DDC Advocacy
DDC Advocacy is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle DDC Advocacy was paid $11.17M across 6 client committees, of which $8.73M 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
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$2,431,625 | 29 rows | 21.8% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$8,734,222 | 176 rows | 78.2% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Apr 23, 2012 → Feb 10, 2026
- spans 13.8 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 29
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 6
- 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 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT C00171330 |
$1,885 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT C00171330 |
$4,585 | 2 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT C00171330 |
$11,185 | 5 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT C00171330 |
$11,485 | 7 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $11,165,847 | 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 · 9 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2018 | $18K | 7 | AMERICAN RESORT DEVELOPMENT… 51% | Software & Tech 66% | $18K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $2K | 1 | NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEV… 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $19K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $6K | 1 | HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE … 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $25K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $6K | 1 | HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE … 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $6K | -66% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $6K | 1 | HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE … 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $6K | +0% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $6K | 1 | HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE … 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $12K | — |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $6K | 1 | HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE … 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $6K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $400 | 1 | HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE … 100% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $6K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $7K | 2 | HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE … 100% | Software & Tech 90% | $13K | +12% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $100 | 1 | HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE … 100% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $13K | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $300 | 2 | HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE … 100% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $14K | — |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $7K | 2 | HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE … 100% | Fundraising 92% | $7K | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $100 | 1 | HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE … 100% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $7K | -98% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $3K | 1 | HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE … 100% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $9K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $2K | 1 | HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE … 100% | Fundraising 100% | $11K | -72% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media | $2,330,056 | 3 | $777K | 95.8% | TEXAS REALTORS ISSUES POLIT… 99% | 10y ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $69,834 | 8 | $9K | 2.9% | HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE … 52% | 3y ago |
| Software & Tech | $19,050 | 8 | $2K | 0.8% | AMERICAN RESORT DEVELOPMENT… 47% | 2y ago |
| Fundraising | $7,885 | 2 | $4K | 0.3% | HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE … 100% | 4mo ago |
| Legal & Compliance | $4,800 | 8 | $600 | 0.2% | HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE … 100% | 10mo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT | 5 | $54,685 | 17 | 2017-02-23 | 2026-02-10 |
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 | $2,301,420 | 94.6% | 1 | |
| DC | $67,735 | 2.8% | 3 | |
| CA | $62,470 | 2.6% | 2 |
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 | 2015-10-08 | TEXAS REALTORS ISSUES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | Media | IAF-TV ads supporting Prop 1 | $2,051,420 |
| Largest all-time | 2015-10-26 | TEXAS REALTORS ISSUES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | Media | IAF-TV ads supporting passage of statewide Prop 1 | $250,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2013-10-18 | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS FUND | Media | RADIO ADS SUPPORTING YVONNE PARKS, SCOTT MATAS AND JAN PYE (INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE MADE AFTER 10/19/2013) | $28,636 |
| Largest all-time | 2012-06-28 | NO ON 29 - CALIFORNIANS AGAINST OUT-OF-CONTROL TAXES & SPENDING. MAJOR FUNDING BY PHILIP MORRIS USA & R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO, WITH A COALITION OF TAXPAYERS, SMALL BUSINESSES, LAW ENFORCEMENT & LABOR | Other / Unclassified | — | $28,146 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-02-11 | HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT | Other / Unclassified | 2022 YEARLY LICENSE | $6,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-01-28 | HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT | Fundraising | MASTER LICENSE FEE | $6,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-08-15 | HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT | Legal & Compliance | COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE FOR MID-YEAR REPORTS. | $2,700 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-10 | HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT | Fundraising | LICENSE FEE | $1,885 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-02-26 | HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT | Legal & Compliance | COMPLIANCE FILING ASSISTANCE | $500 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-04-08 | HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT | Legal & Compliance | COMPLIANCE HOURS | $100 |