GBAO
GBAO is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle GBAO was paid $8.69M across 50 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, 2019 → Mar 20, 2026
- spans 6.8 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 370
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 50
- 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 3 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| DCCC C00000935 |
$69,000 | 2 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| DCCC C00000935 |
$196,600 | 5 |
| COLOM, SCOTT MS · Senate DEM |
$39,800 | 1 |
| AMERICAN FUTURE C00926204 |
$33,700 | 1 |
| 314 ACTION FUND C00633248 |
$10,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 6
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| DCCC C00000935 |
$352,900 | 9 |
| COLOM, SCOTT MS · Senate DEM |
$39,800 | 1 |
| CONYEARS-ERVIN, MELISSA IL · House DEM |
$35,518 | 1 |
| AMERICAN FUTURE C00926204 |
$33,700 | 1 |
| CAVANAUGH, JOHN NE · House DEM |
$27,300 | 1 |
| 314 ACTION FUND C00633248 |
$10,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 6
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| DCCC C00000935 |
$644,750 | 22 |
| COLOM, SCOTT MS · Senate DEM |
$39,800 | 1 |
| CONYEARS-ERVIN, MELISSA IL · House DEM |
$35,518 | 1 |
| AMERICAN FUTURE C00926204 |
$33,700 | 1 |
| CAVANAUGH, JOHN NE · House DEM |
$27,300 | 1 |
| 314 ACTION FUND C00633248 |
$10,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| DCCC C00000935 |
$1,486,127 | 56 |
| OHIO DEMOCRATIC PARTY - FEDERAL C00016899 |
$164,725 | 8 |
| NEZ, JONATHAN MICHAEL AZ · House DEM |
$92,476 | 1 |
| JONES, MONDAIRE NY · House DEM |
$90,600 | 4 |
| BARCA, PETER WI · House DEM |
$63,700 | 3 |
| 314 ACTION FUND C00633248 |
$49,817 | 4 |
| COLOM, SCOTT MS · Senate DEM |
$39,800 | 1 |
| CONYEARS-ERVIN, MELISSA IL · House DEM |
$35,518 | 1 |
| AMERICAN FUTURE C00926204 |
$33,700 | 1 |
| CAVANAUGH, JOHN NE · House DEM |
$27,300 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $7,091,455 | 81.59% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $1,600,282 | 18.41% |
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 · 8 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $123K | 5 | DCCC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $123K | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $120K | 7 | DCCC 38% | Strategy & Research 100% | $243K | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $300K | 9 | DCCC 55% | Strategy & Research 100% | $543K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $690K | 27 | DCCC 60% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.23M | — |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $569K | 23 | DCCC 40% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.8M | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $1.41M | 59 | DCCC 43% | Strategy & Research 100% | $3.21M | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $784K | 51 | DCCC 55% | Strategy & Research 100% | $3.99M | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $64K | 4 | STANSBURY, MELANIE 70% | Strategy & Research 100% | $64K | -48% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $11K | 2 | DCCC 50% | Strategy & Research 100% | $74K | -91% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $120K | 4 | FLOWERS, MARCUS 47% | Strategy & Research 100% | $195K | -83% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $196K | 6 | C00804534 18% | Strategy & Research 100% | $390K | -66% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $814K | 27 | DCCC 47% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.2M | -42% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $463K | 25 | DCCC 68% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.67M | -41% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $61K | 1 | C00637868 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $61K | — |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $92K | 2 | C00637868 68% | Strategy & Research 100% | $153K | +44% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $30K | 1 | 742204 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.7M | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $30K | 1 | CONYEARS-ERVIN, MELISSA 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $183K | +183% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $203K | 12 | DCCC 75% | Strategy & Research 100% | $386K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $175K | 9 | DCCC 74% | Strategy & Research 100% | $561K | +46% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $400K | 18 | DCCC 43% | Strategy & Research 100% | $961K | +105% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $726K | 28 | DCCC 64% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.69M | -11% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $803K | 34 | DCCC 79% | Strategy & Research 100% | $2.49M | +73% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $11K | 1 | DCCC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $11K | -82% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $115K | 3 | DCCC 76% | Strategy & Research 100% | $126K | +286% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $105K | 3 | DCCC 66% | Strategy & Research 100% | $230K | -49% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $280K | 8 | DCCC 70% | Strategy & Research 100% | $510K | +60% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $8,691,737 | 370 | $23K | 100.0% | DCCC 53% | 2mo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCCC | 4 | $4,636,690 | 213 | 2019-05-22 | 2026-03-20 |
| C00637868 | 3 | $250,016 | 8 | 2019-10-31 | 2023-04-03 |
| 314 ACTION FUND | 3 | $91,617 | 8 | 2021-04-27 | 2026-02-27 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC | $5,421,718 | 64.3% | 8 | |
| Unknown | $1,258,569 | 14.9% | 14 | |
| NM | $367,423 | 4.4% | 2 | |
| TX | $343,900 | 4.1% | 6 | |
| OH | $244,875 | 2.9% | 1 | |
| GA | $172,348 | 2.0% | 2 | |
| AZ | $134,276 | 1.6% | 2 | |
| NE | $131,609 | 1.6% | 2 | |
| PA | $117,800 | 1.4% | 1 | |
| IL | $96,218 | 1.1% | 1 | |
| NY | $75,500 | 0.9% | 2 | |
| WI | $63,700 | 0.8% | 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 | 2024-09-16 | NEZ, JONATHAN MICHAEL | Strategy & Research | RESEARCH AND POLLING SERVICES | $92,476 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-03-27 | DCCC | Strategy & Research | GENERIC CMTE. POLLING | $74,100 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-08-16 | GARZA ROCHELLE MERCEDES | Strategy & Research | Research | $67,940 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-08-28 | END CITIZENS UNITED | Strategy & Research | POLLING | $67,059 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-09-10 | KLEBERG ROBERT J MR JAY | Strategy & Research | survey | $62,850 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-30 | DCCC | Strategy & Research | GENERIC CMTE. POLLING | $52,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-11-06 | DCCC | Strategy & Research | GENERIC CMTE. POLLING | $49,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-20 | DCCC | Strategy & Research | GENERIC CMTE. POLLING | $49,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-04 | DCCC | Strategy & Research | GENERIC CMTE. POLLING | $45,600 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-08-15 | DCCC | Strategy & Research | GENERIC CMTE. POLLING | $44,700 |
| Recent | 2026-02-18 | AMERICAN FUTURE | Strategy & Research | RESEARCH SERVICES | $33,700 |
| Recent | 2026-03-20 | DCCC | Strategy & Research | GENERIC CMTE. POLLING | $20,000 |
| Recent | 2026-02-27 | 314 ACTION FUND | Strategy & Research | POLLING | $10,000 |