GBAO

$8.69M 2025-2026 cycle

GBAO is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle GBAO was paid $8.69M across 50 client committees.

Strategy & Research ○ Slowing (~3mo since last)

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.

Apr 2025 Mar 2026
$499K 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.

No buyer activity in this window.

VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 1

DCCC $69K Strategy & Research · 2 txns G GBAO
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
DCCC
C00000935
$69,000 2
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 4

DCCC $197K Strategy & Research · 5 txns COLOM, SCOTT $40K Strategy & Research · 1 txn AMERICAN FUTURE $34K Strategy & Research · 1 txn 314 ACTION FUND $10K Strategy & Research · 1 txn G GBAO
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
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
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 6

DCCC $353K Strategy & Research · 9 txns COLOM, SCOTT $40K Strategy & Research · 1 txn CONYEARS-ERVIN, MELISSA $36K Strategy & Research · 1 txn AMERICAN FUTURE $34K Strategy & Research · 1 txn CAVANAUGH, JOHN $27K Strategy & Research · 1 txn 314 ACTION FUND $10K Strategy & Research · 1 txn G GBAO
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
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
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 6

DCCC $645K Strategy & Research · 22 txns COLOM, SCOTT $40K Strategy & Research · 1 txn CONYEARS-ERVIN, MELISSA $36K Strategy & Research · 1 txn AMERICAN FUTURE $34K Strategy & Research · 1 txn CAVANAUGH, JOHN $27K Strategy & Research · 1 txn 314 ACTION FUND $10K Strategy & Research · 1 txn G GBAO
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
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
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 10

DCCC $1.49M Strategy & Research · 56 txns OHIO DEMOCRATIC PARTY - FEDERAL $165K Strategy & Research · 8 txns NEZ, JONATHAN MICHAEL $92K Strategy & Research · 1 txn JONES, MONDAIRE $91K Strategy & Research · 4 txns BARCA, PETER $64K Strategy & Research · 3 txns 314 ACTION FUND $50K Strategy & Research · 4 txns COLOM, SCOTT $40K Strategy & Research · 1 txn CONYEARS-ERVIN, MELISSA $36K Strategy & Research · 1 txn AMERICAN FUTURE $34K Strategy & Research · 1 txn CAVANAUGH, JOHN $27K Strategy & Research · 1 txn G GBAO
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
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

100% D
D · 100%
R · 0%
PartyAmount%
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.

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

20192020202120222023202420252026 Q2 2019 (2020 cycle): $123KQ3 2019 (2020 cycle): $120KQ4 2019 (2020 cycle): $300KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $690KQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $569KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $1.41MQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $784KQ2 2021 (2022 cycle): $64KQ3 2021 (2022 cycle): $11KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $120KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $196KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $814KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $463KQ1 2023 (2024 cycle): $61KQ2 2023 (2024 cycle): $92KQ3 2023 (2022 cycle): $30KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $30KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $203KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $175KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $400KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $726KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $803KQ1 2025 (2026 cycle): $11KQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $115KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $105KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $280K Q2Q4Q2Q4Q3Q2Q4Q2Q3Q1Q3Q1Q4Q1 $1.41M

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 8 years

Per-quarter totals
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%
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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: $8.69M across 370 disbursements (avg $23K/check) Top buyer: DCCC (53% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +249% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $69K

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $8.69M across 370 disbursements (avg $23K/check) Top buyer: DCCC (53% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +249% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $280K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $8.69M across 370 disbursements (avg $23K/check) Top buyer: DCCC (53% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +249% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $499K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $8.69M across 370 disbursements (avg $23K/check) Top buyer: DCCC (53% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +249% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $791K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $8.69M across 370 disbursements (avg $23K/check) Top buyer: DCCC (53% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +249% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $2.08M
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
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
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Client retention

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

3
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$4,978,323 · 57% of revenue
3
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$360,582 · 4% of revenue
44
One-time clients 1 cycle
$3,352,832 · 39% of revenue
Top 3 anchor clients · all-time
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
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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
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
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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 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
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