The Huntsville Item
The Huntsville Item is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle The Huntsville Item was paid $34K across 16 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
- Mar 10, 2000 → Apr 21, 2026
- spans 26.1 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 51
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 16
- 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.
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Top buyers last 6 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TEXANS FOR CHARLES SCHWERTNER 00065997 |
$5,134 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| VACHRIS GEORGE BRIAN MR 00086158 |
$5,750 | 2 |
| TEXANS FOR CHARLES SCHWERTNER 00065997 |
$5,134 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| VACHRIS GEORGE BRIAN MR 00086158 |
$5,750 | 2 |
| TEXANS FOR CHARLES SCHWERTNER 00065997 |
$5,134 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| VACHRIS GEORGE BRIAN MR 00086158 |
$5,750 | 2 |
| TEXANS FOR CHARLES SCHWERTNER 00065997 |
$5,134 | 1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $33,822 | 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 · 6 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Q2 | 2018 | $216 | 1 | BAILES IV ERNEST J HONORABLE 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $216 | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $1K | 2 | REPUBLICAN PARTY OF WALKER … 100% | Media 100% | $1K | — |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2020 | $216 | 1 | BAILES IV ERNEST J HONORABLE 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $2K | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $1K | 1 | KACAL KYLE J HONORABLE 100% | Media 100% | $1K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $1K | 2 | KACAL KYLE J HONORABLE 62% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $3K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $405 | 1 | BIUS WALTER B MR BEN 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $405 | -73% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $405 | 1 | BIUS WALTER B MR BEN 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $810 | -66% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $6K | 2 | VACHRIS GEORGE BRIAN MR 100% | Digital 100% | $6K | +1320% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $5K | 1 | TEXANS FOR CHARLES SCHWERTN… 100% | — | $11K | +1168% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media | $15,625 | 32 | $488 | 54.5% | REPUBLICAN PARTY OF WALKER … 33% | 4y ago |
| Digital | $5,750 | 2 | $3K | 20.0% | VACHRIS GEORGE BRIAN MR 100% | 6mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $4,278 | 9 | $475 | 14.9% | BIUS WALTER B MR BEN 30% | 2y ago |
| Strategy & Research | $2,136 | 2 | $1K | 7.4% | VOTERS FOR LOWER TAXES DISS… 100% | 11y ago |
| Software & Tech | $715 | 4 | $179 | 2.5% | BAILES IV ERNEST J HONORABLE 60% | 5y ago |
| Print & Mail | $185 | 1 | $185 | 0.6% | ELLIS LINDA C DR 100% | 14y 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REPUBLICAN PARTY OF WALKER COUNTY CEC | 5 | $5,123 | 11 | 2004-02-26 | 2020-10-23 |
| BIUS WALTER B MR BEN | 4 | $3,330 | 8 | 2000-05-17 | 2024-05-15 |
| KOLKHORST LOIS W HONORABLE | 5 | $2,962 | 8 | 2002-02-01 | 2011-02-11 |
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 | $33,822 | 100.0% | 16 |
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 | 2026-04-21 | TEXANS FOR CHARLES SCHWERTNER | — | Newspaper Advertisement | $5,134 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-02-02 | VACHRIS GEORGE BRIAN MR | Digital | Newspaper & Digital Ads - 2nd Payment | $3,462 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-01-29 | VACHRIS GEORGE BRIAN MR | Digital | Newspaper & Digital Newspaper Ads -First Payment | $2,288 |
| Largest all-time | 2012-02-29 | TEXANS FOR CHARLES SCHWERTNER | Media | Ad Placement | $2,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2008-10-22 | REPUBLICAN PARTY OF WALKER COUNTY CEC | Media | Advertising | $1,917 |
| Recent | 2024-03-01 | BIUS WALTER B MR BEN | Other / Unclassified | Full color ad | $405 |
| Recent | 2024-05-15 | BIUS WALTER B MR BEN | Other / Unclassified | Full color ad | $405 |