WPA INTELLIGENCE
$12.58M
2025-2026 cycle
WPA INTELLIGENCE is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle WPA INTELLIGENCE was paid $12.58M across 101 client committees, of which $116K 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
$12.58M
=
$12.47M
(Schedule B)
+
$116K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$12,465,608 | 380 rows | 99.1% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$115,832 | 25 rows | 0.9% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- May 1, 2017 → Feb 6, 2026
- spans 8.8 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 380
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 101
- 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.
Mar 2025
Feb 2026
$273K
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.
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| LONE STAR LIBERTY PAC C00901223 |
$133,103 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| LONE STAR LIBERTY PAC C00901223 |
$137,103 | 2 |
| RICKETTS, PETE NE · Senate REP |
$28,903 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 5
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| LONE STAR LIBERTY PAC C00901223 |
$137,103 | 2 |
| RICKETTS, PETE NE · Senate REP |
$133,336 | 3 |
| VALENTINO, GENE FL · House REP |
$30,000 | 2 |
| STRICKLAND FOR SENATE 2025; TONY 1476971 |
$12,284 | 1 |
| JOBS, FREEDOM, AND SECURITY PAC C00536540 |
$2,530 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| RICKETTS, PETE NE · Senate REP |
$174,696 | 4 |
| LONE STAR LIBERTY PAC C00901223 |
$137,103 | 2 |
| JEFFERSON RISING C00769232 |
$122,100 | 3 |
| TEXANS UNITED FOR A CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY PAC 00088252 |
$117,812 | 4 |
| BIG RED LEADERSHIP PAC C00808121 |
$59,860 | 2 |
| KIGGANS, JENNIFER VA · House REP |
$58,100 | 4 |
| DUARTE, JOHN CA · House REP |
$54,935 | 3 |
| BICE, STEPHANIE OK · House REP |
$39,041 | 2 |
| COUGHLIN, KEVIN OH · House REP |
$38,450 | 3 |
| WIN IT BACK PAC C00844613 |
$37,500 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 5%
R · 95%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $217,833 | 1.73% |
| Republican | $3,789,389 | 30.12% |
| Non-partisan | $8,574,218 | 68.15% |
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 | 2018 | $95K | 4 | CLF 67% | Strategy & Research 100% | $95K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $52K | 3 | STRANGE, LUTHER J III 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $147K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $67K | 3 | C00512236 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $214K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $220K | 10 | C00512236 37% | Strategy & Research 100% | $435K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $175K | 9 | MCSALLY, MARTHA 49% | Strategy & Research 100% | $610K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $424K | 19 | MCSALLY, MARTHA 41% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.03M | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $123K | 13 | HARRIS COUNTY REPUBLICAN PA… 34% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.16M | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2018 | $6K | 1 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.16M | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $18K | 1 | CARTER, EARL LEROY 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $18K | -74% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $76K | 8 | CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE FOR PRO… 37% | Strategy & Research 100% | $93K | -66% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $39K | 8 | BICE, STEPHANIE 29% | Strategy & Research 100% | $133K | -78% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $562K | 15 | CLF 93% | Strategy & Research 100% | $694K | +32% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $109K | 5 | BICE, STEPHANIE 65% | Strategy & Research 100% | $803K | -12% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2020 | $1K | 1 | BUSH GEORGE P HONORABLE 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $804K | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $25K | 1 | C00783530 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $25K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $21K | 2 | FAULCONER'S BALLOT MEASURE … 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $825K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $250 | 1 | C00610360 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $25K | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $51K | 3 | C00782037 93% | Strategy & Research 100% | $76K | +192% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $156K | 9 | LAMON, JIM MR 26% | Strategy & Research 100% | $232K | +106% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $443K | 21 | BAUGH, SCOTT 16% | Strategy & Research 100% | $676K | +1030% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $220K | 11 | LAMON, JIM MR 21% | Strategy & Research 100% | $896K | -61% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $133K | 17 | HINES, ROBERT NICHOLAS 44% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.03M | +23% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2022 | $5K | 2 | PATRIOT MOBILE ACTION 89% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.03M | +350% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $718K | 5 | NEVER BACK DOWN INC. 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $718K | — |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $790K | 16 | NEVER BACK DOWN INC. 91% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.51M | +3059% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $250 | 1 | TEXANS FOR EDUCATIONAL FREE… 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.03M | -99% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $3.72M | 49 | NEVER BACK DOWN INC. 98% | Strategy & Research 100% | $5.23M | +1489866% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $81K | 3 | AFC VICTORY FUND 39% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.11M | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $1.76M | 36 | NEVER BACK DOWN INC. 87% | Strategy & Research 100% | $6.99M | +3348% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $797K | 25 | NEVER BACK DOWN INC. 33% | Strategy & Research 100% | $7.79M | +411% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $613K | 38 | C00864538 14% | Strategy & Research 100% | $8.4M | +38% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $484K | 19 | JEFFERSON RISING 21% | Strategy & Research 100% | $8.89M | +120% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $162K | 12 | TEXANS UNITED FOR A CONSERV… 33% | Strategy & Research 100% | $9.05M | +22% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2026 | $15K | 1 | VALENTINO, GENE 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $15K | — |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $12K | 1 | STRICKLAND FOR SENATE 2025;… 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $9.06M | +173% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $74K | 3 | RICKETTS, PETE 76% | Strategy & Research 100% | $89K | -90% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $52K | 2 | RICKETTS, PETE 92% | Strategy & Research 100% | $141K | -93% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $29K | 1 | RICKETTS, PETE 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $170K | -99% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $133K | 1 | LONE STAR LIBERTY PAC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $303K | -83% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $12,465,563 | 379 | $33K | 100.0% | NEVER BACK DOWN INC. 55% | 4mo ago |
| Fundraising | $45 | 1 | $45 | 0.0% | C00671859 100% | 7y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
1
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$253,674 · 2% of revenue
6
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$1,150,369 · 9% of revenue
94
One-time clients 1 cycle
$11,061,565 · 89% of revenue
Top 1 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BICE, STEPHANIE | 3 | $253,674 | 28 | 2020-04-22 | 2024-09-09 |
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 | $7,466,959 | 62.3% | 23 | |
| Unknown | $1,031,060 | 8.6% | 22 | |
| DC | $800,296 | 6.7% | 4 | |
| VA | $535,098 | 4.5% | 6 | |
| AZ | $532,862 | 4.4% | 3 | |
| CA | $464,852 | 3.9% | 12 | |
| NE | $298,850 | 2.5% | 2 | |
| OK | $253,674 | 2.1% | 1 | |
| OH | $175,863 | 1.5% | 3 | |
| UT | $164,504 | 1.4% | 2 | |
| NC | $131,248 | 1.1% | 3 | |
| MD | $126,080 | 1.1% | 1 |
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 | 2023-03-24 | NEVER BACK DOWN INC. | Strategy & Research | SURVEY RESEARCH | $397,800 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-08-03 | NEVER BACK DOWN INC. | Strategy & Research | SURVEY RESEARCH | $380,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-09-05 | NEVER BACK DOWN INC. | Strategy & Research | SURVEY RESEARCH | $380,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-10-30 | NEVER BACK DOWN INC. | Strategy & Research | SURVEY RESEARCH | $380,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-09-27 | NEVER BACK DOWN INC. | Strategy & Research | SURVEY RESEARCH | $360,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-06 | LONE STAR LIBERTY PAC | Strategy & Research | POLLING | $133,103 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-03-12 | RICKETTS, PETE | Strategy & Research | POLLING | $56,058 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-05-01 | RICKETTS, PETE | Strategy & Research | POLLING | $48,375 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-07-03 | RICKETTS, PETE | Strategy & Research | POLLING | $28,903 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-02-10 | VALENTINO, GENE | Strategy & Research | POLLING | $15,000 |
| Recent | 2025-06-25 | LONE STAR LIBERTY PAC | Strategy & Research | POLLING | $4,000 |
| Recent | 2025-03-18 | JOBS, FREEDOM, AND SECURITY PAC | Strategy & Research | SURVEY RESEARCH | $2,530 |