MACIAS STRATEGIES
MACIAS STRATEGIES is a print & mail vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle MACIAS STRATEGIES was paid $2.95M across 85 client committees, of which $73K 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 |
$2,872,620 | 972 rows | 97.5% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$72,550 | 15 rows | 2.5% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Dec 5, 2011 → Mar 21, 2022
- spans 10.3 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 972
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 85
- 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
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By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $236,817 | 8.04% |
| Non-partisan | $2,708,353 | 91.96% |
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 · 6 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2016 | $43K | 18 | HALL III ROBERT L HONORABLE… 25% | Print & Mail 100% | $43K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2016 | $28K | 19 | HALL III ROBERT L HONORABLE… 27% | Print & Mail 100% | $71K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2016 | $46K | 36 | HUFFINES PHILLIP WAYNE MR 16% | Print & Mail 100% | $116K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $129K | 86 | FRENCH RICHARD WEST MR BO 12% | Print & Mail 100% | $245K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $3K | 2 | CLOUD, MICHAEL 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $3K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $221K | 110 | SLATON BRYAN L HONORABLE 9% | Print & Mail 100% | $224K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $138K | 47 | EMPOWER TEXANS PAC DISSOLVED 19% | Print & Mail 100% | $362K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $79K | 38 | BURTON KONNI L MRS 30% | Print & Mail 100% | $441K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $153K | 34 | BURTON KONNI L MRS 40% | Print & Mail 100% | $594K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2018 | $16K | 7 | CAIN BRISCOE R HONORABLE 25% | Print & Mail 100% | $610K | -63% |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2018 | $31K | 16 | STICKLAND JONATHAN S HONORA… 36% | Print & Mail 100% | $641K | +12% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2018 | $20K | 15 | CAIN BRISCOE R HONORABLE 20% | Print & Mail 100% | $661K | -56% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2018 | $24K | 13 | FRANCIS JON MR 28% | Print & Mail 100% | $685K | -82% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $29K | 2 | GEORGE W. HINDMAN FOR CONGR… 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $29K | +862% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $282K | 48 | GEORGE W. HINDMAN FOR CONGR… 61% | Print & Mail 100% | $311K | +28% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $91K | 21 | FRANCIS JON MR 46% | Print & Mail 100% | $402K | -34% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $49K | 24 | SLATON BRYAN L HONORABLE 38% | Print & Mail 100% | $451K | -39% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $86K | 17 | TINDERHOLT TONY D HONORABLE 54% | Print & Mail 100% | $537K | -44% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2020 | $6K | 2 | HALL III ROBERT L HONORABLE… 82% | Print & Mail 100% | $542K | -65% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $164K | 3 | HUFFINES DONALD B MR DON 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $706K | +722% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $93K | 6 | HUFFINES DONALD B MR DON 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $799K | +292% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $259K | 6 | HUFFINES DONALD B MR DON 98% | Print & Mail 100% | $259K | -8% |
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Print & Mail | $2,872,620 | 972 | $3K | 100.0% | HUFFINES DONALD B MR DON 18% | 4y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURTON KONNI L MRS | 4 | $275,373 | 77 | 2013-06-13 | 2018-11-06 |
| STICKLAND JONATHAN S HONORABLE | 5 | $138,772 | 29 | 2011-12-09 | 2019-04-08 |
| TINDERHOLT TONY D HONORABLE | 4 | $133,635 | 61 | 2014-02-15 | 2020-12-02 |
| SLATON BRYAN L HONORABLE | 4 | $96,012 | 57 | 2015-08-28 | 2020-12-30 |
| BIEDERMANN KENNETH K HONORABLE KYLE | 3 | $84,675 | 50 | 2016-04-17 | 2020-12-02 |
| CAIN BRISCOE R HONORABLE | 3 | $76,274 | 28 | 2015-07-21 | 2019-07-01 |
| RINALDI MATTHEW D HONORABLE | 4 | $72,113 | 57 | 2013-09-16 | 2019-12-04 |
| SCHAEFER MATTHEW R HONORABLE MATT | 4 | $67,670 | 19 | 2013-11-18 | 2019-10-07 |
| BEEBE MATTHEW S MR | 3 | $64,782 | 21 | 2012-01-09 | 2018-05-11 |
| BOOS JONATHAN M MR | 3 | $57,563 | 25 | 2015-10-26 | 2018-11-07 |
| HALL III ROBERT L HONORABLE BOB | 3 | $57,100 | 15 | 2014-09-30 | 2021-01-01 |
| KRAUSE MATTHEW H HONORABLE MATT | 4 | $56,625 | 35 | 2012-04-12 | 2019-08-07 |
| FRENCH RICHARD WEST MR BO | 3 | $43,200 | 15 | 2015-06-15 | 2018-06-18 |
| PATTERSON JARED L HONORABLE | 4 | $38,274 | 27 | 2013-08-21 | 2018-08-14 |
| TOTH STEVEN H HONORABLE STEVE | 3 | $37,424 | 11 | 2017-09-08 | 2020-11-03 |
| SPITZER MD STUART K MR | 4 | $35,370 | 31 | 2011-12-15 | 2016-02-20 |
| MCNUTT THOMAS M N MR | 3 | $35,288 | 19 | 2015-06-15 | 2018-05-08 |
| WILEY JAY MR | 3 | $31,270 | 20 | 2015-08-13 | 2018-02-26 |
| CAPRIGLIONE GIOVANNI S HONORABLE | 3 | $27,100 | 8 | 2011-12-13 | 2015-01-02 |
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 | $2,872,620 | 100.0% | 85 |
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 | 2022-02-10 | HUFFINES DONALD B MR DON | Print & Mail | Communications and data management | $90,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-02-23 | HUFFINES DONALD B MR DON | Print & Mail | Communications and data management | $77,500 |
| Largest all-time | 2021-07-27 | HUFFINES DONALD B MR DON | Print & Mail | Communications and data management | $56,790 |
| Largest all-time | 2021-08-17 | HUFFINES DONALD B MR DON | Print & Mail | Communications and data management | $53,500 |
| Largest all-time | 2021-07-13 | HUFFINES DONALD B MR DON | Print & Mail | Communications and data management | $53,500 |
| Largest this cycle | 2022-01-05 | HUFFINES DONALD B MR DON | Print & Mail | Communications and data management | $49,999 |
| Largest this cycle | 2022-01-12 | HUFFINES DONALD B MR DON | Print & Mail | Communications and data management | $20,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2022-03-21 | HUFFINES DONALD B MR DON | Print & Mail | Communications and data management | $15,500 |
| Recent | 2022-02-10 | TEXAS FREEDOM FUND FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF JUSTICE | Print & Mail | Voter research | $6,000 |