CSG, LLC
$6.36M
2025-2026 cycle
CSG, LLC is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle CSG, LLC was paid $6.36M across 36 client committees, of which $516K 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
$6.36M
=
$5.84M
(Schedule B)
+
$516K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$5,840,209 | 379 rows | 91.9% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$516,150 | 21 rows | 8.1% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jan 29, 2001 → May 7, 2026
- spans 25.3 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 379
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 36
- 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.
Jun 2025
May 2026
$222K
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 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SOMOS PAC C00724203 |
$10,800 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SOMOS PAC C00724203 |
$46,144 | 7 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SOMOS PAC C00724203 |
$108,123 | 14 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| I SUPPORT ALAMO COLLEGES PAC DISSOLVED 00089399 |
$206,050 | 7 |
| SOMOS PAC C00724203 |
$183,243 | 20 |
| BLACKPAC C00609388 |
$102,760 | 7 |
| SAN ANTONIO EQUITY ALLIANCE 00085335 |
$43,860 IE $43,820 · SB $40 |
3 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 5
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BLACKPAC C00609388 |
$1,236,473 | 36 |
| SOMOS PAC C00724203 |
$315,971 | 26 |
| CHAPA LUZ ELENA D HONORABLE 00067895 |
$240,421 | 6 |
| I SUPPORT ALAMO COLLEGES PAC DISSOLVED 00089399 |
$206,050 | 7 |
| SAN ANTONIO EQUITY ALLIANCE 00085335 |
$43,860 IE $43,820 · SB $40 |
3 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 100%
R · 0%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $3,157,795 | 49.68% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $3,198,564 | 50.32% |
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.
No activity in the last 6 months.
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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 | Q3 | 2016 | $10K | 2 | ALVAREZ PATRICIA O CONNELL … 51% | Print & Mail 51% | $10K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $14K | 3 | CHAPA LUZ ELENA D HONORABLE 61% | Strategy & Research 61% | $25K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $73K | 2 | WHYTE MARC KALMAN MR 100% | Other / Unclassified 72% | $73K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $2K | 1 | ALVAREZ PATRICIA O CONNELL … 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $75K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $13K | 5 | CHAPA LUZ ELENA D HONORABLE 87% | Strategy & Research 75% | $88K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $263K | 9 | CHAPA LUZ ELENA D HONORABLE 52% | Media 48% | $352K | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2018 | $219 | 1 | ALVAREZ PATRICIA O CONNELL … 100% | Fundraising 100% | $352K | -98% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $100 | 1 | RODRIGUEZ FOR ASSEMBLY 2020 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $100 | -100% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2020 | $139 | 1 | CHAPA LUZ ELENA D HONORABLE 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $239 | — |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $58K | 4 | BLACKPAC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $58K | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $28K | 2 | BLACKPAC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $85K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $68K | 3 | BLACKPAC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $153K | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $48K | 5 | BLACKPAC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $201K | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $63K | 4 | BLACKPAC 95% | Strategy & Research 95% | $264K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $121K | 6 | BLACKPAC 66% | Strategy & Research 100% | $385K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $112K | 5 | BLACKPAC 54% | Strategy & Research 100% | $497K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $174K | 10 | VALENZUELA LORI I HONORABLE 36% | Strategy & Research 64% | $671K | +173981% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $60K | 3 | BLACKPAC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $60K | +4% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $30K | 2 | SAN ANTONIO EQUITY ALLIANCE 100% | Media 100% | $700K | — |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $60K | 3 | BLACKPAC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $120K | +117% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $123K | 7 | BLACKPAC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $243K | +83% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $15K | 1 | SAN ANTONIO EQUITY ALLIANCE 100% | Fundraising 100% | $715K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $100K | 6 | BLACKPAC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $344K | +108% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $132K | 9 | BLACKPAC 97% | Strategy & Research 97% | $476K | +109% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $172K | 10 | BLACKPAC 90% | Strategy & Research 98% | $648K | +42% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $571K | 16 | BLACKPAC 93% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.22M | +411% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $1.02M | 29 | BLACKPAC 65% | Strategy & Research 76% | $2.24M | +485% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $92K | 7 | BLACKPAC 78% | Strategy & Research 43% | $92K | +54% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $206K | 7 | I SUPPORT ALAMO COLLEGES PA… 100% | Print & Mail 55% | $2.44M | +596% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $94K | 7 | BLACKPAC 54% | Wages & Payroll 47% | $186K | +56% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $40 | 1 | SAN ANTONIO EQUITY ALLIANCE 100% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $2.44M | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $24K | 2 | SOMOS PAC 100% | Fundraising 100% | $210K | -80% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $44K | 5 | SOMOS PAC 100% | Fundraising 100% | $254K | -56% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $18K | 5 | SOMOS PAC 100% | Fundraising 35% | $271K | -87% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $35K | 3 | SOMOS PAC 100% | — | $306K | -80% |
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 | $2,731,730 | 145 | $19K | 47.1% | BLACKPAC 85% | 13mo ago |
| Print & Mail | $1,390,373 | 80 | $17K | 24.0% | TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM P… 24% | 13mo ago |
| Media | $798,723 | 15 | $53K | 13.8% | MERRITT THOMAS C MR 79% | 3y ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $324,160 | 57 | $6K | 5.6% | ASSOCIATED REPUBLICANS OF T… 30% | 2y ago |
| Digital | $243,339 | 6 | $41K | 4.2% | CHAPA LUZ ELENA D HONORABLE 43% | 13mo ago |
| Fundraising | $160,632 | 19 | $8K | 2.8% | SOMOS PAC 85% | 6mo ago |
| Wages & Payroll | $78,760 | 6 | $13K | 1.4% | BLACKPAC 97% | 5mo ago |
| Field & Voter Contact | $56,543 | 34 | $2K | 1.0% | GENT JAMES W MR WADE 18% | 7y ago |
| Software & Tech | $11,369 | 8 | $1K | 0.2% | I SUPPORT ALAMO COLLEGES PA… 45% | 16mo ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | $1,147 | 2 | $574 | 0.0% | GARZA JOHN V MR 100% | 14y ago |
| Legal & Compliance | $40 | 1 | $40 | 0.0% | SAN ANTONIO EQUITY ALLIANCE 100% | 13mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
8
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$4,629,397 · 79% of revenue
9
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$596,326 · 10% of revenue
19
One-time clients 1 cycle
$614,486 · 11% of revenue
Top 8 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKPAC | 3 | $2,404,286 | 99 | 2021-01-07 | 2025-05-14 |
| MERRITT THOMAS C MR | 3 | $633,278 | 12 | 2010-01-19 | 2014-06-30 |
| SOMOS PAC | 3 | $497,090 | 40 | 2022-06-10 | 2026-05-07 |
| CHAPA LUZ ELENA D HONORABLE | 4 | $410,985 | 20 | 2017-08-14 | 2024-10-24 |
| TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC | 3 | $338,150 | 18 | 2012-10-01 | 2016-10-24 |
| ASSOCIATED REPUBLICANS OF TEXAS CAMPAIGN FUND | 3 | $278,718 | 20 | 2012-08-03 | 2016-10-26 |
| GENT JAMES W MR WADE | 4 | $56,614 | 12 | 2007-12-14 | 2014-05-20 |
| TEXAS PARENT PAC | 3 | $10,276 | 16 | 2006-04-06 | 2010-03-01 |
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 | $2,938,733 | 50.3% | 33 | |
| DC | $2,901,375 | 49.7% | 2 | |
| CA | $100 | 0.0% | 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 | 2014-05-12 | MERRITT THOMAS C MR | Media | Advertising | $393,959 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-09 | BLACKPAC | Strategy & Research | FUNDRAISING CONSULTING SERVICES | $186,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-09-24 | BLACKPAC | Strategy & Research | FUNDRAISING CONSULTING SERVICES | $150,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-17 | CHAPA LUZ ELENA D HONORABLE | Print & Mail | Advertising/ Direct Mail | $131,752 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-10-23 | CHAPA LUZ ELENA D HONORABLE | Media | Advertising campaign | $127,157 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-01-02 | BLACKPAC | Strategy & Research | STRATEGIC CONSULTING SERVICES | $20,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-02-04 | BLACKPAC | Strategy & Research | STRATEGIC CONSULTING SERVICES | $20,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-11-06 | SOMOS PAC | Fundraising | STAFF TIME & MANAGEMENT FEE | $18,429 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-06-05 | SOMOS PAC | Fundraising | STAFF TIME & MANAGEMENT FEE | $18,401 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-04-08 | BLACKPAC | Wages & Payroll | STAFF TIME | $17,604 |
| Recent | 2026-04-30 | SOMOS PAC | — | STAFF TIME & MANAGEMENT FEE | $13,016 |
| Recent | 2026-05-07 | SOMOS PAC | — | STAFF TIME | $10,800 |
| Recent | 2026-04-30 | SOMOS PAC | — | STAFF TIME | $10,800 |
| Recent | 2026-03-31 | SOMOS PAC | — | STAFF TIME & MANAGEMENT FEE | $3,022 |
| Recent | 2026-03-19 | SOMOS PAC | — | STAFF TIME & MANAGEMENT FEE | $3,005 |