LAKE RESEARCH
LAKE RESEARCH is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle LAKE RESEARCH was paid $530K across 14 client committees, of which $499 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 |
$557,481 | 42 rows | 99.9% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$499 | 1 rows | 0.1% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- May 25, 2006 → Apr 20, 2026
- spans 19.9 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 42
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 14
- 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.
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 6 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MENEFEE, CHRISTIAN TX · House DEM |
$31,379 | 3 |
| WHITE, ROBERT C. JR. DC · House DEM |
$13,200 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MENEFEE, CHRISTIAN TX · House DEM |
$85,583 | 6 |
| STREET, SHARIF PA · House DEM |
$41,778 | 2 |
| AMIWALA, BUSHRA IL · House DEM |
$27,496 | 2 |
| WHITE, ROBERT C. JR. DC · House DEM |
$13,200 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MENEFEE, CHRISTIAN TX · House DEM |
$130,555 | 9 |
| STREET, SHARIF PA · House DEM |
$41,778 | 2 |
| AMIWALA, BUSHRA IL · House DEM |
$27,496 | 2 |
| WHITE, ROBERT C. JR. DC · House DEM |
$13,200 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 5
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MENEFEE, CHRISTIAN TX · House DEM |
$130,555 | 9 |
| STREET, SHARIF PA · House DEM |
$41,778 | 2 |
| AMIWALA, BUSHRA IL · House DEM |
$27,496 | 2 |
| RETIRED AMERICANS PAC C00483883 |
$16,000 | 1 |
| WHITE, ROBERT C. JR. DC · House DEM |
$13,200 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $510,034 | 96.15% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $20,449 | 3.85% |
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 · 7 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $29K | 2 | GANDHI FOR TEXAS 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $29K | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $45K | 3 | AMERICAN WORKING FAMILIES 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $74K | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $29K | 2 | RETIRED AMERICANS PAC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $29K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $25K | 2 | FUTURE PROGRESS 59% | Strategy & Research 100% | $54K | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $34K | 1 | CASAR, GREG 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $88K | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $65K | 5 | CASAR, GREG 47% | Strategy & Research 100% | $153K | +126% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $15K | 2 | BRIAN BENGS FOR SENATE 87% | Strategy & Research 100% | $169K | -66% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $17K | 2 | BRIAN BENGS FOR SENATE 55% | Strategy & Research 100% | $186K | — |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $4K | 1 | SAMI FOR CONGRESS 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $4K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $22K | 1 | CASAR, GREG 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $26K | -35% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $16K | 1 | RETIRED AMERICANS PAC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $42K | -5% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $15K | 1 | MENEFEE, CHRISTIAN 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $15K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $40K | 3 | MENEFEE, CHRISTIAN 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $55K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $69K | 4 | AMIWALA, BUSHRA 40% | Strategy & Research 100% | $124K | +208% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $80K | 4 | MENEFEE, CHRISTIAN 55% | Strategy & Research 56% | $204K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $31K | 1 | MENEFEE, CHRISTIAN 100% | — | $235K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $490,902 | 38 | $13K | 100.0% | MENEFEE, CHRISTIAN 20% | 6mo 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 | $276,150 | 49.5% | 3 | |
| DC | $123,765 | 22.2% | 4 | |
| VA | $44,975 | 8.1% | 1 | |
| PA | $41,778 | 7.5% | 1 | |
| IL | $27,496 | 4.9% | 1 | |
| SD | $22,675 | 4.1% | 1 | |
| CA | $20,642 | 3.7% | 3 |
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 | 2021-12-22 | CASAR, GREG | Strategy & Research | POLLING | $34,348 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-04-20 | MENEFEE, CHRISTIAN | — | POLLING | $31,379 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-07-16 | AMERICAN WORKING FAMILIES | Strategy & Research | POLLING | $30,490 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-08-18 | MENEFEE, CHRISTIAN | Strategy & Research | POLLING | $24,973 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-01-05 | STREET, SHARIF | Strategy & Research | POLLING | $22,708 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-02 | MENEFEE, CHRISTIAN | — | POLLING | $22,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-10 | MENEFEE, CHRISTIAN | Strategy & Research | POLLING | $22,000 |
| Recent | 2026-03-20 | WHITE, ROBERT C. JR. | — | POLLING SERVICES | $13,200 |