COR STRATEGIES

$1.28M 2025-2026 cycle

COR STRATEGIES is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle COR STRATEGIES was paid $1.28M across 15 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
Aug 4, 2017 → Mar 25, 2026
spans 8.6 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
131
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
15
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Apr 2025 Mar 2026
$71K 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 1

TRACY, DON $11K Strategy & Research · 2 txns CS COR STRATEGIES
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
TRACY, DON
IL · Senate REP
 $10,660 2
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Top buyers last 6 months · top 1

TRACY, DON $42K Strategy & Research · 11 txns CS COR STRATEGIES
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
TRACY, DON
IL · Senate REP
 $41,852 11
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 1

TRACY, DON $71K Strategy & Research · 20 txns CS COR STRATEGIES
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
TRACY, DON
IL · Senate REP
 $70,628 20
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Top buyers last 18 months · top 1

TRACY, DON $71K Strategy & Research · 20 txns CS COR STRATEGIES
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
TRACY, DON
IL · Senate REP
 $70,628 20
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Top buyers last 24 months · top 2

TRACY, DON $71K Strategy & Research · 20 txns CARRIS, JIM $676 Digital · 1 txn CS COR STRATEGIES
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
TRACY, DON
IL · Senate REP
 $70,628 20
CARRIS, JIM
IL · House REP
 $676 1
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By party

Revenue by party

100% R
D · 0%
R · 100%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $914,349 71.48%
Non-partisan $364,854 28.52%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

201720182019202020212022202420252026 Q3 2017 (2018 cycle): $4KQ4 2017 (2018 cycle): $10KQ1 2018 (2018 cycle): $22KQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $1KQ2 2019 (2020 cycle): $1KQ3 2019 (2020 cycle): $448Q4 2019 (2020 cycle): $29KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $130KQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $33KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $15KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $66KQ1 2021 (2022 cycle): $11KQ2 2021 (2022 cycle): $5KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $27KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $242KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $249KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $359KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $3KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $676Q4 2025 (2026 cycle): $29KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $42K Q3Q1Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q2Q4Q3Q1 $359K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 9 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2017 Q3 2018 $4K 1 C00646489 100% Strategy & Research 100% $4K —
2017 Q4 2018 $10K 5 C00653162 68% Strategy & Research 99% $14K —
2018 Q1 2018 $22K 9 C00653162 100% Strategy & Research 99% $36K —
2018 Q2 2018 $1K 2 C00665356 94% Strategy & Research 94% $37K —
2019 Q2 2020 $1K 2 C00703488 100% Fundraising 100% $1K —
2019 Q3 2020 $448 1 C00703488 100% Fundraising 100% $2K -87%
2019 Q4 2020 $29K 4 C00709105 79% Strategy & Research 79% $31K +180%
2020 Q1 2020 $130K 8 C00709105 65% Strategy & Research 96% $161K +495%
2020 Q2 2020 $33K 2 DUNCAN, DARREN 70% Other / Unclassified 70% $193K +2953%
2020 Q3 2020 $15K 2 C00707679 100% Strategy & Research 100% $208K —
2020 Q4 2020 $66K 7 C00707679 100% Strategy & Research 85% $275K —
2021 Q1 2022 $11K 3 C00707679 100% Strategy & Research 100% $11K —
2021 Q2 2022 $5K 2 C00707679 100% Strategy & Research 100% $16K +286%
2022 Q1 2022 $27K 9 PEKAU, KEITH 86% Other / Unclassified 44% $43K -79%
2022 Q2 2022 $242K 27 PEKAU, KEITH 75% Other / Unclassified 41% $285K +646%
2022 Q3 2022 $249K 13 PEKAU, KEITH 57% Print & Mail 44% $534K +1553%
2022 Q4 2022 $359K 12 ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY -… 66% Print & Mail 45% $894K +443%
2024 Q2 2024 $3K 1 CONFORTI, NIKI 100% Strategy & Research 100% $3K -99%
2024 Q3 2024 $676 1 CARRIS, JIM 100% Digital 100% $4K -100%
2025 Q4 2026 $29K 9 TRACY, DON 100% Strategy & Research 97% $29K —
2026 Q1 2026 $42K 11 TRACY, DON 100% Strategy & Research 96% $71K —
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 3 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $464K across 53 disbursements (avg $9K/check) Top buyer: C00707679 (25% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +15904% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $10K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $13K across 12 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: PEKAU, KEITH (62% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $660

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $464K across 53 disbursements (avg $9K/check) Top buyer: C00707679 (25% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +15904% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $40K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $13K across 12 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: PEKAU, KEITH (62% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $2K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $15K across 9 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: KOOLIDGE, MICHAEL (95% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +2122% vs prior cycle Digital $65

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $464K across 53 disbursements (avg $9K/check) Top buyer: C00707679 (25% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +15904% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $68K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $13K across 12 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: PEKAU, KEITH (62% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $3K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $15K across 9 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: KOOLIDGE, MICHAEL (95% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +2122% vs prior cycle Digital $65 Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $54 across 3 disbursements (avg $18/check) Top buyer: TRACY, DON (100% of category) Last paid: 7mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $54 Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $295K across 11 disbursements (avg $27K/check) Top buyer: ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY - FEDERAL (55% of category) Last paid: 7mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $8

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $464K across 53 disbursements (avg $9K/check) Top buyer: C00707679 (25% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +15904% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $68K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $13K across 12 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: PEKAU, KEITH (62% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $3K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $15K across 9 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: KOOLIDGE, MICHAEL (95% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +2122% vs prior cycle Digital $65 Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $54 across 3 disbursements (avg $18/check) Top buyer: TRACY, DON (100% of category) Last paid: 7mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $54 Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $295K across 11 disbursements (avg $27K/check) Top buyer: ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY - FEDERAL (55% of category) Last paid: 7mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $8

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $464K across 53 disbursements (avg $9K/check) Top buyer: C00707679 (25% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +15904% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $68K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $13K across 12 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: PEKAU, KEITH (62% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $3K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $15K across 9 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: KOOLIDGE, MICHAEL (95% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +2122% vs prior cycle Digital $741 Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $54 across 3 disbursements (avg $18/check) Top buyer: TRACY, DON (100% of category) Last paid: 7mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $54 Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $295K across 11 disbursements (avg $27K/check) Top buyer: ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY - FEDERAL (55% of category) Last paid: 7mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $8
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Strategy & Research $464,129 53 $9K 36.3% C00707679 25% 2mo ago
Other / Unclassified $322,829 16 $20K 25.2% ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY -… 38% 3y ago
Print & Mail $295,245 11 $27K 23.1% ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY -… 55% 7mo ago
Media $153,602 11 $14K 12.0% PEKAU, KEITH 100% 3y ago
Digital $15,016 9 $2K 1.2% KOOLIDGE, MICHAEL 95% 5mo ago
Fundraising $14,047 7 $2K 1.1% C00703488 49% 4y ago
Travel & Events $12,684 12 $1K 1.0% PEKAU, KEITH 62% 2mo ago
Field & Voter Contact $1,487 8 $186 0.1% C00707679 68% 6y ago
Admin & Office $110 1 $110 0.0% KOOLIDGE, MICHAEL 100% 4y ago
Software & Tech $54 3 $18 0.0% TRACY, DON 100% 7mo ago
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Client retention

Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.

0
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
1
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$129,960 · 10% of revenue
14
One-time clients 1 cycle
$1,149,243 · 90% 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
IL
$913,889 71.4% 7
Unknown
$364,854 28.5% 7
WI
$460 0.0% 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 2022-10-12 ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY - FEDERAL Other / Unclassified VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT $76,452
Largest all-time 2022-10-18 ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY - FEDERAL Print & Mail MAILING AND PRINTING $61,726
Largest all-time 2022-07-29 PEKAU, KEITH Print & Mail PRINTING $61,269
Largest all-time 2022-11-16 PEKAU, KEITH Media ADVERTISING $52,098
Largest all-time 2022-10-20 ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY - FEDERAL Print & Mail MAILING AND PRINTING $49,656
Largest this cycle 2025-10-09 TRACY, DON Strategy & Research CONSULTING SERVICES $28,000
Largest this cycle 2026-01-02 TRACY, DON Strategy & Research MESSAGING & STRATEGY CONSULTING $10,000
Largest this cycle 2026-02-25 TRACY, DON Strategy & Research MESSAGING & STRATEGY CONSULTING $10,000
Largest this cycle 2026-01-30 TRACY, DON Strategy & Research MESSAGING & STRATEGY CONSULTING $10,000
Largest this cycle 2026-03-25 TRACY, DON Strategy & Research STRATEGIC CONSULTING $10,000
Recent 2026-03-25 TRACY, DON Travel & Events REIMBURSEMENT FOR TRAVEL $660
Recent 2026-02-25 TRACY, DON Travel & Events MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT $189
Recent 2026-01-30 TRACY, DON Travel & Events MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT $172
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