Hughes Bryan
$2.23M
2025-2026 cycle
Hughes Bryan is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Hughes Bryan was paid $2.23M across 253 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
$2.23M
=
$2.13M
(Schedule B)
+
$96K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$2,133,040 | 849 rows | 95.7% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$95,850 | 62 rows | 4.3% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Sep 16, 2002 → Aug 18, 2026
- spans 23.9 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 849
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 253
- 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.
Sep 2025
Aug 2026
$184K
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 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HILLCO PAC 00040966 |
$10,000 | 1 |
| UNION PACIFIC FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT 00041213 |
$3,000 | 1 |
| SOUTHWEST AIRLINES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 00068722 |
$1,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HILLCO PAC 00040966 |
$12,500 | 2 |
| TEXANS FOR TRUTH AND LIBERTY PAC 00089694 |
$10,000 | 1 |
| VALERO ENERGY PAC 00015540 |
$5,000 | 1 |
| UNION PACIFIC FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT 00041213 |
$3,000 | 1 |
| LACORE, NANCY SC · House DEM |
$2,500 | 1 |
| RURAL FRIENDS OF TEXAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES 00015653 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| THE BEER ALLIANCE OF TEXAS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 00015767 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| COMBINED LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSNS OF TEXAS PAC 00017358 |
$2,000 | 1 |
| TEXAS SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL SURVEYORS PAC TERMINATED 00015553 |
$2,000 | 1 |
| TEXAS POULTRY PAC 00032898 |
$1,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TEXAS REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 00015487 |
$15,000 | 1 |
| TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC 00028135 |
$15,000 | 1 |
| TEXAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 00015658 |
$13,500 | 3 |
| HILLCO PAC 00040966 |
$12,500 | 2 |
| CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS TEXAS PAC 00042011 |
$10,000 | 1 |
| AUSTIN FIRE FIGHTERS PAC 00015617 |
$10,000 IE $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 |
| UNION PACIFIC FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT 00041213 |
$6,000 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TEXANS FOR TRUTH AND LIBERTY PAC 00089694 |
$30,000 | 2 |
| TEXAS REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 00015487 |
$30,000 | 2 |
| TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC 00028135 |
$25,000 | 2 |
| TEXAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 00015658 |
$18,500 | 4 |
| HILLCO PAC 00040966 |
$12,500 | 2 |
| AUSTIN FIRE FIGHTERS PAC 00015617 |
$10,000 IE $10,000 |
1 |
| VALERO ENERGY PAC 00015540 |
$10,000 | 2 |
| 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 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE C00003418 |
$78,562 | 9 |
| 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 BANKERS ASSOCIATION BANKERS PAC 00016249 |
$12,500 | 2 |
| HILLCO PAC 00040966 |
$12,500 | 2 |
| THE BEER ALLIANCE OF TEXAS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 00015767 |
$10,500 | 5 |
| TEXAS BUILDING BRANCH ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS PAC 00015548 |
$10,000 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 2%
R · 98%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $2,612 | 0.12% |
| Republican | $166,867 | 7.49% |
| Non-partisan | $2,059,411 | 92.40% |
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.
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 · 10 years
Per-quarter totals
| 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 | THE GEO GROUP POLITICAL ACT… 29% | Other / Unclassified 82% | $20K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $29K | 15 | POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE … 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… 93% | $141K | +74% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $11K | 5 | TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM P… 48% | Contributions & Trans… 100% | $152K | +91% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $1K | 1 | RODIMER, DAN 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $1K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $7K | 4 | UNION PACIFIC FUND FOR EFFE… 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% | $23K | +231% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $15K | 4 | AT&T TEXAS POLITICAL ACTION… 34% | Contributions & Trans… 66% | $37K | +21% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $29K | 10 | TEXAS APARTMENT ASSN PAC 26% | Contributions & Trans… 91% | $66K | -39% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $122K | 53 | TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM P… 14% | Contributions & Trans… 82% | $188K | +64% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $18K | 2 | TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM P… 86% | Contributions & Trans… 86% | $206K | +67% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $10K | 6 | UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE … 32% | Other / Unclassified 53% | $215K | +41% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $37K | 14 | THE BEER ALLIANCE OF TEXAS … 29% | Contributions & Trans… 88% | $252K | +79% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $18K | 5 | TEXAS LAND TITLE ASSOCIATIO… 57% | Contributions & Trans… 69% | $18K | -19% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $56K | 11 | REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITT… 69% | Wages & Payroll 69% | $74K | +287% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $92K | 22 | REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITT… 50% | Wages & Payroll 50% | $166K | +218% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $289K | 80 | REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITT… 21% | Contributions & Trans… 59% | $454K | +136% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $9K | 2 | REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITT… 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $9K | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $69K | 10 | TEXANS FOR TRUTH AND LIBERT… 29% | Contributions & Trans… 86% | $523K | +294% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $16K | 5 | THE BEER ALLIANCE OF TEXAS … 31% | Contributions & Trans… 75% | $539K | +68% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $54K | 21 | TEXAS REALTORS POLITICAL AC… 28% | Contributions & Trans… 66% | $593K | +48% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $78K | 15 | TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM P… 19% | Contributions & Trans… 64% | $88K | +346% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $35K | 12 | TEXANS FOR TRUTH AND LIBERT… 29% | Contributions & Trans… 3% | $123K | -38% |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $11K | 2 | HILLCO PAC 91% | Contributions & Trans… 100% | $134K | -88% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions & Transfers | $1,480,502 | 586 | $3K | 70.5% | TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM P… 26% | 5w ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $453,559 | 220 | $2K | 21.6% | AT&T TEXAS POLITICAL ACTION… 15% | 6mo ago |
| Wages & Payroll | $158,546 | 20 | $8K | 7.6% | REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITT… 98% | 20mo ago |
| Admin & Office | $4,000 | 5 | $800 | 0.2% | RNDC POLITICAL ACTION COMMI… 38% | 6y ago |
| Fundraising | $1,254 | 4 | $314 | 0.1% | RS&H POLITICAL ACTION COMMI… 40% | 8y ago |
| Travel & Events | $1,145 | 1 | $1K | 0.1% | RODIMER, DAN 100% | 5y 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.
82
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$1,382,949 · 65% of revenue
50
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$424,696 · 20% of revenue
121
One-time clients 1 cycle
$325,395 · 15% of revenue
Top 20 anchor clients · all-time
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 | $1,971,994 | 92.4% | 250 | |
| DC | $155,546 | 7.3% | 1 | |
| AK | $3,000 | 0.1% | 1 | |
| SC | $2,500 | 0.1% | 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 | 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 | 2026-01-12 | CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS TEXAS PAC | Other / Unclassified | Bryan Hughes/Support/2026 General | $10,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-08-12 | HILLCO PAC | Contributions & Transfers | Campaign contribution | $10,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-06-04 | TEXANS FOR TRUTH AND LIBERTY PAC | — | Poliical Contribution | $10,000 |
| Recent | 2026-06-29 | UNION PACIFIC FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT | — | To Support General 2026 State Senate 01 TX | $3,000 |
| Recent | 2026-06-04 | LACORE, NANCY | — | GOTV/FIELD CONSULTING | $2,500 |
| Recent | 2026-08-18 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | Contributions & Transfers | Contribution to State Committee | $1,000 |