CANNON RESEARCH GROUP

$1.60M 2025-2026 cycle

CANNON RESEARCH GROUP is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle CANNON RESEARCH GROUP was paid $1.60M across 106 client committees.

Strategy & Research ○ Slowing (~3mo since last)
Limited recent activity. Most recent disbursement to this vendor was 3 months ago (Apr 13, 2026). Charts below reflect cycle-to-date totals; the recent windows may be sparse.

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
Jan 5, 2017 → Apr 13, 2026
spans 9.3 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
220
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
106
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

May 2025 Apr 2026
$8K across 12 months
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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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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 2

782240 $3K Strategy & Research · 1 txn RICKETTS, PETE $775 — · 2 txns CR CANNON RESEARCH GROUP
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
782240
782240
 $2,500 1
RICKETTS, PETE
NE · Senate REP
 $775 2
View all buyers in research · last 6 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 3

HERN, KEVIN $5K Strategy & Research · 1 txn 782240 $3K Strategy & Research · 1 txn RICKETTS, PETE $775 — · 2 txns CR CANNON RESEARCH GROUP
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
HERN, KEVIN
OK · House REP
 $5,000 1
782240
782240
 $2,500 1
RICKETTS, PETE
NE · Senate REP
 $775 2
View all buyers in research · last 12 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 3

HERN, KEVIN $5K Strategy & Research · 1 txn 782240 $3K Strategy & Research · 1 txn RICKETTS, PETE $775 — · 2 txns CR CANNON RESEARCH GROUP
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
HERN, KEVIN
OK · House REP
 $5,000 1
782240
782240
 $2,500 1
RICKETTS, PETE
NE · Senate REP
 $775 2
View all buyers in research · last 18 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 7

CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED $17K Strategy & Research · 3 txns HEARTON, JOHN L MR. $10K Strategy & Research · 1 txn BEGICH, NICHOLAS III $8K Strategy & Research · 1 txn HERN, KEVIN $5K Strategy & Research · 1 txn 782240 $3K Strategy & Research · 1 txn C00878215 $2K Strategy & Research · 1 txn RICKETTS, PETE $775 — · 2 txns CR CANNON RESEARCH GROUP
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED
TX · Senate REP
 $17,447 3
HEARTON, JOHN L MR.
FL · House REP
 $10,000 1
BEGICH, NICHOLAS III
AK · House REP
 $7,500 1
HERN, KEVIN
OK · House REP
 $5,000 1
782240
782240
 $2,500 1
C00878215
C00878215
 $2,000 1
RICKETTS, PETE
NE · Senate REP
 $775 2
View all buyers in research · last 24 mo →

By party

Revenue by party

99% R
D · 1%
R · 99%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $12,579 0.79%
Republican $1,088,132 68.13%
Non-partisan $496,386 31.08%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Q1 2017 (2018 cycle): $16KQ2 2017 (2018 cycle): $22KQ3 2017 (2018 cycle): $55KQ4 2017 (2018 cycle): $19KQ1 2018 (2018 cycle): $92KQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $94KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $193KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $170KQ1 2019 (2020 cycle): $600Q2 2019 (2020 cycle): $846Q4 2019 (2020 cycle): $500Q1 2020 (2020 cycle): $53KQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $69KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $69KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $23KQ1 2021 (2022 cycle): $7KQ2 2021 (2022 cycle): $80KQ3 2021 (2020 cycle): $20KQ3 2021 (2022 cycle): $6KQ4 2021 (2020 cycle): $13KQ4 2021 (2022 cycle): $54KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $143KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $56KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $60KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $5KQ1 2023 (2024 cycle): $5KQ2 2023 (2024 cycle): $60KQ3 2023 (2022 cycle): $3KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $25KQ4 2023 (2022 cycle): $8KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $57KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $29KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $6KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $68KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $2KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $5KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $3KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $125 Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q4Q2Q4Q2Q3Q4Q2Q4Q2Q3Q4Q2Q4Q1Q2 $193K

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 $16K 2 MANDEL, JOSHUA A. 93% Strategy & Research 100% $16K —
2017 Q2 2018 $22K 3 NRSC 89% Strategy & Research 100% $38K —
2017 Q3 2018 $55K 2 NRSC 73% Fundraising 73% $93K —
2017 Q4 2018 $19K 5 YODER, KEVIN 79% Strategy & Research 100% $113K —
2018 Q1 2018 $92K 14 C00571869 16% Strategy & Research 100% $204K —
2018 Q2 2018 $94K 14 BARR, GARLAND ANDY 29% Strategy & Research 100% $299K —
2018 Q3 2018 $193K 23 BARR, GARLAND ANDY 22% Strategy & Research 100% $492K —
2018 Q4 2018 $170K 21 BARR, GARLAND ANDY 28% Strategy & Research 100% $662K —
2019 Q1 2020 $600 1 YODER, KEVIN 100% Strategy & Research 100% $600 -96%
2019 Q2 2020 $846 1 BARR, GARLAND ANDY 100% Strategy & Research 100% $1K -96%
2019 Q4 2020 $500 1 BARR, GARLAND ANDY 100% Strategy & Research 100% $2K -97%
2020 Q1 2020 $53K 8 BARR, GARLAND ANDY 40% Strategy & Research 100% $55K -42%
2020 Q2 2020 $69K 8 BARR, GARLAND ANDY 31% Strategy & Research 100% $123K -27%
2020 Q3 2020 $69K 10 BARR, GARLAND ANDY 30% Strategy & Research 100% $193K -64%
2020 Q4 2020 $23K 5 MCSALLY, MARTHA 44% Strategy & Research 100% $215K -87%
2021 Q1 2022 $7K 1 HERN, KEVIN 100% Strategy & Research 100% $7K +1067%
2021 Q2 2022 $80K 4 USA FREEDOM FUND 50% Strategy & Research 100% $87K +9354%
2021 Q3 2020 $20K 3 HOCHMAN FOR ATTORNEY GENERA… 50% Strategy & Research 100% $235K —
2021 Q3 2022 $6K 2 LAMON, JIM MR 100% Strategy & Research 100% $93K —
2021 Q4 2020 $13K 1 HOCHMAN FOR ATTORNEY GENERA… 100% Strategy & Research 100% $248K —
2021 Q4 2022 $54K 8 SCHMITT, ERIC 29% Strategy & Research 100% $147K +10730%
2022 Q1 2022 $143K 18 MANDEL, JOSHUA A. 16% Strategy & Research 100% $290K +171%
2022 Q2 2022 $56K 11 MISSOURIANS FOR TRUTH PAC 31% Strategy & Research 100% $346K -18%
2022 Q3 2022 $60K 14 810163 23% Strategy & Research 100% $406K -14%
2022 Q4 2022 $5K 2 DAVIES FOR ASSEMBLY 2022; L… 94% Strategy & Research 100% $411K -76%
2023 Q1 2024 $5K 1 HERN, KEVIN 100% Strategy & Research 100% $5K -29%
2023 Q2 2024 $60K 2 NEVER BACK DOWN INC. 83% Strategy & Research 100% $65K -25%
2023 Q3 2022 $3K 1 741949 100% Strategy & Research 100% $414K -87%
2023 Q3 2024 $25K 2 CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED 61% Strategy & Research 100% $90K +350%
2023 Q4 2022 $8K 1 TEXANS FOR RESPONSIBLE JUDG… 100% Strategy & Research 100% $422K -36%
2023 Q4 2024 $57K 8 C00848168 22% Strategy & Research 100% $147K +5%
2024 Q1 2024 $29K 6 VON CANON, FRED 34% Strategy & Research 100% $176K -79%
2024 Q2 2024 $6K 2 810163 50% Strategy & Research 100% $182K -89%
2024 Q3 2024 $68K 9 HEARTON, JOHN L MR. 29% Strategy & Research 100% $250K +14%
2024 Q4 2024 $2K 1 CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED 100% Strategy & Research 100% $253K -54%
2025 Q4 2026 $5K 1 HERN, KEVIN 100% Strategy & Research 100% $5K -91%
2026 Q1 2026 $3K 2 782240 79% Strategy & Research 79% $8K -89%
2026 Q2 2026 $125 1 RICKETTS, PETE 100% — $8K -98%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $1.55M across 217 disbursements (avg $7K/check) Top buyer: BARR, GARLAND ANDY (12% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +512% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $3K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $1.55M across 217 disbursements (avg $7K/check) Top buyer: BARR, GARLAND ANDY (12% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +512% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $8K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $1.55M across 217 disbursements (avg $7K/check) Top buyer: BARR, GARLAND ANDY (12% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +512% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $8K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $1.55M across 217 disbursements (avg $7K/check) Top buyer: BARR, GARLAND ANDY (12% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +512% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $44K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Strategy & Research $1,546,322 217 $7K 97.5% BARR, GARLAND ANDY 12% 5mo ago
Fundraising $40,000 1 $40K 2.5% NRSC 100% 8y ago
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Client retention

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

1
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$64,385 · 4% of revenue
9
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$530,173 · 33% of revenue
96
One-time clients 1 cycle
$997,539 · 63% of revenue
Top 1 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
HERN, KEVIN 5 $64,385 8 2018-08-28 2025-12-22
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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
Unknown
$251,675 18.2% 28
TX
$220,972 16.0% 9
KY
$192,501 13.9% 1
CA
$138,217 10.0% 18
MO
$106,484 7.7% 7
OH
$99,236 7.2% 2
AZ
$82,775 6.0% 2
OK
$74,385 5.4% 2
DC
$63,175 4.6% 2
WI
$62,000 4.5% 3
KS
$47,765 3.5% 3
VA
$41,500 3.0% 7
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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 2023-06-03 NEVER BACK DOWN INC. Strategy & Research SURVEY RESEARCH $50,000
Largest all-time 2021-04-01 USA FREEDOM FUND Strategy & Research OPPOSITION RESEARCH $40,000
Largest all-time 2017-07-27 NRSC Fundraising LIST RENTAL $40,000
Largest all-time 2018-07-04 CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED Strategy & Research RESEARCH CONSULTING $31,016
Largest all-time 2018-07-28 C00674952 Strategy & Research OPPOSITION RESEARCH $20,113
Largest this cycle 2025-12-22 HERN, KEVIN Strategy & Research RESEARCH SERVICES $5,000
Largest this cycle 2026-02-18 782240 Strategy & Research — $2,500
Largest this cycle 2026-02-27 RICKETTS, PETE — RESEARCH CONSULTING $650
Largest this cycle 2026-04-13 RICKETTS, PETE — TRAVEL $125
Recent 2024-11-07 CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED Strategy & Research TRAVEL $2,447
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