Chris Bien
Chris Bien is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Chris Bien was paid — 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
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- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 17
- 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL LA · House REP |
$3,186 | 2 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL LA · House REP |
$3,485 | 3 |
| JOHNSON LEADERSHIP FUND C00771246 |
$1,048 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL LA · House REP |
$3,485 | 3 |
| JOHNSON LEADERSHIP FUND C00771246 |
$1,048 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL LA · House REP |
$6,060 | 6 |
| JOHNSON LEADERSHIP FUND C00771246 |
$2,703 | 3 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 63.72% |
| Non-partisan | $0 | 36.28% |
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
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $496 | 1 | MCCARTHY, KEVIN 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $496 | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $2K | 1 | PROTECT THE HOUSE 100% | Media 100% | $2K | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $485 | 1 | MCCARTHY, KEVIN 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $485 | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $485 | 1 | MCCARTHY, KEVIN 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $970 | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $496 | 1 | MCCARTHY, KEVIN 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $1K | — |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $692 | 1 | MCCARTHY, KEVIN 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $692 | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $2K | 2 | JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL 54% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $3K | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $2K | 2 | JOHNSON LEADERSHIP FUND 53% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $4K | — |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $875 | 1 | JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $875 | +26% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $1K | 2 | JOHNSON LEADERSHIP FUND 78% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $2K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $2K | 1 | JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL 100% | — | $4K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $2K | 1 | JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL 100% | — | $5K | — |
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $7,249 | 14 | $518 | 81.0% | JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL 40% | 11mo ago |
| Media | $1,700 | 1 | $2K | 19.0% | PROTECT THE HOUSE 100% | 7y 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCCARTHY, KEVIN | 3 | $2,653 | 5 | 2018-02-15 | 2023-03-23 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VA | $8,763 | 66.8% | 2 | |
| CA | $2,653 | 20.2% | 1 | |
| MD | $1,700 | 13.0% | 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 | 2018-10-11 | PROTECT THE HOUSE | Media | PHOTOGRAPHY SERVICES | $1,700 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-03-16 | JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL | — | SEE MEMOS | $1,613 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-04-22 | JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL | — | SEE MEMOS | $1,573 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-09-05 | JOHNSON LEADERSHIP FUND | Other / Unclassified | SEE MEMOS | $1,048 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-08-22 | JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL | Other / Unclassified | SEE MEMOS | $1,001 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-02-10 | JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL | Other / Unclassified | SEE MEMOS | $875 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-09-05 | JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL | Other / Unclassified | SEE MEMO | $298 |