Lawson Strategies

$8.55M 2025-2026 cycle

Lawson Strategies is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Lawson Strategies was paid $8.55M across 41 client committees, of which $1.38M flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

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Part I Identity

Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.

Source split

$8.55M = $7.17M (Schedule B) + $1.38M (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments		 $7,169,643 712 rows 83.9%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them		 $1,378,061 31 rows 16.1%
Activity span ALL TIME
Sep 20, 2017 → May 4, 2026
spans 8.6 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
712
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
41
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Jun 2025 May 2026
$529K across 12 months
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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 3 months · top 1

TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC $34K Strategy & Research · 2 txns LS Lawson Strategies
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC
00028135
 $34,000 2
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 2

TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC $256K Print & Mail · 16 txns TATE FRED $156K Print & Mail · 17 txns LS Lawson Strategies
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC
00028135
 $255,902 16
TATE FRED
00087311
 $156,205 17
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 3

TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC $334K Print & Mail · 20 txns TATE FRED $185K Print & Mail · 27 txns CAPRIGLIONE GIOVANNI S HONORABLE $10K Strategy & Research · 1 txn LS Lawson Strategies
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC
00028135
 $333,902 20
TATE FRED
00087311
 $185,152 27
CAPRIGLIONE GIOVANNI S HONORABLE
00065973
 $10,045 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 4

TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC $334K Print & Mail · 20 txns TATE FRED $185K Print & Mail · 27 txns CAPRIGLIONE GIOVANNI S HONORABLE $22K Fundraising · 3 txns MORRISON GEANIE W HONORABLE $3K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn LS Lawson Strategies
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC
00028135
 $333,902 20
TATE FRED
00087311
 $185,152 27
CAPRIGLIONE GIOVANNI S HONORABLE
00065973
 $21,843 3
MORRISON GEANIE W HONORABLE
00032386
 $2,776 1
View all buyers in research · last 18 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 8

JUDICIAL FAIRNESS PAC $706K Print & Mail · 12 txns TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC $334K Print & Mail · 20 txns DALLAS POLICE OFFICER S PAC $213K Print & Mail · 1 txn TATE FRED $185K Print & Mail · 27 txns CAPRIGLIONE GIOVANNI S HONORABLE $30K Fundraising · 6 txns MORRISON GEANIE W HONORABLE $20K Other / Unclassified · 7 txns TEXANS FOR JOAN HUFFMAN $3K Strategy & Research · 1 txn JUDGE CHRIS WOLFE CAMPAIGN $1K Strategy & Research · 1 txn LS Lawson Strategies
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
JUDICIAL FAIRNESS PAC
00084926
 $705,838 12
TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC
00028135
 $333,902 20
DALLAS POLICE OFFICER S PAC
00016133
 $213,403 1
TATE FRED
00087311
 $185,152 27
CAPRIGLIONE GIOVANNI S HONORABLE
00065973
 $29,961 6
MORRISON GEANIE W HONORABLE
00032386
 $20,078 7
TEXANS FOR JOAN HUFFMAN
00065047
 $2,500 1
JUDGE CHRIS WOLFE CAMPAIGN
00083874
 $1,250 1
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By party

PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $8,547,704 100.00%

Part III Reference tables

Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Q3 2017 (2016 cycle): $1KQ4 2017 (2016 cycle): $61KQ1 2018 (2018 cycle): $281KQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $146KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $78KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $209KQ1 2019 (2018 cycle): $8KQ2 2019 (2018 cycle): $26KQ3 2019 (2018 cycle): $32KQ4 2019 (2018 cycle): $38KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $136KQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $171KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $296KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $374KQ1 2021 (2020 cycle): $5KQ2 2021 (2020 cycle): $11KQ3 2021 (2020 cycle): $25KQ4 2021 (2020 cycle): $92KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $596KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $241KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $33KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $1.7MQ1 2023 (2022 cycle): $8KQ2 2023 (2022 cycle): $13KQ3 2023 (2022 cycle): $50KQ4 2023 (2022 cycle): $52KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $699KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $296KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $57KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $892KQ1 2025 (2024 cycle): $15KQ3 2025 (2024 cycle): $53KQ4 2025 (2024 cycle): $64KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $378KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $34K Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q4Q2 $1.7M

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 Q3 2016 $1K 1 KACAL KYLE J HONORABLE 100% Strategy & Research 100% $1K —
2017 Q4 2016 $61K 15 CAPRIGLIONE GIOVANNI S HONO… 71% Strategy & Research 59% $62K —
2018 Q1 2018 $281K 33 CAPRIGLIONE GIOVANNI S HONO… 74% Print & Mail 46% $281K —
2018 Q2 2018 $146K 23 LEMAN BENJAMIN H HONORABLE … 74% Print & Mail 78% $428K —
2018 Q3 2018 $78K 10 PATRICK DAN HONORABLE 51% Other / Unclassified 54% $506K —
2018 Q4 2018 $209K 21 TEXANS FOR JOAN HUFFMAN 32% Print & Mail 58% $715K —
2019 Q1 2018 $8K 2 MORRISON GEANIE W HONORABLE 60% Software & Tech 60% $723K —
2019 Q2 2018 $26K 9 MORRISON GEANIE W HONORABLE 49% Digital 52% $749K —
2019 Q3 2018 $32K 11 NELSON JANE HONORABLE 41% Other / Unclassified 57% $781K +3056%
2019 Q4 2018 $38K 16 MORRISON GEANIE W HONORABLE 34% Strategy & Research 50% $818K -38%
2020 Q1 2020 $136K 28 MORRISON GEANIE W HONORABLE 55% Other / Unclassified 51% $136K -52%
2020 Q2 2020 $171K 18 TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM P… 68% Print & Mail 74% $307K +17%
2020 Q3 2020 $296K 49 KRAUSE MATTHEW H HONORABLE … 25% Other / Unclassified 37% $603K +279%
2020 Q4 2020 $374K 40 DEL ROSAL ISAIS LUISA M MRS… 46% Print & Mail 64% $977K +79%
2021 Q1 2020 $5K 3 MORRISON GEANIE W HONORABLE 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $982K -42%
2021 Q2 2020 $11K 4 CAPRIGLIONE GIOVANNI S HONO… 59% Print & Mail 59% $993K -57%
2021 Q3 2020 $25K 10 DEL ROSAL ISAIS LUISA M MRS… 47% Strategy & Research 47% $1.02M -20%
2021 Q4 2020 $92K 28 CAPRIGLIONE GIOVANNI S HONO… 33% Digital 26% $1.11M +144%
2022 Q1 2022 $596K 70 TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM P… 19% Print & Mail 51% $596K +338%
2022 Q2 2022 $241K 22 HILL LAURA K MRS 44% Print & Mail 64% $836K +41%
2022 Q3 2022 $33K 6 PHELAN MATTHEW M HONORABLE … 40% Digital 40% $870K -89%
2022 Q4 2022 $1.7M 31 JUDICIAL FAIRNESS PAC 91% Media 46% $2.57M +354%
2023 Q1 2022 $8K 3 MORRISON GEANIE W HONORABLE 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $2.58M +85%
2023 Q2 2022 $13K 6 MORRISON GEANIE W HONORABLE 68% Other / Unclassified 68% $2.59M +10%
2023 Q3 2022 $50K 17 CAPRIGLIONE GIOVANNI S HONO… 63% Print & Mail 41% $2.64M +99%
2023 Q4 2022 $52K 14 CAPRIGLIONE GIOVANNI S HONO… 68% Print & Mail 54% $2.69M -44%
2024 Q1 2024 $699K 122 BAUKNIGHT JEFFREY J MR 36% Print & Mail 45% $699K +17%
2024 Q2 2024 $296K 25 BAUKNIGHT JEFFREY J MR 58% Print & Mail 65% $994K +23%
2024 Q3 2024 $57K 7 JUDICIAL FAIRNESS PAC 80% Media 80% $1.05M +70%
2024 Q4 2024 $892K 17 JUDICIAL FAIRNESS PAC 74% Print & Mail 93% $1.94M -48%
2025 Q1 2024 $15K 3 CAPRIGLIONE GIOVANNI S HONO… 81% Fundraising 81% $1.96M +75%
2025 Q3 2024 $53K 8 TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM P… 64% Strategy & Research 95% $2.01M +5%
2025 Q4 2024 $64K 7 TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM P… 68% Strategy & Research 78% $2.07M +23%
2026 Q1 2026 $378K 31 TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM P… 59% Print & Mail 80% $378K -46%
2026 Q2 2026 $34K 2 TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM P… 100% Strategy & Research 50% $412K -89%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 3 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $931K across 137 disbursements (avg $7K/check) Top buyer: JUDICIAL FAIRNESS PAC (33% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +493% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $17K

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $3.13M across 229 disbursements (avg $14K/check) Top buyer: TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC (24% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · +131% vs prior cycle Print & Mail $304K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $931K across 137 disbursements (avg $7K/check) Top buyer: JUDICIAL FAIRNESS PAC (33% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +493% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $81K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $796K across 53 disbursements (avg $15K/check) Top buyer: JUDICIAL FAIRNESS PAC (63% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +700% vs prior cycle Digital $7K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $969K across 31 disbursements (avg $31K/check) Top buyer: JUDICIAL FAIRNESS PAC (85% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +622% vs prior cycle Media $3K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $3.13M across 229 disbursements (avg $14K/check) Top buyer: TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC (24% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · +131% vs prior cycle Print & Mail $321K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $931K across 137 disbursements (avg $7K/check) Top buyer: JUDICIAL FAIRNESS PAC (33% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +493% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $181K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $796K across 53 disbursements (avg $15K/check) Top buyer: JUDICIAL FAIRNESS PAC (63% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +700% vs prior cycle Digital $7K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $969K across 31 disbursements (avg $31K/check) Top buyer: JUDICIAL FAIRNESS PAC (85% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +622% vs prior cycle Media $3K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $3.13M across 229 disbursements (avg $14K/check) Top buyer: TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC (24% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · +131% vs prior cycle Print & Mail $321K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $931K across 137 disbursements (avg $7K/check) Top buyer: JUDICIAL FAIRNESS PAC (33% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +493% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $181K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $217K across 56 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: CAPRIGLIONE GIOVANNI S HONORABLE (32% of category) Last paid: 15mo ago · +648% vs prior cycle Fundraising $12K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $796K across 53 disbursements (avg $15K/check) Top buyer: JUDICIAL FAIRNESS PAC (63% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +700% vs prior cycle Digital $7K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $969K across 31 disbursements (avg $31K/check) Top buyer: JUDICIAL FAIRNESS PAC (85% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +622% vs prior cycle Media $3K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $3.13M across 229 disbursements (avg $14K/check) Top buyer: TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC (24% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · +131% vs prior cycle Print & Mail $1.15M Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $931K across 137 disbursements (avg $7K/check) Top buyer: JUDICIAL FAIRNESS PAC (33% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +493% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $230K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $969K across 31 disbursements (avg $31K/check) Top buyer: JUDICIAL FAIRNESS PAC (85% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +622% vs prior cycle Media $48K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $796K across 53 disbursements (avg $15K/check) Top buyer: JUDICIAL FAIRNESS PAC (63% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +700% vs prior cycle Digital $15K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $217K across 56 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: CAPRIGLIONE GIOVANNI S HONORABLE (32% of category) Last paid: 15mo ago · +648% vs prior cycle Fundraising $12K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $86K across 18 disbursements (avg $5K/check) Top buyer: KACAL KYLE J HONORABLE (75% of category) Last paid: 19mo ago · +2072% vs prior cycle Software & Tech $92
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Print & Mail $3,125,693 229 $14K 43.7% TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM P… 24% 3mo ago
Media $969,092 31 $31K 13.5% JUDICIAL FAIRNESS PAC 85% 4mo ago
Strategy & Research $931,217 137 $7K 13.0% JUDICIAL FAIRNESS PAC 33% 2mo ago
Other / Unclassified $805,884 148 $5K 11.3% MORRISON GEANIE W HONORABLE 26% 17mo ago
Digital $796,061 53 $15K 11.1% JUDICIAL FAIRNESS PAC 63% 4mo ago
Fundraising $216,654 56 $4K 3.0% CAPRIGLIONE GIOVANNI S HONO… 32% 15mo ago
Field & Voter Contact $209,870 34 $6K 2.9% TEXANS FOR JOAN HUFFMAN 22% 2y ago
Software & Tech $85,631 18 $5K 1.2% KACAL KYLE J HONORABLE 75% 19mo ago
Legal & Compliance $12,104 4 $3K 0.2% BAUKNIGHT JEFFREY J MR 67% 2y ago
Travel & Events $438 1 $438 0.0% THIMESCH KRONDA HONORABLE 100% 2y ago
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Client retention

Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.

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Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$3,070,595 · 43% of revenue
9
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$2,813,993 · 39% of revenue
24
One-time clients 1 cycle
$1,285,054 · 18% of revenue
Top 8 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC 5 $993,829 84 2018-02-21 2026-05-04
CAPRIGLIONE GIOVANNI S HONORABLE 5 $708,349 124 2017-10-05 2025-07-01
THIMESCH KRONDA HONORABLE 3 $296,673 58 2021-07-08 2024-03-15
MORRISON GEANIE W HONORABLE 5 $287,560 90 2017-11-02 2025-01-10
DEL ROSAL ISAIS LUISA M MRS ISA 3 $270,666 58 2019-05-01 2023-06-05
ASSOCIATED REPUBLICANS OF TEXAS CAMPAIGN FUND 4 $206,447 18 2018-01-24 2024-02-16
KACAL KYLE J HONORABLE 4 $164,933 23 2017-09-20 2022-03-08
TEXANS FOR JOAN HUFFMAN 4 $142,138 16 2018-03-02 2024-10-22
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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
$7,169,643 100.0% 41
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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 2022-11-04 JUDICIAL FAIRNESS PAC Digital Media and Digital Consulting $345,749
Largest all-time 2022-10-27 JUDICIAL FAIRNESS PAC Media Campaign Ad Against Harris Co Dem Judicial Candidates $272,821
Largest all-time 2024-10-17 DALLAS POLICE OFFICER S PAC Print & Mail Flyers $213,403
Largest all-time 2022-10-20 JUDICIAL FAIRNESS PAC Media Campaign Ad Against Harris Co Dem Judicial Candidates $180,468
Largest all-time 2022-10-31 JUDICIAL FAIRNESS PAC Strategy & Research Political Consulting $167,790
Largest this cycle 2026-03-03 TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC Strategy & Research PAC Political Consulting $34,000
Largest this cycle 2026-01-23 TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC Print & Mail In Kind: Campaign Direct Mail $24,204
Largest this cycle 2026-02-26 TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC Print & Mail In Kind Campaign Direct Mail $21,455
Largest this cycle 2026-02-16 TATE FRED Print & Mail Design, Printing, and Postage for Campaign Mail $20,705
Largest this cycle 2026-01-09 TATE FRED Print & Mail Design, Printing, and Postage for Campaign Mail $20,653
Recent 2026-05-04 TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC — PAC Political Consulting $17,000
Recent 2026-04-02 TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC Strategy & Research PAC Political Consulting $17,000
Recent 2026-02-24 TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC Print & Mail In Kind Campaign Direct Mail $9,252
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