Guitar Center

2025-2026 cycle

Guitar Center is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Guitar Center was paid — across 168 client committees.

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
Disbursements ALL TIME
269
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
168
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.

Jun 2025 May 2026
$21K 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.

VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 1 months · top 1

BIGELOW FOR SUPERVISOR 2026; FRIENDS … $3K — · 2 txns GC Guitar Center
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
BIGELOW FOR SUPERVISOR 2026; FRIENDS OF FRANK
1482184
$2,871 2
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 3

BIGELOW FOR SUPERVISOR 2026; FRIENDS … $3K — · 2 txns PLATNER, GRAHAM $543 Admin & Office · 1 txn HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE $175 Other / Unclassified · 1 txn GC Guitar Center
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
BIGELOW FOR SUPERVISOR 2026; FRIENDS OF FRANK
1482184
$2,871 2
PLATNER, GRAHAM
ME · Senate DEM
$543 1
HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE
1480425
$175 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 10

EL-SAYED, ABDUL $3K Travel & Events · 3 txns BIGELOW FOR SUPERVISOR 2026; FRIENDS … $3K — · 2 txns A FIGHT WORTH HAVING $1K Admin & Office · 2 txns DOUGLAS, JUSTIN $662 Admin & Office · 1 txn HUNT, GRAYSON $561 Other / Unclassified · 1 txn PLATNER, GRAHAM $543 Admin & Office · 1 txn TEXAS MAJORITY PAC $271 Admin & Office · 1 txn REPUBLICAN WOMEN OF GREATER NORTH TEX… $241 Travel & Events · 1 txn HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE $175 Other / Unclassified · 1 txn ALANIS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JUAN $131 Admin & Office · 1 txn GC Guitar Center
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
EL-SAYED, ABDUL
MI · Senate DEM
$3,087 3
BIGELOW FOR SUPERVISOR 2026; FRIENDS OF FRANK
1482184
$2,871 2
A FIGHT WORTH HAVING
C00933085
$1,144 2
DOUGLAS, JUSTIN
PA · House DEM
$662 1
HUNT, GRAYSON
MO · House REP
$561 1
PLATNER, GRAHAM
ME · Senate DEM
$543 1
TEXAS MAJORITY PAC
00087189
$271 1
REPUBLICAN WOMEN OF GREATER NORTH TEXAS PAC
00068118
$241 1
HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE
1480425
$175 1
ALANIS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JUAN
1477270
$131 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 10

VENTURA COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY (FED.) $5K Travel & Events · 9 txns EL-SAYED, ABDUL $3K Travel & Events · 3 txns BIGELOW FOR SUPERVISOR 2026; FRIENDS … $3K — · 2 txns 742080 $2K Travel & Events · 2 txns JOIN THE UNION $1K Travel & Events · 1 txn A FIGHT WORTH HAVING $1K Admin & Office · 2 txns GOODWIN VIKKI A HONORABLE $1K Admin & Office · 2 txns DOUGLAS, JUSTIN $662 Admin & Office · 1 txn HUNT, GRAYSON $561 Other / Unclassified · 1 txn PLATNER, GRAHAM $543 Admin & Office · 1 txn GC Guitar Center
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
VENTURA COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY (FED.)
C00404434
$4,897 9
EL-SAYED, ABDUL
MI · Senate DEM
$3,087 3
BIGELOW FOR SUPERVISOR 2026; FRIENDS OF FRANK
1482184
$2,871 2
742080
742080
$2,123 2
JOIN THE UNION
C00883017
$1,341 1
A FIGHT WORTH HAVING
C00933085
$1,144 2
GOODWIN VIKKI A HONORABLE
00081436
$1,065 2
DOUGLAS, JUSTIN
PA · House DEM
$662 1
HUNT, GRAYSON
MO · House REP
$561 1
PLATNER, GRAHAM
ME · Senate DEM
$543 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 10

VENTURA COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY (FED.) $5K Travel & Events · 9 txns EL-SAYED, ABDUL $3K Travel & Events · 3 txns BIGELOW FOR SUPERVISOR 2026; FRIENDS … $3K — · 2 txns 742080 $2K Travel & Events · 2 txns JOIN THE UNION $1K Travel & Events · 1 txn REPUBLICAN WOMEN S CLUB OF KATY PAC $1K Admin & Office · 2 txns A FIGHT WORTH HAVING $1K Admin & Office · 2 txns GOODWIN VIKKI A HONORABLE $1K Admin & Office · 2 txns DOUGLAS, JUSTIN $662 Admin & Office · 1 txn HUNT, GRAYSON $561 Other / Unclassified · 1 txn GC Guitar Center
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
VENTURA COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY (FED.)
C00404434
$4,897 9
EL-SAYED, ABDUL
MI · Senate DEM
$3,087 3
BIGELOW FOR SUPERVISOR 2026; FRIENDS OF FRANK
1482184
$2,871 2
742080
742080
$2,123 2
JOIN THE UNION
C00883017
$1,341 1
REPUBLICAN WOMEN S CLUB OF KATY PAC
00070275
$1,178 2
A FIGHT WORTH HAVING
C00933085
$1,144 2
GOODWIN VIKKI A HONORABLE
00081436
$1,065 2
DOUGLAS, JUSTIN
PA · House DEM
$662 1
HUNT, GRAYSON
MO · House REP
$561 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 10

VENTURA COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY (FED.) $5K Travel & Events · 9 txns EL-SAYED, ABDUL $3K Travel & Events · 3 txns BIGELOW FOR SUPERVISOR 2026; FRIENDS … $3K — · 2 txns 742080 $2K Travel & Events · 2 txns JOIN THE UNION $1K Travel & Events · 1 txn REPUBLICAN WOMEN S CLUB OF KATY PAC $1K Admin & Office · 2 txns A FIGHT WORTH HAVING $1K Admin & Office · 2 txns GOODWIN VIKKI A HONORABLE $1K Admin & Office · 2 txns DOUGLAS, JUSTIN $662 Admin & Office · 1 txn HUNT, GRAYSON $561 Other / Unclassified · 1 txn GC Guitar Center
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
VENTURA COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY (FED.)
C00404434
$4,897 9
EL-SAYED, ABDUL
MI · Senate DEM
$3,087 3
BIGELOW FOR SUPERVISOR 2026; FRIENDS OF FRANK
1482184
$2,871 2
742080
742080
$2,123 2
JOIN THE UNION
C00883017
$1,341 1
REPUBLICAN WOMEN S CLUB OF KATY PAC
00070275
$1,178 2
A FIGHT WORTH HAVING
C00933085
$1,144 2
GOODWIN VIKKI A HONORABLE
00081436
$1,065 2
DOUGLAS, JUSTIN
PA · House DEM
$662 1
HUNT, GRAYSON
MO · House REP
$561 1

By party

Revenue by party

62% R
D · 38%
R · 62%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 11.16%
Republican $0 17.96%
Non-partisan $0 70.88%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Q1 2017 (2016 cycle): $193Q2 2017 (2016 cycle): $2KQ3 2017 (2016 cycle): $181Q4 2017 (2016 cycle): $130Q1 2018 (2018 cycle): $936Q2 2018 (2018 cycle): $2KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $2KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $790Q1 2019 (2018 cycle): $1KQ2 2019 (2018 cycle): $379Q2 2019 (2020 cycle): $461Q3 2019 (2018 cycle): $462Q3 2019 (2020 cycle): $453Q4 2019 (2018 cycle): $2KQ4 2019 (2020 cycle): $947Q1 2020 (2020 cycle): $3KQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $230Q3 2020 (2020 cycle): $2KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $3KQ1 2021 (2020 cycle): $325Q1 2021 (2022 cycle): $2KQ2 2021 (2020 cycle): $2KQ2 2021 (2022 cycle): $1KQ3 2021 (2020 cycle): $213Q3 2021 (2022 cycle): $218Q4 2021 (2020 cycle): $443Q4 2021 (2022 cycle): $895Q1 2022 (2022 cycle): $586Q2 2022 (2022 cycle): $6KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $5KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $3KQ1 2023 (2022 cycle): $1KQ2 2023 (2022 cycle): $2KQ3 2023 (2022 cycle): $100Q3 2023 (2024 cycle): $357Q4 2023 (2024 cycle): $195Q1 2024 (2024 cycle): $1KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $1KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $741Q4 2024 (2024 cycle): $994Q1 2025 (2024 cycle): $1KQ1 2025 (2026 cycle): $410Q2 2025 (2024 cycle): $493Q2 2025 (2026 cycle): $1KQ3 2025 (2024 cycle): $3KQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $5KQ4 2025 (2024 cycle): $1KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $2KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $5KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $3K Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q2Q3Q4Q2Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q2Q4Q2Q3Q1Q3Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2 $6K

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 2016 $193 2 DABABNEH FOR ASSEMBLY 2016;… 68% Other / Unclassified 100% $193
2017 Q2 2016 $2K 4 PORTANTINO FOR SENATE 2020 66% Other / Unclassified 83% $3K
2017 Q3 2016 $181 3 TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT 60% Admin & Office 60% $3K
2017 Q4 2016 $130 1 BELLAIRE BRAESWOOD DEMOCRATS 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $3K
2018 Q1 2018 $936 2 C00648741 83% Other / Unclassified 83% $936
2018 Q2 2018 $2K 7 WALLACE WILLIAM D HONORABLE… 46% Travel & Events 46% $3K
2018 Q3 2018 $2K 6 C00662874 39% Admin & Office 83% $5K
2018 Q4 2018 $790 2 CANTWELL, MARIA 59% Travel & Events 59% $6K
2019 Q1 2018 $1K 2 BECKLES FOR ASSEMBLY 2018, … 68% Other / Unclassified 100% $7K +470%
2019 Q2 2018 $379 1 GARLAND AREA DEMOCRATIC CLU… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $8K -84%
2019 Q2 2020 $461 1 C00592048 100% Admin & Office 100% $461
2019 Q3 2018 $462 2 SETH RHONDA M MRS 59% Admin & Office 100% $8K +156%
2019 Q3 2020 $453 2 C00704098 89% Fundraising 89% $914
2019 Q4 2018 $2K 9 TARRANT COUNTY STONEWALL DE… 42% Admin & Office 45% $10K +1496%
2019 Q4 2020 $947 2 AMMAR CAMPA-NAJJAR FOR CONG… 78% Strategy & Research 78% $2K
2020 Q1 2020 $3K 9 C00726018 31% Admin & Office 37% $5K +219%
2020 Q2 2020 $230 2 JAMISON MARTHA H HONORABLE 70% Other / Unclassified 70% $5K -89%
2020 Q3 2020 $2K 8 C00707059 44% Other / Unclassified 74% $7K -17%
2020 Q4 2020 $3K 5 C00720805 64% Travel & Events 92% $10K +217%
2021 Q1 2020 $325 1 TEXAS REPUBLICAN LEGISLATIV… 100% Admin & Office 100% $10K -70%
2021 Q1 2022 $2K 5 REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS 70% Digital 70% $2K
2021 Q2 2020 $2K 2 BAY AREA DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT 75% Travel & Events 100% $12K +555%
2021 Q2 2022 $1K 2 C00767400 58% Travel & Events 58% $3K +149%
2021 Q3 2020 $213 2 DE MAIO - BALLOT MEASURE CO… 100% Admin & Office 100% $13K -54%
2021 Q3 2022 $218 1 OMAR, ILHAN 100% Admin & Office 100% $4K -52%
2021 Q4 2020 $443 2 LUBBOCK FIRE FIGHTERS PAC 51% Admin & Office 51% $13K -79%
2021 Q4 2022 $895 3 DEAN, KATIE 43% Other / Unclassified 76% $4K -5%
2022 Q1 2022 $586 2 C00773747 96% Travel & Events 100% $5K -80%
2022 Q2 2022 $6K 13 WHITE, ROYCE ALEXANDER MR 52% Travel & Events 78% $11K +2665%
2022 Q3 2022 $5K 15 SCHOFIELD MICHAEL HONORABLE 35% Other / Unclassified 48% $16K +142%
2022 Q4 2022 $3K 12 BOLDUC, DONALD C. 28% Travel & Events 58% $19K +13%
2023 Q1 2022 $1K 3 SAN FERNANDO YOUNG DEMOCRATS 51% Other / Unclassified 51% $20K +253%
2023 Q2 2022 $2K 6 HUBERT STEPHEN M MR SKEETER 53% Travel & Events 53% $22K -26%
2023 Q3 2022 $100 1 BAYOU BLUE DEMOCRATS 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $22K -53%
2023 Q3 2024 $357 1 NJINIMBOT, GABRIEL 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $357 +64%
2023 Q4 2024 $195 1 CRENSHAW, DANIEL 100% Travel & Events 100% $552 -78%
2024 Q1 2024 $1K 3 CRENSHAW, DANIEL 50% Travel & Events 100% $2K +85%
2024 Q2 2024 $1K 2 DOMENICI, NELLA LOUISE LOUI… 63% Admin & Office 100% $3K -81%
2024 Q3 2024 $741 4 LERNER, KARI 42% Travel & Events 85% $4K -85%
2024 Q4 2024 $994 5 DOMENICI, NELLA LOUISE LOUI… 34% Admin & Office 45% $5K -65%
2025 Q1 2024 $1K 2 REPUBLICAN WOMEN S CLUB OF … 100% Admin & Office 100% $6K +3%
2025 Q1 2026 $410 1 OMAR, ILHAN 100% Travel & Events 100% $410
2025 Q2 2024 $493 2 CYPRESS-TOMBALL DEMOCRATS 100% Admin & Office 100% $6K -73%
2025 Q2 2026 $1K 1 JOIN THE UNION 100% Travel & Events 100% $2K
2025 Q3 2024 $3K 3 742080 81% Travel & Events 81% $9K +2541%
2025 Q3 2026 $5K 5 VENTURA COUNTY REPUBLICAN P… 84% Travel & Events 88% $7K +1365%
2025 Q4 2024 $1K 5 GOODWIN VIKKI A HONORABLE 43% Admin & Office 73% $10K
2025 Q4 2026 $2K 6 VENTURA COUNTY REPUBLICAN P… 36% Admin & Office 64% $9K +879%
2026 Q1 2026 $5K 10 EL-SAYED, ABDUL 57% Travel & Events 57% $14K +405%
2026 Q2 2026 $3K 3 BIGELOW FOR SUPERVISOR 2026… 94% Other / Unclassified 6% $17K +159%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 3 months · hover bars for cycle context
Admin & Office — cycle-to-date Total: $27K across 93 disbursements (avg $287/check) Top buyer: TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT (8% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +448% vs prior cycle Admin & Office $543

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $37K across 88 disbursements (avg $426/check) Top buyer: VENTURA COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY (FED.) (13% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · +737% vs prior cycle Travel & Events $3K Admin & Office — cycle-to-date Total: $27K across 93 disbursements (avg $287/check) Top buyer: TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT (8% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +448% vs prior cycle Admin & Office $3K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $37K across 88 disbursements (avg $426/check) Top buyer: VENTURA COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY (FED.) (13% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · +737% vs prior cycle Travel & Events $12K Admin & Office — cycle-to-date Total: $27K across 93 disbursements (avg $287/check) Top buyer: TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT (8% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +448% vs prior cycle Admin & Office $5K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $37K across 88 disbursements (avg $426/check) Top buyer: VENTURA COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY (FED.) (13% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · +737% vs prior cycle Travel & Events $12K Admin & Office — cycle-to-date Total: $27K across 93 disbursements (avg $287/check) Top buyer: TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT (8% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +448% vs prior cycle Admin & Office $7K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $37K across 88 disbursements (avg $426/check) Top buyer: VENTURA COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY (FED.) (13% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · +737% vs prior cycle Travel & Events $13K Admin & Office — cycle-to-date Total: $27K across 93 disbursements (avg $287/check) Top buyer: TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT (8% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +448% vs prior cycle Admin & Office $7K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Travel & Events $37,478 88 $426 37.8% VENTURA COUNTY REPUBLICAN P… 13% 3mo ago
Other / Unclassified $30,268 72 $420 30.5% CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP COMMI… 8% 8w ago
Admin & Office $26,728 93 $287 26.9% TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT 8% 2mo ago
Fundraising $1,629 6 $271 1.6% MILLER FOR ASSEMBLY 2010, F… 35% 3y ago
Digital $1,510 3 $503 1.5% REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS 100% 5y ago
Strategy & Research $740 1 $740 0.7% AMMAR CAMPA-NAJJAR FOR CONG… 100% 6y ago
Media $661 2 $331 0.7% COLLIER MICHAEL E MR MIKE 62% 8y ago
Print & Mail $173 1 $173 0.2% ANDERSON RODNEY EARL HONORA… 100% 12y ago
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Client retention

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

2
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$5,518 · 5% of revenue
11
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$10,518 · 10% of revenue
155
One-time clients 1 cycle
$86,903 · 84% of revenue
Top 2 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT 5 $3,051 15 2010-12-22 2022-10-21
CRENSHAW, DANIEL 3 $2,468 7 2020-03-12 2024-03-01
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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
TX
$44,429 45.4% 80
CA
$26,159 26.7% 33
Unknown
$11,142 11.4% 24
MN
$3,330 3.4% 2
MI
$3,087 3.2% 1
DC
$2,631 2.7% 3
WA
$1,443 1.5% 3
MO
$1,171 1.2% 2
KY
$1,154 1.2% 1
TN
$1,144 1.2% 1
NM
$1,090 1.1% 1
NY
$1,084 1.1% 3
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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 2025-09-24 VENTURA COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY (FED.) Travel & Events SOUND SYSTEM FOR EVENTS $2,761
Largest all-time 2026-05-13 BIGELOW FOR SUPERVISOR 2026; FRIENDS OF FRANK Portable Sound System $2,655
Largest all-time 2008-01-18 CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE Other / Unclassified $2,250
Largest all-time 2025-09-24 742080 Travel & Events Sound System for Events $1,929
Largest all-time 2021-06-02 BAY AREA DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT Travel & Events Reimburse Kim Krist for purchase of sound system to be used for events/meetings. Ck#: 1019. $1,864
Largest this cycle 2025-09-25 VENTURA COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY (FED.) Travel & Events SOUND SYSTEM FOR EVENTS $1,636
Largest this cycle 2026-01-23 EL-SAYED, ABDUL Travel & Events EVENT SUPPLIES $1,500
Largest this cycle 2025-06-20 JOIN THE UNION Travel & Events EVENT SUPPLIES $1,341
Recent 2026-03-10 PLATNER, GRAHAM Admin & Office AUDIO/VIDEO EQUIPMENT $543
Recent 2026-05-13 BIGELOW FOR SUPERVISOR 2026; FRIENDS OF FRANK Portable Sound System $217
Recent 2026-04-09 HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE Other / Unclassified Speaker system for Town Hall $175
Recent 2026-03-01 741949 Admin & Office EQUIPMENT $37
See all 269 disbursements →