THE LAWRENCE GROUP
THE LAWRENCE GROUP is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle THE LAWRENCE GROUP was paid $273K across 5 client committees, of which $26K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.
Part I Identity
Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.
Source split
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$246,475 | 38 rows | 90.4% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$26,202 | 4 rows | 9.6% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Mar 16, 2022 → Jan 22, 2026
- spans 3.9 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 38
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 5
- 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 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| FUTURE FIRST LEADERSHIP PAC C00522425 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| COUNTRY FIRST C00771113 |
$2,500 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| FUTURE FIRST LEADERSHIP PAC C00522425 |
$17,500 | 7 |
| COUNTRY FIRST C00771113 |
$4,000 | 2 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| FUTURE FIRST LEADERSHIP PAC C00522425 |
$25,000 | 10 |
| COUNTRY FIRST C00771113 |
$24,500 | 6 |
| KINZINGER, ADAM IL · House REP |
$20,000 | 2 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| COUNTRY FIRST C00771113 |
$34,500 | 10 |
| FUTURE FIRST LEADERSHIP PAC C00522425 |
$25,000 | 10 |
| KINZINGER, ADAM IL · House REP |
$20,000 | 2 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $246,845 | 90.53% |
| Republican | $23,786 | 8.72% |
| Non-partisan | $2,047 | 0.75% |
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 · 5 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $5K | 1 | FUTURE FIRST LEADERSHIP PAC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $5K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $81K | 1 | LF PAC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $86K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $46K | 2 | LF PAC 87% | Strategy & Research 100% | $132K | — |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $13K | 5 | FUTURE FIRST LEADERSHIP PAC 48% | Strategy & Research 100% | $13K | — |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $900 | 1 | FUTURE FIRST LEADERSHIP PAC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $14K | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $6K | 2 | FUTURE FIRST LEADERSHIP PAC 61% | Strategy & Research 100% | $20K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $8K | 1 | COUNTRY FIRST 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $27K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $3K | 1 | COUNTRY FIRST 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $30K | -50% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $8K | 3 | COUNTRY FIRST 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $37K | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $5K | 2 | COUNTRY FIRST 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $42K | -94% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $3K | 1 | COUNTRY FIRST 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $45K | -95% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $43K | 7 | COUNTRY FIRST 48% | Strategy & Research 100% | $43K | +241% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $8K | 3 | FUTURE FIRST LEADERSHIP PAC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $51K | +733% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $8K | 3 | FUTURE FIRST LEADERSHIP PAC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $58K | +16% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $9K | 4 | FUTURE FIRST LEADERSHIP PAC 83% | Strategy & Research 100% | $67K | +20% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $3K | 1 | COUNTRY FIRST 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $70K | +0% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $246,475 | 38 | $6K | 100.0% | LF PAC 49% | 4mo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUTURE FIRST LEADERSHIP PAC | 3 | $46,875 | 15 | 2022-03-16 | 2025-12-26 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL | $123,625 | 50.2% | 3 | |
| DC | $121,000 | 49.1% | 1 | |
| Unknown | $1,850 | 0.8% | 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 | 2022-08-05 | LF PAC | Strategy & Research | RESEARCH SERVICES | $80,650 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-10-27 | LF PAC | Strategy & Research | POLLING | $40,350 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-02-07 | KINZINGER, ADAM | Strategy & Research | PAC STRATEGY CONSULTING | $12,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-03-10 | KINZINGER, ADAM | Strategy & Research | PAC STRATEGY CONSULTING | $8,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-12-05 | COUNTRY FIRST | Strategy & Research | PAC STRATEGY CONSULTING | $7,500 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-01-30 | COUNTRY FIRST | Strategy & Research | PAC STRATEGY CONSULTING | $6,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-02-28 | COUNTRY FIRST | Strategy & Research | PAC STRATEGY CONSULTING | $6,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-03-31 | COUNTRY FIRST | Strategy & Research | PAC STRATEGY CONSULTING | $6,000 |
| Recent | 2026-01-22 | COUNTRY FIRST | Strategy & Research | PAC STRATEGY CONSULTING | $2,500 |
| Recent | 2025-12-26 | FUTURE FIRST LEADERSHIP PAC | Strategy & Research | PAC STRATEGY CONSULTING | $2,500 |
| Recent | 2025-11-20 | FUTURE FIRST LEADERSHIP PAC | Strategy & Research | PAC STRATEGY CONSULTING | $2,500 |
| Recent | 2025-10-28 | FUTURE FIRST LEADERSHIP PAC | Strategy & Research | PAC STRATEGY CONSULTING | $2,500 |
| Recent | 2025-12-03 | COUNTRY FIRST | Strategy & Research | PAC STRATEGY CONSULTING | $1,500 |