CSG, LLC

$6.31M 2025-2026 cycle

CSG, LLC is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle CSG, LLC was paid $6.31M across 36 client committees, of which $516K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

Strategy & Research ○ Slowing (~4mo since last)
Limited recent activity. Most recent disbursement to this vendor was 4 months ago (Feb 19, 2026). Charts below reflect cycle-to-date totals; the recent windows may be sparse.

Part I Identity

Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.

Source split

$6.31M = $5.80M (Schedule B) + $516K (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments		 $5,796,815 373 rows 91.8%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them		 $516,150 21 rows 8.2%
Activity span ALL TIME
Apr 6, 2006 → Feb 19, 2026
spans 19.9 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
373
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
36
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Mar 2025 Feb 2026
$403K across 12 months
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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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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 1

SOMOS PAC $9K Fundraising · 2 txns C CSG, LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
SOMOS PAC
C00724203
 $9,000 2
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 3

I SUPPORT ALAMO COLLEGES PAC DISSOLVED $83K Digital · 3 txns SOMOS PAC $77K Fundraising · 9 txns SAN ANTONIO EQUITY ALLIANCE $40 Legal & Compliance · 1 txn C CSG, LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
I SUPPORT ALAMO COLLEGES PAC DISSOLVED
00089399
 $83,362 3
SOMOS PAC
C00724203
 $76,823 9
SAN ANTONIO EQUITY ALLIANCE
00085335
 $40 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 4

I SUPPORT ALAMO COLLEGES PAC DISSOLVED $206K Print & Mail · 7 txns SOMOS PAC $149K Fundraising · 15 txns BLACKPAC $138K Wages & Payroll · 10 txns SAN ANTONIO EQUITY ALLIANCE $40 Legal & Compliance · 1 txn C CSG, LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
I SUPPORT ALAMO COLLEGES PAC DISSOLVED
00089399
 $206,050 7
SOMOS PAC
C00724203
 $149,172 15
BLACKPAC
C00609388
 $137,841 10
SAN ANTONIO EQUITY ALLIANCE
00085335
 $40 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 5

BLACKPAC $1.34M Strategy & Research · 41 txns SOMOS PAC $300K Strategy & Research · 23 txns CHAPA LUZ ELENA D HONORABLE $240K Print & Mail · 6 txns I SUPPORT ALAMO COLLEGES PAC DISSOLVED $206K Print & Mail · 7 txns SAN ANTONIO EQUITY ALLIANCE $40 Legal & Compliance · 1 txn C CSG, LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
BLACKPAC
C00609388
 $1,341,517 41
SOMOS PAC
C00724203
 $300,416 23
CHAPA LUZ ELENA D HONORABLE
00067895
 $240,421 6
I SUPPORT ALAMO COLLEGES PAC DISSOLVED
00089399
 $206,050 7
SAN ANTONIO EQUITY ALLIANCE
00085335
 $40 1
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By party

Revenue by party

100% D
D · 100%
R · 0%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $3,112,457 49.30%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $3,200,508 50.70%

Part III Reference tables

Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Q3 2017 (2016 cycle): $10KQ4 2017 (2016 cycle): $14KQ1 2018 (2018 cycle): $73KQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $2KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $13KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $263KQ3 2019 (2018 cycle): $219Q4 2020 (2020 cycle): $100Q1 2021 (2020 cycle): $139Q1 2021 (2022 cycle): $58KQ2 2021 (2022 cycle): $28KQ3 2021 (2022 cycle): $68KQ4 2021 (2022 cycle): $48KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $63KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $121KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $112KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $174KQ1 2023 (2024 cycle): $60KQ2 2023 (2022 cycle): $30KQ2 2023 (2024 cycle): $60KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $123KQ4 2023 (2022 cycle): $15KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $100KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $132KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $172KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $571KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $1.02MQ1 2025 (2026 cycle): $92KQ2 2025 (2024 cycle): $206KQ2 2025 (2026 cycle): $94KQ3 2025 (2024 cycle): $40Q3 2025 (2026 cycle): $24KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $44KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $9K Q3Q1Q3Q3Q1Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q3Q4Q2Q4Q2Q3Q4Q1 $1.02M

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 $9K 2 SOMOS PAC 100% Fundraising 69% $263K -93%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $161K across 19 disbursements (avg $8K/check) Top buyer: SOMOS PAC (85% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $6K Wages & Payroll — cycle-to-date Total: $79K across 6 disbursements (avg $13K/check) Top buyer: BLACKPAC (97% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Wages & Payroll $3K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $161K across 19 disbursements (avg $8K/check) Top buyer: SOMOS PAC (85% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $74K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $243K across 6 disbursements (avg $41K/check) Top buyer: CHAPA LUZ ELENA D HONORABLE (43% of category) Last paid: 12mo ago · +34% vs prior cycle Digital $47K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $1.39M across 80 disbursements (avg $17K/check) Top buyer: TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC (24% of category) Last paid: 12mo ago · +443% vs prior cycle Print & Mail $25K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $2.73M across 145 disbursements (avg $19K/check) Top buyer: BLACKPAC (85% of category) Last paid: 12mo ago · +37% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $11K Wages & Payroll — cycle-to-date Total: $79K across 6 disbursements (avg $13K/check) Top buyer: BLACKPAC (97% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Wages & Payroll $3K Legal & Compliance — cycle-to-date Total: $40 across 1 disbursements (avg $40/check) Top buyer: SAN ANTONIO EQUITY ALLIANCE (100% of category) Last paid: 11mo ago · +0% vs prior cycle Legal & Compliance $40

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $161K across 19 disbursements (avg $8K/check) Top buyer: SOMOS PAC (85% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $137K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $1.39M across 80 disbursements (avg $17K/check) Top buyer: TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC (24% of category) Last paid: 12mo ago · +443% vs prior cycle Print & Mail $113K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $2.73M across 145 disbursements (avg $19K/check) Top buyer: BLACKPAC (85% of category) Last paid: 12mo ago · +37% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $82K Wages & Payroll — cycle-to-date Total: $79K across 6 disbursements (avg $13K/check) Top buyer: BLACKPAC (97% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Wages & Payroll $79K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $243K across 6 disbursements (avg $41K/check) Top buyer: CHAPA LUZ ELENA D HONORABLE (43% of category) Last paid: 12mo ago · +34% vs prior cycle Digital $77K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $11K across 8 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: I SUPPORT ALAMO COLLEGES PAC DISSOLVED (45% of category) Last paid: 14mo ago · +121% vs prior cycle Software & Tech $5K Legal & Compliance — cycle-to-date Total: $40 across 1 disbursements (avg $40/check) Top buyer: SAN ANTONIO EQUITY ALLIANCE (100% of category) Last paid: 11mo ago · +0% vs prior cycle Legal & Compliance $40

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $2.73M across 145 disbursements (avg $19K/check) Top buyer: BLACKPAC (85% of category) Last paid: 12mo ago · +37% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $1.44M Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $1.39M across 80 disbursements (avg $17K/check) Top buyer: TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC (24% of category) Last paid: 12mo ago · +443% vs prior cycle Print & Mail $249K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $243K across 6 disbursements (avg $41K/check) Top buyer: CHAPA LUZ ELENA D HONORABLE (43% of category) Last paid: 12mo ago · +34% vs prior cycle Digital $181K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $161K across 19 disbursements (avg $8K/check) Top buyer: SOMOS PAC (85% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $137K Wages & Payroll — cycle-to-date Total: $79K across 6 disbursements (avg $13K/check) Top buyer: BLACKPAC (97% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Wages & Payroll $79K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $11K across 8 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: I SUPPORT ALAMO COLLEGES PAC DISSOLVED (45% of category) Last paid: 14mo ago · +121% vs prior cycle Software & Tech $5K Legal & Compliance — cycle-to-date Total: $40 across 1 disbursements (avg $40/check) Top buyer: SAN ANTONIO EQUITY ALLIANCE (100% of category) Last paid: 11mo ago · +0% vs prior cycle Legal & Compliance $40
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% 12mo ago
Print & Mail $1,390,373 80 $17K 24.0% TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM P… 24% 12mo 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% 12mo ago
Fundraising $160,632 19 $8K 2.8% SOMOS PAC 85% 5mo ago
Wages & Payroll $78,760 6 $13K 1.4% BLACKPAC 97% 3mo 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% 14mo 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% 11mo ago
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Client retention

Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.

8
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$4,586,003 · 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 $453,696 34 2022-06-10 2026-02-19
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
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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 50.7% 33
DC
$2,857,982 49.3% 2
CA
$100 0.0% 1
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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 2025-12-09 SOMOS PAC Fundraising STAFF TIME & MANAGEMENT FEE $6,277
Recent 2025-12-09 SOMOS PAC Fundraising STAFF TIME & MANAGEMENT FEE $6,277
Recent 2026-01-13 SOMOS PAC Fundraising STAFF TIME & MANAGEMENT FEE $6,250
Recent 2026-02-19 SOMOS PAC Wages & Payroll STAFF TIME $2,750
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