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

Top Client Filers

Canonical client relationships from vendor_clients_canonical.
#FilerPaidPaymentsLast Payment
1Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee$99,750.003012/03/2024
2Political Action Committee of IIAT$61,500.001912/05/2024
3Texas Bankers Association Bankers PAC$32,500.00611/18/2024
4Union Pacific Corp. Fund for Effective Government$27,500.00707/18/2018
5Political Action Committee of Winstead PC$27,000.00812/04/2024
6Texas Oil and Gas Association Good Government Committee$26,500.00612/03/2024
7Valero Energy Corporation Political Action Committee$22,000.001108/12/2019
8Texas Energy Leaders PAC$16,500.001111/01/2017
9Coalition for Better Transportation$15,000.00210/02/2015
10Texas Apartment Assn. PAC$15,000.00208/17/2022
11Vistra Energy Leaders Political Action Committee of Vistra Energy$13,000.00706/22/2022
12Texas Farm Bureau Friends Of Agriculture Fund Inc.$12,000.001010/20/2023
13CenterPoint Energy, Incorporated Political Action Committee$11,500.00708/29/2018
14NRG Energy Inc. Political Action Committee$10,000.00504/26/2024
15Ryan Texas PAC$10,000.00110/30/2022
16Mission Business PAC$10,000.00111/30/2022
17Andrews & Kurth Texas PAC$9,000.00908/05/2013
18Consolidated Communications Political Action Committee$8,750.00509/13/2018
19HNTB Holdings Ltd. Political Action Committee$8,500.00312/16/2021
20Texas Food & Fuel Assn. - PAC$8,500.00212/04/2024

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

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