CAPLIN & DRYSDALE

$2.79M 2025-2026 cycle

CAPLIN & DRYSDALE is a legal & compliance vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle CAPLIN & DRYSDALE was paid $2.79M across 86 client committees.

Legal & Compliance ○ Slowing (~3mo since last)

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
Jun 8, 2004 → Mar 30, 2026
spans 21.8 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
792
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
86
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Jun 2025 May 2026
$92K across 12 months
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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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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 2

LUPE VOTES TEXAS PAC INACTIVE $2K — · 1 txn MOULTON, SETH $2K Legal & Compliance · 1 txn CD CAPLIN & DRYSDALE
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
LUPE VOTES TEXAS PAC INACTIVE
00087014
$2,184 1
MOULTON, SETH
MA · Senate DEM
$1,896 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 6

MOULTON, SETH $10K Legal & Compliance · 4 txns LUPE VOTES TEXAS PAC INACTIVE $7K Legal & Compliance · 5 txns FUTURE FIRST LEADERSHIP PAC $5K Legal & Compliance · 2 txns FREE AND FAIR PAC, INC. $4K Legal & Compliance · 1 txn LF PAC $2K Legal & Compliance · 2 txns SERVE AMERICA PAC $316 Legal & Compliance · 1 txn CD CAPLIN & DRYSDALE
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
MOULTON, SETH
MA · Senate DEM
$10,322 4
LUPE VOTES TEXAS PAC INACTIVE
00087014
$7,240 5
FUTURE FIRST LEADERSHIP PAC
C00522425
$4,543 2
FREE AND FAIR PAC, INC.
C00850040
$4,000 1
LF PAC
C00804856
$1,693 2
SERVE AMERICA PAC
C00571174
$316 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 10

MOULTON, SETH $24K Legal & Compliance · 8 txns CURTIS, JOHN $18K Legal & Compliance · 6 txns LUPE VOTES TEXAS PAC INACTIVE $12K Legal & Compliance · 9 txns COUNTRY FIRST $5K Legal & Compliance · 1 txn FUTURE FIRST LEADERSHIP PAC $5K Legal & Compliance · 2 txns FREE AND FAIR PAC, INC. $4K Legal & Compliance · 1 txn LF PAC $3K Legal & Compliance · 3 txns DEMOCRATIC VICTORY PAC, INC. $2K Legal & Compliance · 2 txns DEMOCRATIC POWER, INC. $2K Legal & Compliance · 3 txns DEMOCRATIC VOTERS PAC $2K Legal & Compliance · 1 txn CD CAPLIN & DRYSDALE
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
MOULTON, SETH
MA · Senate DEM
$23,716 8
CURTIS, JOHN
UT · Senate REP
$18,390 6
LUPE VOTES TEXAS PAC INACTIVE
00087014
$12,266 9
COUNTRY FIRST
C00771113
$5,054 1
FUTURE FIRST LEADERSHIP PAC
C00522425
$4,543 2
FREE AND FAIR PAC, INC.
C00850040
$4,000 1
LF PAC
C00804856
$3,204 3
DEMOCRATIC VICTORY PAC, INC.
C00753558
$2,338 2
DEMOCRATIC POWER, INC.
C00827253
$2,146 3
DEMOCRATIC VOTERS PAC
C00816868
$1,965 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 10

CURTIS, JOHN $32K Legal & Compliance · 11 txns MOULTON, SETH $28K Legal & Compliance · 14 txns LUPE VOTES TEXAS PAC INACTIVE $17K Legal & Compliance · 12 txns DEMOCRATIC VOTERS PAC $12K Legal & Compliance · 4 txns FREE AND FAIR PAC, INC. $9K Legal & Compliance · 6 txns DEMOCRATIC POWER, INC. $8K Legal & Compliance · 7 txns DEMOCRATIC VICTORY PAC, INC. $6K Legal & Compliance · 7 txns COUNTRY FIRST $5K Legal & Compliance · 1 txn DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY, INC. $5K Legal & Compliance · 8 txns DEMOCRATS UNITED $5K Legal & Compliance · 7 txns CD CAPLIN & DRYSDALE
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CURTIS, JOHN
UT · Senate REP
$32,343 11
MOULTON, SETH
MA · Senate DEM
$28,333 14
LUPE VOTES TEXAS PAC INACTIVE
00087014
$16,562 12
DEMOCRATIC VOTERS PAC
C00816868
$12,095 4
FREE AND FAIR PAC, INC.
C00850040
$8,804 6
DEMOCRATIC POWER, INC.
C00827253
$8,026 7
DEMOCRATIC VICTORY PAC, INC.
C00753558
$6,431 7
COUNTRY FIRST
C00771113
$5,054 1
DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY, INC.
C00781039
$4,932 8
DEMOCRATS UNITED
C00819631
$4,552 7
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 10

AVLON, JOHN $53K Legal & Compliance · 10 txns DEMOCRATIC VICTORY PAC, INC. $50K Legal & Compliance · 13 txns CURTIS, JOHN $40K Legal & Compliance · 16 txns MOULTON, SETH $31K Legal & Compliance · 19 txns LUPE VOTES TEXAS PAC INACTIVE $27K Legal & Compliance · 16 txns DEMOCRATIC POWER, INC. $22K Legal & Compliance · 13 txns DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY, INC. $16K Legal & Compliance · 14 txns DEMOCRATS UNITED $15K Legal & Compliance · 13 txns FAIRSHAKE $14K Legal & Compliance · 1 txn DEMOCRATIC VOTERS PAC $14K Legal & Compliance · 5 txns CD CAPLIN & DRYSDALE
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
AVLON, JOHN
NY · House DEM
$53,108 10
DEMOCRATIC VICTORY PAC, INC.
C00753558
$50,108 13
CURTIS, JOHN
UT · Senate REP
$40,474 16
MOULTON, SETH
MA · Senate DEM
$31,093 19
LUPE VOTES TEXAS PAC INACTIVE
00087014
$26,928 16
DEMOCRATIC POWER, INC.
C00827253
$22,171 13
DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY, INC.
C00781039
$16,317 14
DEMOCRATS UNITED
C00819631
$15,454 13
FAIRSHAKE
C00835959
$14,230 1
DEMOCRATIC VOTERS PAC
C00816868
$14,165 5

By party

Revenue by party

65% D
D · 65%
R · 35%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $1,021,121 36.64%
Republican $550,318 19.75%
Non-partisan $1,215,528 43.61%

Part III Reference tables

Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Q1 2017 (2018 cycle): $34KQ2 2017 (2018 cycle): $92KQ3 2017 (2018 cycle): $44KQ4 2017 (2018 cycle): $54KQ1 2018 (2018 cycle): $72KQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $39KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $46KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $76KQ1 2019 (2020 cycle): $35KQ2 2019 (2020 cycle): $104KQ3 2019 (2020 cycle): $232KQ4 2019 (2020 cycle): $87KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $61KQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $110KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $148KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $160KQ1 2021 (2022 cycle): $285KQ2 2021 (2022 cycle): $137KQ3 2021 (2022 cycle): $14KQ4 2021 (2022 cycle): $29KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $27KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $27KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $46KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $41KQ1 2023 (2022 cycle): $2KQ1 2023 (2024 cycle): $47KQ2 2023 (2022 cycle): $4KQ2 2023 (2024 cycle): $26KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $43KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $21KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $100KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $192KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $118KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $94KQ1 2025 (2024 cycle): $4KQ1 2025 (2026 cycle): $37KQ2 2025 (2024 cycle): $641Q2 2025 (2026 cycle): $28KQ3 2025 (2024 cycle): $3KQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $15KQ4 2025 (2024 cycle): $2KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $40KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $22KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $2K Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q2Q3Q1Q3Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2 $285K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 10 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2017 Q1 2018 $34K 6 C00431684 41% Legal & Compliance 100% $34K
2017 Q2 2018 $92K 10 C00457705 57% Legal & Compliance 100% $126K
2017 Q3 2018 $44K 8 PAUL, RAND 91% Legal & Compliance 100% $170K
2017 Q4 2018 $54K 10 C00457705 56% Legal & Compliance 100% $223K
2018 Q1 2018 $72K 9 PAUL, RAND 41% Legal & Compliance 100% $295K
2018 Q2 2018 $39K 11 C00659011 62% Legal & Compliance 100% $334K
2018 Q3 2018 $46K 8 C00659011 53% Legal & Compliance 100% $379K
2018 Q4 2018 $76K 12 C00505776 49% Legal & Compliance 100% $455K
2019 Q1 2020 $35K 10 C00659011 45% Legal & Compliance 100% $35K +2%
2019 Q2 2020 $104K 14 WELD, WILLIAM FLOYD (BILL) 29% Legal & Compliance 100% $139K +13%
2019 Q3 2020 $232K 23 WELD, WILLIAM FLOYD (BILL) 52% Legal & Compliance 100% $371K +429%
2019 Q4 2020 $87K 19 WELD, WILLIAM FLOYD (BILL) 52% Legal & Compliance 100% $457K +61%
2020 Q1 2020 $61K 24 C00659011 28% Legal & Compliance 100% $519K -14%
2020 Q2 2020 $110K 30 REINVENTING A NEW DIRECTION… 32% Legal & Compliance 100% $629K +187%
2020 Q3 2020 $148K 29 THE LINCOLN PROJECT 48% Legal & Compliance 100% $777K +224%
2020 Q4 2020 $160K 32 C00704510 39% Legal & Compliance 100% $938K +112%
2021 Q1 2022 $285K 20 THE LINCOLN PROJECT 88% Legal & Compliance 100% $285K +720%
2021 Q2 2022 $137K 17 THE LINCOLN PROJECT 82% Legal & Compliance 100% $422K +32%
2021 Q3 2022 $14K 18 C00659011 29% Legal & Compliance 100% $436K -94%
2021 Q4 2022 $29K 12 FORWARD PARTY 65% Legal & Compliance 100% $466K -66%
2022 Q1 2022 $27K 16 MCMULLIN, DAVID EVAN 33% Legal & Compliance 100% $493K -55%
2022 Q2 2022 $27K 23 FORWARD PARTY 32% Legal & Compliance 100% $520K -75%
2022 Q3 2022 $46K 24 FORWARD PARTY 27% Legal & Compliance 100% $567K -69%
2022 Q4 2022 $41K 23 LUPE VOTES TEXAS PAC INACTI… 33% Legal & Compliance 100% $607K -75%
2023 Q1 2022 $2K 1 LUPE VOTES TEXAS PAC INACTI… 100% Legal & Compliance 100% $609K
2023 Q1 2024 $47K 24 MOULTON, SETH 27% Legal & Compliance 100% $47K -84%
2023 Q2 2022 $4K 1 LUPE VOTES TEXAS PAC INACTI… 100% Legal & Compliance 100% $614K
2023 Q2 2024 $26K 18 FLOWERS, MARCUS 33% Legal & Compliance 100% $73K -81%
2023 Q3 2024 $43K 20 C00844183 58% Legal & Compliance 100% $116K +210%
2023 Q4 2024 $21K 14 GARDNER, SHELLIE LUCILLE 24% Legal & Compliance 100% $137K -30%
2024 Q1 2024 $100K 35 FORWARD PARTY - RESTRICTED 22% Legal & Compliance 100% $237K +266%
2024 Q2 2024 $192K 61 C00827543 51% Legal & Compliance 100% $429K +604%
2024 Q3 2024 $118K 43 AVLON, JOHN 37% Legal & Compliance 100% $546K +155%
2024 Q4 2024 $94K 44 DEMOCRATIC VICTORY PAC, INC. 24% Legal & Compliance 100% $640K +132%
2025 Q1 2024 $4K 2 LUPE VOTES TEXAS PAC INACTI… 100% Legal & Compliance 100% $644K +62%
2025 Q1 2026 $37K 32 DEMOCRATIC VOTERS PAC 27% Legal & Compliance 100% $37K -22%
2025 Q2 2024 $641 1 LUPE VOTES TEXAS PAC INACTI… 100% Legal & Compliance 100% $645K -85%
2025 Q2 2026 $28K 30 CURTIS, JOHN 28% Legal & Compliance 100% $65K +10%
2025 Q3 2024 $3K 3 LUPE VOTES TEXAS PAC INACTI… 100% Legal & Compliance 100% $647K
2025 Q3 2026 $15K 14 CURTIS, JOHN 33% Legal & Compliance 100% $80K -66%
2025 Q4 2024 $2K 1 LUPE VOTES TEXAS PAC INACTI… 100% Legal & Compliance 100% $650K
2025 Q4 2026 $40K 13 CURTIS, JOHN 34% Legal & Compliance 100% $119K +91%
2026 Q1 2026 $22K 13 MOULTON, SETH 47% Legal & Compliance 100% $141K -78%
2026 Q2 2026 $2K 1 LUPE VOTES TEXAS PAC INACTI… 100% $143K -99%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 3 months · hover bars for cycle context
Legal & Compliance — cycle-to-date Total: $2.82M across 791 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: THE LINCOLN PROJECT (18% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · +335% vs prior cycle Legal & Compliance $2K

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Legal & Compliance — cycle-to-date Total: $2.82M across 791 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: THE LINCOLN PROJECT (18% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · +335% vs prior cycle Legal & Compliance $26K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Legal & Compliance — cycle-to-date Total: $2.82M across 791 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: THE LINCOLN PROJECT (18% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · +335% vs prior cycle Legal & Compliance $82K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Legal & Compliance — cycle-to-date Total: $2.82M across 791 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: THE LINCOLN PROJECT (18% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · +335% vs prior cycle Legal & Compliance $149K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Legal & Compliance — cycle-to-date Total: $2.82M across 791 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: THE LINCOLN PROJECT (18% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · +335% vs prior cycle Legal & Compliance $361K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Legal & Compliance $2,822,843 791 $4K 100.0% THE LINCOLN PROJECT 18% 3mo ago
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Client retention

Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.

14
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$835,263 · 30% of revenue
22
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$1,109,890 · 39% of revenue
50
One-time clients 1 cycle
$881,659 · 31% of revenue
Top 14 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
C00659011 4 $265,486 71 2017-11-24 2023-05-23
MOULTON, SETH 4 $108,930 68 2019-11-13 2026-03-30
REINVENTING A NEW DIRECTION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 3 $85,128 17 2017-02-16 2022-02-02
CURTIS, JOHN 5 $79,816 41 2017-11-15 2025-12-18
SERVE AMERICA PAC - RESTRICTED 3 $74,969 32 2019-05-30 2023-06-26
LUPE VOTES TEXAS PAC INACTIVE 3 $53,105 23 2022-10-13 2026-05-20
SERVE AMERICA PAC 4 $39,563 32 2019-04-17 2026-03-09
NEW ELECTORATE 3 $30,788 11 2018-02-23 2021-02-09
POWERPAC.ORG VOTER FUND, A SPONSORED COMMITTEE OF POWERPAC.ORG 3 $22,859 7 2009-07-31 2013-07-30
DEMOCRATS UNITED 3 $21,139 28 2022-08-09 2025-12-16
AMASH, JUSTIN 3 $20,241 17 2019-10-22 2024-10-14
TRAHAN, LORI 4 $11,917 27 2020-09-23 2025-12-10
FUTURE FIRST LEADERSHIP PAC 3 $10,701 10 2021-03-22 2026-02-25
ELECT PRINCIPLED VETERANS FUND (EPV FUND) 3 $10,621 19 2021-06-09 2025-01-15
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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
Unknown
$857,264 30.8% 26
TX
$570,024 20.5% 3
MA
$464,823 16.7% 8
DC
$294,619 10.6% 14
GA
$125,864 4.5% 2
NY
$123,295 4.4% 4
UT
$111,923 4.0% 3
KY
$95,277 3.4% 2
CA
$65,065 2.3% 6
VA
$35,508 1.3% 8
MI
$22,153 0.8% 2
IL
$19,573 0.7% 3
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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 2021-01-11 THE LINCOLN PROJECT Legal & Compliance LEGAL SERVICES $145,942
Largest all-time 2024-05-01 C00827543 Legal & Compliance LEGAL CONSULTING $97,650
Largest all-time 2021-03-09 THE LINCOLN PROJECT Legal & Compliance LEGAL SERVICES $74,415
Largest all-time 2021-04-06 THE LINCOLN PROJECT Legal & Compliance LEGAL SERVICES $51,902
Largest all-time 2019-07-09 WELD, WILLIAM FLOYD (BILL) Legal & Compliance LEGAL FEES $45,371
Largest this cycle 2025-01-27 DEMOCRATIC VOTERS PAC Legal & Compliance LEGAL FEES $9,520
Largest this cycle 2025-11-17 MOULTON, SETH Legal & Compliance LEGAL FEES $7,918
Largest this cycle 2025-04-17 CURTIS, JOHN Legal & Compliance LEGAL CONSULTING $7,565
Largest this cycle 2026-01-23 MOULTON, SETH Legal & Compliance LEGAL FEES $7,066
Largest this cycle 2025-12-18 CURTIS, JOHN Legal & Compliance LEGAL CONSULTING $5,918
Recent 2026-05-20 LUPE VOTES TEXAS PAC INACTIVE Legal Services $2,184
Recent 2026-03-30 MOULTON, SETH Legal & Compliance LEGAL FEES $1,896
Recent 2026-03-10 MOULTON, SETH Legal & Compliance LEGAL FEES $632
Recent 2026-03-27 LUPE VOTES TEXAS PAC INACTIVE Legal & Compliance Legal Services $455
Recent 2026-03-09 SERVE AMERICA PAC Legal & Compliance LEGAL SERVICES $316
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