Optimum
$204K
2025-2026 cycle
Optimum is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Optimum was paid $204K across 76 client committees.
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 23, 2017 → May 12, 2026
- spans 9.3 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 891
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 76
- 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.
Jun 2025
May 2026
$14K
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.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 1 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ALVARADO-GIL FOR SENATE 2026 1457661 |
$1,428 | 1 |
| 761414 761414 |
$140 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ALVARADO-GIL FOR SENATE 2026 1457661 |
$1,428 | 1 |
| 761414 761414 |
$420 | 3 |
| REPUBLICAN PARTY OF WALKER COUNTY CEC 00015810 |
$177 | 1 |
| GIVING WILLINGLY EMPOWERING NATIONALLY PAC C00431478 |
$135 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 7
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ALVARADO-GIL FOR SENATE 2026 1457661 |
$1,428 | 1 |
| 761414 761414 |
$840 | 6 |
| GIVING WILLINGLY EMPOWERING NATIONALLY PAC C00431478 |
$547 | 4 |
| REPUBLICAN PARTY OF WALKER COUNTY CEC 00015810 |
$397 | 3 |
| NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE 00035962 |
$349 | 2 |
| WILLIAMSON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY PAC 00016894 |
$232 | 1 |
| HUGHES D BRYAN HONORABLE 00051630 |
$190 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE 00035962 |
$2,440 | 14 |
| WILLIAMSON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY PAC 00016894 |
$1,626 | 7 |
| LUBBOCK COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY CEC 00055780 |
$1,472 | 6 |
| ALVARADO-GIL FOR SENATE 2026 1457661 |
$1,428 | 1 |
| HUGHES D BRYAN HONORABLE 00051630 |
$1,383 | 6 |
| 761414 761414 |
$1,260 | 9 |
| GIVING WILLINGLY EMPOWERING NATIONALLY PAC C00431478 |
$1,242 | 10 |
| SAN JACINTO COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY P 00023974 |
$1,011 | 1 |
| CRADDICK TOM HONORABLE 00020051 |
$842 | 5 |
| REPUBLICAN PARTY OF WALKER COUNTY CEC 00015810 |
$397 | 3 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE 00035962 |
$4,501 | 26 |
| WILLIAMSON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY PAC 00016894 |
$2,975 | 13 |
| HUGHES D BRYAN HONORABLE 00051630 |
$2,805 | 12 |
| LUBBOCK COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY CEC 00055780 |
$2,700 | 11 |
| GIVING WILLINGLY EMPOWERING NATIONALLY PAC C00431478 |
$2,038 | 15 |
| CRADDICK TOM HONORABLE 00020051 |
$1,806 | 11 |
| 761414 761414 |
$1,703 | 10 |
| ALVARADO-GIL FOR SENATE 2026 1457661 |
$1,428 | 1 |
| SAN JACINTO COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY P 00023974 |
$1,011 | 1 |
| TAYLOR COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PAC CEC 00016594 |
$904 | 9 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| RENTERS AND HOMEOWNERS FOR RENT CONTROL YES ON 33, SPONSORED BY AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION 1458912 |
$15,403 | 4 |
| NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE 00035962 |
$6,511 | 38 |
| WILLIAMSON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY PAC 00016894 |
$4,269 | 19 |
| HUGHES D BRYAN HONORABLE 00051630 |
$3,470 | 14 |
| LUBBOCK COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY CEC 00055780 |
$2,700 | 11 |
| GIVING WILLINGLY EMPOWERING NATIONALLY PAC C00431478 |
$2,694 | 18 |
| CRADDICK TOM HONORABLE 00020051 |
$2,676 | 17 |
| NORTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN PARTY C00038505 |
$2,124 | 10 |
| 761414 761414 |
$1,881 | 11 |
| SARE, DIANE WILSON MS NY · Senate IND |
$1,666 | 8 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 63%
R · 37%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $41,439 | 20.28% |
| Republican | $24,066 | 11.78% |
| Non-partisan | $138,855 | 67.95% |
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 | Q1 | 2018 | $2K | 12 | C00552547 36% | Admin & Office 83% | $2K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $2K | 15 | KING, PETE 50% | Admin & Office 60% | $4K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $2K | 11 | KING, PETE 36% | Admin & Office 70% | $6K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $2K | 13 | KING, PETE 45% | Admin & Office 88% | $8K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $2K | 11 | KING, PETE 52% | Admin & Office 71% | $10K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $4K | 26 | C00552547 56% | Admin & Office 67% | $15K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $5K | 31 | C00552547 50% | Admin & Office 64% | $20K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $7K | 29 | KING, PETE 31% | Admin & Office 72% | $27K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $2K | 13 | C00552547 31% | Admin & Office 78% | $2K | +34% |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $3K | 11 | LOWEY, NITA M 35% | Admin & Office 61% | $5K | +20% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $1K | 6 | KING, PETE 55% | Admin & Office 55% | $7K | -25% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $5K | 16 | LOWEY, NITA M 27% | Admin & Office 59% | $11K | +95% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $7K | 27 | OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA 16% | Admin & Office 58% | $18K | +240% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $7K | 27 | OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA 21% | Admin & Office 50% | $25K | +60% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $5K | 19 | OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA 33% | Media 52% | $30K | -15% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $3K | 13 | LOWEY, NITA M 30% | Admin & Office 65% | $33K | -55% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $2K | 5 | C00552547 71% | Admin & Office 54% | $2K | -21% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $1K | 2 | OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA 100% | Media 100% | $3K | -59% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $2K | 6 | OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA 67% | Admin & Office 78% | $5K | +67% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $2K | 5 | OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA 87% | Admin & Office 100% | $7K | -60% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $4K | 10 | OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA 49% | Admin & Office 92% | $11K | -49% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $6K | 17 | OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA 33% | Admin & Office 97% | $17K | -21% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $11K | 40 | OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA 18% | Admin & Office 65% | $27K | +135% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $11K | 52 | OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA 12% | Admin & Office 33% | $38K | +238% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2022 | $5K | 34 | NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE 17% | Admin & Office 58% | $44K | — |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $3K | 9 | WEST VIRGINIA REPUBLICAN PA… 38% | Admin & Office 62% | $3K | +41% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $5K | 31 | NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE 20% | Admin & Office 40% | $48K | — |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $1K | 5 | SARE, DIANE WILSON MS 58% | Admin & Office 81% | $4K | +11% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $6K | 32 | LUBBOCK COUNTY REPUBLICAN P… 19% | Wages & Payroll 48% | $55K | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $2K | 10 | WEST VIRGINIA REPUBLICAN PA… 45% | Admin & Office 55% | $6K | -8% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $6K | 29 | NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE 16% | Admin & Office 32% | $60K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $3K | 10 | SUOZZI, THOMAS 34% | Admin & Office 74% | $9K | +43% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $10K | 53 | SUOZZI, THOMAS 19% | Admin & Office 53% | $19K | +183% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $10K | 52 | STRONG, COREY O 12% | Admin & Office 40% | $29K | +81% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $23K | 46 | RENTERS AND HOMEOWNERS FOR … 61% | Other / Unclassified 65% | $52K | +113% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $9K | 42 | RENTERS AND HOMEOWNERS FOR … 20% | Admin & Office 43% | $61K | -20% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $5K | 27 | NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE 20% | Wages & Payroll 33% | $66K | -7% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $658 | 7 | GIVING WILLINGLY EMPOWERING… 50% | Admin & Office 80% | $658 | -75% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $4K | 23 | NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE 24% | Admin & Office 28% | $70K | -8% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $456 | 3 | GIVING WILLINGLY EMPOWERING… 100% | Admin & Office 100% | $1K | -63% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $5K | 23 | NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE 19% | Software & Tech 37% | $75K | -15% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $339 | 3 | GIVING WILLINGLY EMPOWERING… 100% | Admin & Office 100% | $1K | -85% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $3K | 18 | NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE 31% | Wages & Payroll 35% | $79K | -42% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $356 | 3 | GIVING WILLINGLY EMPOWERING… 100% | Admin & Office 100% | $2K | -87% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $1K | 8 | 761414 40% | Admin & Office 60% | $3K | -90% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $2K | 4 | ALVARADO-GIL FOR SENATE 2026 76% | Admin & Office 9% | $5K | -82% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admin & Office | $101,752 | 486 | $209 | 50.3% | C00552547 11% | 7w ago |
| Wages & Payroll | $36,879 | 159 | $232 | 18.2% | WILLIAMSON COUNTY DEMOCRATI… 23% | 5mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $28,893 | 101 | $286 | 14.3% | RENTERS AND HOMEOWNERS FOR … 53% | 2mo ago |
| Media | $28,542 | 114 | $250 | 14.1% | OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA 24% | 7mo ago |
| Software & Tech | $5,850 | 22 | $266 | 2.9% | LUBBOCK COUNTY REPUBLICAN P… 46% | 6mo ago |
| Legal & Compliance | $278 | 6 | $46 | 0.1% | SELIGER KELTON G HONORABLE 100% | 3y ago |
| Fundraising | $237 | 1 | $237 | 0.1% | SARE, DIANE WILSON MS 100% | 3y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
4
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$36,077 · 18% of revenue
24
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$110,606 · 54% of revenue
48
One-time clients 1 cycle
$57,678 · 28% of revenue
Top 4 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C00552547 | 3 | $17,715 | 66 | 2017-02-08 | 2021-03-11 |
| SARE, DIANE WILSON MS | 3 | $8,753 | 39 | 2022-01-25 | 2025-02-26 |
| SUOZZI, THOMAS | 4 | $5,362 | 28 | 2017-02-23 | 2025-02-19 |
| 761414 | 3 | $4,247 | 29 | 2022-10-25 | 2026-05-12 |
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 | $67,394 | 33.0% | 21 | |
| NY | $49,591 | 24.3% | 13 | |
| Unknown | $36,322 | 17.8% | 20 | |
| CA | $23,044 | 11.3% | 5 | |
| NJ | $11,080 | 5.4% | 8 | |
| DC | $8,723 | 4.3% | 4 | |
| WV | $4,529 | 2.2% | 2 | |
| NC | $2,477 | 1.2% | 2 | |
| TN | $1,200 | 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 | 2024-09-30 | RENTERS AND HOMEOWNERS FOR RENT CONTROL YES ON 33, SPONSORED BY AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION | Other / Unclassified | — | $7,034 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-09-03 | RENTERS AND HOMEOWNERS FOR RENT CONTROL YES ON 33, SPONSORED BY AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION | Other / Unclassified | — | $6,506 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-28 | RENTERS AND HOMEOWNERS FOR RENT CONTROL YES ON 33, SPONSORED BY AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION | Other / Unclassified | — | $1,740 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-05-11 | ALVARADO-GIL FOR SENATE 2026 | — | — | $1,428 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-09-21 | OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA | Admin & Office | BRONX OFFICE UTILITY | $1,265 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-02-03 | GIVING WILLINGLY EMPOWERING NATIONALLY PAC | Admin & Office | UTILITIES | $202 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-05-15 | GIVING WILLINGLY EMPOWERING NATIONALLY PAC | Admin & Office | UTILITIES | $195 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-20 | REPUBLICAN PARTY OF WALKER COUNTY CEC | Admin & Office | HQ Utilities | $177 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-06-24 | GIVING WILLINGLY EMPOWERING NATIONALLY PAC | Admin & Office | UTILITIES | $150 |
| Recent | 2026-04-07 | 761414 | Other / Unclassified | — | $140 |
| Recent | 2026-05-12 | 761414 | — | — | $140 |
| Recent | 2026-03-24 | GIVING WILLINGLY EMPOWERING NATIONALLY PAC | Admin & Office | UTILITES | $135 |