The Shoal
The Shoal is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle The Shoal was paid — across 3 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
- 22
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 3
- 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 12 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE 00035962 |
$13,382 | 6 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE 00035962 |
$26,721 | 11 |
| BHOJANI SALMAN HONORABLE 00085598 |
$5,850 | 4 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE 00035962 |
$30,963 | 14 |
| BHOJANI SALMAN HONORABLE 00085598 |
$9,762 | 7 |
| DAVIS AICHA HONORABLE 00082094 |
$390 | 1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $0 | 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 · 3 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $4K | 4 | NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE 81% | Admin & Office 71% | $4K | — |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $14K | 6 | NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE 59% | Admin & Office 59% | $17K | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $6K | 4 | BHOJANI SALMAN HONORABLE 65% | Other / Unclassified 65% | $23K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $7K | 3 | NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE 100% | Admin & Office 100% | $30K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $7K | 3 | NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE 100% | Admin & Office 100% | $37K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $4K | 2 | NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE 100% | — | $4K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admin & Office | $26,079 | 11 | $2K | 71.2% | NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE 100% | 8mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $9,862 | 7 | $1K | 26.9% | BHOJANI SALMAN HONORABLE 96% | 14mo ago |
| Fundraising | $680 | 2 | $340 | 1.9% | NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE 57% | 20mo 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | $41,115 | 100.0% | 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 | 2025-03-31 | NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE | Admin & Office | Officeholder apartment rent for two months | $4,541 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-12-03 | NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE | Admin & Office | Officeholder apartment rent | $2,569 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-02-03 | NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE | — | Officeholder apartment rent | $2,275 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-07-01 | NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE | Admin & Office | Officeholder apartment rent | $2,231 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-10-01 | NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE | Admin & Office | Officeholder apartment rent | $2,226 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-01 | NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE | — | Officeholder apartment rent | $2,219 |
| Recent | 2025-11-04 | NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE | Admin & Office | Officeholder apartment rent | $2,221 |
| Recent | 2025-12-01 | NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE | Admin & Office | Officeholder apartment rent | $2,219 |