Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Search/Defend the American Dream PAC (DISSOLVED)
Filer / Committee

Defend the American Dream PAC (DISSOLVED)

GPAC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00090368 · DALLAS · TX
4 reports · First filing 01/10/2026 · Latest filing 06/29/2026
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
TERMINATED
Filer Type
GPAC
Office
—
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
DALLAS · TX · 75218
First Filing
01/10/2026
Latest Filing
06/29/2026
Latest Reporting Period
02/22/2026 – 06/16/2026
Reports
4

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$260,000.00
Expenditures
$304,975.00
Transactions
19
Largest Contribution
$150,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$50,000.00
COH as of 06/16/2026
$0.00
Average Contribution
$130,000.00
Average Expenditure
$17,939.71
First Contribution
01/29/2026
Last Contribution
02/10/2026
First Expenditure
01/29/2026
Last Expenditure
06/01/2026

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
2
Reported Payee Entities
7
Top Contributor
Philip Huffines
Top Reported Payee
Catamaran Consulting

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
2
2 contributions · $260,000.00
Vendor Relationships
6
17 payments · $342,400.21
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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 American Dream PAC (DISS…Focal filer / committeePhilip HuffinesPhilip Huffines$150,000.00 · 1 giftsPhil HuffinesPhil Huffines$110,000.00 · 1 giftsCatamaran ConsultingCatamaran Consulting$182,613.52 · 10 paymentsLR3 Consulting, LLCLR3 Consulting, LLC$50,000.00 · 1 paymentsArmada StrategiesArmada Strategies$40,375.00 · 1 paymentsSagebrush StrategiesSagebrush Strategies$17,449.69 · 2 paymentsPhilip HuffinesPhilip Huffines$12,574.79 · 1 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
Contributions93.0th#517 of 7,401
Expenditures94.2th#432 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity93.4th#486 of 7,401
Transaction Volume71.4th#2,118 of 7,401

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions100.0%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures99.4%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Philip Huffines $150,000.001
2Phil Huffines $110,000.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Catamaran Consulting $182,613.5210
2LR3 Consulting, LLC $50,000.001
3Armada Strategies $40,375.001
4Sagebrush Strategies $17,449.692
5Philip Huffines $12,574.791
6Chandler, Cook & Fitzgerald PLLC $1,950.001
7Stellar Bank $12.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2026$260,000.00 $304,975.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
02/10/2026Phil Huffines $110,000.00 Self · self-employed
01/29/2026Philip Huffines $150,000.00 self · self-employed

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/01/2026Philip Huffines $12,574.79 Return of contribution to contributor.
03/09/2026Sagebrush Strategies $14,949.69texting
03/09/2026Sagebrush Strategies $2,500.00general consulting services.
03/04/2026Catamaran Consulting $36,950.00 Poll workers.
03/04/2026Chandler, Cook & Fitzgerald PLLC $1,950.00 legal compliance services.
03/03/2026Stellar Bank $12.00banking fee
02/24/2026LR3 Consulting, LLC $50,000.00digital advertising.
02/13/2026Catamaran Consulting $14,895.00 direct mail.
02/13/2026Catamaran Consulting $12,053.00 direct mail.
02/10/2026Catamaran Consulting $36,950.00 poll greeters.
02/10/2026Catamaran Consulting $14,895.00 direct mail.
02/09/2026Catamaran Consulting $20,141.00 direct mail.
02/06/2026Armada Strategies $40,375.00 live streaming ad buy.
02/06/2026Catamaran Consulting $4,886.52tv buy.
02/03/2026Catamaran Consulting $14,895.00 direct mail.
01/29/2026Catamaran Consulting $14,895.00direct mail
01/29/2026Catamaran Consulting $12,053.00 direct mail.
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 79 ms.