Adam Schantz
Adam Schantz is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Adam Schantz was paid $134K across 7 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
- Nov 20, 2019 → Jun 9, 2026
- spans 6.6 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 29
- 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.
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 3 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ROMANS, DALE KY · Senate DEM |
$6,500 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ROMANS, DALE KY · Senate DEM |
$19,500 | 3 |
| PETREY, ERIN KY · House DEM |
$5,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ROMANS, DALE KY · Senate DEM |
$37,500 | 7 |
| PETREY, ERIN KY · House DEM |
$5,000 | 1 |
| BRYCE, RANDY WI · House DEM |
$1,295 | 2 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ROMANS, DALE KY · Senate DEM |
$37,500 | 7 |
| SCHOLTEN, JAMES IA · Senate DEM |
$18,000 | 2 |
| PETREY, ERIN KY · House DEM |
$5,000 | 1 |
| BRYCE, RANDY WI · House DEM |
$1,295 | 2 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ROMANS, DALE KY · Senate DEM |
$37,500 | 7 |
| SCHOLTEN, JAMES IA · Senate DEM |
$18,000 | 2 |
| PETREY, ERIN KY · House DEM |
$5,000 | 1 |
| BRYCE, RANDY WI · House DEM |
$1,295 | 2 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $133,854 | 100.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $0 | 0.00% |
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 · 7 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $8K | 2 | RURAL OBJECTIVE PAC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $8K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $11K | 2 | RURAL OBJECTIVE PAC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $19K | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $6K | 1 | RURAL OBJECTIVE PAC 100% | Contributions & Trans… 100% | $24K | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $5K | 1 | RURAL OBJECTIVE PAC 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $29K | — |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $4K | 1 | RURAL OBJECTIVE PAC 100% | Contributions & Trans… 100% | $4K | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $20K | 2 | MUHLBAUER FOR IOWA 100% | Fundraising 100% | $24K | +90% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $3K | 2 | MUHLBAUER FOR IOWA 100% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $27K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $2K | 1 | MUHLBAUER FOR IOWA 100% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $29K | -73% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $12K | 3 | FRANKEN, MICHAEL T 83% | Other / Unclassified 83% | $41K | +159% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $1K | 1 | MUHLBAUER FOR IOWA 100% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $1K | -77% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $2K | 1 | MUHLBAUER FOR IOWA 100% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $3K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $18K | 2 | SCHOLTEN, JAMES 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $18K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $4K | 3 | ROMANS, DALE 70% | Legal & Compliance 70% | $22K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $15K | 3 | ROMANS, DALE 100% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $37K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $25K | 4 | ROMANS, DALE 80% | — | $62K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $36,500 | 6 | $6K | 33.4% | RURAL OBJECTIVE PAC 51% | 12mo ago |
| Legal & Compliance | $27,000 | 10 | $3K | 24.7% | ROMANS, DALE 67% | 6mo ago |
| Fundraising | $20,000 | 2 | $10K | 18.3% | MUHLBAUER FOR IOWA 100% | 4y ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $10,000 | 2 | $5K | 9.1% | FRANKEN, MICHAEL T 100% | 3y ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | $9,923 | 2 | $5K | 9.1% | RURAL OBJECTIVE PAC 100% | 5y ago |
| Travel & Events | $5,931 | 3 | $2K | 5.4% | RURAL OBJECTIVE PAC 78% | 9mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
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 | $90,059 | 67.3% | 4 | |
| KY | $42,500 | 31.8% | 2 | |
| WI | $1,295 | 1.0% | 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 | 2022-01-14 | MUHLBAUER FOR IOWA | Fundraising | CONSULTING FEE | $10,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-03-09 | MUHLBAUER FOR IOWA | Fundraising | CONSULTING FEE | $10,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-08-18 | SCHOLTEN, JAMES | Strategy & Research | CONSULTANT | $9,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-08-05 | SCHOLTEN, JAMES | Strategy & Research | CONSULTANT | $9,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-05-04 | ROMANS, DALE | — | COMPLIANCE CONSULTING FEE | $6,500 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-06-09 | ROMANS, DALE | — | COMPLIANCE CONSULTING FEE | $6,500 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-01 | ROMANS, DALE | — | COMPLIANCE CONSULTING FEE | $6,500 |
| Recent | 2026-02-27 | ROMANS, DALE | Legal & Compliance | COMPLIANCE CONSULTING FEE | $6,000 |
| Recent | 2026-05-19 | PETREY, ERIN | — | COMPLIANCE CONSULTING FEE | $5,000 |