GRIFFIN COMMUNICATIONS
$8.73M
2025-2026 cycle
GRIFFIN COMMUNICATIONS is a print & mail vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle GRIFFIN COMMUNICATIONS was paid $8.73M across 45 client committees, of which $34K 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
$8.73M
=
$8.70M
(Schedule B)
+
$34K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$8,699,570 | 753 rows | 99.6% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$34,131 | 4 rows | 0.4% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jun 26, 2020 → Jun 30, 2026
- spans 6.0 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 753
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 45
- 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.
Jul 2025
Jun 2026
$5.67M
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.
No buyer activity in this window.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SHEETS NATHAN H MR 00089619 |
$20,146 | 3 |
| LAHOOD MARC ANDREW HONORABLE 00086466 |
$8,046 | 1 |
| BURROWS DUSTIN R HONORABLE 00070273 |
$7,500 | 1 |
| DORAZIO MARK E HONORABLE 00085950 |
$6,820 | 1 |
| TEXAS TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION PAC 00015666 |
$5,000 | 1 |
| BUCKINGHAM MD DAWN C HONORABLE 00069001 |
$5,000 | 1 |
| LOUDERBACK ANDREW J HONORABLE AJ 00088181 |
$3,000 | 2 |
| GEESAMAN DENNIS E MR GOOSE 00089570 |
$3,000 | 2 |
| MIZANI ARMIN HONORABLE 00080883 |
$1,649 | 1 |
| BUTLER THOMAS MR 00089986 |
$1,500 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SHEETS NATHAN H MR 00089619 |
$394,459 | 14 |
| LAHOOD MARC ANDREW HONORABLE 00086466 |
$216,541 | 9 |
| GEESAMAN DENNIS E MR GOOSE 00089570 |
$165,105 | 17 |
| MIZANI ARMIN HONORABLE 00080883 |
$101,868 | 6 |
| MARTINEZ DESI I MR 00085623 |
$88,234 | 5 |
| DORAZIO MARK E HONORABLE 00085950 |
$82,342 | 5 |
| OLCOTT MICHAEL C HONORABLE MIKE 00085953 |
$60,816 | 8 |
| CAIN, BRISCOE ROWELL III TX · House REP |
$50,679 | 4 |
| TEXAS TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION PAC 00015666 |
$25,000 | 3 |
| BOWEN SCOTT A MR 00089714 |
$22,409 | 4 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| LAHOOD MARC ANDREW HONORABLE 00086466 |
$1,653,929 | 45 |
| SHEETS NATHAN H MR 00089619 |
$634,175 | 26 |
| MIZANI ARMIN HONORABLE 00080883 |
$556,450 | 24 |
| GEESAMAN DENNIS E MR GOOSE 00089570 |
$473,030 | 57 |
| TEXAS TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION PAC 00015666 |
$460,036 | 19 |
| DORAZIO MARK E HONORABLE 00085950 |
$331,338 | 14 |
| BUCKINGHAM MD DAWN C HONORABLE 00069001 |
$221,993 | 12 |
| CAHILL, JASON TX · House REP |
$218,614 | 8 |
| CAIN, BRISCOE ROWELL III TX · House REP |
$164,193 | 13 |
| OLCOTT MICHAEL C HONORABLE MIKE 00085953 |
$164,158 | 19 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| LAHOOD MARC ANDREW HONORABLE 00086466 |
$1,748,263 | 52 |
| SHEETS NATHAN H MR 00089619 |
$646,475 | 27 |
| MIZANI ARMIN HONORABLE 00080883 |
$621,763 | 26 |
| GEESAMAN DENNIS E MR GOOSE 00089570 |
$485,305 | 61 |
| TEXAS TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION PAC 00015666 |
$460,036 | 19 |
| DORAZIO MARK E HONORABLE 00085950 |
$340,713 | 20 |
| BUCKINGHAM MD DAWN C HONORABLE 00069001 |
$232,088 | 14 |
| CAHILL, JASON TX · House REP |
$218,614 | 8 |
| OLCOTT MICHAEL C HONORABLE MIKE 00085953 |
$174,161 | 22 |
| CAIN, BRISCOE ROWELL III TX · House REP |
$164,193 | 13 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| LAHOOD MARC ANDREW HONORABLE 00086466 |
$2,057,556 | 67 |
| SHEETS NATHAN H MR 00089619 |
$646,475 | 27 |
| MIZANI ARMIN HONORABLE 00080883 |
$621,763 | 26 |
| GEESAMAN DENNIS E MR GOOSE 00089570 |
$485,305 | 61 |
| TEXAS TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION PAC 00015666 |
$460,036 | 19 |
| DORAZIO MARK E HONORABLE 00085950 |
$349,974 | 26 |
| BUCKINGHAM MD DAWN C HONORABLE 00069001 |
$232,088 | 14 |
| CAHILL, JASON TX · House REP |
$218,614 | 8 |
| OLCOTT MICHAEL C HONORABLE MIKE 00085953 |
$174,198 | 23 |
| CAIN, BRISCOE ROWELL III TX · House REP |
$164,193 | 13 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 17%
R · 83%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $80,259 | 0.92% |
| Republican | $384,506 | 4.41% |
| Non-partisan | $8,262,936 | 94.67% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
People at this agency 0 buyers · 3 leadership
Leadership 3
Founders, partners, chiefs — for strategic / partnership conversations.
www.griffincomms.com · LinkedIn company page · updated 3mo ago
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.
Outflow is on record for the last 6 months, but no itemized payers are.
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 · 7 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $460 | 1 | JAMES TAYLOR FOR CONGRESS 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $460 | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $23K | 4 | DORAZIO MARK E HONORABLE 59% | Print & Mail 100% | $23K | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $178K | 13 | DORAZIO MARK E HONORABLE 59% | Print & Mail 100% | $178K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $382K | 25 | MCGUINNESS PATRICK J MR 46% | Print & Mail 100% | $560K | +82976% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $8K | 3 | DORAZIO MARK E HONORABLE 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $568K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $6K | 5 | DORAZIO MARK E HONORABLE 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $574K | — |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2022 | $2K | 2 | DORAZIO MARK E HONORABLE 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $576K | — |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $9K | 4 | BUCKINGHAM MD DAWN C HONORA… 53% | Print & Mail 100% | $585K | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $21K | 7 | BUCKINGHAM MD DAWN C HONORA… 57% | Print & Mail 100% | $606K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $155K | 41 | OLCOTT MICHAEL C HONORABLE … 36% | Print & Mail 79% | $761K | +588% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $1.28M | 118 | LAHOOD MARC ANDREW HONORABLE 26% | Print & Mail 73% | $1.28M | +622% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $470K | 72 | WHARTON ARTHUR D HONORABLE … 46% | Print & Mail 98% | $1.75M | +23% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $208K | 25 | LAHOOD MARC ANDREW HONORABLE 82% | Strategy & Research 82% | $1.96M | +2668% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $232K | 40 | LAHOOD MARC ANDREW HONORABLE 71% | Strategy & Research 71% | $2.19M | +3706% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $22K | 17 | OLCOTT MICHAEL C HONORABLE … 41% | Print & Mail 83% | $2.22M | +903% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $25K | 22 | BOWEN SCOTT A MR 23% | Print & Mail 90% | $2.24M | +166% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $300K | 36 | LAHOOD MARC ANDREW HONORABLE 39% | Print & Mail 51% | $2.54M | +1340% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $20K | 2 | LONE STAR LIBERTY PAC 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $20K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $1.49M | 85 | LAHOOD MARC ANDREW HONORABLE 53% | Strategy & Research 53% | $4.03M | +860% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $202K | 13 | CAHILL, JASON 62% | Print & Mail 100% | $222K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $3.48M | 174 | LAHOOD MARC ANDREW HONORABLE 23% | Print & Mail 57% | $3.7M | +171% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $188K | 44 | SHEETS NATHAN H MR 21% | Strategy & Research 34% | $3.89M | -60% |
Revenue by service category
No category revenue in this window.
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Print & Mail | $5,369,624 | 558 | $10K | 67.1% | OLCOTT MICHAEL C HONORABLE … 11% | 5mo ago |
| Strategy & Research | $2,498,997 | 118 | $21K | 31.2% | LAHOOD MARC ANDREW HONORABLE 95% | 6w ago |
| Digital | $127,858 | 5 | $26K | 1.6% | SHEETS NATHAN H MR 54% | 3mo ago |
| Media | $8,000 | 2 | $4K | 0.1% | BUTLER THOMAS MR 75% | 3mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
6
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$4,401,772 · 51% of revenue
18
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$3,409,843 · 39% of revenue
21
One-time clients 1 cycle
$887,955 · 10% of revenue
Top 6 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAHOOD MARC ANDREW HONORABLE | 3 | $2,450,058 | 95 | 2023-11-06 | 2026-06-01 |
| DORAZIO MARK E HONORABLE | 4 | $662,169 | 62 | 2021-12-01 | 2026-06-04 |
| OLCOTT MICHAEL C HONORABLE MIKE | 3 | $606,999 | 83 | 2022-04-14 | 2026-05-01 |
| BUCKINGHAM MD DAWN C HONORABLE | 3 | $249,023 | 18 | 2023-06-06 | 2026-06-09 |
| CASE PICKENS ELIZABETH A MRS LIZ | 3 | $217,636 | 30 | 2023-12-03 | 2026-02-11 |
| LOUDERBACK ANDREW J HONORABLE AJ | 3 | $215,887 | 37 | 2023-12-06 | 2026-06-29 |
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 | $8,619,110 | 99.1% | 43 | |
| OH | $80,000 | 0.9% | 1 | |
| OK | $460 | 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 | 2026-02-24 | SHEETS NATHAN H MR | — | Campaign media buy | $160,301 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-01-12 | DORAZIO MARK E HONORABLE | Print & Mail | Consulting Services | $113,137 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-10-07 | BUCKINGHAM MD DAWN C HONORABLE | Print & Mail | Political advertising campaign | $100,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-01-27 | LAHOOD MARC ANDREW HONORABLE | Strategy & Research | Consulting Expense | $100,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-01-22 | LAHOOD MARC ANDREW HONORABLE | Strategy & Research | Consulting | $100,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-18 | LAHOOD MARC ANDREW HONORABLE | Strategy & Research | Consulting Expense | $86,938 |
| Recent | 2026-06-30 | SHEETS NATHAN H MR | Strategy & Research | Campaign general consulting services | $10,000 |
| Recent | 2026-06-23 | GEESAMAN DENNIS E MR GOOSE | — | campaign strategies | $1,500 |
| Recent | 2026-06-29 | LOUDERBACK ANDREW J HONORABLE AJ | Strategy & Research | consulting | $1,500 |
| Recent | 2026-06-26 | HOPPER STEPHEN HONORABLE ANDY | Strategy & Research | consulting | $1,000 |
| Recent | 2026-06-30 | SHEETS NATHAN H MR | — | Reimburse campaign expenses | $146 |