Cardinal Consulting Group
Cardinal Consulting Group is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Cardinal Consulting Group was paid $248K across 4 client committees, of which $29K 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
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$219,436 | 10 rows | 88.4% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$28,880 | 4 rows | 11.6% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Aug 12, 2021 → Aug 11, 2026
- spans 5.0 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 10
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 4
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
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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 3 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MARQUES, RHETT AL · House REP |
$71,448 | 2 |
| BRITT, KATIE BOYD AL · Senate REP |
$48,435 | 1 |
| ALABAMA CHRISTIAN CONSERVATIVES (ACC) C00782656 |
$2,462 IE $2,462 |
2 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ALABAMA CONSERVATIVES C00906685 |
$72,417 IE $26,417 · SB $46,000 |
4 |
| MARQUES, RHETT AL · House REP |
$71,448 | 2 |
| BRITT, KATIE BOYD AL · Senate REP |
$48,435 | 1 |
| ALABAMA CHRISTIAN CONSERVATIVES (ACC) C00782656 |
$2,462 IE $2,462 |
2 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MARQUES, RHETT AL · House REP |
$117,448 | 4 |
| ALABAMA CONSERVATIVES C00906685 |
$72,417 IE $26,417 · SB $46,000 |
4 |
| BRITT, KATIE BOYD AL · Senate REP |
$48,435 | 1 |
| ALABAMA CHRISTIAN CONSERVATIVES (ACC) C00782656 |
$2,462 IE $2,462 |
2 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MARQUES, RHETT AL · House REP |
$117,448 | 4 |
| ALABAMA CONSERVATIVES C00906685 |
$72,417 IE $26,417 · SB $46,000 |
4 |
| BRITT, KATIE BOYD AL · Senate REP |
$48,435 | 1 |
| ALABAMA CHRISTIAN CONSERVATIVES (ACC) C00782656 |
$2,462 IE $2,462 |
2 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MARQUES, RHETT AL · House REP |
$117,448 | 4 |
| ALABAMA CONSERVATIVES C00906685 |
$72,417 IE $26,417 · SB $46,000 |
4 |
| BRITT, KATIE BOYD AL · Senate REP |
$48,435 | 1 |
| ALABAMA CHRISTIAN CONSERVATIVES (ACC) C00782656 |
$2,462 IE $2,462 |
2 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $239,768 | 96.56% |
| Non-partisan | $8,547 | 3.44% |
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 onlyNo activity in the last 1 months.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 4 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $5K | 2 | FUND FOR A CONSERVATIVE FUT… 100% | Fundraising 100% | $5K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $3K | 1 | FUND FOR A CONSERVATIVE FUT… 100% | Fundraising 100% | $8K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $23K | 1 | MARQUES, RHETT 100% | Fundraising 100% | $23K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $23K | 1 | MARQUES, RHETT 100% | — | $46K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $94K | 3 | BRITT, KATIE BOYD 51% | — | $140K | — |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $71K | 2 | MARQUES, RHETT 100% | — | $212K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fundraising | $30,553 | 4 | $8K | 100.0% | MARQUES, RHETT 75% | 9mo 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | $211,882 | 96.6% | 3 | |
| VA | $7,553 | 3.4% | 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 | 2026-07-09 | MARQUES, RHETT | — | FUNDRAISING CONSULTING | $59,982 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-06-22 | BRITT, KATIE BOYD | — | EVENT SPACE RENTAL/PRINTING/PRODUCTION | $48,435 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-04-28 | ALABAMA CONSERVATIVES | — | FUNDRAISING CONSULTING | $40,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-02-06 | MARQUES, RHETT | — | FUNDRAISING CONSULTING | $23,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-12-12 | MARQUES, RHETT | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING CONSULTING | $23,000 |
| Recent | 2026-07-09 | MARQUES, RHETT | — | FUNDRAISING CONSULTING | $11,466 |
| Recent | 2026-06-13 | ALABAMA CONSERVATIVES | — | POLLING | $6,000 |