Adam Schantz

$129K 2025-2026 cycle

Adam Schantz is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Adam Schantz was paid $129K across 6 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 20, 2019 → Jun 9, 2026
spans 6.6 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
28
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
6
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
$57K 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 1

ROMANS, DALE $7K — · 1 txn AS Adam Schantz
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
ROMANS, DALE
KY · Senate DEM
$6,500 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 1

ROMANS, DALE $26K Legal & Compliance · 4 txns AS Adam Schantz
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
ROMANS, DALE
KY · Senate DEM
$25,500 4
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 3

ROMANS, DALE $38K Legal & Compliance · 7 txns SCHOLTEN, JAMES $9K Strategy & Research · 1 txn BRYCE, RANDY $1K Travel & Events · 2 txns AS Adam Schantz
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
ROMANS, DALE
KY · Senate DEM
$37,500 7
SCHOLTEN, JAMES
IA · Senate DEM
$9,000 1
BRYCE, RANDY
WI · House DEM
$1,295 2
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 3

ROMANS, DALE $38K Legal & Compliance · 7 txns SCHOLTEN, JAMES $18K Strategy & Research · 2 txns BRYCE, RANDY $1K Travel & Events · 2 txns AS Adam Schantz
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
ROMANS, DALE
KY · Senate DEM
$37,500 7
SCHOLTEN, JAMES
IA · Senate DEM
$18,000 2
BRYCE, RANDY
WI · House DEM
$1,295 2
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 3

ROMANS, DALE $38K Legal & Compliance · 7 txns SCHOLTEN, JAMES $18K Strategy & Research · 2 txns BRYCE, RANDY $1K Travel & Events · 2 txns AS Adam Schantz
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
ROMANS, DALE
KY · Senate DEM
$37,500 7
SCHOLTEN, JAMES
IA · Senate DEM
$18,000 2
BRYCE, RANDY
WI · House DEM
$1,295 2

By party

Revenue by party

100% D
D · 100%
R · 0%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $128,854 100.00%
Republican $0 0.00%
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

2019202020212022202320252026 Q4 2019 (2020 cycle): $8KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $11KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $6KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $5KQ1 2021 (2022 cycle): $4KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $20KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $3KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $2KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $12KQ1 2023 (2024 cycle): $1KQ2 2023 (2024 cycle): $2KQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $18KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $4KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $15KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $20K Q4Q3Q1Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2 $20K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 7 years

Per-quarter totals
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 $20K 3 ROMANS, DALE 100% $57K
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Legal & Compliance — cycle-to-date Total: $27K across 10 disbursements (avg $3K/check) Top buyer: ROMANS, DALE (67% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +980% vs prior cycle Legal & Compliance $6K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Legal & Compliance — cycle-to-date Total: $27K across 10 disbursements (avg $3K/check) Top buyer: ROMANS, DALE (67% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +980% vs prior cycle Legal & Compliance $18K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $37K across 6 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: RURAL OBJECTIVE PAC (51% of category) Last paid: 11mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $9K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $6K across 3 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: RURAL OBJECTIVE PAC (78% of category) Last paid: 9mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $1K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $37K across 6 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: RURAL OBJECTIVE PAC (51% of category) Last paid: 11mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $18K Legal & Compliance — cycle-to-date Total: $27K across 10 disbursements (avg $3K/check) Top buyer: ROMANS, DALE (67% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +980% vs prior cycle Legal & Compliance $18K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $6K across 3 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: RURAL OBJECTIVE PAC (78% of category) Last paid: 9mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $1K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $37K across 6 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: RURAL OBJECTIVE PAC (51% of category) Last paid: 11mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $18K Legal & Compliance — cycle-to-date Total: $27K across 10 disbursements (avg $3K/check) Top buyer: ROMANS, DALE (67% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +980% vs prior cycle Legal & Compliance $18K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $6K across 3 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: RURAL OBJECTIVE PAC (78% of category) Last paid: 9mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $1K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
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% 11mo ago
Legal & Compliance $27,000 10 $3K 24.7% ROMANS, DALE 67% 5mo 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
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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
$0 · 0% of revenue
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Repeat clients 2 cycles
$62,059 · 48% of revenue
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One-time clients 1 cycle
$66,795 · 52% of revenue
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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
$90,059 69.9% 4
KY
$37,500 29.1% 1
WI
$1,295 1.0% 1
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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 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 2026-04-01 ROMANS, DALE COMPLIANCE CONSULTING FEE $6,500
Largest this cycle 2026-06-09 ROMANS, DALE COMPLIANCE CONSULTING FEE $6,500
Recent 2026-02-27 ROMANS, DALE Legal & Compliance COMPLIANCE CONSULTING FEE $6,000
Recent 2026-02-04 ROMANS, DALE Legal & Compliance COMPLIANCE CONSULTING SERVICES $3,000
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