Carter Consulting
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2025-2026 cycle
Carter Consulting is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Carter Consulting was paid — across 10 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
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- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 55
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 10
- 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.
Jul 2025
Jun 2026
$141K
across 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.
No buyer activity in this window.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| KIROS, MELAT CO · House DEM |
$4,500 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| KIROS, MELAT CO · House DEM |
$18,000 | 4 |
| CARRANZA KRISTIAN 00087920 |
$9,750 | 3 |
| ASKINS, KISHLA NE · House DEM |
$9,355 | 3 |
| MITCHELL, KEN VA · House DEM |
$6,000 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 9
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| KIROS, MELAT CO · House DEM |
$41,266 | 10 |
| MITCHELL, KEN VA · House DEM |
$18,000 | 5 |
| ASKINS, KISHLA NE · House DEM |
$17,698 | 6 |
| CARRANZA KRISTIAN 00087920 |
$14,500 | 4 |
| DOHERTY, ALEXANDRA GA · House DEM |
$13,750 | 7 |
| VETTICAD, RYAN IL · House DEM |
$6,333 | 4 |
| STICHEL, ADELE VA · House DEM |
$5,000 | 1 |
| RIVERA-VAZQUEZ, MAYRA SC · House DEM |
$3,500 | 1 |
| WILLETT, JOEL KY · Senate DEM |
$2,400 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 9
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| KIROS, MELAT CO · House DEM |
$48,679 | 13 |
| DOHERTY, ALEXANDRA GA · House DEM |
$18,702 | 10 |
| MITCHELL, KEN VA · House DEM |
$18,000 | 5 |
| ASKINS, KISHLA NE · House DEM |
$17,698 | 6 |
| CARRANZA KRISTIAN 00087920 |
$14,500 | 4 |
| RIVERA-VAZQUEZ, MAYRA SC · House DEM |
$9,600 | 5 |
| VETTICAD, RYAN IL · House DEM |
$6,333 | 4 |
| STICHEL, ADELE VA · House DEM |
$5,000 | 1 |
| WILLETT, JOEL KY · Senate DEM |
$2,400 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 9
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| KIROS, MELAT CO · House DEM |
$48,679 | 13 |
| DOHERTY, ALEXANDRA GA · House DEM |
$18,702 | 10 |
| MITCHELL, KEN VA · House DEM |
$18,000 | 5 |
| ASKINS, KISHLA NE · House DEM |
$17,698 | 6 |
| CARRANZA KRISTIAN 00087920 |
$14,500 | 4 |
| RIVERA-VAZQUEZ, MAYRA SC · House DEM |
$9,600 | 5 |
| VETTICAD, RYAN IL · House DEM |
$6,333 | 4 |
| STICHEL, ADELE VA · House DEM |
$5,000 | 1 |
| WILLETT, JOEL KY · Senate DEM |
$2,400 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 100%
R · 0%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 83.99% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $0 | 16.01% |
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
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Q2 | 2018 | $2K | 1 | ZIMMERER GERALD L MR JERRY 100% | Fundraising 100% | $2K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $750 | 1 | ZIMMERER GERALD L MR JERRY 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $750 | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $600 | 1 | ZIMMERER GERALD L MR JERRY 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1K | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $2K | 1 | ZIMMERER GERALD L MR JERRY 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $2K | +133% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $2K | 1 | ZIMMERER GERALD L MR JERRY 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $4K | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $3K | 1 | ZIMMERER GERALD L MR JERRY 100% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $3K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $18K | 10 | KIROS, MELAT 40% | Strategy & Research 60% | $18K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $34K | 13 | KIROS, MELAT 28% | Strategy & Research 52% | $53K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $48K | 15 | KIROS, MELAT 28% | Fundraising 25% | $101K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $40K | 11 | KIROS, MELAT 45% | Strategy & Research 16% | $141K | — |
Revenue by service category
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Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $48,485 | 21 | $2K | 54.4% | CARRANZA KRISTIAN 30% | 3mo ago |
| Fundraising | $38,079 | 14 | $3K | 42.8% | KIROS, MELAT 45% | 6mo ago |
| Legal & Compliance | $2,500 | 1 | $3K | 2.8% | ZIMMERER GERALD L MR JERRY 100% | 2y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
1
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$9,600 · 6% of revenue
0
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
9
One-time clients 1 cycle
$140,912 · 94% of revenue
Top 1 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZIMMERER GERALD L MR JERRY | 4 | $9,600 | 6 | 2019-04-15 | 2024-09-05 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO | $48,679 | 32.3% | 1 | |
| TX | $24,100 | 16.0% | 2 | |
| VA | $23,000 | 15.3% | 2 | |
| GA | $18,702 | 12.4% | 1 | |
| NE | $17,698 | 11.8% | 1 | |
| SC | $9,600 | 6.4% | 1 | |
| IL | $6,333 | 4.2% | 1 | |
| KY | $2,400 | 1.6% | 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 | 2025-10-22 | STICHEL, ADELE | Strategy & Research | MANAGEMENT CONSULTING | $5,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-02-28 | CARRANZA KRISTIAN | Strategy & Research | Call Time Management | $4,750 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-02-05 | KIROS, MELAT | — | FUNDRAISING CONSULTING | $4,500 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-04-07 | ASKINS, KISHLA | — | FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT | $4,500 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-04-10 | KIROS, MELAT | — | FUNDRAISING CONSULTING | $4,500 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-09 | KIROS, MELAT | — | FUNDRAISING CONSULTING | $4,500 |
| Recent | 2026-06-29 | KIROS, MELAT | — | FUNDRAISING CONSULTING | $4,500 |
| Recent | 2026-06-02 | KIROS, MELAT | — | FUNDRAISING CONSULTING | $4,500 |
| Recent | 2026-05-13 | ASKINS, KISHLA | — | FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT | $3,500 |
| Recent | 2026-06-08 | CARRANZA KRISTIAN | Strategy & Research | Call Time Management | $3,250 |
| Recent | 2026-05-29 | ASKINS, KISHLA | — | FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT | $1,355 |