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

FRIENDS OF SAM JOHNSON

Resolved vendor identity assembled from reviewed Texas Ethics Commission payee records.
Campaign Committee
Canonical vendor · Vendor ID 122253 · Resolution: Indexed Canonical Identity
Total Payments
$302,795.31
Client Filers
50
Payments
212
Activity Range
02/19/2000–10/18/2016
Largest Payment
$5,000.00
Graph: 50 connected filers · 212 payments · $302,795.31 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 Farm Bureau Friends Of Agriculture Fund Inc.$45,050.001609/23/2016
2Power Political Action Committee of Energy Future Holdings Corp.$20,700.001505/13/2011
3Union Pacific Corp. Fund for Effective Government$20,000.001602/12/2016
4Contran Corporation Political Action Committee$19,000.00710/20/2011
5Texas Instruments Incorporated Political Action Committee$17,000.001302/04/2016
6Occidental Petroleum Corporation Political Action Committee$14,000.001107/21/2014
7Oncor Political Action Committee of TXU Corp$14,000.001006/11/2009
8AtmosEnergyCorporationPAC$12,400.00709/27/2016
9Greyhound Lines Political Action Committee$11,000.001104/30/2013
10Triumph Group Inc. PAC$10,000.00208/12/2015
11ConocoPhillips SPIRIT PAC$9,500.00810/27/2014
12Energy Political Action Committee of Energy Future Holdings Corp.$8,600.00605/16/2011
13Texas Industries Inc. Political Action Committee$8,500.00510/06/2010
14First Command Financial Planning PAC$7,200.00710/02/2008
15Austin Industries Companies Political Action Committee$7,000.00509/25/2014
16Comerica Inc. PAC$6,000.00301/20/2016
17PACE Dow Chemical Co.$5,000.00303/25/2011
18Brinker International Political Action Committee$5,000.00212/15/2015
19Dr. Pepper Snapple Group PAC$5,000.00204/28/2016
20KBR Inc. PAC$4,500.00308/26/2014

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
TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT
Vendor ID 308629
33 66.0% 524 6.1%
PETE SESSIONS FOR CONGRESS
Vendor ID 242675
32 64.0% 64 39.0%
BRADY FOR CONGRESS
Vendor ID 40578
31 62.0% 66 36.5%
KAY GRANGER CAMPAIGN FUND
Vendor ID 175234
30 60.0% 54 40.5%
FRIENDS OF JEB HENSARLING
Vendor ID 120848
30 60.0% 60 37.5%
TEXANS FOR RICK PERRY
Vendor ID 308841
30 60.0% 386 7.4%
TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN
Vendor ID 308866
28 56.0% 73 29.5%
JOHN CARONA CAMPAIGN
Vendor ID 167515
28 56.0% 213 11.9%
MICHAEL BURGESS FOR CONGRESS
Vendor ID 211899
27 54.0% 52 36.0%
CHARLIE GEREN CAMPAIGN
Vendor ID 58258
27 54.0% 325 7.8%
TEXANS FOR LAMAR SMITH
Vendor ID 308767
26 52.0% 55 32.9%
CULBERSON FOR CONGRESS
Vendor ID 80208
26 52.0% 61 30.6%
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
10/18/2016Southwest Airlines Co. Freedom Fund$1,200.00contribution
09/28/2016Phillips 66 PAC$1,000.00Contribution to Committee
09/27/2016Atmos Energy Corporation PAC$2,700.00Contribution to Committee
09/26/2016Denbury Resources Inc. Political Committee$1,000.00contribution
09/23/2016Texas Farm Bureau Friends Of Agriculture Fund Inc.$4,800.00FEDERAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION
04/28/2016Dr. Pepper Snapple Group PAC$2,500.00Contribution to Committee
04/26/2016Dr. Pepper Snapple Group PAC$2,500.00Contribution to Committee
02/18/2016Southwest Airlines Co. Freedom Fund$2,000.00contribution
02/12/2016Union Pacific Corp. Fund For Effective Government$1,000.00Contribution
02/04/2016Texas Instruments Incorporated Political Action Committee$1,000.00Direct Contribution
01/27/2016Texas Farm Bureau Friends Of Agriculture Fund Inc.$1,800.00FEDERAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION
01/20/2016Comerica Inc. PAC$2,500.00Direct Contribution
01/15/2016Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee$250.00Contribution.
12/15/2015Brinker International Political Action Committee$2,500.00Direct Contribution
12/04/2015Phillips 66 PAC$1,000.00Contribution to Committee
10/12/2015Southwest Airlines Co. Freedom Fund$1,200.00contribution
09/18/2015Atmos Energy Corporation PAC$1,000.00Contribution to State Committee
09/16/2015Denbury Resources Inc. Political Committee$1,000.00contribution to support Sam Johnson
08/12/2015Triumph Group Inc. PAC$5,000.00contribution for sam johnson
07/08/2015Texas Farm Bureau Friends Of Agriculture Fund Inc.$2,500.00FEDERAL CAMPAIGN 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.