BOTSFORD, STEVE JR.

$236K 2025-2026 cycle

BOTSFORD, STEVE JR. is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle BOTSFORD, STEVE JR. was paid $236K across 1 client committees.

Strategy & Research ○ Slowing (~4mo since last)
Limited recent activity. Most recent disbursement to this vendor was 4 months ago (Feb 11, 2026). Charts below reflect cycle-to-date totals; the recent windows may be sparse.

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
Jul 1, 2025 → Feb 11, 2026
spans 7 months
Disbursements ALL TIME
34
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
1
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Mar 2025 Feb 2026
$236K across 12 months
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Top buyers

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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 1

BOTSFORD, STEVE $21K Media · 7 txns BS BOTSFORD, STEVE JR.
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
BOTSFORD, STEVE
IL · Senate DEM
 $20,599 7
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 1

BOTSFORD, STEVE $236K Strategy & Research · 34 txns BS BOTSFORD, STEVE JR.
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
BOTSFORD, STEVE
IL · Senate DEM
 $236,411 34
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 1

BOTSFORD, STEVE $236K Strategy & Research · 34 txns BS BOTSFORD, STEVE JR.
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
BOTSFORD, STEVE
IL · Senate DEM
 $236,411 34
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 1

BOTSFORD, STEVE $236K Strategy & Research · 34 txns BS BOTSFORD, STEVE JR.
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
BOTSFORD, STEVE
IL · Senate DEM
 $236,411 34
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By party

Revenue by party

100% D
D · 100%
R · 0%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $236,411 100.00%
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

20252026 Q3 2025 (2026 cycle): $102KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $129KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $6K Q3Q1 $129K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 2 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2025 Q3 2026 $102K 12 BOTSFORD, STEVE 100% Strategy & Research 43% $102K —
2025 Q4 2026 $129K 17 BOTSFORD, STEVE 100% Strategy & Research 46% $231K —
2026 Q1 2026 $6K 5 BOTSFORD, STEVE 100% Legal & Compliance 54% $236K —
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $58K across 5 disbursements (avg $12K/check) Top buyer: BOTSFORD, STEVE (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $16K Legal & Compliance — cycle-to-date Total: $10K across 5 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: BOTSFORD, STEVE (100% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Legal & Compliance $3K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $4K across 5 disbursements (avg $770/check) Top buyer: BOTSFORD, STEVE (100% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $2K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $9K across 8 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: BOTSFORD, STEVE (100% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $100

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $103K across 5 disbursements (avg $21K/check) Top buyer: BOTSFORD, STEVE (100% of category) Last paid: 8mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $103K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $58K across 5 disbursements (avg $12K/check) Top buyer: BOTSFORD, STEVE (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $58K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $52K across 4 disbursements (avg $13K/check) Top buyer: BOTSFORD, STEVE (100% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $52K Legal & Compliance — cycle-to-date Total: $10K across 5 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: BOTSFORD, STEVE (100% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Legal & Compliance $10K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $9K across 8 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: BOTSFORD, STEVE (100% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $9K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $4K across 5 disbursements (avg $770/check) Top buyer: BOTSFORD, STEVE (100% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $4K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $2K across 1 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: BOTSFORD, STEVE (100% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $2K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $124 across 1 disbursements (avg $124/check) Top buyer: BOTSFORD, STEVE (100% of category) Last paid: 9mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $124

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $103K across 5 disbursements (avg $21K/check) Top buyer: BOTSFORD, STEVE (100% of category) Last paid: 8mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $103K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $58K across 5 disbursements (avg $12K/check) Top buyer: BOTSFORD, STEVE (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $58K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $52K across 4 disbursements (avg $13K/check) Top buyer: BOTSFORD, STEVE (100% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $52K Legal & Compliance — cycle-to-date Total: $10K across 5 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: BOTSFORD, STEVE (100% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Legal & Compliance $10K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $9K across 8 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: BOTSFORD, STEVE (100% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $9K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $4K across 5 disbursements (avg $770/check) Top buyer: BOTSFORD, STEVE (100% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $4K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $2K across 1 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: BOTSFORD, STEVE (100% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $2K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $124 across 1 disbursements (avg $124/check) Top buyer: BOTSFORD, STEVE (100% of category) Last paid: 9mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $124

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $103K across 5 disbursements (avg $21K/check) Top buyer: BOTSFORD, STEVE (100% of category) Last paid: 8mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $103K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $58K across 5 disbursements (avg $12K/check) Top buyer: BOTSFORD, STEVE (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $58K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $52K across 4 disbursements (avg $13K/check) Top buyer: BOTSFORD, STEVE (100% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $52K Legal & Compliance — cycle-to-date Total: $10K across 5 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: BOTSFORD, STEVE (100% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Legal & Compliance $10K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $9K across 8 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: BOTSFORD, STEVE (100% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $9K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $4K across 5 disbursements (avg $770/check) Top buyer: BOTSFORD, STEVE (100% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $4K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $2K across 1 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: BOTSFORD, STEVE (100% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $2K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $124 across 1 disbursements (avg $124/check) Top buyer: BOTSFORD, STEVE (100% of category) Last paid: 9mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $124
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Strategy & Research $102,820 5 $21K 43.5% BOTSFORD, STEVE 100% 8mo ago
Media $57,699 5 $12K 24.4% BOTSFORD, STEVE 100% 5mo ago
Digital $51,500 4 $13K 21.8% BOTSFORD, STEVE 100% 6mo ago
Legal & Compliance $10,209 5 $2K 4.3% BOTSFORD, STEVE 100% 4mo ago
Software & Tech $8,508 8 $1K 3.6% BOTSFORD, STEVE 100% 4mo ago
Print & Mail $3,851 5 $770 1.6% BOTSFORD, STEVE 100% 4mo ago
Travel & Events $1,700 1 $2K 0.7% BOTSFORD, STEVE 100% 6mo ago
Fundraising $124 1 $124 0.1% BOTSFORD, STEVE 100% 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
$0 · 0% of revenue
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One-time clients 1 cycle
$236,411 · 100% 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
$236,411 100.0% 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 2025-10-23 BOTSFORD, STEVE Strategy & Research IN-KIND - COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING $31,560
Largest all-time 2025-09-11 BOTSFORD, STEVE Media IN-KIND - MEDIA $30,000
Largest all-time 2025-10-02 BOTSFORD, STEVE Strategy & Research IN-KIND - COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING $27,288
Largest all-time 2025-08-29 BOTSFORD, STEVE Strategy & Research IN-KIND - COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING $18,000
Largest all-time 2025-12-01 BOTSFORD, STEVE Digital IN-KIND - DIGITAL ADVERTISING $17,500
Recent 2026-02-11 BOTSFORD, STEVE Legal & Compliance IN-KIND - COMPLIANCE SERVICES $2,979
Recent 2026-02-03 BOTSFORD, STEVE Print & Mail IN-KIND - MERCHANDISE $1,555
Recent 2026-01-05 BOTSFORD, STEVE Media IN-KIND - PODCAST RECORDING $825
Recent 2026-02-10 BOTSFORD, STEVE Print & Mail IN-KIND - MERCHANDISE $140
Recent 2026-01-31 BOTSFORD, STEVE Software & Tech IN-KIND - WEBSITE SERVICES $50
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