Optimates LLC
Optimates LLC is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Optimates LLC was paid $612K across 7 client committees, of which $25K 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 |
$587,106 | 15 rows | 95.9% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$25,000 | 1 rows | 4.1% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Dec 22, 2025 → Jun 10, 2026
- spans 6 months
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 15
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 7
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| MILLER-MEEKS, MARIANNETTE JANE IA · House REP |
$28,999 | 1 |
| DOOLEY, DEREK GA · Senate REP |
$20,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 6
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| RHODES, RYAN IA · House REP |
$16,837 | 1 |
| GAINES, HOUSTON GA · House REP |
$16,735 | 1 |
| DGD PAC C00940106 |
$16,735 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 8
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| WARD RHONDA R MRS 00089755 |
$467,801 | 7 |
| 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 |
| GAINES, HOUSTON GA · House REP |
$16,735 | 1 |
| DGD PAC C00940106 |
$16,735 | 1 |
| GRAY, CHUCK WY · House REP |
$10,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 8
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| WARD RHONDA R MRS 00089755 |
$467,801 | 7 |
| 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 |
| GAINES, HOUSTON GA · House REP |
$16,735 | 1 |
| DGD PAC C00940106 |
$16,735 | 1 |
| GRAY, CHUCK WY · House REP |
$10,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 8
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| WARD RHONDA R MRS 00089755 |
$467,801 | 7 |
| 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 |
| GAINES, HOUSTON GA · House REP |
$16,735 | 1 |
| DGD PAC C00940106 |
$16,735 | 1 |
| GRAY, CHUCK WY · House REP |
$10,000 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $106,938 | 17.47% |
| Non-partisan | $505,168 | 82.53% |
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 onlyNo activity in the last 1 months.
No activity in the last 3 months.
Cycle-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 | — |
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% | 6mo 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 | 79.7% | 1 | |
| GA | $63,470 | 10.8% | 3 | |
| IA | $45,836 | 7.8% | 2 | |
| WY | $10,000 | 1.7% | 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 | 2026-02-26 | WARD RHONDA R MRS | — | Campaign Advertising Expense | $49,806 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-12-22 | WARD RHONDA R MRS | Media | Campaign Advertising Expense | $45,506 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-01-01 | WARD RHONDA R MRS | Media | Campaign Advertising Expense | $45,506 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-16 | WARD RHONDA R MRS | Media | Campaign Advertising Expense | $41,172 |
| Recent | 2026-06-10 | MILLER-MEEKS, MARIANNETTE JANE | — | TEXTING | $28,999 |
| Recent | 2026-06-09 | DOOLEY, DEREK | — | COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING | $20,000 |
| Recent | 2026-03-12 | RHODES, RYAN | — | RETAINER, TEXTS, AND PALM CARDS | $16,837 |
| Recent | 2026-04-17 | DGD PAC | — | PAC STRATEGY CONSULTING | $16,735 |
| Recent | 2026-04-17 | GAINES, HOUSTON | — | STRATEGY CONSULTING | $16,735 |