GUIDANT POLLING AND STRATEGY LLC

$6.99M 2025-2026 cycle

GUIDANT POLLING AND STRATEGY LLC is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle GUIDANT POLLING AND STRATEGY LLC was paid $6.99M across 35 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
Feb 8, 2020 → Mar 16, 2026
spans 6.1 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
276
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
35
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Jun 2025 May 2026
$1.16M 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 3

CALIFORNIA LEADS $220K Strategy & Research · 8 txns YAKYM, RUDY C. III $15K — · 1 txn ECHOLS, MICHAEL CHARLES $5K Strategy & Research · 1 txn GP GUIDANT POLLING AND STRATEGY LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CALIFORNIA LEADS
1478581
 $219,500 8
YAKYM, RUDY C. III
IN · House REP
 $15,000 1
ECHOLS, MICHAEL CHARLES
LA · House REP
 $5,000 1
View all buyers in research · last 3 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 9

CALIFORNIA LEADS $504K Other / Unclassified · 19 txns FAIRSHAKE $105K Strategy & Research · 3 txns DEZEVALLOS, SHELLY $36K Strategy & Research · 1 txn LEGISLATIVE ACTION PAC, SPONSORED BY … $27K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn MURPHY, GREGORY FRANCIS DR. $26K Strategy & Research · 1 txn DE LA CRUZ, CARLOS JR. $24K Strategy & Research · 1 txn NRCC $19K Strategy & Research · 1 txn YAKYM, RUDY C. III $15K — · 1 txn ECHOLS, MICHAEL CHARLES $10K Strategy & Research · 2 txns GP GUIDANT POLLING AND STRATEGY LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CALIFORNIA LEADS
1478581
 $504,400 19
FAIRSHAKE
C00835959
 $105,000 3
DEZEVALLOS, SHELLY
TX · House REP
 $36,000 1
LEGISLATIVE ACTION PAC, SPONSORED BY LEGISLATIVE ACTION CALIFORNIA
1481714
 $27,000 1
MURPHY, GREGORY FRANCIS DR.
NC · House REP
 $25,500 1
DE LA CRUZ, CARLOS JR.
TX · House REP
 $24,000 1
NRCC
C00075820
 $19,000 1
YAKYM, RUDY C. III
IN · House REP
 $15,000 1
ECHOLS, MICHAEL CHARLES
LA · House REP
 $10,000 2
View all buyers in research · last 6 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 10

CALIFORNIA LEADS $624K Other / Unclassified · 23 txns FAIRSHAKE $345K Strategy & Research · 5 txns DEZEVALLOS, SHELLY $36K Strategy & Research · 1 txn BRESNAHAN, ROB $30K Strategy & Research · 4 txns LEGISLATIVE ACTION PAC, SPONSORED BY … $27K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn MURPHY, GREGORY FRANCIS DR. $26K Strategy & Research · 1 txn DE LA CRUZ, CARLOS JR. $24K Strategy & Research · 1 txn NRCC $19K Strategy & Research · 1 txn YAKYM, RUDY C. III $15K — · 1 txn ECHOLS, MICHAEL CHARLES $10K Strategy & Research · 2 txns GP GUIDANT POLLING AND STRATEGY LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CALIFORNIA LEADS
1478581
 $624,400 23
FAIRSHAKE
C00835959
 $344,750 5
DEZEVALLOS, SHELLY
TX · House REP
 $36,000 1
BRESNAHAN, ROB
PA · House REP
 $30,000 4
LEGISLATIVE ACTION PAC, SPONSORED BY LEGISLATIVE ACTION CALIFORNIA
1481714
 $27,000 1
MURPHY, GREGORY FRANCIS DR.
NC · House REP
 $25,500 1
DE LA CRUZ, CARLOS JR.
TX · House REP
 $24,000 1
NRCC
C00075820
 $19,000 1
YAKYM, RUDY C. III
IN · House REP
 $15,000 1
ECHOLS, MICHAEL CHARLES
LA · House REP
 $10,000 2
View all buyers in research · last 12 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 10

CALIFORNIA LEADS $644K Other / Unclassified · 24 txns FAIRSHAKE $345K Strategy & Research · 5 txns BRESNAHAN, ROB $108K Strategy & Research · 7 txns DEZEVALLOS, SHELLY $36K Strategy & Research · 1 txn DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS $30K Strategy & Research · 1 txn LEGISLATIVE ACTION PAC, SPONSORED BY … $27K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn MURPHY, GREGORY FRANCIS DR. $26K Strategy & Research · 1 txn DE LA CRUZ, CARLOS JR. $24K Strategy & Research · 1 txn ELLIS FOR ASSEMBLY 2025; STAN $23K Strategy & Research · 1 txn NRCC $19K Strategy & Research · 1 txn GP GUIDANT POLLING AND STRATEGY LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CALIFORNIA LEADS
1478581
 $644,400 24
FAIRSHAKE
C00835959
 $344,750 5
BRESNAHAN, ROB
PA · House REP
 $107,928 7
DEZEVALLOS, SHELLY
TX · House REP
 $36,000 1
DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS
C00836221
 $30,000 1
LEGISLATIVE ACTION PAC, SPONSORED BY LEGISLATIVE ACTION CALIFORNIA
1481714
 $27,000 1
MURPHY, GREGORY FRANCIS DR.
NC · House REP
 $25,500 1
DE LA CRUZ, CARLOS JR.
TX · House REP
 $24,000 1
ELLIS FOR ASSEMBLY 2025; STAN
1476803
 $22,500 1
NRCC
C00075820
 $19,000 1
View all buyers in research · last 18 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 10

KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC $654K Strategy & Research · 14 txns CALIFORNIA LEADS $644K Other / Unclassified · 24 txns FAIRSHAKE $639K Strategy & Research · 7 txns DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS $547K Strategy & Research · 8 txns SLF PAC $460K Strategy & Research · 8 txns NRCC $266K Strategy & Research · 8 txns BRESNAHAN, ROB $220K Strategy & Research · 15 txns YAKYM, RUDY C. III $121K Strategy & Research · 4 txns HEARTLAND RESURGENCE $111K Strategy & Research · 2 txns TEXAS DEFENSE PAC $50K Strategy & Research · 2 txns GP GUIDANT POLLING AND STRATEGY LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC
C00849489
 $653,663 14
CALIFORNIA LEADS
1478581
 $644,400 24
FAIRSHAKE
C00835959
 $639,150 7
DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS
C00836221
 $546,500 8
SLF PAC
C00571703
 $460,202 8
NRCC
C00075820
 $266,000 8
BRESNAHAN, ROB
PA · House REP
 $219,928 15
YAKYM, RUDY C. III
IN · House REP
 $121,000 4
HEARTLAND RESURGENCE
C00544551
 $110,750 2
TEXAS DEFENSE PAC
00088727
 $50,000 2
View all buyers in research · last 24 mo →

By party

Revenue by party

97% R
D · 3%
R · 97%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $117,314 1.68%
Republican $4,533,403 64.85%
Non-partisan $2,339,867 33.47%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2020202120222023202420252026 Q1 2020 (2020 cycle): $30KQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $148KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $219KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $281KQ1 2021 (2022 cycle): $15KQ2 2021 (2022 cycle): $38KQ3 2021 (2022 cycle): $92KQ4 2021 (2022 cycle): $78KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $43KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $135KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $494KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $571KQ1 2023 (2024 cycle): $102KQ2 2023 (2024 cycle): $181KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $276KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $561KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $607KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $950KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $1.62MQ1 2025 (2024 cycle): $43KQ1 2025 (2026 cycle): $31KQ2 2025 (2026 cycle): $78KQ3 2025 (2024 cycle): $120KQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $215KQ4 2025 (2024 cycle): $90KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $98KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $413KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $220K Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q4Q2Q4Q1Q3Q4Q1Q2 $1.62M

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 7 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2020 Q1 2020 $30K 2 C00732107 51% Strategy & Research 100% $30K —
2020 Q2 2020 $148K 8 SLF PAC 38% Strategy & Research 100% $178K —
2020 Q3 2020 $219K 12 SLF PAC 28% Strategy & Research 100% $397K —
2020 Q4 2020 $281K 16 SLF PAC 41% Strategy & Research 100% $678K —
2021 Q1 2022 $15K 1 SCHELLER, LISA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $15K —
2021 Q2 2022 $38K 4 C00776328 67% Strategy & Research 100% $53K —
2021 Q3 2022 $92K 7 C00776328 84% Strategy & Research 100% $145K —
2021 Q4 2022 $78K 7 C00776328 81% Strategy & Research 100% $223K —
2022 Q1 2022 $43K 5 C00776328 59% Strategy & Research 100% $265K +40%
2022 Q2 2022 $135K 13 SCHELLER, LISA 41% Strategy & Research 100% $400K -8%
2022 Q3 2022 $494K 24 NRCC 38% Strategy & Research 100% $895K +126%
2022 Q4 2022 $571K 23 NRCC 30% Strategy & Research 100% $1.47M +103%
2023 Q1 2024 $102K 3 C00831891 88% Strategy & Research 100% $102K +580%
2023 Q2 2024 $181K 2 SLF PAC 59% Strategy & Research 100% $283K +383%
2023 Q4 2024 $276K 9 C00831891 59% Strategy & Research 100% $560K +253%
2024 Q1 2024 $561K 17 C00831891 28% Strategy & Research 100% $1.12M +1215%
2024 Q2 2024 $607K 20 KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC 41% Strategy & Research 100% $1.73M +349%
2024 Q3 2024 $950K 22 FAIRSHAKE 31% Strategy & Research 100% $2.68M +92%
2024 Q4 2024 $1.62M 32 KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC 35% Strategy & Research 100% $4.3M +184%
2025 Q1 2024 $43K 2 ELLIS FOR ASSEMBLY 2025; ST… 53% Strategy & Research 53% $4.34M —
2025 Q1 2026 $31K 2 DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS 97% Strategy & Research 100% $31K -70%
2025 Q2 2026 $78K 3 BRESNAHAN, ROB 100% Strategy & Research 100% $109K -57%
2025 Q3 2024 $120K 4 CALIFORNIA LEADS 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $4.46M —
2025 Q3 2026 $215K 2 FAIRSHAKE 98% Strategy & Research 100% $323K —
2025 Q4 2024 $90K 1 CALIFORNIA LEADS 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $4.55M —
2025 Q4 2026 $98K 6 FAIRSHAKE 31% Strategy & Research 100% $421K -65%
2026 Q1 2026 $413K 19 CALIFORNIA LEADS 47% Other / Unclassified 46% $835K -26%
2026 Q2 2026 $220K 8 CALIFORNIA LEADS 100% Strategy & Research 25% $1.05M -64%
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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: $7.08M across 253 disbursements (avg $28K/check) Top buyer: SLF PAC (16% of category) Last paid: 4w ago · +65% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $60K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $56K across 2 disbursements (avg $28K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA LEADS (100% of category) Last paid: 4w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $28K Field & Voter Contact — cycle-to-date Total: $27K across 1 disbursements (avg $27K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA LEADS (100% of category) Last paid: 4w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Field & Voter Contact $27K

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $7.08M across 253 disbursements (avg $28K/check) Top buyer: SLF PAC (16% of category) Last paid: 4w ago · +65% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $275K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $56K across 2 disbursements (avg $28K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA LEADS (100% of category) Last paid: 4w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $56K Field & Voter Contact — cycle-to-date Total: $27K across 1 disbursements (avg $27K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA LEADS (100% of category) Last paid: 4w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Field & Voter Contact $27K Contributions & Transfers — cycle-to-date Total: $1K across 1 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA LEADS (100% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Contributions & Transfers $1K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $7.08M across 253 disbursements (avg $28K/check) Top buyer: SLF PAC (16% of category) Last paid: 4w ago · +65% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $545K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $56K across 2 disbursements (avg $28K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA LEADS (100% of category) Last paid: 4w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $56K Field & Voter Contact — cycle-to-date Total: $27K across 1 disbursements (avg $27K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA LEADS (100% of category) Last paid: 4w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Field & Voter Contact $27K Contributions & Transfers — cycle-to-date Total: $1K across 1 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA LEADS (100% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Contributions & Transfers $1K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $7.08M across 253 disbursements (avg $28K/check) Top buyer: SLF PAC (16% of category) Last paid: 4w ago · +65% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $676K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $56K across 2 disbursements (avg $28K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA LEADS (100% of category) Last paid: 4w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $56K Field & Voter Contact — cycle-to-date Total: $27K across 1 disbursements (avg $27K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA LEADS (100% of category) Last paid: 4w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Field & Voter Contact $27K Contributions & Transfers — cycle-to-date Total: $1K across 1 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA LEADS (100% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Contributions & Transfers $1K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $7.08M across 253 disbursements (avg $28K/check) Top buyer: SLF PAC (16% of category) Last paid: 4w ago · +65% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $3.31M Media — cycle-to-date Total: $56K across 2 disbursements (avg $28K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA LEADS (100% of category) Last paid: 4w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $56K Field & Voter Contact — cycle-to-date Total: $27K across 1 disbursements (avg $27K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA LEADS (100% of category) Last paid: 4w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Field & Voter Contact $27K Contributions & Transfers — cycle-to-date Total: $1K across 1 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA LEADS (100% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Contributions & Transfers $1K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Strategy & Research $7,083,160 253 $28K 93.0% SLF PAC 16% 4w ago
Other / Unclassified $449,175 15 $30K 5.9% CALIFORNIA LEADS 94% 2mo ago
Media $56,000 2 $28K 0.7% CALIFORNIA LEADS 100% 4w ago
Field & Voter Contact $26,500 1 $27K 0.3% CALIFORNIA LEADS 100% 4w ago
Contributions & Transfers $1,400 1 $1K 0.0% CALIFORNIA LEADS 100% 3mo 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
$2,111,888 · 27% of revenue
6
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$3,797,229 · 49% of revenue
26
One-time clients 1 cycle
$1,841,367 · 24% of revenue
Top 3 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
SLF PAC 3 $1,131,577 26 2020-04-02 2024-10-31
NRCC 4 $673,175 22 2020-07-10 2025-12-23
YAKYM, RUDY C. III 3 $307,136 11 2022-10-05 2026-03-16
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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
PA
$1,863,529 24.0% 5
DC
$1,839,952 23.7% 3
Unknown
$1,117,568 14.4% 12
VA
$1,035,636 13.4% 3
MN
$746,650 9.6% 1
CA
$693,900 9.0% 3
MT
$153,000 2.0% 1
MO
$110,750 1.4% 1
TX
$110,000 1.4% 3
IN
$44,000 0.6% 1
NC
$25,500 0.3% 1
LA
$10,000 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 2024-11-08 DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS Strategy & Research RESEARCH $270,500
Largest all-time 2024-07-26 FAIRSHAKE Strategy & Research POLLING $219,900
Largest all-time 2025-07-17 FAIRSHAKE Strategy & Research POLLING $209,750
Largest all-time 2024-10-24 SLF PAC Strategy & Research POLLING $142,320
Largest all-time 2023-12-26 C00831891 Strategy & Research POLLING $115,800
Largest this cycle 2026-02-26 FAIRSHAKE Strategy & Research POLLING $56,000
Largest this cycle 2026-01-12 DEZEVALLOS, SHELLY Strategy & Research POLLING $36,000
Largest this cycle 2025-04-07 BRESNAHAN, ROB Strategy & Research POLLING CONSULTING $35,000
Largest this cycle 2026-02-17 FAIRSHAKE Strategy & Research POLLING $34,000
Recent 2026-05-08 CALIFORNIA LEADS Media POL; Support; Andrae Gonzales; AD35 $28,000
Recent 2026-05-08 CALIFORNIA LEADS — POL; Support; David Penaloza; AD68 $28,000
Recent 2026-05-08 CALIFORNIA LEADS — — $26,500
Recent 2026-05-08 CALIFORNIA LEADS Field & Voter Contact POL; Support; Ed Musgrove; SD40 $26,500
Recent 2026-05-08 CALIFORNIA LEADS Strategy & Research POL; Support; Mark Pulido; AD67 $26,500
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