Candid Research Solutions
Candid Research Solutions is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Candid Research Solutions was paid $425K across 15 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
- Oct 17, 2014 → Mar 30, 2026
- spans 11.4 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 36
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 15
- 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
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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Top buyers last 3 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| NIELLO FOR SENATE 2026; ROGER 1457495 |
$35,000 | 1 |
| 745208 745208 |
$3,000 | 1 |
| 782240 782240 |
$3,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| NIELLO FOR SENATE 2026; ROGER 1457495 |
$35,000 | 1 |
| COOLIDGE FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; ANDREW 1476977 |
$20,000 | 1 |
| 745208 745208 |
$3,000 | 1 |
| 782240 782240 |
$3,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| NIELLO FOR SENATE 2026; ROGER 1457495 |
$35,000 | 1 |
| COOLIDGE FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; ANDREW 1476977 |
$20,000 | 1 |
| 745208 745208 |
$3,000 | 1 |
| 782240 782240 |
$3,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| NIELLO FOR SENATE 2026; ROGER 1457495 |
$35,000 | 1 |
| COOLIDGE FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; ANDREW 1476977 |
$20,000 | 1 |
| 745208 745208 |
$3,000 | 1 |
| 782240 782240 |
$3,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 5
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| NIELLO FOR SENATE 2026; ROGER 1457495 |
$35,000 | 1 |
| COOLIDGE FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; ANDREW 1476977 |
$20,000 | 1 |
| 890106 890106 |
$9,000 | 1 |
| 782240 782240 |
$3,500 | 2 |
| 745208 745208 |
$3,000 | 1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $425,464 | 100.00% |
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 · 8 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $23K | 1 | C00607432 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $23K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $29K | 2 | 810163 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $52K | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2018 | $21K | 1 | CALIFORNIANS FOR A GROWING … 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $72K | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $12K | 2 | 479163 75% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $12K | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $5K | 1 | PUBLIC SAFETY & JUSTICE FOR… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $17K | -74% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $4K | 1 | CALIFORNIANS FOR A GROWING … 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $4K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $50K | 3 | 810163 96% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $54K | +315% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $30K | 1 | 840819 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $84K | — |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2022 | $5K | 1 | 890106 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $89K | — |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $14K | 1 | 840819 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $103K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $15K | 1 | 840819 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $118K | +186% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $6K | 2 | 782240 67% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $6K | +44% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $500 | 1 | 782240 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $7K | -99% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $9K | 1 | 890106 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $16K | -70% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $61K | 4 | NIELLO FOR SENATE 2026; ROG… 57% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $61K | +917% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $306,964 | 28 | $11K | 72.1% | 810163 25% | 2mo ago |
| Strategy & Research | $118,500 | 8 | $15K | 27.9% | 810163 68% | 8y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | $402,964 | 94.7% | 14 | |
| Unknown | $22,500 | 5.3% | 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 | 2026-03-17 | NIELLO FOR SENATE 2026; ROGER | Other / Unclassified | — | $35,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-09-13 | 810163 | Other / Unclassified | — | $30,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-11-01 | 840819 | Other / Unclassified | — | $30,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-03-06 | C00607432 | Strategy & Research | POLLING | $22,500 |
| Largest all-time | 2019-12-31 | CALIFORNIANS FOR A GROWING ECONOMY AND SAFE STREETS | Other / Unclassified | — | $20,500 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-06 | COOLIDGE FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; ANDREW | Other / Unclassified | — | $20,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-30 | 745208 | Other / Unclassified | — | $3,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-25 | 782240 | Other / Unclassified | — | $3,000 |
| Recent | 2024-10-22 | 890106 | Other / Unclassified | — | $9,000 |