SPEAKEASY POLITICAL
$1.61M
2025-2026 cycle
SPEAKEASY POLITICAL is a fundraising vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle SPEAKEASY POLITICAL was paid $1.61M across 19 client committees, of which $1.01M 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
$1.61M
=
$603K
(Schedule B)
+
$1.01M
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$602,610 | 71 rows | 37.4% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$1,009,863 | 23 rows | 62.6% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Mar 30, 2020 → Jun 2, 2026
- spans 6.2 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 71
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 19
- 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.
Mar 2025
Feb 2026
$138K
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 6 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| EDWARDS, AMANDA TX · House DEM |
$36,685 | 8 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| EDWARDS, AMANDA TX · House DEM |
$92,605 | 18 |
| SAEF C00877761 |
$15,000 | 1 |
| WU EUGENE Y HONORABLE GENE 00068103 |
$8,000 | 1 |
| CALIFORNIA WORKING FAMILIES PARTY 1438874 |
$1,000 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 6
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| EDWARDS, AMANDA TX · House DEM |
$108,150 | 20 |
| SAEF C00877761 |
$15,000 | 1 |
| WU EUGENE Y HONORABLE GENE 00068103 |
$8,000 | 1 |
| NORTHSIDE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION 00082720 |
$3,326 | 1 |
| SAN ANTONIO ALLIANCE OF TEACHERS AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL PAC 00016203 |
$2,350 | 1 |
| CALIFORNIA WORKING FAMILIES PARTY 1438874 |
$1,000 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 9
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| EDWARDS, AMANDA TX · House DEM |
$113,647 | 21 |
| SAEF C00877761 |
$65,000 | 3 |
| CORI BUSH FOR CONGRESS C00638767 |
$41,099 | 2 |
| WU EUGENE Y HONORABLE GENE 00068103 |
$8,000 | 1 |
| WILSON, ERIC WI · House DEM |
$4,500 | 1 |
| NORTHSIDE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION 00082720 |
$3,326 | 1 |
| NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TRAINING COMMITTEE (NDTC) C00603084 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| SAN ANTONIO ALLIANCE OF TEACHERS AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL PAC 00016203 |
$2,350 | 1 |
| CALIFORNIA WORKING FAMILIES PARTY 1438874 |
$1,000 | 2 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 100%
R · 0%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $617,588 | 38.30% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $994,885 | 61.70% |
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 | $10K | 1 | NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TRAININ… 100% | Fundraising 100% | $10K | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $9K | 2 | ALLIANCE OF DALLAS EDUCATOR… 100% | Fundraising 100% | $19K | — |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $1K | 1 | NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TRAININ… 100% | Fundraising 100% | $1K | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $24K | 1 | NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TRAININ… 100% | Fundraising 100% | $25K | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $5K | 1 | SUH JINNY MS 100% | Fundraising 100% | $30K | -50% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $39K | 2 | SLOSSBERG FOR JUDGE OFFICE … 59% | Fundraising 100% | $69K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $6K | 3 | BURUD GWENN A MS 84% | Fundraising 100% | $76K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $86K | 9 | TEXAS DEMOCRATIC PARTY 72% | Fundraising 100% | $161K | +842% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2022 | $15K | 1 | LEVELFIELD (FED PAD ID# C00… 100% | Fundraising 100% | $176K | — |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $38K | 1 | VOTING RIGHTS DEFENSE FUND 100% | Fundraising 100% | $38K | +3650% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $13K | 3 | EDWARDS, AMANDA 100% | Fundraising 100% | $51K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $17K | 4 | EDWARDS, AMANDA 100% | Fundraising 100% | $67K | -31% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $38K | 5 | EDWARDS, AMANDA 92% | Fundraising 100% | $105K | +658% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $80K | 4 | CALIFORNIA WORKING FAMILIES… 71% | Fundraising 100% | $186K | +104% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $59K | 5 | SAEF 43% | Fundraising 100% | $244K | +815% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $25K | 1 | SAEF 100% | Fundraising 100% | $269K | -71% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $6K | 2 | NORTHSIDE AMERICAN FEDERATI… 59% | Fundraising 100% | $275K | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $16K | 2 | EDWARDS, AMANDA 100% | Fundraising 100% | $16K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $9K | 3 | WU EUGENE Y HONORABLE GENE 89% | Fundraising 100% | $284K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $48K | 5 | EDWARDS, AMANDA 69% | Fundraising 100% | $63K | +262% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $23K | 6 | EDWARDS, AMANDA 100% | Digital 78% | $86K | +39% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $37K | 8 | EDWARDS, AMANDA 100% | Digital 73% | $123K | -3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fundraising | $547,909 | 60 | $9K | 92.5% | EDWARDS, AMANDA 24% | 4mo ago |
| Digital | $44,567 | 9 | $5K | 7.5% | EDWARDS, AMANDA 100% | 4mo ago |
| Software & Tech | $134 | 2 | $67 | 0.0% | EDWARDS, AMANDA 100% | 5mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
1
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$37,500 · 6% of revenue
3
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$300,254 · 50% of revenue
15
One-time clients 1 cycle
$264,856 · 44% of revenue
Top 1 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TRAINING COMMITTEE (NDTC) | 3 | $37,500 | 4 | 2020-03-30 | 2024-07-11 |
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 | $296,925 | 49.3% | 9 | |
| DC | $159,500 | 26.5% | 3 | |
| CA | $97,465 | 16.2% | 4 | |
| MO | $41,099 | 6.8% | 1 | |
| WI | $4,500 | 0.7% | 1 | |
| PA | $3,121 | 0.5% | 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 | 2024-04-08 | CALIFORNIA WORKING FAMILIES PARTY | Fundraising | Digital Ads | $45,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-01-09 | VOTING RIGHTS DEFENSE FUND | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING SERVICES | $37,500 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-11-05 | SAEF | Fundraising | NON-FEDERAL ADVERTISING | $25,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-09-30 | SAEF | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING | $25,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2021-11-22 | NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TRAINING COMMITTEE (NDTC) | Fundraising | COMMUNICATION SERVICES | $24,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-09-19 | SAEF | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING | $15,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-08-18 | EDWARDS, AMANDA | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING CONSULTING | $9,866 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-11-12 | EDWARDS, AMANDA | Digital | DIGITAL MEDIA | $9,059 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-04-20 | EDWARDS, AMANDA | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING CONSULTING | $8,683 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-10 | EDWARDS, AMANDA | Digital | EMAIL MEDIA | $8,451 |
| Recent | 2026-01-26 | EDWARDS, AMANDA | Digital | TEXTING SERVICES | $6,831 |
| Recent | 2026-02-10 | EDWARDS, AMANDA | Digital | TEXTING SERVICES | $6,249 |
| Recent | 2026-02-10 | EDWARDS, AMANDA | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING CONSULTING | $5,000 |
| Recent | 2026-01-10 | EDWARDS, AMANDA | Digital | EMAIL OUTREACH | $1,500 |
| Recent | 2026-01-10 | EDWARDS, AMANDA | Software & Tech | WEBSITE SERVICES | $67 |