Waterloo Communications

$196K 2025-2026 cycle

Waterloo Communications is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Waterloo Communications was paid $196K across 7 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
Nov 10, 2022 → Jun 4, 2026
spans 3.6 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
19
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
7
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Jul 2025 Jun 2026
$110K 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

BUMGARNER BENJAMIN C HONORABLE BEN $8K — · 1 txn BUMGARNER CAROLINE M MRS MINDY $6K — · 1 txn TEXANS FOR CHIP ROY $5K — · 1 txn WC Waterloo Communications
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
BUMGARNER BENJAMIN C HONORABLE BEN
00086035
$8,000 1
BUMGARNER CAROLINE M MRS MINDY
00089891
$6,000 1
TEXANS FOR CHIP ROY
00089953
$5,000 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 5

TEXANS FOR CHIP ROY $15K Strategy & Research · 3 txns ASHBY TRENTON E HONORABLE TRENT $12K Wages & Payroll · 2 txns BUMGARNER BENJAMIN C HONORABLE BEN $8K — · 1 txn BUMGARNER CAROLINE M MRS MINDY $6K — · 1 txn BLAYLOCK ALAN J MR $5K — · 2 txns WC Waterloo Communications
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
TEXANS FOR CHIP ROY
00089953
$15,000 3
ASHBY TRENTON E HONORABLE TRENT
00067800
$12,000 2
BUMGARNER BENJAMIN C HONORABLE BEN
00086035
$8,000 1
BUMGARNER CAROLINE M MRS MINDY
00089891
$6,000 1
BLAYLOCK ALAN J MR
00090243
$5,000 2
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 7

TEXANS FOR HAWKINS $25K — · 1 txn SULLIVAN JAMES P HONORABLE $25K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn BUMGARNER BENJAMIN C HONORABLE BEN $16K — · 2 txns TEXANS FOR CHIP ROY $15K Strategy & Research · 3 txns ASHBY TRENTON E HONORABLE TRENT $12K Wages & Payroll · 2 txns BLAYLOCK ALAN J MR $11K Fundraising · 3 txns BUMGARNER CAROLINE M MRS MINDY $6K — · 1 txn WC Waterloo Communications
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
TEXANS FOR HAWKINS
00090279
$25,000 1
SULLIVAN JAMES P HONORABLE
00089246
$25,000 1
BUMGARNER BENJAMIN C HONORABLE BEN
00086035
$15,500 2
TEXANS FOR CHIP ROY
00089953
$15,000 3
ASHBY TRENTON E HONORABLE TRENT
00067800
$12,000 2
BLAYLOCK ALAN J MR
00090243
$11,250 3
BUMGARNER CAROLINE M MRS MINDY
00089891
$6,000 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 7

TEXANS FOR HAWKINS $25K — · 1 txn SULLIVAN JAMES P HONORABLE $25K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn BUMGARNER BENJAMIN C HONORABLE BEN $19K Fundraising · 3 txns TEXANS FOR CHIP ROY $15K Strategy & Research · 3 txns ASHBY TRENTON E HONORABLE TRENT $12K Wages & Payroll · 2 txns BLAYLOCK ALAN J MR $11K Fundraising · 3 txns BUMGARNER CAROLINE M MRS MINDY $6K — · 1 txn WC Waterloo Communications
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
TEXANS FOR HAWKINS
00090279
$25,000 1
SULLIVAN JAMES P HONORABLE
00089246
$25,000 1
BUMGARNER BENJAMIN C HONORABLE BEN
00086035
$18,500 3
TEXANS FOR CHIP ROY
00089953
$15,000 3
ASHBY TRENTON E HONORABLE TRENT
00067800
$12,000 2
BLAYLOCK ALAN J MR
00090243
$11,250 3
BUMGARNER CAROLINE M MRS MINDY
00089891
$6,000 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 7

BUMGARNER BENJAMIN C HONORABLE BEN $46K Strategy & Research · 4 txns TEXANS FOR HAWKINS $25K — · 1 txn SULLIVAN JAMES P HONORABLE $25K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn TEXANS FOR CHIP ROY $15K Strategy & Research · 3 txns ASHBY TRENTON E HONORABLE TRENT $12K Wages & Payroll · 2 txns BLAYLOCK ALAN J MR $11K Fundraising · 3 txns BUMGARNER CAROLINE M MRS MINDY $6K — · 1 txn WC Waterloo Communications
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
BUMGARNER BENJAMIN C HONORABLE BEN
00086035
$46,000 4
TEXANS FOR HAWKINS
00090279
$25,000 1
SULLIVAN JAMES P HONORABLE
00089246
$25,000 1
TEXANS FOR CHIP ROY
00089953
$15,000 3
ASHBY TRENTON E HONORABLE TRENT
00067800
$12,000 2
BLAYLOCK ALAN J MR
00090243
$11,250 3
BUMGARNER CAROLINE M MRS MINDY
00089891
$6,000 1

By party

PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $196,250 100.00%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

20222023202420252026 Q4 2022 (2022 cycle): $23KQ1 2023 (2022 cycle): $6KQ4 2023 (2022 cycle): $12KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $15KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $28KQ2 2025 (2024 cycle): $3KQ4 2025 (2024 cycle): $31KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $55KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $24K Q4Q4Q4Q4Q2 $55K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 5 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2022 Q4 2022 $23K 1 BUMGARNER BENJAMIN C HONORA… 100% Strategy & Research 100% $23K
2023 Q1 2022 $6K 1 BUMGARNER BENJAMIN C HONORA… 100% Fundraising 100% $29K
2023 Q4 2022 $12K 1 BUMGARNER BENJAMIN C HONORA… 100% Strategy & Research 100% $41K
2024 Q1 2024 $15K 1 BUMGARNER BENJAMIN C HONORA… 100% Fundraising 100% $15K
2024 Q4 2024 $28K 1 BUMGARNER BENJAMIN C HONORA… 100% Strategy & Research 100% $43K +20%
2025 Q2 2024 $3K 1 BUMGARNER BENJAMIN C HONORA… 100% Fundraising 100% $46K
2025 Q4 2024 $31K 2 SULLIVAN JAMES P HONORABLE 80% Other / Unclassified 80% $77K +160%
2026 Q1 2026 $55K 7 TEXANS FOR HAWKINS 46% Wages & Payroll 19% $55K +263%
2026 Q2 2026 $24K 4 TEXANS FOR CHIP ROY 42% $79K
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Wages & Payroll — cycle-to-date Total: $11K across 1 disbursements (avg $11K/check) Top buyer: ASHBY TRENTON E HONORABLE TRENT (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Wages & Payroll $11K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $68K across 4 disbursements (avg $17K/check) Top buyer: BUMGARNER BENJAMIN C HONORABLE BEN (93% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +145% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $5K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Wages & Payroll — cycle-to-date Total: $11K across 1 disbursements (avg $11K/check) Top buyer: ASHBY TRENTON E HONORABLE TRENT (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Wages & Payroll $11K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $30K across 4 disbursements (avg $8K/check) Top buyer: BUMGARNER BENJAMIN C HONORABLE BEN (79% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · +25% vs prior cycle Fundraising $6K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $68K across 4 disbursements (avg $17K/check) Top buyer: BUMGARNER BENJAMIN C HONORABLE BEN (93% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +145% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $5K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Wages & Payroll — cycle-to-date Total: $11K across 1 disbursements (avg $11K/check) Top buyer: ASHBY TRENTON E HONORABLE TRENT (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Wages & Payroll $11K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $30K across 4 disbursements (avg $8K/check) Top buyer: BUMGARNER BENJAMIN C HONORABLE BEN (79% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · +25% vs prior cycle Fundraising $9K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $68K across 4 disbursements (avg $17K/check) Top buyer: BUMGARNER BENJAMIN C HONORABLE BEN (93% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +145% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $5K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $68K across 4 disbursements (avg $17K/check) Top buyer: BUMGARNER BENJAMIN C HONORABLE BEN (93% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +145% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $33K Wages & Payroll — cycle-to-date Total: $11K across 1 disbursements (avg $11K/check) Top buyer: ASHBY TRENTON E HONORABLE TRENT (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Wages & Payroll $11K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $30K across 4 disbursements (avg $8K/check) Top buyer: BUMGARNER BENJAMIN C HONORABLE BEN (79% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · +25% vs prior cycle Fundraising $9K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Strategy & Research $67,500 4 $17K 50.7% BUMGARNER BENJAMIN C HONORA… 93% 5mo ago
Fundraising $30,250 4 $8K 22.7% BUMGARNER BENJAMIN C HONORA… 79% 6mo ago
Other / Unclassified $25,000 1 $25K 18.8% SULLIVAN JAMES P HONORABLE 100% 7mo ago
Wages & Payroll $10,500 1 $11K 7.9% ASHBY TRENTON E HONORABLE T… 100% 5mo ago
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Client retention

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

1
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$102,000 · 52% of revenue
1
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$11,250 · 6% of revenue
5
One-time clients 1 cycle
$83,000 · 42% of revenue
Top 1 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
BUMGARNER BENJAMIN C HONORABLE BEN 3 $102,000 8 2022-11-14 2026-06-04
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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
$196,250 100.0% 7
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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 2024-11-22 BUMGARNER BENJAMIN C HONORABLE BEN Strategy & Research Campaign Consulting Expense $27,500
Largest all-time 2026-01-23 TEXANS FOR HAWKINS Ballot Petition Project $25,000
Largest all-time 2025-12-23 SULLIVAN JAMES P HONORABLE Other / Unclassified Coordination of petition signatures $25,000
Largest all-time 2022-11-14 BUMGARNER BENJAMIN C HONORABLE BEN Strategy & Research Campaign Consulting Expense $23,000
Largest all-time 2024-03-22 BUMGARNER BENJAMIN C HONORABLE BEN Fundraising Campaign Consulting Fee $15,000
Largest this cycle 2026-02-01 ASHBY TRENTON E HONORABLE TRENT Wages & Payroll Campaign contract labor $10,500
Largest this cycle 2026-06-04 BUMGARNER BENJAMIN C HONORABLE BEN Campaign Consulting Fee $8,000
Largest this cycle 2026-01-15 BUMGARNER BENJAMIN C HONORABLE BEN Campaign Consulting Fee $7,500
Largest this cycle 2026-05-31 BUMGARNER CAROLINE M MRS MINDY Consulting $6,000
Recent 2026-04-16 TEXANS FOR CHIP ROY CAMPAIGN SERVICES $5,000
Recent 2026-06-04 TEXANS FOR CHIP ROY CAMPAIGN SERVICES $5,000
Recent 2026-03-23 ASHBY TRENTON E HONORABLE TRENT Campaign consulting - campaign services $1,500
See full disbursement table →