Blakemore & Associates
$19.96M
2025-2026 cycle
Blakemore & Associates is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Blakemore & Associates was paid $19.96M across 151 client committees, of which $99K 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
$19.96M
=
$19.86M
(Schedule B)
+
$99K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$19,856,119 | 4,972 rows | 99.5% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$99,393 | 24 rows | 0.5% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jan 11, 2000 → Apr 1, 2026
- spans 26.2 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 4,972
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 151
- 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.
May 2025
Apr 2026
$1.10M
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 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| LIGON BRETT HONORABLE 00063334 |
$5,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 5
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| COOK DAVID L HONORABLE 00051674 |
$123,913 | 4 |
| HUFFINES DONALD B MR DON 00069651 |
$50,000 | 3 |
| TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 00064090 |
$45,939 | 3 |
| LIGON BRETT HONORABLE 00063334 |
$40,664 | 8 |
| WAMBSGANSS LEIGH 00089820 |
$5,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 00064090 |
$588,204 | 16 |
| HUFFINES DONALD B MR DON 00069651 |
$129,000 | 10 |
| COOK DAVID L HONORABLE 00051674 |
$128,067 | 5 |
| LIGON BRETT HONORABLE 00063334 |
$60,722 | 16 |
| WAMBSGANSS LEIGH 00089820 |
$37,500 | 8 |
| FRIENDS OF DENNIS PAUL 00089873 |
$35,000 | 5 |
| FRIENDS OF PAUL BETTENCOURT 00069338 |
$19,000 | 7 |
| PARKER IV NATHANIEL W HONORABLE TAN 00058399 |
$15,000 | 6 |
| FRIENDS OF DONNA CAMPBELL 00068678 |
$15,000 | 6 |
| FLORES PETER P HONORABLE PETE 00080439 |
$15,000 | 6 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 00064090 |
$726,807 | 20 |
| HUFFINES DONALD B MR DON 00069651 |
$129,000 | 10 |
| COOK DAVID L HONORABLE 00051674 |
$128,067 | 5 |
| LIGON BRETT HONORABLE 00063334 |
$60,722 | 16 |
| WAMBSGANSS LEIGH 00089820 |
$37,500 | 8 |
| FRIENDS OF PAUL BETTENCOURT 00069338 |
$36,500 | 14 |
| FRIENDS OF DENNIS PAUL 00089873 |
$35,000 | 5 |
| PARKER IV NATHANIEL W HONORABLE TAN 00058399 |
$34,000 | 13 |
| FRIENDS OF ADAM HINOJOSA 00089230 |
$34,000 | 13 |
| FLORES PETER P HONORABLE PETE 00080439 |
$30,000 | 12 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 00064090 |
$1,175,395 | 33 |
| HUFFINES DONALD B MR DON 00069651 |
$129,000 | 10 |
| COOK DAVID L HONORABLE 00051674 |
$128,067 | 5 |
| HINOJOSA ADAN HONORABLE ADAM 00086098 |
$73,928 | 2 |
| LIGON BRETT HONORABLE 00063334 |
$60,722 | 16 |
| FRIENDS OF PAUL BETTENCOURT 00069338 |
$55,500 | 21 |
| PARKER IV NATHANIEL W HONORABLE TAN 00058399 |
$49,000 | 19 |
| FRIENDS OF DONNA CAMPBELL 00068678 |
$49,000 | 19 |
| FLORES PETER P HONORABLE PETE 00080439 |
$49,000 | 19 |
| FRIENDS OF BRANDON CREIGHTON 00058241 |
$37,500 | 13 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 0%
R · 100%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $199,443 | 1.00% |
| Non-partisan | $19,756,068 | 99.00% |
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 · 10 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2016 | $177K | 34 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 88% | Strategy & Research 52% | $177K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2016 | $44K | 32 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 44% | Strategy & Research 100% | $221K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2016 | $276K | 46 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 75% | Fundraising 77% | $497K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $173K | 47 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 33% | Strategy & Research 61% | $670K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $335K | 45 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 49% | Fundraising 50% | $335K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $191K | 41 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 75% | Fundraising 67% | $526K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $238K | 46 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 65% | Fundraising 62% | $764K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $399K | 46 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 58% | Fundraising 70% | $1.16M | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2018 | $48K | 29 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 41% | Strategy & Research 86% | $1.21M | -73% |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $95K | 1 | AMERICA FIRST ACTION, INC. 100% | Fundraising 100% | $95K | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2018 | $54K | 32 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 24% | Strategy & Research 65% | $1.26M | +22% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2018 | $232K | 31 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 82% | Fundraising 78% | $1.5M | -16% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2018 | $178K | 33 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 40% | Fundraising 48% | $1.68M | +3% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $208K | 29 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 54% | Fundraising 57% | $302K | -38% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $59K | 25 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 42% | Strategy & Research 90% | $361K | -69% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $175K | 33 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 58% | Fundraising 51% | $536K | -27% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $299K | 37 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 65% | Fundraising 63% | $835K | -25% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2020 | $180K | 22 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 64% | Fundraising 70% | $1.02M | +276% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $44K | 20 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 44% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.06M | -19% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $343K | 32 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 78% | Fundraising 82% | $1.4M | +48% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $163K | 27 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 62% | Fundraising 51% | $1.56M | -9% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $360K | 41 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 35% | Fundraising 63% | $360K | +73% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $304K | 28 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 75% | Fundraising 69% | $664K | +413% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $171K | 28 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 71% | Fundraising 58% | $835K | -2% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $664K | 35 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 83% | Fundraising 80% | $1.5M | +122% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2022 | $68K | 29 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 29% | Strategy & Research 93% | $1.57M | -62% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $70K | 28 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 28% | Strategy & Research 87% | $1.64M | +58% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $286K | 31 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 83% | Fundraising 76% | $1.92M | -17% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $247K | 47 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 50% | Strategy & Research 53% | $2.17M | +52% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $226K | 43 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 66% | Fundraising 60% | $226K | -37% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $188K | 35 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 45% | Strategy & Research 63% | $414K | -38% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $268K | 31 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 58% | Fundraising 51% | $682K | +57% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $396K | 38 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 74% | Fundraising 74% | $1.08M | -40% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $183K | 25 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 72% | Fundraising 67% | $1.26M | +169% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $59K | 25 | FRIENDS OF BRANDON CREIGHTON 13% | Strategy & Research 96% | $1.32M | -16% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $475K | 38 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 73% | Fundraising 68% | $1.79M | +66% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $343K | 45 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 57% | Strategy & Research 51% | $2.14M | +39% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $246K | 17 | COOK DAVID L HONORABLE 50% | Digital 50% | $246K | +8% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $5K | 1 | LIGON BRETT HONORABLE 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $251K | -97% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $7,879,722 | 3,310 | $2K | 39.7% | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 20% | 2mo ago |
| Fundraising | $7,626,424 | 752 | $10K | 38.4% | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 70% | 4mo ago |
| Print & Mail | $1,251,869 | 354 | $4K | 6.3% | TEXANS FOR JOE NIXON DISSOL… 24% | 2y ago |
| Media | $1,201,013 | 41 | $29K | 6.0% | JACKSON JAMES M MR MIKE 46% | 10y ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $546,940 | 180 | $3K | 2.8% | JACKSON JAMES M MR MIKE 14% | 12mo ago |
| Travel & Events | $382,472 | 86 | $4K | 1.9% | FRIENDS OF KYLE JANEK DISSO… 53% | 5mo ago |
| Field & Voter Contact | $332,422 | 35 | $9K | 1.7% | HOUSTON REALTY BREAKFAST CL… 49% | 11y ago |
| Digital | $194,741 | 14 | $14K | 1.0% | COOK DAVID L HONORABLE 66% | 4mo ago |
| Wages & Payroll | $181,112 | 95 | $2K | 0.9% | ZERWAS JOHN M HONORABLE 23% | 6y ago |
| Admin & Office | $80,945 | 42 | $2K | 0.4% | TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM P… 34% | 11y ago |
| Software & Tech | $64,416 | 43 | $1K | 0.3% | HARRIS COUNTY REPUBLICAN PA… 27% | 7mo ago |
| Legal & Compliance | $59,661 | 11 | $5K | 0.3% | CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICANS OF… 83% | 9mo ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | $54,383 | 9 | $6K | 0.3% | HARRIS COUNTY REPUBLICAN PA… 86% | 2y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
48
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$15,143,236 · 76% of revenue
45
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$2,095,009 · 11% of revenue
58
One-time clients 1 cycle
$2,617,875 · 13% of revenue
Top 20 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK | 8 | $6,890,104 | 317 | 2012-02-01 | 2026-02-01 |
| FRIENDS OF DONNA CAMPBELL | 7 | $641,562 | 172 | 2012-10-15 | 2025-12-01 |
| FRIENDS OF KYLE JANEK DISSOLVED | 5 | $561,377 | 154 | 2000-01-20 | 2008-06-30 |
| FRIENDS OF PAUL BETTENCOURT | 7 | $466,411 | 178 | 2013-07-01 | 2025-12-01 |
| FRIENDS OF JIM MURPHY | 10 | $448,200 | 251 | 2007-01-02 | 2024-12-01 |
| CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICANS OF HARRIS COUNTY | 7 | $403,671 | 44 | 2000-04-06 | 2012-12-01 |
| CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICANS OF TEXAS | 5 | $386,511 | 57 | 2002-02-28 | 2015-06-01 |
| HARRIS COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY CEC | 6 | $326,708 | 45 | 2002-07-30 | 2014-10-31 |
| FRIENDS OF DAN HUBERTY DISSOLVED | 6 | $309,380 | 151 | 2011-01-01 | 2021-10-01 |
| FLORES PETER P HONORABLE PETE | 4 | $302,713 | 83 | 2019-08-07 | 2025-12-01 |
| FRIENDS OF TOM OLIVERSON | 6 | $300,276 | 153 | 2015-05-10 | 2025-12-01 |
| BAKER CAROLINE E HONORABLE | 8 | $281,726 | 207 | 2003-08-14 | 2017-06-01 |
| FRIENDS OF BRANDON CREIGHTON | 7 | $250,612 | 83 | 2012-01-01 | 2025-09-08 |
| HOUSTON REALTY BREAKFAST CLUB DISSOLVED | 3 | $213,383 | 12 | 2002-10-29 | 2009-05-03 |
| TEXANS FOR JOHN DAVIS DISSOLVED | 4 | $208,631 | 121 | 2006-12-13 | 2013-12-01 |
| TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC | 6 | $186,627 | 106 | 2000-09-06 | 2012-08-24 |
| KOLKHORST LOIS W HONORABLE | 5 | $184,835 | 22 | 2014-12-16 | 2023-02-01 |
| JUSTICE EVA GUZMAN FOR SUPREME COURT | 4 | $180,277 | 71 | 2004-01-13 | 2010-12-31 |
| HIGLEY LAURA C HONORABLE | 9 | $178,400 | 181 | 2001-09-05 | 2019-09-01 |
| SCHOFIELD MICHAEL HONORABLE | 5 | $171,450 | 83 | 2011-09-01 | 2018-11-02 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | $19,657,669 | 99.0% | 149 | |
| MA | $198,450 | 1.0% | 2 |
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 | 2025-07-02 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK | Fundraising | Campaign Fundraising Fees | $289,540 |
| Largest all-time | 2021-07-08 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK | Fundraising | Campaign Fundraising Fees | $236,789 |
| Largest all-time | 2008-10-23 | JACKSON JAMES M MR MIKE | Media | Campaign Expense ads production | $233,173 |
| Largest all-time | 2008-10-16 | JACKSON JAMES M MR MIKE | Media | Campaign Expense ads production | $222,621 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-10-14 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK | Fundraising | Campaign Fundraising Fees | $191,457 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-11 | COOK DAVID L HONORABLE | Digital | Campaign digital marketing | $54,294 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-21 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK | Fundraising | Campaign Fundraising Fees | $32,939 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-29 | COOK DAVID L HONORABLE | Digital | Campaign Digital Advertising | $27,693 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-29 | COOK DAVID L HONORABLE | Digital | Campaign Digital Advertising | $22,680 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-10 | HUFFINES DONALD B MR DON | Fundraising | fundraising | $20,000 |
| Recent | 2026-03-01 | LIGON BRETT HONORABLE | Strategy & Research | Campaign Consulting Fees | $10,000 |
| Recent | 2026-03-03 | LIGON BRETT HONORABLE | Strategy & Research | Campaign Consulting Fees | $7,482 |
| Recent | 2026-04-01 | LIGON BRETT HONORABLE | Strategy & Research | Campaign Consulting Fees | $5,000 |
| Recent | 2026-02-18 | LIGON BRETT HONORABLE | Strategy & Research | Campaign Consulting Fees | $1,293 |