BISON STRATEGIES
$867K
2025-2026 cycle
BISON STRATEGIES is a wages & payroll vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle BISON STRATEGIES was paid $867K across 49 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
$867K
=
$863K
(Schedule B)
+
$3K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$863,485 | 272 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 → Jul 31, 2026
- spans 6.5 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 272
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 49
- 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.
Aug 2025
Jul 2026
$289K
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.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 1 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GOLDEN STATE PROMISE 1486695 |
$5,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GOLDEN STATE PROMISE 1486695 |
$5,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| FAIRSHAKE C00835959 |
$27,000 | 3 |
| GOLDEN STATE PROMISE 1486695 |
$19,575 | 3 |
| PROTECT PROGRESS C00848440 |
$18,000 | 3 |
| NELSON, JENA OK · House DEM |
$7,788 | 11 |
| NEW AMERICAN PAC 00065303 |
$7,659 | 2 |
| DUNN, HARRY MD · House DEM |
$6,200 | 1 |
| THUROW, MICHAEL WI · House IND |
$5,050 | 2 |
| NEILL, REILLY MT · Senate DEM |
$4,025 | 1 |
| COONEY, JOSEPH PATRICK VA · House DEM |
$3,000 | 1 |
| DUNLAP, MATT ME · House DEM |
$3,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| FAIRSHAKE C00835959 |
$81,000 | 9 |
| PROTECT PROGRESS C00848440 |
$54,000 | 9 |
| NELSON, JENA OK · House DEM |
$37,500 | 49 |
| NEW AMERICAN PAC 00065303 |
$20,694 | 3 |
| GOLDEN STATE PROMISE 1486695 |
$19,575 | 3 |
| SAGE, NATHAN IA · Senate DEM |
$13,983 | 2 |
| DUNLAP, MATT ME · House DEM |
$7,525 | 2 |
| DUNN, HARRY MD · House DEM |
$6,200 | 1 |
| THUROW, MICHAEL WI · House IND |
$5,050 | 2 |
| 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 |
$135,000 | 15 |
| PROTECT PROGRESS C00848440 |
$90,000 | 15 |
| 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 1486695 |
$19,575 | 3 |
| 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 |
| NEW AMERICAN PAC 00065303 |
$20,694 | 3 |
| GOLDEN STATE PROMISE 1486695 |
$19,575 | 3 |
| OSBORN FOR SENATE 2024 C00850677 |
$15,000 | 1 |
| MANSFIELD PRO BUSINESS 00089424 |
$12,470 | 2 |
| DUNLAP, MATT ME · House DEM |
$7,525 | 2 |
| OSBORN, DAN NE · Senate IND |
$7,500 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 98%
R · 2%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $401,849 | 46.36% |
| Republican | $8,320 | 0.96% |
| Non-partisan | $456,671 | 52.68% |
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 | COMMITTEE TO ELECT MELODIE … 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $1K | — |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $5K | 2 | PAT HACKETT FOR CONGRESS 80% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $6K | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $481 | 1 | STRAIGHT TALK POLITICS PAC 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $7K | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $20K | 9 | PAT HACKETT FOR CONGRESS 59% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $27K | — |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $10K | 4 | PAT HACKETT FOR CONGRESS 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 | EDDIE GELLER FOR CONGRESS 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 | TRUE DEMOCRATS ONLY PAC 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 | DEMOCRACY PROTECTION PAC 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 | CALLIE BUTCHER FOR TEXAS 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 | $69K | 17 | FAIRSHAKE 26% | Wages & Payroll 21% | $420K | -2% |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $5K | 1 | GOLDEN STATE PROMISE 100% | — | $425K | -92% |
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% | 3mo ago |
| Legal & Compliance | $269,480 | 49 | $5K | 35.5% | FAIRSHAKE 47% | 5mo ago |
| Strategy & Research | $12,369 | 7 | $2K | 1.6% | NELSON, JENA 100% | 8mo 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% | 8mo ago |
| Software & Tech | $1,525 | 1 | $2K | 0.2% | NELSON, JENA 100% | 13mo ago |
| Media | $1,500 | 2 | $750 | 0.2% | NELSON, JENA 100% | 10mo 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 · 57% of revenue
38
One-time clients 1 cycle
$336,396 · 39% 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 | 52.5% | 2 | |
| TX | $116,558 | 14.2% | 13 | |
| FL | $60,199 | 7.3% | 7 | |
| OK | $48,397 | 5.9% | 1 | |
| NE | $37,388 | 4.5% | 2 | |
| CA | $25,443 | 3.1% | 2 | |
| IA | $25,008 | 3.0% | 2 | |
| IN | $24,000 | 2.9% | 1 | |
| DC | $21,251 | 2.6% | 4 | |
| AR | $18,620 | 2.3% | 2 | |
| ME | $7,525 | 0.9% | 1 | |
| VA | $6,932 | 0.8% | 2 |
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 | PAT HACKETT FOR CONGRESS | 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 | Wages & Payroll | — | $9,575 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-06-05 | FAIRSHAKE | Legal & Compliance | COMPLIANCE CONSULTING | $9,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-04 | FAIRSHAKE | — | COMPLIANCE CONSULTING | $9,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-01-09 | FAIRSHAKE | Legal & Compliance | COMPLIANCE CONSULTING | $9,000 |
| Recent | 2026-07-31 | GOLDEN STATE PROMISE | — | — | $5,000 |
| Recent | 2026-05-07 | THUROW, MICHAEL | — | COMPLIANCE CONSULTING | $3,025 |
| Recent | 2026-05-07 | THUROW, MICHAEL | — | COMPLIANCE CONSULTING | $2,025 |
| Recent | 2026-05-08 | NELSON, JENA | — | CONSULTING: COMMUNICATIONS | $750 |
| Recent | 2026-05-27 | NELSON, JENA | — | BANK FEE - ACCOUNT VERFICATION | $0 |