GUARDIAN

$2.87M 2025-2026 cycle

GUARDIAN is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle GUARDIAN was paid $2.87M across 47 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
Jul 27, 2002 → Jul 1, 2026
spans 23.9 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
1,023
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
47
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.

Aug 2025 Jul 2026
$225K 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 4

DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATION… $18K — · 2 txns STEVENS, HALEY $1K — · 1 txn SANDERS, BERNARD $953 — · 1 txn OMAR, ILHAN $205 — · 1 txn G GUARDIAN
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE
C00010603
$18,448 2
STEVENS, HALEY
MI · Senate DEM
$1,106 1
SANDERS, BERNARD
VT · Senate IND
$953 1
OMAR, ILHAN
MN · House DEM
$205 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 10

DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATION… $63K Wages & Payroll · 7 txns SWING LEFT $12K — · 3 txns SANDERS, BERNARD $4K Legal & Compliance · 5 txns STEVENS, HALEY $4K — · 4 txns CHAKRABARTI, SAIKAT $2K — · 3 txns OMAR, ILHAN $821 — · 4 txns TRAVIS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY $464 Legal & Compliance · 1 txn SHAHEEN, STEFANY $378 — · 3 txns IMPACT $248 — · 3 txns SCHUMER, CHARLES E. $239 — · 3 txns G GUARDIAN
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE
C00010603
$62,639 7
SWING LEFT
C00632133
$11,686 3
SANDERS, BERNARD
VT · Senate IND
$3,729 5
STEVENS, HALEY
MI · Senate DEM
$3,652 4
CHAKRABARTI, SAIKAT
CA · House DEM
$2,262 3
OMAR, ILHAN
MN · House DEM
$821 4
TRAVIS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY
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$464 1
SHAHEEN, STEFANY
NH · House DEM
$378 3
IMPACT
C00348607
$248 3
SCHUMER, CHARLES E.
NY · Senate DEM
$239 3
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 10

DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATION… $123K Wages & Payroll · 15 txns SWING LEFT $29K Legal & Compliance · 9 txns BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR $16K Legal & Compliance · 5 txns STEVENS, HALEY $8K Wages & Payroll · 10 txns EL-SAYED, ABDUL $8K Legal & Compliance · 6 txns SANDERS, BERNARD $7K Legal & Compliance · 9 txns CHAKRABARTI, SAIKAT $3K Legal & Compliance · 7 txns OMAR, ILHAN $1K Wages & Payroll · 10 txns TRAVIS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY $885 Legal & Compliance · 3 txns SCHUMER, CHARLES E. $747 Wages & Payroll · 9 txns G GUARDIAN
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE
C00010603
$123,266 15
SWING LEFT
C00632133
$29,336 9
BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR
US · President DEM
$15,692 5
STEVENS, HALEY
MI · Senate DEM
$8,291 10
EL-SAYED, ABDUL
MI · Senate DEM
$8,099 6
SANDERS, BERNARD
VT · Senate IND
$6,774 9
CHAKRABARTI, SAIKAT
CA · House DEM
$3,321 7
OMAR, ILHAN
MN · House DEM
$1,359 10
TRAVIS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY
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$885 3
SCHUMER, CHARLES E.
NY · Senate DEM
$747 9
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 10

DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATION… $196K Wages & Payroll · 26 txns SWING LEFT $46K Legal & Compliance · 15 txns BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR $16K Legal & Compliance · 5 txns EL-SAYED, ABDUL $11K Legal & Compliance · 10 txns STEVENS, HALEY $10K Wages & Payroll · 13 txns SANDERS, BERNARD $10K Legal & Compliance · 12 txns CHAKRABARTI, SAIKAT $3K Legal & Compliance · 7 txns OMAR, ILHAN $2K Wages & Payroll · 16 txns IMPACT $2K Wages & Payroll · 13 txns SCHUMER, CHARLES E. $1K Wages & Payroll · 13 txns G GUARDIAN
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE
C00010603
$196,184 26
SWING LEFT
C00632133
$45,597 15
BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR
US · President DEM
$15,692 5
EL-SAYED, ABDUL
MI · Senate DEM
$10,981 10
STEVENS, HALEY
MI · Senate DEM
$9,762 13
SANDERS, BERNARD
VT · Senate IND
$9,525 12
CHAKRABARTI, SAIKAT
CA · House DEM
$3,321 7
OMAR, ILHAN
MN · House DEM
$1,766 16
IMPACT
C00348607
$1,595 13
SCHUMER, CHARLES E.
NY · Senate DEM
$1,494 13
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 10

DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATION… $320K Wages & Payroll · 35 txns BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR $170K Wages & Payroll · 8 txns SWING LEFT $61K Legal & Compliance · 21 txns SANDERS, BERNARD $11K Legal & Compliance · 15 txns EL-SAYED, ABDUL $11K Legal & Compliance · 10 txns STEVENS, HALEY $10K Wages & Payroll · 13 txns 2024 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION C… $5K Wages & Payroll · 1 txn CHAKRABARTI, SAIKAT $3K Legal & Compliance · 7 txns IMPACT $3K Wages & Payroll · 20 txns TESTER, R. JON $2K Wages & Payroll · 3 txns G GUARDIAN
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE
C00010603
$319,638 35
BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR
US · President DEM
$169,980 8
SWING LEFT
C00632133
$61,302 21
SANDERS, BERNARD
VT · Senate IND
$11,482 15
EL-SAYED, ABDUL
MI · Senate DEM
$10,981 10
STEVENS, HALEY
MI · Senate DEM
$9,762 13
2024 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION COMMITTEE
C00827022
$4,624 1
CHAKRABARTI, SAIKAT
CA · House DEM
$3,321 7
IMPACT
C00348607
$2,504 20
TESTER, R. JON
MT · Senate DEM
$2,399 3

By party

Revenue by party

100% D
D · 100%
R · 0%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $2,723,292 94.92%
Republican $503 0.02%
Non-partisan $145,158 5.06%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Q1 2017 (2018 cycle): $1KQ2 2017 (2018 cycle): $2KQ3 2017 (2018 cycle): $2KQ4 2017 (2018 cycle): $689Q1 2018 (2018 cycle): $2KQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $2KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $1KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $5KQ1 2019 (2020 cycle): $3KQ2 2019 (2020 cycle): $27KQ3 2019 (2020 cycle): $153KQ4 2019 (2020 cycle): $265KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $280KQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $114KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $167KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $171KQ1 2021 (2022 cycle): $69KQ2 2021 (2022 cycle): $55KQ3 2021 (2022 cycle): $62KQ4 2021 (2022 cycle): $49KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $49KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $57KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $60KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $41KQ1 2023 (2024 cycle): $37KQ2 2023 (2024 cycle): $52KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $37KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $60KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $47KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $101KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $316KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $217KQ1 2025 (2024 cycle): $150Q1 2025 (2026 cycle): $59KQ2 2025 (2026 cycle): $52KQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $39KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $69KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $69KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $59KQ3 2026 (2026 cycle): $1K Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q2Q4Q2Q3 $316K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 10 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2017 Q1 2018 $1K 4 OKLAHOMA DEMOCRATIC PARTY 67% Legal & Compliance 74% $1K
2017 Q2 2018 $2K 7 OKLAHOMA DEMOCRATIC PARTY 61% Legal & Compliance 100% $3K
2017 Q3 2018 $2K 7 OKLAHOMA DEMOCRATIC PARTY 67% Legal & Compliance 100% $5K
2017 Q4 2018 $689 5 END CITIZENS UNITED 80% Legal & Compliance 100% $6K
2018 Q1 2018 $2K 7 END CITIZENS UNITED 41% Legal & Compliance 55% $7K
2018 Q2 2018 $2K 10 SANDERS, BERNARD 50% Legal & Compliance 100% $9K
2018 Q3 2018 $1K 4 END CITIZENS UNITED 56% Legal & Compliance 100% $11K
2018 Q4 2018 $5K 12 SANDERS, BERNARD 52% Legal & Compliance 72% $15K
2019 Q1 2020 $3K 9 SANDERS, BERNARD 56% Legal & Compliance 66% $3K +112%
2019 Q2 2020 $27K 17 BERNIE 2020 85% Legal & Compliance 89% $29K +1174%
2019 Q3 2020 $153K 21 BERNIE 2020 54% Legal & Compliance 99% $182K +7968%
2019 Q4 2020 $265K 23 BERNIE 2020 42% Legal & Compliance 91% $447K +38375%
2020 Q1 2020 $280K 26 BERNIE 2020 38% Legal & Compliance 72% $727K +18186%
2020 Q2 2020 $114K 28 BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 42% Legal & Compliance 94% $841K +5777%
2020 Q3 2020 $167K 29 BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 49% Legal & Compliance 87% $1.01M +13228%
2020 Q4 2020 $171K 32 BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 58% Legal & Compliance 99% $1.18M +3618%
2021 Q1 2022 $69K 28 DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRA… 56% Legal & Compliance 96% $69K +2515%
2021 Q2 2022 $55K 30 DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRA… 78% Legal & Compliance 94% $124K +106%
2021 Q3 2022 $62K 33 DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRA… 61% Legal & Compliance 94% $186K -59%
2021 Q4 2022 $49K 35 DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRA… 64% Legal & Compliance 95% $235K -82%
2022 Q1 2022 $49K 36 DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRA… 61% Legal & Compliance 66% $284K -82%
2022 Q2 2022 $57K 47 DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRA… 68% Legal & Compliance 71% $341K -50%
2022 Q3 2022 $60K 46 DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRA… 74% Wages & Payroll 80% $401K -64%
2022 Q4 2022 $41K 30 DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRA… 82% Wages & Payroll 58% $442K -76%
2023 Q1 2024 $37K 21 DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRA… 89% Wages & Payroll 89% $37K -46%
2023 Q2 2024 $52K 27 DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRA… 93% Wages & Payroll 95% $89K -6%
2023 Q3 2024 $37K 34 DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRA… 75% Wages & Payroll 91% $126K -41%
2023 Q4 2024 $60K 36 DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRA… 50% Wages & Payroll 55% $186K +24%
2024 Q1 2024 $47K 33 DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRA… 61% Wages & Payroll 74% $234K -3%
2024 Q2 2024 $101K 43 BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 61% Legal & Compliance 64% $335K +78%
2024 Q3 2024 $316K 47 BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 69% Legal & Compliance 61% $651K +423%
2024 Q4 2024 $217K 37 BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 58% Wages & Payroll 96% $868K +434%
2025 Q1 2024 $150 1 MOTHERS AGAINST GREG ABBOTT 100% Print & Mail 100% $868K
2025 Q1 2026 $59K 23 DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRA… 80% Wages & Payroll 82% $59K +58%
2025 Q2 2026 $52K 23 DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRA… 76% Wages & Payroll 80% $111K +1%
2025 Q3 2026 $39K 26 DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRA… 63% Wages & Payroll 65% $150K +6%
2025 Q4 2026 $69K 35 DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRA… 59% Wages & Payroll 64% $219K +14%
2026 Q1 2026 $69K 33 DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRA… 64% Wages & Payroll 68% $288K +45%
2026 Q2 2026 $59K 34 DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRA… 64% Legal & Compliance 1% $347K -41%
2026 Q3 2026 $1K 2 STEVENS, HALEY 84% $349K -100%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Wages & Payroll — cycle-to-date Total: $1.01M across 500 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (66% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +85% vs prior cycle Wages & Payroll $25K Legal & Compliance — cycle-to-date Total: $1.77M across 409 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR (39% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +465% vs prior cycle Legal & Compliance $2K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Wages & Payroll — cycle-to-date Total: $1.01M across 500 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (66% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +85% vs prior cycle Wages & Payroll $91K Legal & Compliance — cycle-to-date Total: $1.77M across 409 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR (39% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +465% vs prior cycle Legal & Compliance $39K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $9K across 42 disbursements (avg $208/check) Top buyer: CANTWELL, MARIA (40% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · +60% vs prior cycle Software & Tech $605

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Wages & Payroll — cycle-to-date Total: $1.01M across 500 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (66% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +85% vs prior cycle Wages & Payroll $166K Legal & Compliance — cycle-to-date Total: $1.77M across 409 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR (39% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +465% vs prior cycle Legal & Compliance $61K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $9K across 42 disbursements (avg $208/check) Top buyer: CANTWELL, MARIA (40% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · +60% vs prior cycle Software & Tech $666

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Wages & Payroll — cycle-to-date Total: $1.01M across 500 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (66% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +85% vs prior cycle Wages & Payroll $455K Legal & Compliance — cycle-to-date Total: $1.77M across 409 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR (39% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +465% vs prior cycle Legal & Compliance $79K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $9K across 42 disbursements (avg $208/check) Top buyer: CANTWELL, MARIA (40% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · +60% vs prior cycle Software & Tech $3K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $250 across 2 disbursements (avg $125/check) Top buyer: MOTHERS AGAINST GREG ABBOTT (60% of category) Last paid: 20mo ago · +67% vs prior cycle Print & Mail $150
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Legal & Compliance $1,771,043 409 $4K 63.3% BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 39% 5mo ago
Wages & Payroll $1,013,664 500 $2K 36.2% DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRA… 66% 5mo ago
Software & Tech $8,754 42 $208 0.3% CANTWELL, MARIA 40% 6mo ago
Admin & Office $2,047 7 $292 0.1% DINGELL, DEBBIE 90% 4y ago
Other / Unclassified $1,709 10 $171 0.1% 742088 61% 5y ago
Media $401 4 $100 0.0% COMMITTEE TO ELECT KIM MANG… 100% 5y ago
Print & Mail $250 2 $125 0.0% MOTHERS AGAINST GREG ABBOTT 60% 20mo ago
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Client retention

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

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Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$2,093,617 · 73% of revenue
9
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$464,327 · 16% of revenue
27
One-time clients 1 cycle
$311,009 · 11% of revenue
Top 11 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE 4 $991,681 150 2019-09-19 2026-06-23
BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 4 $847,161 47 2019-07-15 2026-02-17
SWING LEFT 3 $73,796 60 2021-06-10 2026-06-01
END CITIZENS UNITED 3 $70,971 69 2017-03-22 2022-10-19
SANDERS, BERNARD 5 $47,812 61 2018-05-10 2026-06-28
OKLAHOMA DEMOCRATIC PARTY 3 $18,650 47 2017-01-24 2022-09-30
OMAR, ILHAN 4 $14,250 67 2020-02-27 2026-07-01
SCHUMER, CHARLES E. 5 $11,921 89 2018-10-05 2026-06-01
IMPACT 5 $10,193 84 2018-10-29 2026-06-01
SALINAS, ANDREA 3 $5,338 39 2022-02-10 2025-09-02
DINGELL, DEBBIE 3 $1,843 6 2017-01-11 2022-06-25
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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
$1,190,593 41.6% 9
PA
$847,161 29.6% 1
VT
$487,204 17.0% 2
CA
$234,562 8.2% 8
NY
$25,612 0.9% 5
MI
$22,790 0.8% 4
OK
$18,650 0.7% 1
TX
$10,559 0.4% 3
MT
$8,758 0.3% 1
OR
$5,338 0.2% 1
WA
$4,634 0.2% 2
MO
$3,967 0.1% 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 2019-12-17 BERNIE 2020 Legal & Compliance INSURANCE $78,689
Largest all-time 2024-07-24 BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR Legal & Compliance INSURANCE $74,817
Largest all-time 2024-07-17 BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR Legal & Compliance INSURANCE $72,554
Largest all-time 2024-10-30 BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR Wages & Payroll HEALTH INSURANCE $67,016
Largest all-time 2024-12-13 BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR Wages & Payroll HEALTH INSURANCE $59,402
Largest this cycle 2026-03-25 DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE Wages & Payroll BENEFITS-MEDICAL/DENTAL $21,011
Largest this cycle 2025-02-21 DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE Wages & Payroll BENEFITS-MEDICAL/DENTAL $19,800
Largest this cycle 2025-01-31 DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE Wages & Payroll BENEFITS-MEDICAL/DENTAL $19,072
Largest this cycle 2026-06-23 DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE BENEFITS-MEDICAL/DENTAL $13,743
Largest this cycle 2025-06-26 DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE Wages & Payroll BENEFITS-MEDICAL/DENTAL $12,176
Recent 2026-06-23 DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE BENEFITS-MEDICAL/DENTAL $4,705
Recent 2026-07-01 STEVENS, HALEY HEALTH INSURANCE $1,106
Recent 2026-06-28 SANDERS, BERNARD INSURANCE $953
Recent 2026-07-01 OMAR, ILHAN HEALTH INSURANCE $205
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