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

ROBERT NICHOLS FOR TEXAS SENATE

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

Political Organization

Canonical vendor · Vendor ID 266306 · Resolution: Indexed Canonical Identity

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Total Payments

$736,485.24

Client Filers

137

Payments

393

Activity Range

09/07/2005–12/12/2024

Largest Payment

$10,000.00

Graph: 137 connected filers · 393 payments · $736,485.24 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.

ROBERT NICHOLS FOR TEXAS SENATE

Top Client Filers

Canonical client relationships from vendor_clients_canonical.

#	Filer	Paid	Payments	Last Payment
1	Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee	$99,750.00	30	12/03/2024
2	Political Action Committee of IIAT	$61,500.00	19	12/05/2024
3	Texas Bankers Association Bankers PAC	$32,500.00	6	11/18/2024
4	Union Pacific Corp. Fund for Effective Government	$27,500.00	7	07/18/2018
5	Political Action Committee of Winstead PC	$27,000.00	8	12/04/2024
6	Texas Oil and Gas Association Good Government Committee	$26,500.00	6	12/03/2024
7	Valero Energy Corporation Political Action Committee	$22,000.00	11	08/12/2019
8	Texas Energy Leaders PAC	$16,500.00	11	11/01/2017
9	Coalition for Better Transportation	$15,000.00	2	10/02/2015
10	Texas Apartment Assn. PAC	$15,000.00	2	08/17/2022
11	Vistra Energy Leaders Political Action Committee of Vistra Energy	$13,000.00	7	06/22/2022
12	Texas Farm Bureau Friends Of Agriculture Fund Inc.	$12,000.00	10	10/20/2023
13	CenterPoint Energy, Incorporated Political Action Committee	$11,500.00	7	08/29/2018
14	NRG Energy Inc. Political Action Committee	$10,000.00	5	04/26/2024
15	Ryan Texas PAC	$10,000.00	1	10/30/2022
16	Mission Business PAC	$10,000.00	1	11/30/2022
17	Andrews & Kurth Texas PAC	$9,000.00	9	08/05/2013
18	Consolidated Communications Political Action Committee	$8,750.00	5	09/13/2018
19	HNTB Holdings Ltd. Political Action Committee	$8,500.00	3	12/16/2021
20	Texas Food & Fuel Assn. - PAC	$8,500.00	2	12/04/2024

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	103	75.2%	524	18.5%
DREW DARBY CAMPAIGN Vendor ID 95611	95	69.3%	289	28.7%
TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK Vendor ID 308568	95	69.3%	359	23.7%
TODD HUNTER CAMPAIGN Vendor ID 329194	93	67.9%	325	25.2%
CHARLIE GEREN CAMPAIGN Vendor ID 58258	91	66.4%	325	24.5%
SENFRONIA THOMPSON CAMPAIGN Vendor ID 280021	87	63.5%	268	27.4%
PHIL KING CAMPAIGN Vendor ID 243362	84	61.3%	295	24.1%
TEXANS FOR TRENT ASHBY Vendor ID 308916	83	60.6%	190	34.0%
JOHN KUEMPEL CAMPAIGN Vendor ID 167958	83	60.6%	220	30.3%
FRIENDS OF BRANDON CREIGHTON Vendor ID 119895	83	60.6%	229	29.3%
TEXANS FOR KELLY HANCOCK Vendor ID 308753	83	60.6%	236	28.6%
CAROL ALVARADO CAMPAIGN Vendor ID 52699	80	58.4%	252	25.9%

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
12/12/2024	Padfoot PAC	$2,500.00	Campaign Contribution
12/05/2024	North Texas Automobile Dealers PAC	$5,000.00	Campaign Donation
12/05/2024	Political Action Committee Of The Independent Insurance Agents Of Texas	$2,500.00	POLTICAL CONTRIBUTION
12/05/2024	Manufacturers PAC of Texas	$2,000.00	Campaign Contribution
12/05/2024	Southwestern Committee On Political Education	$1,000.00	Political Contribution to Robert Nichols via check 1456
12/05/2024	Populus Financial Group, Inc. Texas PAC	$1,000.00	Check#1197
12/05/2024	Ag Air PAC	$500.00	Political Contribution Made
12/04/2024	Texas Food & Fuel Assn. - PAC	$3,500.00	Contribution to Officeholders Re-Election Campaign.
12/04/2024	Political Action Committee of Winstead PC	$2,500.00	Campaign Contributions
12/03/2024	Texas Oil and Gas Association Good Government Committee	$5,000.00	Campaign Contribution
12/03/2024	Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee	$5,000.00	Robert Nichols, STATE SENATE 3rd TX
12/03/2024	Coats Rose PAC	$1,000.00	PAC contribution to campaign
11/26/2024	Texas Association of Mutual Insurance Companies PAC	$500.00	Campaign Contribution
11/22/2024	JES Holdings, LLC - Texas Development Political Action Committee	$2,500.00	Campaign Contribution
11/18/2024	Texas Bankers Association Bankers PAC	$7,500.00	Contribution to non-federal candidate
11/18/2024	Enterprise Products Partners Texas PAC	$2,000.00	Contribution
11/15/2024	Foley & Lardner LLP Texas Campaign Fund	$1,500.00	Support re-election to Texas Senate District 3
11/13/2024	Pape-Dawson Engineers Political Action Committee	$1,000.00	Campaign Contribution
10/15/2024	Calpine Corporation PAC	$2,500.00	Contribution to committee
10/10/2024	Texas Society of Architects Committee	$3,000.00	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.