THE POLITICAL FIRM
$7.67M
2025-2026 cycle
THE POLITICAL FIRM is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle THE POLITICAL FIRM was paid $7.67M across 47 client committees, of which $2.83M 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
$7.67M
=
$4.84M
(Schedule B)
+
$2.83M
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$4,839,153 | 396 rows | 63.1% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$2,829,911 | 282 rows | 36.9% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Apr 2, 2010 → Jul 17, 2026
- spans 16.3 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 396
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 47
- 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.
Aug 2025
Jul 2026
$2.18M
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.
No buyer activity in this window.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL LA · House REP |
$278,092 | 2 |
| LOUISIANA GROWTH AND FUTURE FUND C00940007 |
$10,000 | 2 |
| KINGSTON, JAMES MORRIS GA · House REP |
$1,167 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL LA · House REP |
$978,330 | 11 |
| SCALISE, STEVE MR LA · House REP |
$476,049 | 2 |
| KINGSTON, JAMES MORRIS GA · House REP |
$209,561 | 16 |
| LOUISIANA GROWTH AND FUTURE FUND C00940007 |
$66,298 IE $36,018 · SB $30,280 |
6 |
| MIMS, DAN TX · House REP |
$22,569 | 2 |
| MCMAKIN, DIXON LA · House REP |
$7,500 | 1 |
| HALL III ROBERT L HONORABLE BOB 00067980 |
$4,227 | 1 |
| TEXAS PROGRESSIVES FUND 00090425 |
$4,227 IE $4,227 |
1 |
| NARAYAN SANJAY MR 00090044 |
$529 | 1 |
| KELLY, WILLIAM FLYNN III GA · House REP |
$10 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL LA · House REP |
$978,330 | 11 |
| SCALISE, STEVE MR LA · House REP |
$476,049 | 2 |
| MIMS, DAN TX · House REP |
$332,939 | 16 |
| KINGSTON, JAMES MORRIS GA · House REP |
$311,294 | 29 |
| LOUISIANA GROWTH AND FUTURE FUND C00940007 |
$66,298 IE $36,018 · SB $30,280 |
6 |
| HALL III ROBERT L HONORABLE BOB 00067980 |
$11,869 | 4 |
| JOHN BROWNING FOR TEXAS 00090054 |
$10,620 | 5 |
| BELL JR CECIL I HONORABLE 00067547 |
$8,700 | 3 |
| TEXAS PROGRESSIVES FUND 00090425 |
$8,429 IE $8,429 |
2 |
| MCMAKIN, DIXON LA · House REP |
$7,500 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL LA · House REP |
$978,330 | 11 |
| SCALISE, STEVE MR LA · House REP |
$480,127 | 3 |
| MIMS, DAN TX · House REP |
$332,939 | 16 |
| KINGSTON, JAMES MORRIS GA · House REP |
$325,513 | 32 |
| LOUISIANA GROWTH AND FUTURE FUND C00940007 |
$66,298 IE $36,018 · SB $30,280 |
6 |
| HALL III ROBERT L HONORABLE BOB 00067980 |
$11,869 | 4 |
| JOHN BROWNING FOR TEXAS 00090054 |
$10,620 | 5 |
| BELL JR CECIL I HONORABLE 00067547 |
$8,700 | 3 |
| TEXAS PROGRESSIVES FUND 00090425 |
$8,429 IE $8,429 |
2 |
| MCMAKIN, DIXON LA · House REP |
$7,500 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CLF C00504530 |
$1,400,365 IE $1,400,365 |
58 |
| JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL LA · House REP |
$978,330 | 11 |
| SCALISE, STEVE MR LA · House REP |
$955,176 | 13 |
| MIMS, DAN TX · House REP |
$332,939 | 16 |
| KINGSTON, JAMES MORRIS GA · House REP |
$325,513 | 32 |
| BABIN, BRIAN TX · House REP |
$89,140 | 13 |
| LOUISIANA GROWTH AND FUTURE FUND C00940007 |
$66,298 IE $36,018 · SB $30,280 |
6 |
| HALL III ROBERT L HONORABLE BOB 00067980 |
$11,869 | 4 |
| JOHN BROWNING FOR TEXAS 00090054 |
$10,620 | 5 |
| BELL JR CECIL I HONORABLE 00067547 |
$8,700 | 3 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 0%
R · 100%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $21,419 | 0.28% |
| Republican | $7,127,250 | 92.94% |
| Non-partisan | $520,396 | 6.79% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Money flow through this vendor
Where their ad buys point
IE payers (left) → races the buys targeted (right) · independent-expenditure filings onlyNo activity in the last 1 months.
No activity in the last 3 months.
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 | Q1 | 2018 | $738 | 3 | SCALISE, STEVE MR 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $738 | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $3K | 3 | SCALISE, STEVE MR 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $3K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2016 | $11K | 4 | SAIN WILLIAM T MR TERRY 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $11K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $73K | 2 | SCALISE, STEVE MR 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $76K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $3K | 1 | SAIN WILLIAM T MR TERRY 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $14K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $239 | 1 | SCALISE, STEVE MR 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $76K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $47K | 8 | WEBER, RANDY 92% | Strategy & Research 100% | $123K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $8K | 1 | SCALISE, STEVE MR 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $131K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $45K | 13 | JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL 49% | Strategy & Research 100% | $176K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $231K | 32 | BABIN, BRIAN 41% | Strategy & Research 100% | $407K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $523 | 2 | SCALISE, STEVE MR 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $523 | -29% |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $6K | 1 | SCALISE, STEVE MR 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $7K | +132% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $239 | 1 | SCALISE, STEVE MR 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $7K | -100% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $4K | 2 | BABIN, BRIAN 95% | Strategy & Research 100% | $11K | +1577% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $76K | 15 | BABIN, BRIAN 86% | Strategy & Research 100% | $87K | +63% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $34K | 4 | BABIN, BRIAN 82% | Strategy & Research 100% | $121K | +335% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $45K | 7 | SCALISE, STEVE MR 74% | Strategy & Research 100% | $166K | +1% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $167K | 21 | SCALISE, STEVE MR 35% | Strategy & Research 100% | $333K | -28% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $19K | 4 | SCALISE, STEVE MR 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $19K | +3443% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $6K | 2 | SCALISE, STEVE MR 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $24K | -10% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $41K | 7 | WEBER, RANDY 85% | Strategy & Research 100% | $65K | +922% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $117K | 12 | WEBER, RANDY 46% | Strategy & Research 100% | $182K | +53% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $205K | 24 | BEQUETTE, JAKE MR. 41% | Strategy & Research 100% | $387K | +507% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $392K | 19 | SCALISE, STEVE MR 88% | Strategy & Research 100% | $779K | +764% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $164K | 32 | WEBER, RANDY 39% | Strategy & Research 100% | $943K | -2% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $29K | 5 | SCALISE, STEVE MR 58% | Strategy & Research 100% | $29K | +57% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $14K | 4 | OGLES, ANDY 58% | Strategy & Research 100% | $44K | +152% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $575 | 1 | SCALISE, STEVE MR 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $44K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $840 | 1 | MONEY BRENT A HONORABLE 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $944K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $235 | 2 | SCALISE, STEVE MR 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $44K | -99% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $140K | 19 | TOTH STEVEN H HONORABLE STE… 80% | Strategy & Research 100% | $184K | +20% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $87K | 10 | CRANE, MICHAEL ROBERT 59% | Strategy & Research 100% | $271K | -58% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $165K | 20 | SCALISE, STEVE MR 68% | Strategy & Research 100% | $436K | -58% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $502K | 20 | SCALISE, STEVE MR 80% | Strategy & Research 100% | $938K | +205% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $2K | 2 | PATRIOT MOBILE ACTION 50% | Strategy & Research 100% | $940K | — |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $4K | 1 | SCALISE, STEVE MR 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $4K | -86% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $4K | 1 | PATRIOT MOBILE ACTION 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $944K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $42K | 4 | KINGSTON, JAMES MORRIS 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $46K | +7223% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $11K | 3 | HALL III ROBERT L HONORABLE… 69% | Strategy & Research 100% | $955K | +1186% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $48K | 9 | KINGSTON, JAMES MORRIS 53% | Print & Mail 100% | $94K | +20182% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $512K | 43 | MIMS, DAN 61% | Print & Mail 62% | $606K | +265% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $1.57M | 27 | JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL 56% | — | $2.18M | +1714% |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $10K | 2 | LOUISIANA GROWTH AND FUTURE… 50% | — | $2.19M | -94% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $2,668,516 | 317 | $8K | 86.5% | SCALISE, STEVE MR 46% | 5mo ago |
| Print & Mail | $411,341 | 32 | $13K | 13.3% | MIMS, DAN 81% | 5mo ago |
| Media | $4,200 | 1 | $4K | 0.1% | JOHN BROWNING FOR TEXAS 100% | 6mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
5
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$3,467,417 · 72% of revenue
9
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$153,568 · 3% of revenue
33
One-time clients 1 cycle
$1,218,168 · 25% of revenue
Top 5 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCALISE, STEVE MR | 5 | $1,697,773 | 84 | 2017-02-09 | 2026-05-11 |
| JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL | 4 | $1,102,678 | 41 | 2018-01-04 | 2026-07-17 |
| BABIN, BRIAN | 4 | $303,353 | 43 | 2018-08-15 | 2026-02-28 |
| WEBER, RANDY | 3 | $229,828 | 25 | 2018-01-09 | 2022-11-07 |
| GRAVES, GARRET | 4 | $133,785 | 15 | 2018-09-25 | 2023-06-02 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA | $1,839,058 | 38.1% | 3 | |
| TX | $1,184,332 | 24.5% | 20 | |
| VA | $1,109,303 | 23.0% | 3 | |
| GA | $376,931 | 7.8% | 3 | |
| AR | $98,129 | 2.0% | 1 | |
| MO | $51,847 | 1.1% | 4 | |
| OK | $37,035 | 0.8% | 2 | |
| CA | $34,835 | 0.7% | 1 | |
| FL | $30,280 | 0.6% | 1 | |
| NC | $25,843 | 0.5% | 2 | |
| TN | $22,463 | 0.5% | 2 | |
| MD | $14,662 | 0.3% | 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 | 2026-04-14 | JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL | — | MEDIA BUY | $463,093 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-04-16 | SCALISE, STEVE MR | — | POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING / MEDIA / PRINTING / POSTAGE | $358,342 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-07 | SCALISE, STEVE MR | Strategy & Research | MEDIA PLACEMENT | $349,276 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-09-15 | SCALISE, STEVE MR | Strategy & Research | MEDIA | $315,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-06-10 | JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL | — | STRATEGIC CONSULTING/SIGNAGE | $273,092 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-11 | SCALISE, STEVE MR | — | POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING / MEDIA PRODUCTION / SMS MESSAGES / PRINTING / POSTAGE | $117,707 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-11 | JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL | — | SIGNAGE | $85,000 |
| Recent | 2026-07-17 | JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL | — | STRATEGIC CONSULTING | $5,000 |
| Recent | 2026-07-09 | LOUISIANA GROWTH AND FUTURE FUND | — | POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING | $5,000 |
| Recent | 2026-06-04 | LOUISIANA GROWTH AND FUTURE FUND | — | POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING | $5,000 |
| Recent | 2026-06-10 | KINGSTON, JAMES MORRIS | — | EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT: SEE BELOW | $1,167 |