HOUSTON BUSINESS JOURNAL
HOUSTON BUSINESS JOURNAL is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle HOUSTON BUSINESS JOURNAL was paid $18K across 9 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 29, 2000 → Feb 19, 2023
- spans 23.0 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 22
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 9
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
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Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.
Top buyers
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By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $1,035 | 5.90% |
| Non-partisan | $16,515 | 94.10% |
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 · 5 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $450 | 1 | C00509299 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $450 | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2018 | $100 | 1 | WHITMIRE JOHN HONORABLE 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $550 | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $1K | 1 | BRADY, KEVIN 100% | Media 100% | $1K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $110 | 1 | WHITMIRE JOHN HONORABLE 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $1K | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $130 | 1 | WHITMIRE JOHN HONORABLE 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $130 | +18% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $6K | 1 | WHITMIRE JOHN HONORABLE 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $6K | — |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2022 | $140 | 1 | WHITMIRE JOHN HONORABLE 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $6K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $13,568 | 5 | $3K | 77.3% | C CLUB 52% | 3y ago |
| Media | $1,855 | 2 | $928 | 10.6% | BRADY, KEVIN 56% | 7y ago |
| Software & Tech | $1,677 | 14 | $120 | 9.6% | WHITMIRE JOHN HONORABLE 59% | 3y ago |
| Travel & Events | $450 | 1 | $450 | 2.6% | C00509299 100% | 8y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITMIRE JOHN HONORABLE | 6 | $7,523 | 11 | 2000-03-14 | 2023-02-19 |
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 | $17,100 | 97.4% | 8 | |
| Unknown | $450 | 2.6% | 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 | 2022-09-06 | WHITMIRE JOHN HONORABLE | Other / Unclassified | co-sponsor for "Women Who Mean Business Awards" luncheon | $6,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2000-10-23 | C CLUB | Other / Unclassified | General Election Endorsement Advertisment | $3,520 |
| Largest all-time | 2000-02-29 | C CLUB | Other / Unclassified | Endorsements Ad | $3,520 |
| Largest all-time | 2019-01-23 | BRADY, KEVIN | Media | ADVERTISING | $1,035 |
| Largest all-time | 2002-10-16 | O TOOLE SR AUSTIN M MR | Media | Newspaper ad | $820 |
| Largest this cycle | 2023-02-19 | WHITMIRE JOHN HONORABLE | Software & Tech | Subscription | $140 |
| Largest this cycle | 2022-02-19 | WHITMIRE JOHN HONORABLE | Software & Tech | subscription | $130 |
| Recent | 2020-01-28 | WHITMIRE JOHN HONORABLE | Software & Tech | subscription | $110 |
| Recent | 2019-02-01 | WHITMIRE JOHN HONORABLE | Software & Tech | subscription | $100 |