Birdsong, Lester
Birdsong, Lester is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Birdsong, Lester was paid $60K across 4 client committees.
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
- Dec 10, 2019 → Mar 3, 2026
- spans 6.2 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 19
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 4
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| WHITLOW, STUART NORMAN MR. TX · House DEM |
$9,100 | 2 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| WHITLOW, STUART NORMAN MR. TX · House DEM |
$9,100 | 2 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| WHITLOW, STUART NORMAN MR. TX · House DEM |
$9,100 | 2 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| WHITLOW, STUART NORMAN MR. TX · House DEM |
$18,415 | 4 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $60,324 | 100.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $0 | 0.00% |
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 · 6 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $540 | 1 | JENNIE LOU LEEDER FOR UNITE… 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $540 | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $7K | 3 | VOTE DONNA US CONGRESS 100% | Other / Unclassified 63% | $8K | — |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $5K | 2 | VOTE DONNA US CONGRESS 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $12K | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $12K | 2 | VOTE DONNA US CONGRESS 100% | Other / Unclassified 55% | $24K | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $8K | 3 | IMAM, DONNA 100% | Media 100% | $8K | +1317% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $3K | 2 | IMAM, DONNA 100% | Media 100% | $11K | -60% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $7K | 1 | WHITLOW, STUART NORMAN MR. 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $7K | +144% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $135 | 1 | WHITLOW, STUART NORMAN MR. 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $7K | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $5K | 1 | WHITLOW, STUART NORMAN MR. 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $12K | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $4K | 1 | WHITLOW, STUART NORMAN MR. 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $16K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $9K | 2 | WHITLOW, STUART NORMAN MR. 100% | Field & Voter Contact 46% | $9K | +31% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $32,068 | 9 | $4K | 57.9% | WHITLOW, STUART NORMAN MR. 51% | 21mo ago |
| Media | $16,006 | 6 | $3K | 28.9% | IMAM, DONNA 66% | 4y ago |
| Field & Voter Contact | $4,200 | 1 | $4K | 7.6% | WHITLOW, STUART NORMAN MR. 100% | 5mo ago |
| Print & Mail | $3,150 | 2 | $2K | 5.7% | VOTE DONNA US CONGRESS 83% | 6y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
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 | $60,324 | 100.0% | 4 |
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 | 2024-02-22 | WHITLOW, STUART NORMAN MR. | Other / Unclassified | SIGN PLACEMENT | $6,958 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-10-22 | VOTE DONNA US CONGRESS | Other / Unclassified | SIGN INSTALL | $6,660 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-10-01 | VOTE DONNA US CONGRESS | Media | ADVERTISING - SIGN INSTALL | $5,500 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-09-12 | WHITLOW, STUART NORMAN MR. | Other / Unclassified | SIGN PLACEMENT | $5,063 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-03-03 | WHITLOW, STUART NORMAN MR. | — | SIGN PLACEMENT | $4,900 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-06 | WHITLOW, STUART NORMAN MR. | Field & Voter Contact | SIGN PLACEMENT | $4,200 |
| Recent | 2024-10-16 | WHITLOW, STUART NORMAN MR. | Other / Unclassified | SIGN PLACEMENT | $4,253 |
| Recent | 2024-04-18 | WHITLOW, STUART NORMAN MR. | Other / Unclassified | SIGN PLACEMENT | $135 |