Star Telegram
Star Telegram is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Star Telegram was paid — across 37 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
- —
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 128
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 37
- 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 6 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ANCHIA RAFAEL M HONORABLE 00054808 |
$166 | 3 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ANCHIA RAFAEL M HONORABLE 00054808 |
$497 | 9 |
| TAYLOR CHRISTOPHER L HONORABLE 00084332 |
$309 | 1 |
| ROMERO JR RAMON HONORABLE 00069719 |
$260 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ANCHIA RAFAEL M HONORABLE 00054808 |
$748 | 14 |
| TAYLOR CHRISTOPHER L HONORABLE 00084332 |
$309 | 1 |
| ROMERO JR RAMON HONORABLE 00069719 |
$260 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ANCHIA RAFAEL M HONORABLE 00054808 |
$838 | 17 |
| ROMERO JR RAMON HONORABLE 00069719 |
$520 | 2 |
| TAYLOR CHRISTOPHER L HONORABLE 00084332 |
$309 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 3.10% |
| Non-partisan | $0 | 96.90% |
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $2K | 2 | BIRKENSTOCK, VERONICA 100% | Media 100% | $2K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $130 | 3 | TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $2K | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2018 | $32 | 3 | TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $2K | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2018 | $231 | 6 | TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT 61% | Software & Tech 61% | $2K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $186 | 2 | WHITMIRE JOHN HONORABLE 93% | Software & Tech 100% | $186 | -88% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $32 | 3 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $219 | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $32 | 3 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $251 | -75% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2020 | $206 | 4 | WHITMIRE JOHN HONORABLE 84% | Software & Tech 100% | $457 | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $48 | 3 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $504 | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $55 | 3 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $559 | +71% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $55 | 3 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $615 | -76% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $192 | 2 | WHITMIRE JOHN HONORABLE 90% | Software & Tech 100% | $192 | +3% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $39 | 2 | POWELL BEVERLY VOLKMAN HONO… 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $231 | — |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2022 | $260 | 2 | TEXAS FREEDOM CAUCUS 50% | Digital 50% | $490 | +26% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $350 | 4 | ROMERO JR RAMON HONORABLE 74% | Software & Tech 100% | $350 | +35% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $196 | 4 | ANCHIA RAFAEL M HONORABLE 100% | Software & Tech 72% | $545 | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $55 | 1 | ANCHIA RAFAEL M HONORABLE 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $601 | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $474 | 4 | TAYLOR CHRISTOPHER L HONORA… 65% | Other / Unclassified 65% | $1K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $425 | 4 | ROMERO JR RAMON HONORABLE 61% | Software & Tech 100% | $425 | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $166 | 3 | ANCHIA RAFAEL M HONORABLE 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $591 | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media | $23,678 | 9 | $3K | 45.9% | ENLOW PAUL W HONORABLE 48% | 8y ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $18,334 | 17 | $1K | 35.5% | GOODMAN TOBY MR 41% | 11mo ago |
| Software & Tech | $8,561 | 95 | $90 | 16.6% | HARRIS CHRIS MR 22% | 3mo ago |
| Print & Mail | $669 | 3 | $223 | 1.3% | CORNISH BRENDA K MS B C 56% | 19y ago |
| Admin & Office | $180 | 1 | $180 | 0.3% | DAVIS FRED W HONORABLE 100% | 20y ago |
| Digital | $130 | 1 | $130 | 0.3% | TEXAS FREEDOM CAUCUS 100% | 3y ago |
| Fundraising | $90 | 2 | $45 | 0.2% | CATTANACH JOANNA R MS 100% | 6y 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARRIS CHRIS MR | 6 | $5,379 | 17 | 2003-01-15 | 2012-09-04 |
| TRUITT VICKI MRS | 5 | $1,981 | 9 | 2003-05-07 | 2011-06-01 |
| WHITMIRE JOHN HONORABLE | 3 | $856 | 5 | 2004-01-09 | 2022-02-07 |
| SHELTON MARK M MR | 3 | $821 | 5 | 2009-08-10 | 2012-04-25 |
| ROMERO JR RAMON HONORABLE | 3 | $649 | 3 | 2023-03-27 | 2026-03-23 |
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 | $51,642 | 100.0% | 37 |
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 | 2006-02-21 | ENLOW PAUL W HONORABLE | Media | Newspaper Ad | $11,340 |
| Largest all-time | 2004-09-18 | GOODMAN TOBY MR | Other / Unclassified | Purchase advertisement on newspaper bags | $7,600 |
| Largest all-time | 2016-01-11 | GEREN CHARLES L HONORABLE | Other / Unclassified | Polybag | $5,750 |
| Largest all-time | 2008-10-29 | HARRIS CHRIS MR | Media | ADVERTISEMENT | $3,096 |
| Largest all-time | 2008-05-06 | ARLINGTON PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSN PAC | Media | Political AD | $3,005 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-23 | ROMERO JR RAMON HONORABLE | Software & Tech | subscription | $260 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-20 | ANCHIA RAFAEL M HONORABLE | Software & Tech | Monthly subscription | $55 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-21 | ANCHIA RAFAEL M HONORABLE | Software & Tech | Monthly subscription | $55 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-10 | ANCHIA RAFAEL M HONORABLE | Software & Tech | Monthly subscription | $55 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-21 | ANCHIA RAFAEL M HONORABLE | Software & Tech | Monthly subscription | $55 |
| Recent | 2026-03-22 | ANCHIA RAFAEL M HONORABLE | Software & Tech | Monthly subscription | $55 |
| Recent | 2026-06-21 | ANCHIA RAFAEL M HONORABLE | Software & Tech | Monthly subscription | $55 |