GDC3 Consulting

$5.69M 2025-2026 cycle

GDC3 Consulting is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle GDC3 Consulting was paid $5.69M across 14 client committees, of which $2.73M flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

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Part I Identity

Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.

Source split

$5.69M = $2.96M (Schedule B) + $2.73M (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments		 $2,962,277 172 rows 52.0%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them		 $2,731,202 68 rows 48.0%
Activity span ALL TIME
Mar 12, 2025 → Jun 30, 2026
spans 1.3 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
172
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
14
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Jul 2025 Jun 2026
$2.65M across 12 months
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Top buyers

Two views of the same data — diagram and table share the time-window control and the same top-buyers slice. Click "View all buyers in research" to drill in with the matching date range.

No buyer activity in this window.

VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 2

BURROWS DUSTIN R HONORABLE $45K — · 2 txns TEXAS DEFENSE PAC $44K Software & Tech · 10 txns GC GDC3 Consulting
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
BURROWS DUSTIN R HONORABLE
00070273
 $45,000 2
TEXAS DEFENSE PAC
00088727
 $43,680 10
View all buyers in research · last 3 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 10

TEXAS DEFENSE PAC $537K Digital · 31 txns TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC $199K Print & Mail · 5 txns TEXAS FREEDOM ALLIANCE $191K — · 9 txns OBERWEIS, JAMES MR. $138K — · 1 txn DEAN JAY HONORABLE $117K Print & Mail · 8 txns WATKINS NATHAN E MR $112K Print & Mail · 6 txns PATTERSON JARED L HONORABLE $96K Print & Mail · 7 txns HOUSTON REGION BUSINESS COALITION $76K — · 1 txn BURROWS DUSTIN R HONORABLE $45K — · 2 txns ASSOCIATED REPUBLICANS OF TEXAS CAMPA… $38K Other / Unclassified · 2 txns GC GDC3 Consulting
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
TEXAS DEFENSE PAC
00088727
 $536,511
IE $172,591 · SB $363,920
 31
TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC
00028135
 $198,650 5
TEXAS FREEDOM ALLIANCE
00090679
 $190,504
IE $190,504
 9
OBERWEIS, JAMES MR.
FL · House REP
 $138,323 1
DEAN JAY HONORABLE
00080046
 $116,617 8
WATKINS NATHAN E MR
00086233
 $111,713 6
PATTERSON JARED L HONORABLE
00069343
 $96,475 7
HOUSTON REGION BUSINESS COALITION
00063767
 $76,472
IE $76,472
 1
BURROWS DUSTIN R HONORABLE
00070273
 $45,000 2
ASSOCIATED REPUBLICANS OF TEXAS CAMPAIGN FUND
00015555
 $38,236 2
View all buyers in research · last 6 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 10

TEXAS DEFENSE PAC $3.53M Digital · 109 txns TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC $323K Print & Mail · 7 txns PATTERSON JARED L HONORABLE $257K Digital · 30 txns OBERWEIS, JAMES MR. $222K — · 2 txns WATKINS NATHAN E MR $202K Print & Mail · 13 txns TEXAS FREEDOM ALLIANCE $193K — · 11 txns ASSOCIATED REPUBLICANS OF TEXAS CAMPA… $189K Other / Unclassified · 5 txns DEAN JAY HONORABLE $134K Print & Mail · 9 txns TEXAS SANDS PAC $113K Strategy & Research · 3 txns HOUSTON REGION BUSINESS COALITION $76K — · 1 txn GC GDC3 Consulting
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
TEXAS DEFENSE PAC
00088727
 $3,526,987
IE $2,461,841 · SB $1,065,146
 109
TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC
00028135
 $323,184 7
PATTERSON JARED L HONORABLE
00069343
 $256,706 30
OBERWEIS, JAMES MR.
FL · House REP
 $221,677 2
WATKINS NATHAN E MR
00086233
 $201,675 13
TEXAS FREEDOM ALLIANCE
00090679
 $192,889
IE $192,889
 11
ASSOCIATED REPUBLICANS OF TEXAS CAMPAIGN FUND
00015555
 $189,100 5
DEAN JAY HONORABLE
00080046
 $134,117 9
TEXAS SANDS PAC
00086519
 $112,850 3
HOUSTON REGION BUSINESS COALITION
00063767
 $76,472
IE $76,472
 1
View all buyers in research · last 12 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 10

TEXAS DEFENSE PAC $3.73M Digital · 124 txns TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC $323K Print & Mail · 7 txns PATTERSON JARED L HONORABLE $318K Digital · 39 txns OBERWEIS, JAMES MR. $222K — · 2 txns WATKINS NATHAN E MR $202K Print & Mail · 13 txns TEXAS FREEDOM ALLIANCE $193K — · 11 txns ASSOCIATED REPUBLICANS OF TEXAS CAMPA… $189K Other / Unclassified · 5 txns DEAN JAY HONORABLE $134K Print & Mail · 9 txns TEXAS SANDS PAC $113K Strategy & Research · 3 txns PROTECT AND SERVE TEXAS PAC $78K Digital · 3 txns GC GDC3 Consulting
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
TEXAS DEFENSE PAC
00088727
 $3,732,809
IE $2,461,841 · SB $1,270,968
 124
TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC
00028135
 $323,184 7
PATTERSON JARED L HONORABLE
00069343
 $318,475 39
OBERWEIS, JAMES MR.
FL · House REP
 $221,677 2
WATKINS NATHAN E MR
00086233
 $201,675 13
TEXAS FREEDOM ALLIANCE
00090679
 $192,889
IE $192,889
 11
ASSOCIATED REPUBLICANS OF TEXAS CAMPAIGN FUND
00015555
 $189,100 5
DEAN JAY HONORABLE
00080046
 $134,117 9
TEXAS SANDS PAC
00086519
 $112,850 3
PROTECT AND SERVE TEXAS PAC
00085365
 $77,963 3
View all buyers in research · last 18 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 10

TEXAS DEFENSE PAC $3.73M Digital · 124 txns TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC $323K Print & Mail · 7 txns PATTERSON JARED L HONORABLE $318K Digital · 39 txns OBERWEIS, JAMES MR. $222K — · 2 txns WATKINS NATHAN E MR $202K Print & Mail · 13 txns TEXAS FREEDOM ALLIANCE $193K — · 11 txns ASSOCIATED REPUBLICANS OF TEXAS CAMPA… $189K Other / Unclassified · 5 txns DEAN JAY HONORABLE $134K Print & Mail · 9 txns TEXAS SANDS PAC $113K Strategy & Research · 3 txns PROTECT AND SERVE TEXAS PAC $78K Digital · 3 txns GC GDC3 Consulting
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
TEXAS DEFENSE PAC
00088727
 $3,732,809
IE $2,461,841 · SB $1,270,968
 124
TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC
00028135
 $323,184 7
PATTERSON JARED L HONORABLE
00069343
 $318,475 39
OBERWEIS, JAMES MR.
FL · House REP
 $221,677 2
WATKINS NATHAN E MR
00086233
 $201,675 13
TEXAS FREEDOM ALLIANCE
00090679
 $192,889
IE $192,889
 11
ASSOCIATED REPUBLICANS OF TEXAS CAMPAIGN FUND
00015555
 $189,100 5
DEAN JAY HONORABLE
00080046
 $134,117 9
TEXAS SANDS PAC
00086519
 $112,850 3
PROTECT AND SERVE TEXAS PAC
00085365
 $77,963 3
View all buyers in research · last 24 mo →

By party

Revenue by party

100% R
D · 0%
R · 100%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $426,062 7.48%
Non-partisan $5,267,416 92.52%

Part III Reference tables

Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.

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Money flow through this vendor

Where their ad buys point

IE payers (left) → races the buys targeted (right) · independent-expenditure filings only

No activity in the last 1 months.

No activity in the last 3 months.

GDC3 Consulting TEXAS DEFENSE PAC $173K TEXAS FREEDOM ALLIANCE $191K HOUSTON REGION BUSINESS COA… $76K Unspecified races (15 filin… $440K Total in: $440K Total out: $440K
GDC3 Consulting TEXAS DEFENSE PAC $2.46M TEXAS FREEDOM ALLIANCE $193K HOUSTON REGION BUSINESS COA… $76K Unspecified races (68 filin… $2.73M Total in: $2.73M Total out: $2.73M
GDC3 Consulting TEXAS DEFENSE PAC $2.46M TEXAS FREEDOM ALLIANCE $193K Unspecified races (68 filin… $2.73M Total in: $2.65M Total out: $2.73M
GDC3 Consulting TEXAS DEFENSE PAC $2.46M TEXAS FREEDOM ALLIANCE $193K Unspecified races (68 filin… $2.73M Total in: $2.65M Total out: $2.73M
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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

20252026 Q1 2025 (2024 cycle): $2KQ2 2025 (2024 cycle): $312KQ3 2025 (2024 cycle): $71KQ4 2025 (2024 cycle): $316KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $2.13MQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $132K Q1Q3Q1Q2 $2.13M

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 2 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2025 Q1 2024 $2K 1 TEXAS DEFENSE PAC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $2K —
2025 Q2 2024 $312K 20 TEXAS DEFENSE PAC 60% Digital 37% $314K —
2025 Q3 2024 $71K 12 PATTERSON JARED L HONORABLE 50% Strategy & Research 58% $385K —
2025 Q4 2024 $316K 24 TEXAS SANDS PAC 36% Strategy & Research 70% $701K —
2026 Q1 2026 $2.13M 81 TEXAS DEFENSE PAC 42% Digital 27% $2.13M —
2026 Q2 2026 $132K 34 TEXAS DEFENSE PAC 48% Software & Tech 17% $2.26M —
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 3 months · hover bars for cycle context
Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $46K across 9 disbursements (avg $5K/check) Top buyer: TEXAS DEFENSE PAC (99% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $18K

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $407K across 17 disbursements (avg $24K/check) Top buyer: TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC (42% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +2333% vs prior cycle Print & Mail $268K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $739K across 25 disbursements (avg $30K/check) Top buyer: TEXAS DEFENSE PAC (55% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · +366% vs prior cycle Digital $205K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $159K across 5 disbursements (avg $32K/check) Top buyer: TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC (96% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +5278% vs prior cycle Media $85K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $46K across 9 disbursements (avg $5K/check) Top buyer: TEXAS DEFENSE PAC (99% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $22K Legal & Compliance — cycle-to-date Total: $5K across 2 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: WATKINS NATHAN E MR (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Legal & Compliance $5K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $739K across 25 disbursements (avg $30K/check) Top buyer: TEXAS DEFENSE PAC (55% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · +366% vs prior cycle Digital $622K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $407K across 17 disbursements (avg $24K/check) Top buyer: TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC (42% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +2333% vs prior cycle Print & Mail $399K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $454K across 37 disbursements (avg $12K/check) Top buyer: TEXAS DEFENSE PAC (63% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · +22% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $321K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $159K across 5 disbursements (avg $32K/check) Top buyer: TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC (96% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +5278% vs prior cycle Media $156K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $46K across 9 disbursements (avg $5K/check) Top buyer: TEXAS DEFENSE PAC (99% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $46K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $51K across 3 disbursements (avg $17K/check) Top buyer: TEXAS DEFENSE PAC (65% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · +75% vs prior cycle Fundraising $39K Field & Voter Contact — cycle-to-date Total: $22K across 2 disbursements (avg $11K/check) Top buyer: HUFFMAN JOHN R HONORABLE (100% of category) Last paid: 9mo ago · +0% vs prior cycle Field & Voter Contact $22K Legal & Compliance — cycle-to-date Total: $5K across 2 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: WATKINS NATHAN E MR (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Legal & Compliance $5K Wages & Payroll — cycle-to-date Total: $3K across 1 disbursements (avg $3K/check) Top buyer: PATTERSON JARED L HONORABLE (100% of category) Last paid: 8mo ago · +0% vs prior cycle Wages & Payroll $3K Admin & Office — cycle-to-date Total: $2K across 1 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: TEXAS DEFENSE PAC (100% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Admin & Office $2K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $26K across 4 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: TEXAS DEFENSE PAC (95% of category) Last paid: 8mo ago · +0% vs prior cycle Travel & Events $1K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $739K across 25 disbursements (avg $30K/check) Top buyer: TEXAS DEFENSE PAC (55% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · +366% vs prior cycle Digital $739K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $454K across 37 disbursements (avg $12K/check) Top buyer: TEXAS DEFENSE PAC (63% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · +22% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $454K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $407K across 17 disbursements (avg $24K/check) Top buyer: TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC (42% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +2333% vs prior cycle Print & Mail $407K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $159K across 5 disbursements (avg $32K/check) Top buyer: TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC (96% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +5278% vs prior cycle Media $159K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $51K across 3 disbursements (avg $17K/check) Top buyer: TEXAS DEFENSE PAC (65% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · +75% vs prior cycle Fundraising $51K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $46K across 9 disbursements (avg $5K/check) Top buyer: TEXAS DEFENSE PAC (99% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $46K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $26K across 4 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: TEXAS DEFENSE PAC (95% of category) Last paid: 8mo ago · +0% vs prior cycle Travel & Events $26K Field & Voter Contact — cycle-to-date Total: $22K across 2 disbursements (avg $11K/check) Top buyer: HUFFMAN JOHN R HONORABLE (100% of category) Last paid: 9mo ago · +0% vs prior cycle Field & Voter Contact $22K Legal & Compliance — cycle-to-date Total: $5K across 2 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: WATKINS NATHAN E MR (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Legal & Compliance $5K Wages & Payroll — cycle-to-date Total: $3K across 1 disbursements (avg $3K/check) Top buyer: PATTERSON JARED L HONORABLE (100% of category) Last paid: 8mo ago · +0% vs prior cycle Wages & Payroll $3K Admin & Office — cycle-to-date Total: $2K across 1 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: TEXAS DEFENSE PAC (100% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Admin & Office $2K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $739K across 25 disbursements (avg $30K/check) Top buyer: TEXAS DEFENSE PAC (55% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · +366% vs prior cycle Digital $739K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $454K across 37 disbursements (avg $12K/check) Top buyer: TEXAS DEFENSE PAC (63% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · +22% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $454K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $407K across 17 disbursements (avg $24K/check) Top buyer: TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC (42% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +2333% vs prior cycle Print & Mail $407K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $159K across 5 disbursements (avg $32K/check) Top buyer: TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC (96% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +5278% vs prior cycle Media $159K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $51K across 3 disbursements (avg $17K/check) Top buyer: TEXAS DEFENSE PAC (65% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · +75% vs prior cycle Fundraising $51K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $46K across 9 disbursements (avg $5K/check) Top buyer: TEXAS DEFENSE PAC (99% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $46K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $26K across 4 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: TEXAS DEFENSE PAC (95% of category) Last paid: 8mo ago · +0% vs prior cycle Travel & Events $26K Field & Voter Contact — cycle-to-date Total: $22K across 2 disbursements (avg $11K/check) Top buyer: HUFFMAN JOHN R HONORABLE (100% of category) Last paid: 9mo ago · +0% vs prior cycle Field & Voter Contact $22K Legal & Compliance — cycle-to-date Total: $5K across 2 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: WATKINS NATHAN E MR (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Legal & Compliance $5K Wages & Payroll — cycle-to-date Total: $3K across 1 disbursements (avg $3K/check) Top buyer: PATTERSON JARED L HONORABLE (100% of category) Last paid: 8mo ago · +0% vs prior cycle Wages & Payroll $3K Admin & Office — cycle-to-date Total: $2K across 1 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: TEXAS DEFENSE PAC (100% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Admin & Office $2K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Digital $738,727 25 $30K 30.9% TEXAS DEFENSE PAC 55% 3mo ago
Other / Unclassified $480,088 21 $23K 20.1% TEXAS DEFENSE PAC 58% 5mo ago
Strategy & Research $453,520 37 $12K 19.0% TEXAS DEFENSE PAC 63% 6mo ago
Print & Mail $407,149 17 $24K 17.0% TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM P… 42% 5mo ago
Media $158,660 5 $32K 6.6% TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM P… 96% 5mo ago
Fundraising $50,682 3 $17K 2.1% TEXAS DEFENSE PAC 65% 6mo ago
Software & Tech $46,110 9 $5K 1.9% TEXAS DEFENSE PAC 99% 2mo ago
Travel & Events $25,923 4 $6K 1.1% TEXAS DEFENSE PAC 95% 8mo ago
Field & Voter Contact $21,704 2 $11K 0.9% HUFFMAN JOHN R HONORABLE 100% 9mo ago
Legal & Compliance $4,956 2 $2K 0.2% WATKINS NATHAN E MR 100% 5mo ago
Wages & Payroll $3,061 1 $3K 0.1% PATTERSON JARED L HONORABLE 100% 8mo ago
Admin & Office $1,759 1 $2K 0.1% TEXAS DEFENSE PAC 100% 6mo ago
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Client retention

Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.

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Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
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Repeat clients 2 cycles
$1,796,624 · 61% of revenue
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One-time clients 1 cycle
$1,165,653 · 39% of revenue
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Geographic concentration

Where this vendor's clients are based — federal committees by state, plus implicit jurisdiction for CA and TX state filers.

State   Total spend % of revenue Clients
TX
$2,740,600 92.5% 13
FL
$221,677 7.5% 1
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Notable disbursements

5 largest all-time · 5 largest in the current cycle · 5 most recent. Each row earns its place.

Reason Date Filer Category Purpose Amount
Largest all-time 2026-02-02 TEXAS DEFENSE PAC Digital PAC digital advertisting $209,853
Largest all-time 2026-02-18 TEXAS DEFENSE PAC Digital PAC digital advertisting $197,322
Largest all-time 2026-03-30 OBERWEIS, JAMES MR. — ONLINE ADVERTISING $138,323
Largest all-time 2026-01-22 TEXAS DEFENSE PAC Other / Unclassified PAC creative & production services $94,000
Largest all-time 2026-01-28 TEXAS DEFENSE PAC Other / Unclassified PAC creative & production services $94,000
Recent 2026-06-05 TEXAS DEFENSE PAC Software & Tech PAC software services $16,143
Recent 2026-06-30 BURROWS DUSTIN R HONORABLE — CAMPAIGN SERVICES $7,500
Recent 2026-06-04 TEXAS DEFENSE PAC — PAC data expenses $500
Recent 2026-06-04 TEXAS DEFENSE PAC — PAC domain registration and renewal $249
Recent 2026-06-05 TEXAS DEFENSE PAC Software & Tech PAC software services $21
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