THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE
$56K
2025-2026 cycle
THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE was paid $56K across 18 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
- Oct 11, 2002 → May 15, 2026
- spans 23.6 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 45
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 18
- 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
$7K
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.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 1 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GARIBAY MONTSERRAT MRS 00083295 |
$1,612 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GARIBAY MONTSERRAT MRS 00083295 |
$1,612 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GARIBAY MONTSERRAT MRS 00083295 |
$4,836 | 3 |
| LINCOLN-GOLDFINCH KATE MS 00089876 |
$861 | 1 |
| HODGES TAREN MRS GIGS 00090325 |
$605 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GARIBAY MONTSERRAT MRS 00083295 |
$4,836 | 3 |
| LINCOLN-GOLDFINCH KATE MS 00089876 |
$861 | 1 |
| BIERSCHWALE, VIRGIL TX · Senate REP |
$611 | 1 |
| HODGES TAREN MRS GIGS 00090325 |
$605 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GARIBAY MONTSERRAT MRS 00083295 |
$4,836 | 3 |
| LINCOLN-GOLDFINCH KATE MS 00089876 |
$861 | 1 |
| BIERSCHWALE, VIRGIL TX · Senate REP |
$611 | 1 |
| HODGES TAREN MRS GIGS 00090325 |
$605 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GARIBAY MONTSERRAT MRS 00083295 |
$4,836 | 3 |
| LINCOLN-GOLDFINCH KATE MS 00089876 |
$861 | 1 |
| BIERSCHWALE, VIRGIL TX · Senate REP |
$611 | 1 |
| HODGES TAREN MRS GIGS 00090325 |
$605 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 0%
R · 100%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $611 | 1.09% |
| Non-partisan | $55,482 | 98.91% |
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $379 | 1 | SOLTES SHERI MS 100% | Media 100% | $379 | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $1K | 1 | CAPITAL AREA PROGRESSIVE DE… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $1K | +255% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $676 | 1 | CAPITAL AREA PROGRESSIVE DE… 100% | Media 100% | $2K | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $5K | 2 | AUSTIN FIREFIGHTERS PUBLIC … 100% | Media 100% | $7K | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $7K | 5 | CAPITAL AREA PROGRESSIVE DE… 78% | Print & Mail 100% | $7K | +415% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $5K | 4 | CAPITAL AREA PROGRESSIVE DE… 52% | Media 81% | $12K | +670% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $750 | 1 | TRAVIS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PA… 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $13K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $611 | 1 | BIERSCHWALE, VIRGIL 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $611 | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $5K | 4 | GARIBAY MONTSERRAT MRS 69% | Other / Unclassified 34% | $5K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $2K | 1 | GARIBAY MONTSERRAT MRS 100% | — | $7K | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media | $38,785 | 31 | $1K | 73.4% | SAGE KAREN R HONORABLE 23% | 3mo ago |
| Print & Mail | $7,536 | 6 | $1K | 14.3% | CAPITAL AREA PROGRESSIVE DE… 71% | 7mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $5,798 | 5 | $1K | 11.0% | GARIBAY MONTSERRAT MRS 28% | 3mo ago |
| Travel & Events | $750 | 1 | $750 | 1.4% | TRAVIS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PA… 100% | 2y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
1
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$9,768 · 17% of revenue
1
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$10,091 · 18% of revenue
16
One-time clients 1 cycle
$36,234 · 65% of revenue
Top 1 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRAVIS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY | 4 | $9,768 | 12 | 2011-02-08 | 2023-09-28 |
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 | $56,093 | 100.0% | 18 |
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 | 2021-04-07 | AUSTIN FIREFIGHTERS PUBLIC SAFETY FUND | Media | Advertising Expense newspaper ad for PROP A Campaign - Binding Arbitration | $3,628 |
| Largest all-time | 2008-02-12 | OZMUN SCOTT A ESTATE | Media | Advertisements | $2,247 |
| Largest all-time | 2010-03-30 | SAGE KAREN R HONORABLE | Media | Advertisement | $1,870 |
| Largest all-time | 2010-03-23 | SAGE KAREN R HONORABLE | Media | Advertisement | $1,870 |
| Largest all-time | 2010-04-06 | SAGE KAREN R HONORABLE | Media | Advertising | $1,870 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-15 | GARIBAY MONTSERRAT MRS | — | Newpaper ad | $1,612 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-26 | GARIBAY MONTSERRAT MRS | — | Newpaper ad | $1,612 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-16 | GARIBAY MONTSERRAT MRS | Other / Unclassified | Newpaper ad | $1,612 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-05 | LINCOLN-GOLDFINCH KATE MS | Media | Advertising expense | $861 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-11-03 | BIERSCHWALE, VIRGIL | Print & Mail | NEWSPAPER AD | $611 |
| Recent | 2026-02-20 | HODGES TAREN MRS GIGS | Media | Newspaper advertisement | $605 |