Cotton Cargo
Cotton Cargo is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Cotton Cargo was paid $71K across 13 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
- Aug 14, 2000 → Mar 26, 2026
- spans 25.6 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 56
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 13
- 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 6 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALLAS MD GERALD R RAY DR 00082646 |
$3,949 | 1 |
| IAFF 399 BEAUMONT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 00055002 |
$2,225 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALLAS MD GERALD R RAY DR 00082646 |
$12,298 | 4 |
| IAFF 399 BEAUMONT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 00055002 |
$2,225 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALLAS MD GERALD R RAY DR 00082646 |
$12,298 | 4 |
| IAFF 399 BEAUMONT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 00055002 |
$2,225 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALLAS MD GERALD R RAY DR 00082646 |
$12,298 | 4 |
| IAFF 399 BEAUMONT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 00055002 |
$5,921 | 4 |
| TEMPLETON MITCHELL W HONORABLE MITCH 00082061 |
$1,488 | 1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $70,583 | 100.00% |
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 · 10 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q2 | 2016 | $2K | 2 | IAFF 399 BEAUMONT POLITICAL… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $2K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2016 | $990 | 1 | IAFF 399 BEAUMONT POLITICAL… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $3K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $1K | 2 | SOUTHEAST TEXAS DEMOCRATIC … 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $1K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2018 | $1K | 1 | IAFF 399 BEAUMONT POLITICAL… 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $2K | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2018 | $6K | 1 | IAFF 399 BEAUMONT POLITICAL… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $8K | +186% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2018 | $1K | 1 | IAFF 399 BEAUMONT POLITICAL… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $9K | — |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $8K | 2 | IAFF 399 BEAUMONT POLITICAL… 100% | Contributions & Trans… 100% | $8K | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $419 | 1 | IAFF 399 BEAUMONT POLITICAL… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $8K | -59% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $690 | 1 | IAFF 399 BEAUMONT POLITICAL… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $9K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $2K | 1 | IAFF 399 BEAUMONT POLITICAL… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $11K | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $2K | 1 | TEMPLETON MITCHELL W HONORA… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $2K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $468 | 1 | IAFF 399 BEAUMONT POLITICAL… 100% | Fundraising 100% | $2K | -32% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $600 | 1 | IAFF 399 BEAUMONT POLITICAL… 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $3K | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $563 | 1 | IAFF 399 BEAUMONT POLITICAL… 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $4K | -77% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $3K | 1 | IAFF 399 BEAUMONT POLITICAL… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $6K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $865 | 1 | IAFF 399 BEAUMONT POLITICAL… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $865 | -54% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $500 | 1 | IAFF 399 BEAUMONT POLITICAL… 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $1K | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $5K | 4 | IAFF 399 BEAUMONT POLITICAL… 71% | Wages & Payroll 58% | $7K | +1009% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $3K | 1 | CALLAS MD GERALD R RAY DR 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $10K | +23% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $11K | 4 | CALLAS MD GERALD R RAY DR 80% | — | $11K | +1196% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $40,660 | 32 | $1K | 68.5% | IAFF 399 BEAUMONT POLITICAL… 61% | 10mo ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | $7,945 | 2 | $4K | 13.4% | IAFF 399 BEAUMONT POLITICAL… 100% | 6y ago |
| Print & Mail | $6,316 | 12 | $526 | 10.6% | IAFF 399 BEAUMONT POLITICAL… 60% | 21mo ago |
| Wages & Payroll | $3,018 | 2 | $2K | 5.1% | IAFF 399 BEAUMONT POLITICAL… 100% | 21mo ago |
| Fundraising | $1,301 | 3 | $434 | 2.2% | IAFF 399 BEAUMONT POLITICAL… 100% | 3y ago |
| Admin & Office | $127 | 1 | $127 | 0.2% | GOLDEN TRIANGLE REPUBLICAN … 100% | 16y 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IAFF 399 BEAUMONT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | 9 | $43,264 | 32 | 2011-09-30 | 2026-02-27 |
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 | $70,583 | 100.0% | 13 |
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 | 2020-04-20 | IAFF 399 BEAUMONT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | Contributions & Transfers | Contribution incentive program | $7,465 |
| Largest all-time | 2019-05-24 | IAFF 399 BEAUMONT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | Other / Unclassified | PAC incentives | $5,707 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-01-26 | CALLAS MD GERALD R RAY DR | — | Campaign Shirts | $4,169 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-03-26 | CALLAS MD GERALD R RAY DR | — | Campaign Shirts | $3,949 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-10-10 | CALLAS MD GERALD R RAY DR | Other / Unclassified | Campaign Shirts | $3,308 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-27 | IAFF 399 BEAUMONT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC T Shirts | $2,225 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-08 | CALLAS MD GERALD R RAY DR | — | Campaign Shirts | $871 |