FORT BEND HERALD
$118K
2025-2026 cycle
FORT BEND HERALD is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle FORT BEND HERALD was paid $118K across 66 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
- Feb 16, 2006 → Feb 20, 2026
- spans 20.0 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 163
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 66
- 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
$3K
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.
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| KITZMAN JR OLIVER S HONORABLE STAN 00058415 |
$1,132 | 1 |
| FRALEY FRANK J HONORABLE 00080361 |
$850 | 1 |
| LOUNDY KRISTYNA P MS 00090329 |
$195 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| KITZMAN JR OLIVER S HONORABLE STAN 00058415 |
$1,132 | 1 |
| FRALEY FRANK J HONORABLE 00080361 |
$850 | 1 |
| LOUNDY KRISTYNA P MS 00090329 |
$195 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| KITZMAN JR OLIVER S HONORABLE STAN 00058415 |
$1,132 | 1 |
| ECISD BOND PAC 00089553 |
$949 | 1 |
| FRALEY FRANK J HONORABLE 00080361 |
$850 | 1 |
| LOUNDY KRISTYNA P MS 00090329 |
$195 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| KRENEK EDWARD M HONORABLE 00086232 |
$3,195 | 2 |
| KITZMAN JR OLIVER S HONORABLE STAN 00058415 |
$1,132 | 1 |
| FLETCHER, ELIZABETH TX · House DEM |
$950 | 2 |
| ECISD BOND PAC 00089553 |
$949 | 1 |
| FRALEY FRANK J HONORABLE 00080361 |
$850 | 1 |
| GREENE-SCOTT, MARQUETTE TX · House DEM |
$500 | 1 |
| POISSANT MARGARET A HONORABLE MEG 00082057 |
$500 | 1 |
| MORGAN MATTHEW R HONORABLE 00083809 |
$500 | 1 |
| REPUBLICAN PARTY OF FORT BEND COUNTY CEC 00037828 |
$500 | 1 |
| GATES JR GARY W HONORABLE 00051418 |
$250 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 90%
R · 10%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $4,581 | 3.87% |
| Republican | $500 | 0.42% |
| Non-partisan | $113,345 | 95.71% |
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
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2016 | $995 | 1 | FRIENDS OF JOHN ZERWAS DISS… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $995 | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2016 | $295 | 1 | FRIENDS OF JOHN ZERWAS DISS… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $1K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2016 | $180 | 1 | FRIENDS OF JOHN ZERWAS DISS… 100% | Media 100% | $1K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $3K | 4 | SUPPORTERS OF LCISD DISSOLV… 59% | Media 97% | $5K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $2K | 6 | C00662874 30% | Media 89% | $2K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $295 | 1 | FRIENDS OF JOHN ZERWAS DISS… 100% | Media 100% | $2K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $1K | 3 | C00662874 100% | Media 100% | $3K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $5K | 6 | CANNATA KENNETH S MR 54% | Media 93% | $9K | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2018 | $3K | 1 | FRIENDS OF JOHN ZERWAS DISS… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $11K | +856% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2018 | $25 | 1 | STEPHENSON PHYLLIP WAYNE HO… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $11K | -86% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2018 | $125 | 2 | STEPHENSON PHYLLIP WAYNE HO… 80% | Software & Tech 80% | $12K | -96% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $2K | 1 | C00721043 100% | Media 100% | $2K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $3K | 8 | C00723460 18% | Other / Unclassified 52% | $5K | +73% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $6K | 6 | DEMERCHANT LAQUITTA MRS SAR… 41% | Media 83% | $12K | +404% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $3K | 2 | SHOEMAKE JAMES H HONORABLE … 93% | Media 93% | $15K | -33% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $3K | 7 | KHAN MIKE MR 21% | Media 53% | $3K | -1% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $715 | 2 | KRENEK EDWARD M HONORABLE 59% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $4K | -89% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $2K | 4 | FLETCHER, ELIZABETH 40% | Media 100% | $7K | -27% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $100 | 1 | ROGERS STEPHEN C HONORABLE … 100% | Media 100% | $7K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $909 | 2 | FRALEY FRANK J HONORABLE 88% | Media 100% | $8K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $6K | 9 | FLETCHER, ELIZABETH 30% | Media 59% | $6K | +93% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $428 | 1 | TELFAIR III OSCAR M HONORAB… 100% | Media 100% | $7K | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $5K | 7 | KRENEK EDWARD M HONORABLE 59% | Media 86% | $12K | +661% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $1K | 3 | REPUBLICAN PARTY OF FORT BE… 50% | Media 95% | $13K | -60% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $949 | 1 | ECISD BOND PAC 100% | Media 100% | $14K | +849% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $2K | 3 | KITZMAN JR OLIVER S HONORAB… 52% | Media 91% | $2K | -66% |
Revenue by service category
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Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media | $68,045 | 87 | $782 | 57.5% | ELLIOTT BRADY G HONORABLE 13% | 3mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $41,171 | 52 | $792 | 34.8% | REPUBLICAN PARTY OF FORT BE… 37% | 5mo ago |
| Print & Mail | $7,488 | 10 | $749 | 6.3% | SAVE RICHMOND PAC DISSOLVED 33% | 20mo ago |
| Software & Tech | $1,512 | 13 | $116 | 1.3% | STEPHENSON PHYLLIP WAYNE HO… 46% | 2y ago |
| Digital | $210 | 1 | $210 | 0.2% | SETH MANISH MR 100% | 6y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
8
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$56,837 · 48% of revenue
8
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$19,853 · 17% of revenue
50
One-time clients 1 cycle
$41,736 · 35% of revenue
Top 8 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRIENDS OF JOHN ZERWAS DISSOLVED | 6 | $17,720 | 38 | 2008-03-04 | 2019-06-28 |
| REPUBLICAN PARTY OF FORT BEND COUNTY CEC | 3 | $17,338 | 6 | 2008-01-29 | 2024-10-02 |
| ELLIOTT BRADY G HONORABLE | 3 | $8,876 | 6 | 2006-02-16 | 2014-01-30 |
| SHOEMAKE JAMES H HONORABLE JIM | 3 | $4,649 | 3 | 2008-10-28 | 2020-10-05 |
| STEPHENSON PHYLLIP WAYNE HONORABLE | 5 | $3,806 | 12 | 2012-11-21 | 2020-01-22 |
| ROSENBERG POLICE OFFICER S ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE DISSOLVED | 4 | $2,078 | 4 | 2007-05-07 | 2013-04-01 |
| GATES JR GARY W HONORABLE | 3 | $1,352 | 4 | 2014-07-29 | 2024-09-30 |
| JETTON JACEY R HONORABLE | 3 | $1,018 | 3 | 2019-11-26 | 2024-02-28 |
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 | $112,761 | 95.2% | 61 | |
| Unknown | $5,665 | 4.8% | 5 |
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 | 2012-05-01 | REPUBLICAN PARTY OF FORT BEND COUNTY CEC | Other / Unclassified | May newsletter | $14,753 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-10-05 | SHOEMAKE JAMES H HONORABLE JIM | Media | Newspaper Advertisement | $3,175 |
| Largest all-time | 2019-06-28 | FRIENDS OF JOHN ZERWAS DISSOLVED | Other / Unclassified | Magazine- Emergency Medical Guide Advertising | $2,820 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-10-17 | CANNATA KENNETH S MR | Media | Ads | $2,766 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-08-25 | KRENEK EDWARD M HONORABLE | Media | Advertisement | $2,700 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-20 | KITZMAN JR OLIVER S HONORABLE STAN | Media | Advertising | $1,132 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-17 | FRALEY FRANK J HONORABLE | Media | Newspaper Ad | $850 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-09 | LOUNDY KRISTYNA P MS | Other / Unclassified | Magazine Advertisement | $195 |
| Recent | 2025-05-16 | ECISD BOND PAC | Media | Newspaper Ads | $949 |
| Recent | 2024-10-25 | FLETCHER, ELIZABETH | Media | PRINT ADVERTISEMENT | $450 |