Trent Ashby
$291K
2025-2026 cycle
Trent Ashby is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Trent Ashby was paid $291K across 61 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
- Feb 16, 2012 → May 19, 2026
- spans 14.3 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 253
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 61
- 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
$46K
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.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 1 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TEXAS MANUFACTURED HOUSING ASSN COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT 00015528 |
$2,500 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TEXAS MANUFACTURED HOUSING ASSN COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT 00015528 |
$2,500 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 9
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HILLCO PAC 00040966 |
$10,000 | 1 |
| STATE FARM AGENTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 00062747 |
$4,850 | 2 |
| TEXAS BUILDING BRANCH ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS PAC 00015548 |
$3,000 | 1 |
| RURAL FRIENDS OF TEXAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES 00015653 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| TEXAS MANUFACTURED HOUSING ASSN COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT 00015528 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| K & L GATES COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT 00016405 |
$2,000 | 1 |
| JACKSON WALKER L L P POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 00016982 |
$1,500 | 1 |
| WHOLESALE BEER DISTRIBUTORS OF TEXAS PAC 00015672 |
$1,500 | 1 |
| TEXAS ALLIANCE FOR CONSERVATION PAC 00089124 |
$1,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HILLCO PAC 00040966 |
$10,000 | 1 |
| RURAL FRIENDS OF TEXAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES 00015653 |
$5,000 | 2 |
| TEXAS AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSN PAC 00015869 |
$5,000 | 1 |
| STATE FARM AGENTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 00062747 |
$4,850 | 2 |
| WHOLESALE BEER DISTRIBUTORS OF TEXAS PAC 00015672 |
$4,000 | 2 |
| TEXAS BUILDING BRANCH ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS PAC 00015548 |
$3,000 | 1 |
| INDEPENDENT BANKERS ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 00016467 |
$3,000 | 1 |
| TEXAS MANUFACTURED HOUSING ASSN COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT 00015528 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| HOUSTON APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 00015547 |
$2,000 | 1 |
| K & L GATES COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT 00016405 |
$2,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HILLCO PAC 00040966 |
$10,000 | 1 |
| RURAL FRIENDS OF TEXAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES 00015653 |
$5,000 | 2 |
| TEXAS AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSN PAC 00015869 |
$5,000 | 1 |
| STATE FARM AGENTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 00062747 |
$4,850 | 2 |
| WHOLESALE BEER DISTRIBUTORS OF TEXAS PAC 00015672 |
$4,000 | 2 |
| TEXAS BUILDING BRANCH ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS PAC 00015548 |
$3,000 | 1 |
| INDEPENDENT BANKERS ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 00016467 |
$3,000 | 1 |
| TEXAS MANUFACTURED HOUSING ASSN COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT 00015528 |
$3,000 | 2 |
| HOUSTON APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 00015547 |
$2,000 | 1 |
| K & L GATES COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT 00016405 |
$2,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HILLCO PAC 00040966 |
$10,000 | 1 |
| RURAL FRIENDS OF TEXAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES 00015653 |
$10,000 | 3 |
| WHOLESALE BEER DISTRIBUTORS OF TEXAS PAC 00015672 |
$6,500 | 4 |
| TEXAS AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSN PAC 00015869 |
$5,000 | 1 |
| STATE FARM AGENTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 00062747 |
$4,850 | 2 |
| INDEPENDENT BANKERS ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 00016467 |
$3,000 | 1 |
| TEXAS BUILDING BRANCH ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS PAC 00015548 |
$3,000 | 1 |
| TEXAS MANUFACTURED HOUSING ASSN COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT 00015528 |
$3,000 | 2 |
| JACKSON WALKER L L P POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 00016982 |
$2,500 | 2 |
| HOUSTON APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 00015547 |
$2,000 | 1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $291,008 | 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 · 10 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q2 | 2016 | $5K | 5 | FRIENDS OF BAYLOR MED 20% | Contributions & Trans… 80% | $5K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $9K | 6 | RURAL FRIENDS OF TEXAS ELEC… 59% | Contributions & Trans… 94% | $14K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $7K | 7 | JUNIOR & COMMUNITY COLLEGE … 34% | Contributions & Trans… 59% | $7K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $500 | 1 | WHOLESALE BEER DISTRIBUTORS… 100% | Contributions & Trans… 100% | $8K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $6K | 8 | WHOLESALE BEER DISTRIBUTORS… 16% | Contributions & Trans… 52% | $14K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $18K | 16 | JUNIOR & COMMUNITY COLLEGE … 14% | Contributions & Trans… 81% | $32K | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2018 | $6K | 4 | RURAL FRIENDS OF TEXAS ELEC… 45% | Contributions & Trans… 82% | $38K | +10% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2018 | $4K | 5 | ZACHRY CONSTRUCTION POLITIC… 24% | Contributions & Trans… 53% | $42K | -50% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $2K | 2 | INDEPENDENT BANKERS ASSOCIA… 50% | Other / Unclassified 50% | $2K | -72% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $2K | 2 | FRIENDS OF BAYLOR MED 67% | Other / Unclassified 67% | $4K | +200% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $12K | 8 | RURAL FRIENDS OF TEXAS ELEC… 41% | Contributions & Trans… 100% | $16K | +94% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $8K | 9 | TEXAS MANUFACTURED HOUSING … 13% | Contributions & Trans… 88% | $24K | -56% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $3K | 1 | WHOLESALE BEER DISTRIBUTORS… 100% | Contributions & Trans… 100% | $26K | -55% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $500 | 1 | TEXAS MANUFACTURED HOUSING … 100% | Contributions & Trans… 100% | $27K | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $7K | 6 | STATE FARM AGENTS POLITICAL… 29% | Contributions & Trans… 100% | $34K | +65% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $11K | 6 | RURAL FRIENDS OF TEXAS ELEC… 45% | Contributions & Trans… 86% | $11K | +450% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $1K | 1 | JACKSON WALKER L L P POLITI… 100% | Contributions & Trans… 100% | $12K | -33% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $11K | 9 | RURAL FRIENDS OF TEXAS ELEC… 24% | Contributions & Trans… 90% | $23K | -14% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $7K | 7 | WHOLESALE BEER DISTRIBUTORS… 21% | Contributions & Trans… 79% | $30K | -13% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $1K | 1 | TEXAS OPTOMETRIC PAC 100% | Contributions & Trans… 100% | $31K | -60% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $15K | 6 | HILLCO PAC 50% | Contributions & Trans… 100% | $46K | +2900% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $4K | 3 | STATE FARM AGENTS POLITICAL… 50% | Contributions & Trans… 100% | $50K | -43% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $14K | 12 | RURAL FRIENDS OF TEXAS ELEC… 21% | Contributions & Trans… 71% | $14K | +27% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $1K | 1 | DALLAS POLICE OFFICER S PAC 100% | Contributions & Trans… 100% | $15K | -90% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $14K | 9 | RURAL FRIENDS OF TEXAS ELEC… 37% | Contributions & Trans… 93% | $29K | +93% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $10K | 3 | TEXAS AUTOMOBILE DEALERS AS… 50% | Contributions & Trans… 100% | $39K | -33% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $7K | 4 | INDEPENDENT BANKERS ASSOCIA… 43% | Contributions & Trans… 57% | $46K | +75% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $26K | 9 | HILLCO PAC 38% | Contributions & Trans… 100% | $26K | +88% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $3K | 1 | TEXAS MANUFACTURED HOUSING … 100% | — | $29K | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions & Transfers | $243,499 | 204 | $1K | 84.4% | RURAL FRIENDS OF TEXAS ELEC… 19% | 3mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $43,750 | 44 | $994 | 15.2% | FRIENDS OF BAYLOR MED 37% | 6mo ago |
| Travel & Events | $759 | 3 | $253 | 0.3% | TEXAS REPUBLICAN REPRESENTA… 100% | 11y ago |
| Admin & Office | $500 | 1 | $500 | 0.2% | OLD AMERICAN CAPITAL PAC 100% | 11y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
20
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$245,175 · 84% of revenue
9
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$15,250 · 5% of revenue
32
One-time clients 1 cycle
$30,583 · 11% of revenue
Top 20 anchor clients · all-time
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 | $291,008 | 100.0% | 61 |
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 | 2026-01-07 | HILLCO PAC | Contributions & Transfers | Campaign contribution | $10,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-08-28 | HILLCO PAC | Contributions & Transfers | Campaign contribution | $7,500 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-09-02 | TEXAS AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSN PAC | Contributions & Transfers | Trent Ashby Campaign | $5,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-02-07 | RURAL FRIENDS OF TEXAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES | Contributions & Transfers | Campaign Contributions | $5,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-09-21 | RURAL FRIENDS OF TEXAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES | Contributions & Transfers | Campaign Contributions | $5,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-02 | TEXAS BUILDING BRANCH ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS PAC | Contributions & Transfers | Contribution | $3,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-13 | STATE FARM AGENTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | Contributions & Transfers | Political Contribution | $2,850 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-12 | RURAL FRIENDS OF TEXAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES | Contributions & Transfers | Campaign Contributions | $2,500 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-19 | TEXAS MANUFACTURED HOUSING ASSN COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT | — | Campaign Contribution | $2,500 |
| Recent | 2026-02-12 | STATE FARM AGENTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | Contributions & Transfers | Political Contribution | $2,000 |
| Recent | 2026-03-05 | JACKSON WALKER L L P POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | Contributions & Transfers | Campaign contribution | $1,500 |
| Recent | 2026-02-01 | TEXAS ALLIANCE FOR CONSERVATION PAC | Contributions & Transfers | Campaign donation | $1,000 |