Designer Graphics
$2.30M
2025-2026 cycle
Designer Graphics is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Designer Graphics was paid $2.30M across 313 client committees, of which $73K 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
$2.30M
=
$2.23M
(Schedule B)
+
$73K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$2,230,653 | 965 rows | 96.8% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$72,768 | 28 rows | 3.2% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Feb 1, 2000 → Jul 31, 2026
- spans 26.5 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 965
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 313
- 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
$87K
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.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 1 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$10,582 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 5
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$10,582 | 1 |
| TILLMAN BOBBY K 00090289 |
$3,173 | 2 |
| JONES JR VENTON C HONORABLE 00086182 |
$2,701 | 2 |
| TEXAS DEMOCRATIC VETERANS CAUCUS INACTIVE 00066791 |
$777 | 1 |
| TEXAS RURAL DEMOCRATS 00070512 |
$747 | 3 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 6
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$10,582 | 1 |
| TILLMAN BOBBY K 00090289 |
$3,740 | 7 |
| VOTE YES FOR LUFKIN ISD KIDS 00090751 |
$2,920 | 2 |
| JONES JR VENTON C HONORABLE 00086182 |
$2,701 | 2 |
| TEXAS DEMOCRATIC VETERANS CAUCUS INACTIVE 00066791 |
$777 | 1 |
| TEXAS RURAL DEMOCRATS 00070512 |
$747 | 3 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| WARD RHONDA R MRS 00089755 |
$22,484 | 3 |
| MORAN, NATHANIEL QUENTIN TX · House REP |
$14,679 | 1 |
| DAVIS CLINTON J MR CLINT 00090082 |
$10,711 | 4 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$10,582 | 1 |
| TARRANT COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 00064604 |
$6,627 | 3 |
| JONES JR VENTON C HONORABLE 00086182 |
$5,587 | 3 |
| TILLMAN BOBBY K 00090289 |
$4,774 | 13 |
| VOTE YES FOR LUFKIN ISD KIDS 00090751 |
$2,920 | 2 |
| HOMMEL SCOTT A MR 00087850 |
$2,679 | 1 |
| BYRD BILLY W MR 00058691 |
$1,613 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| WARD RHONDA R MRS 00089755 |
$22,484 | 3 |
| MORAN, NATHANIEL QUENTIN TX · House REP |
$14,679 | 1 |
| DAVIS CLINTON J MR CLINT 00090082 |
$10,711 | 4 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$10,582 | 1 |
| TARRANT COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 00064604 |
$6,627 | 3 |
| JONES JR VENTON C HONORABLE 00086182 |
$5,587 | 3 |
| TILLMAN BOBBY K 00090289 |
$4,774 | 13 |
| VOTE YES FOR LUFKIN ISD KIDS 00090751 |
$2,920 | 2 |
| HOMMEL SCOTT A MR 00087850 |
$2,679 | 1 |
| BYRD BILLY W MR 00058691 |
$1,613 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| WARD RHONDA R MRS 00089755 |
$22,484 | 3 |
| MORAN, NATHANIEL QUENTIN TX · House REP |
$14,679 | 1 |
| DAVIS CLINTON J MR CLINT 00090082 |
$10,711 | 4 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$10,582 | 1 |
| TARRANT COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 00064604 |
$6,627 | 3 |
| JONES JR VENTON C HONORABLE 00086182 |
$5,587 | 3 |
| TILLMAN BOBBY K 00090289 |
$4,774 | 13 |
| VOTE YES FOR LUFKIN ISD KIDS 00090751 |
$2,920 | 2 |
| HOMMEL SCOTT A MR 00087850 |
$2,679 | 1 |
| BYRD BILLY W MR 00058691 |
$1,613 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 68%
R · 32%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $76,456 | 3.32% |
| Republican | $35,569 | 1.54% |
| Non-partisan | $2,191,396 | 95.14% |
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.
Outflow is on record for the last 12 months, but no itemized payers are.
Outflow is on record for the last 18 months, but no itemized payers are.
Outflow is on record for the last 24 months, but no itemized payers are.
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 | 2016 | $5K | 2 | TYLER PROUD DISSOLVED 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $5K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2016 | $160 | 1 | TYLER PROUD DISSOLVED 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $5K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2016 | $3K | 1 | HAMILTON CHRIS MR 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $8K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $12K | 4 | SPITZER MD STUART K MR 42% | Print & Mail 87% | $20K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $18K | 8 | HAMILTON CHRIS MR 24% | Print & Mail 76% | $18K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $760 | 1 | SPITZER MD STUART K MR 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $19K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $22K | 11 | ASHBY TRENTON E HONORABLE T… 26% | Print & Mail 87% | $41K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $17K | 17 | ELECT DR. MCKELLAR U.S. CON… 47% | Print & Mail 96% | $58K | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2018 | $17K | 12 | COLLINS DVM DWAYNE MR DOC 43% | Print & Mail 74% | $75K | +46% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $79K | 30 | BLOOMBERG, MICHAEL R. 67% | Print & Mail 90% | $79K | +333% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $14K | 8 | HATCH BETHANY K MS 47% | Print & Mail 99% | $93K | +1750% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $32K | 22 | BECK ELIZABETH M MS 19% | Print & Mail 100% | $125K | +42% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $13K | 7 | SPRINGER JR DREW ALAN HONOR… 64% | Print & Mail 80% | $137K | -25% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $1K | 1 | JANA LYNNE SANCHEZ FOR CONG… 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $1K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $753 | 1 | GREEN GEORGE 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $138K | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $26K | 7 | WARD AMY THOMAS HONORABLE 23% | Print & Mail 65% | $164K | +51% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $35K | 8 | MORAN, NATHANIEL QUENTIN 38% | Print & Mail 70% | $37K | -55% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $10K | 6 | SCHILLER, CHRIS 46% | Other / Unclassified 70% | $47K | -27% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $4K | 4 | ASHBY TRENTON E HONORABLE T… 47% | Print & Mail 68% | $50K | -89% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $2K | 2 | JONES JR VENTON C HONORABLE 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $52K | -85% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $1K | 1 | VOTE FOR CFB TERMINATED 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $53K | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $10K | 2 | PHELAN MATTHEW M HONORABLE … 89% | Print & Mail 89% | $64K | +1266% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $28K | 16 | HULS DALE T MR 21% | Print & Mail 82% | $92K | +8% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $22K | 13 | COVEY DAVID A 58% | Print & Mail 89% | $22K | -39% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $6K | 5 | COVEY DAVID A 71% | Print & Mail 71% | $28K | -41% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $1K | 2 | RUSK COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN 98% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $29K | -66% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $2K | 1 | SCUDDER KENDALL W MR 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $30K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $15K | 1 | MORAN, NATHANIEL QUENTIN 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $15K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $13K | 12 | TARRANT COUNTY LAW ENFORCEM… 36% | Print & Mail 54% | $44K | -53% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $41K | 15 | WARD RHONDA R MRS 50% | Media 50% | $55K | +88% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $8K | 11 | TILLMAN BOBBY K 45% | Print & Mail 36% | $63K | +28% |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $11K | 1 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $73K | +776% |
Revenue by service category
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Print & Mail | $1,658,586 | 664 | $2K | 74.6% | TEXANS FOR RICK PERRY 12% | 1w ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $446,138 | 231 | $2K | 20.1% | AKINS MARTIN R HONORABLE MA… 7% | 7w ago |
| Media | $57,490 | 30 | $2K | 2.6% | WARD RHONDA R MRS 39% | 7mo ago |
| Strategy & Research | $37,274 | 2 | $19K | 1.7% | TONY SANCHEZ FOR GOVERNOR D… 98% | 17y ago |
| Field & Voter Contact | $5,934 | 4 | $1K | 0.3% | SADLER PAUL L MR 65% | 17y ago |
| Admin & Office | $5,469 | 7 | $781 | 0.2% | HUBENER KATY MS 70% | 10y ago |
| Digital | $4,922 | 8 | $615 | 0.2% | FLYNN DECEASED DAN HONORABLE 44% | 8y ago |
| Travel & Events | $3,991 | 5 | $798 | 0.2% | GARCIA SYLVIA R HONORABLE 65% | 2y ago |
| Fundraising | $3,111 | 4 | $778 | 0.1% | MERRITT THOMAS C MR 72% | 5y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
23
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$588,015 · 26% of revenue
57
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$552,071 · 25% of revenue
233
One-time clients 1 cycle
$1,090,567 · 49% of revenue
Top 20 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEXANS FOR RICK PERRY | 5 | $201,227 | 20 | 2002-05-21 | 2010-09-30 |
| FLYNN DECEASED DAN HONORABLE | 4 | $64,557 | 22 | 2006-02-01 | 2020-07-08 |
| GARCIA SYLVIA R HONORABLE | 3 | $32,391 | 18 | 2012-12-04 | 2016-12-20 |
| TURNER CHRISTOPHER G HONORABLE CHRIS | 3 | $28,957 | 16 | 2008-06-11 | 2016-09-20 |
| STICKLAND JONATHAN S HONORABLE | 4 | $22,838 | 13 | 2012-01-27 | 2018-08-22 |
| HUGHES D BRYAN HONORABLE | 5 | $22,787 | 11 | 2004-08-30 | 2016-02-01 |
| SLATON BRYAN L HONORABLE | 4 | $21,024 | 6 | 2015-09-18 | 2020-03-17 |
| SPITZER MD STUART K MR | 5 | $19,357 | 15 | 2011-12-31 | 2018-04-28 |
| HOPSON II CHARLES L MR CHUCK | 4 | $19,142 | 13 | 2000-06-22 | 2012-08-15 |
| REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS | 5 | $17,966 | 16 | 2001-05-25 | 2010-07-16 |
| JONES JR VENTON C HONORABLE | 3 | $17,737 | 15 | 2022-04-27 | 2026-05-20 |
| SPRINGER JR DREW ALAN HONORABLE | 3 | $15,167 | 8 | 2011-12-16 | 2020-12-11 |
| CHRISTIAN WALTER WAYNE HONORABLE WAYNE | 3 | $14,938 | 4 | 2008-09-23 | 2014-01-18 |
| NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE | 4 | $14,935 | 4 | 2005-11-10 | 2012-03-02 |
| BROWN BETTY J MRS | 4 | $13,024 | 14 | 2000-02-25 | 2008-01-19 |
| FABBY THOMAS J MR T J | 3 | $11,790 | 7 | 2011-09-02 | 2014-05-06 |
| ASHBY TRENTON E HONORABLE TRENT | 4 | $11,277 | 5 | 2012-04-24 | 2022-08-12 |
| HEFNER JOSEPH COLE HONORABLE | 3 | $10,232 | 6 | 2016-05-14 | 2023-12-21 |
| MCNUTT THOMAS M N MR | 3 | $9,350 | 4 | 2015-12-11 | 2018-03-21 |
| SCUDDER KENDALL W MR | 3 | $6,337 | 3 | 2021-11-04 | 2025-02-14 |
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 | $2,130,838 | 95.5% | 304 | |
| NY | $52,710 | 2.4% | 1 | |
| CA | $40,439 | 1.8% | 5 | |
| OK | $4,716 | 0.2% | 1 | |
| KS | $1,462 | 0.1% | 1 | |
| GA | $487 | 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 | 2006-07-27 | TEXANS FOR RICK PERRY | Print & Mail | Printing | $91,138 |
| Largest all-time | 2002-05-21 | TEXANS FOR RICK PERRY | Print & Mail | Printing | $60,495 |
| Largest all-time | 2002-08-07 | TONY SANCHEZ FOR GOVERNOR DISSOLVED | Strategy & Research | Consultant | $36,689 |
| Largest all-time | 2002-01-24 | TONY SANCHEZ FOR GOVERNOR DISSOLVED | Print & Mail | Printing | $34,427 |
| Largest all-time | 2002-10-08 | TEXANS FOR JOHN SHARP DISSOLVED | Print & Mail | Signs | $24,397 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-09-02 | MORAN, NATHANIEL QUENTIN | Print & Mail | PRINTING | $14,679 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-08 | WARD RHONDA R MRS | Media | Campaign Advertising Expense | $13,412 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-07-31 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Print & Mail | Printing | $10,582 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-05 | WARD RHONDA R MRS | Media | Campaign Advertising Expense | $7,025 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-10 | DAVIS CLINTON J MR CLINT | Print & Mail | Mail Piece, design, postage and mail | $6,906 |
| Recent | 2026-06-12 | TEXAS RURAL DEMOCRATS | — | Fourm flyers | $271 |
| Recent | 2026-06-11 | TEXAS RURAL DEMOCRATS | — | Flyers | $271 |
| Recent | 2026-06-15 | TEXAS RURAL DEMOCRATS | — | Single side Fourm flyers | $206 |
| Recent | 2026-06-16 | TILLMAN BOBBY K | Other / Unclassified | Cards | $156 |