The Vindicator

$18K 2025-2026 cycle

The Vindicator is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle The Vindicator was paid $18K across 21 client committees.

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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
Dec 9, 2002 → May 13, 2026
spans 23.4 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
47
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
21
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Jun 2025 May 2026
$9K across 12 months
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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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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 3

CHANDLER JAMES D MR JD $1K Digital · 1 txn MANGUM-MERENDINO JAN M HONORABLE MICH… $740 Media · 2 txns MEALER, ALEXANDRA $250 — · 1 txn TV The Vindicator
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CHANDLER JAMES D MR JD
00089786
 $1,300 1
MANGUM-MERENDINO JAN M HONORABLE MICHELLE
00066203
 $740 2
MEALER, ALEXANDRA
TX · House REP
 $250 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 6

MANGUM-MERENDINO JAN M HONORABLE MICH… $2K Media · 4 txns CHANDLER JAMES D MR JD $2K Digital · 2 txns MEALER, ALEXANDRA $500 — · 2 txns ZBRANEK ZACHARY M HONORABLE $335 Other / Unclassified · 1 txn FITZGERALD JOHN JOSHUA MR JOSH $225 Media · 1 txn HOLT JANIS A HONORABLE $110 — · 1 txn TV The Vindicator
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
MANGUM-MERENDINO JAN M HONORABLE MICHELLE
00066203
 $2,220 4
CHANDLER JAMES D MR JD
00089786
 $1,800 2
MEALER, ALEXANDRA
TX · House REP
 $500 2
ZBRANEK ZACHARY M HONORABLE
00066547
 $335 1
FITZGERALD JOHN JOSHUA MR JOSH
00090470
 $225 1
HOLT JANIS A HONORABLE
00085727
 $110 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 7

CAIN III CHAP B HONORABLE $3K Software & Tech · 2 txns MANGUM-MERENDINO JAN M HONORABLE MICH… $2K Media · 4 txns CHANDLER JAMES D MR JD $2K Digital · 2 txns FITZGERALD JOHN JOSHUA MR JOSH $1K Print & Mail · 2 txns MEALER, ALEXANDRA $500 — · 2 txns ZBRANEK ZACHARY M HONORABLE $335 Other / Unclassified · 1 txn HOLT JANIS A HONORABLE $110 — · 1 txn TV The Vindicator
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CAIN III CHAP B HONORABLE
00037413
 $2,675 2
MANGUM-MERENDINO JAN M HONORABLE MICHELLE
00066203
 $2,220 4
CHANDLER JAMES D MR JD
00089786
 $1,800 2
FITZGERALD JOHN JOSHUA MR JOSH
00090470
 $1,044 2
MEALER, ALEXANDRA
TX · House REP
 $500 2
ZBRANEK ZACHARY M HONORABLE
00066547
 $335 1
HOLT JANIS A HONORABLE
00085727
 $110 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 7

CAIN III CHAP B HONORABLE $3K Software & Tech · 2 txns MANGUM-MERENDINO JAN M HONORABLE MICH… $2K Media · 4 txns CHANDLER JAMES D MR JD $2K Digital · 2 txns FITZGERALD JOHN JOSHUA MR JOSH $1K Print & Mail · 2 txns MEALER, ALEXANDRA $500 — · 2 txns ZBRANEK ZACHARY M HONORABLE $335 Other / Unclassified · 1 txn HOLT JANIS A HONORABLE $110 — · 1 txn TV The Vindicator
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CAIN III CHAP B HONORABLE
00037413
 $2,675 2
MANGUM-MERENDINO JAN M HONORABLE MICHELLE
00066203
 $2,220 4
CHANDLER JAMES D MR JD
00089786
 $1,800 2
FITZGERALD JOHN JOSHUA MR JOSH
00090470
 $1,044 2
MEALER, ALEXANDRA
TX · House REP
 $500 2
ZBRANEK ZACHARY M HONORABLE
00066547
 $335 1
HOLT JANIS A HONORABLE
00085727
 $110 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 7

CAIN III CHAP B HONORABLE $3K Software & Tech · 2 txns MANGUM-MERENDINO JAN M HONORABLE MICH… $2K Media · 4 txns CHANDLER JAMES D MR JD $2K Digital · 2 txns FITZGERALD JOHN JOSHUA MR JOSH $1K Print & Mail · 2 txns MEALER, ALEXANDRA $500 — · 2 txns ZBRANEK ZACHARY M HONORABLE $335 Other / Unclassified · 1 txn HOLT JANIS A HONORABLE $150 Software & Tech · 2 txns TV The Vindicator
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CAIN III CHAP B HONORABLE
00037413
 $2,675 2
MANGUM-MERENDINO JAN M HONORABLE MICHELLE
00066203
 $2,220 4
CHANDLER JAMES D MR JD
00089786
 $1,800 2
FITZGERALD JOHN JOSHUA MR JOSH
00090470
 $1,044 2
MEALER, ALEXANDRA
TX · House REP
 $500 2
ZBRANEK ZACHARY M HONORABLE
00066547
 $335 1
HOLT JANIS A HONORABLE
00085727
 $150 2
View all buyers in research · last 24 mo →

By party

Revenue by party

71% R
D · 29%
R · 71%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $203 1.11%
Republican $500 2.74%
Non-partisan $17,542 96.15%

Part III Reference tables

Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

201720182019202020222023202420252026 Q2 2017 (2018 cycle): $203Q4 2018 (2018 cycle): $600Q2 2019 (2018 cycle): $43Q2 2020 (2020 cycle): $310Q1 2022 (2022 cycle): $725Q4 2023 (2022 cycle): $573Q1 2024 (2024 cycle): $525Q3 2024 (2024 cycle): $40Q4 2025 (2024 cycle): $819Q1 2026 (2026 cycle): $5KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $3K Q2Q2Q1Q1Q4Q2 $5K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 9 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2017 Q2 2018 $203 1 TIM RYAN FOR CONGRESS 100% Software & Tech 100% $203 —
2018 Q4 2018 $600 1 HARRIS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PA… 100% Media 100% $803 —
2019 Q2 2018 $43 1 ECONOMIC GROWTH COMMITTEE 100% Media 100% $846 —
2020 Q2 2020 $310 1 WRIGHT JAY M HONORABLE 100% Media 100% $310 —
2022 Q1 2022 $725 3 HOLT JANIS A HONORABLE 52% Print & Mail 76% $725 —
2023 Q4 2022 $573 1 HOLT JANIS A HONORABLE 100% Media 100% $1K —
2024 Q1 2024 $525 1 HOLT JANIS A HONORABLE 100% Media 100% $525 -28%
2024 Q3 2024 $40 1 HOLT JANIS A HONORABLE 100% Software & Tech 100% $565 —
2025 Q4 2024 $819 1 FITZGERALD JOHN JOSHUA MR J… 100% Print & Mail 100% $1K +43%
2026 Q1 2026 $5K 8 CAIN III CHAP B HONORABLE 50% Software & Tech 48% $5K +914%
2026 Q2 2026 $3K 5 CHANDLER JAMES D MR JD 51% Digital 51% $8K —
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 3 months · hover bars for cycle context
Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $1K across 1 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: CHANDLER JAMES D MR JD (100% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $1K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $11K across 32 disbursements (avg $343/check) Top buyer: MANGUM-MERENDINO JAN M HONORABLE MICHELLE (22% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +1989% vs prior cycle Media $740

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $11K across 32 disbursements (avg $343/check) Top buyer: MANGUM-MERENDINO JAN M HONORABLE MICHELLE (22% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +1989% vs prior cycle Media $3K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $1K across 1 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: CHANDLER JAMES D MR JD (100% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $1K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $11K across 32 disbursements (avg $343/check) Top buyer: MANGUM-MERENDINO JAN M HONORABLE MICHELLE (22% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +1989% vs prior cycle Media $3K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $3K across 3 disbursements (avg $929/check) Top buyer: CAIN III CHAP B HONORABLE (91% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · +6878% vs prior cycle Software & Tech $3K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $1K across 1 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: CHANDLER JAMES D MR JD (100% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $1K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $1K across 3 disbursements (avg $456/check) Top buyer: FITZGERALD JOHN JOSHUA MR JOSH (60% of category) Last paid: 7mo ago · +67% vs prior cycle Print & Mail $819

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $11K across 32 disbursements (avg $343/check) Top buyer: MANGUM-MERENDINO JAN M HONORABLE MICHELLE (22% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +1989% vs prior cycle Media $3K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $3K across 3 disbursements (avg $929/check) Top buyer: CAIN III CHAP B HONORABLE (91% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · +6878% vs prior cycle Software & Tech $3K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $1K across 1 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: CHANDLER JAMES D MR JD (100% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $1K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $1K across 3 disbursements (avg $456/check) Top buyer: FITZGERALD JOHN JOSHUA MR JOSH (60% of category) Last paid: 7mo ago · +67% vs prior cycle Print & Mail $819

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $11K across 32 disbursements (avg $343/check) Top buyer: MANGUM-MERENDINO JAN M HONORABLE MICHELLE (22% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +1989% vs prior cycle Media $3K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $3K across 3 disbursements (avg $929/check) Top buyer: CAIN III CHAP B HONORABLE (91% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · +6878% vs prior cycle Software & Tech $3K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $1K across 1 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: CHANDLER JAMES D MR JD (100% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $1K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $1K across 3 disbursements (avg $456/check) Top buyer: FITZGERALD JOHN JOSHUA MR JOSH (60% of category) Last paid: 7mo ago · +67% vs prior cycle Print & Mail $819
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Media $10,969 32 $343 62.2% MANGUM-MERENDINO JAN M HONO… 22% 2mo ago
Software & Tech $2,788 3 $929 15.8% CAIN III CHAP B HONORABLE 91% 6mo ago
Print & Mail $1,369 3 $456 7.8% FITZGERALD JOHN JOSHUA MR J… 60% 7mo ago
Digital $1,300 1 $1K 7.4% CHANDLER JAMES D MR JD 100% 2mo ago
Other / Unclassified $1,209 5 $242 6.9% KING KATHY J MRS 33% 5mo ago
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Client retention

Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.

2
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$3,559 · 20% of revenue
4
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$7,432 · 41% of revenue
15
One-time clients 1 cycle
$7,254 · 40% of revenue
Top 2 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
OTTO JOHN C MR 4 $1,936 6 2004-10-22 2014-02-06
HOLT JANIS A HONORABLE 3 $1,623 5 2022-02-07 2026-01-23
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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
$18,042 98.9% 20
OH
$203 1.1% 1
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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 2026-01-22 CAIN III CHAP B HONORABLE Software & Tech Campaign ads for The Anahuac Progress, The Vindicator, and subscriptions to both news organizations $2,545
Largest all-time 2026-04-30 CHANDLER JAMES D MR JD Digital newspaper and digital ad $1,300
Largest all-time 2014-02-06 OTTO JOHN C MR Media Campaign newspaper ad $980
Largest all-time 2026-02-17 MANGUM-MERENDINO JAN M HONORABLE MICHELLE Media Ad $945
Largest all-time 2025-12-10 FITZGERALD JOHN JOSHUA MR JOSH Print & Mail PRINT $819
Largest this cycle 2026-05-04 MANGUM-MERENDINO JAN M HONORABLE MICHELLE Media Newspaper Ad $560
Largest this cycle 2026-02-05 MANGUM-MERENDINO JAN M HONORABLE MICHELLE Media Ad $535
Recent 2026-04-16 MEALER, ALEXANDRA — ADVERTISING - NEWSPAPER $250
Recent 2026-04-24 MEALER, ALEXANDRA — ADVERTISING - NEWSPAPER $250
Recent 2026-05-13 MANGUM-MERENDINO JAN M HONORABLE MICHELLE Media Paper Ad $180
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