Buffer
$27K
2025-2026 cycle
Buffer is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Buffer was paid $27K across 59 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
- Oct 31, 2014 → Jun 30, 2026
- spans 11.7 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 332
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 59
- 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
$13K
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 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| LICCARDO, SAM T. CA · House DEM |
$480 | 1 |
| PLESA MIHAELA E HONORABLE 00086010 |
$446 | 1 |
| VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTONIO 1471635 |
$300 | 1 |
| MURPHY, ADAM VA · House DEM |
$252 | 3 |
| JONES, CHRIS AR · House DEM |
$168 | 2 |
| DOUGHERTY, SEAN JACOB CA · House GRE |
$108 | 2 |
| BEAUCHEMIN, PAIGE NH · House DEM |
$103 | 2 |
| TUCKER CLAYTON H MR 00084053 |
$102 | 2 |
| NORTH STAR PAC C00908483 |
$94 | 2 |
| WILLIAMS, JOHN ANDREW KY · House DEM |
$68 | 3 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| FORTIER, JULIE DR. IL · House DEM |
$600 | 1 |
| PLESA MIHAELA E HONORABLE 00086010 |
$580 | 4 |
| MURPHY, ADAM VA · House DEM |
$504 | 6 |
| LICCARDO, SAM T. CA · House DEM |
$480 | 1 |
| JONES, CHRIS AR · House DEM |
$420 | 5 |
| MASSACHUSETTS REPUBLICAN PARTY C00042622 |
$383 | 1 |
| CLEVELAND, RUSSELL TYLER MT · House DEM |
$360 | 1 |
| VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTONIO 1471635 |
$300 | 1 |
| BURGE, KEVIN BERYL TX · House DEM |
$192 | 3 |
| PARKER FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; NEVA 1481228 |
$180 | 6 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PLESA MIHAELA E HONORABLE 00086010 |
$848 | 10 |
| ACHILLES, TODD BAKER ID · Senate IND |
$840 | 1 |
| JONES, CHRIS AR · House DEM |
$741 | 10 |
| JAWORSKI JOE S MR 00084866 |
$677 | 8 |
| MURPHY, ADAM VA · House DEM |
$672 | 8 |
| FORTIER, JULIE DR. IL · House DEM |
$600 | 1 |
| DEMOCRATS WORK FOR AMERICA, INC C00650432 |
$540 | 1 |
| LICCARDO, SAM T. CA · House DEM |
$480 | 1 |
| BURGE, KEVIN BERYL TX · House DEM |
$447 | 7 |
| HAYS COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN 00068733 |
$383 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PLESA MIHAELA E HONORABLE 00086010 |
$1,071 | 15 |
| LICCARDO, SAM T. CA · House DEM |
$960 | 2 |
| MOTHERS AGAINST GREG ABBOTT 00086561 |
$862 | 12 |
| ACHILLES, TODD BAKER ID · Senate IND |
$840 | 1 |
| JAWORSKI JOE S MR 00084866 |
$804 | 9 |
| JONES, CHRIS AR · House DEM |
$741 | 10 |
| MURPHY, ADAM VA · House DEM |
$672 | 8 |
| HAYS COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY CEC 00070266 |
$664 | 13 |
| TARRANT COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY PAC 00015705 |
$638 | 1 |
| VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTONIO 1471635 |
$600 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MOTHERS AGAINST GREG ABBOTT 00086561 |
$1,780 | 20 |
| PLESA MIHAELA E HONORABLE 00086010 |
$1,281 | 20 |
| DEMOCRATS WORK FOR AMERICA, INC C00650432 |
$1,080 | 2 |
| LICCARDO, SAM T. CA · House DEM |
$960 | 2 |
| ACHILLES, TODD BAKER ID · Senate IND |
$840 | 1 |
| HAYS COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY CEC 00070266 |
$817 | 16 |
| JAWORSKI JOE S MR 00084866 |
$804 | 9 |
| CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS PAC C00147512 |
$789 | 12 |
| HAYS COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN 00068733 |
$766 | 2 |
| JONES, CHRIS AR · House DEM |
$741 | 10 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 91%
R · 9%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $10,407 | 38.32% |
| Republican | $1,079 | 3.97% |
| Non-partisan | $15,676 | 57.71% |
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 · 9 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2016 | $60 | 6 | DALLAS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PA… 67% | Digital 67% | $60 | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2016 | $20 | 2 | COMMITTEE TO ELECT JASON IS… 100% | Digital 50% | $80 | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2016 | $20 | 2 | COMMITTEE TO ELECT JASON IS… 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $100 | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $40 | 1 | STREETE SANDRE M HONORABLE 100% | Media 100% | $140 | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $40 | 3 | TOM WILLIS FOR WEST VIRGINIA 50% | Other / Unclassified 75% | $40 | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $1K | 4 | SWALWELL, ERIC MICHAEL 89% | Admin & Office 89% | $1K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $198 | 2 | DAYNA STEELE CAMPAIGN 100% | Digital 100% | $1K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $99 | 1 | DAYNA STEELE CAMPAIGN 100% | Digital 100% | $1K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $45 | 3 | RICK KENNEDY FOR CONGRESS 100% | Digital 100% | $45 | +13% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $45 | 3 | RICK KENNEDY FOR CONGRESS 100% | Digital 100% | $90 | -96% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $240 | 4 | COMMITTEE TO ELECT LAWRENCE… 81% | Admin & Office 81% | $330 | +21% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $338 | 6 | RODRIGUEZ FOR ASSEMBLY 2020 43% | Other / Unclassified 66% | $668 | +241% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $268 | 4 | HUFFINES DONALD B MR DON 100% | Digital 100% | $936 | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $402 | 6 | HUFFINES DONALD B MR DON 100% | Digital 100% | $1K | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $120 | 2 | HUFFINES DONALD B MR DON 100% | Digital 100% | $1K | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $120 | 2 | HUFFINES DONALD B MR DON 100% | Digital 100% | $120 | +167% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $244 | 4 | PLESA MIHAELA E HONORABLE 73% | Digital 73% | $364 | +443% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $132 | 4 | BRAND NEW CONGRESS 82% | Digital 82% | $496 | -45% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $156 | 5 | BRAND NEW CONGRESS 69% | Digital 69% | $652 | -54% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2022 | $360 | 1 | WHITMIRE JOHN HONORABLE 100% | Digital 100% | $1K | — |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $240 | 1 | NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTI… 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $240 | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $18 | 1 | PLESA MIHAELA E HONORABLE 100% | Digital 100% | $1K | -96% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $51 | 1 | CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS … 100% | Digital 100% | $291 | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $744 | 10 | HAYS COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN 51% | Digital 62% | $2K | +520% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $213 | 4 | CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS … 72% | Digital 100% | $504 | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $861 | 16 | MOTHERS AGAINST GREG ABBOTT 49% | Digital 51% | $1K | +617% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $2K | 17 | JEN PERELMAN FOR CONGRESS 29% | Digital 66% | $3K | +569% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $2K | 15 | DEMOCRATS WORK FOR AMERICA,… 32% | Digital 76% | $5K | +1170% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $1K | 14 | MOTHERS AGAINST GREG ABBOTT 37% | Digital 55% | $6K | +739% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $706 | 9 | MOTHERS AGAINST GREG ABBOTT 60% | Software & Tech 81% | $7K | +96% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $76 | 1 | CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS … 100% | Digital 100% | $76 | -68% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $1K | 10 | MOTHERS AGAINST GREG ABBOTT 34% | Software & Tech 48% | $8K | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $1K | 6 | LICCARDO, SAM T. 34% | Software & Tech 67% | $2K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $2K | 17 | TARRANT COUNTY DEMOCRATIC P… 35% | Other / Unclassified 53% | $10K | +9965% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $1K | 9 | SCHEPPELMAN, HOPE G 41% | Digital 93% | $3K | +2787% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $1K | 19 | HAYS COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN 30% | Digital 46% | $11K | +71% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $820 | 18 | JONES, CHRIS 29% | Software & Tech 74% | $4K | +286% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $4K | 44 | ACHILLES, TODD BAKER 20% | Software & Tech 34% | $8K | +384% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $3K | 41 | PLESA MIHAELA E HONORABLE 15% | Other / Unclassified 3% | $11K | +103% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital | $11,577 | 158 | $73 | 51.2% | CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS … 10% | 4mo ago |
| Software & Tech | $6,954 | 76 | $92 | 30.8% | MOTHERS AGAINST GREG ABBOTT 40% | 4mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $2,193 | 22 | $100 | 9.7% | TARRANT COUNTY DEMOCRATIC P… 29% | 3mo ago |
| Admin & Office | $1,230 | 3 | $410 | 5.4% | SWALWELL, ERIC MICHAEL 82% | 3mo ago |
| Fundraising | $262 | 9 | $29 | 1.2% | PLESA MIHAELA E HONORABLE 49% | 6mo ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | $255 | 1 | $255 | 1.1% | REFORM PARTY NATIONAL COMMI… 100% | 6mo ago |
| Media | $143 | 3 | $48 | 0.6% | STREETE SANDRE M HONORABLE 73% | 9mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
3
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$5,130 · 19% of revenue
10
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$7,465 · 27% of revenue
46
One-time clients 1 cycle
$14,567 · 54% of revenue
Top 3 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOTHERS AGAINST GREG ABBOTT | 3 | $3,155 | 32 | 2023-11-02 | 2026-06-02 |
| PLESA MIHAELA E HONORABLE | 3 | $1,850 | 38 | 2022-04-13 | 2026-05-26 |
| STREETE SANDRE M HONORABLE | 3 | $125 | 4 | 2017-10-13 | 2022-06-23 |
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 | $13,169 | 52.0% | 22 | |
| CA | $3,581 | 14.1% | 8 | |
| DC | $1,436 | 5.7% | 2 | |
| MO | $1,380 | 5.4% | 2 | |
| CO | $1,292 | 5.1% | 3 | |
| ID | $840 | 3.3% | 1 | |
| AR | $741 | 2.9% | 1 | |
| FL | $690 | 2.7% | 2 | |
| VA | $672 | 2.7% | 1 | |
| IL | $600 | 2.4% | 1 | |
| MI | $564 | 2.2% | 2 | |
| MA | $383 | 1.5% | 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 | 2018-05-14 | SWALWELL, ERIC MICHAEL | Admin & Office | INTERNET UTILITY | $1,010 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-02-03 | ACHILLES, TODD BAKER | Software & Tech | SOFTWARE | $840 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-07-03 | TARRANT COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY PAC | Other / Unclassified | Communications | $638 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-07-03 | SCHEPPELMAN, HOPE G | Digital | SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING | $600 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-03-29 | FORTIER, JULIE DR. | Digital | SOCIAL MEDIA APP | $600 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-09-02 | DEMOCRATS WORK FOR AMERICA, INC | Digital | SOCIAL MEDIA SCHEDULING | $540 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-06-30 | TATE, JOSEPH ALLEN | Software & Tech | SOFTWARE | $480 |
| Recent | 2026-06-29 | MURPHY, ADAM | — | BUFFER SUBSCRIPTION | $84 |
| Recent | 2026-06-30 | TUCKER CLAYTON H MR | — | Social Media | $51 |
| Recent | 2026-06-30 | DOUGHERTY, SEAN JACOB | — | — | $36 |
| Recent | 2026-06-30 | WILLIAMS, JOHN ANDREW | — | SERVICE FEE | $32 |
| Recent | 2026-06-30 | PARKER FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; NEVA | — | — | $30 |