Perception Insight
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2025-2026 cycle
Perception Insight is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Perception Insight was paid — across 44 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
- —
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 96
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 44
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
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Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.
May 2025
Apr 2026
$159K
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.
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MEALER, ALEXANDRA TX · House REP |
$23,750 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MEALER, ALEXANDRA TX · House REP |
$48,390 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MEALER, ALEXANDRA TX · House REP |
$87,680 | 3 |
| CRADDICK CHRISTI L HONORABLE 00030098 |
$39,785 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CRADDICK CHRISTI L HONORABLE 00030098 |
$136,635 | 3 |
| MEALER, ALEXANDRA TX · House REP |
$87,680 | 3 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CRADDICK CHRISTI L HONORABLE 00030098 |
$136,635 | 3 |
| MEALER, ALEXANDRA TX · House REP |
$87,680 | 3 |
| CITIZENS UNITED FOR UMC PAC DISSOLVED 00089048 |
$36,565 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 0%
R · 100%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 13.24% |
| Non-partisan | $0 | 86.76% |
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 · 9 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2016 | $12K | 1 | TYLER PROUD DISSOLVED 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $12K | — |
| 2017 | Q1 | 2018 | $23K | 1 | CONAWAY, MICHAEL HONORABLE 100% | Admin & Office 100% | $23K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $5K | 1 | ASSOCIATED REPUBLICANS OF T… 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $17K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $97K | 7 | CONAWAY, MICHAEL HONORABLE 25% | Strategy & Research 75% | $120K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $30K | 2 | C00663161 67% | Strategy & Research 67% | $150K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $19K | 1 | CONAWAY, MICHAEL HONORABLE 100% | Admin & Office 100% | $169K | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $55K | 2 | BUSBY JUSTIN B HONORABLE BR… 70% | Strategy & Research 100% | $55K | +188% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $22K | 2 | NRCC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $76K | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $23K | 1 | TEXANS FOR EVA GUZMAN DISSO… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $100K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $23K | 1 | TEXANS FOR EVA GUZMAN DISSO… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $123K | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $51K | 1 | TEXANS FOR EVA GUZMAN DISSO… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $174K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $14K | 1 | LOPEZ MICHELLE M DR 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $14K | -74% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $20K | 2 | GOOD, ROBERT G. HON. 50% | Admin & Office 50% | $34K | -8% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $40K | 1 | CRADDICK CHRISTI L HONORABLE 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $74K | -23% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $75K | 2 | CRADDICK CHRISTI L HONORABLE 55% | Other / Unclassified 55% | $75K | — |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $34K | 1 | CANUTILLO ISD BOND 2024 PAC… 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $108K | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $37K | 1 | CITIZENS UNITED FOR UMC PAC… 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $145K | +83% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $65K | 1 | CRADDICK CHRISTI L HONORABLE 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $210K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $32K | 1 | CRADDICK CHRISTI L HONORABLE 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $242K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $40K | 1 | CRADDICK CHRISTI L HONORABLE 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $281K | +0% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $39K | 1 | MEALER, ALEXANDRA 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $39K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $25K | 1 | MEALER, ALEXANDRA 100% | — | $64K | -67% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $24K | 1 | MEALER, ALEXANDRA 100% | — | $88K | -29% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $725,483 | 53 | $14K | 46.7% | CANUTILLO ISD BOND 2024 PAC… 9% | 7mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $440,230 | 17 | $26K | 28.3% | CRADDICK CHRISTI L HONORABLE 49% | 9mo ago |
| Admin & Office | $293,464 | 17 | $17K | 18.9% | TEXAS REPUBLICAN REPRESENTA… 25% | 3y ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | $80,225 | 6 | $13K | 5.2% | TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM P… 70% | 12y ago |
| Fundraising | $14,710 | 1 | $15K | 0.9% | TEXAS HOUSE LEADERSHIP FUND… 100% | 16y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
5
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$354,690 · 22% of revenue
5
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$400,558 · 25% of revenue
34
One-time clients 1 cycle
$847,254 · 53% of revenue
Top 5 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEXAS REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVES CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE DISSOLVED | 3 | $144,925 | 11 | 2010-10-28 | 2016-09-12 |
| TEXANS FOR JOE STRAUS | 4 | $71,970 | 4 | 2011-11-01 | 2016-01-12 |
| PATTERSON JERRY E MR | 3 | $56,400 | 3 | 2011-07-01 | 2014-02-03 |
| TEXAS HOUSE LEADERSHIP FUND INACTIVE | 3 | $51,235 | 5 | 2010-02-17 | 2015-12-21 |
| ASSOCIATED REPUBLICANS OF TEXAS CAMPAIGN FUND | 3 | $30,160 | 4 | 2010-10-04 | 2018-04-27 |
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 | $1,509,014 | 94.2% | 41 | |
| DC | $48,053 | 3.0% | 1 | |
| Unknown | $35,435 | 2.2% | 1 | |
| VA | $10,000 | 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 | 2025-04-20 | CRADDICK CHRISTI L HONORABLE | Other / Unclassified | GOP survey | $65,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2013-09-12 | WATER TEXAS PAC DISSOLVED | Admin & Office | Telephone survey expense | $51,810 |
| Largest all-time | 2021-12-06 | TEXANS FOR EVA GUZMAN DISSOLVED | Other / Unclassified | Campaign Survey | $51,470 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-01-06 | CRADDICK CHRISTI L HONORABLE | Other / Unclassified | Texas Voter Survey | $41,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-10-20 | CRADDICK CHRISTI L HONORABLE | Other / Unclassified | GOP survey | $39,785 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-12-09 | MEALER, ALEXANDRA | Strategy & Research | POLLING | $39,290 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-02 | MEALER, ALEXANDRA | — | POLLING | $24,640 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-21 | MEALER, ALEXANDRA | — | POLLING | $23,750 |
| Recent | 2025-07-09 | CRADDICK CHRISTI L HONORABLE | Other / Unclassified | GOP survey | $31,850 |