CWS Research
—
2025-2026 cycle
CWS Research is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle CWS Research was paid — across 17 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
- —
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 70
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 17
- 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.
Mar 2025
Feb 2026
$292K
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.
No buyer activity in this window.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| LOWE DAVID O HONORABLE 00085680 |
$78,428 | 6 |
| ABOLISH ABORTION TEXAS PAC 00086816 |
$21,875 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| LOWE DAVID O HONORABLE 00085680 |
$179,950 | 15 |
| FLINT GEORGE B MR 00069698 |
$29,286 | 3 |
| ABOLISH ABORTION TEXAS PAC 00086816 |
$21,875 | 1 |
| HOLT JANIS A HONORABLE 00085727 |
$18,622 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 7
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| LOWE DAVID O HONORABLE 00085680 |
$179,950 | 15 |
| FLINT GEORGE B MR 00069698 |
$29,286 | 3 |
| ABOLISH ABORTION TEXAS PAC 00086816 |
$21,875 | 1 |
| HOLT JANIS A HONORABLE 00085727 |
$18,622 | 2 |
| SAN ANTONIO POLICE OFFICERS ASSN PAC 00015827 |
$17,000 | 1 |
| TARRANT COUNTY REPUBLICAN VICTORY FUND C00406645 |
$15,000 | 1 |
| TEXANS UNITED FOR A CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY PAC 00088252 |
$10,525 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 8
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| LOWE DAVID O HONORABLE 00085680 |
$182,950 | 16 |
| TEXANS UNITED FOR A CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY PAC 00088252 |
$39,075 | 2 |
| TARRANT COUNTY REPUBLICAN VICTORY FUND C00406645 |
$30,000 | 2 |
| FLINT GEORGE B MR 00069698 |
$29,286 | 3 |
| ABOLISH ABORTION TEXAS PAC 00086816 |
$21,875 | 1 |
| HOLT JANIS A HONORABLE 00085727 |
$18,622 | 2 |
| SAN ANTONIO POLICE OFFICERS ASSN PAC 00015827 |
$17,000 | 1 |
| MONEY BRENT A HONORABLE 00087716 |
$15,000 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 0%
R · 100%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 2.70% |
| Non-partisan | $0 | 97.30% |
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 · 5 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $5K | 1 | TEXAS FREEDOM FUND FOR THE … 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $5K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $65K | 10 | TEXAS FREEDOM FUND FOR THE … 83% | Strategy & Research 56% | $70K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $38K | 5 | TEXAS FREEDOM FUND FOR THE … 89% | Strategy & Research 100% | $108K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $60K | 4 | TEXAS FREEDOM FUND FOR THE … 99% | Digital 91% | $168K | — |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2022 | $30K | 2 | TEXAS FREEDOM FUND FOR THE … 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $198K | — |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $60K | 4 | TEXAS FREEDOM FUND FOR THE … 89% | Strategy & Research 89% | $259K | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $51K | 1 | TEXAS FREEDOM FUND FOR THE … 100% | Digital 100% | $310K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $140K | 2 | TEXAS FREEDOM FUND FOR THE … 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $450K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $191K | 7 | TEXANS UNITED FOR A CONSERV… 76% | Other / Unclassified 67% | $191K | +3711% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $117K | 6 | COVEY DAVID A 70% | Strategy & Research 90% | $308K | +81% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $47K | 3 | TEXANS UNITED FOR A CONSERV… 61% | Strategy & Research 100% | $354K | -23% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $15K | 1 | MONEY BRENT A HONORABLE 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $369K | -50% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $28K | 2 | SAN ANTONIO POLICE OFFICERS… 62% | Other / Unclassified 62% | $397K | -54% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $15K | 1 | TARRANT COUNTY REPUBLICAN V… 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $15K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $9K | 1 | LOWE DAVID O HONORABLE 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $406K | -82% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $35K | 5 | LOWE DAVID O HONORABLE 73% | Print & Mail 46% | $441K | -75% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $206K | 15 | LOWE DAVID O HONORABLE 71% | Print & Mail 42% | $221K | +8% |
Revenue by service category
No category revenue in this window.
No category revenue in this window.
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $600,264 | 38 | $16K | 55.4% | TEXAS FREEDOM FUND FOR THE … 49% | 5mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $157,897 | 6 | $26K | 14.6% | TEXANS UNITED FOR A CONSERV… 81% | 15mo ago |
| Digital | $122,682 | 5 | $25K | 11.3% | TEXAS FREEDOM FUND FOR THE … 87% | 5mo ago |
| Print & Mail | $102,999 | 5 | $21K | 9.5% | LOWE DAVID O HONORABLE 77% | 5mo ago |
| Media | $63,506 | 4 | $16K | 5.9% | LOWE DAVID O HONORABLE 81% | 5mo ago |
| Software & Tech | $26,585 | 5 | $5K | 2.5% | TEXAS FREEDOM FUND FOR THE … 66% | 5mo ago |
| Field & Voter Contact | $10,500 | 5 | $2K | 1.0% | TEXAS FREEDOM FUND FOR THE … 95% | 3y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
0
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
4
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$265,736 · 24% of revenue
13
One-time clients 1 cycle
$845,572 · 76% of revenue
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 | $1,111,307 | 100.0% | 17 |
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 | 2024-02-16 | TEXANS UNITED FOR A CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY PAC | Other / Unclassified | Brush fire polls in Texas house districts | $128,367 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-12-22 | TEXAS FREEDOM FUND FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF JUSTICE | Strategy & Research | Polling | $125,012 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-09-13 | TEXAS FREEDOM FUND FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF JUSTICE | Digital | Phone & digital polling | $51,300 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-04-26 | COVEY DAVID A | Strategy & Research | polling research | $47,819 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-02-17 | LOWE DAVID O HONORABLE | Print & Mail | Direct Mail | $39,172 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-22 | LOWE DAVID O HONORABLE | Media | TV Advertising | $35,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-22 | LOWE DAVID O HONORABLE | Print & Mail | Direct Mail | $23,952 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-26 | ABOLISH ABORTION TEXAS PAC | — | TV Ad Production. TV & OTT Advertising | $21,875 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-17 | LOWE DAVID O HONORABLE | Digital | Digital Advertising | $15,750 |
| Recent | 2026-02-17 | LOWE DAVID O HONORABLE | Media | Video Production | $10,500 |
| Recent | 2026-02-17 | LOWE DAVID O HONORABLE | Media | TV Advertising | $6,006 |
| Recent | 2026-02-17 | LOWE DAVID O HONORABLE | Strategy & Research | Strategic Consulting | $4,000 |