THE PROSPER GROUP
$38.53M
2025-2026 cycle
THE PROSPER GROUP is a digital vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle THE PROSPER GROUP was paid $38.53M across 253 client committees, of which $4.13M 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
$38.53M
=
$34.40M
(Schedule B)
+
$4.13M
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$34,395,653 | 3,281 rows | 89.3% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$4,129,921 | 601 rows | 10.7% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Apr 12, 2012 → May 5, 2026
- spans 14.1 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 3,281
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 253
- 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.
Jun 2025
May 2026
$847K
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 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PAXTON, WARREN KENNETH JR. TX · Senate REP |
$49,959 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 7
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PAXTON, WARREN KENNETH JR. TX · Senate REP |
$267,551 | 5 |
| CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED TX · Senate REP |
$82,723 | 2 |
| RICKETTS, PETE NE · Senate REP |
$60,885 | 3 |
| CHAPMAN, FRANK WY · House REP |
$29,500 | 2 |
| TEA PARTY PATRIOTS CITIZENS FUND C00540898 |
$594 | 1 |
| BONCK, JON TX · House REP |
$540 | 1 |
| HOUCHIN, ERIN IN · House REP |
$70 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 7
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PAXTON, WARREN KENNETH JR. TX · Senate REP |
$369,606 | 9 |
| CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED TX · Senate REP |
$318,442 | 8 |
| RICKETTS, PETE NE · Senate REP |
$92,385 | 10 |
| CHAPMAN, FRANK WY · House REP |
$29,500 | 2 |
| TEA PARTY PATRIOTS CITIZENS FUND C00540898 |
$594 | 1 |
| BONCK, JON TX · House REP |
$540 | 1 |
| HOUCHIN, ERIN IN · House REP |
$70 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED TX · Senate REP |
$495,986 | 12 |
| PAXTON, WARREN KENNETH JR. TX · Senate REP |
$369,606 | 9 |
| RICKETTS, PETE NE · Senate REP |
$106,375 | 16 |
| CHAPMAN, FRANK WY · House REP |
$29,500 | 2 |
| TEA PARTY PATRIOTS CITIZENS FUND C00540898 |
$594 | 1 |
| BONCK, JON TX · House REP |
$540 | 1 |
| FLOOD, MIKE NE · House REP |
$450 | 3 |
| TUBERVILLE, THOMAS H AL · Senate REP |
$104 | 14 |
| TUBERVILLE VICTORY FUND C00764829 |
$82 | 17 |
| HOUCHIN, ERIN IN · House REP |
$70 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED TX · Senate REP |
$4,206,522 | 21 |
| PAXTON, WARREN KENNETH JR. TX · Senate REP |
$369,606 | 9 |
| TEA PARTY PATRIOTS CITIZENS FUND C00540898 |
$226,330 IE $210,538 · SB $15,792 |
6 |
| RICKETTS, PETE NE · Senate REP |
$113,765 | 19 |
| COMMITTEE FOR REAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING - YES ON MEASURE 10, SPONSORED BY BERKELEY PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION 1379546 |
$82,000 | 3 |
| TUBERVILLE VICTORY FUND C00764829 |
$34,799 | 49 |
| PARKER IV NATHANIEL W HONORABLE TAN 00058399 |
$32,671 | 4 |
| CHAPMAN, FRANK WY · House REP |
$29,500 | 2 |
| TUBERVILLE, THOMAS H AL · Senate REP |
$27,768 | 38 |
| HOUCHIN, ERIN IN · House REP |
$25,747 | 8 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 2%
R · 98%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $568,308 | 1.48% |
| Republican | $30,462,663 | 79.07% |
| Non-partisan | $7,494,603 | 19.45% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Money flow through this vendor
Money flow through this vendor
top payers (left) → broadcast stations clients buy from (right)No activity in the last 1 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 | 2016 | $32K | 3 | GEREN CHARLES L HONORABLE 53% | Digital 100% | $32K | — |
| 2017 | Q1 | 2018 | $11K | 18 | LANCE, LEONARD 74% | Digital 100% | $11K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2016 | $39K | 3 | BUSH GEORGE P HONORABLE 100% | Digital 100% | $71K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $55K | 27 | ROKITA, THEODORE EDWARD 34% | Digital 100% | $66K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2016 | $42K | 5 | BUSH GEORGE P HONORABLE 74% | Digital 100% | $112K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $140K | 31 | C00647065 31% | Digital 100% | $206K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $75K | 5 | BUSH GEORGE P HONORABLE 100% | Digital 100% | $187K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $220K | 31 | C00647065 26% | Digital 100% | $426K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $496K | 66 | BUSH GEORGE P HONORABLE 38% | Digital 100% | $922K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $747K | 60 | C00647065 24% | Digital 100% | $1.67M | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $2.05M | 95 | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED 39% | Digital 100% | $3.72M | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $4.37M | 95 | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED 42% | Digital 100% | $8.09M | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2018 | $2K | 2 | DALLAS COUNTY REPUBLICAN PA… 100% | Digital 100% | $8.09M | -95% |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $80K | 26 | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED 32% | Digital 100% | $80K | +603% |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2018 | $7K | 5 | DALLAS COUNTY REPUBLICAN PA… 70% | Digital 100% | $8.1M | -81% |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $284K | 71 | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED 34% | Digital 100% | $364K | +421% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2018 | $8K | 5 | HOLLAND JUSTIN A HONORABLE 90% | Digital 100% | $8.1M | -80% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $342K | 73 | C00712190 17% | Digital 100% | $706K | +144% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2018 | $8K | 4 | HOLLAND JUSTIN A HONORABLE 100% | Digital 100% | $8.11M | -90% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $729K | 114 | STEFANIK, ELISE M. 27% | Digital 100% | $1.44M | +232% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $1.04M | 131 | STEFANIK, ELISE M. 22% | Digital 100% | $2.47M | +109% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $1.28M | 153 | STEFANIK, ELISE M. 18% | Digital 100% | $3.75M | +71% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $1.71M | 217 | STEFANIK, ELISE M. 25% | Digital 100% | $5.46M | -16% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $2.18M | 177 | C00750323 19% | Digital 100% | $7.64M | -50% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2022 | $91K | 13 | C00750323 100% | Digital 100% | $91K | — |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2020 | $7K | 1 | CUNNINGHAM FOR ASSEMBLY 202… 100% | Digital 100% | $7.65M | +269% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $977K | 88 | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED 70% | Digital 100% | $1.07M | +1127% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $104K | 8 | FAULCONER FOR GOVERNOR 2021 89% | Digital 100% | $7.75M | +1309% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $1.12M | 120 | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED 65% | Digital 100% | $2.18M | +292% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $384K | 18 | FAULCONER FOR GOVERNOR EXPL… 71% | Digital 100% | $8.14M | +4480% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $1.51M | 153 | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED 49% | Digital 100% | $3.69M | +340% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $1.3M | 169 | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED 66% | Digital 100% | $4.99M | +78% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $986K | 262 | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED 23% | Digital 100% | $5.97M | -5% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $1.39M | 230 | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED 45% | Digital 100% | $7.36M | +8% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $825K | 161 | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED 22% | Digital 100% | $8.18M | -52% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $613K | 100 | GALLUCH, DAVID 28% | Digital 97% | $8.8M | -72% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2022 | $720 | 1 | KUEMPEL JOHN L HONORABLE 100% | Digital 100% | $8.8M | -89% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $217K | 45 | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED 71% | Digital 100% | $217K | -78% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $373K | 44 | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED 76% | Digital 100% | $591K | -67% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $443K | 40 | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED 83% | Digital 100% | $1.03M | -71% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $20K | 2 | PARKER IV NATHANIEL W HONOR… 100% | Digital 100% | $8.82M | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $608K | 47 | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED 82% | Digital 100% | $1.64M | -53% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $826K | 61 | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED 67% | Digital 100% | $2.47M | -16% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $863K | 61 | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED 83% | Digital 100% | $3.33M | -38% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $1.76M | 55 | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED 92% | Digital 100% | $5.1M | +114% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $2.73M | 48 | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED 94% | Digital 100% | $7.82M | +345% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $85K | 25 | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED 91% | Digital 100% | $85K | -61% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $86K | 24 | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED 84% | Digital 100% | $171K | -77% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $215K | 10 | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED 63% | Digital 100% | $386K | -51% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $149K | 7 | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED 64% | Digital 100% | $535K | -75% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $375K | 12 | PAXTON, WARREN KENNETH JR. 50% | Digital 90% | $911K | -55% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $107K | 4 | PAXTON, WARREN KENNETH JR. 76% | — | $1.02M | -88% |
Stations this firm's clients buy from
Stations this firm's clients buy from top 6 · $238,668 · Wausau, WI dominant market
Broadcast stations that committees who pay THE PROSPER GROUP also pay directly on their Schedule B filings. We can't prove THE PROSPER GROUP routed money to these stations, but the concentration signal reveals the market network this firm's clients spend on.
| Station | Market | Network | Total client spend | Buys | Activity window |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAOW | Wausau, WI | NBC | $91,800 | 2 | Sep 2024 → Sep 2024 |
| WDIO | Duluth, MN | ABC | $45,985 | 1 | Aug 2024 |
| WEAU | Eau Claire, WI | NBC | $41,740 | 1 | Sep 2024 |
| WJFW-TV | Rhinelander, WI | NBC | $29,113 | 1 | Sep 2024 |
| WSAW | Wausau-Rhinelander, WI | NBC | $27,888 | 3 | Aug 2024 → Nov 2024 |
| KWED | Corpus Christi, TX | — | $2,142 | 10 | Jan 2022 → Jan 2024 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital | $34,147,239 | 3,268 | $10K | 99.9% | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED 43% | 3mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $19,056 | 2 | $10K | 0.1% | PARROTT, NEIL CONRAD MR. 100% | 3y ago |
| Fundraising | $1,819 | 3 | $606 | 0.0% | PARROTT, NEIL CONRAD MR. 100% | 3y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
16
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$19,614,644 · 57% of revenue
41
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$7,206,027 · 21% of revenue
196
One-time clients 1 cycle
$7,574,982 · 22% of revenue
Top 16 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED | 5 | $14,827,901 | 101 | 2017-07-17 | 2026-03-09 |
| STEFANIK, ELISE M. | 3 | $2,003,755 | 53 | 2019-04-22 | 2024-09-04 |
| TUBERVILLE, THOMAS H | 4 | $758,527 | 315 | 2019-07-15 | 2025-05-26 |
| C00556365 | 3 | $617,268 | 60 | 2017-04-20 | 2022-06-30 |
| WALBERG, TIMOTHY L REP | 4 | $337,137 | 102 | 2018-09-15 | 2024-03-18 |
| HERN, KEVIN | 3 | $241,703 | 55 | 2020-03-23 | 2023-01-19 |
| HOUCHIN, ERIN | 3 | $194,563 | 35 | 2022-03-15 | 2026-01-20 |
| CARL, JERRY LEE, JR | 3 | $191,049 | 183 | 2019-03-29 | 2024-03-04 |
| JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL | 3 | $141,438 | 71 | 2018-07-16 | 2021-05-24 |
| NEHLS, TROY | 3 | $100,533 | 50 | 2020-09-11 | 2024-10-14 |
| GRAVES, SAMUEL B. JR. | 4 | $83,925 | 35 | 2018-07-12 | 2023-02-21 |
| COMER, JAMES | 3 | $57,441 | 8 | 2018-10-22 | 2021-09-30 |
| HOLLAND JUSTIN A HONORABLE | 3 | $29,083 | 13 | 2016-10-11 | 2021-06-16 |
| FLOOD, MIKE | 3 | $17,986 | 19 | 2022-04-19 | 2025-04-23 |
| BANKS, JAMES E. HON. | 4 | $6,190 | 9 | 2018-05-02 | 2023-08-24 |
| ROUZER, DAVID | 4 | $6,145 | 25 | 2017-05-04 | 2023-03-09 |
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 | $17,069,952 | 55.6% | 36 | |
| Unknown | $4,920,468 | 16.0% | 86 | |
| NY | $2,178,696 | 7.1% | 8 | |
| AZ | $1,428,507 | 4.6% | 2 | |
| CA | $1,125,387 | 3.7% | 25 | |
| AL | $1,036,663 | 3.4% | 4 | |
| KS | $538,709 | 1.8% | 2 | |
| IN | $522,908 | 1.7% | 10 | |
| GA | $521,290 | 1.7% | 5 | |
| MO | $498,898 | 1.6% | 6 | |
| OK | $443,838 | 1.4% | 3 | |
| NC | $437,288 | 1.4% | 3 |
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 | 2024-10-11 | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED | Digital | DIGITAL CONSULTING/WEB SERVICE/TEXT | $687,535 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-09-03 | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED | Digital | DIGITAL CONSULTING/WEB SERVICE/TEXT | $672,686 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-11-07 | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED | Digital | DIGITAL CONSULTING/WEB SERVICE/TEXT | $672,137 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-29 | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED | Digital | DIGITAL CONSULTING/WEB SERVICE/TEXT | $627,303 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-18 | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED | Digital | DIGITAL CONSULTING/WEB SERVICE/TEXTING | $581,090 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-20 | PAXTON, WARREN KENNETH JR. | Digital | FINANCE CONSULTING/DIGITAL MEDIA | $129,400 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-02-03 | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED | Digital | WEB SERVICE/TEXTING SERVICE | $69,711 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-10-03 | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED | Digital | DIGITAL CONSULTING/WEB SERVICE/TEXT | $57,647 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-05 | PAXTON, WARREN KENNETH JR. | — | FINANCE CONSULTING - DIGITAL MEDIA | $49,959 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-07-25 | PAXTON, WARREN KENNETH JR. | Digital | FINANCE CONSULTING - DIGITAL | $46,277 |
| Recent | 2026-04-01 | PAXTON, WARREN KENNETH JR. | — | FINANCE CONSULTING - DIGITAL MEDIA | $31,700 |
| Recent | 2026-04-13 | RICKETTS, PETE | — | DIGITAL ADVERTISING / TEXTING SERVICES | $24,900 |
| Recent | 2026-03-25 | CHAPMAN, FRANK | Digital | FUNDRAISING CONSULTING | $2,000 |
| Recent | 2026-04-09 | BONCK, JON | — | CONSULTING - DIGITAL CONSULTING | $540 |