Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Canonical Vendor

Benenson Strategy Group

Resolved vendor identity assembled from reviewed Texas Ethics Commission payee records.
Political Consulting
Canonical vendor · Vendor ID 31485 · Resolution: Indexed Canonical Identity
Total Payments
$1,197,895.58
Client Filers
4
Payments
30
Activity Range
12/30/2009–10/21/2014
Largest Payment
$115,000.00
Graph: 4 connected filers · 30 payments · $1,197,895.58 represented
Canonical vendor assembled from reviewed Texas Ethics Commission reported payee identities. Source records remain unchanged.

Reported Names

Payee names preserved from the reported/curated source layer and resolved to this canonical vendor.

Top Client Filers

Canonical client relationships from vendor_clients_canonical.
#FilerPaidPaymentsLast Payment
1Wendy R. Davis for Governor Inc.$813,942.702010/21/2014
2White, William H.$341,802.88807/10/2010
3Watson, Kirk P.$32,150.00112/17/2010
4Battleground Texas$10,000.00110/11/2013

Shared Client Network

Other canonical vendors paid by the same filer clients. Ranked by shared-client count. This is a structural overlap measure, not evidence of affiliation or coordination.
Vendor Shared Clients Focal Coverage Peer Clients Network Overlap
1-800-FLOWERS.COM
Vendor ID 159
4 100.0% 60 6.7%
COMFORT INN
Vendor ID 70133
4 100.0% 72 5.6%
AUTHORIZE.NET
Vendor ID 24480
4 100.0% 98 4.1%
AVIS
Vendor ID 24976
4 100.0% 108 3.7%
YELLOW CAB
Vendor ID 358831
4 100.0% 156 2.6%
TRAVIS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Vendor ID 332469
4 100.0% 253 1.6%
UPS
Vendor ID 339638
4 100.0% 265 1.5%
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS
Vendor ID 148037
4 100.0% 313 1.3%
CITY OF AUSTIN
Vendor ID 65063
4 100.0% 355 1.1%
TIME WARNER CABLE
Vendor ID 328064
4 100.0% 390 1.0%
SUBWAY
Vendor ID 299059
4 100.0% 469 0.9%
AMAZON.COM
Vendor ID 13762
4 100.0% 553 0.7%
Method: Focal Coverage = shared clients ÷ this vendor's client count. Network Overlap = Jaccard similarity: shared clients ÷ union of both client sets.

Recent Reported Payments

DateClient FilerAmountDescription
10/21/2014Wendy R. Davis for Governor Inc.$12,450.00Campaign polling and research retainer
10/10/2014Wendy R. Davis for Governor Inc.$30,775.00Campaign polling
10/08/2014Wendy R. Davis for Governor Inc.$34,500.00Campaign polling
09/30/2014Wendy R. Davis for Governor Inc.$25,250.00Campaign polling
09/30/2014Wendy R. Davis for Governor Inc.$9,250.00Campaign polling
09/26/2014Wendy R. Davis for Governor Inc.$13,538.21Campaign polling and research consulting expenses
06/05/2014Wendy R. Davis for Governor Inc.$12,500.00Polling consulting fees and expenses
05/20/2014Wendy R. Davis for Governor Inc.$75,000.00Polling
04/03/2014Wendy R. Davis for Governor Inc.$12,500.00Polling consulting fees and expenses
03/26/2014Wendy R. Davis for Governor Inc.$77,100.00Polling
03/18/2014Wendy R. Davis for Governor Inc.$115,000.00Polling
03/14/2014Wendy R. Davis for Governor Inc.$12,500.00Polling consulting fees and expenses
03/05/2014Wendy R. Davis for Governor Inc.$22,979.49Polling consulting fees and expenses
02/28/2014Wendy R. Davis for Governor Inc.$114,600.00Polling
02/20/2014Wendy R Davis for Governor Inc$12,500.00Polling Services Retainer
02/12/2014Wendy R Davis for Governor Inc$42,500.00Polling
02/07/2014Wendy R Davis for Governor Inc$68,000.00Polling
10/11/2013Battleground Texas$10,000.00Polling
12/17/2010Watson, Kirk P.$32,150.00Data research
07/10/2010White, William H.$48,800.00Research
Evidence basis: A canonical vendor identity was resolved using the curated vendor layer. Raw reported-payee statistics remain separate from canonical vendor statistics so the source record and analytical identity are distinguishable.