Busby Brett
$721K
2025-2026 cycle
Busby Brett is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Busby Brett was paid $721K across 78 client committees, of which $250 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
$721K
=
$721K
(Schedule B)
+
$250
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$720,651 | 179 rows | 100.0% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$250 | 1 rows | 0.0% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jul 25, 2011 → Sep 12, 2026
- spans 15.1 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 179
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 78
- 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.
Sep 2025
Aug 2026
$165K
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.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 1 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| COOKE COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN PAC 00017103 |
$250 IE $250 |
1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| VALERO ENERGY PAC 00015540 |
$10,000 | 1 |
| WILSON REPUBLICAN PARTY 00082944 |
$1,000 | 1 |
| COOKE COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN PAC 00017103 |
$250 IE $250 |
1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| VINSON & ELKINS TEXAS PAC 00016023 |
$25,000 | 1 |
| TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC 00028135 |
$25,000 | 1 |
| NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US TEXAS COMMITTEE 00015989 |
$10,000 | 1 |
| HALLIBURTON PAC 00015523 |
$10,000 | 1 |
| VALERO ENERGY PAC 00015540 |
$10,000 | 1 |
| CENTERPOINT ENERGY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 00017120 |
$10,000 | 1 |
| HAYNES AND BOONE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 00040424 |
$10,000 | 1 |
| AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD TEXAS CIVIC ACTION COMMITTEE 00016923 |
$5,000 | 1 |
| GREENBERG TRAURIG P A PAC 00065629 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| LUBBOCK AREA REPUBLICAN WOMEN PAC 00029579 |
$1,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| VINSON & ELKINS TEXAS PAC 00016023 |
$25,000 | 1 |
| TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC 00028135 |
$25,000 | 1 |
| BAKER BOTTS AMICUS FUND 00016408 |
$10,000 | 1 |
| CENTERPOINT ENERGY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 00017120 |
$10,000 | 1 |
| HALLIBURTON PAC 00015523 |
$10,000 | 1 |
| NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US TEXAS COMMITTEE 00015989 |
$10,000 | 1 |
| VALERO ENERGY PAC 00015540 |
$10,000 | 1 |
| JACKSON WALKER L L P POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 00016982 |
$10,000 | 1 |
| BRACEWELLPAC 00015721 |
$10,000 | 1 |
| HAYNES AND BOONE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 00040424 |
$10,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| VINSON & ELKINS TEXAS PAC 00016023 |
$75,000 | 3 |
| TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC 00028135 |
$50,000 | 2 |
| NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US TEXAS COMMITTEE 00015989 |
$25,000 | 2 |
| JACKSON WALKER L L P POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 00016982 |
$20,109 | 3 |
| HALLIBURTON PAC 00015523 |
$20,000 | 2 |
| BAKER BOTTS AMICUS FUND 00016408 |
$20,000 | 2 |
| BRACEWELLPAC 00015721 |
$20,000 | 2 |
| VALERO ENERGY PAC 00015540 |
$20,000 | 2 |
| HAYNES AND BOONE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 00040424 |
$20,000 | 2 |
| KELLY HART & HALLMAN PAC 00016924 |
$10,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| VINSON & ELKINS TEXAS PAC 00016023 |
$75,000 | 3 |
| TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC 00028135 |
$50,000 | 2 |
| NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US TEXAS COMMITTEE 00015989 |
$25,000 | 2 |
| JACKSON WALKER L L P POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 00016982 |
$20,109 | 3 |
| HALLIBURTON PAC 00015523 |
$20,000 | 2 |
| BAKER BOTTS AMICUS FUND 00016408 |
$20,000 | 2 |
| BRACEWELLPAC 00015721 |
$20,000 | 2 |
| VALERO ENERGY PAC 00015540 |
$20,000 | 2 |
| HAYNES AND BOONE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 00040424 |
$20,000 | 2 |
| KELLY HART & HALLMAN PAC 00016924 |
$10,000 | 1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $720,901 | 100.00% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Money flow through this vendor
Where their ad buys point
IE payers (left) → races the buys targeted (right) · independent-expenditure filings onlyOutflow is on record for the last 6 months, but no itemized payers are.
Outflow is on record for the last 12 months, but no itemized payers are.
Outflow is on record for the last 18 months, but no itemized payers are.
Outflow is on record for the last 24 months, but no itemized payers are.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 8 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q2 | 2016 | $19K | 11 | ORRICK TEXAS PAC DISSOLVED 13% | Contributions & Trans… 55% | $19K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2016 | $3K | 1 | BAKER BOTTS AMICUS FUND 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $22K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $3K | 2 | TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM P… 67% | Contributions & Trans… 67% | $25K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $6K | 3 | HUNTON ANDREWS KURTH TEXAS … 42% | Other / Unclassified 83% | $6K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $7K | 5 | BRACEWELLPAC 38% | Contributions & Trans… 62% | $13K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $4K | 2 | BAKER BOTTS AMICUS FUND 71% | Travel & Events 71% | $16K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $1K | 1 | TEXAS FARM BUREAU AGFUND 100% | Contributions & Trans… 100% | $17K | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2018 | $116K | 21 | VINSON & ELKINS TEXAS PAC 22% | Other / Unclassified 51% | $133K | +508% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2018 | $14K | 4 | BAKER BOTTS AMICUS FUND 37% | Contributions & Trans… 44% | $146K | +440% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2018 | $12K | 9 | TEXAS FARM BUREAU AGFUND 21% | Contributions & Trans… 79% | $158K | +290% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $10K | 5 | BNSF RAILWAY RAILPAC 51% | Other / Unclassified 59% | $10K | +63% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $28K | 5 | VINSON & ELKINS TEXAS PAC 72% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $37K | +326% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $66K | 25 | KELLY HART & HALLMAN PAC 15% | Contributions & Trans… 78% | $103K | +1786% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $27K | 8 | TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM P… 37% | Contributions & Trans… 78% | $131K | +2605% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2020 | $42K | 11 | HUNTON ANDREWS KURTH TEXAS … 12% | Contributions & Trans… 70% | $173K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $341 | 1 | DEVINE JOHN P HONORABLE 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $341 | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $170K | 15 | VINSON & ELKINS TEXAS PAC 29% | Contributions & Trans… 51% | $170K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $1K | 2 | LANDRY S SEAFOOD RESTAURANT… 90% | Contributions & Trans… 100% | $171K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $15K | 2 | BAKER BOTTS AMICUS FUND 67% | Travel & Events 67% | $186K | +4295% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $38K | 11 | BRACEWELLPAC 27% | Contributions & Trans… 91% | $38K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $101K | 11 | VINSON & ELKINS TEXAS PAC 25% | Contributions & Trans… 26% | $138K | — |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $11K | 2 | VALERO ENERGY PAC 91% | — | $149K | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions & Transfers | $374,859 | 114 | $3K | 56.8% | BRACEWELLPAC 15% | 4mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $247,450 | 49 | $5K | 37.5% | VINSON & ELKINS TEXAS PAC 53% | 5mo ago |
| Travel & Events | $37,841 | 8 | $5K | 5.7% | BAKER BOTTS AMICUS FUND 99% | 9mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
16
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$557,609 · 77% of revenue
12
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$78,500 · 11% of revenue
50
One-time clients 1 cycle
$84,541 · 12% of revenue
Top 16 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VINSON & ELKINS TEXAS PAC | 6 | $132,000 | 10 | 2012-09-13 | 2026-04-07 |
| TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC | 5 | $63,000 | 5 | 2017-11-07 | 2026-06-09 |
| NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US TEXAS COMMITTEE | 7 | $58,500 | 10 | 2011-10-13 | 2026-05-18 |
| BRACEWELLPAC | 7 | $55,500 | 12 | 2011-09-08 | 2026-03-24 |
| BAKER BOTTS AMICUS FUND | 5 | $40,000 | 8 | 2011-12-06 | 2025-12-18 |
| JACKSON WALKER L L P POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | 7 | $35,109 | 11 | 2011-10-20 | 2026-01-16 |
| HAYNES AND BOONE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | 4 | $35,000 | 5 | 2019-04-04 | 2026-04-08 |
| KELLY HART & HALLMAN PAC | 3 | $35,000 | 4 | 2019-04-15 | 2025-06-12 |
| CENTERPOINT ENERGY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | 3 | $21,000 | 4 | 2011-10-10 | 2026-04-24 |
| HUNTON ANDREWS KURTH TEXAS PAC | 3 | $20,000 | 5 | 2017-05-16 | 2021-02-26 |
| AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD TEXAS CIVIC ACTION COMMITTEE | 4 | $18,000 | 5 | 2017-06-26 | 2026-04-14 |
| TEXAS FARM BUREAU AGFUND | 4 | $12,000 | 5 | 2012-02-22 | 2026-02-17 |
| HOLLAND & KNIGHT TEXAS PAC | 4 | $9,500 | 5 | 2013-01-14 | 2021-02-09 |
| TEXAS LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION PAC | 3 | $8,000 | 4 | 2019-06-17 | 2025-12-15 |
| GREENBERG TRAURIG P A PAC | 3 | $7,500 | 3 | 2019-05-29 | 2026-05-26 |
| POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF WINSTEAD | 4 | $7,500 | 6 | 2011-07-29 | 2019-04-02 |
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 | $720,651 | 100.0% | 78 |
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 | 2025-06-25 | TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC | Contributions & Transfers | Campaign contribution | $25,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-06-09 | TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC | — | Campaign Contribution | $25,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-05-20 | VINSON & ELKINS TEXAS PAC | Other / Unclassified | Brett Busby, SUPREME CT JUSTICE TX, Place 8 | $25,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-05-20 | VINSON & ELKINS TEXAS PAC | Other / Unclassified | Brett Busby, SUPREME CT JUSTICE TX, PL 8 | $25,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2019-05-20 | VINSON & ELKINS TEXAS PAC | Other / Unclassified | Brett Busby, SUPREME CT JUSTICE TX | $25,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-07 | VINSON & ELKINS TEXAS PAC | Other / Unclassified | TX Supreme Court Place 8 | $25,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-08 | HAYNES AND BOONE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | Campaign contribution | $10,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-01 | HALLIBURTON PAC | — | To Support General 2026 State Supreme Court Place 8 TX | $10,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-24 | CENTERPOINT ENERGY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | Contributions & Transfers | Contribution to Committee | $10,000 |
| Recent | 2026-08-04 | VALERO ENERGY PAC | — | Brett Busby/Support/2026 General | $10,000 |
| Recent | 2026-05-18 | NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US TEXAS COMMITTEE | Contributions & Transfers | Justice, Texas Supreme Court, Place 8 | $10,000 |
| Recent | 2026-05-26 | GREENBERG TRAURIG P A PAC | — | Brett Busby, SUPREME CT JUSTICE TX-Political Contribution | $2,500 |
| Recent | 2026-08-21 | WILSON REPUBLICAN PARTY | — | Justice, Texas Supreme Court, Place 8 | $1,000 |