CARLSON, SARAH

$308K 2025-2026 cycle

CARLSON, SARAH is a wages & payroll vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle CARLSON, SARAH was paid $308K across 4 client committees.

Wages & Payroll ○ Slowing (~5mo since last)
Limited recent activity. Most recent disbursement to this vendor was 5 months ago (Dec 31, 2025). 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
May 3, 2018 → Dec 31, 2025
spans 7.7 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
125
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
4
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Jan 2025 Dec 2025
$28K 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 6 months · top 1

GILLEN, LAURA $6K Strategy & Research · 1 txn CS CARLSON, SARAH
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
GILLEN, LAURA
NY · House DEM
$6,000 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 1

GILLEN, LAURA $18K Strategy & Research · 3 txns CS CARLSON, SARAH
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
GILLEN, LAURA
NY · House DEM
$18,000 3
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 1

GILLEN, LAURA $41K Strategy & Research · 22 txns CS CARLSON, SARAH
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
GILLEN, LAURA
NY · House DEM
$41,272 22
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 1

GILLEN, LAURA $88K Wages & Payroll · 36 txns CS CARLSON, SARAH
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
GILLEN, LAURA
NY · House DEM
$87,836 36

By party

Revenue by party

100% D
D · 100%
R · 0%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $307,247 99.86%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $425 0.14%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

20182019202020212022202320242025 Q2 2018 (2018 cycle): $425Q1 2019 (2020 cycle): $9KQ2 2019 (2020 cycle): $11KQ3 2019 (2020 cycle): $12KQ4 2019 (2020 cycle): $11KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $19KQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $15KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $14KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $14KQ1 2021 (2022 cycle): $20KQ2 2021 (2022 cycle): $9KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $3KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $5KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $15KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $19KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $27KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $23KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $23KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $29KQ1 2025 (2026 cycle): $10KQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $6KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $12K Q2Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q4Q2Q4Q3Q4 $29K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 8 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2018 Q2 2018 $425 1 C00651331 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $425
2019 Q1 2020 $9K 5 KUSTER, ANN MCLANE 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $9K
2019 Q2 2020 $11K 7 KUSTER, ANN MCLANE 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $20K
2019 Q3 2020 $12K 7 KUSTER, ANN MCLANE 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $32K
2019 Q4 2020 $11K 6 KUSTER, ANN MCLANE 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $43K
2020 Q1 2020 $19K 8 KUSTER, ANN MCLANE 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $62K
2020 Q2 2020 $15K 7 KUSTER, ANN MCLANE 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $76K +3315%
2020 Q3 2020 $14K 7 KUSTER, ANN MCLANE 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $91K
2020 Q4 2020 $14K 7 KUSTER, ANN MCLANE 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $105K
2021 Q1 2022 $20K 7 KUSTER, ANN MCLANE 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $20K +132%
2021 Q2 2022 $9K 3 KUSTER, ANN MCLANE 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $29K -20%
2022 Q2 2022 $3K 1 WILD, SUSAN 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $32K -77%
2022 Q4 2022 $5K 2 WILD, SUSAN 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $37K -68%
2023 Q3 2024 $15K 4 GILLEN, LAURA 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $15K
2023 Q4 2024 $19K 6 GILLEN, LAURA 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $35K
2024 Q1 2024 $27K 7 GILLEN, LAURA 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $62K
2024 Q2 2024 $23K 6 GILLEN, LAURA 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $85K +609%
2024 Q3 2024 $23K 6 GILLEN, LAURA 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $108K
2024 Q4 2024 $29K 7 GILLEN, LAURA 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $137K +527%
2025 Q1 2026 $10K 17 GILLEN, LAURA 100% Travel & Events 95% $10K
2025 Q3 2026 $6K 1 GILLEN, LAURA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $16K -61%
2025 Q4 2026 $12K 2 GILLEN, LAURA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $28K -38%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $18K across 3 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: GILLEN, LAURA (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $6K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $18K across 3 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: GILLEN, LAURA (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $18K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $18K across 3 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: GILLEN, LAURA (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $18K Wages & Payroll — cycle-to-date Total: $279K across 105 disbursements (avg $3K/check) Top buyer: GILLEN, LAURA (49% of category) Last paid: 17mo ago · +104% vs prior cycle Wages & Payroll $13K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $10K across 13 disbursements (avg $738/check) Top buyer: GILLEN, LAURA (100% of category) Last paid: 15mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $10K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $544 across 3 disbursements (avg $181/check) Top buyer: GILLEN, LAURA (100% of category) Last paid: 15mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $544 Contributions & Transfers — cycle-to-date Total: $8 across 1 disbursements (avg $8/check) Top buyer: GILLEN, LAURA (100% of category) Last paid: 15mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Contributions & Transfers $8

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Wages & Payroll — cycle-to-date Total: $279K across 105 disbursements (avg $3K/check) Top buyer: GILLEN, LAURA (49% of category) Last paid: 17mo ago · +104% vs prior cycle Wages & Payroll $60K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $18K across 3 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: GILLEN, LAURA (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $18K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $10K across 13 disbursements (avg $738/check) Top buyer: GILLEN, LAURA (100% of category) Last paid: 15mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $10K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $544 across 3 disbursements (avg $181/check) Top buyer: GILLEN, LAURA (100% of category) Last paid: 15mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $544 Contributions & Transfers — cycle-to-date Total: $8 across 1 disbursements (avg $8/check) Top buyer: GILLEN, LAURA (100% of category) Last paid: 15mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Contributions & Transfers $8
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Wages & Payroll $279,321 105 $3K 90.8% GILLEN, LAURA 49% 17mo ago
Strategy & Research $18,000 3 $6K 5.9% GILLEN, LAURA 100% 5mo ago
Travel & Events $9,593 13 $738 3.1% GILLEN, LAURA 100% 15mo ago
Software & Tech $544 3 $181 0.2% GILLEN, LAURA 100% 15mo ago
Contributions & Transfers $8 1 $8 0.0% GILLEN, LAURA 100% 15mo 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
$299,364 · 97% of revenue
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One-time clients 1 cycle
$8,308 · 3% 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
NY
$165,382 53.8% 1
NH
$133,982 43.5% 1
PA
$7,884 2.6% 1
Unknown
$425 0.1% 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 2024-12-30 GILLEN, LAURA Wages & Payroll SALARY $9,237
Largest all-time 2025-09-26 GILLEN, LAURA Strategy & Research ADMINISTRATIVE CONSULTING SERVICES $6,000
Largest all-time 2025-10-27 GILLEN, LAURA Strategy & Research ADMINISTRATIVE CONSULTING SERVICES $6,000
Largest all-time 2025-12-31 GILLEN, LAURA Strategy & Research ADMINISTRATIVE CONSULTING SERVICES $6,000
Largest all-time 2020-01-02 KUSTER, ANN MCLANE Wages & Payroll PAYROLL $4,466
Largest this cycle 2025-02-19 GILLEN, LAURA Travel & Events REIMBURSEMENT - TRAVEL EXPENSES, FOOD & BEVERAGE, SOFTWARE SUBSCRIPTION $2,206
Largest this cycle 2025-02-19 GILLEN, LAURA Travel & Events REIMBURSEMENT - TRAVEL EXPENSES, SOFTWARE SUBSCRIPTION, PRINTING EXPENSES $2,130
Recent 2025-02-19 GILLEN, LAURA Software & Tech REIMBURSEMENT - FOOD AND BEVERAGE, SOFTWARE SUBSCRIPTION, STORAGE $453
Recent 2025-02-19 GILLEN, LAURA Travel & Events REIMBURSEMENT - TRAVEL EXPENSES, SOFTWARE SUBSCRIPTION, TOY DRIVE DONATIONS $231
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