Gusto, Inc.
Gusto, Inc. is a political services platform. In the 2025-2026 cycle Gusto, Inc. was paid $259.24M across 829 client committees, of which $120K 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 |
$259,115,145 | 63,109 rows | 100.0% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$119,951 | 76 rows | 0.0% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jun 8, 2014 → Aug 26, 2026
- spans 12.2 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 63,109
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 829
- 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.
Top buyers last 1 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CHAKRABARTI, SAIKAT CA · House DEM |
$20,580 IE $20,580 |
1 |
Top buyers last 3 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| EL-SAYED, ABDUL MI · Senate DEM |
$318,914 | 18 |
| MOULTON, SETH MA · Senate DEM |
$276,083 | 13 |
| STEVENS, HALEY MI · Senate DEM |
$247,824 | 7 |
| SWING LEFT C00632133 |
$243,201 | 25 |
| CRAIG, ANGIE MN · Senate DEM |
$194,777 | 12 |
| VINDMAN, ALEXANDER FL · Senate DEM |
$174,078 | 9 |
| OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA NY · House DEM |
$125,507 | 3 |
| PLATNER, GRAHAM ME · Senate DEM |
$118,455 | 5 |
| FLANAGAN, MARGARET MN · Senate DEM |
$108,404 | 5 |
| LEADERS WE DESERVE C00843110 |
$73,388 | 10 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BROWN, SHERROD OH · Senate DEM |
$1,227,469 | 33 |
| EL-SAYED, ABDUL MI · Senate DEM |
$1,107,218 | 85 |
| STEVENS, HALEY MI · Senate DEM |
$904,171 | 33 |
| CRAIG, ANGIE MN · Senate DEM |
$812,720 | 47 |
| MOULTON, SETH MA · Senate DEM |
$737,234 | 42 |
| SWING LEFT C00632133 |
$708,201 | 82 |
| PLATNER, GRAHAM ME · Senate DEM |
$695,097 | 39 |
| OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA NY · House DEM |
$650,448 | 33 |
| VINDMAN, ALEXANDER FL · Senate DEM |
$417,932 | 26 |
| FLANAGAN, MARGARET MN · Senate DEM |
$406,173 | 22 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BROWN, SHERROD OH · Senate DEM |
$2,473,990 | 84 |
| EL-SAYED, ABDUL MI · Senate DEM |
$2,207,309 | 174 |
| STEVENS, HALEY MI · Senate DEM |
$2,022,312 | 70 |
| CRAIG, ANGIE MN · Senate DEM |
$1,680,969 | 113 |
| SWING LEFT C00632133 |
$1,383,726 | 216 |
| OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA NY · House DEM |
$1,311,086 | 77 |
| PLATNER, GRAHAM ME · Senate DEM |
$1,177,994 | 83 |
| MILLS, JANET TRAFTON ME · Senate DEM |
$1,146,423 | 99 |
| MOULTON, SETH MA · Senate DEM |
$1,133,113 | 96 |
| KRISHNAMOORTHI, S IL · Senate DEM |
$1,031,296 | 71 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEVENS, HALEY MI · Senate DEM |
$2,653,743 | 103 |
| BROWN, SHERROD OH · Senate DEM |
$2,525,110 | 91 |
| EL-SAYED, ABDUL MI · Senate DEM |
$2,508,939 | 210 |
| CRAIG, ANGIE MN · Senate DEM |
$2,078,496 | 153 |
| SWING LEFT C00632133 |
$1,906,982 | 315 |
| OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA NY · House DEM |
$1,865,581 | 119 |
| KRISHNAMOORTHI, S IL · Senate DEM |
$1,593,282 | 111 |
| MOULTON, SETH MA · Senate DEM |
$1,235,301 | 132 |
| PLATNER, GRAHAM ME · Senate DEM |
$1,194,983 | 88 |
| MILLS, JANET TRAFTON ME · Senate DEM |
$1,146,423 | 99 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR US · President DEM |
$18,018,187 | 609 |
| OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA NY · House DEM |
$2,748,813 | 186 |
| STEVENS, HALEY MI · Senate DEM |
$2,653,743 | 103 |
| SWING LEFT C00632133 |
$2,543,336 | 423 |
| BROWN, SHERROD OH · Senate DEM |
$2,525,110 | 91 |
| EL-SAYED, ABDUL MI · Senate DEM |
$2,508,939 | 210 |
| CRAIG, ANGIE MN · Senate DEM |
$2,078,496 | 153 |
| KRISHNAMOORTHI, S IL · Senate DEM |
$1,593,282 | 111 |
| SLOTKIN, ELISSA MI · Senate DEM |
$1,541,951 | 151 |
| MOULTON, SETH MA · Senate DEM |
$1,323,895 | 170 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $211,617,374 | 81.63% |
| Republican | $15,249,111 | 5.88% |
| Non-partisan | $32,368,613 | 12.49% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Money flow through this vendor
Where their ad buys point
IE payers (left) → races the buys targeted (right) · independent-expenditure filings onlyOutflow is on record for the last 3 months, but no itemized payers are.
Outflow is on record for the last 6 months, but no itemized payers are.
Outflow is on record for the last 12 months, but no itemized payers are.
Outflow is on record for the last 18 months, but no itemized payers are.
Outflow is on record for the last 24 months, but no itemized payers are.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 10 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2018 | $33K | 46 | CANDICE MILLER FOR CONGRESS 29% | Wages & Payroll 68% | $33K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $68K | 60 | HELMER FOR CONGRESS 31% | Wages & Payroll 93% | $101K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $116K | 103 | KEN HARBAUGH FOR CONGRESS 35% | Wages & Payroll 94% | $217K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $42 | 1 | TEXAS SENATE DEMOCRATIC CAU… 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $42 | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $295K | 165 | KEN HARBAUGH FOR CONGRESS 23% | Wages & Payroll 96% | $511K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $930K | 346 | MOULTON, SETH 11% | Wages & Payroll 89% | $1.44M | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $1.04M | 357 | SERVE AMERICA PAC 13% | Wages & Payroll 90% | $2.48M | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $1.22M | 372 | SERVE AMERICA PAC 12% | Wages & Payroll 83% | $3.71M | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $1.13M | 318 | SERVE AMERICA PAC 21% | Wages & Payroll 87% | $4.84M | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2018 | $21K | 11 | TEXAS SENATE DEMOCRATIC CAU… 99% | Wages & Payroll 99% | $4.86M | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $642K | 177 | FRIENDS OF ANDREW YANG 29% | Wages & Payroll 90% | $642K | +1851% |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2018 | $19K | 10 | TEXAS SENATE DEMOCRATIC CAU… 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $4.87M | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $1.34M | 330 | SETH MOULTON FOR AMERICA, I… 24% | Wages & Payroll 92% | $1.98M | +1862% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2018 | $19K | 10 | TEXAS SENATE DEMOCRATIC CAU… 99% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $4.89M | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $1.91M | 495 | FRIENDS OF ANDREW YANG 35% | Wages & Payroll 95% | $3.89M | +1552% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2018 | $19K | 9 | TEXAS SENATE DEMOCRATIC CAU… 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $4.91M | +44456% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $4.26M | 1086 | FRIENDS OF ANDREW YANG 60% | Wages & Payroll 98% | $8.15M | +1345% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $6.31M | 1922 | FRIENDS OF ANDREW YANG 42% | Wages & Payroll 96% | $14M | +579% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $4.86M | 1347 | HONOR BOUND PAC 17% | Wages & Payroll 94% | $19M | +366% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $6.04M | 1391 | HONOR BOUND PAC 20% | Wages & Payroll 95% | $25M | +394% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $5.26M | 1204 | HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. 17% | Wages & Payroll 95% | $31M | +366% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2020 | $59K | 36 | TEXAS SENATE DEMOCRATIC CAU… 53% | Wages & Payroll 99% | $31M | +184% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $2.18M | 713 | SWING LEFT 16% | Wages & Payroll 93% | $2.18M | +240% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $38K | 30 | TEXAS SENATE DEMOCRATIC CAU… 80% | Wages & Payroll 99% | $31M | +106% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $2.49M | 831 | COMMON POWER 13% | Wages & Payroll 92% | $4.67M | +86% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $74K | 50 | TEXAS SENATE DEMOCRATIC CAU… 41% | Wages & Payroll 99% | $31M | +292% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $3.3M | 1164 | COMMON POWER 10% | Wages & Payroll 90% | $7.97M | +73% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $76K | 50 | DALLAS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PA… 44% | Wages & Payroll 99% | $31M | +304% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $3.81M | 1435 | SWING LEFT 8% | Wages & Payroll 90% | $12M | -10% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $5.68M | 1885 | KELLY, MARK 8% | Wages & Payroll 92% | $17M | -10% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $7.17M | 2336 | KELLY, MARK 7% | Wages & Payroll 92% | $25M | +48% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $7.01M | 2239 | KELLY, MARK 9% | Wages & Payroll 95% | $32M | +16% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $6.69M | 1853 | KELLY, MARK 10% | Wages & Payroll 93% | $38M | +27% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2024 | $3K | 1 | WILLIAMSON, MARIANNE 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $3K | — |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2022 | $119K | 83 | DALLAS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PA… 43% | Wages & Payroll 95% | $38M | +103% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $2.61M | 1260 | SWING LEFT 11% | Wages & Payroll 91% | $2.61M | +19% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $95K | 80 | TEXAS SENATE DEMOCRATIC CAU… 36% | Wages & Payroll 87% | $39M | +147% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $3.51M | 1507 | SWING LEFT 8% | Wages & Payroll 92% | $6.12M | +41% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $158K | 139 | SOORA KARTHIK MR 30% | Wages & Payroll 97% | $39M | +112% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $5.75M | 1963 | BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 14% | Wages & Payroll 93% | $12M | +74% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $298K | 169 | BATTLEGROUND TEXAS 34% | Wages & Payroll 60% | $39M | +294% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $8.41M | 2259 | BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 22% | Wages & Payroll 96% | $20M | +121% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $15M | 3262 | BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 27% | Wages & Payroll 96% | $35M | +166% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $23M | 3196 | BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 40% | Wages & Payroll 97% | $58M | +214% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $31M | 3168 | BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 50% | Wages & Payroll 98% | $88M | +336% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $26M | 2999 | BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 54% | Wages & Payroll 99% | $115M | +295% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2026 | $7K | 7 | ENGAGE Y'ALL PAC 94% | Wages & Payroll 94% | $7K | +102% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $140K | 133 | TEXAS SENATE DEMOCRATIC CAU… 35% | Wages & Payroll 90% | $115M | +18% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $4.3M | 1802 | SWING LEFT 7% | Wages & Payroll 97% | $4.3M | +65% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $131K | 110 | TEXAS SENATE DEMOCRATIC CAU… 37% | Wages & Payroll 79% | $115M | +38% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $5.61M | 2107 | OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA 5% | Wages & Payroll 97% | $9.91M | +60% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $204K | 144 | TEXAS SENATE DEMOCRATIC CAU… 24% | Wages & Payroll 79% | $115M | +29% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $7.87M | 2884 | KRISHNAMOORTHI, S 5% | Wages & Payroll 93% | $18M | +37% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $240K | 148 | HARRIS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PA… 28% | Wages & Payroll 93% | $116M | -19% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $12M | 3741 | CAMPAIGN FOR DEMOCRACY PAC 4% | Wages & Payroll 99% | $30M | +48% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $17M | 4467 | BROWN, SHERROD 5% | Wages & Payroll 61% | $47M | +13% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $19M | 4531 | BROWN, SHERROD 6% | Wages & Payroll 0% | $66M | -15% |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $2.33M | 459 | EL-SAYED, ABDUL 13% | Wages & Payroll 0% | $69M | -92% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wages & Payroll | $221,671,475 | 49,627 | $4K | 96.1% | BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 21% | 5w ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $6,375,783 | 2,177 | $3K | 2.8% | MCCARTHY VICTORY FUND 16% | 5mo ago |
| Fundraising | $860,152 | 2,686 | $320 | 0.4% | BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 22% | 5mo ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | $603,463 | 169 | $4K | 0.3% | COMMON POWER 85% | 6mo ago |
| Legal & Compliance | $595,478 | 235 | $3K | 0.3% | BATTLEGROUND TEXAS 86% | 9mo ago |
| Strategy & Research | $472,795 | 305 | $2K | 0.2% | COMMON POWER 59% | 16mo ago |
| Travel & Events | $55,917 | 53 | $1K | 0.0% | 2024 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CO… 54% | 10mo ago |
| Software & Tech | $44,468 | 211 | $211 | 0.0% | STEIN, JILL 53% | 3mo ago |
| Field & Voter Contact | $16,526 | 25 | $661 | 0.0% | REYNA II DANIEL JOSHUA MR J… 75% | 7mo ago |
| Admin & Office | $12,706 | 52 | $244 | 0.0% | COMMON POWER 42% | 6mo ago |
| Media | $3,513 | 4 | $878 | 0.0% | REGUNBERG, AARON 92% | 3y ago |
| Digital | $2,367 | 9 | $263 | 0.0% | COURAGE TO ACT 97% | 22mo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWING LEFT | 3 | $7,186,432 | 669 | 2021-01-14 | 2026-07-30 |
| HONOR BOUND PAC | 3 | $5,099,230 | 783 | 2019-07-16 | 2024-12-30 |
| SANDERS, BERNARD | 4 | $4,897,805 | 428 | 2020-05-14 | 2026-06-30 |
| KELLY, MARK | 3 | $4,777,421 | 353 | 2021-05-14 | 2026-06-30 |
| HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. | 3 | $3,807,390 | 192 | 2019-08-27 | 2026-06-22 |
| MOULTON, SETH | 5 | $3,311,326 | 635 | 2018-01-02 | 2026-08-07 |
| KUNCE, LUCAS | 3 | $2,996,306 | 293 | 2021-04-30 | 2026-02-03 |
| COMMON POWER | 3 | $2,942,712 | 418 | 2019-04-10 | 2023-10-03 |
| SERVE AMERICA PAC | 5 | $2,744,703 | 574 | 2017-10-31 | 2026-06-22 |
| MCBATH, LUCIA KAY MS. | 4 | $1,644,775 | 405 | 2020-01-14 | 2026-06-29 |
| DAVIDS, SHARICE | 4 | $1,548,338 | 407 | 2020-01-02 | 2026-07-14 |
| CHC BOLD PAC | 5 | $1,525,716 | 505 | 2018-01-29 | 2026-07-31 |
| FITZPATRICK, BRIAN | 5 | $1,519,992 | 702 | 2017-01-03 | 2026-06-30 |
| GLUESENKAMP PEREZ, MARIE | 3 | $1,510,713 | 271 | 2022-10-04 | 2026-07-03 |
| LEE, SUSIE | 4 | $1,475,502 | 433 | 2019-10-04 | 2026-06-30 |
| CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PAC | 4 | $1,425,606 | 412 | 2020-04-07 | 2026-07-23 |
| VPP | 4 | $1,390,674 | 408 | 2019-10-09 | 2026-06-25 |
| WEXTON, JENNIFER | 4 | $1,386,819 | 286 | 2020-01-30 | 2025-02-05 |
| THOMPSON, GLENN MR. | 4 | $1,296,783 | 334 | 2019-05-29 | 2026-06-30 |
| HORSFORD, STEVEN ALEXZANDER | 4 | $1,169,391 | 403 | 2019-09-20 | 2026-06-17 |
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 | $53,782,053 | 28.2% | 27 | |
| DC | $23,931,248 | 12.5% | 50 | |
| NY | $17,511,431 | 9.2% | 47 | |
| MI | $14,759,571 | 7.7% | 36 | |
| AZ | $13,979,006 | 7.3% | 27 | |
| TX | $13,924,535 | 7.3% | 112 | |
| CA | $12,009,079 | 6.3% | 65 | |
| WA | $11,037,967 | 5.8% | 28 | |
| MA | $8,783,617 | 4.6% | 21 | |
| CO | $8,057,929 | 4.2% | 24 | |
| MN | $7,286,988 | 3.8% | 19 | |
| KY | $5,981,001 | 3.1% | 8 |
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 | 2024-10-30 | BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR | Wages & Payroll | PAYROLL | $2,282,113 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-11-15 | BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR | Wages & Payroll | PAYROLL | $2,258,617 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-11 | BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR | Wages & Payroll | PAYROLL | $2,152,120 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-09-27 | BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR | Wages & Payroll | PAYROLL | $2,027,560 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-09-12 | BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR | Wages & Payroll | PAYROLL | $1,797,819 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-12-10 | CAMPAIGN FOR DEMOCRACY PAC | Wages & Payroll | SALARY- BONUS | $339,165 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-06-17 | BROWN, SHERROD | — | PAYROLL - SEE MEMO ITEMS | $137,556 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-06-04 | BROWN, SHERROD | — | PAYROLL - SEE MEMO ITEMS | $134,202 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-02 | BROWN, SHERROD | — | PAYROLL - SEE MEMO ITEMS | $133,775 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-18 | BROWN, SHERROD | — | PAYROLL - SEE MEMO ITEMS | $129,362 |
| Recent | 2026-08-07 | MOULTON, SETH | — | PAYROLL - SEE MEMOS | $49,161 |
| Recent | 2026-08-07 | MOULTON, SETH | — | PAYROLL TAXES | $20,005 |
| Recent | 2026-08-13 | TRAVIS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Wages & Payroll | Payroll Taxes | $2,062 |
| Recent | 2026-08-13 | TRAVIS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY | — | volunteer food | $93 |
| Recent | 2026-08-04 | ANDRES-BECK, BETH | — | PAYROLL SOFTWARE FEES | $90 |