Mercury
$1.20M
2025-2026 cycle
Mercury is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Mercury was paid $1.20M across 16 client committees, of which $1.18M 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
$1.20M
=
$14K
(Schedule B)
+
$1.18M
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$14,449 | 115 rows | 1.2% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$1,181,142 | 96 rows | 98.8% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Apr 4, 2002 → Jun 23, 2026
- spans 24.2 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 115
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 16
- 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
$3K
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 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SMITH STEPHEN CRAIG HONORABLE 00057712 |
$180 | 2 |
| MOYE ERIC V HONORABLE 00020591 |
$100 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 5
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SMITH STEPHEN CRAIG HONORABLE 00057712 |
$716 | 7 |
| MOORE MARICELA HONORABLE 00067618 |
$611 | 2 |
| WOLFF FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026 1482531 |
$250 | 1 |
| HOFFMAN MARTIN J HONORABLE 00057750 |
$142 | 2 |
| MOYE ERIC V HONORABLE 00020591 |
$100 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 5
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SMITH STEPHEN CRAIG HONORABLE 00057712 |
$1,341 | 11 |
| MOORE MARICELA HONORABLE 00067618 |
$611 | 2 |
| HOFFMAN MARTIN J HONORABLE 00057750 |
$553 | 7 |
| WOLFF FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026 1482531 |
$250 | 1 |
| MOYE ERIC V HONORABLE 00020591 |
$200 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 5
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SMITH STEPHEN CRAIG HONORABLE 00057712 |
$1,565 | 14 |
| HOFFMAN MARTIN J HONORABLE 00057750 |
$796 | 10 |
| MOORE MARICELA HONORABLE 00067618 |
$611 | 2 |
| WOLFF FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026 1482531 |
$250 | 1 |
| MOYE ERIC V HONORABLE 00020591 |
$200 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 5
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SMITH STEPHEN CRAIG HONORABLE 00057712 |
$1,854 | 17 |
| HOFFMAN MARTIN J HONORABLE 00057750 |
$1,289 | 15 |
| MOORE MARICELA HONORABLE 00067618 |
$611 | 2 |
| MOYE ERIC V HONORABLE 00020591 |
$368 | 4 |
| WOLFF FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026 1482531 |
$250 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 100%
R · 0%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $26,366 | 2.21% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $1,169,224 | 97.79% |
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
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $232 | 1 | JOHNSON, HENRY C. 'HANK' 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $232 | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2016 | $117 | 2 | TEXANS FOR JASON VILLALBA D… 56% | Travel & Events 100% | $117 | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $86 | 1 | JOHNSON, HENRY C. 'HANK' 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $319 | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $73 | 1 | SMITH STEPHEN CRAIG HONORAB… 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $391 | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $96 | 1 | SMITH STEPHEN CRAIG HONORAB… 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $487 | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $246 | 1 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $734 | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2018 | $67 | 1 | SMITH STEPHEN CRAIG HONORAB… 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $801 | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $61 | 1 | SMITH STEPHEN CRAIG HONORAB… 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $61 | -75% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $200 | 2 | SMITH STEPHEN CRAIG HONORAB… 100% | Travel & Events 50% | $261 | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $417 | 2 | SMITH STEPHEN CRAIG HONORAB… 100% | Legal & Compliance 70% | $678 | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $513 | 6 | HOFFMAN MARTIN J HONORABLE 73% | Wages & Payroll 73% | $513 | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $318 | 3 | SMITH STEPHEN CRAIG HONORAB… 69% | Travel & Events 69% | $831 | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $556 | 6 | HOFFMAN MARTIN J HONORABLE 40% | Other / Unclassified 51% | $1K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $484 | 4 | HOFFMAN MARTIN J HONORABLE 75% | Wages & Payroll 53% | $2K | +695% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2022 | $156 | 2 | HOFFMAN MARTIN J HONORABLE 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $2K | — |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $377 | 4 | SMITH STEPHEN CRAIG HONORAB… 73% | Travel & Events 73% | $2K | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $83 | 1 | SMITH STEPHEN CRAIG HONORAB… 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $2K | -58% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $1K | 8 | MOORE MARICELA HONORABLE 62% | Travel & Events 82% | $1K | +170% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $659 | 5 | HOFFMAN MARTIN J HONORABLE 73% | Wages & Payroll 73% | $2K | +107% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $477 | 5 | SMITH STEPHEN CRAIG HONORAB… 68% | Travel & Events 82% | $3K | -14% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $576 | 6 | HOFFMAN MARTIN J HONORABLE 71% | Other / Unclassified 71% | $3K | +19% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $453 | 6 | SMITH STEPHEN CRAIG HONORAB… 50% | Travel & Events 67% | $4K | +191% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $549 | 3 | SMITH STEPHEN CRAIG HONORAB… 83% | Travel & Events 83% | $4K | +559% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $411 | 5 | HOFFMAN MARTIN J HONORABLE 79% | Wages & Payroll 61% | $5K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $1K | 10 | SMITH STEPHEN CRAIG HONORAB… 44% | Travel & Events 94% | $1K | +2% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $672 | 6 | WOLFF FOR INSURANCE COMMISS… 37% | Travel & Events 42% | $2K | +2% |
Revenue by service category
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Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel & Events | $8,017 | 70 | $115 | 56.4% | SMITH STEPHEN CRAIG HONORAB… 63% | 4w ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $3,761 | 21 | $179 | 26.4% | HOFFMAN MARTIN J HONORABLE 33% | 16mo ago |
| Wages & Payroll | $1,800 | 18 | $100 | 12.7% | HOFFMAN MARTIN J HONORABLE 100% | 7mo ago |
| Legal & Compliance | $643 | 3 | $214 | 4.5% | SMITH STEPHEN CRAIG HONORAB… 61% | 3mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
2
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$8,805 · 61% of revenue
3
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$2,315 · 16% of revenue
11
One-time clients 1 cycle
$3,329 · 23% of revenue
Top 2 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH STEPHEN CRAIG HONORABLE | 7 | $5,470 | 54 | 2014-07-18 | 2026-06-23 |
| HOFFMAN MARTIN J HONORABLE | 3 | $3,335 | 36 | 2022-01-31 | 2026-04-27 |
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 | $13,152 | 91.0% | 12 | |
| CA | $978 | 6.8% | 3 | |
| GA | $319 | 2.2% | 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 | 2014-03-31 | CORTEZ CARLOS R HONORABLE | Other / Unclassified | Thank you dinner for campaign supporters | $889 |
| Largest all-time | 2010-02-22 | WELLIK JOHN J MR | Other / Unclassified | Campaign Dinner with Supporters | $791 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-01-16 | MOORE MARICELA HONORABLE | Travel & Events | Meal with supporters | $550 |
| Largest all-time | 2014-06-10 | DABABNEH FOR ASSEMBLY 2014, MATT | Other / Unclassified | — | $419 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-08-06 | SMITH STEPHEN CRAIG HONORABLE | Travel & Events | Food and beverages with supporters | $374 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-16 | MOORE MARICELA HONORABLE | Travel & Events | Meal with supporters | $339 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-02 | MOORE MARICELA HONORABLE | Travel & Events | Meal with supporters | $272 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-30 | SMITH STEPHEN CRAIG HONORABLE | Travel & Events | Food and beverages with supporters | $264 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-23 | WOLFF FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026 | Legal & Compliance | 2/9/2026, Chess Game Prize Winner, Insurance Premium, Michael Jura | $250 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-08 | MOYE ERIC V HONORABLE | Travel & Events | Food and beverages with supporters | $100 |
| Recent | 2026-06-23 | SMITH STEPHEN CRAIG HONORABLE | Travel & Events | Food and beverages with supporters | $98 |
| Recent | 2026-06-03 | SMITH STEPHEN CRAIG HONORABLE | Travel & Events | Food and beverages with supporters | $82 |
| Recent | 2026-04-27 | HOFFMAN MARTIN J HONORABLE | — | Lunch with political supporters | $62 |