SCOTT HOWELL & COMPANY

$72.06M 2025-2026 cycle

SCOTT HOWELL & COMPANY is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle SCOTT HOWELL & COMPANY was paid $72.06M across 20 client committees, of which $4.30M flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

Strategy & Research ○ Slowing (~2mo since last)

Part I Identity

Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.

Source split

$72.06M = $67.77M (Schedule B) + $4.30M (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments		 $67,767,843 289 rows 94.0%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them		 $4,295,122 104 rows 6.0%
Activity span ALL TIME
Nov 2, 2000 → May 14, 2026
spans 25.5 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
289
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
20
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.

Jun 2025 May 2026
$8.81M 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 2

GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. $2.04M — · 4 txns ROUNDS, MIKE $7K — · 1 txn SH SCOTT HOWELL & COMPANY
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
GRAHAM, LINDSEY O.
SC · Senate REP
 $2,040,850 4
ROUNDS, MIKE
SD · Senate REP
 $6,500 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 2

GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. $5.52M Media · 13 txns ROUNDS, MIKE $272K — · 9 txns SH SCOTT HOWELL & COMPANY
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
GRAHAM, LINDSEY O.
SC · Senate REP
 $5,515,241 13
ROUNDS, MIKE
SD · Senate REP
 $271,863 9
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 2

GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. $7.86M Media · 21 txns ROUNDS, MIKE $362K Media · 17 txns SH SCOTT HOWELL & COMPANY
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
GRAHAM, LINDSEY O.
SC · Senate REP
 $7,859,025 21
ROUNDS, MIKE
SD · Senate REP
 $362,329 17
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 2

GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. $8.74M Media · 27 txns ROUNDS, MIKE $362K Media · 17 txns SH SCOTT HOWELL & COMPANY
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
GRAHAM, LINDSEY O.
SC · Senate REP
 $8,743,972 27
ROUNDS, MIKE
SD · Senate REP
 $362,329 17
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 4

GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. $8.74M Media · 27 txns HOVDE, ERIC $457K Strategy & Research · 3 txns ROUNDS, MIKE $362K Media · 17 txns NRSC $93K Strategy & Research · 2 txns SH SCOTT HOWELL & COMPANY
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
GRAHAM, LINDSEY O.
SC · Senate REP
 $8,743,972 27
HOVDE, ERIC
WI · Senate REP
 $456,547 3
ROUNDS, MIKE
SD · Senate REP
 $362,329 17
NRSC
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 $93,238 2
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By party

Revenue by party

100% R
D · 0%
R · 100%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $58,517,530 81.20%
Non-partisan $13,545,435 18.80%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Q2 2017 (2018 cycle): $215KQ3 2017 (2018 cycle): $34KQ1 2018 (2018 cycle): $34KQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $4KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $242KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $134KQ2 2019 (2020 cycle): $16KQ4 2019 (2020 cycle): $19KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $177KQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $813KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $11MQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $23MQ1 2021 (2022 cycle): $15KQ4 2021 (2022 cycle): $74KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $28KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $2.68MQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $1.84MQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $5.03MQ2 2023 (2024 cycle): $170KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $13KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $25KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $550KQ2 2025 (2026 cycle): $431KQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $1.5MQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $985KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $1.55MQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $4.65M Q2Q1Q3Q2Q1Q3Q1Q1Q3Q2Q3Q2Q4Q2 $23M

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 Q2 2018 $215K 2 BRADY, KEVIN 93% Strategy & Research 100% $215K —
2017 Q3 2018 $34K 3 BRADY, KEVIN 56% Strategy & Research 100% $249K —
2018 Q1 2018 $34K 3 FITZPATRICK, BRIAN 53% Strategy & Research 100% $283K —
2018 Q2 2018 $4K 1 FITZPATRICK, BRIAN 100% Strategy & Research 100% $287K —
2018 Q3 2018 $242K 1 BRADY, KEVIN 100% Strategy & Research 100% $529K —
2018 Q4 2018 $134K 5 LUCAS, FRANK D. 82% Strategy & Research 100% $663K —
2019 Q2 2020 $16K 2 GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. 100% Strategy & Research 100% $16K -92%
2019 Q4 2020 $19K 4 TROY KING FOR CONGRESS 90% Strategy & Research 100% $35K —
2020 Q1 2020 $177K 10 TROY KING FOR CONGRESS 90% Strategy & Research 100% $212K +421%
2020 Q2 2020 $813K 9 GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. 99% Strategy & Research 100% $1.02M +23119%
2020 Q3 2020 $11M 16 GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. 100% Strategy & Research 100% $12M +4475%
2020 Q4 2020 $23M 19 GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. 100% Strategy & Research 100% $35M +16922%
2021 Q1 2022 $15K 1 LUCAS, FRANK D. 100% Strategy & Research 100% $15K —
2021 Q4 2022 $74K 8 WALKER, HERSCHEL MR. 100% Strategy & Research 100% $89K +293%
2022 Q1 2022 $28K 6 WALKER, HERSCHEL MR. 100% Strategy & Research 100% $118K -84%
2022 Q2 2022 $2.68M 11 WALKER, HERSCHEL MR. 74% Strategy & Research 100% $2.8M +229%
2022 Q3 2022 $1.84M 4 NRSC 95% Strategy & Research 100% $4.63M -83%
2022 Q4 2022 $5.03M 12 NRSC 93% Strategy & Research 100% $9.66M -78%
2023 Q2 2024 $170K 1 THUNE, JOHN R. 100% Strategy & Research 100% $170K —
2024 Q1 2024 $13K 1 THUNE, JOHN R. 100% Strategy & Research 100% $182K -56%
2024 Q3 2024 $25K 1 HOVDE, ERIC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $207K -99%
2024 Q4 2024 $550K 5 HOVDE, ERIC 83% Strategy & Research 100% $757K -89%
2025 Q2 2026 $431K 4 GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. 100% Media 100% $431K +153%
2025 Q3 2026 $1.5M 7 GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. 99% Strategy & Research 1% $1.93M —
2025 Q4 2026 $985K 9 GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. 93% Media 97% $2.91M —
2026 Q1 2026 $1.55M 15 GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. 82% Media 82% $4.46M +12263%
2026 Q2 2026 $4.65M 9 GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. 100% — $9.11M —
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $12.48M across 69 disbursements (avg $181K/check) Top buyer: TEXANS FOR KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON DISSOLVED (70% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $873K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $12.48M across 69 disbursements (avg $181K/check) Top buyer: TEXANS FOR KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON DISSOLVED (70% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $2.23M Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $46.11M across 143 disbursements (avg $322K/check) Top buyer: GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. (75% of category) Last paid: 7mo ago · +5989% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $33K Contributions & Transfers — cycle-to-date Total: $12K across 1 disbursements (avg $12K/check) Top buyer: ROUNDS, MIKE (100% of category) Last paid: 8mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Contributions & Transfers $12K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $12.48M across 69 disbursements (avg $181K/check) Top buyer: TEXANS FOR KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON DISSOLVED (70% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $2.66M Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $46.11M across 143 disbursements (avg $322K/check) Top buyer: GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. (75% of category) Last paid: 7mo ago · +5989% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $33K Contributions & Transfers — cycle-to-date Total: $12K across 1 disbursements (avg $12K/check) Top buyer: ROUNDS, MIKE (100% of category) Last paid: 8mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Contributions & Transfers $12K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $12.48M across 69 disbursements (avg $181K/check) Top buyer: TEXANS FOR KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON DISSOLVED (70% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $2.66M Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $46.11M across 143 disbursements (avg $322K/check) Top buyer: GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. (75% of category) Last paid: 7mo ago · +5989% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $582K Contributions & Transfers — cycle-to-date Total: $12K across 1 disbursements (avg $12K/check) Top buyer: ROUNDS, MIKE (100% of category) Last paid: 8mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Contributions & Transfers $12K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Strategy & Research $46,109,009 143 $322K 75.1% GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. 75% 7mo ago
Media $12,482,663 69 $181K 20.3% TEXANS FOR KAY BAILEY HUTCH… 70% 4mo ago
Other / Unclassified $2,468,307 51 $48K 4.0% WHITMAN FOR GOVERNOR 2010 E… 84% 10y ago
Field & Voter Contact $283,771 1 $284K 0.5% WHITMAN FOR GOVERNOR 2010 E… 100% 15y ago
Contributions & Transfers $11,867 1 $12K 0.0% ROUNDS, MIKE 100% 8mo ago
Fundraising $7,500 1 $8K 0.0% WESTCOTT CHART H HONORABLE 100% 12y 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
$59,449,689 · 88% of revenue
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Repeat clients 2 cycles
$4,545,694 · 7% of revenue
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One-time clients 1 cycle
$3,772,460 · 6% of revenue
Top 4 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. 3 $43,286,977 71 2018-03-19 2026-05-14
TEXANS FOR KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON DISSOLVED 3 $8,873,316 38 2009-07-20 2012-06-21
NRSC 3 $6,519,445 20 2020-03-25 2024-10-30
LUCAS, FRANK D. 3 $769,952 7 2018-10-18 2022-07-08
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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
SC
$43,286,977 63.9% 1
TX
$10,867,524 16.0% 8
DC
$6,519,445 9.6% 1
CA
$2,356,221 3.5% 1
FL
$2,096,455 3.1% 1
SD
$1,147,655 1.7% 2
OK
$769,952 1.1% 1
WI
$495,547 0.7% 2
AL
$176,488 0.3% 1
NY
$30,000 0.0% 1
PA
$21,579 0.0% 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 2020-10-19 GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. Strategy & Research ADVERTISING PRODUCTION $3,000,000
Largest all-time 2020-10-26 GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. Strategy & Research ADVERTISING PRODUCTION $3,000,000
Largest all-time 2020-10-08 GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. Strategy & Research ADVERTISING PRODUCTION $2,915,146
Largest all-time 2020-10-19 GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. Strategy & Research ADVERTISING PRODUCTION $2,716,496
Largest all-time 2020-10-05 GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. Strategy & Research ADVERTISING PRODUCTION $2,123,341
Largest this cycle 2026-05-08 GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. — MEDIA $1,000,000
Largest this cycle 2026-04-01 GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. — MEDIA $900,000
Largest this cycle 2026-04-24 GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. — MEDIA $825,225
Largest this cycle 2026-05-01 GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. — MEDIA $800,000
Largest this cycle 2026-04-16 GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. — MEDIA $800,000
Recent 2026-05-08 GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. — MEDIA $200,000
Recent 2026-05-14 GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. — MEDIA $40,850
Recent 2026-05-01 ROUNDS, MIKE — MEDIA CONSULTING $6,500
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