Austin Bank
Austin Bank is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Austin Bank was paid $33K across 8 client committees, of which $69 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
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$33,035 | 83 rows | 99.8% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$69 | 1 rows | 0.2% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Sep 18, 2000 → Mar 10, 2026
- spans 25.5 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 83
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 8
- 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.
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.
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Top buyers last 6 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| RAY, MASIKA AKILAH TX · House DEM |
$750 | 2 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| RAY, MASIKA AKILAH TX · House DEM |
$3,039 | 8 |
| BETTER SCHOOLS BETTER TROUP VOTE YES! DISSOLVED 00089960 |
$18 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| RAY, MASIKA AKILAH TX · House DEM |
$3,039 | 8 |
| BETTER SCHOOLS BETTER TROUP VOTE YES! DISSOLVED 00089960 |
$18 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| RAY, MASIKA AKILAH TX · House DEM |
$3,039 | 8 |
| BETTER SCHOOLS BETTER TROUP VOTE YES! DISSOLVED 00089960 |
$18 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $3,045 | 9.20% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $30,059 | 90.80% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 4 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q2 | 2016 | $16 | 1 | REPUBLICAN WOMEN OF UPSHUR … 100% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $16 | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $2 | 1 | DOBROVOLNY FRANK G MR 100% | Fundraising 100% | $18 | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2018 | $22 | 1 | REPUBLICAN WOMEN OF UPSHUR … 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $22 | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $18 | 1 | BETTER SCHOOLS BETTER TROUP… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $18 | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $789 | 2 | RAY, MASIKA AKILAH 100% | Admin & Office 100% | $789 | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $1K | 3 | RAY, MASIKA AKILAH 100% | Admin & Office 100% | $2K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $1K | 3 | RAY, MASIKA AKILAH 100% | Admin & Office 100% | $3K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wages & Payroll | $25,924 | 50 | $518 | 78.5% | NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE 100% | 15y ago |
| Admin & Office | $3,039 | 8 | $380 | 9.2% | RAY, MASIKA AKILAH 100% | 4mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $2,605 | 3 | $868 | 7.9% | CANNON-SHERIDAN JOAL MS 98% | 10mo ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | $1,000 | 1 | $1K | 3.0% | HOPSON II CHARLES L MR CHUCK 100% | 14y ago |
| Fundraising | $451 | 20 | $23 | 1.4% | HOPSON II CHARLES L MR CHUCK 99% | 8y ago |
| Legal & Compliance | $16 | 1 | $16 | 0.0% | REPUBLICAN WOMEN OF UPSHUR … 100% | 9y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE | 4 | $25,924 | 50 | 2005-09-14 | 2010-12-20 |
| HOPSON II CHARLES L MR CHUCK | 3 | $1,447 | 19 | 2006-09-20 | 2012-11-28 |
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 | $33,035 | 100.0% | 8 |
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 | 2006-01-31 | NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE | Wages & Payroll | Salary Expense. | $2,770 |
| Largest all-time | 2000-09-18 | CANNON-SHERIDAN JOAL MS | Other / Unclassified | Note payoff | $2,565 |
| Largest all-time | 2010-08-31 | NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE | Wages & Payroll | Officeholder/campaign salary expense | $2,254 |
| Largest all-time | 2010-07-28 | NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE | Wages & Payroll | Officeholder/campaign salary expense | $1,826 |
| Largest all-time | 2006-05-01 | NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE | Wages & Payroll | Salary expense. | $1,275 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-09-11 | RAY, MASIKA AKILAH | Admin & Office | OFFICE RENT PLUS LABEL | $414 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-11 | RAY, MASIKA AKILAH | Admin & Office | RENT FOR OFFICE | $375 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-13 | RAY, MASIKA AKILAH | Admin & Office | RENT FOR OFFICE | $375 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-08-06 | RAY, MASIKA AKILAH | Admin & Office | LEASE | $375 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-10-07 | RAY, MASIKA AKILAH | Admin & Office | OFFICE RENT | $375 |
| Recent | 2025-12-07 | RAY, MASIKA AKILAH | Admin & Office | OFFICE RENT | $375 |
| Recent | 2026-03-10 | RAY, MASIKA AKILAH | Admin & Office | RENT | $375 |
| Recent | 2025-12-05 | RAY, MASIKA AKILAH | Admin & Office | RENT FOR OFFICE SPACE | $375 |