POLITICAL COMMUNICATIONS ADVERTISING
$51.72M
2025-2026 cycle
POLITICAL COMMUNICATIONS ADVERTISING is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle POLITICAL COMMUNICATIONS ADVERTISING was paid $51.72M across 41 client committees, of which $22.62M 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
$51.71M
=
$29.09M
(Schedule B)
+
$22.62M
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$29,086,103 | 221 rows | 56.3% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$22,620,708 | 128 rows | 43.7% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- May 10, 2010 → May 15, 2026
- spans 16.0 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 221
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 41
- 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.
Apr 2025
Mar 2026
$1.79M
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.
No buyer activity in this window.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| RJC VICTORY FUND C00528554 |
$987,470 IE $987,470 |
2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| RJC VICTORY FUND C00528554 |
$3,665,593 IE $3,665,593 |
4 |
| TEXANS FOR JOAN HUFFMAN 00065047 |
$433,015 | 1 |
| HUFFINES DONALD B MR DON 00069651 |
$332,866 | 6 |
| PROTECT AND SERVE PAC C00716704 |
$200,000 IE $200,000 |
1 |
| SHLOMI, OFFER VINCE TX · House REP |
$198,275 | 5 |
| ASSOCIATED REPUBLICANS OF TEXAS CAMPAIGN FUND 00015555 |
$150,000 | 1 |
| PROTECTING TEXAS CHILDREN 00090717 |
$150,000 IE $150,000 |
5 |
| TEXANS UNITED FOR A CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY PAC 00088252 |
$97,479 IE $20,714 · SB $76,765 |
3 |
| COOK DAVID L HONORABLE 00051674 |
$79,972 | 4 |
| CARBONARA, MICHAEL FL · House REP |
$55,250 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| RJC VICTORY FUND C00528554 |
$3,665,593 IE $3,665,593 |
4 |
| HUFFINES DONALD B MR DON 00069651 |
$581,329 | 11 |
| TEXANS FOR JOAN HUFFMAN 00065047 |
$433,015 | 1 |
| ASSOCIATED REPUBLICANS OF TEXAS CAMPAIGN FUND 00015555 |
$268,405 | 3 |
| PROTECT AND SERVE PAC C00716704 |
$200,000 IE $200,000 |
1 |
| SHLOMI, OFFER VINCE TX · House REP |
$198,275 | 5 |
| TEXANS UNITED FOR A CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY PAC 00088252 |
$197,479 IE $120,714 · SB $76,765 |
7 |
| PROTECTING TEXAS CHILDREN 00090717 |
$150,000 IE $150,000 |
5 |
| COOK DAVID L HONORABLE 00051674 |
$79,972 | 4 |
| CARBONARA, MICHAEL FL · House REP |
$55,250 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| RJC VICTORY FUND C00528554 |
$3,665,593 IE $3,665,593 |
4 |
| HUFFINES DONALD B MR DON 00069651 |
$581,329 | 11 |
| TEXANS FOR JOAN HUFFMAN 00065047 |
$433,015 | 1 |
| ASSOCIATED REPUBLICANS OF TEXAS CAMPAIGN FUND 00015555 |
$268,405 | 3 |
| PROTECT AND SERVE PAC C00716704 |
$200,000 IE $200,000 |
1 |
| SHLOMI, OFFER VINCE TX · House REP |
$198,275 | 5 |
| TEXANS UNITED FOR A CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY PAC 00088252 |
$197,479 IE $120,714 · SB $76,765 |
7 |
| PROTECTING TEXAS CHILDREN 00090717 |
$150,000 IE $150,000 |
5 |
| COOK DAVID L HONORABLE 00051674 |
$79,972 | 4 |
| CARBONARA, MICHAEL FL · House REP |
$55,250 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| RJC VICTORY FUND C00528554 |
$3,665,593 IE $3,665,593 |
4 |
| HUFFINES DONALD B MR DON 00069651 |
$581,329 | 11 |
| TEXANS FOR JOAN HUFFMAN 00065047 |
$433,015 | 1 |
| ASSOCIATED REPUBLICANS OF TEXAS CAMPAIGN FUND 00015555 |
$268,405 | 3 |
| PROTECT AND SERVE PAC C00716704 |
$200,000 IE $200,000 |
1 |
| SHLOMI, OFFER VINCE TX · House REP |
$198,275 | 5 |
| TEXANS UNITED FOR A CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY PAC 00088252 |
$197,479 IE $120,714 · SB $76,765 |
7 |
| PROTECTING TEXAS CHILDREN 00090717 |
$150,000 IE $150,000 |
5 |
| COOK DAVID L HONORABLE 00051674 |
$79,972 | 4 |
| CARBONARA, MICHAEL FL · House REP |
$55,250 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 1%
R · 99%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $32,823 | 0.06% |
| Republican | $4,951,012 | 9.57% |
| Non-partisan | $46,739,509 | 90.36% |
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $868K | 5 | FITZPATRICK, BRIAN 47% | Media 100% | $868K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $2.59M | 19 | C00580415 52% | Media 100% | $3.46M | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $10K | 1 | C00708875 100% | Media 100% | $10K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $59K | 3 | CALIFORNIA HOMEOWNERS ASSOC… 67% | Media 100% | $69K | — |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $137K | 5 | C00708875 92% | Media 100% | $206K | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $14K | 1 | C00751420 100% | Media 100% | $220K | -98% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $631K | 10 | FLORES PETER P HONORABLE PE… 93% | Media 100% | $851K | -76% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $112K | 1 | HUFFINES DONALD B MR DON 100% | Media 100% | $964K | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $802K | 5 | HUFFINES DONALD B MR DON 100% | Media 100% | $1.77M | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $5.72M | 27 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 45% | Media 100% | $5.72M | +9525% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $856K | 16 | TEXAS FREEDOM FUND FOR THE … 74% | Media 100% | $6.58M | +527% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $10M | 15 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 98% | Media 100% | $17M | +71171% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $3.25M | 25 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 81% | Media 100% | $20M | +415% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2022 | $18K | 3 | REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS 100% | Media 100% | $20M | — |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $22K | 2 | REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS 100% | Media 100% | $20M | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $16K | 1 | TEXAS FREEDOM FUND FOR THE … 100% | Media 100% | $20M | -98% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $762K | 24 | TEXANS UNITED FOR A CONSERV… 62% | Media 100% | $762K | -87% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $980K | 17 | HAGENBUCH BRENT HONORABLE 78% | Media 100% | $1.74M | +14% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $317K | 6 | HUFFINES DONALD B MR DON 78% | Media 100% | $2.06M | +1900% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $1.47M | 28 | TEXANS FOR JOAN HUFFMAN 29% | Media 81% | $1.47M | +93% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media | $28,801,010 | 210 | $137K | 99.6% | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 53% | 4mo ago |
| Digital | $128,275 | 3 | $43K | 0.4% | SHLOMI, OFFER VINCE 100% | 5mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
2
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$3,802,431 · 13% of revenue
7
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$18,319,298 · 63% of revenue
32
One-time clients 1 cycle
$6,964,374 · 24% of revenue
Top 2 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUFFINES DONALD B MR DON | 4 | $3,513,806 | 32 | 2021-09-28 | 2026-02-24 |
| ASSOCIATED REPUBLICANS OF TEXAS CAMPAIGN FUND | 3 | $288,625 | 4 | 2022-05-04 | 2026-02-04 |
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 | $24,013,861 | 82.6% | 22 | |
| Unknown | $2,101,850 | 7.2% | 7 | |
| PA | $1,210,000 | 4.2% | 1 | |
| DC | $600,000 | 2.1% | 1 | |
| CA | $410,015 | 1.4% | 4 | |
| FL | $262,737 | 0.9% | 2 | |
| SC | $239,185 | 0.8% | 1 | |
| VA | $172,050 | 0.6% | 1 | |
| NJ | $75,005 | 0.3% | 1 | |
| WI | $1,400 | 0.0% | 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 | 2022-09-14 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK | Media | Campaign Television Advertising Placement | $3,828,020 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-09-22 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK | Media | Campaign Television and Radio Advertising Placement | $2,614,061 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-01-19 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK | Media | Campaign Television Advertising | $2,502,032 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-09-23 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK | Media | Campaign Television Advertising Placement | $1,852,970 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-09-22 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK | Media | Campaign Television Advertising Placement | $1,060,942 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-13 | TEXANS FOR JOAN HUFFMAN | Media | POLITICAL ADVERTISING | $433,015 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-04 | ASSOCIATED REPUBLICANS OF TEXAS CAMPAIGN FUND | Media | Campaign Television Advertising | $150,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-06 | HUFFINES DONALD B MR DON | Media | tv and radio ads | $122,974 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-03 | HUFFINES DONALD B MR DON | Media | tv advertising | $103,584 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-06 | TEXANS UNITED FOR A CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY PAC | Media | TV ad in HD 13 for Kat Wall | $76,765 |
| Recent | 2026-02-23 | COOK DAVID L HONORABLE | — | Campaign Digital Adversting | $29,115 |
| Recent | 2026-02-24 | HUFFINES DONALD B MR DON | — | Radio Advertising | $25,573 |
| Recent | 2026-03-01 | MCARTHUR DAVID MR | — | Campaign Television Advertisements | $15,000 |
| Recent | 2026-03-02 | MCARTHUR DAVID MR | — | Campaign Television Advertisements | $10,000 |
| Recent | 2026-02-25 | SHLOMI, OFFER VINCE | Media | MEDIA PLACEMENT | $10,000 |