Lufkin Daily News

$110K 2025-2026 cycle

Lufkin Daily News is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Lufkin Daily News was paid $110K across 29 client committees.

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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.

Activity span ALL TIME
Feb 17, 2000 → Jun 22, 2026
spans 26.3 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
126
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
29
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Jul 2025 Jun 2026
$24K 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 2

SKILLERN KRISTI MS $586 — · 1 txn WARD RHONDA R MRS $314 — · 1 txn LD Lufkin Daily News
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
SKILLERN KRISTI MS
00090178
 $586 1
WARD RHONDA R MRS
00089755
 $314 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 2

WARD RHONDA R MRS $7K — · 5 txns SKILLERN KRISTI MS $5K — · 4 txns LD Lufkin Daily News
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
WARD RHONDA R MRS
00089755
 $6,610 5
SKILLERN KRISTI MS
00090178
 $5,017 4
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 6

WARD RHONDA R MRS $11K Media · 7 txns SKILLERN KRISTI MS $9K Media · 7 txns NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE $2K Admin & Office · 1 txn THIGPEN ALAN R ROCKY $1K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn ROGERS, DOUG $400 — · 1 txn ASHBY TRENTON E HONORABLE TRENT $234 Software & Tech · 1 txn LD Lufkin Daily News
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
WARD RHONDA R MRS
00089755
 $11,288 7
SKILLERN KRISTI MS
00090178
 $8,578 7
NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE
00035962
 $1,842 1
THIGPEN ALAN R ROCKY
00089817
 $1,242 1
ROGERS, DOUG
TX · House DEM
 $400 1
ASHBY TRENTON E HONORABLE TRENT
00067800
 $234 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 6

WARD RHONDA R MRS $11K Media · 7 txns SKILLERN KRISTI MS $9K Media · 7 txns NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE $2K Admin & Office · 2 txns THIGPEN ALAN R ROCKY $1K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn ROGERS, DOUG $400 — · 1 txn ASHBY TRENTON E HONORABLE TRENT $234 Software & Tech · 1 txn LD Lufkin Daily News
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
WARD RHONDA R MRS
00089755
 $11,288 7
SKILLERN KRISTI MS
00090178
 $8,578 7
NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE
00035962
 $1,872 2
THIGPEN ALAN R ROCKY
00089817
 $1,242 1
ROGERS, DOUG
TX · House DEM
 $400 1
ASHBY TRENTON E HONORABLE TRENT
00067800
 $234 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 6

WARD RHONDA R MRS $11K Media · 7 txns SKILLERN KRISTI MS $9K Media · 7 txns NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE $2K Admin & Office · 2 txns THIGPEN ALAN R ROCKY $1K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn ASHBY TRENTON E HONORABLE TRENT $468 Software & Tech · 2 txns ROGERS, DOUG $400 — · 1 txn LD Lufkin Daily News
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
WARD RHONDA R MRS
00089755
 $11,288 7
SKILLERN KRISTI MS
00090178
 $8,578 7
NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE
00035962
 $1,872 2
THIGPEN ALAN R ROCKY
00089817
 $1,242 1
ASHBY TRENTON E HONORABLE TRENT
00067800
 $468 2
ROGERS, DOUG
TX · House DEM
 $400 1
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By party

Revenue by party

100% D
D · 100%
R · 0%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $400 0.37%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $109,104 99.63%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Q1 2017 (2016 cycle): $208Q2 2017 (2016 cycle): $275Q4 2017 (2016 cycle): $1KQ1 2018 (2018 cycle): $208Q2 2018 (2018 cycle): $3KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $2KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $5KQ1 2019 (2018 cycle): $3KQ2 2019 (2018 cycle): $1KQ3 2019 (2018 cycle): $1KQ4 2019 (2018 cycle): $2KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $3KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $1KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $939Q1 2021 (2020 cycle): $234Q2 2021 (2020 cycle): $500Q3 2021 (2020 cycle): $345Q4 2021 (2020 cycle): $3KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $234Q2 2022 (2022 cycle): $700Q4 2022 (2022 cycle): $3KQ1 2023 (2022 cycle): $234Q2 2023 (2022 cycle): $538Q1 2024 (2024 cycle): $865Q2 2024 (2024 cycle): $483Q1 2025 (2024 cycle): $234Q3 2025 (2024 cycle): $30Q4 2025 (2024 cycle): $5KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $14KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $5K Q1Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q3Q1Q3Q1Q4Q2Q2Q3Q1Q2 $14K

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 $208 1 ASHBY TRENTON E HONORABLE T… 100% Software & Tech 100% $208 —
2017 Q2 2016 $275 1 NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE 100% Admin & Office 100% $483 —
2017 Q4 2016 $1K 2 ASHBY TRENTON E HONORABLE T… 100% Media 100% $2K —
2018 Q1 2018 $208 1 ASHBY TRENTON E HONORABLE T… 100% Software & Tech 100% $208 —
2018 Q2 2018 $3K 4 PEOPLE ADVOCATING & CARING … 66% Other / Unclassified 66% $3K —
2018 Q3 2018 $2K 3 ASHBY TRENTON E HONORABLE T… 100% Media 84% $5K —
2018 Q4 2018 $5K 5 ASHBY TRENTON E HONORABLE T… 52% Media 71% $11K —
2019 Q1 2018 $3K 4 NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE 92% Media 92% $13K +1136%
2019 Q2 2018 $1K 4 NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE 100% Media 100% $15K +442%
2019 Q3 2018 $1K 3 NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE 97% Media 97% $16K —
2019 Q4 2018 $2K 2 ASHBY TRENTON E HONORABLE T… 67% Media 100% $18K +52%
2020 Q1 2020 $3K 7 NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE 92% Admin & Office 92% $3K +1143%
2020 Q3 2020 $1K 2 ASHBY TRENTON E HONORABLE T… 100% Media 100% $4K -26%
2020 Q4 2020 $939 1 ELLIS KEVEN M HONORABLE 100% Media 100% $5K -83%
2021 Q1 2020 $234 1 ASHBY TRENTON E HONORABLE T… 100% Media 100% $5K -91%
2021 Q2 2020 $500 1 ASHBY TRENTON E HONORABLE T… 100% Media 100% $6K -66%
2021 Q3 2020 $345 1 NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE 100% Admin & Office 100% $6K -69%
2021 Q4 2020 $3K 3 KASSAW TODD L HONORABLE 54% Media 100% $9K +80%
2022 Q1 2022 $234 1 ASHBY TRENTON E HONORABLE T… 100% Software & Tech 100% $234 -91%
2022 Q2 2022 $700 1 KASSAW TODD L HONORABLE 100% Software & Tech 100% $934 —
2022 Q4 2022 $3K 2 ASHBY TRENTON E HONORABLE T… 84% Media 100% $4K +182%
2023 Q1 2022 $234 1 ASHBY TRENTON E HONORABLE T… 100% Media 100% $4K +0%
2023 Q2 2022 $538 1 NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE 100% Admin & Office 100% $4K +8%
2024 Q1 2024 $865 2 CARSON PAULETTE MRS 73% Other / Unclassified 73% $865 +270%
2024 Q2 2024 $483 1 NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE 100% Admin & Office 100% $1K -31%
2025 Q1 2024 $234 1 ASHBY TRENTON E HONORABLE T… 100% Software & Tech 100% $2K +0%
2025 Q3 2024 $30 1 NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE 100% Admin & Office 100% $2K —
2025 Q4 2024 $5K 3 NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE 40% Admin & Office 40% $6K —
2026 Q1 2026 $14K 9 WARD RHONDA R MRS 81% Media 49% $14K +1472%
2026 Q2 2026 $5K 6 SKILLERN KRISTI MS 94% — $19K +1007%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $73K across 67 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: ASHBY TRENTON E HONORABLE TRENT (24% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · +4577% vs prior cycle Media $8K Admin & Office — cycle-to-date Total: $8K across 17 disbursements (avg $489/check) Top buyer: NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE (98% of category) Last paid: 10mo ago · +253% vs prior cycle Admin & Office $2K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $4K across 19 disbursements (avg $219/check) Top buyer: ASHBY TRENTON E HONORABLE TRENT (52% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · +790% vs prior cycle Software & Tech $250

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $73K across 67 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: ASHBY TRENTON E HONORABLE TRENT (24% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · +4577% vs prior cycle Media $8K Admin & Office — cycle-to-date Total: $8K across 17 disbursements (avg $489/check) Top buyer: NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE (98% of category) Last paid: 10mo ago · +253% vs prior cycle Admin & Office $2K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $4K across 19 disbursements (avg $219/check) Top buyer: ASHBY TRENTON E HONORABLE TRENT (52% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · +790% vs prior cycle Software & Tech $250

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $73K across 67 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: ASHBY TRENTON E HONORABLE TRENT (24% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · +4577% vs prior cycle Media $8K Admin & Office — cycle-to-date Total: $8K across 17 disbursements (avg $489/check) Top buyer: NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE (98% of category) Last paid: 10mo ago · +253% vs prior cycle Admin & Office $2K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $4K across 19 disbursements (avg $219/check) Top buyer: ASHBY TRENTON E HONORABLE TRENT (52% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · +790% vs prior cycle Software & Tech $484
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Media $72,618 67 $1K 74.5% ASHBY TRENTON E HONORABLE T… 24% 6mo ago
Other / Unclassified $11,703 9 $1K 12.0% ASHBY TRENTON E HONORABLE T… 29% 8mo ago
Admin & Office $8,313 17 $489 8.5% NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE 98% 10mo ago
Software & Tech $4,163 19 $219 4.3% ASHBY TRENTON E HONORABLE T… 52% 6mo ago
Digital $350 1 $350 0.4% HOUSTON SAMUEL A MR 100% 17y ago
Fundraising $285 1 $285 0.3% ASHBY TRENTON E HONORABLE T… 100% 7y ago
Contributions & Transfers $35 1 $35 0.0% TEXAS REALTORS POLITICAL AC… 100% 7y ago
Strategy & Research $9 1 $9 0.0% SAVE TEXAS COURTS DISSOLVED 100% 22y ago
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Client retention

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

3
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$44,920 · 41% of revenue
3
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$13,105 · 12% of revenue
23
One-time clients 1 cycle
$51,478 · 47% of revenue
Top 3 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
ASHBY TRENTON E HONORABLE TRENT 8 $23,531 32 2012-02-27 2026-01-21
NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE 6 $15,541 31 2005-11-29 2025-10-22
MCREYNOLDS JAMES M DR JIM 3 $5,848 9 2000-02-17 2004-11-05
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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
$109,504 100.0% 29
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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 2003-08-27 PHYSICIANS CARING FOR TEXAS DISSOLVED Media Newspaper advertisement supporting Prop 12 $5,149
Largest all-time 2004-10-27 CLEMONS BILLY MR Media newspaper advertising $5,142
Largest all-time 2026-02-10 WARD RHONDA R MRS Media Campaign Advertising Expense $4,661
Largest all-time 2026-03-03 WARD RHONDA R MRS — Campaign Advertising Expense $4,612
Largest all-time 2004-10-26 MCREYNOLDS JAMES M DR JIM Media advertising $3,637
Largest this cycle 2026-05-18 SKILLERN KRISTI MS — Campaign Newspaper/Online Advertisements $2,820
Largest this cycle 2026-03-10 WARD RHONDA R MRS — Campaign Advertising Expense $1,652
Largest this cycle 2026-01-15 SKILLERN KRISTI MS Media Campaign Newspaper Advertisements $1,284
Recent 2026-05-16 SKILLERN KRISTI MS — Campaign Advertisements $820
Recent 2026-05-26 SKILLERN KRISTI MS — Campaign Newspaper/Online Advertisements $791
Recent 2026-06-08 SKILLERN KRISTI MS — Campaign Newspaper/Online Advertisements $586
Recent 2026-06-22 WARD RHONDA R MRS — Campaign Advertising Expense $314
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