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

CONGRESSMAN JOE BARTON COMMITTEE

Resolved vendor identity assembled from reviewed Texas Ethics Commission payee records.
Campaign Committee
Canonical vendor · Vendor ID 73340 · Resolution: Indexed Canonical Identity
Total Payments
$404,825.00
Client Filers
39
Payments
184
Activity Range
06/20/2000–02/23/2017
Largest Payment
$5,000.00
Graph: 39 connected filers · 184 payments · $404,825.00 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
1Texas Industries Inc. Political Action Committee$39,000.001202/27/2009
2Power Political Action Committee of Energy Future Holdings Corp.$34,000.001505/04/2009
3Oncor Political Action Committee of TXU Corp$31,000.001404/29/2009
4Halliburton Company PAC$26,500.001209/09/2008
5Texas Farm Bureau Friends Of Agriculture Fund Inc.$26,050.001109/23/2016
6Reliant Energy Inc. Political Action Committee$25,000.00705/07/2008
7Valero Energy Political Action Committee$19,000.00601/24/2006
8CenterPoint Energy Inc. Political Action Committee$18,000.001102/01/2012
9Vought Aircraft Industries Inc Political Action Committee$18,000.00909/08/2016
10IPR-GDF SUEZ North America Inc. Political Action Commitee (IPGSNA PAC)$16,000.00808/01/2016
11Texas Utilities Company d/b/a TXU Corp. PAC$15,500.00801/24/2011
12Texas and Southwestern Cattleraisers Association Political Action Committee$12,000.00405/11/2012
13Occidental Petroleum Corporation Political Action Committee$11,000.00405/11/2004
14AtmosEnergyCorporationPAC$11,000.00302/23/2017
15Texas Instruments Incorporated Political Action Committee$10,000.00511/20/2009
16Lyondell Chemical Company PAC$10,000.00507/22/2008
17Owens Corning Better Government Fund$9,500.00406/10/2008
18Union Pacific Corp. Fund for Effective Government$7,000.00509/18/2004
19Apache Corporation Political Action Committe (APACHEPAC)$7,000.00401/29/2016
20Devon Energy Corporation Political Action Committee$6,000.00203/30/2009

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
CULBERSON FOR CONGRESS
Vendor ID 80208
28 71.8% 61 38.9%
TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT
Vendor ID 308629
28 71.8% 524 5.2%
BRADY FOR CONGRESS
Vendor ID 40578
27 69.2% 66 34.6%
PHIL KING CAMPAIGN
Vendor ID 243362
26 66.7% 295 8.4%
TEXANS FOR RICK PERRY
Vendor ID 308841
26 66.7% 386 6.5%
MICHAEL BURGESS FOR CONGRESS
Vendor ID 211899
25 64.1% 52 37.9%
OLSON FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE
Vendor ID 232109
24 61.5% 47 38.7%
KAY GRANGER CAMPAIGN FUND
Vendor ID 175234
24 61.5% 54 34.8%
TEXANS FOR LAMAR SMITH
Vendor ID 308767
24 61.5% 55 34.3%
TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN
Vendor ID 308866
24 61.5% 73 27.3%
JIM KEFFER CAMPAIGN
Vendor ID 165367
24 61.5% 187 11.9%
DAVID DEWHURST COMMITTEE
Vendor ID 85094
24 61.5% 236 9.6%
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
02/23/2017Atmos Energy Corporation PAC$1,000.00Contribution to Committee
09/23/2016Texas Farm Bureau Friends Of Agriculture Fund Inc.$2,300.00FEDERAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION
09/08/2016Triumph Group Inc. PAC$5,000.00contribution
08/15/2016Texas Farm Bureau Friends Of Agriculture Fund Inc.$2,500.00FEDERAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION
08/01/2016ENGIE North America, Inc. Political Action Committee$4,500.00Direct Contribution
06/20/2016Pitts, James R. (Mr.)$1,000.00Donation
03/21/2016Atmos Energy Corporation PAC$5,000.00Contribution to Federal Committee
01/29/2016Apache Corp. PAC$2,500.00Direct Contribution
01/28/2016GDF SUEZ Energy North America, Inc. Political Action Committee$1,500.00Direct Contribution
01/28/2016GDF SUEZ Energy North America, Inc. Political Action Committee$500.00Direct Contribution
01/27/2016Texas Farm Bureau Friends Of Agriculture Fund Inc.$2,500.00FEDERAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION
01/22/2016Triumph Group Inc. PAC$2,000.00political contribution
08/14/2015Apache Corp. PAC$2,500.00Direct Contribution
08/12/2015Triumph Group Inc. PAC$3,000.00contribution for Joe Barton
08/05/2015GDF SUEZ Energy North America, Inc. Political Action Committee$1,000.00Direct Contribution
06/18/2015GDF SUEZ Energy North America, Inc. Political Action Committee$2,500.00Direct Contribution
07/09/2014Apache Corporation Political Action Committe (APACHEPAC)$1,000.00Direct Contribution
03/20/2014Phillips 66 PAC$1,500.00Direct Contribution
01/23/2014Apache Corporation Political Action Committe (APACHEPAC)$1,000.00Direct Contribution
09/18/2013GDF SUEZ Energy North America Inc. Political Action Commitee (GSENA PAC)$2,500.00Direct Contribution
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.