Benson Eric

2025-2026 cycle

Benson Eric is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Benson Eric was paid — across 2 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
Disbursements ALL TIME
101
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
2
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
$67K 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

CASTEN, SEAN $9K — · 5 txns BE Benson Eric
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CASTEN, SEAN
IL · House DEM
$8,542 5
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 1

CASTEN, SEAN $25K Contributions & Transfers · 13 txns BE Benson Eric
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CASTEN, SEAN
IL · House DEM
$25,476 13
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 1

CASTEN, SEAN $59K Wages & Payroll · 32 txns BE Benson Eric
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CASTEN, SEAN
IL · House DEM
$58,931 32
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 1

CASTEN, SEAN $90K Wages & Payroll · 48 txns BE Benson Eric
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CASTEN, SEAN
IL · House DEM
$90,492 48
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 1

CASTEN, SEAN $125K Wages & Payroll · 66 txns BE Benson Eric
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CASTEN, SEAN
IL · House DEM
$124,744 66

By party

Revenue by party

100% D
D · 100%
R · 0%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 100.00%
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

20172018202420252026 Q4 2017 (2018 cycle): $2KQ1 2018 (2018 cycle): $2KQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $1KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $12KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $16KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $15KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $20KQ1 2025 (2026 cycle): $15KQ2 2025 (2026 cycle): $16KQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $16KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $17KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $17KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $17K Q4Q2Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2 $20K

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 %
2017 Q4 2018 $2K 4 NEXTGEN CLIMATE ACTION COMM… 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $2K
2018 Q1 2018 $2K 4 NEXTGEN CLIMATE ACTION COMM… 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $4K
2018 Q2 2018 $1K 3 NEXTGEN CLIMATE ACTION COMM… 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $6K
2024 Q1 2024 $12K 7 CASTEN, SEAN 100% Wages & Payroll 98% $12K
2024 Q2 2024 $16K 12 CASTEN, SEAN 100% Wages & Payroll 93% $28K
2024 Q3 2024 $15K 8 CASTEN, SEAN 100% Wages & Payroll 99% $42K
2024 Q4 2024 $20K 12 CASTEN, SEAN 100% Wages & Payroll 94% $62K
2025 Q1 2026 $15K 6 CASTEN, SEAN 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $15K
2025 Q2 2026 $16K 10 CASTEN, SEAN 100% Wages & Payroll 95% $31K
2025 Q3 2026 $16K 8 CASTEN, SEAN 100% Wages & Payroll 98% $47K
2025 Q4 2026 $17K 9 CASTEN, SEAN 100% Wages & Payroll 94% $64K
2026 Q1 2026 $17K 8 CASTEN, SEAN 100% Wages & Payroll 50% $81K +42%
2026 Q2 2026 $17K 8 CASTEN, SEAN 100% $98K +9%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Contributions & Transfers — cycle-to-date Total: $504 across 4 disbursements (avg $126/check) Top buyer: CASTEN, SEAN (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +45% vs prior cycle Contributions & Transfers $156 Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $4K across 25 disbursements (avg $162/check) Top buyer: CASTEN, SEAN (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +88% vs prior cycle Travel & Events $72

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Wages & Payroll — cycle-to-date Total: $136K across 61 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: CASTEN, SEAN (96% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · +128% vs prior cycle Wages & Payroll $32K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $4K across 25 disbursements (avg $162/check) Top buyer: CASTEN, SEAN (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +88% vs prior cycle Travel & Events $1K Contributions & Transfers — cycle-to-date Total: $504 across 4 disbursements (avg $126/check) Top buyer: CASTEN, SEAN (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +45% vs prior cycle Contributions & Transfers $156

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Wages & Payroll — cycle-to-date Total: $136K across 61 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: CASTEN, SEAN (96% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · +128% vs prior cycle Wages & Payroll $63K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $4K across 25 disbursements (avg $162/check) Top buyer: CASTEN, SEAN (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +88% vs prior cycle Travel & Events $2K Contributions & Transfers — cycle-to-date Total: $504 across 4 disbursements (avg $126/check) Top buyer: CASTEN, SEAN (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +45% vs prior cycle Contributions & Transfers $156

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Wages & Payroll — cycle-to-date Total: $136K across 61 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: CASTEN, SEAN (96% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · +128% vs prior cycle Wages & Payroll $96K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $4K across 25 disbursements (avg $162/check) Top buyer: CASTEN, SEAN (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +88% vs prior cycle Travel & Events $3K Contributions & Transfers — cycle-to-date Total: $504 across 4 disbursements (avg $126/check) Top buyer: CASTEN, SEAN (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +45% vs prior cycle Contributions & Transfers $369
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Wages & Payroll $135,942 61 $2K 96.8% CASTEN, SEAN 96% 6mo ago
Travel & Events $4,041 25 $162 2.9% CASTEN, SEAN 100% 5mo ago
Contributions & Transfers $504 4 $126 0.4% CASTEN, SEAN 100% 5mo 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
1
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$160,232 · 96% of revenue
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One-time clients 1 cycle
$5,844 · 4% 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
IL
$160,232 96.5% 1
DC
$5,844 3.5% 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 2024-11-29 CASTEN, SEAN Wages & Payroll PAYROLL $6,164
Largest all-time 2026-04-15 CASTEN, SEAN PAYROLL $2,973
Largest all-time 2026-06-15 CASTEN, SEAN PAYROLL $2,973
Largest all-time 2026-02-13 CASTEN, SEAN Wages & Payroll PAYROLL $2,973
Largest all-time 2026-01-14 CASTEN, SEAN Wages & Payroll PAYROLL $2,973
Largest this cycle 2026-05-15 CASTEN, SEAN PAYROLL $2,973
Recent 2026-06-30 CASTEN, SEAN PAYROLL $2,595
Recent 2026-05-27 CASTEN, SEAN PAYROLL $2,595
Recent 2026-06-26 CASTEN, SEAN MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT $347
Recent 2026-06-26 CASTEN, SEAN REIMBURSEMENT - SEE MEMO ENTRY BELOW $31
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