Kent Gates
Kent Gates is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Kent Gates was paid — across 6 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
- 31
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 6
- 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 6 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE WV · Senate REP |
$308 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE WV · Senate REP |
$2,361 | 3 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE WV · Senate REP |
$2,667 | 5 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE WV · Senate REP |
$2,887 | 6 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 98.88% |
| Non-partisan | $0 | 1.12% |
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 · 10 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $361 | 1 | TEXANS FOR TEXAS 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $361 | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $197 | 1 | TEXANS FOR TEXAS 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $558 | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $1K | 2 | CHELE FARLEY FOR SENATE INC 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $2K | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $531 | 2 | CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $531 | +47% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $208 | 1 | CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $739 | +5% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $243 | 1 | CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $982 | — |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $3K | 1 | WAGLE FOR KANSAS 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $4K | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $1K | 2 | FOSTER FOR KANSAS 82% | Software & Tech 82% | $5K | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $37K | 2 | CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $42K | +2496% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $901 | 1 | CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $901 | +70% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $118 | 1 | CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $1K | -43% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $235 | 2 | CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $1K | -3% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $145 | 1 | CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $1K | -95% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $197 | 1 | CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $2K | -99% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $257 | 1 | CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $257 | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $43 | 1 | CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $300 | -95% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $264 | 1 | CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $564 | +12% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $91 | 1 | CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $655 | -37% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $459 | 2 | JACK, BRIAN 81% | Contributions & Trans… 81% | $1K | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $220 | 1 | CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $1K | +12% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $255 | 1 | CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $255 | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $51 | 1 | CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $306 | -80% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $2K | 2 | CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $2K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $308 | 1 | CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE 100% | — | $3K | +240% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wages & Payroll | $47,620 | 26 | $2K | 96.2% | CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE 91% | 9mo ago |
| Software & Tech | $949 | 1 | $949 | 1.9% | FOSTER FOR KANSAS 100% | 6y ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $558 | 2 | $279 | 1.1% | TEXANS FOR TEXAS 100% | 8y ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | $374 | 1 | $374 | 0.8% | JACK, BRIAN 100% | 2y 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE | 4 | $43,445 | 24 | 2019-07-14 | 2026-05-01 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WV | $43,445 | 87.2% | 1 | |
| KS | $4,005 | 8.0% | 2 | |
| NY | $1,427 | 2.9% | 1 | |
| TX | $558 | 1.1% | 1 | |
| GA | $374 | 0.8% | 1 |
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 | 2020-11-10 | CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE | Wages & Payroll | BONUS PER CONTRACT | $30,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-11-10 | CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE | Wages & Payroll | EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT | $7,034 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-06-30 | WAGLE FOR KANSAS | Wages & Payroll | EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT: SEE MEMOS | $3,056 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-10-09 | CHELE FARLEY FOR SENATE INC | Wages & Payroll | EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT: SEE ITEMIZATION BELOW | $1,147 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-12-07 | CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE | Wages & Payroll | EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT | $1,092 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-10-28 | CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE | Wages & Payroll | EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT | $960 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-01 | CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE | — | EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT | $308 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-03-15 | CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE | Wages & Payroll | EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT | $255 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-05-16 | CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE | Wages & Payroll | EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT | $51 |