ACQUIRE DIGITAL
$8.47M
2025-2026 cycle
ACQUIRE DIGITAL is a digital vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle ACQUIRE DIGITAL was paid $8.47M across 54 client committees, of which $4.66M flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.
Part I Identity
Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.
Source split
$8.47M
=
$3.80M
(Schedule B)
+
$4.66M
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$3,804,557 | 651 rows | 44.9% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$4,663,391 | 104 rows | 55.1% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jul 27, 2016 → May 28, 2026
- spans 9.8 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 651
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 54
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
One timeframe control governs all three panels below. Change it once and the trajectory, top buyers, and party breakdown all update together.
Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.
Jun 2025
May 2026
$455K
across 12 months
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 5
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| FICKER, ROBIN MD · House REP |
$26,328 | 3 |
| DGD PAC C00940106 |
$9,000 | 2 |
| GAINES, HOUSTON GA · House REP |
$3,000 | 1 |
| TENNEY, CLAUDIA NY · House REP |
$2,160 | 2 |
| FIRST PRINCIPLES DIGITAL C00894428 |
$8 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GAINES, HOUSTON GA · House REP |
$88,000 | 3 |
| FICKER, ROBIN MD · House REP |
$75,502 | 6 |
| DGD PAC C00940106 |
$9,000 | 2 |
| YAKYM, RUDY C. III IN · House REP |
$7,500 | 3 |
| SLF PAC C00571703 |
$7,400 | 2 |
| TENNEY, CLAUDIA NY · House REP |
$5,160 | 4 |
| DURANT, TARA ANNE VA · House REP |
$4,600 | 1 |
| BOST, MICHAEL IL · House REP |
$2,575 | 4 |
| THUNE, JOHN R. SD · Senate REP |
$500 | 2 |
| FIRST PRINCIPLES DIGITAL C00894428 |
$8 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| FICKER, ROBIN MD · House REP |
$240,627 | 20 |
| GAINES, HOUSTON GA · House REP |
$89,000 | 4 |
| YAKYM, RUDY C. III IN · House REP |
$22,500 | 8 |
| BOST, MICHAEL IL · House REP |
$17,725 | 18 |
| TENNEY, CLAUDIA NY · House REP |
$15,660 | 10 |
| SLF PAC C00571703 |
$13,900 IE $6,500 · SB $7,400 |
3 |
| DGD PAC C00940106 |
$9,000 | 2 |
| DURANT, TARA ANNE VA · House REP |
$6,350 | 2 |
| SOUTH DAKOTA VALUES PAC C00913020 |
$2,550 | 1 |
| THUNE, JOHN R. SD · Senate REP |
$2,000 | 8 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| FICKER, ROBIN MD · House REP |
$256,739 | 22 |
| GAINES, HOUSTON GA · House REP |
$89,000 | 4 |
| YAKYM, RUDY C. III IN · House REP |
$37,500 | 14 |
| BOST, MICHAEL IL · House REP |
$35,675 | 35 |
| SLF PAC C00571703 |
$23,900 IE $6,500 · SB $17,400 |
4 |
| TENNEY, CLAUDIA NY · House REP |
$23,160 | 13 |
| MICHIGAN REPUBLICAN PARTY C00041160 |
$12,500 | 1 |
| DGD PAC C00940106 |
$9,000 | 2 |
| DURANT, TARA ANNE VA · House REP |
$6,350 | 2 |
| BUCKEYE FREEDOM FUND C00796177 |
$5,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| FICKER, ROBIN MD · House REP |
$256,739 | 22 |
| GAINES, HOUSTON GA · House REP |
$89,000 | 4 |
| TENNEY, CLAUDIA NY · House REP |
$83,057 | 23 |
| YAKYM, RUDY C. III IN · House REP |
$52,500 | 19 |
| BOST, MICHAEL IL · House REP |
$48,269 | 48 |
| MICHIGAN REPUBLICAN PARTY C00041160 |
$38,758 | 3 |
| JUNGE, PAUL MI · House REP |
$25,550 | 4 |
| JACK, BRIAN GA · House REP |
$25,000 | 1 |
| SLF PAC C00571703 |
$23,900 IE $6,500 · SB $17,400 |
4 |
| DGD PAC C00940106 |
$9,000 | 2 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 0%
R · 100%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $6,393,003 | 75.50% |
| Non-partisan | $2,074,945 | 24.50% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Money flow through this vendor
Where their ad buys point
IE payers (left) → races the buys targeted (right) · independent-expenditure filings onlyNo activity in the last 1 months.
No activity in the last 3 months.
No activity in the last 6 months.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 10 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2018 | $12K | 4 | NRSC 87% | Digital 100% | $12K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $12K | 5 | C00464032 91% | Digital 100% | $23K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $120K | 20 | ROSE, JOHN W. 37% | Digital 100% | $143K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $75K | 8 | ROSE, JOHN W. 92% | Digital 100% | $218K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $88K | 14 | ROSE, JOHN W. 59% | Digital 100% | $306K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $99K | 21 | C00651075 35% | Digital 100% | $405K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $268K | 21 | ROSE, JOHN W. 49% | Digital 100% | $673K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $262K | 25 | C00464032 40% | Digital 100% | $935K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $750 | 3 | THUNE, JOHN R. 100% | Digital 100% | $750 | -93% |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $57K | 8 | BISHOP, JAMES DANIEL 65% | Digital 100% | $58K | +397% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $64K | 15 | BISHOP, JAMES DANIEL 82% | Digital 100% | $122K | -47% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $8K | 5 | C00473132 65% | Digital 100% | $130K | -90% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $24K | 9 | C00701409 36% | Digital 100% | $153K | -73% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $82K | 23 | BOGNET, JIM 42% | Digital 100% | $236K | -17% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $92K | 7 | HAGERTY, BILL 91% | Digital 100% | $327K | -66% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $106K | 11 | BLACK BEAR PAC, INC. 42% | Digital 100% | $433K | -59% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $3K | 4 | BISHOP, JAMES DANIEL 73% | Digital 100% | $3K | +267% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $21K | 6 | BISHOP, JAMES DANIEL 60% | Digital 100% | $24K | -64% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $153K | 20 | CHAMPION AMERICAN VALUES 32% | Digital 100% | $176K | +140% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $83K | 15 | CHAMPION AMERICAN VALUES 35% | Digital 100% | $259K | +972% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $124K | 30 | CHAMPION AMERICAN VALUES 23% | Digital 100% | $384K | +428% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $82K | 27 | WAGNER, ANN L. 34% | Digital 100% | $466K | -0% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $186K | 37 | C00816066 35% | Digital 100% | $652K | +104% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $81K | 28 | C00796524 33% | Digital 100% | $734K | -23% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $32K | 16 | WAGNER, ANN L. 71% | Digital 100% | $32K | +1052% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $32K | 16 | WAGNER, ANN L. 71% | Digital 100% | $63K | +53% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $74K | 21 | FICKER, ROBIN 46% | Digital 100% | $137K | -52% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $130K | 18 | FICKER, ROBIN 75% | Digital 100% | $267K | +57% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $340K | 23 | FICKER, ROBIN 95% | Digital 100% | $607K | +173% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $408K | 25 | FICKER, ROBIN 68% | Digital 100% | $1.02M | +397% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $89K | 24 | JUNGE, PAUL 30% | Digital 100% | $1.1M | -52% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $90K | 20 | TENNEY, CLAUDIA 59% | Digital 100% | $1.2M | +11% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $39K | 20 | MICHIGAN REPUBLICAN PARTY 32% | Digital 85% | $39K | +23% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $19K | 15 | BOST, MICHAEL 54% | Digital 95% | $58K | -41% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $114K | 25 | FICKER, ROBIN 72% | Digital 33% | $171K | +54% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $106K | 26 | FICKER, ROBIN 71% | Digital 55% | $277K | -19% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $115K | 22 | FICKER, ROBIN 56% | Digital 14% | $392K | -66% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $116K | 12 | GAINES, HOUSTON 57% | — | $507K | -72% |
Revenue by service category
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Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital | $3,446,219 | 602 | $6K | 96.1% | FICKER, ROBIN 21% | 4mo ago |
| Print & Mail | $74,318 | 5 | $15K | 2.1% | FICKER, ROBIN 100% | 7mo ago |
| Strategy & Research | $35,936 | 3 | $12K | 1.0% | FICKER, ROBIN 100% | 10mo ago |
| Software & Tech | $23,150 | 17 | $1K | 0.6% | SLF PAC 75% | 4mo ago |
| Media | $5,000 | 1 | $5K | 0.1% | BUCKEYE FREEDOM FUND 100% | 17mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
5
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$410,806 · 11% of revenue
7
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$1,353,368 · 36% of revenue
42
One-time clients 1 cycle
$2,040,383 · 54% of revenue
Top 5 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOST, MICHAEL | 3 | $155,856 | 164 | 2021-07-01 | 2026-03-31 |
| C00473132 | 3 | $115,000 | 15 | 2017-09-13 | 2022-05-06 |
| YAKYM, RUDY C. III | 3 | $66,750 | 26 | 2022-08-26 | 2026-04-06 |
| FLEISCHMANN, CHARLES J | 4 | $42,500 | 11 | 2018-07-11 | 2025-11-07 |
| THUNE, JOHN R. | 5 | $30,700 | 108 | 2017-01-09 | 2026-03-02 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | $859,187 | 23.2% | 17 | |
| MD | $730,149 | 19.8% | 1 | |
| TN | $557,039 | 15.1% | 6 | |
| VA | $448,015 | 12.1% | 6 | |
| MO | $225,250 | 6.1% | 1 | |
| NC | $208,239 | 5.6% | 1 | |
| NY | $178,757 | 4.8% | 1 | |
| GA | $170,000 | 4.6% | 6 | |
| IL | $155,856 | 4.2% | 1 | |
| MI | $71,558 | 1.9% | 2 | |
| MA | $55,000 | 1.5% | 1 | |
| PA | $36,890 | 1.0% | 1 |
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 | 2024-04-01 | FICKER, ROBIN | Digital | DIGITAL CONSULTING | $206,168 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-03-19 | FICKER, ROBIN | Digital | DIGITAL CONSULTING | $158,981 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-08-20 | HAGERTY, BILL | Digital | TEXTING SERVICE | $83,610 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-07-03 | ROSE, JOHN W. | Digital | DIGITAL ADVERTISING/CONSULTING | $76,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-04-01 | FICKER, ROBIN | Digital | DIGITAL CONSULTING | $71,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-17 | GAINES, HOUSTON | — | DIGITAL MARKETING | $62,500 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-06 | FICKER, ROBIN | — | DIGITAL ADVERTISING | $24,871 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-27 | GAINES, HOUSTON | — | DIGITAL MARKETING | $22,500 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-28 | FICKER, ROBIN | — | DIGITAL CONSULTING | $14,979 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-12-05 | FICKER, ROBIN | Print & Mail | PRINTING & POSTAGE | $14,871 |
| Recent | 2026-05-08 | FICKER, ROBIN | — | DIGITAL CONSULTING | $10,304 |
| Recent | 2026-05-06 | TENNEY, CLAUDIA | — | DIGITAL CONSULTING | $1,500 |
| Recent | 2026-05-18 | FICKER, ROBIN | — | DIGITAL CONSULTING | $1,045 |
| Recent | 2026-05-27 | TENNEY, CLAUDIA | — | MEDIA | $660 |