KAP STRATEGIES
$1.68M
2025-2026 cycle
KAP STRATEGIES is a print & mail vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle KAP STRATEGIES was paid $1.68M across 26 client committees, of which $749K 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
$1.68M
=
$932K
(Schedule B)
+
$749K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$931,564 | 199 rows | 55.4% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$748,968 | 73 rows | 44.6% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- May 23, 2012 → Feb 21, 2026
- spans 13.7 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 199
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 26
- 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.
Mar 2025
Feb 2026
$208K
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.
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BOST, MICHAEL IL · House REP |
$3,500 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| KENNEDY, JOHN NEELY LA · Senate REP |
$122,837 | 4 |
| BOST, MICHAEL IL · House REP |
$9,500 | 8 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| KENNEDY, JOHN NEELY LA · Senate REP |
$196,745 | 5 |
| BOST, MICHAEL IL · House REP |
$12,314 | 11 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| KENNEDY, JOHN NEELY LA · Senate REP |
$196,745 | 5 |
| BOST, MICHAEL IL · House REP |
$18,754 | 17 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 0%
R · 100%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $923,033 | 54.93% |
| Non-partisan | $757,499 | 45.07% |
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 · 10 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2016 | $210 | 1 | KEYES EVELYN V HONORABLE 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $210 | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $3K | 1 | C00637058 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $3K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $8K | 2 | C00637058 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $11K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $18K | 8 | BOST, MICHAEL 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $29K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $24K | 7 | BOST, MICHAEL 63% | Print & Mail 100% | $52K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $19K | 6 | BOST, MICHAEL 82% | Print & Mail 100% | $71K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $32K | 8 | BOST, MICHAEL 67% | Print & Mail 100% | $104K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $959 | 1 | BOST, MICHAEL 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $959 | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $23K | 4 | BOST, MICHAEL 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $24K | +675% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $6K | 3 | BOST, MICHAEL 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $30K | -25% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $12K | 5 | BOST, MICHAEL 51% | Print & Mail 100% | $42K | -33% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $14K | 6 | C00550707 56% | Print & Mail 100% | $56K | -42% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $18K | 6 | C00550707 66% | Print & Mail 100% | $73K | -9% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $12K | 5 | BOST, MICHAEL 52% | Print & Mail 100% | $85K | -64% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $20K | 5 | BOST VICTORY FUND 58% | Print & Mail 100% | $105K | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $2K | 1 | BOST, MICHAEL 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $2K | -91% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $6K | 3 | BOST, MICHAEL 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $8K | +0% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $38K | 6 | C00785097 71% | Print & Mail 100% | $46K | +221% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $32K | 5 | C00785097 68% | Print & Mail 100% | $78K | +136% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $35K | 4 | C00798876 83% | Print & Mail 100% | $113K | +99% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $29K | 4 | C00798876 79% | Print & Mail 100% | $142K | +146% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $20K | 4 | BOST, MICHAEL 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $161K | -5% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $20K | 4 | BOST, MICHAEL 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $20K | — |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $8K | 3 | BOST, MICHAEL 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $28K | +275% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $16K | 4 | BOST, MICHAEL 68% | Print & Mail 100% | $43K | +158% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $23K | 6 | BOST, MICHAEL 56% | Print & Mail 100% | $66K | -40% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $34K | 3 | BOST, MICHAEL 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $100K | +5% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $3K | 3 | BOST, MICHAEL 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $103K | -91% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $4K | 4 | BOST, MICHAEL 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $107K | -84% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $3K | 3 | BOST, MICHAEL 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $110K | -85% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $94K | 4 | KENNEDY, JOHN NEELY 98% | Print & Mail 98% | $94K | +1159% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $107K | 6 | KENNEDY, JOHN NEELY 97% | Print & Mail 97% | $202K | +591% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $3K | 3 | BOST, MICHAEL 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $205K | -87% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $4K | 2 | BOST, MICHAEL 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $208K | -90% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Print & Mail | $920,250 | 189 | $5K | 98.8% | BOST, MICHAEL 31% | 9mo ago |
| Strategy & Research | $11,314 | 10 | $1K | 1.2% | BOST, MICHAEL 100% | 3mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
1
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$297,626 · 32% of revenue
5
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$164,429 · 18% of revenue
20
One-time clients 1 cycle
$469,509 · 50% of revenue
Top 1 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOST, MICHAEL | 5 | $297,626 | 105 | 2017-11-04 | 2026-02-21 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL | $297,626 | 31.9% | 1 | |
| TX | $250,667 | 26.9% | 15 | |
| LA | $196,745 | 21.1% | 1 | |
| Unknown | $157,259 | 16.9% | 6 | |
| NV | $15,000 | 1.6% | 1 | |
| GA | $11,976 | 1.3% | 1 | |
| MS | $2,292 | 0.2% | 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 | 2025-07-23 | KENNEDY, JOHN NEELY | Print & Mail | DIRECT MAIL COSTS | $100,043 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-05-23 | KENNEDY, JOHN NEELY | Print & Mail | DIRECT MAIL COSTS | $73,907 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-06-26 | C00798876 | Print & Mail | DIRECT MAIL | $28,790 |
| Largest all-time | 2014-04-07 | TEXANS FOR DAN BRANCH | Print & Mail | Campaign Marketing Services | $25,596 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-03-25 | BOST, MICHAEL | Print & Mail | STRATEGY CONSULTING | $25,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-06-20 | KENNEDY, JOHN NEELY | Print & Mail | DIRECT MAIL COSTS | $18,687 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-09-04 | KENNEDY, JOHN NEELY | Print & Mail | DIRECT MAIL COSTS | $3,125 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-21 | BOST, MICHAEL | Strategy & Research | STRATEGY CONSULTING | $2,500 |
| Recent | 2025-10-30 | BOST, MICHAEL | Strategy & Research | STRATEGY CONSULTING | $1,000 |
| Recent | 2025-11-26 | BOST, MICHAEL | Strategy & Research | STRATEGY CONSULTING | $1,000 |
| Recent | 2025-11-03 | BOST, MICHAEL | Strategy & Research | STRATEGY CONSULTING | $1,000 |
| Recent | 2026-01-05 | BOST, MICHAEL | Strategy & Research | STRATEGY CONSULTING | $1,000 |