Show Gear Systems
Show Gear Systems is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Show Gear Systems was paid — across 15 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
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- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 72
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 15
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
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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 12 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT 00051153 |
$82,456 | 4 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT 00051153 |
$82,456 | 4 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT 00051153 |
$90,239 | 5 |
| BLACKLOCK JAMES D HONORABLE JIMMY 00082237 |
$1,100 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 3.25% |
| Republican | $0 | 9.58% |
| Non-partisan | $0 | 87.17% |
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 · 8 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $1K | 1 | COFER RICK MR 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $1K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $600 | 1 | BETO FOR TEXAS 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $600 | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $3K | 1 | VALDEZ GUADALUPE MS LUPE 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $4K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $6K | 1 | TEXAS YOUNG DEMOCRATS PAC 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $9K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $1K | 1 | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED 100% | Admin & Office 100% | $11K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2018 | $2K | 1 | TRAVIS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PA… 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $13K | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $16K | 1 | PEOPLE FIRST FUTURE 100% | Fundraising 100% | $16K | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $80K | 4 | TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $80K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $357 | 1 | BETO FOR TEXAS DISSOLVED 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $80K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $107K | 2 | TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $187K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $48K | 1 | TRUMP, DONALD J. 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $48K | — |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $350 | 1 | WEST, CORNEL 100% | Fundraising 100% | $49K | -2% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $1K | 1 | BLACKLOCK JAMES D HONORABLE… 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $50K | -99% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $8K | 1 | TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT 100% | Admin & Office 100% | $58K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $79K | 3 | TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $137K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $3K | 1 | TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT 100% | — | $3K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $271,427 | 10 | $27K | 52.4% | TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT 98% | 9mo ago |
| Travel & Events | $159,841 | 41 | $4K | 30.8% | WENDY R DAVIS FOR GOVERNOR … 64% | 22mo ago |
| Admin & Office | $60,878 | 15 | $4K | 11.7% | WENDY R DAVIS FOR GOVERNOR … 76% | 19mo ago |
| Fundraising | $24,791 | 3 | $8K | 4.8% | PEOPLE FIRST FUTURE 66% | 2y ago |
| Media | $1,343 | 2 | $672 | 0.3% | WENDY R DAVIS FOR GOVERNOR … 100% | 12y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT | 3 | $276,876 | 11 | 2022-02-22 | 2026-03-09 |
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 | $472,671 | 90.6% | 13 | |
| VA | $48,807 | 9.4% | 2 |
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 | 2022-11-16 | TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT | Other / Unclassified | Campaign production services | $105,554 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-03-16 | TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT | Other / Unclassified | Campaign production services | $66,687 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-11-17 | TRUMP, DONALD J. | Travel & Events | EVENT STAGING EXPENSE | $48,458 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-11-07 | TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT | Other / Unclassified | Campaign production services | $38,645 |
| Largest all-time | 2014-10-30 | WENDY R DAVIS FOR GOVERNOR TERMINATED | Travel & Events | Campaign event: audio/visual rental | $32,741 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-09 | TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT | — | Campaign event services | $3,199 |
| Recent | 2025-11-17 | TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT | Other / Unclassified | Campaign production services | $29,787 |
| Recent | 2025-11-05 | TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT | Other / Unclassified | Campaign production services | $10,825 |
| Recent | 2025-02-11 | TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT | Admin & Office | Officeholder production services | $7,783 |