CARLSON, SARAH
CARLSON, SARAH is a wages & payroll vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle CARLSON, SARAH was paid $308K across 4 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
- 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
One timeframe control governs all three panels below. Change it once and the trajectory, top buyers, and party breakdown all update together.
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 6 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GILLEN, LAURA NY · House DEM |
$6,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GILLEN, LAURA NY · House DEM |
$18,000 | 3 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GILLEN, LAURA NY · House DEM |
$41,272 | 22 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GILLEN, LAURA NY · House DEM |
$87,836 | 36 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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 | 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% |
Revenue by service category
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| 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 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY | $165,382 | 53.8% | 1 | |
| NH | $133,982 | 43.5% | 1 | |
| PA | $7,884 | 2.6% | 1 | |
| Unknown | $425 | 0.1% | 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 | 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 |