BARNES & THORNBURG LLP

$636K 2025-2026 cycle

BARNES & THORNBURG LLP is a legal & compliance vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle BARNES & THORNBURG LLP was paid $636K across 23 client committees.

Legal & Compliance ○ Slowing (~2mo since last)

Part I Identity

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

Activity span ALL TIME
Nov 23, 2015 → Jun 16, 2026
spans 10.6 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
184
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
23
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.

Jul 2025 Jun 2026
$240K 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 2

PENCE, MIKE $10K — · 1 txn DAVIDSON, WARREN $2K — · 1 txn BT BARNES & THORNBURG LLP
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
PENCE, MIKE
US · President REP
$10,000 1
DAVIDSON, WARREN
OH · House REP
$1,500 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 5

PENCE, MIKE $40K Legal & Compliance · 4 txns FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND $37K Legal & Compliance · 3 txns AMERICA FIRST ACTION FUND $9K Legal & Compliance · 3 txns DAVIDSON, WARREN $6K Legal & Compliance · 4 txns BARNES & THORNBURG POLITICAL ACTION C… $75 Admin & Office · 1 txn BT BARNES & THORNBURG LLP
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
PENCE, MIKE
US · President REP
$40,000 4
FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND
C00552851
$37,350 3
AMERICA FIRST ACTION FUND
C00891549
$9,159 3
DAVIDSON, WARREN
OH · House REP
$6,000 4
BARNES & THORNBURG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
C00395947
$75 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 7

PENCE, MIKE $100K Legal & Compliance · 8 txns FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND $66K Legal & Compliance · 7 txns AMERICA FIRST ACTION FUND $21K Legal & Compliance · 5 txns DAVIDSON, WARREN $15K Legal & Compliance · 10 txns HOUSE FREEDOM ACTION $2K Legal & Compliance · 1 txn COMMON SENSE FOR PA $2K Legal & Compliance · 1 txn BARNES & THORNBURG POLITICAL ACTION C… $225 Admin & Office · 3 txns BT BARNES & THORNBURG LLP
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
PENCE, MIKE
US · President REP
$100,000 8
FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND
C00552851
$66,297 7
AMERICA FIRST ACTION FUND
C00891549
$20,594 5
DAVIDSON, WARREN
OH · House REP
$15,000 10
HOUSE FREEDOM ACTION
C00662221
$2,344 1
COMMON SENSE FOR PA
C00889584
$1,960 1
BARNES & THORNBURG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
C00395947
$225 3
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 7

PENCE, MIKE $145K Legal & Compliance · 12 txns FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND $84K Legal & Compliance · 11 txns DAVIDSON, WARREN $24K Legal & Compliance · 16 txns AMERICA FIRST ACTION FUND $21K Legal & Compliance · 5 txns HOUSE FREEDOM ACTION $5K Legal & Compliance · 4 txns COMMON SENSE FOR PA $2K Legal & Compliance · 1 txn BARNES & THORNBURG POLITICAL ACTION C… $375 Admin & Office · 5 txns BT BARNES & THORNBURG LLP
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
PENCE, MIKE
US · President REP
$145,000 12
FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND
C00552851
$83,509 11
DAVIDSON, WARREN
OH · House REP
$24,000 16
AMERICA FIRST ACTION FUND
C00891549
$20,594 5
HOUSE FREEDOM ACTION
C00662221
$5,116 4
COMMON SENSE FOR PA
C00889584
$1,960 1
BARNES & THORNBURG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
C00395947
$375 5
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 9

PENCE, MIKE $230K Legal & Compliance · 13 txns FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND $84K Legal & Compliance · 11 txns DAVIDSON, WARREN $33K Legal & Compliance · 22 txns AMERICA FIRST ACTION FUND $21K Legal & Compliance · 5 txns HOUSE FREEDOM ACTION $5K Legal & Compliance · 4 txns HOSTETTLER, JOHN N $5K Legal & Compliance · 1 txn COMMITTED TO AMERICA PAC $5K Legal & Compliance · 1 txn COMMON SENSE FOR PA $2K Legal & Compliance · 1 txn BARNES & THORNBURG POLITICAL ACTION C… $525 Admin & Office · 7 txns BT BARNES & THORNBURG LLP
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
PENCE, MIKE
US · President REP
$230,000 13
FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND
C00552851
$83,509 11
DAVIDSON, WARREN
OH · House REP
$33,000 22
AMERICA FIRST ACTION FUND
C00891549
$20,594 5
HOUSE FREEDOM ACTION
C00662221
$5,116 4
HOSTETTLER, JOHN N
IN · House REP
$4,606 1
COMMITTED TO AMERICA PAC
C00839464
$4,500 1
COMMON SENSE FOR PA
C00889584
$1,960 1
BARNES & THORNBURG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
C00395947
$525 7

By party

Revenue by party

96% R
D · 4%
R · 96%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $17,829 2.80%
Republican $475,975 74.87%
Non-partisan $141,956 22.33%

Part III Reference tables

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

#
#

Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Q1 2017 (2018 cycle): $75Q2 2017 (2018 cycle): $75Q3 2017 (2018 cycle): $75Q4 2017 (2018 cycle): $75Q1 2018 (2018 cycle): $75Q2 2018 (2018 cycle): $75Q3 2018 (2018 cycle): $75Q1 2019 (2020 cycle): $150Q2 2019 (2020 cycle): $75Q3 2019 (2020 cycle): $75Q4 2019 (2020 cycle): $1KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $1KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $326Q4 2020 (2020 cycle): $75Q1 2021 (2022 cycle): $75Q2 2021 (2022 cycle): $75Q3 2021 (2022 cycle): $17KQ4 2021 (2022 cycle): $10KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $5KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $80KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $11KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $8KQ1 2023 (2024 cycle): $12KQ2 2023 (2024 cycle): $6KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $56KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $82KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $27KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $17KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $10KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $96KQ1 2025 (2026 cycle): $13KQ2 2025 (2026 cycle): $29KQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $55KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $61KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $78KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $47K Q1Q3Q1Q3Q2Q4Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q2 $96K

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 $75 1 BARNES & THORNBURG POLITICA… 100% Legal & Compliance 100% $75
2017 Q2 2018 $75 1 BARNES & THORNBURG POLITICA… 100% Legal & Compliance 100% $150
2017 Q3 2018 $75 1 BARNES & THORNBURG POLITICA… 100% Legal & Compliance 100% $225
2017 Q4 2018 $75 1 BARNES & THORNBURG POLITICA… 100% Legal & Compliance 100% $300
2018 Q1 2018 $75 1 BARNES & THORNBURG POLITICA… 100% Legal & Compliance 100% $375
2018 Q2 2018 $75 1 BARNES & THORNBURG POLITICA… 100% Legal & Compliance 100% $450
2018 Q3 2018 $75 1 BARNES & THORNBURG POLITICA… 100% Legal & Compliance 100% $525
2019 Q1 2020 $150 2 BARNES & THORNBURG POLITICA… 100% Legal & Compliance 100% $150 +100%
2019 Q2 2020 $75 1 BARNES & THORNBURG POLITICA… 100% Legal & Compliance 100% $225 +0%
2019 Q3 2020 $75 1 BARNES & THORNBURG POLITICA… 100% Legal & Compliance 100% $300 +0%
2019 Q4 2020 $1K 2 FRIENDS OF KELLY MITCHELL 93% Legal & Compliance 100% $1K +1367%
2020 Q1 2020 $1K 1 FRIENDS OF KELLY MITCHELL 100% Legal & Compliance 100% $2K +1334%
2020 Q3 2020 $326 2 BARNES & THORNBURG POLITICA… 100% Legal & Compliance 100% $3K +335%
2020 Q4 2020 $75 1 BARNES & THORNBURG POLITICA… 100% Legal & Compliance 100% $3K
2021 Q1 2022 $75 1 BARNES & THORNBURG POLITICA… 100% Legal & Compliance 100% $75 -50%
2021 Q2 2022 $75 1 BARNES & THORNBURG POLITICA… 100% Legal & Compliance 100% $150 +0%
2021 Q3 2022 $17K 5 GREAT AMERICA COMMITTEE 90% Legal & Compliance 100% $17K +22000%
2021 Q4 2022 $10K 5 GREAT AMERICA COMMITTEE 52% Legal & Compliance 100% $26K +770%
2022 Q1 2022 $5K 4 DAVIDSON, WARREN 98% Legal & Compliance 100% $31K +325%
2022 Q2 2022 $80K 10 YOUNG, TODD CHRISTOPHER 63% Legal & Compliance 100% $111K
2022 Q3 2022 $11K 5 UNITING AMERICA PAC INC. 59% Legal & Compliance 100% $122K +3298%
2022 Q4 2022 $8K 7 DAVIDSON, WARREN 36% Legal & Compliance 100% $130K +11067%
2023 Q1 2024 $12K 4 CITIZENS FOR FREE ENTERPRISE 63% Legal & Compliance 100% $12K +15900%
2023 Q2 2024 $6K 6 DAVIDSON, WARREN 73% Legal & Compliance 100% $18K +8100%
2023 Q3 2024 $56K 12 COMMITTED TO AMERICA PAC 78% Legal & Compliance 100% $74K +235%
2023 Q4 2024 $82K 17 COMMITTED TO AMERICA PAC 71% Legal & Compliance 100% $156K +759%
2024 Q1 2024 $27K 10 FIGHT RIGHT INC 59% Legal & Compliance 100% $183K +489%
2024 Q2 2024 $17K 12 GOODRICH, CHARLES 36% Legal & Compliance 100% $200K -79%
2024 Q3 2024 $10K 5 COMMITTED TO AMERICA PAC 47% Legal & Compliance 100% $209K -14%
2024 Q4 2024 $96K 7 PENCE, MIKE 89% Legal & Compliance 100% $305K +1042%
2025 Q1 2026 $13K 8 FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND 45% Legal & Compliance 99% $13K +9%
2025 Q2 2026 $29K 8 PENCE, MIKE 69% Legal & Compliance 100% $42K +370%
2025 Q3 2026 $55K 9 PENCE, MIKE 64% Legal & Compliance 100% $97K -1%
2025 Q4 2026 $61K 11 PENCE, MIKE 66% Legal & Compliance 100% $158K -26%
2026 Q1 2026 $78K 13 PENCE, MIKE 38% Legal & Compliance 100% $236K +189%
2026 Q2 2026 $47K 6 FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND 51% $282K +173%
#

Revenue by service category

No category revenue in this window.

No category revenue in this window.

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Legal & Compliance — cycle-to-date Total: $674K across 173 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: PENCE, MIKE (31% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +121% vs prior cycle Legal & Compliance $46K Admin & Office — cycle-to-date Total: $375 across 5 disbursements (avg $75/check) Top buyer: BARNES & THORNBURG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Admin & Office $75

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Legal & Compliance — cycle-to-date Total: $674K across 173 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: PENCE, MIKE (31% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +121% vs prior cycle Legal & Compliance $160K Admin & Office — cycle-to-date Total: $375 across 5 disbursements (avg $75/check) Top buyer: BARNES & THORNBURG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Admin & Office $225

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Legal & Compliance — cycle-to-date Total: $674K across 173 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: PENCE, MIKE (31% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +121% vs prior cycle Legal & Compliance $234K Admin & Office — cycle-to-date Total: $375 across 5 disbursements (avg $75/check) Top buyer: BARNES & THORNBURG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Admin & Office $375

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Legal & Compliance — cycle-to-date Total: $674K across 173 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: PENCE, MIKE (31% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +121% vs prior cycle Legal & Compliance $337K Admin & Office — cycle-to-date Total: $375 across 5 disbursements (avg $75/check) Top buyer: BARNES & THORNBURG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Admin & Office $375
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Legal & Compliance $674,349 173 $4K 99.9% PENCE, MIKE 31% 4mo ago
Admin & Office $375 5 $75 0.1% BARNES & THORNBURG POLITICA… 100% 5mo ago
#

Client retention

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

2
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$88,376 · 12% of revenue
2
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$237,171 · 33% of revenue
19
One-time clients 1 cycle
$395,714 · 55% of revenue
Top 2 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
DAVIDSON, WARREN 3 $85,500 57 2021-09-15 2026-06-04
BARNES & THORNBURG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 5 $2,876 36 2017-03-17 2026-03-12
#

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
VA
$238,361 33.0% 3
IN
$212,473 29.5% 9
DC
$144,219 20.0% 4
OH
$85,500 11.9% 1
FL
$20,227 2.8% 1
GA
$10,000 1.4% 2
CO
$7,500 1.0% 1
PA
$1,960 0.3% 1
SC
$1,021 0.1% 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 2024-12-30 PENCE, MIKE Legal & Compliance LEGAL CONSULTING $85,000
Largest all-time 2022-05-04 YOUNG, TODD CHRISTOPHER Legal & Compliance LEGAL CONSULTING $50,494
Largest all-time 2025-10-26 PENCE, MIKE Legal & Compliance LEGAL CONSULTING $20,000
Largest all-time 2025-12-10 PENCE, MIKE Legal & Compliance LEGAL CONSULTING $20,000
Largest all-time 2025-07-30 PENCE, MIKE Legal & Compliance LEGAL CONSULTING $20,000
Largest this cycle 2026-02-18 FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND Legal & Compliance PAC LEGAL FEES $13,814
Largest this cycle 2026-04-07 FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND PAC LEGAL FEES $12,732
Recent 2026-04-27 FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND PAC LEGAL FEES $10,805
Recent 2026-04-30 PENCE, MIKE LEGAL CONSULTING $10,000
Recent 2026-06-16 PENCE, MIKE LEGAL CONSULTING $10,000
Recent 2026-06-04 DAVIDSON, WARREN LEGAL CONSULTING $1,500
Recent 2026-04-20 DAVIDSON, WARREN LEGAL CONSULTING $1,500
2 raw FEC name variants collapsed into this canonical entity
See all 184 disbursements →