MEETING STREET RESEARCH LLC
MEETING STREET RESEARCH LLC is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle MEETING STREET RESEARCH LLC was paid $5.84M across 53 client committees, of which $113K 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 |
$5,724,682 | 223 rows | 98.1% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$112,667 | 8 rows | 1.9% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Aug 26, 2016 → Jun 25, 2026
- spans 9.8 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 223
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 53
- 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 3 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SLF PAC C00571703 |
$62,500 | 1 |
| CONSERVATIVE AMERICANS PAC C00855924 |
$28,500 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 7
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SLF PAC C00571703 |
$62,500 | 1 |
| CONSERVATIVE AMERICANS PAC C00855924 |
$58,500 | 2 |
| GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. SC · Senate REP |
$44,500 | 1 |
| CRENSHAW, DANIEL TX · House REP |
$28,500 | 1 |
| CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC. C00835967 |
$27,500 | 1 |
| SMITH, ADRIAN NE · House REP |
$27,500 | 1 |
| SMITH, KEVIN KY · House REP |
$18,500 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. SC · Senate REP |
$128,500 | 2 |
| SLF PAC C00571703 |
$62,500 | 1 |
| CONSERVATIVE AMERICANS PAC C00855924 |
$58,500 | 2 |
| TEXAS SANDS PAC 00086519 |
$33,417 | 4 |
| CRENSHAW, DANIEL TX · House REP |
$28,500 | 1 |
| CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC. C00835967 |
$27,500 | 1 |
| SMITH, ADRIAN NE · House REP |
$27,500 | 1 |
| TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC 00028135 |
$25,667 | 2 |
| TEXAS ECONOMIC FUND 00089224 |
$20,000 | 1 |
| SMITH, KEVIN KY · House REP |
$18,500 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. SC · Senate REP |
$176,000 | 3 |
| SLF PAC C00571703 |
$62,500 | 1 |
| CONSERVATIVE AMERICANS PAC C00855924 |
$58,500 | 2 |
| TEXAS ECONOMIC FUND 00089224 |
$40,000 | 2 |
| TEXAS SANDS PAC 00086519 |
$33,417 | 4 |
| CRENSHAW, DANIEL TX · House REP |
$28,500 | 1 |
| SMITH, ADRIAN NE · House REP |
$27,500 | 1 |
| CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC. C00835967 |
$27,500 | 1 |
| TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC 00028135 |
$25,667 | 2 |
| SMITH, KEVIN KY · House REP |
$18,500 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| NRCC C00075820 |
$339,000 | 5 |
| GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. SC · Senate REP |
$176,000 | 3 |
| SLF PAC C00571703 |
$62,500 | 1 |
| TEXAS TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION PAC 00015666 |
$61,500 | 1 |
| CONSERVATIVE AMERICANS PAC C00855924 |
$58,500 | 2 |
| CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC. C00835967 |
$46,000 | 2 |
| TEXAS ECONOMIC FUND 00089224 |
$40,000 | 2 |
| TEXAS SANDS PAC 00086519 |
$33,417 | 4 |
| EMMER, THOMAS EARL JR. MN · House REP |
$32,000 | 1 |
| AMERICA PAC C00879510 |
$30,000 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $181,541 | 3.11% |
| Republican | $5,038,380 | 86.31% |
| Non-partisan | $617,428 | 10.58% |
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 · 10 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2018 | $38K | 2 | DAN MOODY FOR CONGRESS, INC. 51% | Strategy & Research 100% | $38K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $49K | 3 | NRCC 55% | Strategy & Research 100% | $87K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $90K | 2 | NRCC 77% | Strategy & Research 100% | $177K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $53K | 1 | NRCC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $229K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $31K | 2 | FISCHER, DEBRA S. 65% | Strategy & Research 100% | $260K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $92K | 5 | MARTHA ROBY FOR CONGRESS 51% | Strategy & Research 100% | $352K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $352K | 14 | NRCC 41% | Strategy & Research 100% | $705K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $522K | 26 | NRCC 53% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.23M | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2018 | $15K | 1 | DZIUBA FOR SENATE 2019; THE… 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.24M | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $58K | 4 | NRCC 60% | Strategy & Research 100% | $58K | +18% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $104K | 7 | NRCC 36% | Strategy & Research 100% | $162K | +16% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $28K | 2 | JEFF COLEMAN FOR CONGRESS, … 64% | Strategy & Research 100% | $189K | -48% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $110K | 6 | CLF 64% | Strategy & Research 100% | $299K | +254% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $51K | 3 | BANKS, JAMES E. HON. 43% | Strategy & Research 100% | $350K | -45% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $474K | 19 | CLF 44% | Strategy & Research 100% | $823K | +34% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $803K | 22 | CLF 44% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.63M | +54% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $49K | 2 | NRCC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $49K | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $23K | 2 | BUDD, THEODORE P 66% | Strategy & Research 100% | $71K | -60% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $35K | 2 | AMERICAN PATRIOTS PAC 65% | Strategy & Research 100% | $106K | -67% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $17K | 2 | NRCC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $122K | -40% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $69K | 4 | MCKINLEY FOR CONGRESS 66% | Strategy & Research 100% | $191K | -37% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $127K | 5 | MCKINLEY FOR CONGRESS 29% | Strategy & Research 100% | $318K | +150% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $350K | 13 | NRCC 29% | Strategy & Research 100% | $668K | -26% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $363K | 12 | NRCC 33% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.03M | -55% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $118K | 4 | CRENSHAW, DANIEL 58% | Strategy & Research 100% | $118K | +241% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $136K | 7 | CONSERVATIVE AMERICANS PAC 42% | Strategy & Research 100% | $253K | +97% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $272K | 9 | AMERICA FUND 23% | Strategy & Research 100% | $525K | +114% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $349K | 10 | NRCC 29% | Strategy & Research 100% | $874K | -0% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $411K | 10 | NRCC 62% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.29M | +13% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $60K | 2 | GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. 79% | Strategy & Research 100% | $60K | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $20K | 1 | TEXAS ECONOMIC FUND 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.31M | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $43K | 3 | TEXAS ECONOMIC FUND 47% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.35M | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $52K | 5 | TEXAS SANDS PAC 51% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.4M | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $171K | 4 | GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. 75% | Strategy & Research 83% | $231K | +26% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $195K | 6 | SLF PAC 32% | — | $426K | -29% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $5,436,182 | 216 | $25K | 100.0% | NRCC 32% | 5mo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRCC | 4 | $1,757,715 | 54 | 2017-06-21 | 2024-10-30 |
| CRENSHAW, DANIEL | 4 | $315,000 | 9 | 2020-01-20 | 2026-03-19 |
| BACON, DONALD J | 4 | $244,434 | 16 | 2018-10-09 | 2024-10-21 |
| MCKINLEY FOR CONGRESS | 3 | $192,250 | 9 | 2018-05-11 | 2022-04-19 |
| SLF PAC | 3 | $154,250 | 5 | 2018-09-25 | 2026-06-25 |
| EMMER, THOMAS EARL JR. | 4 | $119,000 | 4 | 2018-10-30 | 2024-08-19 |
| ALLEN, RICHARD W | 4 | $118,250 | 7 | 2018-05-30 | 2024-10-08 |
| AMERICAN PATRIOTS PAC | 3 | $82,000 | 4 | 2018-08-07 | 2024-05-05 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC | $2,630,965 | 48.2% | 4 | |
| TX | $613,333 | 11.2% | 9 | |
| NE | $330,684 | 6.1% | 3 | |
| MA | $325,500 | 6.0% | 5 | |
| NC | $312,250 | 5.7% | 5 | |
| SC | $284,500 | 5.2% | 3 | |
| VA | $230,000 | 4.2% | 5 | |
| WV | $192,250 | 3.5% | 1 | |
| GA | $173,750 | 3.2% | 3 | |
| NV | $148,000 | 2.7% | 2 | |
| MN | $119,000 | 2.2% | 1 | |
| AL | $96,500 | 1.8% | 2 |
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 | 2020-10-15 | CLF | Strategy & Research | POLLING | $251,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-10-31 | NRCC | Strategy & Research | SURVEY RESEARCH | $132,500 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-09-04 | NRCC | Strategy & Research | SURVEY RESEARCH | $89,500 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-01-08 | GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. | Strategy & Research | POLLING | $84,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-03 | NRCC | Strategy & Research | SURVEY RESEARCH | $82,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-06-25 | SLF PAC | — | POLLING | $62,500 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-03-21 | GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. | Strategy & Research | POLLING/DATA ANALYSIS | $47,500 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-06 | GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. | Strategy & Research | POLLING | $44,500 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-07 | CONSERVATIVE AMERICANS PAC | — | POLLING EXPENSE | $30,000 |
| Recent | 2026-06-25 | CONSERVATIVE AMERICANS PAC | — | POLLING EXPENSE | $28,500 |
| Recent | 2026-04-22 | SMITH, ADRIAN | — | SURVEYS | $27,500 |
| Recent | 2026-05-08 | CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC. | — | POLLING SERVICES | $27,500 |