MAI & ASSOCIATES LLC

$2.18M 2025-2026 cycle

MAI & ASSOCIATES LLC is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle MAI & ASSOCIATES LLC was paid $2.18M across 22 client committees.

Strategy & Research ○ Slowing (~2mo since last)

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
Jan 6, 2017 → Jun 9, 2026
spans 9.4 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
512
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
22
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.

Jul 2025 Jun 2026
$285K 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.

No buyer activity in this window.

VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 3

LAWLER, MICHAEL VINCENT $7K — · 1 txn REPUBLICAN GOVERNANCE GROUP/TUESDAY G… $6K — · 1 txn CITIZENS STRENGTHENING OUR MESSAGE IN… $5K — · 1 txn MA MAI & ASSOCIATES LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
LAWLER, MICHAEL VINCENT
NY · House REP
$7,000 1
REPUBLICAN GOVERNANCE GROUP/TUESDAY GROUP PAC
C00433060
$5,500 1
CITIZENS STRENGTHENING OUR MESSAGE IN THE HOUSE
C00524322
$4,500 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 7

LAWLER, MICHAEL VINCENT $28K Strategy & Research · 5 txns THE GOVERNING MAJORITY FUND $28K — · 2 txns SMITH, CHRISTOPHER H $9K — · 2 txns CITIZENS STRENGTHENING OUR MESSAGE IN… $9K — · 2 txns TURNER, MICHAEL R REP. $9K — · 2 txns BRESNAHAN, ROB $6K — · 2 txns REPUBLICAN GOVERNANCE GROUP/TUESDAY G… $6K — · 1 txn MA MAI & ASSOCIATES LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
LAWLER, MICHAEL VINCENT
NY · House REP
$28,058 5
THE GOVERNING MAJORITY FUND
C00737411
$27,500 2
SMITH, CHRISTOPHER H
NJ · House REP
$9,000 2
CITIZENS STRENGTHENING OUR MESSAGE IN THE HOUSE
C00524322
$9,000 2
TURNER, MICHAEL R REP.
OH · House REP
$9,000 2
BRESNAHAN, ROB
PA · House REP
$6,000 2
REPUBLICAN GOVERNANCE GROUP/TUESDAY GROUP PAC
C00433060
$5,500 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 10

LAWLER, MICHAEL VINCENT $70K Strategy & Research · 12 txns THE GOVERNING MAJORITY FUND $33K Fundraising · 3 txns TURNER, MICHAEL R REP. $32K Strategy & Research · 7 txns SMITH, CHRISTOPHER H $26K Strategy & Research · 7 txns BRESNAHAN, ROB $20K Fundraising · 7 txns CITIZENS STRENGTHENING OUR MESSAGE IN… $17K Strategy & Research · 5 txns REPUBLICAN GOVERNANCE GROUP/TUESDAY G… $6K — · 1 txn REAL RESULTS PAC $5K Fundraising · 1 txn TEAM AMERICA - BRINGING AMERICA TOGET… $4K Strategy & Research · 1 txn FITZPATRICK, BRIAN $4K Strategy & Research · 1 txn MA MAI & ASSOCIATES LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
LAWLER, MICHAEL VINCENT
NY · House REP
$70,087 12
THE GOVERNING MAJORITY FUND
C00737411
$32,500 3
TURNER, MICHAEL R REP.
OH · House REP
$31,500 7
SMITH, CHRISTOPHER H
NJ · House REP
$25,800 7
BRESNAHAN, ROB
PA · House REP
$20,250 7
CITIZENS STRENGTHENING OUR MESSAGE IN THE HOUSE
C00524322
$16,750 5
REPUBLICAN GOVERNANCE GROUP/TUESDAY GROUP PAC
C00433060
$5,500 1
REAL RESULTS PAC
C00899187
$5,000 1
TEAM AMERICA - BRINGING AMERICA TOGETHER PAC
C00647354
$3,500 1
FITZPATRICK, BRIAN
PA · House REP
$3,500 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 10

LAWLER, MICHAEL VINCENT $113K Strategy & Research · 19 txns TURNER, MICHAEL R REP. $72K Strategy & Research · 15 txns SMITH, CHRISTOPHER H $49K Strategy & Research · 12 txns BACON, DONALD J $42K Strategy & Research · 6 txns THE GOVERNING MAJORITY FUND $33K Fundraising · 3 txns CITIZENS STRENGTHENING OUR MESSAGE IN… $26K Strategy & Research · 7 txns TEAM AMERICA - BRINGING AMERICA TOGET… $25K Strategy & Research · 7 txns FITZPATRICK, BRIAN $25K Strategy & Research · 7 txns BRESNAHAN, ROB $20K Fundraising · 7 txns REPUBLICAN GOVERNANCE GROUP/TUESDAY G… $6K — · 1 txn MA MAI & ASSOCIATES LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
LAWLER, MICHAEL VINCENT
NY · House REP
$113,059 19
TURNER, MICHAEL R REP.
OH · House REP
$72,000 15
SMITH, CHRISTOPHER H
NJ · House REP
$49,300 12
BACON, DONALD J
NE · House REP
$42,318 6
THE GOVERNING MAJORITY FUND
C00737411
$32,500 3
CITIZENS STRENGTHENING OUR MESSAGE IN THE HOUSE
C00524322
$25,750 7
TEAM AMERICA - BRINGING AMERICA TOGETHER PAC
C00647354
$24,559 7
FITZPATRICK, BRIAN
PA · House REP
$24,500 7
BRESNAHAN, ROB
PA · House REP
$20,250 7
REPUBLICAN GOVERNANCE GROUP/TUESDAY GROUP PAC
C00433060
$5,500 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 10

LAWLER, MICHAEL VINCENT $149K Strategy & Research · 25 txns BACON, DONALD J $82K Strategy & Research · 12 txns TURNER, MICHAEL R REP. $80K Strategy & Research · 19 txns SMITH, CHRISTOPHER H $49K Strategy & Research · 12 txns TEAM AMERICA - BRINGING AMERICA TOGET… $45K Strategy & Research · 13 txns FITZPATRICK, BRIAN $45K Strategy & Research · 13 txns THE GOVERNING MAJORITY FUND $33K Fundraising · 3 txns CITIZENS STRENGTHENING OUR MESSAGE IN… $31K Strategy & Research · 8 txns BRESNAHAN, ROB $20K Fundraising · 7 txns CHAVEZ-DEREMER, LORI $17K Strategy & Research · 3 txns MA MAI & ASSOCIATES LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
LAWLER, MICHAEL VINCENT
NY · House REP
$149,059 25
BACON, DONALD J
NE · House REP
$82,318 12
TURNER, MICHAEL R REP.
OH · House REP
$80,021 19
SMITH, CHRISTOPHER H
NJ · House REP
$49,300 12
TEAM AMERICA - BRINGING AMERICA TOGETHER PAC
C00647354
$44,559 13
FITZPATRICK, BRIAN
PA · House REP
$44,500 13
THE GOVERNING MAJORITY FUND
C00737411
$32,500 3
CITIZENS STRENGTHENING OUR MESSAGE IN THE HOUSE
C00524322
$30,750 8
BRESNAHAN, ROB
PA · House REP
$20,250 7
CHAVEZ-DEREMER, LORI
OR · House REP
$16,500 3

By party

Revenue by party

100% R
D · 0%
R · 100%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $1,804,692 82.88%
Non-partisan $372,868 17.12%

Part III Reference tables

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

#
#

Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Q1 2017 (2018 cycle): $33KQ2 2017 (2018 cycle): $33KQ3 2017 (2018 cycle): $46KQ4 2017 (2018 cycle): $33KQ1 2018 (2018 cycle): $41KQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $39KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $37KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $57KQ1 2019 (2020 cycle): $24KQ2 2019 (2020 cycle): $24KQ3 2019 (2020 cycle): $54KQ4 2019 (2020 cycle): $46KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $50KQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $50KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $50KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $103KQ1 2021 (2022 cycle): $62KQ2 2021 (2022 cycle): $76KQ3 2021 (2022 cycle): $65KQ4 2021 (2022 cycle): $72KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $71KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $66KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $62KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $50KQ1 2023 (2024 cycle): $39KQ2 2023 (2024 cycle): $38KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $53KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $53KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $59KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $89KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $91KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $89KQ1 2025 (2026 cycle): $81KQ2 2025 (2026 cycle): $90KQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $94KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $58KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $63KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $71K Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q2 $103K

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 2018 $33K 6 LOBIONDO, FRANK A. 50% Strategy & Research 100% $33K
2017 Q2 2018 $33K 6 LOBIONDO, FRANK A. 50% Strategy & Research 100% $66K
2017 Q3 2018 $46K 12 LOBIONDO, FRANK A. 38% Strategy & Research 100% $112K
2017 Q4 2018 $33K 10 LOBIONDO, FRANK A. 42% Strategy & Research 100% $144K
2018 Q1 2018 $41K 11 MCKINLEY FOR CONGRESS 54% Strategy & Research 100% $185K
2018 Q2 2018 $39K 12 MCKINLEY FOR CONGRESS 42% Strategy & Research 100% $224K
2018 Q3 2018 $37K 12 MCKINLEY FOR CONGRESS 45% Strategy & Research 100% $261K
2018 Q4 2018 $57K 13 FITZPATRICK, BRIAN 30% Strategy & Research 100% $317K
2019 Q1 2020 $24K 7 MCKINLEY FOR CONGRESS 68% Strategy & Research 100% $24K -27%
2019 Q2 2020 $24K 6 MCKINLEY FOR CONGRESS 68% Strategy & Research 100% $48K -26%
2019 Q3 2020 $54K 8 DEFENDING MAIN STREET SUPER… 47% Strategy & Research 100% $102K +18%
2019 Q4 2020 $46K 11 MCKINLEY FOR CONGRESS 36% Strategy & Research 100% $148K +42%
2020 Q1 2020 $50K 12 MCKINLEY FOR CONGRESS 33% Strategy & Research 100% $199K +23%
2020 Q2 2020 $50K 12 MCKINLEY FOR CONGRESS 33% Strategy & Research 100% $248K +27%
2020 Q3 2020 $50K 13 MCKINLEY FOR CONGRESS 33% Strategy & Research 100% $298K +35%
2020 Q4 2020 $103K 14 BACON, DONALD J 27% Strategy & Research 100% $401K +81%
2021 Q1 2022 $62K 20 MCKINLEY FOR CONGRESS 27% Strategy & Research 100% $62K +154%
2021 Q2 2022 $76K 20 DEFENDING MAIN STREET SUPER… 22% Strategy & Research 100% $137K +212%
2021 Q3 2022 $65K 19 BACON, DONALD J 24% Strategy & Research 100% $202K +21%
2021 Q4 2022 $72K 19 BACON, DONALD J 21% Strategy & Research 100% $275K +57%
2022 Q1 2022 $71K 21 BACON, DONALD J 23% Strategy & Research 100% $346K +42%
2022 Q2 2022 $66K 18 BACON, DONALD J 28% Strategy & Research 100% $412K +32%
2022 Q3 2022 $62K 17 BACON, DONALD J 27% Strategy & Research 100% $474K +26%
2022 Q4 2022 $50K 14 BACON, DONALD J 33% Strategy & Research 100% $524K -51%
2023 Q1 2024 $39K 9 BOLD ACTIVE CONSERVATIVES O… 33% Strategy & Research 100% $39K -36%
2023 Q2 2024 $38K 7 BACON, DONALD J 54% Strategy & Research 100% $77K -50%
2023 Q3 2024 $53K 10 CHAVEZ-DEREMER, LORI 31% Strategy & Research 100% $130K -19%
2023 Q4 2024 $53K 9 BACON, DONALD J 37% Strategy & Research 100% $183K -26%
2024 Q1 2024 $59K 11 BACON, DONALD J 33% Strategy & Research 100% $242K -17%
2024 Q2 2024 $89K 18 BACON, DONALD J 24% Strategy & Research 100% $331K +35%
2024 Q3 2024 $91K 20 BACON, DONALD J 21% Strategy & Research 100% $423K +46%
2024 Q4 2024 $89K 20 BACON, DONALD J 22% Strategy & Research 100% $511K +77%
2025 Q1 2026 $81K 15 LAWLER, MICHAEL VINCENT 26% Strategy & Research 96% $81K +106%
2025 Q2 2026 $90K 18 BACON, DONALD J 23% Strategy & Research 100% $171K +138%
2025 Q3 2026 $94K 20 LAWLER, MICHAEL VINCENT 23% Strategy & Research 99% $265K +78%
2025 Q4 2026 $58K 14 LAWLER, MICHAEL VINCENT 36% Strategy & Research 71% $323K +8%
2026 Q1 2026 $63K 15 LAWLER, MICHAEL VINCENT 33% Strategy & Research 33% $386K +7%
2026 Q2 2026 $71K 11 THE GOVERNING MAJORITY FUND 39% $457K -21%
#

Revenue by service category

No category revenue in this window.

No category revenue in this window.

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $2.07M across 481 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: BACON, DONALD J (20% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +310% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $7K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $2.07M across 481 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: BACON, DONALD J (20% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +310% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $85K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $25K across 8 disbursements (avg $3K/check) Top buyer: BRESNAHAN, ROB (33% of category) Last paid: 7mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $22K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $29 across 1 disbursements (avg $29/check) Top buyer: LAWLER, MICHAEL VINCENT (100% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $29

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $2.07M across 481 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: BACON, DONALD J (20% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +310% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $284K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $25K across 8 disbursements (avg $3K/check) Top buyer: BRESNAHAN, ROB (33% of category) Last paid: 7mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $22K Wages & Payroll — cycle-to-date Total: $972 across 1 disbursements (avg $972/check) Top buyer: LAWLER, MICHAEL VINCENT (100% of category) Last paid: 12mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Wages & Payroll $972 Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $29 across 1 disbursements (avg $29/check) Top buyer: LAWLER, MICHAEL VINCENT (100% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $29

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $2.07M across 481 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: BACON, DONALD J (20% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +310% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $445K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $25K across 8 disbursements (avg $3K/check) Top buyer: BRESNAHAN, ROB (33% of category) Last paid: 7mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $25K Wages & Payroll — cycle-to-date Total: $972 across 1 disbursements (avg $972/check) Top buyer: LAWLER, MICHAEL VINCENT (100% of category) Last paid: 12mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Wages & Payroll $972 Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $29 across 1 disbursements (avg $29/check) Top buyer: LAWLER, MICHAEL VINCENT (100% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $29
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Strategy & Research $2,069,701 481 $4K 98.8% BACON, DONALD J 20% 5mo ago
Fundraising $25,050 8 $3K 1.2% BRESNAHAN, ROB 33% 7mo ago
Wages & Payroll $972 1 $972 0.0% LAWLER, MICHAEL VINCENT 100% 12mo ago
Travel & Events $29 1 $29 0.0% LAWLER, MICHAEL VINCENT 100% 6mo ago
#

Client retention

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

7
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$1,519,610 · 69% of revenue
2
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$262,580 · 12% of revenue
13
One-time clients 1 cycle
$427,869 · 19% of revenue
Top 7 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
BACON, DONALD J 4 $407,530 70 2019-09-17 2025-08-01
MCKINLEY FOR CONGRESS 3 $323,387 64 2017-01-20 2022-04-12
FITZPATRICK, BRIAN 5 $254,415 89 2017-07-06 2025-09-08
TEAM AMERICA - BRINGING AMERICA TOGETHER PAC 4 $181,352 65 2017-07-06 2025-09-08
SMITH, CHRISTOPHER H 4 $148,908 40 2018-04-04 2026-03-05
CITIZENS STRENGTHENING OUR MESSAGE IN THE HOUSE 4 $124,018 32 2019-11-15 2026-05-14
DEFENDING MAIN STREET SUPERPAC INC. 3 $80,000 7 2018-12-20 2021-06-14
#

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
NE
$407,530 18.4% 1
NJ
$401,123 18.1% 4
WV
$323,387 14.6% 1
NY
$279,709 12.7% 4
PA
$274,665 12.4% 2
MD
$184,052 8.3% 2
OR
$101,072 4.6% 1
OH
$86,021 3.9% 1
DC
$80,000 3.6% 1
FL
$38,000 1.7% 2
GA
$21,500 1.0% 2
VA
$13,000 0.6% 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 2020-10-20 DEFENDING MAIN STREET SUPERPAC INC. Strategy & Research FUNDRAISING CONSULTING $27,500
Largest all-time 2019-09-30 DEFENDING MAIN STREET SUPERPAC INC. Strategy & Research FUNDRAISING CONSULTING $25,000
Largest all-time 2026-04-27 THE GOVERNING MAJORITY FUND FUNDRAISING CONSULTING $20,000
Largest all-time 2020-11-19 BACON, DONALD J Strategy & Research STRATEGIC CONSULTING $16,000
Largest all-time 2020-11-06 FITZPATRICK, BRIAN Strategy & Research STRATEGIC CAMPAIGN CONSULTING $12,500
Largest this cycle 2025-03-03 TURNER, MICHAEL R REP. Strategy & Research CAMPAIGN STRATEGY $9,000
Largest this cycle 2026-04-01 THE GOVERNING MAJORITY FUND FUNDRAISING CONSULTING $7,500
Largest this cycle 2025-05-02 BACON, DONALD J Strategy & Research STRATEGIC CONSULTING $7,196
Largest this cycle 2025-07-01 BACON, DONALD J Strategy & Research STRATEGIC CONSULTING $7,122
Recent 2026-05-01 LAWLER, MICHAEL VINCENT CAMPAIGN CONSULTING $7,000
Recent 2026-06-01 LAWLER, MICHAEL VINCENT CAMPAIGN CONSULTING $7,000
Recent 2026-06-09 REPUBLICAN GOVERNANCE GROUP/TUESDAY GROUP PAC FUNDRAISING CONSULTING $5,500
Recent 2026-05-14 CITIZENS STRENGTHENING OUR MESSAGE IN THE HOUSE PAC STRATEGIC CONSULTING $4,500
Recent 2026-05-01 LAWLER, MICHAEL VINCENT STAFF REIMBURSMENT: SEE MEMOS $58
3 raw FEC name variants collapsed into this canonical entity
See all 512 disbursements →