Howard Chou
Howard Chou is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Howard Chou was paid — across 3 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
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- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 36
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 3
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
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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.
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Top buyers last 3 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| KIROS, MELAT CO · House DEM |
$3,496 | 2 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| KIROS, MELAT CO · House DEM |
$15,371 | 9 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| KIROS, MELAT CO · House DEM |
$18,544 | 13 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| KIROS, MELAT CO · House DEM |
$18,544 | 13 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| KIROS, MELAT CO · House DEM |
$18,544 | 13 |
| GASSEN, RIVER CO · House DEM |
$1,596 | 3 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 100.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $0 | 0.00% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 2 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $5K | 7 | PADORA, JOHN J JR. 68% | Strategy & Research 81% | $5K | — |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $9K | 12 | PADORA, JOHN J JR. 86% | Wages & Payroll 86% | $13K | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $1K | 2 | GASSEN, RIVER 100% | Strategy & Research 67% | $15K | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $808 | 2 | GASSEN, RIVER 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $15K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $6K | 6 | KIROS, MELAT 100% | — | $6K | +38% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $12K | 7 | KIROS, MELAT 100% | — | $19K | +39% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wages & Payroll | $7,438 | 7 | $1K | 48.5% | PADORA, JOHN J JR. 100% | 2y ago |
| Strategy & Research | $5,381 | 8 | $673 | 35.1% | PADORA, JOHN J JR. 59% | 22mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $2,504 | 8 | $313 | 16.3% | GASSEN, RIVER 100% | 2y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO | $33,866 | 100.0% | 3 |
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 | 2026-06-26 | KIROS, MELAT | — | STRATEGIC CONSULTING | $1,957 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-04-06 | KIROS, MELAT | — | STRATEGIC CONSULTING | $1,938 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-05-22 | KIROS, MELAT | — | STRATEGIC CONSULTING | $1,805 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-03-21 | PADORA, JOHN J JR. | Strategy & Research | CONSULTING | $1,768 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-03-17 | KIROS, MELAT | — | STRATEGIC CONSULTING | $1,691 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-12 | KIROS, MELAT | — | STRATEGIC CONSULTING | $1,653 |
| Recent | 2026-06-29 | KIROS, MELAT | — | STRATEGIC CONSULTING | $1,539 |
| Recent | 2026-05-04 | KIROS, MELAT | — | STRATEGIC CONSULTING | $1,539 |