PELICAN CAMPAIGNS
PELICAN CAMPAIGNS is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle PELICAN CAMPAIGNS was paid $551K across 9 client committees, of which $62K 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 |
$488,738 | 79 rows | 88.8% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$61,902 | 4 rows | 11.2% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jan 23, 2025 → May 15, 2026
- spans 1.3 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 79
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 9
- 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.
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Top buyers last 6 months · top 7
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ELLZEY, JOHN KEVIN SR. TX · House REP |
$83,559 | 6 |
| BALIDO JENNIFER HONORABLE 00066173 |
$43,404 | 13 |
| FLORES, ERIC TX · House REP |
$25,581 | 2 |
| CRENSHAW, DANIEL TX · House REP |
$21,258 | 5 |
| LUJAN, JOHN TX · House REP |
$12,794 | 7 |
| BINKLEY, RYAN TX · House REP |
$10,115 | 3 |
| DEZEVALLOS, SHELLY TX · House REP |
$6,108 | 3 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 8
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ELLZEY, JOHN KEVIN SR. TX · House REP |
$152,136 | 17 |
| FLORES, ERIC TX · House REP |
$103,649 | 7 |
| BALIDO JENNIFER HONORABLE 00066173 |
$47,404 | 15 |
| CRENSHAW, DANIEL TX · House REP |
$39,103 | 8 |
| BINKLEY, RYAN TX · House REP |
$35,924 | 7 |
| LUJAN, JOHN TX · House REP |
$12,794 | 7 |
| DEZEVALLOS, SHELLY TX · House REP |
$8,108 | 4 |
| FARRIS APRIL L HONORABLE 00085183 |
$4,500 | 3 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 9
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ELLZEY, JOHN KEVIN SR. TX · House REP |
$227,256 | 27 |
| FLORES, ERIC TX · House REP |
$103,649 | 7 |
| BALIDO JENNIFER HONORABLE 00066173 |
$47,404 | 15 |
| CRENSHAW, DANIEL TX · House REP |
$39,103 | 8 |
| BINKLEY, RYAN TX · House REP |
$35,924 | 7 |
| LUJAN, JOHN TX · House REP |
$12,794 | 7 |
| GATES JR GARY W HONORABLE 00051418 |
$10,000 | 1 |
| DEZEVALLOS, SHELLY TX · House REP |
$8,108 | 4 |
| FARRIS APRIL L HONORABLE 00085183 |
$4,500 | 3 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 9
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ELLZEY, JOHN KEVIN SR. TX · House REP |
$227,256 | 27 |
| FLORES, ERIC TX · House REP |
$103,649 | 7 |
| BALIDO JENNIFER HONORABLE 00066173 |
$47,404 | 15 |
| CRENSHAW, DANIEL TX · House REP |
$39,103 | 8 |
| BINKLEY, RYAN TX · House REP |
$35,924 | 7 |
| LUJAN, JOHN TX · House REP |
$12,794 | 7 |
| GATES JR GARY W HONORABLE 00051418 |
$10,000 | 1 |
| DEZEVALLOS, SHELLY TX · House REP |
$8,108 | 4 |
| FARRIS APRIL L HONORABLE 00085183 |
$4,500 | 3 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $480,895 | 87.33% |
| Non-partisan | $69,745 | 12.67% |
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 · 2 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $10K | 1 | GATES JR GARY W HONORABLE 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $10K | — |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $24K | 4 | ELLZEY, JOHN KEVIN SR. 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $24K | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $59K | 7 | ELLZEY, JOHN KEVIN SR. 87% | Strategy & Research 100% | $83K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $52K | 9 | ELLZEY, JOHN KEVIN SR. 62% | Strategy & Research 100% | $135K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $10K | 6 | BALIDO JENNIFER HONORABLE 55% | Strategy & Research 100% | $20K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $168K | 25 | FLORES, ERIC 49% | Strategy & Research 100% | $303K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $166K | 27 | ELLZEY, JOHN KEVIN SR. 50% | Strategy & Research 66% | $469K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $433,017 | 75 | $6K | 100.0% | ELLZEY, JOHN KEVIN SR. 40% | 3mo 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 | $488,738 | 100.0% | 9 |
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 | 2025-10-02 | FLORES, ERIC | Strategy & Research | STRATEGIC CAMPAIGN CONSULTING | $40,889 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-03-06 | ELLZEY, JOHN KEVIN SR. | — | STRATEGIC CAMPAIGN CONSULTING | $26,765 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-12-10 | ELLZEY, JOHN KEVIN SR. | Strategy & Research | STRATEGIC CAMPAIGN CONSULTING | $19,384 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-02-06 | BALIDO JENNIFER HONORABLE | Strategy & Research | Yard sign design and production | $18,524 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-02-06 | ELLZEY, JOHN KEVIN SR. | Strategy & Research | STRATEGIC CAMPAIGN CONSULTING | $17,338 |
| Recent | 2026-02-20 | ELLZEY, JOHN KEVIN SR. | — | STRATEGIC CAMPAIGN CONSULTING | $13,661 |
| Recent | 2026-03-02 | ELLZEY, JOHN KEVIN SR. | — | STRATEGIC CAMPAIGN CONSULTING | $7,941 |
| Recent | 2026-02-13 | ELLZEY, JOHN KEVIN SR. | — | STRATEGIC CAMPAIGN CONSULTING | $7,354 |
| Recent | 2026-02-20 | BALIDO JENNIFER HONORABLE | Strategy & Research | Yard sign installation | $6,489 |