CREATIVE DIRECT, LLC
$20.47M
2025-2026 cycle
CREATIVE DIRECT, LLC is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle CREATIVE DIRECT, LLC was paid $20.47M across 114 client committees, of which $7.25M 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
$20.47M
=
$13.22M
(Schedule B)
+
$7.25M
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$13,219,030 | 722 rows | 64.6% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$7,251,357 | 367 rows | 35.4% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Mar 1, 2006 → Jul 20, 2026
- spans 20.4 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 722
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 114
- 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.
Aug 2025
Jul 2026
$1.30M
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.
No buyer activity in this window.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 7
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON IA · Senate REP |
$148,314 | 1 |
| MOODY, ASHLEY FL · Senate REP |
$139,118 | 5 |
| ADKERSON, ROB GA · House REP |
$44,869 | 2 |
| NRSC C00027466 |
$28,000 | 2 |
| VAN EPPS, MATTHEW ROBERT TN · House REP |
$2,369 | 1 |
| COUVILLON, SAM GA · House REP |
$2,076 | 1 |
| WEST MICHIGAN FOR COMMON SENSE C00943332 |
$1,250 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MOODY, ASHLEY FL · Senate REP |
$207,428 | 8 |
| ADKERSON, ROB GA · House REP |
$199,307 | 10 |
| CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION C00487470 |
$161,566 IE $161,566 |
4 |
| ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON IA · Senate REP |
$148,314 | 1 |
| COUVILLON, SAM GA · House REP |
$136,819 | 6 |
| STRONG AS GRANITE PAC C00909135 |
$130,636 IE $130,636 |
1 |
| NRSC C00027466 |
$110,500 | 4 |
| HERMENING, KEVIN WI · House REP |
$59,012 | 1 |
| CAMERON, DANIEL KY · Senate REP |
$26,450 | 3 |
| ALVARADO, RALPH A KY · House REP |
$14,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MOODY, ASHLEY FL · Senate REP |
$237,203 | 14 |
| ADKERSON, ROB GA · House REP |
$199,307 | 10 |
| REITZ AARON F MR 00083762 |
$194,377 | 2 |
| ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON IA · Senate REP |
$168,814 | 2 |
| CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION C00487470 |
$161,566 IE $161,566 |
4 |
| NRSC C00027466 |
$151,500 | 8 |
| COUVILLON, SAM GA · House REP |
$145,819 | 9 |
| CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC. C00835967 |
$143,217 IE $143,217 |
4 |
| STRONG AS GRANITE PAC C00909135 |
$131,636 IE $130,636 · SB $1,000 |
2 |
| HISPANIC LEADERSHIP ACTION C00826263 |
$79,982 IE $79,982 |
6 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MOODY, ASHLEY FL · Senate REP |
$240,203 | 15 |
| ADKERSON, ROB GA · House REP |
$199,307 | 10 |
| REITZ AARON F MR 00083762 |
$194,377 | 2 |
| ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON IA · Senate REP |
$180,849 | 4 |
| CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION C00487470 |
$161,566 IE $161,566 |
4 |
| NRSC C00027466 |
$151,500 | 8 |
| COUVILLON, SAM GA · House REP |
$148,319 | 10 |
| CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC. C00835967 |
$143,217 IE $143,217 |
4 |
| STRONG AS GRANITE PAC C00909135 |
$131,636 IE $130,636 · SB $1,000 |
2 |
| HISPANIC LEADERSHIP ACTION C00826263 |
$79,982 IE $79,982 |
6 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CLF C00504530 |
$349,487 IE $349,487 |
14 |
| MOODY, ASHLEY FL · Senate REP |
$240,203 | 15 |
| ADKERSON, ROB GA · House REP |
$199,307 | 10 |
| REITZ AARON F MR 00083762 |
$194,377 | 2 |
| ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON IA · Senate REP |
$180,849 | 4 |
| CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION C00487470 |
$161,566 IE $161,566 |
4 |
| NRSC C00027466 |
$151,500 | 8 |
| COUVILLON, SAM GA · House REP |
$148,319 | 10 |
| CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC. C00835967 |
$143,217 IE $143,217 |
4 |
| STRONG AS GRANITE PAC C00909135 |
$131,636 IE $130,636 · SB $1,000 |
2 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 0%
R · 100%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $1,560 | 0.01% |
| Republican | $19,920,743 | 97.31% |
| Non-partisan | $548,083 | 2.68% |
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.
No activity in the last 3 months.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
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 | $188K | 14 | HANDEL FOR CONGRESS, INC. 77% | Strategy & Research 100% | $188K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $480K | 24 | GEORGIA REPUBLICAN PARTY IN… 77% | Strategy & Research 100% | $667K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $59K | 16 | SCOTT TAYLOR FOR CONGRESS 49% | Strategy & Research 100% | $726K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $77K | 21 | COMSTOCK FOR CONGRESS 28% | Strategy & Research 100% | $803K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $100K | 15 | PITTENGER, ROBERT M THE HON… 72% | Strategy & Research 100% | $903K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $508K | 41 | COMSTOCK FOR CONGRESS 47% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.41M | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $123K | 29 | CLF 35% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.53M | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $277K | 28 | ALLEN, RICHARD W 43% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.81M | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $5K | 3 | GFC PAC 49% | Strategy & Research 100% | $5K | -98% |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $13K | 4 | ELECT STONY RUSHING 42% | Strategy & Research 100% | $18K | -97% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $24K | 9 | HANDEL FOR CONGRESS, INC. 33% | Strategy & Research 100% | $42K | -60% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $9K | 5 | SCOTT TAYLOR FOR SENATE 36% | Strategy & Research 100% | $50K | -89% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $191K | 30 | STEVE KNIGHT FOR CONGRESS 63% | Strategy & Research 100% | $241K | +92% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $338K | 32 | ETHAN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS 35% | Strategy & Research 100% | $579K | -33% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $221K | 29 | TIFFANY SHEDD FOR CONGRESS … 41% | Strategy & Research 100% | $801K | +79% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $4.85M | 51 | GEORGIA REPUBLICAN PARTY IN… 80% | Strategy & Research 100% | $5.65M | +1651% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2022 | $134K | 1 | GEORGIANS FOR KELLY LOEFFLER 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $134K | — |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $392K | 6 | GEORGIA REPUBLICAN PARTY IN… 81% | Strategy & Research 100% | $526K | +8278% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $6K | 4 | LOUDERMILK, BARRY 47% | Strategy & Research 100% | $532K | -57% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $147K | 20 | REPUBLICAN PARTY OF IOWA 81% | Strategy & Research 100% | $679K | +517% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $105K | 15 | REPUBLICAN PARTY OF IOWA 48% | Strategy & Research 100% | $784K | +1122% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $141K | 23 | JOHNSON, ARTHUR WAYNE 34% | Strategy & Research 100% | $925K | -26% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $1.08M | 82 | TIM REICHERT FOR CONGRESS 16% | Strategy & Research 100% | $2M | +219% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $399K | 35 | TENNEY, CLAUDIA 33% | Strategy & Research 100% | $2.4M | +80% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $461K | 31 | MATT JACOBS FOR CONGRESS 46% | Strategy & Research 100% | $2.86M | -90% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $4K | 4 | TOM PATTI FOR CONGRESS 48% | Strategy & Research 100% | $4K | -99% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $5K | 3 | SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTIN… 49% | Strategy & Research 100% | $9K | -6% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $4K | 2 | STEUBE, GREG 52% | Strategy & Research 100% | $13K | -98% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $9K | 2 | FAMILIES FOR A SAFER PRINCE… 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $22K | -91% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $1.2M | 6 | TRUMP, DONALD J. 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.22M | +750% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $54K | 10 | JOHNSON, ARTHUR WAYNE 68% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.27M | -95% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $185K | 13 | WIED, TONY 79% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.46M | -54% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $111K | 13 | JOHNSON, ARTHUR WAYNE 60% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.57M | -76% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $7K | 4 | LOUDERMILK, BARRY 55% | Strategy & Research 55% | $7K | +92% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $150 | 1 | CAMERON, DANIEL 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $8K | -97% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $49K | 14 | CAMERON, DANIEL 37% | Digital 43% | $57K | +1250% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $87K | 14 | CAMERON, DANIEL 25% | Digital 57% | $144K | +820% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $277K | 18 | REITZ AARON F MR 70% | Strategy & Research 75% | $421K | -77% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $769K | 33 | ADKERSON, ROB 26% | Print & Mail 9% | $1.19M | +1330% |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $140K | 6 | MOODY, ASHLEY 97% | — | $1.33M | -24% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $12,034,716 | 642 | $19K | 98.2% | GEORGIA REPUBLICAN PARTY IN… 38% | 6mo ago |
| Digital | $94,609 | 17 | $6K | 0.8% | MOODY, ASHLEY 31% | 6mo ago |
| Print & Mail | $88,986 | 8 | $11K | 0.7% | COUVILLON, SAM 74% | 5mo ago |
| Media | $25,484 | 7 | $4K | 0.2% | ALVARADO, RALPH A 36% | 5mo ago |
| Software & Tech | $7,642 | 6 | $1K | 0.1% | MOODY, ASHLEY 39% | 9mo ago |
| Field & Voter Contact | $895 | 1 | $895 | 0.0% | VAN EPPS, MATTHEW ROBERT 100% | 9mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
5
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$5,481,534 · 41% of revenue
12
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$1,331,639 · 10% of revenue
97
One-time clients 1 cycle
$6,405,856 · 48% of revenue
Top 5 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGIA REPUBLICAN PARTY INC. | 3 | $4,608,645 | 26 | 2017-05-10 | 2021-01-04 |
| FERGUSON, ANDERSON DREW IV | 3 | $349,538 | 14 | 2017-12-05 | 2022-10-13 |
| ALLEN, RICHARD W | 4 | $333,671 | 30 | 2018-05-03 | 2024-11-06 |
| LOUDERMILK, BARRY | 5 | $159,557 | 13 | 2018-10-30 | 2025-09-03 |
| SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PAC | 5 | $30,124 | 30 | 2018-05-18 | 2026-05-20 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GA | $7,644,602 | 60.4% | 23 | |
| VA | $1,888,113 | 14.9% | 18 | |
| CA | $666,122 | 5.3% | 6 | |
| PA | $357,717 | 2.8% | 3 | |
| IA | $351,304 | 2.8% | 3 | |
| DC | $343,602 | 2.7% | 6 | |
| FL | $277,355 | 2.2% | 6 | |
| NY | $256,579 | 2.0% | 6 | |
| WI | $252,703 | 2.0% | 5 | |
| TX | $250,757 | 2.0% | 3 | |
| NC | $209,334 | 1.7% | 7 | |
| CO | $168,863 | 1.3% | 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 | 2024-01-12 | TRUMP, DONALD J. | Strategy & Research | DIRECT MAIL SERVICES & SMS ADVERTISING | $1,056,889 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-12-29 | GEORGIA REPUBLICAN PARTY INC. | Strategy & Research | EXEMPT PARTY ACTIVITY-NON ALLOC MAILERS | $855,155 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-10-20 | GEORGIA REPUBLICAN PARTY INC. | Strategy & Research | EXEMPT PARTY ACTIVITY NON-ALLOC MAILER | $675,961 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-12-28 | GEORGIA REPUBLICAN PARTY INC. | Strategy & Research | EXEMPT PARTY ACTIVITY-NON ALLOC MAILERS | $491,632 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-12-24 | GEORGIA REPUBLICAN PARTY INC. | Strategy & Research | EXEMPT PARTY ACTIVITY-NON ALLOC MAILERS | $370,536 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-20 | REITZ AARON F MR | Strategy & Research | DIRECT MAIL | $172,856 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-06-24 | ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON | — | MEDIA/DIGITAL CONSULTING | $148,314 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-06-03 | ADKERSON, ROB | — | DIGITAL ADVERTISING | $75,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-18 | NRSC | — | POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING | $71,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-02 | COUVILLON, SAM | Print & Mail | DIRECT MAIL PRINTING/POSTAGE | $65,650 |
| Recent | 2026-07-20 | MOODY, ASHLEY | — | DIGITAL MEDIA | $50,000 |
| Recent | 2026-07-09 | MOODY, ASHLEY | — | DIGITAL MEDIA | $50,000 |
| Recent | 2026-07-17 | MOODY, ASHLEY | — | TRAVEL | $4,500 |
| Recent | 2026-07-07 | VAN EPPS, MATTHEW ROBERT | — | TEXTING/EMAIL SERVICE | $2,369 |
| Recent | 2026-07-15 | WEST MICHIGAN FOR COMMON SENSE | — | WEBSITE BUILDOUT/LOGO DESIGN | $1,250 |