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

VOLUNTEERS FOR SHIMKUS

Resolved vendor identity assembled from reviewed Texas Ethics Commission payee records.
Campaign Committee
Canonical vendor · Vendor ID 346323 · Resolution: Indexed Canonical Identity
Total Payments
$165,000.00
Client Filers
25
Payments
89
Activity Range
06/21/2000–08/01/2019
Largest Payment
$5,000.00
Graph: 25 connected filers · 89 payments · $165,000.00 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
1Valero Energy Corporation Political Action Committee$35,000.001207/31/2019
2Phillips 66 PAC$23,000.00908/01/2019
3Exelon Corporation Political Action Committee$20,000.00506/03/2019
4NRG Energy Inc. Political Action Committee$9,500.00710/12/2018
5ConocoPhillips SPIRIT PAC$9,500.00605/03/2011
6HDR, Inc. Political Action Committee$9,000.00312/23/2015
7The Dow Chemical Company Employees PAC (DOW PAC)$8,500.00603/22/2012
8CenterPoint Energy Inc. Political Action Committee$6,500.00703/14/2014
9MEDNAX, Inc. Federal PAC$6,500.00407/08/2011
10United Services Automobile Association Political Action Committee$6,000.00309/25/2002
11El Paso Corporation PAC$4,500.00304/20/2012
12Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation RAILPAC$4,000.00405/03/2004
13IPR-GDF SUEZ North America Inc. Political Action Commitee (IPGSNA PAC)$4,000.00403/26/2014
14American Airlines Political Action Committee$3,500.00203/20/2002
15Lyondell Chemical Company PAC$3,000.00207/13/2012
16The Continuum Fund, Zachry Holdings, Inc. Political Action Committee$2,000.00201/23/2018
17APTIM PAC-TX$2,000.00210/09/2018
18Noble Energy Inc. Political Action Committee$2,000.00108/28/2018
19Reliant Energy Inc. Political Action Committee$1,000.00103/06/2006
20A I M Management Group Inc. For A Better America$1,000.00109/30/2002

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
BRADY FOR CONGRESS
Vendor ID 40578
21 84.0% 66 30.0%
TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT
Vendor ID 308629
21 84.0% 524 4.0%
DENNIS BONNEN CAMPAIGN
Vendor ID 88445
18 72.0% 227 7.7%
TEXANS FOR JOE STRAUS
Vendor ID 308707
18 72.0% 297 5.9%
CHARLIE GEREN CAMPAIGN
Vendor ID 58258
18 72.0% 325 5.4%
FRIENDS OF JOHN BARRASSO
Vendor ID 121031
17 68.0% 33 41.5%
GENE GREEN CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN
Vendor ID 127284
17 68.0% 38 37.0%
DREW DARBY CAMPAIGN
Vendor ID 95611
17 68.0% 289 5.7%
TODD HUNTER CAMPAIGN
Vendor ID 329194
17 68.0% 325 5.1%
TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK
Vendor ID 308568
17 68.0% 359 4.6%
TEXANS FOR RICK PERRY
Vendor ID 308841
17 68.0% 386 4.3%
OLSON FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE
Vendor ID 232109
16 64.0% 47 28.6%
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
08/01/2019Phillips 66 PAC$1,500.00Contribution to Committee
07/31/2019Valero Energy Corporation PAC$2,500.00JOHN SHIMKUS - FEDERAL - SUPPORT
06/03/2019Exelon Corporation Political Action Committee$2,500.00Direct Contribution
05/28/2019Valero Energy Corporation PAC$2,500.00JOHN SHIMKUS - FEDERAL - SUPPORT
05/14/2019Phillips 66 PAC$1,000.00Contribution to Committee
03/21/2019Exelon Corporation Political Action Committee$2,500.00Direct Contribution
02/25/2019Valero Energy Corporation PAC$2,500.00JOHN SHIMKUS - FEDERAL - SUPPORT
10/12/2018NRG Energy Inc. Political Action Committee$2,500.00Contribution
10/09/2018APTIM PAC-TX$1,000.00Non-TX Contribution
08/29/2018Valero Energy Corporation PAC$2,500.00JOHN SHIMKUS - FEDERAL - SUPPORT
08/28/2018Noble Energy Inc. Political Action Committee$2,000.00Monetary Contribution
08/16/2018APTIM PAC-TX$1,000.00Federal Contribution
07/18/2018Phillips 66 PAC$2,500.00Contribution to Committee
06/18/2018Exelon Corporation Political Action Committee$5,000.00Direct Contribution
06/12/2018Phillips 66 PAC$2,500.00Contribution to Committee
02/13/2018Phillips 66 PAC$4,000.00Contribution to Committee
01/23/2018The Continuum Fund, Zachry Holdings, Inc. Political Action Committee$1,000.00POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION
09/18/2017Phillips 66 PAC$1,000.00Primary
08/24/2017Valero Energy Corporation PAC$2,500.00John Shimkus - Federal - Support
05/18/2017Exelon Corporation Political Action Committee$5,000.00Direct 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.