VCREEK

$3.58M 2025-2026 cycle

VCREEK is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle VCREEK was paid $3.58M across 4 client committees, of which $1.09M flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

Strategy & Research ○ Slowing (~3mo since last)

Part I Identity

Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.

Source split

$3.58M = $2.48M (Schedule B) + $1.09M (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments
$2,481,149 76 rows 69.4%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them
$1,094,758 14 rows 30.6%
Activity span ALL TIME
Aug 25, 2016 → May 26, 2026
spans 9.7 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
76
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
4
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
$829K 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.

No buyer activity in this window.

VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 2

AMERICAS PAC $800K — · 1 txn TEDFORD, MARK $15K — · 1 txn V VCREEK
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
AMERICAS PAC
C00559906
$800,000 1
TEDFORD, MARK
OK · House REP
$15,000 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 2

AMERICAS PAC $800K — · 1 txn TEDFORD, MARK $29K — · 2 txns V VCREEK
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
AMERICAS PAC
C00559906
$800,000 1
TEDFORD, MARK
OK · House REP
$29,000 2
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 2

AMERICAS PAC $800K — · 1 txn TEDFORD, MARK $29K — · 2 txns V VCREEK
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
AMERICAS PAC
C00559906
$800,000 1
TEDFORD, MARK
OK · House REP
$29,000 2
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 2

AMERICAS PAC $820K Strategy & Research · 2 txns TEDFORD, MARK $29K — · 2 txns V VCREEK
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
AMERICAS PAC
C00559906
$820,000 2
TEDFORD, MARK
OK · House REP
$29,000 2
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 2

AMERICAS PAC $885K Strategy & Research · 5 txns TEDFORD, MARK $29K — · 2 txns V VCREEK
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
AMERICAS PAC
C00559906
$885,053 5
TEDFORD, MARK
OK · House REP
$29,000 2

By party

Revenue by party

100% R
D · 0%
R · 100%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $3,575,907 100.00%
Non-partisan $0 0.00%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Q1 2017 (2018 cycle): $1KQ2 2017 (2018 cycle): $2KQ3 2017 (2018 cycle): $1KQ4 2017 (2018 cycle): $20KQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $34KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $86KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $40KQ1 2019 (2020 cycle): $100KQ2 2019 (2020 cycle): $4KQ3 2019 (2020 cycle): $1KQ4 2019 (2020 cycle): $59KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $87KQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $27KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $40KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $79KQ1 2021 (2022 cycle): $18KQ2 2021 (2022 cycle): $44KQ3 2021 (2022 cycle): $226KQ4 2021 (2022 cycle): $45KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $37KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $8KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $45KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $8KQ2 2023 (2024 cycle): $22KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $3KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $32KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $44KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $435KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $54KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $32KQ2 2025 (2026 cycle): $20KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $14KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $815K Q1Q3Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q3Q1Q3Q2Q2 $815K

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 $1K 1 AMERICAS PAC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $1K
2017 Q2 2018 $2K 2 AMERICAS PAC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $3K
2017 Q3 2018 $1K 1 AMERICAS PAC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $4K
2017 Q4 2018 $20K 1 AMERICAS PAC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $24K
2018 Q2 2018 $34K 7 AMERICAS PAC 67% Strategy & Research 91% $58K
2018 Q3 2018 $86K 4 AMERICAS PAC 53% Strategy & Research 100% $143K
2018 Q4 2018 $40K 8 STEVE RUSSELL FOR CONGRESS 55% Strategy & Research 77% $183K
2019 Q1 2020 $100K 4 AMERICAS PAC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $100K +9940%
2019 Q2 2020 $4K 1 AMERICAS PAC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $104K +167%
2019 Q3 2020 $1K 1 AMERICAS PAC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $105K +0%
2019 Q4 2020 $59K 4 AMERICAS PAC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $164K +195%
2020 Q1 2020 $87K 2 AMERICAS PAC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $251K
2020 Q2 2020 $27K 2 AMERICAS PAC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $278K -22%
2020 Q3 2020 $40K 5 AMERICAS PAC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $317K -54%
2020 Q4 2020 $79K 4 AMERICAS PAC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $396K +98%
2021 Q1 2022 $18K 1 AMERICAS PAC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $18K -82%
2021 Q2 2022 $44K 1 AMERICAS PAC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $62K +1000%
2021 Q3 2022 $226K 3 AMERICAS PAC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $288K +22500%
2021 Q4 2022 $45K 1 AMERICAS PAC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $333K -24%
2022 Q1 2022 $37K 1 AMERICAS PAC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $370K -57%
2022 Q2 2022 $8K 1 FAMILIES FOR DAVID DERBY 20… 100% Strategy & Research 100% $378K -71%
2022 Q3 2022 $45K 3 AMERICAS PAC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $423K +14%
2022 Q4 2022 $8K 2 AMERICAS PAC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $431K -90%
2023 Q2 2024 $22K 2 AMERICAS PAC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $22K -50%
2023 Q3 2024 $3K 1 AMERICAS PAC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $25K -99%
2023 Q4 2024 $32K 2 AMERICAS PAC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $57K -30%
2024 Q1 2024 $44K 2 AMERICAS PAC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $101K +19%
2024 Q2 2024 $435K 1 AMERICAS PAC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $536K +5549%
2024 Q3 2024 $54K 2 AMERICAS PAC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $589K +19%
2024 Q4 2024 $32K 2 AMERICAS PAC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $622K +309%
2025 Q2 2026 $20K 1 AMERICAS PAC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $20K -9%
2026 Q1 2026 $14K 1 TEDFORD, MARK 100% $34K -68%
2026 Q2 2026 $815K 2 AMERICAS PAC 98% $849K +87%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $1.64M across 69 disbursements (avg $24K/check) Top buyer: AMERICAS PAC (96% of category) Last paid: 15mo ago · +164% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $20K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $1.64M across 69 disbursements (avg $24K/check) Top buyer: AMERICAS PAC (96% of category) Last paid: 15mo ago · +164% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $85K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Strategy & Research $1,639,840 69 $24K 99.3% AMERICAS PAC 96% 15mo ago
Media $11,819 3 $4K 0.7% STEVE RUSSELL FOR CONGRESS 100% 7y ago
Travel & Events $490 1 $490 0.0% STEVE RUSSELL FOR CONGRESS 100% 7y ago
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Client retention

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

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Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$2,370,625 · 96% of revenue
0
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
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One-time clients 1 cycle
$110,525 · 4% of revenue
Top 1 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
AMERICAS PAC 5 $2,370,625 62 2017-01-03 2026-05-16
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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
IA
$2,370,625 95.5% 1
OK
$110,525 4.5% 3
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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 2026-05-16 AMERICAS PAC MEDIA DEPOSIT $800,000
Largest all-time 2024-06-14 AMERICAS PAC Strategy & Research AD PRODUCTION AND TRANSFER $435,000
Largest all-time 2021-08-01 AMERICAS PAC Strategy & Research POLLING $142,000
Largest all-time 2020-01-20 AMERICAS PAC Strategy & Research MEDIA PRODUCTION & RESEARCH $80,000
Largest all-time 2019-03-22 AMERICAS PAC Strategy & Research MEDIA CONSULTING & RESEARCH $73,500
Largest this cycle 2025-04-22 AMERICAS PAC Strategy & Research POLLING $20,000
Largest this cycle 2026-05-26 TEDFORD, MARK RESEARCH AND VOTER DATA FILES $15,000
Largest this cycle 2026-03-30 TEDFORD, MARK RESEARCH AND VOTER DATA FILES $14,000
Recent 2024-10-28 AMERICAS PAC Strategy & Research MEDIA CONSULTING $2,405
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