BISON STRATEGIES
$854K
2025-2026 cycle
BISON STRATEGIES is a wages & payroll vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle BISON STRATEGIES was paid $854K across 47 client committees, of which $3K 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
$854K
=
$850K
(Schedule B)
+
$3K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$850,435 | 268 rows | 99.6% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$3,354 | 1 rows | 0.4% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jan 29, 2020 → May 27, 2026
- spans 6.3 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 268
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 47
- 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.
Jun 2025
May 2026
$324K
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.
No buyer activity in this window.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 6
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GOLDEN STATE PROMISE - NO ON PROP 40 1486695 |
$14,575 | 2 |
| FAIRSHAKE C00835959 |
$9,000 | 1 |
| DUNN, HARRY MD · House DEM |
$6,200 | 1 |
| PROTECT PROGRESS C00848440 |
$6,000 | 1 |
| NELSON, JENA OK · House DEM |
$3,281 | 4 |
| NEW AMERICAN PAC 00065303 |
$3,259 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| FAIRSHAKE C00835959 |
$36,000 | 4 |
| PROTECT PROGRESS C00848440 |
$24,000 | 4 |
| GOLDEN STATE PROMISE - NO ON PROP 40 1486695 |
$14,575 | 2 |
| NELSON, JENA OK · House DEM |
$10,700 | 14 |
| SAGE, NATHAN IA · Senate DEM |
$7,983 | 1 |
| NEW AMERICAN PAC 00065303 |
$7,659 | 2 |
| DUNLAP, MATT ME · House DEM |
$7,525 | 2 |
| DUNN, HARRY MD · House DEM |
$6,200 | 1 |
| NEILL, REILLY MT · Senate DEM |
$4,025 | 1 |
| BUSHAW, DAVE IA · House IND |
$3,525 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| FAIRSHAKE C00835959 |
$90,000 | 10 |
| PROTECT PROGRESS C00848440 |
$60,000 | 10 |
| NELSON, JENA OK · House DEM |
$46,872 | 55 |
| SAGE, NATHAN IA · Senate DEM |
$21,483 | 3 |
| NEW AMERICAN PAC 00065303 |
$20,694 | 3 |
| GOLDEN STATE PROMISE - NO ON PROP 40 1486695 |
$14,575 | 2 |
| DUNLAP, MATT ME · House DEM |
$7,525 | 2 |
| OSBORN, DAN NE · Senate IND |
$7,500 | 1 |
| DUNN, HARRY MD · House DEM |
$6,200 | 1 |
| NEILL, REILLY MT · Senate DEM |
$4,025 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| FAIRSHAKE C00835959 |
$144,000 | 16 |
| PROTECT PROGRESS C00848440 |
$96,000 | 16 |
| NELSON, JENA OK · House DEM |
$48,397 | 56 |
| SAGE, NATHAN IA · Senate DEM |
$21,483 | 3 |
| NEW AMERICAN PAC 00065303 |
$20,694 | 3 |
| GOLDEN STATE PROMISE - NO ON PROP 40 1486695 |
$14,575 | 2 |
| MANSFIELD PRO BUSINESS 00089424 |
$12,470 | 2 |
| DUNLAP, MATT ME · House DEM |
$7,525 | 2 |
| OSBORN, DAN NE · Senate IND |
$7,500 | 1 |
| COGHILL, MORGAN IL · House DEM |
$6,500 | 4 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| FAIRSHAKE C00835959 |
$198,000 | 22 |
| PROTECT PROGRESS C00848440 |
$132,000 | 22 |
| NELSON, JENA OK · House DEM |
$48,397 | 56 |
| SAGE, NATHAN IA · Senate DEM |
$21,483 | 3 |
| OSBORN FOR SENATE 2024 C00850677 |
$21,000 | 2 |
| NEW AMERICAN PAC 00065303 |
$20,694 | 3 |
| GOLDEN STATE PROMISE - NO ON PROP 40 1486695 |
$14,575 | 2 |
| MANSFIELD PRO BUSINESS 00089424 |
$12,470 | 2 |
| C00852178 C00852178 |
$8,000 | 3 |
| DUNLAP, MATT ME · House DEM |
$7,525 | 2 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 97%
R · 3%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $313,694 | 36.74% |
| Republican | $8,320 | 0.97% |
| Non-partisan | $531,776 | 62.28% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Money flow through this vendor
Where their ad buys point
IE payers (left) → races the buys targeted (right) · independent-expenditure filings onlyNo activity in the last 1 months.
No activity in the last 3 months.
No activity in the last 6 months.
No activity in the last 12 months.
Outflow is on record for the last 18 months, but no itemized payers are.
Outflow is on record for the last 24 months, but no itemized payers are.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $1K | 1 | C00726430 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $1K | — |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $5K | 2 | C00659078 80% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $6K | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $481 | 1 | STRAIGHT TALK POLITICS PAC 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $7K | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $20K | 9 | C00659078 59% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $27K | — |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $10K | 4 | C00659078 82% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $10K | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $8K | 2 | READY OR NOT 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $18K | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $6K | 3 | BHOJANI SALMAN HONORABLE 65% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $33K | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $4K | 2 | C00786954 56% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $22K | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $11K | 12 | HARDESTY RWAN S MS RO 44% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $33K | +640% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $24K | 9 | DAO FOR AMERICA 43% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $57K | +380% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $18K | 5 | C00819136 47% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $75K | +3566% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $12K | 7 | FAIR SHOT USA 52% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $87K | -40% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2022 | $1K | 1 | STRONGER IRVING 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $88K | — |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $8K | 4 | C00815779 66% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $8K | -21% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $5K | 2 | GO VOTE GRAND PRAIRIE 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $94K | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $6K | 5 | WILKERSON DENISE V MRS 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $100K | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $12K | 9 | C00843912 77% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $20K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $12K | 11 | WILKERSON DENISE V MRS 98% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $112K | +119% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $7K | 1 | FAIRSHAKE 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $26K | +46% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $48K | 12 | FAIRSHAKE 42% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $74K | +339% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $70K | 16 | FAIRSHAKE 39% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $144K | +190% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $65K | 13 | FAIRSHAKE 42% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $209K | +267% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $72K | 15 | FAIRSHAKE 37% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $281K | +493% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $53K | 12 | FAIRSHAKE 51% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $53K | +600% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $12K | 2 | MANSFIELD PRO BUSINESS 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $293K | +139% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $49K | 7 | FAIRSHAKE 55% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $103K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $90K | 36 | FAIRSHAKE 30% | Legal & Compliance 71% | $192K | +638% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $63K | 23 | FAIRSHAKE 43% | Legal & Compliance 84% | $255K | +867% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $96K | 28 | FAIRSHAKE 28% | Legal & Compliance 52% | $351K | +100% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $61K | 14 | FAIRSHAKE 30% | Wages & Payroll 24% | $412K | -13% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wages & Payroll | $454,646 | 155 | $3K | 59.9% | FAIRSHAKE 24% | 2mo ago |
| Legal & Compliance | $269,480 | 49 | $5K | 35.5% | FAIRSHAKE 47% | 4mo ago |
| Strategy & Research | $12,369 | 7 | $2K | 1.6% | NELSON, JENA 100% | 7mo ago |
| Print & Mail | $8,850 | 13 | $681 | 1.2% | NELSON, JENA 100% | 7mo ago |
| Admin & Office | $8,222 | 6 | $1K | 1.1% | NELSON, JENA 100% | 7mo ago |
| Software & Tech | $1,525 | 1 | $2K | 0.2% | NELSON, JENA 100% | 12mo ago |
| Media | $1,500 | 2 | $750 | 0.2% | NELSON, JENA 100% | 9mo ago |
| Travel & Events | $1,454 | 4 | $364 | 0.2% | NELSON, JENA 100% | 8mo ago |
| Fundraising | $423 | 1 | $423 | 0.1% | NELSON, JENA 100% | 10mo ago |
| Field & Voter Contact | $400 | 1 | $400 | 0.1% | NELSON, JENA 100% | 10mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
4
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$34,235 · 4% of revenue
7
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$492,854 · 58% of revenue
36
One-time clients 1 cycle
$323,346 · 38% of revenue
Top 4 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VOTAR ES PODER PAC | 4 | $17,963 | 13 | 2020-10-06 | 2025-04-04 |
| FAIR SHOT USA | 3 | $7,299 | 5 | 2022-10-27 | 2026-04-20 |
| STRAIGHT TALK POLITICS PAC | 3 | $5,868 | 11 | 2020-07-22 | 2024-11-12 |
| GENERATION ACTION FUND | 3 | $3,106 | 8 | 2020-10-14 | 2023-01-27 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MN | $432,115 | 51.4% | 2 | |
| TX | $107,202 | 12.7% | 12 | |
| Unknown | $106,495 | 12.7% | 13 | |
| OK | $48,397 | 5.8% | 1 | |
| NE | $37,388 | 4.4% | 2 | |
| FL | $31,796 | 3.8% | 4 | |
| IA | $25,008 | 3.0% | 2 | |
| CA | $20,443 | 2.4% | 2 | |
| DC | $11,809 | 1.4% | 2 | |
| ME | $7,525 | 0.9% | 1 | |
| IL | $6,500 | 0.8% | 1 | |
| MD | $6,200 | 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 | 2024-11-21 | OSBORN FOR SENATE 2024 | Wages & Payroll | COMPLIANCE CONSULTING | $15,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-01-06 | NEW AMERICAN PAC | — | Mailer 6x11 | $13,035 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-10-13 | C00659078 | Wages & Payroll | COMPLIANCE CONSULTING | $12,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-02-15 | FAIRSHAKE | Wages & Payroll | COMPLIANCE CONSULTING | $11,139 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-06-23 | DAO FOR AMERICA | Wages & Payroll | COMPLIANCE CONSULTING | $10,286 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-30 | GOLDEN STATE PROMISE - NO ON PROP 40 | Wages & Payroll | — | $9,575 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-01-09 | FAIRSHAKE | Legal & Compliance | COMPLIANCE CONSULTING | $9,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-03 | FAIRSHAKE | Legal & Compliance | COMPLIANCE CONSULTING | $9,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-06-05 | FAIRSHAKE | Legal & Compliance | COMPLIANCE CONSULTING | $9,000 |
| Recent | 2026-05-05 | FAIRSHAKE | — | COMPLIANCE CONSULTING | $9,000 |
| Recent | 2026-05-05 | PROTECT PROGRESS | — | COMPLIANCE CONSULTING | $6,000 |
| Recent | 2026-04-30 | GOLDEN STATE PROMISE - NO ON PROP 40 | Wages & Payroll | — | $5,000 |
| Recent | 2026-05-08 | NELSON, JENA | — | CONSULTING: COMMUNICATIONS | $750 |
| Recent | 2026-05-27 | NELSON, JENA | — | BANK FEE - ACCOUNT VERFICATION | $0 |