PAD CONSULTING
PAD CONSULTING is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle PAD CONSULTING was paid $268K across 15 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
- Dec 10, 2018 → May 21, 2026
- spans 7.4 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 77
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 15
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| WHITE, ROBERT C. JR. DC · House DEM |
$6,000 | 2 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| WHITE, ROBERT C. JR. DC · House DEM |
$6,000 | 2 |
| ARMSTRONG, CHRISTOPHER CAMPBELL WI · House DEM |
$3,500 | 3 |
| COGHILL, MORGAN IL · House DEM |
$3,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 6
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| COGHILL, MORGAN IL · House DEM |
$12,000 | 7 |
| WHITE, ROBERT C. JR. DC · House DEM |
$6,000 | 2 |
| SAGE, NATHAN IA · Senate DEM |
$4,500 | 6 |
| ARMSTRONG, CHRISTOPHER CAMPBELL WI · House DEM |
$3,500 | 3 |
| KILBOURN, KYLE WI · House DEM |
$2,000 | 4 |
| RYAN, KEVIN IL · Senate DEM |
$1,500 | 3 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 6
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| COGHILL, MORGAN IL · House DEM |
$15,000 | 9 |
| SAGE, NATHAN IA · Senate DEM |
$6,000 | 7 |
| WHITE, ROBERT C. JR. DC · House DEM |
$6,000 | 2 |
| KILBOURN, KYLE WI · House DEM |
$4,000 | 8 |
| ARMSTRONG, CHRISTOPHER CAMPBELL WI · House DEM |
$3,500 | 3 |
| RYAN, KEVIN IL · Senate DEM |
$1,500 | 3 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 7
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| COGHILL, MORGAN IL · House DEM |
$15,000 | 9 |
| SAGE, NATHAN IA · Senate DEM |
$6,000 | 7 |
| PELTOLA, MARY AK · House DEM |
$6,000 | 3 |
| WHITE, ROBERT C. JR. DC · House DEM |
$6,000 | 2 |
| KILBOURN, KYLE WI · House DEM |
$4,000 | 8 |
| ARMSTRONG, CHRISTOPHER CAMPBELL WI · House DEM |
$3,500 | 3 |
| RYAN, KEVIN IL · Senate DEM |
$1,500 | 3 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $229,359 | 85.74% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $38,153 | 14.26% |
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 · 8 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $3K | 1 | SANDERS, BERNARD 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $3K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $2K | 1 | THE MAJORITY RULES 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $2K | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $42K | 4 | BERNIE 2020 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $44K | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $34K | 3 | BERNIE 2020 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $79K | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $32K | 3 | BERNIE 2020 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $111K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $36K | 3 | BERNIE 2020 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $147K | — |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $18K | 2 | BERNIE 2020 96% | Strategy & Research 100% | $165K | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $2K | 1 | C00767194 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $2K | -95% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $12K | 6 | C00767194 50% | Strategy & Research 100% | $14K | -65% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $8K | 3 | C00767194 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $22K | -77% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $5K | 2 | C00767194 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $27K | -86% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $6K | 3 | C00767194 77% | Strategy & Research 100% | $33K | -66% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $6K | 2 | PELTOLA, MARY 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $39K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $7K | 3 | PELTOLA, MARY 71% | Strategy & Research 100% | $7K | +40% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $10K | 4 | PELTOLA, MARY 80% | Strategy & Research 100% | $17K | +61% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $6K | 3 | PELTOLA, MARY 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $23K | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $2K | 1 | PELTOLA, MARY 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $25K | -67% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $5K | 5 | KILBOURN, KYLE 33% | Strategy & Research 100% | $5K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $8K | 8 | COGHILL, MORGAN 60% | Strategy & Research 100% | $12K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $9K | 10 | COGHILL, MORGAN 51% | Strategy & Research 100% | $21K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $9K | 7 | COGHILL, MORGAN 49% | Strategy & Research 100% | $30K | +32% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $6K | 2 | WHITE, ROBERT C. JR. 100% | — | $36K | -40% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $261,512 | 75 | $3K | 100.0% | BERNIE 2020 62% | 3mo 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VT | $165,035 | 61.7% | 2 | |
| Unknown | $33,276 | 12.4% | 4 | |
| AK | $27,020 | 10.1% | 1 | |
| IL | $16,500 | 6.2% | 2 | |
| IA | $12,181 | 4.6% | 3 | |
| DC | $10,000 | 3.7% | 2 | |
| WI | $3,500 | 1.3% | 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 | 2020-04-15 | BERNIE 2020 | Strategy & Research | CONSULTING/POLITICAL STRATEGY | $17,625 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-03-05 | BERNIE 2020 | Strategy & Research | CONSULTING/POLITICAL STRATEGY | $13,461 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-03-23 | BERNIE 2020 | Strategy & Research | CONSULTING/POLITICAL STRATEGY | $12,493 |
| Largest all-time | 2019-09-03 | BERNIE 2020 | Strategy & Research | CONSULTING/POLITICAL STRATEGY | $12,017 |
| Largest all-time | 2019-06-27 | BERNIE 2020 | Strategy & Research | CONSULTING/POLITICAL STRATEGY | $11,910 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-04 | WHITE, ROBERT C. JR. | — | DATA CONSULTING | $4,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-27 | COGHILL, MORGAN | Strategy & Research | STRATEGY CONSULTING | $3,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-21 | WHITE, ROBERT C. JR. | — | DATA CONSULTING | $2,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-06-24 | COGHILL, MORGAN | Strategy & Research | STRATEGY CONSULTING | $1,500 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-07-17 | COGHILL, MORGAN | Strategy & Research | STRATEGY CONSULTING | $1,500 |
| Recent | 2026-03-31 | ARMSTRONG, CHRISTOPHER CAMPBELL | Strategy & Research | STRATEGY CONSULTING | $1,000 |
| Recent | 2026-02-24 | ARMSTRONG, CHRISTOPHER CAMPBELL | Strategy & Research | STRATEGY CONSULTING | $1,000 |