The Operative Company
The Operative Company is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle The Operative Company was paid — across 4 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
- —
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 15
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 4
- 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 3 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PEACE DEMOCRATS C00909739 |
$1,555 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PEACE DEMOCRATS C00909739 |
$1,555 | 1 |
| BACKEMEYER, CHRISTOPHER NE · House DEM |
$1,000 | 2 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BACKEMEYER, CHRISTOPHER NE · House DEM |
$3,000 | 7 |
| JONES, CHRIS AR · House DEM |
$2,525 | 6 |
| PEACE DEMOCRATS C00909739 |
$1,555 | 1 |
| MACIAS, MAYRA IL · House IND |
$323 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BACKEMEYER, CHRISTOPHER NE · House DEM |
$3,000 | 7 |
| JONES, CHRIS AR · House DEM |
$2,525 | 6 |
| PEACE DEMOCRATS C00909739 |
$1,555 | 1 |
| MACIAS, MAYRA IL · House IND |
$323 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BACKEMEYER, CHRISTOPHER NE · House DEM |
$3,000 | 7 |
| JONES, CHRIS AR · House DEM |
$2,525 | 6 |
| PEACE DEMOCRATS C00909739 |
$1,555 | 1 |
| MACIAS, MAYRA IL · House IND |
$323 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 74.64% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $0 | 25.36% |
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 · 2 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $2K | 6 | JONES, CHRIS 51% | Software & Tech 100% | $2K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $3K | 7 | JONES, CHRIS 45% | Software & Tech 45% | $5K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $500 | 1 | BACKEMEYER, CHRISTOPHER 100% | — | $6K | — |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $2K | 1 | PEACE DEMOCRATS 100% | — | $7K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software & Tech | $3,525 | 8 | $441 | 100.0% | JONES, CHRIS 72% | 6mo ago |
| Fundraising | $0 | 1 | $0 | 0.0% | BACKEMEYER, CHRISTOPHER 100% | 9mo 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE | $3,000 | 40.5% | 1 | |
| AR | $2,525 | 34.1% | 1 | |
| DC | $1,555 | 21.0% | 1 | |
| IL | $323 | 4.4% | 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 | 2026-07-21 | PEACE DEMOCRATS | — | SOFTWARE RENTAL | $1,555 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-02-06 | JONES, CHRIS | Software & Tech | COMPLIANCE SOFTWARE | $500 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-03-06 | JONES, CHRIS | Software & Tech | COMPLIANCE SOFTWARE | $500 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-02-26 | BACKEMEYER, CHRISTOPHER | — | SOFTWARE | $500 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-03-26 | BACKEMEYER, CHRISTOPHER | — | SOFTWARE | $500 |
| Recent | 2026-04-27 | BACKEMEYER, CHRISTOPHER | — | SOFTWARE | $500 |