GUARDIAN

$2.89M 2025-2026 cycle

GUARDIAN is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle GUARDIAN was paid $2.89M across 48 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 → Aug 3, 2026
spans 24.0 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
1,035
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
48
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.

Sep 2025 Aug 2026
$245K 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 8

DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATION… $9K — · 1 txn SWING LEFT $9K — · 2 txns EL-SAYED, ABDUL $2K — · 1 txn STEVENS, HALEY $1K — · 1 txn SHAHEEN, STEFANY $302 — · 2 txns OMAR, ILHAN $205 — · 1 txn IMPACT $154 — · 2 txns MICHIGAN REPUBLICAN PARTY $114 — · 1 txn G GUARDIAN
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE
C00010603
$9,202 1
SWING LEFT
C00632133
$8,948 2
EL-SAYED, ABDUL
MI · Senate DEM
$1,903 1
STEVENS, HALEY
MI · Senate DEM
$1,106 1
SHAHEEN, STEFANY
NH · House DEM
$302 2
OMAR, ILHAN
MN · House DEM
$205 1
IMPACT
C00348607
$154 2
MICHIGAN REPUBLICAN PARTY
C00041160
$114 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 10

DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATION… $47K — · 6 txns SWING LEFT $21K — · 5 txns EL-SAYED, ABDUL $7K — · 4 txns STEVENS, HALEY $4K — · 4 txns SANDERS, BERNARD $3K — · 4 txns CHAKRABARTI, SAIKAT $2K — · 3 txns OMAR, ILHAN $821 — · 4 txns SHAHEEN, STEFANY $680 — · 5 txns TRAVIS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY $464 Legal & Compliance · 1 txn IMPACT $402 — · 5 txns G GUARDIAN
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE
C00010603
$47,243 6
SWING LEFT
C00632133
$20,635 5
EL-SAYED, ABDUL
MI · Senate DEM
$6,625 4
STEVENS, HALEY
MI · Senate DEM
$3,652 4
SANDERS, BERNARD
VT · Senate IND
$2,651 4
CHAKRABARTI, SAIKAT
CA · House DEM
$2,262 3
OMAR, ILHAN
MN · House DEM
$821 4
SHAHEEN, STEFANY
NH · House DEM
$680 5
TRAVIS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY
00015945
$464 1
IMPACT
C00348607
$402 5
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 10

DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATION… $132K Wages & Payroll · 16 txns SWING LEFT $38K Legal & Compliance · 11 txns BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR $16K Legal & Compliance · 5 txns EL-SAYED, ABDUL $15K Legal & Compliance · 10 txns STEVENS, HALEY $8K Wages & Payroll · 10 txns SANDERS, BERNARD $5K Legal & Compliance · 7 txns CHAKRABARTI, SAIKAT $3K Legal & Compliance · 7 txns OMAR, ILHAN $1K Wages & Payroll · 10 txns TRAVIS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY $885 Legal & Compliance · 3 txns IMPACT $792 Wages & Payroll · 10 txns G GUARDIAN
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE
C00010603
$132,468 16
SWING LEFT
C00632133
$38,285 11
BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR
US · President DEM
$15,692 5
EL-SAYED, ABDUL
MI · Senate DEM
$14,724 10
STEVENS, HALEY
MI · Senate DEM
$8,291 10
SANDERS, BERNARD
VT · Senate IND
$5,299 7
CHAKRABARTI, SAIKAT
CA · House DEM
$3,321 7
OMAR, ILHAN
MN · House DEM
$1,359 10
TRAVIS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY
00015945
$885 3
IMPACT
C00348607
$792 10
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 10

DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATION… $198K Wages & Payroll · 26 txns SWING LEFT $55K Legal & Compliance · 17 txns EL-SAYED, ABDUL $18K Legal & Compliance · 14 txns BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR $16K Legal & Compliance · 5 txns STEVENS, HALEY $10K Wages & Payroll · 13 txns SANDERS, BERNARD $9K Legal & Compliance · 11 txns CHAKRABARTI, SAIKAT $3K Legal & Compliance · 7 txns OMAR, ILHAN $2K Wages & Payroll · 16 txns IMPACT $2K Wages & Payroll · 15 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
$197,918 26
SWING LEFT
C00632133
$54,545 17
EL-SAYED, ABDUL
MI · Senate DEM
$17,606 14
BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR
US · President DEM
$15,692 5
STEVENS, HALEY
MI · Senate DEM
$9,762 13
SANDERS, BERNARD
VT · Senate IND
$8,641 11
CHAKRABARTI, SAIKAT
CA · House DEM
$3,321 7
OMAR, ILHAN
MN · House DEM
$1,766 16
IMPACT
C00348607
$1,749 15
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… $316K Wages & Payroll · 35 txns BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR $142K Wages & Payroll · 7 txns SWING LEFT $70K Legal & Compliance · 23 txns EL-SAYED, ABDUL $18K Legal & Compliance · 14 txns SANDERS, BERNARD $11K Legal & Compliance · 14 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 · 21 txns SCHUMER, CHARLES E. $2K Wages & Payroll · 19 txns G GUARDIAN
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE
C00010603
$316,271 35
BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR
US · President DEM
$142,110 7
SWING LEFT
C00632133
$70,250 23
EL-SAYED, ABDUL
MI · Senate DEM
$17,606 14
SANDERS, BERNARD
VT · Senate IND
$10,851 14
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
$2,529 21
SCHUMER, CHARLES E.
NY · Senate DEM
$2,176 19

By party

Revenue by party

100% D
D · 100%
R · 0%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $2,739,574 94.65%
Republican $616 0.02%
Non-partisan $154,107 5.32%

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): $64KQ3 2026 (2026 cycle): $22K 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 $64K 37 DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRA… 59% Legal & Compliance 1% $352K -37%
2026 Q3 2026 $22K 11 DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRA… 42% — $374K -93%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
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: 6mo ago · +465% vs prior cycle Legal & Compliance $464

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: 6mo 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: 6mo ago · +465% vs prior cycle Legal & Compliance $38K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $9K across 42 disbursements (avg $208/check) Top buyer: CANTWELL, MARIA (40% of category) Last paid: 7mo 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: 6mo ago · +85% vs prior cycle Wages & Payroll $159K 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: 6mo ago · +465% vs prior cycle Legal & Compliance $60K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $9K across 42 disbursements (avg $208/check) Top buyer: CANTWELL, MARIA (40% of category) Last paid: 7mo 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: 6mo ago · +85% vs prior cycle Wages & Payroll $413K 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: 6mo ago · +465% vs prior cycle Legal & Compliance $78K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $9K across 42 disbursements (avg $208/check) Top buyer: CANTWELL, MARIA (40% of category) Last paid: 7mo 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: 21mo 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% 6mo ago
Wages & Payroll $1,013,664 500 $2K 36.2% DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRA… 66% 6mo ago
Software & Tech $8,754 42 $208 0.3% CANTWELL, MARIA 40% 7mo 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% 21mo ago
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Client retention

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

11
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$2,111,921 · 73% of revenue
9
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$464,327 · 16% of revenue
28
One-time clients 1 cycle
$318,049 · 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 $1,000,883 151 2019-09-19 2026-07-27
BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 4 $847,161 47 2019-07-15 2026-02-17
SWING LEFT 3 $82,744 62 2021-06-10 2026-08-03
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 $10,348 86 2018-10-29 2026-08-01
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
$1,208,744 41.9% 9
PA
$847,161 29.4% 1
VT
$487,204 16.9% 2
CA
$234,562 8.1% 8
MI
$29,529 1.0% 5
NY
$25,767 0.9% 5
OK
$18,650 0.6% 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 2026-07-27 DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE — BENEFITS-MEDICAL/DENTAL $9,202
Recent 2026-08-03 SWING LEFT — INSURANCE $4,871
Recent 2026-08-03 SHAHEEN, STEFANY — WORKER'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE $151
Recent 2026-07-21 MICHIGAN REPUBLICAN PARTY — INSURANCE $114
Recent 2026-08-01 IMPACT — HEALTH INSURANCE $77
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