First Vote Strategies
First Vote Strategies is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle First Vote Strategies was paid $122K across 14 client committees, of which $97K 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 |
$25,058 | 35 rows | 20.5% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$97,386 | 8 rows | 79.5% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Apr 23, 2012 → May 16, 2026
- spans 14.1 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 35
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 14
- 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.
Top buyers last 1 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| JAWORSKI JOE S MR 00084866 |
$2,810 | 1 |
| DEMOND WILLIAM P MR 00083633 |
$760 | 1 |
Top buyers last 3 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| JAWORSKI JOE S MR 00084866 |
$3,025 | 2 |
| DEMOND WILLIAM P MR 00083633 |
$760 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| JAWORSKI JOE S MR 00084866 |
$6,095 | 4 |
| DEMOND WILLIAM P MR 00083633 |
$760 | 1 |
| ABNER JR MICHAEL A MR 00089846 |
$312 | 2 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| JAWORSKI JOE S MR 00084866 |
$6,095 | 4 |
| DEMOND WILLIAM P MR 00083633 |
$760 | 1 |
| ABNER JR MICHAEL A MR 00089846 |
$312 | 2 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| JAWORSKI JOE S MR 00084866 |
$6,095 | 4 |
| DEMOND WILLIAM P MR 00083633 |
$760 | 1 |
| ABNER JR MICHAEL A MR 00089846 |
$312 | 2 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 8
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| JAWORSKI JOE S MR 00084866 |
$6,095 | 4 |
| MERUGUMALA PRAVEEN D MR DEV 00088381 |
$3,113 | 3 |
| SPAIN JR CHARLES A HONORABLE KIN 00065741 |
$990 | 1 |
| BOURLIOT FRANCES Y HONORABLE 00082049 |
$990 | 1 |
| JONES DASEAN A HONORABLE 00082446 |
$990 | 1 |
| HIGHTOWER RICHARD F MR 00036281 |
$990 | 1 |
| DEMOND WILLIAM P MR 00083633 |
$760 | 1 |
| ABNER JR MICHAEL A MR 00089846 |
$312 | 2 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $10,384 | 8.48% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $112,060 | 91.52% |
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 · 4 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $6K | 7 | CREEDON MICHAEL J MR 50% | Other / Unclassified 42% | $6K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $1K | 2 | ENGELHART MIKE HONORABLE 67% | Other / Unclassified 67% | $7K | — |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $500 | 1 | AGWAN, PERVEZ S 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $500 | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $2K | 2 | AGWAN, PERVEZ S 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $2K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $2K | 9 | SPAIN JR CHARLES A HONORABL… 32% | Other / Unclassified 67% | $4K | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $7K | 7 | MERUGUMALA PRAVEEN D MR DEV 44% | Other / Unclassified 58% | $11K | +423% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $4K | 5 | JAWORSKI JOE S MR 91% | Print & Mail 85% | $4K | +100% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $4K | 2 | JAWORSKI JOE S MR 79% | Print & Mail 79% | $7K | — |
Revenue by service category
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $8,760 | 17 | $515 | 35.0% | MERUGUMALA PRAVEEN D MR DEV 36% | 3mo ago |
| Print & Mail | $7,043 | 5 | $1K | 28.1% | JAWORSKI JOE S MR 83% | 4w ago |
| Strategy & Research | $5,115 | 7 | $731 | 20.4% | AGWAN, PERVEZ S 42% | 3w ago |
| Media | $1,628 | 1 | $2K | 6.5% | WALSDORF KRISTIE L MS 100% | 3y ago |
| Fundraising | $1,290 | 2 | $645 | 5.1% | BOURLIOT FRANCES Y HONORABLE 77% | 4mo ago |
| Field & Voter Contact | $1,223 | 3 | $408 | 4.9% | CREEDON MICHAEL J MR 72% | 2y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
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 | $25,058 | 100.0% | 14 |
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 | 2026-02-12 | JAWORSKI JOE S MR | Print & Mail | sign placement | $2,855 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-05-15 | JAWORSKI JOE S MR | Print & Mail | sign placement | $2,810 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-15 | MERUGUMALA PRAVEEN D MR DEV | Other / Unclassified | First Step Strategies Sign Placement | $2,030 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-09-15 | WALSDORF KRISTIE L MS | Media | Sign Placement Fees and Ads | $1,628 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-08-13 | CREEDON MICHAEL J MR | Other / Unclassified | Installation of Signs 50% Payment | $1,100 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-16 | DEMOND WILLIAM P MR | Strategy & Research | Polling place sign placement | $760 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-26 | ABNER JR MICHAEL A MR | Fundraising | Sign Placement, Materials, Delivery/Pickup Fee | $300 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-23 | JAWORSKI JOE S MR | Print & Mail | sign placement | $215 |
| Recent | 2026-02-20 | JAWORSKI JOE S MR | Other / Unclassified | Sign placement | $215 |