Optimates LLC
Optimates LLC is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Optimates LLC was paid $670K across 8 client committees, of which $29K 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 |
$640,306 | 16 rows | 95.6% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$29,420 | 2 rows | 4.4% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Dec 22, 2025 → Sep 18, 2026
- spans 9 months
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 16
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 8
- 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.
Top buyers last 1 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STRATEGIC MAJORITY PAC C00890335 |
$4,420 IE $4,420 |
1 |
Top buyers last 3 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| NRSC C00027466 |
$53,200 | 1 |
| STRATEGIC MAJORITY PAC C00890335 |
$4,420 IE $4,420 |
1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 7
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| NRSC C00027466 |
$53,200 | 1 |
| MILLER-MEEKS, MARIANNETTE JANE IA · House REP |
$28,999 | 1 |
| AMERICA FIRST RESCUE PAC C00938415 |
$25,000 IE $25,000 |
1 |
| DOOLEY, DEREK GA · Senate REP |
$20,000 | 1 |
| GAINES, HOUSTON GA · House REP |
$16,735 | 1 |
| DGD PAC C00940106 |
$16,735 | 1 |
| STRATEGIC MAJORITY PAC C00890335 |
$4,420 IE $4,420 |
1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| WARD RHONDA R MRS 00089755 |
$467,801 | 7 |
| NRSC C00027466 |
$53,200 | 1 |
| DOOLEY, DEREK GA · Senate REP |
$30,000 | 3 |
| MILLER-MEEKS, MARIANNETTE JANE IA · House REP |
$28,999 | 1 |
| AMERICA FIRST RESCUE PAC C00938415 |
$25,000 IE $25,000 |
1 |
| RHODES, RYAN IA · House REP |
$16,837 | 1 |
| DGD PAC C00940106 |
$16,735 | 1 |
| GAINES, HOUSTON GA · House REP |
$16,735 | 1 |
| GRAY, CHUCK WY · House REP |
$10,000 | 1 |
| STRATEGIC MAJORITY PAC C00890335 |
$4,420 IE $4,420 |
1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| WARD RHONDA R MRS 00089755 |
$467,801 | 7 |
| NRSC C00027466 |
$53,200 | 1 |
| DOOLEY, DEREK GA · Senate REP |
$30,000 | 3 |
| MILLER-MEEKS, MARIANNETTE JANE IA · House REP |
$28,999 | 1 |
| AMERICA FIRST RESCUE PAC C00938415 |
$25,000 IE $25,000 |
1 |
| RHODES, RYAN IA · House REP |
$16,837 | 1 |
| DGD PAC C00940106 |
$16,735 | 1 |
| GAINES, HOUSTON GA · House REP |
$16,735 | 1 |
| GRAY, CHUCK WY · House REP |
$10,000 | 1 |
| STRATEGIC MAJORITY PAC C00890335 |
$4,420 IE $4,420 |
1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| WARD RHONDA R MRS 00089755 |
$467,801 | 7 |
| NRSC C00027466 |
$53,200 | 1 |
| DOOLEY, DEREK GA · Senate REP |
$30,000 | 3 |
| MILLER-MEEKS, MARIANNETTE JANE IA · House REP |
$28,999 | 1 |
| AMERICA FIRST RESCUE PAC C00938415 |
$25,000 IE $25,000 |
1 |
| RHODES, RYAN IA · House REP |
$16,837 | 1 |
| DGD PAC C00940106 |
$16,735 | 1 |
| GAINES, HOUSTON GA · House REP |
$16,735 | 1 |
| GRAY, CHUCK WY · House REP |
$10,000 | 1 |
| STRATEGIC MAJORITY PAC C00890335 |
$4,420 IE $4,420 |
1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $162,928 | 24.33% |
| Non-partisan | $506,798 | 75.67% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Money flow through this vendor
Where their ad buys point
IE payers (left) → races the buys targeted (right) · independent-expenditure filings onlyCycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 2 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $46K | 1 | WARD RHONDA R MRS 100% | Media 100% | $46K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $459K | 10 | WARD RHONDA R MRS 92% | Media 81% | $459K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $82K | 4 | MILLER-MEEKS, MARIANNETTE J… 35% | — | $542K | — |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $53K | 1 | NRSC 100% | — | $595K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media | $417,995 | 6 | $70K | 100.0% | WARD RHONDA R MRS 100% | 7mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
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 | $467,801 | 73.1% | 1 | |
| GA | $63,470 | 9.9% | 3 | |
| DC | $53,200 | 8.3% | 1 | |
| IA | $45,836 | 7.2% | 2 | |
| WY | $10,000 | 1.6% | 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 | 2026-02-02 | WARD RHONDA R MRS | Media | Campaign Advertising Expense | $127,851 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-02-20 | WARD RHONDA R MRS | Media | Campaign Advertising Expense | $121,121 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-07-31 | NRSC | — | POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING | $53,200 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-02-26 | WARD RHONDA R MRS | — | Campaign Advertising Expense | $49,806 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-01-01 | WARD RHONDA R MRS | Media | Campaign Advertising Expense | $45,506 |
| Recent | 2026-06-10 | MILLER-MEEKS, MARIANNETTE JANE | — | TEXTING | $28,999 |
| Recent | 2026-06-09 | DOOLEY, DEREK | — | COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING | $20,000 |
| Recent | 2026-04-17 | GAINES, HOUSTON | — | STRATEGY CONSULTING | $16,735 |
| Recent | 2026-04-17 | DGD PAC | — | PAC STRATEGY CONSULTING | $16,735 |