Hughes Bryan
Hughes Bryan is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Hughes Bryan was paid $2.05M across 249 client committees, of which $96K 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 |
$1,956,849 | 824 rows | 95.3% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$95,850 | 62 rows | 4.7% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Sep 16, 2002 → Jun 4, 2026
- spans 23.7 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 824
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 249
- 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
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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Top buyers last 3 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TEXANS FOR TRUTH AND LIBERTY PAC 00089694 |
$10,000 | 1 |
| VALERO ENERGY PAC 00015540 |
$5,000 | 1 |
| HILLCO PAC 00040966 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| THE BEER ALLIANCE OF TEXAS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 00015767 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| RURAL FRIENDS OF TEXAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES 00015653 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| TEXAS SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL SURVEYORS PAC TERMINATED 00015553 |
$2,000 | 1 |
| COMBINED LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSNS OF TEXAS PAC 00017358 |
$2,000 | 1 |
| TEXAS POULTRY PAC 00032898 |
$1,000 | 1 |
| TEXAS PODIATRIC MEDICAL PAC 00016210 |
$1,000 | 1 |
| TEXAS VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSN PAC 00015890 |
$1,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TEXAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 00015658 |
$10,000 | 1 |
| TEXAS BUILDING BRANCH ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS PAC 00015548 |
$10,000 | 1 |
| TEXANS FOR TRUTH AND LIBERTY PAC 00089694 |
$10,000 | 1 |
| TEXAS BANKERS ASSOCIATION BANKERS PAC 00016249 |
$7,500 | 1 |
| VALERO ENERGY PAC 00015540 |
$5,000 | 1 |
| TX DIAMONDBACK ENERGY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 00084749 |
$5,000 | 1 |
| CATTLE RAISERS STATE PAC 00086838 |
$5,000 | 1 |
| TEXAS ORTHOPAEDIC ASSN PAC 00034729 |
$4,000 | 1 |
| TEXAS SOCIETY OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS PAC 00016041 |
$3,500 | 1 |
| TEXAS DEPOSITION REPORTERS ASSN PAC 00089581 |
$2,500 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC 00028135 |
$15,000 | 1 |
| TEXAS REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 00015487 |
$15,000 | 1 |
| TEXAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 00015658 |
$13,500 | 3 |
| TEXANS FOR TRUTH AND LIBERTY PAC 00089694 |
$10,000 | 1 |
| TEXAS BUILDING BRANCH ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS PAC 00015548 |
$10,000 | 1 |
| AUSTIN FIRE FIGHTERS PAC 00015617 |
$10,000 IE $10,000 |
1 |
| CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS TEXAS PAC 00042011 |
$10,000 | 1 |
| THE BEER ALLIANCE OF TEXAS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 00015767 |
$9,500 | 4 |
| TEXAS BANKERS ASSOCIATION BANKERS PAC 00016249 |
$7,500 | 1 |
| VALERO ENERGY PAC 00015540 |
$5,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TEXAS REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 00015487 |
$30,000 | 2 |
| TEXANS FOR TRUTH AND LIBERTY PAC 00089694 |
$30,000 | 2 |
| TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC 00028135 |
$25,000 | 2 |
| TEXAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 00015658 |
$18,500 | 4 |
| VALERO ENERGY PAC 00015540 |
$10,000 | 2 |
| AUSTIN FIRE FIGHTERS PAC 00015617 |
$10,000 IE $10,000 |
1 |
| TEXAS BUILDING BRANCH ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS PAC 00015548 |
$10,000 | 1 |
| CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS TEXAS PAC 00042011 |
$10,000 | 1 |
| THE BEER ALLIANCE OF TEXAS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 00015767 |
$9,500 | 4 |
| TEXAS BANKERS ASSOCIATION BANKERS PAC 00016249 |
$7,500 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC 00028135 |
$55,000 | 3 |
| TEXAS REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 00015487 |
$45,000 | 3 |
| TEXANS FOR TRUTH AND LIBERTY PAC 00089694 |
$30,000 | 2 |
| CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS TEXAS PAC 00042011 |
$25,000 | 2 |
| TEXAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 00015658 |
$23,000 | 7 |
| TEXAS OPTOMETRIC PAC 00015622 |
$12,500 | 2 |
| TEXAS BANKERS ASSOCIATION BANKERS PAC 00016249 |
$12,500 | 2 |
| THE BEER ALLIANCE OF TEXAS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 00015767 |
$10,500 | 5 |
| AUSTIN FIRE FIGHTERS PAC 00015617 |
$10,000 IE $10,000 |
1 |
| TEXAS HEALTH CARE ASSN PAC 00015591 |
$10,000 | 2 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $2,052,699 | 100.00% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
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.
No activity in the last 6 months.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 10 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q2 | 2016 | $11K | 5 | TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM P… 44% | Contributions & Trans… 96% | $11K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2016 | $9K | 4 | UNION PACIFIC FUND FOR EFFE… 29% | Other / Unclassified 82% | $20K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $29K | 15 | TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM P… 17% | Contributions & Trans… 71% | $49K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $7K | 5 | FOCUSED ADVOCACY POLITICAL … 36% | Contributions & Trans… 57% | $7K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $33K | 21 | TEXAS CONSTRUCTION ASSN PAC 15% | Contributions & Trans… 50% | $40K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $43K | 31 | CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS TEXA… 17% | Contributions & Trans… 90% | $83K | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2018 | $6K | 3 | POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE … 64% | Contributions & Trans… 100% | $88K | -51% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2018 | $13K | 6 | ELTIFE KEVIN P MR 38% | Contributions & Trans… 61% | $101K | +54% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2018 | $45K | 20 | TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM P… 11% | Contributions & Trans… 74% | $146K | +53% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $7K | 4 | ONCOR TEXAS STATE POLITICAL… 38% | Contributions & Trans… 69% | $7K | -7% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $12K | 6 | TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM P… 21% | Contributions & Trans… 63% | $19K | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $48K | 21 | AT&T TEXAS POLITICAL ACTION… 16% | Contributions & Trans… 69% | $66K | +46% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $75K | 38 | TEXAS LAND TITLE ASSOCIATIO… 13% | Contributions & Trans… 90% | $141K | +74% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $11K | 5 | TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM P… 48% | Contributions & Trans… 100% | $152K | +91% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $7K | 4 | GREENBERG TRAURIG P A PAC 37% | Other / Unclassified 74% | $158K | -48% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $21K | 10 | UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE … 15% | Contributions & Trans… 61% | $179K | -54% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $22K | 6 | TEXAS BUILDING BRANCH ASSOC… 47% | Contributions & Trans… 100% | $22K | +231% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $15K | 4 | AT&T TEXAS POLITICAL ACTION… 34% | Contributions & Trans… 66% | $36K | +21% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $29K | 10 | TEXAS APARTMENT ASSN PAC 26% | Contributions & Trans… 91% | $65K | -39% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $119K | 52 | TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM P… 15% | Contributions & Trans… 84% | $184K | +60% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $18K | 2 | TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM P… 86% | Contributions & Trans… 86% | $202K | +67% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $10K | 6 | UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE … 32% | Other / Unclassified 53% | $211K | +41% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $37K | 14 | THE BEER ALLIANCE OF TEXAS … 29% | Contributions & Trans… 88% | $248K | +79% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $18K | 5 | TEXAS LAND TITLE ASSOCIATIO… 57% | Contributions & Trans… 69% | $18K | -19% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $18K | 6 | TEXAS SANDS PAC 31% | Contributions & Trans… 72% | $35K | +21% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $46K | 16 | TEXAS OPTOMETRIC PAC 22% | Contributions & Trans… 70% | $81K | +59% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $227K | 74 | TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM P… 13% | Contributions & Trans… 75% | $308K | +90% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $69K | 10 | TEXANS FOR TRUTH AND LIBERT… 29% | Contributions & Trans… 86% | $377K | +294% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $16K | 5 | THE BEER ALLIANCE OF TEXAS … 31% | Contributions & Trans… 75% | $393K | +68% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $54K | 21 | TEXAS REALTORS POLITICAL AC… 28% | Contributions & Trans… 66% | $447K | +48% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $78K | 15 | TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM P… 19% | Contributions & Trans… 64% | $78K | +346% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $30K | 10 | TEXANS FOR TRUTH AND LIBERT… 34% | — | $108K | +68% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions & Transfers | $1,465,752 | 581 | $3K | 76.1% | TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM P… 26% | 5mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $456,309 | 222 | $2K | 23.7% | AT&T TEXAS POLITICAL ACTION… 15% | 4mo ago |
| Admin & Office | $4,000 | 5 | $800 | 0.2% | TEXAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION P… 38% | 5y ago |
| Fundraising | $1,254 | 4 | $314 | 0.1% | RS&H POLITICAL ACTION COMMI… 40% | 7y ago |
| Print & Mail | $34 | 2 | $17 | 0.0% | TEXAS FORESTRY ASSN PAC 100% | 19y 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 | $1,956,849 | 100.0% | 249 |
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 | 2016-05-03 | TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC | Contributions & Transfers | campaign contribution | $100,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2016-05-19 | TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC | Contributions & Transfers | campaign contribuiton | $55,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2016-02-24 | TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC | Contributions & Transfers | campaign contribution | $50,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2002-10-18 | REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS | Other / Unclassified | Desc:Contribution | $34,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-11-22 | TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC | Contributions & Transfers | Political Contribution | $30,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-09 | TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC | Contributions & Transfers | Campaign Contribution | $15,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-18 | TEXAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | Other / Unclassified | Bryan Hughes, STATE SENATE 1st TX | $10,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-28 | TEXAS BUILDING BRANCH ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS PAC | Contributions & Transfers | Contribution | $10,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-12 | CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS TEXAS PAC | Other / Unclassified | Bryan Hughes/Support/2026 General | $10,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-06-04 | TEXANS FOR TRUTH AND LIBERTY PAC | — | Poliical Contribution | $10,000 |
| Recent | 2026-06-01 | VALERO ENERGY PAC | — | Bryan Hughes/Support/2026 General | $5,000 |
| Recent | 2026-05-27 | TEXAS SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL SURVEYORS PAC TERMINATED | — | Campaign Contribution | $2,000 |
| Recent | 2026-05-27 | COMBINED LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSNS OF TEXAS PAC | — | Campaign contribution | $2,000 |
| Recent | 2026-06-01 | TEXAS PODIATRIC MEDICAL PAC | — | Campaign Contribution | $1,000 |