Cort Business Services
Cort Business Services is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Cort Business Services was paid $56K across 17 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
- May 22, 2010 → May 27, 2026
- spans 16.0 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 109
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 17
- 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 6 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1486858 |
$1,015 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1486858 |
$1,015 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1486858 |
$1,015 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1486858 |
$1,015 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $1,554 | 2.77% |
| Non-partisan | $54,506 | 97.23% |
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 · 5 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2016 | $271 | 1 | KOLKHORST LOIS W HONORABLE 100% | Admin & Office 100% | $271 | — |
| 2017 | Q1 | 2018 | $2K | 3 | JOHN BOLTON PAC 100% | Admin & Office 100% | $2K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $2K | 3 | JOHN BOLTON PAC 100% | Admin & Office 100% | $5K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2016 | $271 | 1 | KOLKHORST LOIS W HONORABLE 100% | Admin & Office 100% | $542 | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $2K | 3 | JOHN BOLTON PAC 100% | Admin & Office 100% | $7K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $2K | 3 | JOHN BOLTON PAC 100% | Admin & Office 100% | $10K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $5K | 4 | JOHN BOLTON PAC 67% | Admin & Office 100% | $15K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2018 | $2K | 6 | KOLKHORST LOIS W HONORABLE 63% | Admin & Office 100% | $16K | +457% |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2018 | $1K | 7 | KOLKHORST LOIS W HONORABLE 61% | Admin & Office 100% | $18K | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2018 | $186 | 1 | TURNER CHRISTOPHER G HONORA… 100% | Admin & Office 100% | $18K | -31% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2020 | $3K | 2 | WEST ROYCE HONORABLE 100% | Admin & Office 100% | $3K | +115% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $3K | 3 | WEST ROYCE HONORABLE 100% | Admin & Office 100% | $6K | +110% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $1K | 1 | MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026 100% | — | $1K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admin & Office | $42,955 | 81 | $530 | 78.0% | JOHN BOLTON PAC 30% | 5y ago |
| Travel & Events | $9,714 | 18 | $540 | 17.6% | FRIENDS OF JIM MURPHY 89% | 11y ago |
| Wages & Payroll | $1,261 | 6 | $210 | 2.3% | DUNCAN ROBERT L HONORABLE 75% | 11y ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $1,115 | 3 | $372 | 2.0% | PUT CALIFORNIA BACK TO WORK… 50% | 11y 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRIENDS OF JIM MURPHY | 3 | $9,541 | 16 | 2011-02-08 | 2015-06-04 |
| KOLKHORST LOIS W HONORABLE | 3 | $2,822 | 11 | 2011-07-06 | 2019-06-27 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | $39,893 | 71.2% | 13 | |
| DC | $14,590 | 26.0% | 2 | |
| CA | $1,577 | 2.8% | 2 |
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 | 2021-03-04 | WEST ROYCE HONORABLE | Admin & Office | Furniture Rental - District Staff Apts - 87th Legislature | $2,137 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-02-27 | JOHN BOLTON SUPER PAC | Admin & Office | EQUIPMENT PURCHASE | $1,554 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-02-27 | JOHN BOLTON PAC | Admin & Office | EQUIPMENT PURCHASE | $1,554 |
| Largest all-time | 2011-01-12 | DUNCAN ROBERT L HONORABLE | Admin & Office | Session Apartment Furniture Rental Expense | $1,519 |
| Largest all-time | 2021-01-06 | WEST ROYCE HONORABLE | Admin & Office | Furniture Rental - District Staff Apts - 87th Legislature | $1,102 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-27 | MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | — | — | $1,015 |
| Recent | 2021-05-04 | WEST ROYCE HONORABLE | Admin & Office | Furniture Rental - District Staff Apts - 87th Legislature | $1,012 |
| Recent | 2021-06-02 | WEST ROYCE HONORABLE | Admin & Office | Furniture Rental - District Staff Apts - 87th Legislature | $1,012 |
| Recent | 2021-04-02 | WEST ROYCE HONORABLE | Admin & Office | Furniture Rental - District Staff Apts - 87th Legislature | $963 |