VISIBLE DIALOGUE
VISIBLE DIALOGUE is a print & mail vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle VISIBLE DIALOGUE was paid $523K across 12 client committees, of which $52K 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
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$471,022 | 41 rows | 90.1% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$51,896 | 5 rows | 9.9% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jan 6, 2014 → Feb 20, 2026
- spans 12.1 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 41
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 12
- 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 6 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC 00028135 |
$6,600 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GOODEN, LANCE TX · House REP |
$49,278 | 2 |
| TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC 00028135 |
$6,600 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GOODEN, LANCE TX · House REP |
$49,278 | 2 |
| TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC 00028135 |
$6,600 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GOODEN, LANCE TX · House REP |
$49,278 | 2 |
| TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC 00028135 |
$6,600 | 1 |
| BARBARE CYNTHIA M HONORABLE 00088232 |
$659 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $363,080 | 69.43% |
| Non-partisan | $159,837 | 30.57% |
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 · 9 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $40K | 1 | GOODEN, LANCE 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $40K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $26K | 2 | GOODEN LANCE C HONORABLE 54% | Print & Mail 100% | $66K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $24K | 2 | GOODEN LANCE C HONORABLE 55% | Print & Mail 100% | $89K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $26K | 1 | GOODEN, LANCE 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $26K | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $3K | 1 | GOODEN, LANCE 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $29K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $112K | 5 | GOODEN, LANCE 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $141K | — |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $21K | 1 | GOODEN, LANCE 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $162K | -47% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $17K | 5 | TEXANS FOR BETTER EDUCATION… 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $180K | -26% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $8K | 1 | GOODEN, LANCE 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $8K | -68% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $290 | 1 | PORTER WILLIAM A MR ANDY 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $9K | -100% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $8K | 1 | GOODEN, LANCE 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $8K | -4% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $855 | 1 | ELEVATE DALLAS POLITICAL AC… 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $10K | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $4K | 1 | GOODEN, LANCE 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $12K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $4K | 1 | COLLIN CONSERVATIVES UNITED… 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $13K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $24K | 1 | GOODEN, LANCE 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $36K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $81K | 4 | WEST ALLEN B MR 66% | Print & Mail 100% | $117K | +27785% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $14K | 6 | GOODEN, LANCE 57% | Print & Mail 100% | $131K | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $659 | 1 | BARBARE CYNTHIA M HONORABLE 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $132K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $49K | 2 | GOODEN, LANCE 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $49K | +108% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $7K | 1 | TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM P… 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $56K | -92% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Print & Mail | $471,022 | 41 | $11K | 100.0% | GOODEN, LANCE 69% | 3mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOODEN, LANCE | 5 | $327,047 | 18 | 2018-05-26 | 2025-12-12 |
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 | $471,022 | 100.0% | 12 |
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 | 2025-12-12 | GOODEN, LANCE | Print & Mail | MAIL EXPENSE | $45,778 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-05-26 | GOODEN, LANCE | Print & Mail | PRINT EXPENSE | $40,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-01-21 | GOODEN, LANCE | Print & Mail | PRINT EXPENSE | $36,229 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-02-15 | WEST ALLEN B MR | Print & Mail | Postcard Mailer | $29,513 |
| Largest all-time | 2019-02-11 | GOODEN, LANCE | Print & Mail | PRINT EXPENSE | $26,462 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-19 | TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC | Print & Mail | In Kind: Campaign Direct Mail | $6,600 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-10-25 | GOODEN, LANCE | Print & Mail | MAIL EXPENSE | $3,500 |
| Recent | 2024-05-31 | BEAN CHERYL MS | Print & Mail | additional door hangers | $2,955 |
| Recent | 2024-10-03 | BARBARE CYNTHIA M HONORABLE | Print & Mail | Push Cards and Door Hangers for Campaign. | $659 |