BURNS, WHITNEY W.
BURNS, WHITNEY W. is a legal & compliance vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle BURNS, WHITNEY W. was paid $595K across 39 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
- Jan 4, 2017 → Jan 2, 2023
- spans 6.0 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 164
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 39
- 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
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By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $411,449 | 69.16% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $183,481 | 30.84% |
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 · 7 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2018 | $22K | 7 | C00583427 35% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $22K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $4K | 2 | COLBERT BUSCH, ELIZABETH 56% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $26K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $10K | 3 | RASKIN, JAMIE 69% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $36K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $19K | 8 | CLYBURN, JAMES E 62% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $55K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $38K | 7 | SCOTT, DAVID ALBERT 78% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $93K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $7K | 4 | C00602920 88% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $100K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $5K | 1 | MCCOLLUM, BETTY 100% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $105K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $53K | 11 | SCOTT, DAVID ALBERT 23% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $158K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $803 | 1 | C00625996 100% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $803 | -96% |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $39K | 7 | C00648907 62% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $40K | +946% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $17K | 7 | CLYBURN, JAMES E 33% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $57K | +76% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $23K | 9 | CLYBURN, JAMES E 24% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $79K | +18% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $1K | 1 | AMERICA NOW 100% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $80K | -97% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $24K | 10 | BISHOP, SANFORD 23% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $104K | +247% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $61K | 16 | RASKIN, JAMIE 20% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $164K | +1068% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $32K | 4 | RASKIN, JAMIE 75% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $197K | -39% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2022 | $3K | 1 | BATTLEGROUND GEORGIA 100% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $3K | — |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $27K | 6 | CLYBURN, JAMES E 40% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $30K | +3305% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $31K | 6 | SCOTT, DAVID ALBERT 81% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $61K | -20% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $65K | 17 | DEMOCRACY SUMMER LEADERSHIP… 24% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $126K | +288% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $43K | 13 | CLYBURN, JAMES E 55% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $169K | +91% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $34K | 5 | MCNERNEY, JERRY 73% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $203K | +3329% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $6K | 5 | BLUMENAUER, EARL 63% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $209K | -76% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $16K | 5 | CLYBURN, JAMES E 49% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $225K | -73% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $9K | 5 | COMMITTEE TO PROTECT HEALTH… 39% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $234K | -71% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $6K | 1 | VOTERS FIRST VICTORY FUND 100% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $6K | -79% |
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal & Compliance | $583,763 | 164 | $4K | 100.0% | CLYBURN, JAMES E 14% | 3y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLYBURN, JAMES E | 3 | $83,998 | 13 | 2017-12-20 | 2022-09-14 |
| RASKIN, JAMIE | 3 | $70,550 | 10 | 2017-08-23 | 2021-12-28 |
| MCCOLLUM, BETTY | 3 | $35,185 | 14 | 2017-01-04 | 2022-09-26 |
| DEMOCRACY SUMMER LEADERSHIP PAC | 3 | $31,489 | 4 | 2018-10-03 | 2021-12-28 |
| VOTERS FIRST VICTORY FUND | 3 | $27,601 | 4 | 2020-09-22 | 2023-01-02 |
| AMERICA NOW | 3 | $6,870 | 6 | 2017-01-22 | 2022-07-13 |
| COLBERT BUSCH, ELIZABETH | 3 | $4,500 | 4 | 2017-06-12 | 2022-03-17 |
| QUALITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS PAC | 3 | $3,613 | 4 | 2017-12-28 | 2021-06-21 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | $100,061 | 16.8% | 15 | |
| GA | $90,586 | 15.2% | 3 | |
| SC | $88,498 | 14.9% | 2 | |
| MD | $70,550 | 11.9% | 1 | |
| IL | $62,074 | 10.4% | 3 | |
| DC | $61,058 | 10.3% | 4 | |
| MN | $39,343 | 6.6% | 2 | |
| CA | $27,250 | 4.6% | 2 | |
| OR | $27,185 | 4.6% | 2 | |
| IN | $17,839 | 3.0% | 3 | |
| NM | $6,875 | 1.2% | 1 | |
| NY | $3,613 | 0.6% | 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 | 2018-01-08 | SCOTT, DAVID ALBERT | Legal & Compliance | FINANCIAL COMPLIANCE | $30,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2021-05-01 | SCOTT, DAVID ALBERT | Legal & Compliance | FINANCIAL COMPLIANCE | $25,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-02-14 | MCNERNEY, JERRY | Legal & Compliance | CONSULTING SERVICES | $25,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2019-06-26 | C00648907 | Legal & Compliance | FINANCIAL COMPLIANCE | $24,013 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-11-25 | RASKIN, JAMIE | Legal & Compliance | FINANCIAL COMPLIANCE | $24,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2023-01-02 | VOTERS FIRST VICTORY FUND | Legal & Compliance | FINANCIAL COMPLIANCE | $5,880 |
| Recent | 2022-11-05 | COMMITTEE TO PROTECT HEALTH CARE PAC | Legal & Compliance | FINANCIAL COMPLIANCE | $3,675 |
| Recent | 2022-10-11 | BRINGING EVERYONE TOGETHER THROUGH ADVOCACY | Legal & Compliance | COMPLIANCE | $2,345 |
| Recent | 2022-12-12 | PROGRESSIVE CHOICES PAC | Legal & Compliance | FINANCIAL COMPLIANCE | $2,000 |
| Recent | 2022-12-08 | C00569533 | Legal & Compliance | FINANCIAL COMPLIANCE | $500 |