GOCO CONSULTING
GOCO CONSULTING is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle GOCO CONSULTING was paid $14.32M across 38 client committees, of which $3.27M flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.
Part I Identity
Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.
Source split
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$11,048,579 | 269 rows | 77.2% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$3,272,300 | 51 rows | 22.8% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Mar 2, 2012 → Oct 28, 2024
- spans 12.7 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 269
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 38
- 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 24 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| DE MAIO, REFORMING CITY HALL WITH CARL 1268914 |
$122,500 | 3 |
| DE MAIO FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2024; CARL 1464955 |
$78,750 | 2 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $38,896 | 0.27% |
| Non-partisan | $14,281,983 | 99.73% |
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2016 | $53K | 4 | PACIFIC ADVISORY COALITION … 71% | Strategy & Research 71% | $53K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2016 | $43K | 2 | CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCI… 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $96K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $970K | 6 | 498501 57% | Other / Unclassified 57% | $1.07M | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $2.28M | 19 | 498501 64% | Other / Unclassified 64% | $2.28M | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $1.9M | 21 | REPEAL THE GAS TAX - GIVE V… 42% | Strategy & Research 52% | $4.18M | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $291K | 7 | 810163 61% | Field & Voter Contact 61% | $4.47M | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $284K | 10 | 742145 25% | Strategy & Research 74% | $4.75M | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2018 | $46K | 4 | 810163 92% | Field & Voter Contact 92% | $4.8M | -14% |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2018 | $10K | 1 | 810163 100% | Field & Voter Contact 100% | $4.81M | -76% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $60K | 1 | TAXPAYERS FOR ETHICAL GOVER… 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $60K | -97% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $125K | 4 | CALIFORNIA PATRIOT COALITION 60% | Strategy & Research 100% | $185K | -57% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $216K | 8 | C00716571 72% | Strategy & Research 97% | $401K | -24% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2020 | $85K | 4 | NEWSOM; RESCUE CALIFORNIA, … 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $486K | +86% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $35K | 2 | 497121 57% | Strategy & Research 100% | $521K | +239% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $96K | 6 | NEWSOM; RESCUE CALIFORNIA, … 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $617K | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $85K | 3 | VALLADARES FOR ASSEMBLY 202… 59% | Strategy & Research 100% | $85K | +42% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $65K | 2 | C00772202 54% | Strategy & Research 100% | $150K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $5K | 1 | 810163 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $155K | -98% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2022 | $24K | 1 | 810163 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $179K | -72% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $118K | 3 | DE MAIO, REFORMING CITY HAL… 68% | Strategy & Research 100% | $118K | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $84K | 2 | DE MAIO, REFORMING CITY HAL… 51% | Strategy & Research 100% | $201K | +1761% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $4,294,564 | 116 | $37K | 38.9% | REPEAL THE GAS TAX - GIVE V… 47% | 19mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $3,916,495 | 61 | $64K | 35.5% | 498501 51% | 3y ago |
| Field & Voter Contact | $2,192,037 | 62 | $35K | 19.8% | 810163 55% | 5y ago |
| Wages & Payroll | $405,834 | 19 | $21K | 3.7% | EDVOICE INDEPENDENT EXPENDI… 100% | 9y ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | $234,400 | 10 | $23K | 2.1% | 810163 98% | 9y ago |
| Software & Tech | $2,125 | 1 | $2K | 0.0% | 911819 100% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 810163 | 6 | $2,414,054 | 74 | 2012-05-01 | 2023-01-06 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | $10,743,752 | 97.2% | 35 | |
| Unknown | $274,828 | 2.5% | 2 | |
| VA | $30,000 | 0.3% | 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 | 2018-06-15 | CITIZENS FOR CAL3 | Other / Unclassified | — | $686,212 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-02-28 | 498501 | Other / Unclassified | PET | $300,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-01-22 | 498501 | Other / Unclassified | PET | $300,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-01-03 | 498501 | Other / Unclassified | PET | $300,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-02-06 | 498501 | Other / Unclassified | PET | $300,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-10-28 | DE MAIO, REFORMING CITY HALL WITH CARL | Strategy & Research | CANVASSING | $42,500 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-09-23 | DE MAIO, REFORMING CITY HALL WITH CARL | Strategy & Research | CANVASSING | $42,500 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-10-23 | DE MAIO FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2024; CARL | Strategy & Research | CANVASSING | $41,250 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-08-27 | DE MAIO FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2024; CARL | Strategy & Research | CANVASSING | $37,500 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-09-24 | DE MAIO, REFORMING CITY HALL WITH CARL | Strategy & Research | Canvassing | $37,500 |