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

TEXANS FOR JOHN SHARP

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

Political Organization

Canonical vendor · Vendor ID 308728 · Resolution: Indexed Canonical Identity

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Total Payments

$525,476.29

Client Filers

Payments

116

Activity Range

12/20/2000–03/18/2009

Largest Payment

$30,000.00

Graph: 74 connected filers · 116 payments · $525,476.29 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.

Texans for John Sharp

Top Client Filers

Canonical client relationships from vendor_clients_canonical.

#	Filer	Paid	Payments	Last Payment
1	Texas Automobile Dealers Association Political Action Committee	$58,026.29	8	06/27/2002
2	Texas SBC Comm. Inc.& Southwestern Bell Tele.Co. Employee PAC	$50,000.00	5	10/30/2002
3	HOSPAC-State The Political Action Committee of The Texas Hospital Association	$35,000.00	4	08/23/2002
4	VALERO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	$30,000.00	4	08/22/2002
5	Texas State Teachers Association-PAC	$30,000.00	1	08/26/2002
6	Texas Employee Political Action Committee of Texas Utilities Company d/b/a TXU Corp	$25,000.00	4	05/16/2002
7	Ryan & Company Texas PAC	$25,000.00	1	06/29/2001
8	Union Pacific Corp. Fund for Effective Government	$20,000.00	2	08/29/2002
9	Texas Federation of Teachers Committee on Political Education	$15,000.00	2	10/15/2002
10	Q PAC	$12,500.00	2	09/24/2002
11	TEXAS BUILDING BRANCH-ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS	$11,000.00	2	09/10/2002
12	Vinson Elkins Texas Political Action Committee	$11,000.00	2	10/10/2002
13	Moncrief, Mike J. (The Honorable)	$11,000.00	2	09/06/2002
14	Committee for Responsible Government of Temple-Inland Inc.	$10,000.00	2	01/30/2002
15	Entex Citizenship Responsibility Group	$10,000.00	2	10/03/2002
16	Landry's Seafood Restaurants Inc. General PAC	$10,000.00	2	06/08/2001
17	VERIZON GOOD GOVERNMENT CLUB - TX	$10,000.00	1	09/23/2002
18	Texas Bankers Association Bankers Political Action Committee	$10,000.00	1	08/13/2002
19	Haynes & Boone PAC	$10,000.00	1	06/21/2001
20	Jenkens & Gilchrist PAC	$7,000.00	3	08/16/2002

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 RICK PERRY Vendor ID 308841	50	67.6%	386	12.2%
TOM CRADDICK CAMPAIGN Vendor ID 329477	44	59.5%	230	16.9%
RODNEY ELLIS CAMPAIGN Vendor ID 267559	41	55.4%	187	18.6%
DAVID DEWHURST COMMITTEE Vendor ID 85094	41	55.4%	236	15.2%
MIKE JACKSON CAMPAIGN Vendor ID 213615	40	54.1%	162	20.4%
TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT Vendor ID 308629	40	54.1%	524	7.2%
BRIAN MCCALL CAMPAIGN Vendor ID 42226	39	52.7%	123	24.7%
KIRK WATSON CAMPAIGN Vendor ID 179512	39	52.7%	198	16.7%
TEXANS FOR JOE STRAUS Vendor ID 308707	39	52.7%	297	11.7%
PETE GALLEGO CAMPAIGN Vendor ID 242611	38	51.4%	148	20.7%
SYLVESTER TURNER CAMPAIGN Vendor ID 302244	38	51.4%	209	15.5%
JOHN CARONA CAMPAIGN Vendor ID 167515	38	51.4%	213	15.3%

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
03/18/2009	Wolens, Steven D.	$2,300.00	Contribution
11/01/2002	Allegiance Telecom Inc. Texas Political Committee	$1,000.00	campaign contribution for General Election
10/30/2002	Texas SBC Comm. Inc.& Southwestern Bell Tele.Co. Employee PAC	$10,000.00	JOHN SHARP LT. GOVERNOR TX
10/22/2002	Planned Parenthood of Houston and Southeast Texas Action Fund Inc. PAC	$1,500.00	Political Contribution
10/22/2002	International Bank of Commerce Committee for the Improvement & Betterment of the Country	$1,000.00	Campaign Contribution
10/21/2002	GoodPAC	$2,000.00	Assist the campaign for John Sharp for Lieutenant Governor
10/21/2002	National Association of State Farm Agents Inc. (NASFA) PAC	$1,000.00	Political Contribution
10/20/2002	Houston Pilots PAC Fund	$1,000.00	Campaign Contribution
10/16/2002	Maximus Inc Political Action Committee MAXPAC	$5,000.00	Contribution to nonfederal candidate for John Sharp TXD
10/15/2002	Continental Airlines Inc. Employee Fund For A Better America	$5,000.00	Campaign contribution
10/15/2002	Texas Federation of Teachers Committee on Political Education	$5,000.00	Support candidacy for Lt. Governor
10/11/2002	IEC of Houston PAC	$2,500.00	General Election
10/10/2002	Vinson Elkins Texas Political Action Committee	$1,000.00	Contribution to candidate John Sharp for Lt Governor TXD General 2002
10/09/2002	Planned Parenthood of Houston and Southeast Texas Action Fund Inc. PAC	$1,000.00	Political Contribution
10/03/2002	Entex Citizenship Responsibility Group	$5,000.00	Contribution to nonfederal candidate for John Sharp TXD
10/03/2002	Occidental Petroleum Corporation Political Action Committee - Texas Fund	$2,500.00	JOHN SHARP (D)
10/01/2002	Gulf States Toyota Inc. State PAC	$5,000.00	Campaign Contribution
10/01/2002	Texas Retailers Association PAC	$2,500.00	Campaign Contribution
10/01/2002	Weston Texas Political Action Committee	$1,000.00	Lt. Governor TX
09/30/2002	Watson, Kirk	$160.00	plane use

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.