Optimum

$204K 2025-2026 cycle

Optimum is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Optimum was paid $204K across 77 client committees.

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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
893
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
77
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Jun 2025 May 2026
$124K across 12 months
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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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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 4

CALIFORNIA LEADS $110K Admin & Office · 2 txns ALVARADO-GIL FOR SENATE 2026 $1K — · 1 txn 761414 $280 Other / Unclassified · 2 txns REPUBLICAN PARTY OF WALKER COUNTY CEC $177 Admin & Office · 1 txn O Optimum
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CALIFORNIA LEADS
1478581
$109,882 2
ALVARADO-GIL FOR SENATE 2026
1457661
$1,428 1
761414
761414
$280 2
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF WALKER COUNTY CEC
00015810
$177 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 5

CALIFORNIA LEADS $110K Admin & Office · 2 txns ALVARADO-GIL FOR SENATE 2026 $1K — · 1 txn 761414 $700 Other / Unclassified · 5 txns GIVING WILLINGLY EMPOWERING NATIONALL… $397 Admin & Office · 3 txns REPUBLICAN PARTY OF WALKER COUNTY CEC $397 Admin & Office · 3 txns O Optimum
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CALIFORNIA LEADS
1478581
$109,882 2
ALVARADO-GIL FOR SENATE 2026
1457661
$1,428 1
761414
761414
$700 5
GIVING WILLINGLY EMPOWERING NATIONALLY PAC
C00431478
$397 3
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF WALKER COUNTY CEC
00015810
$397 3
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 10

CALIFORNIA LEADS $110K Admin & Office · 2 txns NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE $2K Admin & Office · 12 txns LUBBOCK COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY CEC $1K Software & Tech · 6 txns ALVARADO-GIL FOR SENATE 2026 $1K — · 1 txn WILLIAMSON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY PAC $1K Wages & Payroll · 6 txns HUGHES D BRYAN HONORABLE $1K Admin & Office · 6 txns 761414 $1K Other / Unclassified · 9 txns GIVING WILLINGLY EMPOWERING NATIONALL… $1K Admin & Office · 9 txns SAN JACINTO COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY P $1K Software & Tech · 1 txn CRADDICK TOM HONORABLE $673 Media · 4 txns O Optimum
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CALIFORNIA LEADS
1478581
$109,882 2
NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE
00035962
$2,091 12
LUBBOCK COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY CEC
00055780
$1,472 6
ALVARADO-GIL FOR SENATE 2026
1457661
$1,428 1
WILLIAMSON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY PAC
00016894
$1,394 6
HUGHES D BRYAN HONORABLE
00051630
$1,383 6
761414
761414
$1,260 9
GIVING WILLINGLY EMPOWERING NATIONALLY PAC
C00431478
$1,092 9
SAN JACINTO COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY P
00023974
$1,011 1
CRADDICK TOM HONORABLE
00020051
$673 4
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 10

CALIFORNIA LEADS $110K Admin & Office · 2 txns NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE $4K Wages & Payroll · 24 txns WILLIAMSON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY PAC $3K Wages & Payroll · 12 txns LUBBOCK COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY CEC $3K Software & Tech · 11 txns HUGHES D BRYAN HONORABLE $3K Admin & Office · 11 txns GIVING WILLINGLY EMPOWERING NATIONALL… $2K Admin & Office · 14 txns 761414 $2K Other / Unclassified · 10 txns CRADDICK TOM HONORABLE $2K Media · 10 txns ALVARADO-GIL FOR SENATE 2026 $1K — · 1 txn SAN JACINTO COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY P $1K Software & Tech · 1 txn O Optimum
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CALIFORNIA LEADS
1478581
$109,882 2
NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE
00035962
$4,162 24
WILLIAMSON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY PAC
00016894
$2,759 12
LUBBOCK COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY CEC
00055780
$2,700 11
HUGHES D BRYAN HONORABLE
00051630
$2,615 11
GIVING WILLINGLY EMPOWERING NATIONALLY PAC
C00431478
$1,875 14
761414
761414
$1,703 10
CRADDICK TOM HONORABLE
00020051
$1,660 10
ALVARADO-GIL FOR SENATE 2026
1457661
$1,428 1
SAN JACINTO COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY P
00023974
$1,011 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 10

CALIFORNIA LEADS $110K Admin & Office · 2 txns RENTERS AND HOMEOWNERS FOR RENT CONTR… $15K Other / Unclassified · 4 txns NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE $6K Wages & Payroll · 36 txns WILLIAMSON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY PAC $4K Wages & Payroll · 18 txns HUGHES D BRYAN HONORABLE $3K Admin & Office · 14 txns LUBBOCK COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY CEC $3K Software & Tech · 11 txns GIVING WILLINGLY EMPOWERING NATIONALL… $3K Admin & Office · 18 txns CRADDICK TOM HONORABLE $3K Media · 16 txns 761414 $2K Other / Unclassified · 11 txns SARE, DIANE WILSON MS $2K Admin & Office · 8 txns O Optimum
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CALIFORNIA LEADS
1478581
$109,882 2
RENTERS AND HOMEOWNERS FOR RENT CONTROL YES ON 33, SPONSORED BY AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION
1458912
$15,403 4
NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE
00035962
$6,187 36
WILLIAMSON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY PAC
00016894
$4,053 18
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
$2,531 16
761414
761414
$1,881 11
SARE, DIANE WILSON MS
NY · Senate IND
$1,666 8

By party

Revenue by party

63% D
D · 63%
R · 37%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $26,932 13.18%
Republican $15,641 7.65%
Non-partisan $161,787 79.17%

Part III Reference tables

Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Q1 2017 (2018 cycle): $2KQ2 2017 (2018 cycle): $2KQ3 2017 (2018 cycle): $2KQ4 2017 (2018 cycle): $2KQ1 2018 (2018 cycle): $2KQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $4KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $5KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $7KQ1 2019 (2020 cycle): $2KQ2 2019 (2020 cycle): $3KQ3 2019 (2020 cycle): $1KQ4 2019 (2020 cycle): $5KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $7KQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $7KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $5KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $3KQ1 2021 (2022 cycle): $2KQ2 2021 (2022 cycle): $1KQ3 2021 (2022 cycle): $2KQ4 2021 (2022 cycle): $2KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $4KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $6KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $11KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $11KQ1 2023 (2022 cycle): $5KQ1 2023 (2024 cycle): $3KQ2 2023 (2022 cycle): $5KQ2 2023 (2024 cycle): $1KQ3 2023 (2022 cycle): $6KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $2KQ4 2023 (2022 cycle): $6KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $3KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $10KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $10KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $23KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $9KQ1 2025 (2024 cycle): $5KQ1 2025 (2026 cycle): $658Q2 2025 (2024 cycle): $4KQ2 2025 (2026 cycle): $456Q3 2025 (2024 cycle): $5KQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $339Q4 2025 (2024 cycle): $3KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $356Q1 2026 (2026 cycle): $1KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $112K Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q3Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2 $112K

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 $112K 6 CALIFORNIA LEADS 98% Admin & Office 98% $115K +982%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 3 months · hover bars for cycle context
Admin & Office — cycle-to-date Total: $212K across 488 disbursements (avg $434/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA LEADS (52% of category) Last paid: 8w ago · +627% vs prior cycle Admin & Office $110K

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Admin & Office — cycle-to-date Total: $212K across 488 disbursements (avg $434/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA LEADS (52% of category) Last paid: 8w ago · +627% vs prior cycle Admin & Office $111K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Admin & Office — cycle-to-date Total: $212K across 488 disbursements (avg $434/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA LEADS (52% of category) Last paid: 8w ago · +627% vs prior cycle Admin & Office $114K Wages & Payroll — cycle-to-date Total: $37K across 159 disbursements (avg $232/check) Top buyer: WILLIAMSON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY PAC (23% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · +142% vs prior cycle Wages & Payroll $3K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $6K across 22 disbursements (avg $266/check) Top buyer: LUBBOCK COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY CEC (46% of category) Last paid: 7mo ago · +18% vs prior cycle Software & Tech $2K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $29K across 114 disbursements (avg $250/check) Top buyer: OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA (24% of category) Last paid: 8mo ago · +305% vs prior cycle Media $673

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Admin & Office — cycle-to-date Total: $212K across 488 disbursements (avg $434/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA LEADS (52% of category) Last paid: 8w ago · +627% vs prior cycle Admin & Office $117K Wages & Payroll — cycle-to-date Total: $37K across 159 disbursements (avg $232/check) Top buyer: WILLIAMSON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY PAC (23% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · +142% vs prior cycle Wages & Payroll $5K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $6K across 22 disbursements (avg $266/check) Top buyer: LUBBOCK COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY CEC (46% of category) Last paid: 7mo ago · +18% vs prior cycle Software & Tech $4K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $29K across 114 disbursements (avg $250/check) Top buyer: OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA (24% of category) Last paid: 8mo ago · +305% vs prior cycle Media $3K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Admin & Office — cycle-to-date Total: $212K across 488 disbursements (avg $434/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA LEADS (52% of category) Last paid: 8w ago · +627% vs prior cycle Admin & Office $126K Wages & Payroll — cycle-to-date Total: $37K across 159 disbursements (avg $232/check) Top buyer: WILLIAMSON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY PAC (23% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · +142% vs prior cycle Wages & Payroll $9K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $29K across 114 disbursements (avg $250/check) Top buyer: OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA (24% of category) Last paid: 8mo ago · +305% vs prior cycle Media $4K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $6K across 22 disbursements (avg $266/check) Top buyer: LUBBOCK COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY CEC (46% of category) Last paid: 7mo ago · +18% vs prior cycle Software & Tech $4K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Admin & Office $211,634 488 $434 67.8% CALIFORNIA LEADS 52% 8w ago
Wages & Payroll $36,879 159 $232 11.8% WILLIAMSON COUNTY DEMOCRATI… 23% 6mo ago
Other / Unclassified $28,893 101 $286 9.3% RENTERS AND HOMEOWNERS FOR … 53% 2mo ago
Media $28,542 114 $250 9.1% OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA 24% 8mo ago
Software & Tech $5,850 22 $266 1.9% LUBBOCK COUNTY REPUBLICAN P… 46% 7mo 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
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Client retention

Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.

4
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$36,077 · 11% of revenue
24
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$110,606 · 35% of revenue
49
One-time clients 1 cycle
$167,560 · 53% 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
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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
CA
$132,927 42.3% 6
TX
$67,394 21.4% 21
NY
$49,591 15.8% 13
Unknown
$36,322 11.6% 20
NJ
$11,080 3.5% 8
DC
$8,723 2.8% 4
WV
$4,529 1.4% 2
NC
$2,477 0.8% 2
TN
$1,200 0.4% 1
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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 2026-05-05 CALIFORNIA LEADS Admin & Office TEL, WEB $75,765
Largest all-time 2026-04-10 CALIFORNIA LEADS Admin & Office TEL, WEB $34,118
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 this cycle 2026-05-11 ALVARADO-GIL FOR SENATE 2026 $1,428
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
Recent 2026-04-20 REPUBLICAN PARTY OF WALKER COUNTY CEC Admin & Office HQ Utilities $177
Recent 2026-05-12 761414 $140
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