ADVANTAGE DIRECT COMMUNICATIONS

$11.66M 2025-2026 cycle

ADVANTAGE DIRECT COMMUNICATIONS is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle ADVANTAGE DIRECT COMMUNICATIONS was paid $11.66M across 81 client committees, of which $3.74M flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

Strategy & Research ○ Slowing (~3mo since last)

Part I Identity

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

Source split

$11.66M = $7.92M (Schedule B) + $3.74M (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments		 $7,916,971 593 rows 67.9%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them		 $3,741,832 129 rows 32.1%
Activity span ALL TIME
Sep 15, 2016 → Mar 25, 2026
spans 9.5 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
593
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
81
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.

Apr 2025 Mar 2026
$393K 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 1

REPUBLICAN VOTER ENGAGEMENT PAC $57K Strategy & Research · 1 txn AD ADVANTAGE DIRECT COMMUNICATIONS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
REPUBLICAN VOTER ENGAGEMENT PAC
C00792994
 $57,472 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 3

REPUBLICAN VOTER ENGAGEMENT PAC $329K Strategy & Research · 6 txns FAIRFAX COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE (… $2K Digital · 4 txns HEFNER JOSEPH COLE HONORABLE $503 Strategy & Research · 1 txn AD ADVANTAGE DIRECT COMMUNICATIONS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
REPUBLICAN VOTER ENGAGEMENT PAC
C00792994
 $329,044 6
FAIRFAX COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE (FEDERAL)
C00277335
 $2,081 4
HEFNER JOSEPH COLE HONORABLE
00080101
 $503 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 3

REPUBLICAN VOTER ENGAGEMENT PAC $388K Strategy & Research · 8 txns FAIRFAX COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE (… $4K Digital · 7 txns HEFNER JOSEPH COLE HONORABLE $503 Strategy & Research · 1 txn AD ADVANTAGE DIRECT COMMUNICATIONS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
REPUBLICAN VOTER ENGAGEMENT PAC
C00792994
 $388,461 8
FAIRFAX COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE (FEDERAL)
C00277335
 $4,137 7
HEFNER JOSEPH COLE HONORABLE
00080101
 $503 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 3

REPUBLICAN VOTER ENGAGEMENT PAC $388K Strategy & Research · 8 txns FAIRFAX COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE (… $4K Digital · 7 txns HEFNER JOSEPH COLE HONORABLE $503 Strategy & Research · 1 txn AD ADVANTAGE DIRECT COMMUNICATIONS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
REPUBLICAN VOTER ENGAGEMENT PAC
C00792994
 $388,461 8
FAIRFAX COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE (FEDERAL)
C00277335
 $4,137 7
HEFNER JOSEPH COLE HONORABLE
00080101
 $503 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 7

REPUBLICAN VOTER ENGAGEMENT PAC $503K Strategy & Research · 12 txns FAIRFAX COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE (… $7K Digital · 10 txns BACON, DONALD J $4K Strategy & Research · 2 txns BICE, STEPHANIE $3K Strategy & Research · 2 txns REPUBLICAN PARTY OF KENTUCKY $2K Strategy & Research · 1 txn HEFNER JOSEPH COLE HONORABLE $503 Strategy & Research · 1 txn WHITE, ROYCE $250 Strategy & Research · 1 txn AD ADVANTAGE DIRECT COMMUNICATIONS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
REPUBLICAN VOTER ENGAGEMENT PAC
C00792994
 $503,374 12
FAIRFAX COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE (FEDERAL)
C00277335
 $6,551 10
BACON, DONALD J
NE · House REP
 $4,301 2
BICE, STEPHANIE
OK · House REP
 $2,541 2
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF KENTUCKY
C00156810
 $2,000 1
HEFNER JOSEPH COLE HONORABLE
00080101
 $503 1
WHITE, ROYCE
MN · Senate REP
 $250 1
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By party

Revenue by party

100% R
D · 0%
R · 100%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $8,242,091 70.69%
Non-partisan $3,416,712 29.31%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Q1 2017 (2016 cycle): $5KQ1 2017 (2018 cycle): $178KQ2 2017 (2016 cycle): $5KQ2 2017 (2018 cycle): $43KQ3 2017 (2016 cycle): $3KQ3 2017 (2018 cycle): $5KQ4 2017 (2016 cycle): $5KQ4 2017 (2018 cycle): $14KQ1 2018 (2018 cycle): $52KQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $55KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $50KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $533KQ1 2019 (2018 cycle): $927Q1 2019 (2020 cycle): $4KQ2 2019 (2018 cycle): $12KQ2 2019 (2020 cycle): $96KQ3 2019 (2018 cycle): $2KQ3 2019 (2020 cycle): $122KQ4 2019 (2020 cycle): $335KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $211KQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $425KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $818KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $2.3MQ1 2021 (2022 cycle): $162KQ2 2021 (2020 cycle): $8KQ2 2021 (2022 cycle): $350KQ3 2021 (2020 cycle): $864Q3 2021 (2022 cycle): $436KQ4 2021 (2020 cycle): $26KQ4 2021 (2022 cycle): $22KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $171KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $175KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $264KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $259KQ1 2023 (2022 cycle): $2KQ1 2023 (2024 cycle): $6KQ2 2023 (2024 cycle): $3KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $2KQ4 2023 (2022 cycle): $2KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $61KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $107KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $94KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $27KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $72KQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $500Q4 2025 (2026 cycle): $153KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $239K Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q3Q1Q2Q3Q4Q2Q4Q2Q3Q4Q1Q3Q1Q2Q4Q1Q3Q3Q1 $2.3M

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 2016 $5K 3 TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT 100% Strategy & Research 100% $5K —
2017 Q1 2018 $178K 5 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITT… 98% Strategy & Research 100% $178K —
2017 Q2 2016 $5K 3 TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT 100% Strategy & Research 100% $9K —
2017 Q2 2018 $43K 7 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITT… 85% Strategy & Research 100% $221K —
2017 Q3 2016 $3K 3 TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT 61% Strategy & Research 100% $12K —
2017 Q3 2018 $5K 3 CLF 88% Strategy & Research 100% $226K —
2017 Q4 2016 $5K 3 TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT 96% Strategy & Research 100% $16K —
2017 Q4 2018 $14K 4 CLF 80% Strategy & Research 100% $240K —
2018 Q1 2018 $52K 12 CLF 53% Strategy & Research 100% $292K —
2018 Q2 2018 $55K 22 CLF 47% Strategy & Research 100% $347K —
2018 Q3 2018 $50K 15 CLF 42% Strategy & Research 100% $397K —
2018 Q4 2018 $533K 27 TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT 57% Strategy & Research 100% $930K —
2019 Q1 2018 $927 1 KILEY FOR SENATE 2019; KEVIN 100% Strategy & Research 100% $931K -79%
2019 Q1 2020 $4K 3 NEW HAMPSHIRE REPUBLICAN ST… 65% Strategy & Research 100% $4K -98%
2019 Q2 2018 $12K 3 TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT 83% Strategy & Research 100% $943K +164%
2019 Q2 2020 $96K 6 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITT… 97% Strategy & Research 100% $99K +123%
2019 Q3 2018 $2K 2 ISAACSON TERAH C MS 51% Strategy & Research 100% $945K -39%
2019 Q3 2020 $122K 18 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITT… 72% Strategy & Research 100% $221K +2446%
2019 Q4 2020 $335K 33 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITT… 88% Strategy & Research 100% $557K +2231%
2020 Q1 2020 $211K 34 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITT… 78% Strategy & Research 100% $768K +306%
2020 Q2 2020 $425K 51 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITT… 54% Strategy & Research 100% $1.19M +673%
2020 Q3 2020 $818K 48 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITT… 87% Strategy & Research 100% $2.01M +1530%
2020 Q4 2020 $2.3M 123 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITT… 79% Strategy & Research 100% $4.31M +332%
2021 Q1 2022 $162K 11 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITT… 69% Strategy & Research 100% $162K +4368%
2021 Q2 2020 $8K 4 ABBOTT GREG HONORABLE 85% Strategy & Research 100% $4.32M -32%
2021 Q2 2022 $350K 4 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITT… 99% Strategy & Research 100% $512K +266%
2021 Q3 2020 $864 1 KLICK STEPHANIE D HONORABLE 100% Strategy & Research 100% $4.32M -44%
2021 Q3 2022 $436K 4 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITT… 79% Strategy & Research 100% $948K +257%
2021 Q4 2020 $26K 5 TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT 93% Strategy & Research 100% $4.35M —
2021 Q4 2022 $22K 5 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITT… 50% Strategy & Research 100% $970K -93%
2022 Q1 2022 $171K 15 REPUBLICAN VOTER ENGAGEMENT… 74% Strategy & Research 100% $1.14M -19%
2022 Q2 2022 $175K 19 REPUBLICAN VOTER ENGAGEMENT… 70% Strategy & Research 100% $1.32M -59%
2022 Q3 2022 $264K 19 REPUBLICAN VOTER ENGAGEMENT… 69% Strategy & Research 100% $1.58M -68%
2022 Q4 2022 $259K 15 NY REPUBLICAN FEDERAL CAMPA… 48% Strategy & Research 100% $1.84M -89%
2023 Q1 2022 $2K 1 TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT 100% Strategy & Research 100% $1.84M —
2023 Q1 2024 $6K 2 ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY -… 100% Strategy & Research 100% $6K -96%
2023 Q2 2024 $3K 1 ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY -… 100% Strategy & Research 100% $9K -99%
2023 Q3 2024 $2K 2 FAIRFAX COUNTY REPUBLICAN C… 58% Strategy & Research 100% $11K -100%
2023 Q4 2022 $2K 2 PARKER IV NATHANIEL W HONOR… 57% Strategy & Research 100% $1.84M -92%
2023 Q4 2024 $61K 5 REPUBLICAN VOTER ENGAGEMENT… 95% Strategy & Research 100% $72K +176%
2024 Q1 2024 $107K 5 REPUBLICAN VOTER ENGAGEMENT… 87% Strategy & Research 100% $179K -38%
2024 Q2 2024 $94K 6 REPUBLICAN VOTER ENGAGEMENT… 96% Strategy & Research 100% $272K -46%
2024 Q3 2024 $27K 5 REPUBLICAN VOTER ENGAGEMENT… 81% Strategy & Research 100% $299K -90%
2024 Q4 2024 $72K 6 REPUBLICAN VOTER ENGAGEMENT… 94% Strategy & Research 100% $371K -72%
2025 Q3 2026 $500 1 FAIRFAX COUNTY REPUBLICAN C… 100% Digital 100% $500 -76%
2025 Q4 2026 $153K 8 REPUBLICAN VOTER ENGAGEMENT… 98% Digital 99% $154K +151%
2026 Q1 2026 $239K 7 REPUBLICAN VOTER ENGAGEMENT… 99% Strategy & Research 100% $393K +125%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 3 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $6.86M across 582 disbursements (avg $12K/check) Top buyer: REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (52% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +1748% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $57K

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $6.86M across 582 disbursements (avg $12K/check) Top buyer: REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (52% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +1748% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $239K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $153K across 10 disbursements (avg $15K/check) Top buyer: REPUBLICAN VOTER ENGAGEMENT PAC (98% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $93K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $6.86M across 582 disbursements (avg $12K/check) Top buyer: REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (52% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +1748% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $239K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $153K across 10 disbursements (avg $15K/check) Top buyer: REPUBLICAN VOTER ENGAGEMENT PAC (98% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $153K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $6.86M across 582 disbursements (avg $12K/check) Top buyer: REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (52% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +1748% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $239K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $153K across 10 disbursements (avg $15K/check) Top buyer: REPUBLICAN VOTER ENGAGEMENT PAC (98% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $153K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $6.86M across 582 disbursements (avg $12K/check) Top buyer: REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (52% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +1748% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $365K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $153K across 10 disbursements (avg $15K/check) Top buyer: REPUBLICAN VOTER ENGAGEMENT PAC (98% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $153K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Strategy & Research $6,862,921 582 $12K 97.8% REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITT… 52% 2mo ago
Digital $153,402 10 $15K 2.2% REPUBLICAN VOTER ENGAGEMENT… 98% 3mo ago
Other / Unclassified $1,056 1 $1K 0.0% FAIRFAX COUNTY REPUBLICAN C… 100% 7mo ago
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Client retention

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

8
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$6,359,195 · 80% of revenue
14
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$652,263 · 8% of revenue
59
One-time clients 1 cycle
$905,513 · 11% of revenue
Top 8 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE 3 $4,477,185 57 2017-01-11 2021-11-03
REPUBLICAN VOTER ENGAGEMENT PAC 3 $1,216,484 29 2022-01-27 2026-03-25
TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT 4 $484,291 37 2016-09-15 2023-03-01
BACON, DONALD J 3 $68,953 26 2020-02-08 2024-08-07
CONNECTICUT REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE, INC. 3 $44,663 20 2017-10-12 2022-03-23
BICE, STEPHANIE 3 $30,825 12 2020-01-06 2024-11-08
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF KENTUCKY 3 $22,674 14 2019-06-24 2024-06-25
FAIRFAX COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE (FEDERAL) 3 $14,120 15 2020-02-10 2026-03-06
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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
DC
$4,606,792 60.4% 2
VA
$1,230,604 16.1% 2
TX
$664,504 8.7% 20
NY
$262,180 3.4% 1
Unknown
$187,644 2.5% 22
CO
$167,604 2.2% 1
NJ
$133,817 1.8% 2
NC
$126,381 1.7% 3
OR
$83,768 1.1% 1
NE
$68,953 0.9% 1
AL
$47,286 0.6% 1
CT
$44,663 0.6% 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 2020-11-20 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE Strategy & Research PHONE SERVICES $1,288,000
Largest all-time 2020-10-28 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE Strategy & Research PHONE CALLS GET-OUT-THE-VOTE (GOTV) $379,071
Largest all-time 2021-07-28 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE Strategy & Research POLLING SERVICES / CONSULTING $345,000
Largest all-time 2021-06-23 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE Strategy & Research POLLING SERVICES / CONSULTING $345,000
Largest all-time 2020-08-12 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE Strategy & Research PHONE SERVICES $304,000
Largest this cycle 2026-03-06 REPUBLICAN VOTER ENGAGEMENT PAC Strategy & Research SMS MESSAGING $102,356
Largest this cycle 2025-12-10 REPUBLICAN VOTER ENGAGEMENT PAC Digital SMS MESSAGING $69,046
Largest this cycle 2026-03-25 REPUBLICAN VOTER ENGAGEMENT PAC Strategy & Research SMS MESSAGING $57,472
Largest this cycle 2026-02-10 REPUBLICAN VOTER ENGAGEMENT PAC Strategy & Research SMS MESSAGING $42,817
Largest this cycle 2026-01-05 REPUBLICAN VOTER ENGAGEMENT PAC Strategy & Research SMS MESSAGING $35,495
Recent 2026-02-12 FAIRFAX COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE (FEDERAL) Digital MARKETING $350
Recent 2026-03-06 FAIRFAX COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE (FEDERAL) Digital MARKETING $350
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