CDW DIRECT
CDW DIRECT is a software & tech vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle CDW DIRECT was paid $1.11M across 27 client committees, of which $16K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.
Part I Identity
Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.
Source split
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$1,091,209 | 143 rows | 98.6% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$15,789 | 2 rows | 1.4% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Sep 30, 2004 → Nov 7, 2025
- spans 21.1 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 143
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 27
- 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 12 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ACTBLUE C00401224 |
$73,377 | 3 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ACTBLUE C00401224 |
$105,023 | 7 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ACTBLUE C00401224 |
$179,774 | 12 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $398,044 | 35.96% |
| Republican | $4,061 | 0.37% |
| Non-partisan | $704,893 | 63.68% |
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 · 9 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2016 | $457 | 1 | JELINCIC FOR CALPERS - 2017… 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $457 | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $92K | 2 | DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMIT… 99% | Software & Tech 100% | $92K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $456 | 1 | FIRST COMMAND FINANCIAL PLA… 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $93K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $5K | 2 | FOR OUR FUTURE 65% | Software & Tech 100% | $98K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $32K | 10 | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRA… 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $130K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $24K | 7 | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRA… 99% | Software & Tech 100% | $155K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $64K | 3 | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRA… 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $219K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $30K | 5 | ACTBLUE 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $249K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $76K | 14 | ACTBLUE 78% | Software & Tech 100% | $76K | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $194K | 16 | BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 71% | Software & Tech 100% | $270K | +111% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $29K | 8 | C00695510 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $299K | +6253% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $1K | 4 | C00695510 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $300K | -81% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $87K | 12 | C00711614 86% | Software & Tech 100% | $387K | +168% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $8K | 2 | ACTBLUE 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $395K | -88% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $20K | 1 | ACTBLUE 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $20K | -29% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $30K | 2 | ACTBLUE 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $50K | +2783% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $7K | 3 | ACTBLUE 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $57K | -92% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $6K | 7 | LOUDERMILK, BARRY 62% | Software & Tech 100% | $63K | -16% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $65K | 3 | ACTBLUE 90% | Software & Tech 100% | $129K | — |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $64K | 2 | ACTBLUE 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $64K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $28K | 1 | ACTBLUE 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $92K | -5% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $30K | 1 | ACTBLUE 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $123K | +365% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $4K | 1 | ACTBLUE 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $127K | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $71K | 4 | ACTBLUE 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $197K | +8% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $248 | 1 | ACTBLUE 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $248 | -100% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $31K | 3 | ACTBLUE 100% | Strategy & Research 61% | $32K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $73K | 3 | ACTBLUE 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $105K | +159% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software & Tech | $1,069,284 | 142 | $8K | 98.2% | ACTBLUE 49% | 7mo ago |
| Strategy & Research | $19,210 | 1 | $19K | 1.8% | ACTBLUE 100% | 14mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACTBLUE | 5 | $540,298 | 47 | 2018-10-31 | 2025-11-07 |
| SHAPLEIGH ELIOT G MR | 3 | $1,003 | 4 | 2005-11-15 | 2008-04-25 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | $540,298 | 49.5% | 1 | |
| DC | $154,720 | 14.2% | 3 | |
| PA | $138,845 | 12.7% | 1 | |
| Unknown | $135,965 | 12.5% | 2 | |
| FL | $91,432 | 8.4% | 1 | |
| CA | $9,235 | 0.8% | 6 | |
| CO | $9,109 | 0.8% | 1 | |
| TX | $7,613 | 0.7% | 10 | |
| GA | $3,993 | 0.4% | 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 | 2019-05-07 | BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR | Software & Tech | COMPUTER EQUIPMENT | $138,845 |
| Largest all-time | 2017-04-03 | DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF FLORIDA | Software & Tech | OFFICE SUPPLIES | $91,432 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-01-04 | ACTBLUE | Software & Tech | SOFTWARE | $59,383 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-08-10 | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE | Software & Tech | COMPUTER EQUIPMENT | $42,638 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-11-07 | ACTBLUE | Software & Tech | SOFTWARE | $36,272 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-10-15 | ACTBLUE | Software & Tech | SOFTWARE | $30,830 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-04-02 | ACTBLUE | Strategy & Research | IT CONSULTING | $19,210 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-04-02 | ACTBLUE | Software & Tech | SOFTWARE | $10,072 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-11-01 | ACTBLUE | Software & Tech | SOFTWARE | $6,275 |
| Recent | 2025-06-03 | ACTBLUE | Software & Tech | SOFTWARE | $2,116 |