The Economist
$15K
2025-2026 cycle
The Economist is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle The Economist was paid $15K across 27 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
- Dec 1, 2000 → Jun 15, 2026
- spans 25.5 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 85
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 27
- 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
$2K
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 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BLACK AMERICA'S POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00300921 |
$417 | 2 |
| FISCAL LEADERSHIP AND KNOWING ECONOMICS PAC C00432930 |
$270 | 1 |
| UMBERG SENATE 2022 OFFICEHOLDER ACCOUNT; COLONEL (RET.) TOM 1461225 |
$202 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 5
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BLACK AMERICA'S POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00300921 |
$417 | 2 |
| HINOJOSA JUAN HONORABLE CHUY 00013805 |
$377 | 1 |
| NEAL, RICHARD E MA · House DEM |
$293 | 1 |
| FISCAL LEADERSHIP AND KNOWING ECONOMICS PAC C00432930 |
$270 | 1 |
| UMBERG SENATE 2022 OFFICEHOLDER ACCOUNT; COLONEL (RET.) TOM 1461225 |
$202 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 5
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HINOJOSA JUAN HONORABLE CHUY 00013805 |
$721 | 2 |
| BLACK AMERICA'S POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00300921 |
$660 | 3 |
| FISCAL LEADERSHIP AND KNOWING ECONOMICS PAC C00432930 |
$518 | 2 |
| NEAL, RICHARD E MA · House DEM |
$293 | 1 |
| UMBERG SENATE 2022 OFFICEHOLDER ACCOUNT; COLONEL (RET.) TOM 1461225 |
$202 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 5
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HINOJOSA JUAN HONORABLE CHUY 00013805 |
$721 | 2 |
| BLACK AMERICA'S POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00300921 |
$660 | 3 |
| FISCAL LEADERSHIP AND KNOWING ECONOMICS PAC C00432930 |
$518 | 2 |
| NEAL, RICHARD E MA · House DEM |
$293 | 1 |
| UMBERG SENATE 2022 OFFICEHOLDER ACCOUNT; COLONEL (RET.) TOM 1461225 |
$202 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 38%
R · 62%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $932 | 6.10% |
| Republican | $1,529 | 10.00% |
| Non-partisan | $12,829 | 83.90% |
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 · 10 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q2 | 2016 | $370 | 2 | MURR ANDREW S HONORABLE ANDY 54% | Software & Tech 100% | $370 | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2016 | $152 | 1 | HINOJOSA JUAN HONORABLE CHUY 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $522 | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $135 | 1 | GATTO FOR LT. GOVERNOR 2022… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $135 | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $440 | 2 | JOHNSON ERIC L HONORABLE 61% | Software & Tech 100% | $575 | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2018 | $142 | 1 | HINOJOSA JUAN HONORABLE CHUY 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $717 | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2018 | $314 | 2 | GATTO FOR LT. GOVERNOR 2022… 53% | Other / Unclassified 53% | $1K | -15% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2018 | $205 | 1 | WHITMIRE JOHN HONORABLE 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $1K | +35% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2018 | $391 | 2 | HINOJOSA JUAN HONORABLE CHUY 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $2K | — |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $677 | 3 | JOHNSON NATHAN M HONORABLE 52% | Software & Tech 76% | $677 | +401% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $290 | 2 | WHITMIRE JOHN HONORABLE 76% | Software & Tech 76% | $967 | -34% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $262 | 2 | HINOJOSA JUAN HONORABLE CHUY 74% | Software & Tech 74% | $1K | — |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2020 | $69 | 1 | ALLEN FOR SENATE 2022; BEN 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $1K | -51% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $193 | 1 | MURR ANDREW S HONORABLE ANDY 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $1K | -38% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $290 | 2 | WHITMIRE JOHN HONORABLE 76% | Software & Tech 76% | $2K | +42% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $221 | 1 | HINOJOSA JUAN HONORABLE CHUY 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $2K | -43% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $692 | 4 | KAIMAN, JON 33% | Software & Tech 90% | $692 | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $590 | 3 | TING FOR ASSEMBLY 2022; PHIL 38% | Software & Tech 62% | $1K | -13% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $269 | 1 | WHITMIRE JOHN HONORABLE 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $2K | -7% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2022 | $914 | 3 | MURR ANDREW S HONORABLE ANDY 53% | Software & Tech 73% | $2K | +1224% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $465 | 2 | KAIMAN, JON 54% | Software & Tech 100% | $465 | — |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $222 | 1 | BLACK AMERICA'S POLITICAL A… 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $686 | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $501 | 2 | HINOJOSA JUAN HONORABLE CHUY 55% | Software & Tech 100% | $1K | -28% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $447 | 2 | BLACK AMERICA'S POLITICAL A… 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $2K | -24% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $345 | 1 | HINOJOSA JUAN HONORABLE CHUY 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $2K | -62% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $248 | 1 | FISCAL LEADERSHIP AND KNOWI… 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $248 | -47% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $243 | 1 | BLACK AMERICA'S POLITICAL A… 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $491 | +10% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $293 | 1 | NEAL, RICHARD E 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $784 | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $647 | 2 | HINOJOSA JUAN HONORABLE CHUY 58% | Software & Tech 42% | $1K | +29% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $619 | 3 | BLACK AMERICA'S POLITICAL A… 67% | Other / Unclassified 33% | $2K | +38% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software & Tech | $11,785 | 65 | $181 | 81.3% | HINOJOSA JUAN HONORABLE CHUY 26% | 4mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $2,711 | 17 | $159 | 18.7% | GINSBERG CARL H HONORABLE 24% | 4mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
6
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$9,934 · 65% of revenue
6
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$2,761 · 18% of revenue
15
One-time clients 1 cycle
$2,596 · 17% of revenue
Top 6 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HINOJOSA JUAN HONORABLE CHUY | 9 | $3,399 | 19 | 2011-02-28 | 2026-02-02 |
| MURR ANDREW S HONORABLE ANDY | 5 | $1,549 | 8 | 2014-07-20 | 2023-02-02 |
| BLACK AMERICA'S POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | 3 | $1,529 | 7 | 2022-05-07 | 2026-05-07 |
| WHITMIRE JOHN HONORABLE | 4 | $1,277 | 6 | 2016-08-18 | 2022-08-13 |
| FISCAL LEADERSHIP AND KNOWING ECONOMICS PAC | 3 | $1,164 | 5 | 2022-03-21 | 2026-03-20 |
| ELLIS RODNEY G HONORABLE | 5 | $1,016 | 7 | 2002-04-12 | 2011-06-03 |
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 | $9,617 | 62.9% | 15 | |
| CA | $2,047 | 13.4% | 8 | |
| DC | $1,529 | 10.0% | 1 | |
| AZ | $1,164 | 7.6% | 1 | |
| NY | $474 | 3.1% | 1 | |
| MA | $458 | 3.0% | 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 | 2023-02-02 | MURR ANDREW S HONORABLE ANDY | Software & Tech | Annual subscription for campaign | $481 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-02-02 | HINOJOSA JUAN HONORABLE CHUY | — | Subscription | $377 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-05-07 | JOHNSON NATHAN M HONORABLE | Software & Tech | Subscription fee | $351 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-02-23 | HINOJOSA JUAN HONORABLE CHUY | Software & Tech | Subscription | $345 |
| Largest all-time | 2016-06-02 | GINSBERG CARL H HONORABLE | Other / Unclassified | Magazines for Jurors in Jury Room | $340 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-10-01 | NEAL, RICHARD E | Software & Tech | SUBSCRIPTION | $293 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-20 | FISCAL LEADERSHIP AND KNOWING ECONOMICS PAC | Software & Tech | SUBSCRIPTIONS | $270 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-10 | BLACK AMERICA'S POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | SUBSCRIPTION | $264 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-03-20 | FISCAL LEADERSHIP AND KNOWING ECONOMICS PAC | Software & Tech | NEWSPAPER SUBSCRIPTION | $248 |
| Recent | 2026-04-04 | UMBERG SENATE 2022 OFFICEHOLDER ACCOUNT; COLONEL (RET.) TOM | Other / Unclassified | — | $202 |
| Recent | 2026-05-07 | BLACK AMERICA'S POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | SUBSCRIPTION | $153 |