GDC3 Consulting

$5.89M 2025-2026 cycle

GDC3 Consulting is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle GDC3 Consulting was paid $5.89M across 16 client committees, of which $2.73M flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

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Part I Identity

Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.

Source split

$6.05M = $3.32M (Schedule B) + $2.73M (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments		 $3,322,156 197 rows 54.9%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them		 $2,731,202 68 rows 45.1%
Activity span ALL TIME
Mar 12, 2025 → Jun 30, 2026
spans 1.3 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
197
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
16
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Jul 2025 Jun 2026
$3.01M across 12 months
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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 3 months · top 1

BURROWS DUSTIN R HONORABLE $8K — · 1 txn GC GDC3 Consulting
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
BURROWS DUSTIN R HONORABLE
00070273
 $7,500 1
View all buyers in research · last 3 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 9

OBERWEIS, JAMES MR. $339K — · 3 txns DEAN JAY HONORABLE $80K — · 5 txns TEXAS DEFENSE PAC $64K Software & Tech · 15 txns BURROWS DUSTIN R HONORABLE $45K — · 2 txns LEACH JEFF C HONORABLE $19K — · 3 txns TEXAS ECONOMIC FUND $16K Digital · 14 txns PATTERSON JARED L HONORABLE $5K — · 1 txn AMERICAN OPPORTUNITY PAC $2K — · 1 txn WATKINS NATHAN E MR $196 — · 1 txn GC GDC3 Consulting
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
OBERWEIS, JAMES MR.
FL · House REP
 $338,643 3
DEAN JAY HONORABLE
00080046
 $80,010 5
TEXAS DEFENSE PAC
00088727
 $63,811 15
BURROWS DUSTIN R HONORABLE
00070273
 $45,000 2
LEACH JEFF C HONORABLE
00067738
 $19,418 3
TEXAS ECONOMIC FUND
00089224
 $15,927 14
PATTERSON JARED L HONORABLE
00069343
 $5,094 1
AMERICAN OPPORTUNITY PAC
00089119
 $2,064 1
WATKINS NATHAN E MR
00086233
 $196 1
View all buyers in research · last 6 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 10

TEXAS DEFENSE PAC $2.93M Digital · 97 txns OBERWEIS, JAMES MR. $422K — · 4 txns TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC $323K Print & Mail · 7 txns PATTERSON JARED L HONORABLE $234K Digital · 25 txns WATKINS NATHAN E MR $202K Print & Mail · 13 txns TEXAS FREEDOM ALLIANCE $193K — · 11 txns ASSOCIATED REPUBLICANS OF TEXAS CAMPA… $189K Other / Unclassified · 5 txns DEAN JAY HONORABLE $134K Print & Mail · 9 txns TEXAS SANDS PAC $113K Strategy & Research · 3 txns TEXAS CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY PAC $95K Media · 14 txns GC GDC3 Consulting
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
TEXAS DEFENSE PAC
00088727
 $2,927,067
IE $1,879,319 · SB $1,047,748
 97
OBERWEIS, JAMES MR.
FL · House REP
 $421,997 4
TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC
00028135
 $323,184 7
PATTERSON JARED L HONORABLE
00069343
 $234,398 25
WATKINS NATHAN E MR
00086233
 $201,675 13
TEXAS FREEDOM ALLIANCE
00090679
 $192,889
IE $192,889
 11
ASSOCIATED REPUBLICANS OF TEXAS CAMPAIGN FUND
00015555
 $189,100 5
DEAN JAY HONORABLE
00080046
 $134,117 9
TEXAS SANDS PAC
00086519
 $112,850 3
TEXAS CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY PAC
00090496
 $95,017 14
View all buyers in research · last 12 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 10

TEXAS DEFENSE PAC $3.73M Digital · 123 txns OBERWEIS, JAMES MR. $422K — · 4 txns TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC $323K Print & Mail · 7 txns PATTERSON JARED L HONORABLE $318K Digital · 39 txns WATKINS NATHAN E MR $202K Print & Mail · 13 txns TEXAS FREEDOM ALLIANCE $193K — · 11 txns ASSOCIATED REPUBLICANS OF TEXAS CAMPA… $189K Other / Unclassified · 5 txns DEAN JAY HONORABLE $134K Print & Mail · 9 txns TEXAS SANDS PAC $113K Strategy & Research · 3 txns TEXAS CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY PAC $95K Media · 14 txns GC GDC3 Consulting
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
TEXAS DEFENSE PAC
00088727
 $3,731,186
IE $2,461,841 · SB $1,269,345
 123
OBERWEIS, JAMES MR.
FL · House REP
 $421,997 4
TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC
00028135
 $323,184 7
PATTERSON JARED L HONORABLE
00069343
 $318,475 39
WATKINS NATHAN E MR
00086233
 $201,675 13
TEXAS FREEDOM ALLIANCE
00090679
 $192,889
IE $192,889
 11
ASSOCIATED REPUBLICANS OF TEXAS CAMPAIGN FUND
00015555
 $189,100 5
DEAN JAY HONORABLE
00080046
 $134,117 9
TEXAS SANDS PAC
00086519
 $112,850 3
TEXAS CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY PAC
00090496
 $95,017 14
View all buyers in research · last 18 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 10

TEXAS DEFENSE PAC $3.73M Digital · 124 txns OBERWEIS, JAMES MR. $422K — · 4 txns TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC $323K Print & Mail · 7 txns PATTERSON JARED L HONORABLE $318K Digital · 39 txns WATKINS NATHAN E MR $202K Print & Mail · 13 txns TEXAS FREEDOM ALLIANCE $193K — · 11 txns ASSOCIATED REPUBLICANS OF TEXAS CAMPA… $189K Other / Unclassified · 5 txns DEAN JAY HONORABLE $134K Print & Mail · 9 txns TEXAS SANDS PAC $113K Strategy & Research · 3 txns TEXAS CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY PAC $95K Media · 14 txns GC GDC3 Consulting
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
TEXAS DEFENSE PAC
00088727
 $3,732,809
IE $2,461,841 · SB $1,270,968
 124
OBERWEIS, JAMES MR.
FL · House REP
 $421,997 4
TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC
00028135
 $323,184 7
PATTERSON JARED L HONORABLE
00069343
 $318,475 39
WATKINS NATHAN E MR
00086233
 $201,675 13
TEXAS FREEDOM ALLIANCE
00090679
 $192,889
IE $192,889
 11
ASSOCIATED REPUBLICANS OF TEXAS CAMPAIGN FUND
00015555
 $189,100 5
DEAN JAY HONORABLE
00080046
 $134,117 9
TEXAS SANDS PAC
00086519
 $112,850 3
TEXAS CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY PAC
00090496
 $95,017 14
View all buyers in research · last 24 mo →

By party

Revenue by party

100% R
D · 0%
R · 100%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $748,659 12.70%
Non-partisan $5,145,139 87.30%

Part III Reference tables

Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.

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Money flow through this vendor

Where their ad buys point

IE payers (left) → races the buys targeted (right) · independent-expenditure filings only

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No activity in the last 3 months.

No activity in the last 6 months.

GDC3 Consulting TEXAS DEFENSE PAC $1.88M TEXAS FREEDOM ALLIANCE $193K Unspecified races (57 filin… $2.15M Total in: $2.07M Total out: $2.15M
GDC3 Consulting TEXAS DEFENSE PAC $2.46M TEXAS FREEDOM ALLIANCE $193K Unspecified races (68 filin… $2.73M Total in: $2.65M Total out: $2.73M
GDC3 Consulting TEXAS DEFENSE PAC $2.46M TEXAS FREEDOM ALLIANCE $193K Unspecified races (68 filin… $2.73M Total in: $2.65M Total out: $2.73M
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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

20252026 Q1 2025 (2024 cycle): $2KQ2 2025 (2024 cycle): $312KQ3 2025 (2024 cycle): $81KQ4 2025 (2024 cycle): $351KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $2.22MQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $352K Q1Q3Q1Q2 $2.22M

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 2 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2025 Q1 2024 $2K 1 TEXAS DEFENSE PAC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $2K —
2025 Q2 2024 $312K 20 TEXAS DEFENSE PAC 60% Digital 37% $314K —
2025 Q3 2024 $81K 14 PATTERSON JARED L HONORABLE 44% Strategy & Research 51% $395K —
2025 Q4 2024 $351K 28 TEXAS SANDS PAC 32% Strategy & Research 63% $746K —
2026 Q1 2026 $2.22M 95 TEXAS DEFENSE PAC 40% Digital 26% $2.22M —
2026 Q2 2026 $352K 39 OBERWEIS, JAMES MR. 57% Software & Tech 6% $2.58M —
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $46K across 9 disbursements (avg $5K/check) Top buyer: TEXAS DEFENSE PAC (99% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $22K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $739K across 25 disbursements (avg $30K/check) Top buyer: TEXAS DEFENSE PAC (55% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +366% vs prior cycle Digital $7K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $739K across 25 disbursements (avg $30K/check) Top buyer: TEXAS DEFENSE PAC (55% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +366% vs prior cycle Digital $611K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $407K across 17 disbursements (avg $24K/check) Top buyer: TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC (42% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · +2333% vs prior cycle Print & Mail $390K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $454K across 37 disbursements (avg $12K/check) Top buyer: TEXAS DEFENSE PAC (63% of category) Last paid: 7mo ago · +22% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $301K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $238K across 7 disbursements (avg $34K/check) Top buyer: TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC (64% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · +7978% vs prior cycle Media $235K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $96K across 9 disbursements (avg $11K/check) Top buyer: LEACH JEFF C HONORABLE (47% of category) Last paid: 8mo ago · +29% vs prior cycle Fundraising $74K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $46K across 9 disbursements (avg $5K/check) Top buyer: TEXAS DEFENSE PAC (99% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $46K Field & Voter Contact — cycle-to-date Total: $22K across 2 disbursements (avg $11K/check) Top buyer: HUFFMAN JOHN R HONORABLE (100% of category) Last paid: 10mo ago · +0% vs prior cycle Field & Voter Contact $22K Legal & Compliance — cycle-to-date Total: $9K across 4 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: WATKINS NATHAN E MR (57% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Legal & Compliance $9K Wages & Payroll — cycle-to-date Total: $3K across 1 disbursements (avg $3K/check) Top buyer: PATTERSON JARED L HONORABLE (100% of category) Last paid: 9mo ago · +0% vs prior cycle Wages & Payroll $3K Admin & Office — cycle-to-date Total: $2K across 1 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: TEXAS DEFENSE PAC (100% of category) Last paid: 8mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Admin & Office $2K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $26K across 4 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: TEXAS DEFENSE PAC (95% of category) Last paid: 9mo ago · +0% vs prior cycle Travel & Events $998

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $739K across 25 disbursements (avg $30K/check) Top buyer: TEXAS DEFENSE PAC (55% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +366% vs prior cycle Digital $739K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $454K across 37 disbursements (avg $12K/check) Top buyer: TEXAS DEFENSE PAC (63% of category) Last paid: 7mo ago · +22% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $452K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $407K across 17 disbursements (avg $24K/check) Top buyer: TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC (42% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · +2333% vs prior cycle Print & Mail $407K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $238K across 7 disbursements (avg $34K/check) Top buyer: TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC (64% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · +7978% vs prior cycle Media $238K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $96K across 9 disbursements (avg $11K/check) Top buyer: LEACH JEFF C HONORABLE (47% of category) Last paid: 8mo ago · +29% vs prior cycle Fundraising $96K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $46K across 9 disbursements (avg $5K/check) Top buyer: TEXAS DEFENSE PAC (99% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $46K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $26K across 4 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: TEXAS DEFENSE PAC (95% of category) Last paid: 9mo ago · +0% vs prior cycle Travel & Events $26K Field & Voter Contact — cycle-to-date Total: $22K across 2 disbursements (avg $11K/check) Top buyer: HUFFMAN JOHN R HONORABLE (100% of category) Last paid: 10mo ago · +0% vs prior cycle Field & Voter Contact $22K Legal & Compliance — cycle-to-date Total: $9K across 4 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: WATKINS NATHAN E MR (57% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Legal & Compliance $9K Wages & Payroll — cycle-to-date Total: $3K across 1 disbursements (avg $3K/check) Top buyer: PATTERSON JARED L HONORABLE (100% of category) Last paid: 9mo ago · +0% vs prior cycle Wages & Payroll $3K Admin & Office — cycle-to-date Total: $2K across 1 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: TEXAS DEFENSE PAC (100% of category) Last paid: 8mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Admin & Office $2K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $739K across 25 disbursements (avg $30K/check) Top buyer: TEXAS DEFENSE PAC (55% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +366% vs prior cycle Digital $739K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $454K across 37 disbursements (avg $12K/check) Top buyer: TEXAS DEFENSE PAC (63% of category) Last paid: 7mo ago · +22% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $454K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $407K across 17 disbursements (avg $24K/check) Top buyer: TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC (42% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · +2333% vs prior cycle Print & Mail $407K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $238K across 7 disbursements (avg $34K/check) Top buyer: TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC (64% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · +7978% vs prior cycle Media $238K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $96K across 9 disbursements (avg $11K/check) Top buyer: LEACH JEFF C HONORABLE (47% of category) Last paid: 8mo ago · +29% vs prior cycle Fundraising $96K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $46K across 9 disbursements (avg $5K/check) Top buyer: TEXAS DEFENSE PAC (99% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $46K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $26K across 4 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: TEXAS DEFENSE PAC (95% of category) Last paid: 9mo ago · +0% vs prior cycle Travel & Events $26K Field & Voter Contact — cycle-to-date Total: $22K across 2 disbursements (avg $11K/check) Top buyer: HUFFMAN JOHN R HONORABLE (100% of category) Last paid: 10mo ago · +0% vs prior cycle Field & Voter Contact $22K Legal & Compliance — cycle-to-date Total: $9K across 4 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: WATKINS NATHAN E MR (57% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Legal & Compliance $9K Wages & Payroll — cycle-to-date Total: $3K across 1 disbursements (avg $3K/check) Top buyer: PATTERSON JARED L HONORABLE (100% of category) Last paid: 9mo ago · +0% vs prior cycle Wages & Payroll $3K Admin & Office — cycle-to-date Total: $2K across 1 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: TEXAS DEFENSE PAC (100% of category) Last paid: 8mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Admin & Office $2K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Digital $738,727 25 $30K 29.3% TEXAS DEFENSE PAC 55% 4mo ago
Other / Unclassified $480,088 21 $23K 19.0% TEXAS DEFENSE PAC 58% 7mo ago
Strategy & Research $453,520 37 $12K 18.0% TEXAS DEFENSE PAC 63% 7mo ago
Print & Mail $407,149 17 $24K 16.2% TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM P… 42% 6mo ago
Media $238,287 7 $34K 9.5% TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM P… 64% 6mo ago
Fundraising $95,807 9 $11K 3.8% LEACH JEFF C HONORABLE 47% 8mo ago
Software & Tech $46,110 9 $5K 1.8% TEXAS DEFENSE PAC 99% 3mo ago
Travel & Events $25,923 4 $6K 1.0% TEXAS DEFENSE PAC 95% 9mo ago
Field & Voter Contact $21,704 2 $11K 0.9% HUFFMAN JOHN R HONORABLE 100% 10mo ago
Legal & Compliance $8,666 4 $2K 0.3% WATKINS NATHAN E MR 57% 6mo ago
Wages & Payroll $3,061 1 $3K 0.1% PATTERSON JARED L HONORABLE 100% 9mo ago
Admin & Office $1,759 1 $2K 0.1% TEXAS DEFENSE PAC 100% 8mo ago
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Client retention

Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.

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Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
6
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$1,861,167 · 56% of revenue
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One-time clients 1 cycle
$1,460,989 · 44% of revenue
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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
$2,900,159 87.3% 15
FL
$421,997 12.7% 1
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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 2026-02-02 TEXAS DEFENSE PAC Digital PAC digital advertisting $209,853
Largest all-time 2026-02-18 TEXAS DEFENSE PAC Digital PAC digital advertisting $197,322
Largest all-time 2026-03-30 OBERWEIS, JAMES MR. — ONLINE ADVERTISING $138,323
Largest all-time 2026-05-26 OBERWEIS, JAMES MR. — DIGITAL ADS $103,626
Largest all-time 2026-05-05 OBERWEIS, JAMES MR. — MEDIA PURCHASE $96,693
Recent 2026-06-05 TEXAS DEFENSE PAC Software & Tech PAC software services $16,143
Recent 2026-06-30 BURROWS DUSTIN R HONORABLE — CAMPAIGN SERVICES $7,500
Recent 2026-06-04 TEXAS DEFENSE PAC — PAC data expenses $500
Recent 2026-06-04 TEXAS DEFENSE PAC — PAC domain registration and renewal $249
Recent 2026-06-05 TEXAS DEFENSE PAC Software & Tech PAC software services $21
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