COMMUNICATIONS COUNSEL
COMMUNICATIONS COUNSEL is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle COMMUNICATIONS COUNSEL was paid $5.66M across 6 client committees, of which $1.06M 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 |
$4,601,424 | 139 rows | 81.3% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$1,058,876 | 12 rows | 18.7% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Oct 23, 2012 → Dec 12, 2024
- spans 12.1 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 139
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 6
- 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.
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 24 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| KIDD, LARRY OH · House REP |
$32,317 | 2 |
| WENSTRUP, BRAD DR. OH · House REP |
$7,000 | 7 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $2,962,149 | 52.33% |
| Non-partisan | $2,698,150 | 47.67% |
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 · 8 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2018 | $69K | 2 | WENSTRUP, BRAD DR. 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $69K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $31K | 2 | C00476820 80% | Strategy & Research 100% | $100K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $20K | 3 | WENSTRUP, BRAD DR. 60% | Strategy & Research 100% | $119K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $48K | 2 | C00476820 66% | Strategy & Research 100% | $168K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $302K | 10 | C00664821 55% | Strategy & Research 100% | $470K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $636K | 10 | C00476820 60% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.11M | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $529K | 7 | WENSTRUP, BRAD DR. 93% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.63M | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $19K | 2 | C00476820 61% | Strategy & Research 100% | $19K | -72% |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $4K | 1 | C00476820 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $24K | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $8K | 3 | C00476820 91% | Strategy & Research 100% | $31K | -75% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $11K | 2 | C00476820 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $43K | -44% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $515K | 5 | C00476820 99% | Strategy & Research 100% | $557K | +966% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $13K | 5 | C00476820 54% | Strategy & Research 100% | $570K | -96% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $206K | 4 | C00476820 97% | Strategy & Research 100% | $776K | -68% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $59K | 3 | C00476820 97% | Strategy & Research 100% | $835K | -89% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $80K | 4 | C00476820 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $80K | +315% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $14K | 5 | WENSTRUP, BRAD DR. 58% | Strategy & Research 100% | $94K | +213% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $33K | 4 | C00476820 91% | Strategy & Research 100% | $127K | +321% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $3K | 3 | WENSTRUP, BRAD DR. 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $130K | -73% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $13K | 4 | C00476820 76% | Strategy & Research 100% | $142K | -98% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $110K | 5 | C00476820 97% | Strategy & Research 100% | $252K | +748% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $265K | 4 | C00476820 99% | Strategy & Research 100% | $517K | +28% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $7K | 4 | C00476820 54% | Strategy & Research 100% | $524K | -89% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $23K | 4 | C00476820 87% | Strategy & Research 100% | $23K | -72% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $16K | 4 | C00476820 81% | Strategy & Research 100% | $39K | +17% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $10K | 4 | C00476820 70% | Strategy & Research 100% | $49K | -69% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $120K | 5 | KIDD, LARRY 83% | Strategy & Research 100% | $169K | +3893% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $1.37M | 16 | KIDD, LARRY 98% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.54M | +10764% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $28K | 4 | KIDD, LARRY 89% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.57M | -74% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $35K | 5 | KIDD, LARRY 92% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.6M | -87% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $3K | 3 | WENSTRUP, BRAD DR. 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.61M | -54% |
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $4,601,424 | 139 | $33K | 100.0% | C00476820 43% | 18mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C00476820 | 4 | $1,991,234 | 41 | 2017-07-18 | 2024-03-18 |
| WENSTRUP, BRAD DR. | 4 | $898,263 | 75 | 2017-01-17 | 2024-12-12 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OH | $2,400,018 | 52.2% | 2 | |
| Unknown | $2,193,406 | 47.7% | 3 | |
| FL | $8,000 | 0.2% | 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 | 2020-01-28 | C00476820 | Strategy & Research | MEDIA CONSULTING | $500,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-02-08 | KIDD, LARRY | Strategy & Research | ADVERTISING | $400,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-02-07 | KIDD, LARRY | Strategy & Research | ADVERTISING | $379,264 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-01-31 | KIDD, LARRY | Strategy & Research | ADVERTISING | $278,437 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-08-26 | C00476820 | Strategy & Research | MEDIA CONSULTING | $261,600 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-03-12 | KIDD, LARRY | Strategy & Research | ADVERTISING | $175,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2023-12-27 | KIDD, LARRY | Strategy & Research | ADVERTISING | $100,000 |
| Recent | 2024-09-04 | KIDD, LARRY | Strategy & Research | ADVERTISING | $26,054 |
| Recent | 2024-12-12 | WENSTRUP, BRAD DR. | Strategy & Research | STRATEGIC CAMPAIGN CONSULTING | $1,000 |
| Recent | 2024-11-29 | WENSTRUP, BRAD DR. | Strategy & Research | STRATEGIC CAMPAIGN CONSULTING | $1,000 |
| Recent | 2024-09-17 | WENSTRUP, BRAD DR. | Strategy & Research | STRATEGIC CAMPAIGN CONSULTING | $1,000 |
| Recent | 2024-10-17 | WENSTRUP, BRAD DR. | Strategy & Research | STRATEGIC CAMPAIGN CONSULTING | $1,000 |