Calling Event FBO Pselk
12/04/2025Dominos $139.95Food for Direct Expenditure GOTV Calling Event FBO Pselk
12/04/2025Gumbys Pizza $136.85Food for Direct Expenditure GOTV Calling Event FBO Pselk
12/04/2025Chevron $69.54Drinks for Direct Expenditure GOTV Calling Event FBO Pselk
12/04/2025Dos Gatos Kolache Bakery and Coffee Shop $55.92Food for Direct Expenditure GOTV calling event FBO Pselk
12/03/2025Anedot $2.40Credit Card Processing Fees
12/01/2025Anedot $21.15Credit Card Processing Fees
11/28/2025Anedot $80.60Credit Card Processing Fees
11/26/2025Fedex Office $333.79Printing Letters for business community Direct Expenditure FBO Pselk
11/26/2025Fedex Office $209.95PAC Brochures (General PAC promotion)
11/26/2025Office Depot $70.33Stationary Supplies (labels) for PAC solicitation
11/26/2025Anedot $13.26Credit Card Processing Fees
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 44 ms.