Kwik Star
Kwik Star is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Kwik Star was paid $4K across 10 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
- Aug 24, 2015 → Jun 1, 2026
- spans 10.8 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 79
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 10
- 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.
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Top buyers last 6 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CARLIN, JAMES IA · Senate REP |
$529 | 9 |
| MITCHELL, JOE IA · House REP |
$74 | 1 |
| DOLTER, KATHRYN J IA · House DEM |
$65 | 2 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CARLIN, JAMES IA · Senate REP |
$576 | 12 |
| MITCHELL, JOE IA · House REP |
$142 | 5 |
| DOLTER, KATHRYN J IA · House DEM |
$65 | 2 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CARLIN, JAMES IA · Senate REP |
$666 | 14 |
| MITCHELL, JOE IA · House REP |
$142 | 5 |
| ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON IA · Senate REP |
$97 | 1 |
| DOLTER, KATHRYN J IA · House DEM |
$65 | 2 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 5
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CARLIN, JAMES IA · Senate REP |
$666 | 14 |
| ALBERTSON-CORKERY, SARAH ELAINE IA · House DEM |
$379 | 12 |
| ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON IA · Senate REP |
$214 | 3 |
| MITCHELL, JOE IA · House REP |
$142 | 5 |
| DOLTER, KATHRYN J IA · House DEM |
$65 | 2 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $1,589 | 36.11% |
| Republican | $2,812 | 63.89% |
| 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 · 7 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $317 | 1 | HANSEN FOR CONGRESS 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $317 | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $426 | 1 | HANSEN FOR CONGRESS 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $743 | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $431 | 4 | HANSEN FOR CONGRESS 86% | Other / Unclassified 86% | $1K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $113 | 3 | HANSEN FOR CONGRESS 53% | Other / Unclassified 53% | $1K | — |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $13 | 1 | ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $1K | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $6 | 1 | ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $1K | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $118 | 3 | RURAL OBJECTIVE PAC 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $1K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $62 | 1 | ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $62 | +1014% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $47 | 1 | ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $47 | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $428 | 8 | VAN ORDEN, DERRICK F. MR. 51% | Travel & Events 100% | $475 | — |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $391 | 8 | ALBERTSON-CORKERY, SARAH EL… 89% | Travel & Events 100% | $866 | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $861 | 17 | ALBERTSON-CORKERY, SARAH EL… 85% | Travel & Events 100% | $2K | +1285% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $217 | 8 | ALBERTSON-CORKERY, SARAH EL… 75% | Travel & Events 100% | $2K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $188 | 3 | ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON 52% | Travel & Events 100% | $188 | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $70 | 2 | MITCHELL, JOE 81% | Travel & Events 100% | $258 | +49% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $184 | 7 | CARLIN, JAMES 54% | Travel & Events 46% | $442 | -57% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $528 | 10 | CARLIN, JAMES 88% | — | $970 | +35% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel & Events | $3,344 | 64 | $52 | 88.6% | ALBERTSON-CORKERY, SARAH EL… 39% | 6mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $430 | 2 | $215 | 11.4% | HANSEN FOR CONGRESS 100% | 6y 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON | 4 | $596 | 11 | 2020-06-17 | 2025-07-29 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IA | $4,167 | 94.7% | 8 | |
| WI | $217 | 4.9% | 1 | |
| TX | $17 | 0.4% | 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 | 2019-09-30 | HANSEN FOR CONGRESS | Travel & Events | FUEL | $426 |
| Largest all-time | 2019-12-31 | HANSEN FOR CONGRESS | Other / Unclassified | CASH | $370 |
| Largest all-time | 2019-06-30 | HANSEN FOR CONGRESS | Travel & Events | GAS | $317 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-02-28 | ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON | Travel & Events | TRAVEL | $128 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-10-06 | RURAL OBJECTIVE PAC | Travel & Events | FUEL | $100 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-07-29 | ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON | Travel & Events | TRAVEL | $97 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-14 | CARLIN, JAMES | — | TRAVEL | $80 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-28 | CARLIN, JAMES | — | TRAVEL | $76 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-28 | CARLIN, JAMES | — | TRAVEL | $75 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-09 | MITCHELL, JOE | Travel & Events | TRAVEL | $74 |
| Recent | 2026-06-01 | CARLIN, JAMES | — | TRAVEL | $62 |
| Recent | 2026-05-06 | CARLIN, JAMES | — | TRAVEL | $30 |
| Recent | 2026-05-30 | DOLTER, KATHRYN J | — | GAS | $28 |