Ben Troutman
Ben Troutman is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Ben Troutman was paid $42K across 6 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
- Jun 4, 2022 → Jul 14, 2026
- spans 4.1 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 29
- 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| WOLF PACK C00599092 |
$450 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| RHOADES, CRYSTAL NE · House DEM |
$3,000 | 2 |
| WOLF PACK C00599092 |
$450 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| RHOADES, CRYSTAL NE · House DEM |
$31,297 | 14 |
| WOLF PACK C00599092 |
$450 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| RHOADES, CRYSTAL NE · House DEM |
$34,297 | 15 |
| BROWN, M SHONTEL OH · House DEM |
$1,232 | 2 |
| WOLF PACK C00599092 |
$1,050 | 3 |
| KELLY, ROBIN IL · House DEM |
$125 | 2 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| RHOADES, CRYSTAL NE · House DEM |
$34,297 | 15 |
| BROWN, M SHONTEL OH · House DEM |
$2,271 | 3 |
| KELLY, ROBIN IL · House DEM |
$1,502 | 3 |
| WOLF PACK C00599092 |
$1,400 | 4 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $38,852 | 91.77% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $3,483 | 8.23% |
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 · 5 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $625 | 2 | KELLY, ROBIN 53% | Fundraising 53% | $625 | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $82 | 1 | KELLY, ROBIN 100% | Contributions & Trans… 100% | $706 | — |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $2K | 1 | GRANGE PAC 100% | Fundraising 100% | $2K | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $1K | 2 | BROWN, M SHONTEL 75% | Travel & Events 75% | $3K | — |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $2K | 2 | KELLY, ROBIN 80% | Contributions & Trans… 80% | $2K | -17% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $1K | 3 | BROWN, M SHONTEL 86% | Contributions & Trans… 100% | $3K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $6K | 3 | RHOADES, CRYSTAL 96% | Fundraising 96% | $9K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $18K | 6 | RHOADES, CRYSTAL 100% | Fundraising 100% | $27K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $8K | 6 | RHOADES, CRYSTAL 100% | — | $36K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $2K | 1 | RHOADES, CRYSTAL 100% | — | $38K | — |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $450 | 1 | WOLF PACK 100% | — | $38K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fundraising | $27,107 | 12 | $2K | 86.0% | RHOADES, CRYSTAL 89% | 8mo ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | $2,897 | 5 | $579 | 9.2% | KELLY, ROBIN 57% | 15mo ago |
| Travel & Events | $1,333 | 2 | $667 | 4.2% | BROWN, M SHONTEL 78% | 23mo ago |
| Legal & Compliance | $250 | 1 | $250 | 0.8% | WOLF PACK 100% | 13mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | -$82 | 1 | $-82 | -0.3% | KELLY, ROBIN 0% | 16mo 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE | $34,297 | 81.0% | 1 | |
| DC | $3,476 | 8.2% | 2 | |
| OH | $2,271 | 5.4% | 1 | |
| IL | $1,997 | 4.7% | 1 | |
| CA | $294 | 0.7% | 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 | 2025-09-05 | RHOADES, CRYSTAL | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING AND FINANCE | $3,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-09-22 | RHOADES, CRYSTAL | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING AND FINANCE | $3,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-10-30 | RHOADES, CRYSTAL | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING AND FINANCE | $3,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-12-17 | RHOADES, CRYSTAL | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING AND FINANCE | $3,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-01-07 | RHOADES, CRYSTAL | — | FUNDRAISING AND FINANCE | $3,000 |
| Recent | 2026-04-15 | RHOADES, CRYSTAL | — | FUNDRAISING SERVICES | $2,000 |
| Recent | 2026-02-27 | RHOADES, CRYSTAL | — | FUNDRAISING AND FINANCE | $1,000 |
| Recent | 2026-03-05 | RHOADES, CRYSTAL | — | FUNDRAISING AND FINANCE | $1,000 |
| Recent | 2026-03-27 | RHOADES, CRYSTAL | — | FUNDRAISING AND FINANCE | $1,000 |
| Recent | 2026-07-14 | WOLF PACK | — | — | $450 |