Richard L. James
$135K
2025-2026 cycle
Richard L. James is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Richard L. James was paid $135K across 3 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
- Feb 11, 2020 → Jun 30, 2026
- spans 6.4 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 75
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 3
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
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Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.
Jul 2025
Jun 2026
$47K
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 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HAWLEY, JOSHUA DAVID SEN MO · Senate REP |
$3,000 | 2 |
| COTTON, THOMAS AR · Senate REP |
$2,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| COTTON, THOMAS AR · Senate REP |
$10,077 | 5 |
| HAWLEY, JOSHUA DAVID SEN MO · Senate REP |
$6,000 | 4 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| COTTON, THOMAS AR · Senate REP |
$21,067 | 10 |
| HAWLEY, JOSHUA DAVID SEN MO · Senate REP |
$15,103 | 11 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| COTTON, THOMAS AR · Senate REP |
$33,067 | 16 |
| HAWLEY, JOSHUA DAVID SEN MO · Senate REP |
$25,291 | 18 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| COTTON, THOMAS AR · Senate REP |
$45,267 | 22 |
| HAWLEY, JOSHUA DAVID SEN MO · Senate REP |
$37,563 | 26 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 0%
R · 100%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $134,891 | 100.00% |
| Non-partisan | $0 | 0.00% |
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 · 7 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $600 | 1 | COTTON, THOMAS 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $600 | — |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $1K | 1 | COTTON, THOMAS 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $2K | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $500 | 1 | COTTON, THOMAS 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $2K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $3K | 2 | COTTON, THOMAS 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $3K | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $2K | 1 | COTTON, THOMAS 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $5K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $2K | 1 | COTTON, THOMAS 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $7K | +47% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $1K | 1 | COTTON, THOMAS 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $8K | — |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $3K | 2 | COTTON, THOMAS 56% | Admin & Office 56% | $3K | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $2K | 1 | COTTON, THOMAS 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $4K | -51% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $8K | 3 | HAWLEY, JOSHUA DAVID SEN 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $12K | +271% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $19K | 5 | HAWLEY, JOSHUA DAVID SEN 82% | Strategy & Research 82% | $31K | — |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $5K | 4 | HAWLEY, JOSHUA DAVID SEN 100% | Strategy & Research 68% | $36K | +156% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $9K | 6 | HAWLEY, JOSHUA DAVID SEN 70% | Strategy & Research 58% | $44K | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $14K | 8 | COTTON, THOMAS 58% | Admin & Office 58% | $59K | +1191% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $11K | 6 | COTTON, THOMAS 57% | Admin & Office 57% | $11K | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $8K | 5 | HAWLEY, JOSHUA DAVID SEN 51% | Strategy & Research 85% | $19K | +226% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $11K | 6 | COTTON, THOMAS 57% | Strategy & Research 100% | $29K | +556% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $12K | 7 | COTTON, THOMAS 60% | Strategy & Research 99% | $41K | +45% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $12K | 7 | COTTON, THOMAS 52% | Strategy & Research 33% | $53K | -33% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $12K | 7 | COTTON, THOMAS 63% | — | $65K | +150% |
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 | $88,759 | 47 | $2K | 77.6% | HAWLEY, JOSHUA DAVID SEN 62% | 7mo ago |
| Admin & Office | $21,020 | 12 | $2K | 18.4% | COTTON, THOMAS 92% | 10mo ago |
| Software & Tech | $4,460 | 3 | $1K | 3.9% | HAWLEY, JOSHUA DAVID SEN 100% | 17mo ago |
| Travel & Events | $75 | 1 | $75 | 0.1% | HAWLEY, JOSHUA DAVID SEN 100% | 2y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
1
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$63,525 · 47% of revenue
1
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$69,765 · 52% of revenue
1
One-time clients 1 cycle
$1,600 · 1% of revenue
Top 1 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COTTON, THOMAS | 4 | $63,525 | 35 | 2020-02-11 | 2026-06-05 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO | $69,765 | 51.7% | 1 | |
| AR | $63,525 | 47.1% | 1 | |
| OH | $1,600 | 1.2% | 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 | 2024-02-28 | HAWLEY, JOSHUA DAVID SEN | Strategy & Research | TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING/EQUIPMENT PURCHASE | $7,602 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-02-08 | HAWLEY, JOSHUA DAVID SEN | Strategy & Research | TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING/EQUIPMENT PURCHASE | $6,194 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-10-12 | HAWLEY, JOSHUA DAVID SEN | Strategy & Research | TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING | $3,370 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-12-01 | HAWLEY, JOSHUA DAVID SEN | Strategy & Research | TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING/EQUIPMENT PURCHASE | $3,044 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-10-28 | COTTON, THOMAS | Strategy & Research | IT CONSULTING | $2,907 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-02 | COTTON, THOMAS | — | IT CONSULTING | $2,334 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-28 | COTTON, THOMAS | Strategy & Research | IT CONSULTING | $2,083 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-02 | COTTON, THOMAS | Strategy & Research | IT CONSULTING | $2,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-05-01 | COTTON, THOMAS | Strategy & Research | IT CONSULTING | $2,000 |
| Recent | 2026-06-05 | COTTON, THOMAS | — | IT CONSULTING | $2,000 |
| Recent | 2026-05-04 | COTTON, THOMAS | — | IT CONSULTING | $2,000 |
| Recent | 2026-05-04 | COTTON, THOMAS | — | EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT: SEE MEMO | $1,743 |
| Recent | 2026-06-04 | HAWLEY, JOSHUA DAVID SEN | — | TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING | $1,500 |
| Recent | 2026-06-30 | HAWLEY, JOSHUA DAVID SEN | — | TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING | $1,500 |