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

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Canonical Vendor

JOE STRAUS CAMPAIGN

Resolved vendor identity assembled from reviewed Texas Ethics Commission payee records.

Campaign Committee

Canonical vendor · Vendor ID 167022 · Resolution: Indexed Canonical Identity

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Total Payments

$932,168.00

Client Filers

Payments

277

Activity Range

01/18/2005–11/30/2016

Largest Payment

$50,000.00

Graph: 96 connected filers · 277 payments · $932,168.00 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.

Joe Straus Campaign

Top Client Filers

Canonical client relationships from vendor_clients_canonical.

#	Filer	Paid	Payments	Last Payment
1	Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee	$121,500.00	21	11/09/2015
2	Texas Apartment Association PAC	$77,750.00	8	11/09/2015
3	Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation RAILPAC	$71,000.00	8	09/27/2016
4	Texas Construction Association PAC	$66,000.00	9	01/28/2016
5	Safe Environmentally Responsible Transportation	$50,000.00	1	02/18/2016
6	University of Houston Political Action Committee	$30,000.00	5	09/08/2016
7	Texas Association of Builders HOMEPAC	$25,500.00	11	11/30/2016
8	Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC	$25,500.00	4	10/27/2009
9	Political Action Committee of the IIAT	$25,250.00	15	01/10/2014
10	Texas Oil & Gas PAC	$25,000.00	1	04/24/2012
11	Focused Advocacy Political Action Committee (PAC)	$22,500.00	7	02/12/2016
12	K&L Gates LLP Committee for Good Government	$20,750.00	6	11/29/2016
13	Medical Defense Political Action Committee	$17,500.00	3	01/11/2016
14	Texas Society of CPAs-PAC	$17,000.00	6	08/17/2016
15	Texas Podiatric Medical PAC	$16,500.00	11	11/30/2016
16	Texas Civil Justice League PAC	$16,000.00	6	11/10/2014
17	A&M Political Action Committee	$15,468.00	2	05/26/2016
18	Texas Health & Science Political Action Committee	$15,000.00	3	10/22/2012
19	Texas Taxi Political Action Committee	$15,000.00	2	12/12/2014
20	Texas Economic Development PAC	$14,000.00	6	08/23/2013

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
TODD HUNTER CAMPAIGN Vendor ID 329194	75	78.1%	325	21.7%
CHARLIE GEREN CAMPAIGN Vendor ID 58258	68	70.8%	325	19.3%
DREW DARBY CAMPAIGN Vendor ID 95611	66	68.8%	289	20.7%
KEL SELIGER CAMPAIGN Vendor ID 176013	65	67.7%	190	29.4%
DENNIS BONNEN CAMPAIGN Vendor ID 88445	64	66.7%	227	24.7%
TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT Vendor ID 308629	64	66.7%	524	11.5%
SENFRONIA THOMPSON CAMPAIGN Vendor ID 280021	62	64.6%	268	20.5%
PHIL KING CAMPAIGN Vendor ID 243362	62	64.6%	295	18.8%
DAN FLYNN CAMPAIGN Vendor ID 83576	61	63.5%	192	26.9%
LOIS KOLKHORST CAMPAIGN Vendor ID 194006	61	63.5%	209	25.0%
RYAN GUILLEN CAMPAIGN Vendor ID 271542	61	63.5%	253	21.2%
LARRY TAYLOR CAMPAIGN Vendor ID 187090	60	62.5%	155	31.4%

Method: Focal Coverage = shared clients ÷ this vendor's client count. Network Overlap = Jaccard similarity: shared clients ÷ union of both client sets.

Recent Reported Payments

Date	Client Filer	Amount	Description
11/30/2016	HOMEPAC of the Texas Assn. of Builders	$5,000.00	campaign contribution
11/30/2016	Texas Land Developers Association PAC	$1,500.00	CAMPAIGN SUPPORT
11/30/2016	Texas Podiatric Medical PAC	$1,000.00	campaign contribution
11/30/2016	Texas Alliance for Life	$250.00	Political contribution
11/29/2016	K & L Gates LLP Committee for Good Government	$10,000.00	Campaign contribution to support candidate.
11/29/2016	Texas State Teachers Association - PAC	$5,000.00	Campaign contribution - HD121
11/23/2016	Combined Law Enforcement Assns. Of Texas PAC	$2,500.00	Campaign contribution
11/17/2016	Texas Podiatric Medical PAC	$2,500.00	campaign contribution
11/16/2016	Texas Department of Public Safety Officers Association	$5,000.00	Donation to support candidate's re-election campaign.
10/25/2016	American Collectors Association of Texas Political Action Committee	$1,000.00	Campaign contribution
10/18/2016	Friends of MD Anderson	$2,500.00	Campaign contribution
10/17/2016	Independent Automobile Dealers PAC	$2,500.00	Political Contribution
09/27/2016	BNSF Railway Company RAILPAC	$10,000.00	To Support General 2016 State House 121 TX
09/08/2016	University of Houston Political Action Committee	$10,000.00	Contribution given - candidate for HD 121
08/30/2016	Texas Podiatric Medical PAC	$1,500.00	Campaign Contribution
08/17/2016	Texas Society Of Certified Public Accountants PAC	$2,000.00	Contribution
05/25/2016	BNSF Railway Company RAILPAC	$10,000.00	To Support General 2016 State House 121 TX
04/22/2016	Independent Automobile Dealers PAC	$2,500.00	Political contribution
02/19/2016	Texas Pipeline Association Political Action Committee	$1,000.00	Contribution
02/18/2016	Safe Environmentally Responsible Transportation	$50,000.00	Political contribution toward candidacy for House of Representatives

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.