Sterling Shelby
Sterling Shelby is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Sterling Shelby was paid $37K across 2 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
- May 18, 2022 → Feb 23, 2026
- spans 3.8 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 12
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 2
- 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.
Top buyers
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Top buyers last 6 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BIRDWELL BRIAN D HONORABLE 00062137 |
$7,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BIRDWELL BRIAN D HONORABLE 00062137 |
$7,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BIRDWELL BRIAN D HONORABLE 00062137 |
$7,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BIRDWELL BRIAN D HONORABLE 00062137 |
$7,000 | 1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $37,427 | 100.00% |
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 · 3 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $8K | 4 | TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT 100% | Wages & Payroll 97% | $8K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $8K | 2 | TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $17K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $14K | 4 | TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $30K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $100 | 1 | BIRDWELL BRIAN D HONORABLE 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $30K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $7K | 1 | BIRDWELL BRIAN D HONORABLE 100% | — | $7K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wages & Payroll | $30,172 | 9 | $3K | 99.2% | TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT 100% | 2y ago |
| Travel & Events | $255 | 2 | $128 | 0.8% | TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT 100% | 4y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
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 | $37,427 | 100.0% | 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 | 2026-02-23 | BIRDWELL BRIAN D HONORABLE | — | campaign stipend | $7,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-10-31 | TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT | Wages & Payroll | Campaign employee payroll | $4,120 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-11-30 | TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT | Wages & Payroll | Campaign employee payroll | $4,120 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-05-31 | TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT | Wages & Payroll | Campaign employee payroll | $4,120 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-07-31 | TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT | Wages & Payroll | Campaign employee payroll | $4,120 |
| Recent | 2022-11-23 | TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT | Wages & Payroll | Campaign employee payroll | $4,120 |
| Recent | 2022-12-09 | TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT | Wages & Payroll | Campaign employee payroll | $1,231 |
| Recent | 2023-12-20 | BIRDWELL BRIAN D HONORABLE | Wages & Payroll | staff gift | $100 |