The Flying Saucer
The Flying Saucer is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle The Flying Saucer was paid $3K across 14 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
- Apr 1, 2002 → May 7, 2026
- spans 24.1 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 17
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 14
- 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
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.
No buyer activity in this window.
Top buyers last 3 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ASSOCIATED REPUBLICANS OF TEXAS CAMPAIGN FUND 00015555 |
$13 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BAIN BRUCE W HONORABLE 00054878 |
$522 | 2 |
| ASSOCIATED REPUBLICANS OF TEXAS CAMPAIGN FUND 00015555 |
$13 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BAIN BRUCE W HONORABLE 00054878 |
$522 | 2 |
| PERRY CHARLES L HONORABLE 00066066 |
$31 | 1 |
| ASSOCIATED REPUBLICANS OF TEXAS CAMPAIGN FUND 00015555 |
$13 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BAIN BRUCE W HONORABLE 00054878 |
$522 | 2 |
| PERRY CHARLES L HONORABLE 00066066 |
$31 | 1 |
| ASSOCIATED REPUBLICANS OF TEXAS CAMPAIGN FUND 00015555 |
$13 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BAIN BRUCE W HONORABLE 00054878 |
$522 | 2 |
| DAVIS, DON NC · House DEM |
$306 | 1 |
| PERRY CHARLES L HONORABLE 00066066 |
$31 | 1 |
| ASSOCIATED REPUBLICANS OF TEXAS CAMPAIGN FUND 00015555 |
$13 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $1,585 | 52.61% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $1,428 | 47.39% |
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 · 6 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $856 | 1 | PROGRESSIVE CHANGE CAMPAIGN… 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $856 | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $423 | 1 | CAL FOR NC 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $423 | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $131 | 1 | SANDILL RAVI K HONORABLE 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $554 | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $306 | 1 | DAVIS, DON 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $306 | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $31 | 1 | PERRY CHARLES L HONORABLE 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $337 | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $166 | 1 | BAIN BRUCE W HONORABLE 100% | — | $166 | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $369 | 2 | BAIN BRUCE W HONORABLE 96% | Travel & Events 4% | $535 | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel & Events | $2,369 | 14 | $169 | 95.1% | PROGRESSIVE CHANGE CAMPAIGN… 36% | 2mo ago |
| Fundraising | $122 | 1 | $122 | 4.9% | HUBENER KATY MS 100% | 21y 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 | $1,428 | 47.4% | 11 | |
| DC | $1,279 | 42.5% | 2 | |
| NC | $306 | 10.1% | 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 | 2017-05-15 | PROGRESSIVE CHANGE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE | Travel & Events | MEALS | $856 |
| Largest all-time | 2019-10-28 | CAL FOR NC | Travel & Events | RENTAL FEE & CATERING | $423 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-04-22 | BAIN BRUCE W HONORABLE | — | Lunch meeting with interns | $356 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-10 | DAVIS, DON | Travel & Events | MEAL | $306 |
| Largest all-time | 2004-08-26 | GREEN PAUL W HONORABLE | Travel & Events | Going away event for law clerks | $258 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-09 | BAIN BRUCE W HONORABLE | — | Lunch for interns | $166 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-07 | ASSOCIATED REPUBLICANS OF TEXAS CAMPAIGN FUND | Travel & Events | Meal | $13 |
| Recent | 2025-12-14 | PERRY CHARLES L HONORABLE | Travel & Events | Meal | $31 |