CKS LLC

$189K 2025-2026 cycle

CKS LLC is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle CKS LLC was paid $189K across 11 client committees.

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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
Feb 24, 2025 → Jun 8, 2026
spans 1.3 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
78
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
11
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Jul 2025 Jun 2026
$157K 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 3 months · top 6

LITTLE, MATT $4K — · 1 txn VONDRAS, JOAN $3K — · 1 txn SWANSON, TRINA $3K — · 1 txn JOHNSON, JACOB $2K — · 1 txn BLUE VISION $2K — · 1 txn SCHULTZ, JENNIFER $250 — · 1 txn C CKS LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
LITTLE, MATT
MN · House DEM
 $3,500 1
VONDRAS, JOAN
MO · House DEM
 $2,500 1
SWANSON, TRINA
MN · House DEM
 $2,500 1
JOHNSON, JACOB
MN · House DEM
 $2,250 1
BLUE VISION
C00887174
 $2,000 1
SCHULTZ, JENNIFER
MN · House DEM
 $250 1
View all buyers in research · last 3 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 9

LITTLE, MATT $19K Fundraising · 4 txns VONDRAS, JOAN $10K Legal & Compliance · 4 txns JOHNSON, JACOB $9K Legal & Compliance · 4 txns SWANSON, TRINA $8K — · 4 txns BLUE VISION $8K Legal & Compliance · 4 txns THE BLUE RESISTANCE $4K Legal & Compliance · 2 txns KEELER, HEATHER $3K — · 3 txns MCKENNA, CHAD $250 — · 1 txn SCHULTZ, JENNIFER $250 — · 1 txn C CKS LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
LITTLE, MATT
MN · House DEM
 $18,500 4
VONDRAS, JOAN
MO · House DEM
 $10,000 4
JOHNSON, JACOB
MN · House DEM
 $9,000 4
SWANSON, TRINA
MN · House DEM
 $8,000 4
BLUE VISION
C00887174
 $8,000 4
THE BLUE RESISTANCE
C00892463
 $4,000 2
KEELER, HEATHER
MN · House DEM
 $3,000 3
MCKENNA, CHAD
MN · House DEM
 $250 1
SCHULTZ, JENNIFER
MN · House DEM
 $250 1
View all buyers in research · last 6 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 10

LITTLE, MATT $41K Fundraising · 10 txns BLUE VISION $20K Legal & Compliance · 10 txns JOHNSON, JACOB $16K Legal & Compliance · 7 txns THE BLUE RESISTANCE $16K Legal & Compliance · 8 txns VONDRAS, JOAN $15K Legal & Compliance · 5 txns SWANSON, TRINA $8K — · 4 txns CRAIG, ANGIE $8K Strategy & Research · 2 txns KEELER, HEATHER $6K — · 5 txns MCKENNA, CHAD $4K Legal & Compliance · 3 txns SCHULTZ, JENNIFER $250 — · 1 txn C CKS LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
LITTLE, MATT
MN · House DEM
 $41,000 10
BLUE VISION
C00887174
 $20,000 10
JOHNSON, JACOB
MN · House DEM
 $16,250 7
THE BLUE RESISTANCE
C00892463
 $16,000 8
VONDRAS, JOAN
MO · House DEM
 $15,000 5
SWANSON, TRINA
MN · House DEM
 $8,000 4
CRAIG, ANGIE
MN · Senate DEM
 $7,500 2
KEELER, HEATHER
MN · House DEM
 $5,500 5
MCKENNA, CHAD
MN · House DEM
 $3,750 3
SCHULTZ, JENNIFER
MN · House DEM
 $250 1
View all buyers in research · last 12 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 10

LITTLE, MATT $47K Legal & Compliance · 12 txns BLUE VISION $30K Legal & Compliance · 15 txns THE BLUE RESISTANCE $26K Legal & Compliance · 13 txns CRAIG, ANGIE $25K Strategy & Research · 10 txns JOHNSON, JACOB $16K Legal & Compliance · 7 txns VONDRAS, JOAN $15K Legal & Compliance · 5 txns SWANSON, TRINA $8K — · 4 txns KEELER, HEATHER $6K — · 5 txns MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR PAR… $5K Fundraising · 1 txn MCKENNA, CHAD $4K Legal & Compliance · 3 txns C CKS LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
LITTLE, MATT
MN · House DEM
 $47,000 12
BLUE VISION
C00887174
 $30,000 15
THE BLUE RESISTANCE
C00892463
 $26,000 13
CRAIG, ANGIE
MN · Senate DEM
 $24,699 10
JOHNSON, JACOB
MN · House DEM
 $16,250 7
VONDRAS, JOAN
MO · House DEM
 $15,000 5
SWANSON, TRINA
MN · House DEM
 $8,000 4
KEELER, HEATHER
MN · House DEM
 $5,500 5
MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR PARTY
C00025254
 $5,000 1
MCKENNA, CHAD
MN · House DEM
 $3,750 3
View all buyers in research · last 18 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 10

LITTLE, MATT $47K Legal & Compliance · 12 txns BLUE VISION $34K Legal & Compliance · 16 txns THE BLUE RESISTANCE $30K Legal & Compliance · 14 txns CRAIG, ANGIE $25K Strategy & Research · 10 txns JOHNSON, JACOB $16K Legal & Compliance · 7 txns VONDRAS, JOAN $15K Legal & Compliance · 5 txns SWANSON, TRINA $8K — · 4 txns KEELER, HEATHER $6K — · 5 txns MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR PAR… $5K Fundraising · 1 txn MCKENNA, CHAD $4K Legal & Compliance · 3 txns C CKS LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
LITTLE, MATT
MN · House DEM
 $47,000 12
BLUE VISION
C00887174
 $34,000 16
THE BLUE RESISTANCE
C00892463
 $30,000 14
CRAIG, ANGIE
MN · Senate DEM
 $24,699 10
JOHNSON, JACOB
MN · House DEM
 $16,250 7
VONDRAS, JOAN
MO · House DEM
 $15,000 5
SWANSON, TRINA
MN · House DEM
 $8,000 4
KEELER, HEATHER
MN · House DEM
 $5,500 5
MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR PARTY
C00025254
 $5,000 1
MCKENNA, CHAD
MN · House DEM
 $3,750 3
View all buyers in research · last 24 mo →

By party

Revenue by party

100% D
D · 100%
R · 0%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $125,449 66.22%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $64,000 33.78%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

20252026 Q1 2025 (2026 cycle): $13KQ2 2025 (2026 cycle): $19KQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $36KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $30KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $51KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $41K Q1Q3Q1Q2 $51K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 2 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2025 Q1 2026 $13K 3 MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER… 38% Legal & Compliance 62% $13K —
2025 Q2 2026 $19K 11 CRAIG, ANGIE 37% Legal & Compliance 63% $32K —
2025 Q3 2026 $36K 13 CRAIG, ANGIE 42% Legal & Compliance 58% $68K —
2025 Q4 2026 $30K 12 LITTLE, MATT 31% Legal & Compliance 92% $98K —
2026 Q1 2026 $51K 20 LITTLE, MATT 33% Legal & Compliance 56% $149K —
2026 Q2 2026 $41K 19 LITTLE, MATT 29% — $189K —
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Legal & Compliance — cycle-to-date Total: $97K across 41 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: THE BLUE RESISTANCE (31% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Legal & Compliance $11K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $22K across 4 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: LITTLE, MATT (77% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $7K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Legal & Compliance — cycle-to-date Total: $97K across 41 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: THE BLUE RESISTANCE (31% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Legal & Compliance $63K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $22K across 4 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: LITTLE, MATT (77% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $17K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $24K across 6 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: CRAIG, ANGIE (100% of category) Last paid: 10mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $8K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Legal & Compliance — cycle-to-date Total: $97K across 41 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: THE BLUE RESISTANCE (31% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Legal & Compliance $89K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $24K across 6 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: CRAIG, ANGIE (100% of category) Last paid: 10mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $24K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $22K across 4 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: LITTLE, MATT (77% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $22K Contributions & Transfers — cycle-to-date Total: $226 across 1 disbursements (avg $226/check) Top buyer: CRAIG, ANGIE (100% of category) Last paid: 16mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Contributions & Transfers $226 Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $222 across 2 disbursements (avg $111/check) Top buyer: CRAIG, ANGIE (100% of category) Last paid: 14mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $222 Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $85 across 1 disbursements (avg $85/check) Top buyer: CRAIG, ANGIE (100% of category) Last paid: 14mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $85

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Legal & Compliance — cycle-to-date Total: $97K across 41 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: THE BLUE RESISTANCE (31% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Legal & Compliance $97K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $24K across 6 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: CRAIG, ANGIE (100% of category) Last paid: 10mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $24K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $22K across 4 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: LITTLE, MATT (77% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $22K Contributions & Transfers — cycle-to-date Total: $226 across 1 disbursements (avg $226/check) Top buyer: CRAIG, ANGIE (100% of category) Last paid: 16mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Contributions & Transfers $226 Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $222 across 2 disbursements (avg $111/check) Top buyer: CRAIG, ANGIE (100% of category) Last paid: 14mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $222 Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $85 across 1 disbursements (avg $85/check) Top buyer: CRAIG, ANGIE (100% of category) Last paid: 14mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $85
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Legal & Compliance $96,500 41 $2K 67.4% THE BLUE RESISTANCE 31% 5mo ago
Strategy & Research $24,167 6 $4K 16.9% CRAIG, ANGIE 100% 10mo ago
Fundraising $22,000 4 $6K 15.4% LITTLE, MATT 77% 5mo ago
Contributions & Transfers $226 1 $226 0.2% CRAIG, ANGIE 100% 16mo ago
Software & Tech $222 2 $111 0.2% CRAIG, ANGIE 100% 14mo ago
Travel & Events $85 1 $85 0.1% CRAIG, ANGIE 100% 14mo 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
$0 · 0% of revenue
11
One-time clients 1 cycle
$189,449 · 100% 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
MN
$174,449 92.1% 10
MO
$15,000 7.9% 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 2026-03-11 LITTLE, MATT Fundraising COMPLIANCE & FUNDRAISING CONSULTING $6,500
Largest all-time 2026-01-19 LITTLE, MATT Fundraising COMPLIANCE & FUNDRAISING CONSULTING $6,500
Largest all-time 2025-09-04 CRAIG, ANGIE Strategy & Research GENERAL CAMPAIGN CONSULTING $5,000
Largest all-time 2026-02-10 VONDRAS, JOAN Legal & Compliance COMPLIANCE CONSULTING $5,000
Largest all-time 2026-04-07 LITTLE, MATT — COMPLIANCE & FUNDRAISING CONSULTING $5,000
Recent 2026-06-01 LITTLE, MATT — COMPLIANCE & FUNDRAISING CONSULTING $3,500
Recent 2026-06-08 VONDRAS, JOAN — COMPLIANCE CONSULTING $2,500
Recent 2026-06-04 SWANSON, TRINA — COMPLIANCE CONSULTING $2,500
Recent 2026-06-02 BLUE VISION — COMPLIANCE CONSULTING $2,000
Recent 2026-06-02 SCHULTZ, JENNIFER — COMPLIANCE CONSULTING $250
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