PARAGON PAYMENT SOLUTIONS
$6.56M
2025-2026 cycle
PARAGON PAYMENT SOLUTIONS is a fundraising vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle PARAGON PAYMENT SOLUTIONS was paid $6.56M across 267 client committees, of which $1K 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
$6.56M
=
$6.55M
(Schedule B)
+
$1K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$6,554,659 | 6,203 rows | 100.0% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$1,203 | 3 rows | 0.0% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jan 3, 2019 → Aug 31, 2026
- spans 7.7 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 6,203
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 267
- 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.
Sep 2025
Aug 2026
$726K
across 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.
No buyer activity in this window.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| EMILYS LIST C00193433 |
$14,929 | 2 |
| HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00466813 |
$572 | 1 |
| NATIONAL ATHLETIC TRAINERS' ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00408518 |
$523 | 2 |
| M-PAC C00365270 |
$254 | 3 |
| NORTH AMERICAN EQUIPMENT DEALERS ASSOCIATION PAC C00858050 |
$129 | 1 |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC PAC, DBA PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERAL PAC C00314617 |
$78 | 1 |
| L PAC C00519413 |
$74 | 1 |
| WOMEN VOTE C00473918 |
$65 | 1 |
| LGBTQ VICTORY FUND FEDERAL PAC C00476978 |
$39 | 1 |
| ACTIVATE AMERICA C00640300 |
$38 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| DSCC C00042366 |
$73,144 | 14 |
| EMILYS LIST C00193433 |
$59,825 | 8 |
| BOOKER VICTORY FUND C00734319 |
$42,664 | 2 |
| FCDC - FEDERAL C00277541 |
$7,549 | 3 |
| BOOKER, CORY A. NJ · Senate DEM |
$4,410 | 2 |
| WASHINGTON STATE DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE C00114439 |
$3,972 | 3 |
| PANETTA, JIMMY CA · House DEM |
$3,410 | 2 |
| DUCKWORTH VICTORY FUND C00577189 |
$3,111 | 2 |
| MURRAY, PATTY WA · Senate DEM |
$2,507 | 4 |
| DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF FLORIDA C00005561 |
$2,227 | 3 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| DSCC C00042366 |
$224,930 | 44 |
| EMILYS LIST C00193433 |
$144,196 | 20 |
| BOOKER VICTORY FUND C00734319 |
$84,194 | 8 |
| FCDC - FEDERAL C00277541 |
$16,583 | 9 |
| DUCKWORTH VICTORY FUND C00577189 |
$11,109 | 8 |
| MURRAY, PATTY WA · Senate DEM |
$8,180 | 15 |
| BOOKER, CORY A. NJ · Senate DEM |
$7,643 | 8 |
| PANETTA, JIMMY CA · House DEM |
$6,799 | 8 |
| WASHINGTON STATE DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE C00114439 |
$4,865 | 6 |
| HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00466813 |
$4,765 | 10 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| DSCC C00042366 |
$360,264 | 74 |
| BOOKER VICTORY FUND C00734319 |
$258,346 | 14 |
| EMILYS LIST C00193433 |
$227,712 | 32 |
| FCDC - FEDERAL C00277541 |
$27,428 | 15 |
| BOOKER, CORY A. NJ · Senate DEM |
$21,215 | 14 |
| DUCKWORTH VICTORY FUND C00577189 |
$20,540 | 14 |
| MURRAY, PATTY WA · Senate DEM |
$17,520 | 27 |
| PANETTA, JIMMY CA · House DEM |
$11,070 | 14 |
| ARLINGTON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE JOINT FEDERAL CAMPAIGN C00406041 |
$7,703 | 14 |
| HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00466813 |
$7,336 | 16 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| DSCC C00042366 |
$499,484 | 106 |
| EMILYS LIST C00193433 |
$320,373 | 44 |
| BOOKER VICTORY FUND C00734319 |
$301,299 | 20 |
| FCDC - FEDERAL C00277541 |
$33,748 | 21 |
| DUCKWORTH VICTORY FUND C00577189 |
$30,040 | 20 |
| BOOKER, CORY A. NJ · Senate DEM |
$23,876 | 20 |
| MURRAY, PATTY WA · Senate DEM |
$19,516 | 35 |
| PANETTA, JIMMY CA · House DEM |
$15,610 | 22 |
| ARLINGTON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE JOINT FEDERAL CAMPAIGN C00406041 |
$10,770 | 19 |
| DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF FLORIDA C00005561 |
$9,827 | 21 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 100%
R · 0%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $4,527,535 | 69.06% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $2,028,327 | 30.94% |
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 onlyNo activity in the last 1 months.
No activity in the last 3 months.
No activity in the last 6 months.
No activity in the last 12 months.
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 · 8 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Q1 | 2018 | $1 | 1 | RODRIGUEZ FOR ASSEMBLY 2020… 100% | Fundraising 100% | $1 | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $53K | 11 | CORY 2020 93% | Fundraising 100% | $53K | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2018 | $2K | 5 | WALLENSTEIN JOSHUA C MR JOSH 54% | Fundraising 100% | $2K | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $145K | 32 | CORY 2020 58% | Fundraising 100% | $197K | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2018 | $7K | 20 | POWERS RUBY LICHTE MS 29% | Fundraising 100% | $9K | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $88K | 40 | CORY 2020 68% | Fundraising 100% | $285K | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2018 | $18K | 35 | MOVING TO THE FUTURE PAC 38% | Fundraising 100% | $27K | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $115K | 59 | CORY 2020 53% | Fundraising 100% | $401K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $143K | 131 | AMY FOR AMERICA 33% | Fundraising 100% | $544K | — |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $134K | 108 | BOOKER VICTORY FUND 20% | Fundraising 100% | $678K | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $276K | 127 | THE PAC FOR AMERICA S FUTUR… 19% | Fundraising 100% | $954K | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2022 | $732 | 1 | FRIENDS OF ERIC ORTS 100% | Fundraising 100% | $732 | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $325K | 148 | THE PAC FOR AMERICA S FUTUR… 29% | Fundraising 100% | $1.28M | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2022 | $347 | 3 | FRIENDS OF ERIC ORTS 100% | Fundraising 100% | $1K | — |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2020 | $5K | 25 | THE PAC FOR AMERICA S FUTUR… 51% | Fundraising 100% | $1.28M | +621038% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $23K | 55 | BASS CIVIC ACTION FUND 22% | Fundraising 100% | $24K | -56% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $9K | 33 | BONTA FOR ASSEMBLY 2021; MIA 41% | Fundraising 100% | $1.29M | +453% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $104K | 107 | DSCC 25% | Fundraising 100% | $128K | -28% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $7K | 31 | BONTA FOR ASSEMBLY 2021; MIA 79% | Fundraising 100% | $1.3M | +6% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $184K | 205 | DSCC 35% | Fundraising 100% | $312K | +109% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $4K | 29 | HANEY FOR ASSEMBLY 2022; MA… 56% | Fundraising 100% | $1.31M | -77% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $242K | 252 | DSCC 35% | Fundraising 100% | $555K | +110% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $255K | 253 | DSCC 36% | Fundraising 100% | $809K | +78% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $415K | 296 | DSCC 31% | Fundraising 100% | $1.22M | +210% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $423K | 314 | DSCC 24% | Fundraising 100% | $1.65M | +53% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $433K | 309 | EMILYS LIST 24% | Fundraising 100% | $2.08M | +33% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2022 | $4K | 48 | ALVAREZ MARIA LUISA HONORAB… 36% | Fundraising 100% | $2.09M | -20% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $161K | 124 | EMILYS LIST 39% | Fundraising 100% | $161K | +598% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $10K | 45 | KOUNALAKIS FOR GOVERNOR 202… 41% | Fundraising 100% | $2.1M | +6% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $234K | 181 | EMILYS LIST 33% | Fundraising 100% | $395K | +125% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $4K | 50 | CORNELIO NATALIA M HONORABLE 19% | Fundraising 100% | $2.1M | -47% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $197K | 254 | EMILYS LIST 32% | Fundraising 100% | $592K | +7% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $6K | 46 | ROGERS FOR ASSEMBLY 2024 (R… 19% | Fundraising 100% | $2.11M | +52% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $222K | 294 | DSCC 27% | Fundraising 100% | $814K | -8% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $196K | 244 | DSCC 35% | Fundraising 100% | $1.01M | -23% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $289K | 286 | DSCC 32% | Fundraising 100% | $1.3M | -30% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $274K | 316 | DSCC 45% | Fundraising 100% | $1.57M | -35% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $288K | 292 | DSCC 46% | Fundraising 100% | $1.86M | -34% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $943 | 34 | GOVERN FOR CALIFORNIA COURA… 19% | Fundraising 100% | $1.86M | -77% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $107K | 100 | EMILYS LIST 39% | Fundraising 100% | $107K | -33% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $1K | 30 | 971616 36% | Fundraising 100% | $1.86M | -86% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $259K | 147 | BOOKER VICTORY FUND 39% | Fundraising 98% | $366K | +11% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $2K | 48 | BLANCO CESAR J HONORABLE 33% | Fundraising 100% | $1.86M | -41% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $218K | 226 | BOOKER VICTORY FUND 36% | Fundraising 100% | $584K | +11% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $6K | 47 | BLANCO CESAR J HONORABLE 29% | Fundraising 100% | $1.87M | -12% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $203K | 239 | DSCC 40% | Fundraising 100% | $787K | -9% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $154K | 222 | DSCC 38% | Fundraising 80% | $941K | -21% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $246K | 251 | DSCC 37% | Fundraising 1% | $1.19M | -15% |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $60K | 49 | EMILYS LIST 47% | — | $1.25M | -78% |
Revenue by service category
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Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fundraising | $6,215,992 | 5,816 | $1K | 100.0% | DSCC 24% | 4mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
66
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$5,167,966 · 79% of revenue
78
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$597,458 · 9% of revenue
123
One-time clients 1 cycle
$789,234 · 12% of revenue
Top 20 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DSCC | 3 | $1,624,852 | 318 | 2021-05-03 | 2026-07-03 |
| EMILYS LIST | 3 | $1,211,527 | 130 | 2021-02-03 | 2026-08-03 |
| BOOKER VICTORY FUND | 4 | $719,961 | 76 | 2020-04-02 | 2026-06-02 |
| WARNOCK VICTORY FUND | 3 | $206,047 | 41 | 2022-04-04 | 2025-12-03 |
| THE PAC FOR AMERICA'S FUTURE | 3 | $176,522 | 34 | 2019-08-02 | 2026-06-02 |
| THE PAC FOR AMERICA S FUTURE -TX | 4 | $175,963 | 71 | 2020-05-04 | 2026-06-02 |
| BOOKER, CORY A. | 4 | $120,628 | 76 | 2020-03-02 | 2026-06-02 |
| FCDC - FEDERAL | 4 | $114,254 | 72 | 2020-08-03 | 2026-07-02 |
| DUCKWORTH VICTORY FUND | 3 | $111,338 | 62 | 2021-05-03 | 2026-06-02 |
| PAPPAS, CHRIS | 4 | $106,316 | 74 | 2019-04-01 | 2025-06-25 |
| DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF FLORIDA | 3 | $53,321 | 56 | 2021-10-04 | 2026-07-02 |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTES | 4 | $43,167 | 72 | 2019-12-02 | 2026-08-03 |
| WOMEN VOTE | 3 | $41,360 | 64 | 2021-05-03 | 2026-08-03 |
| ARLINGTON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE JOINT FEDERAL CAMPAIGN | 4 | $34,528 | 73 | 2020-02-04 | 2026-07-02 |
| MISSOURI DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE (FEDERAL) | 4 | $34,231 | 135 | 2020-08-03 | 2026-07-02 |
| COURTNEY, JOSEPH | 4 | $29,022 | 78 | 2019-07-01 | 2026-06-02 |
| MURRAY, PATTY | 3 | $28,759 | 85 | 2021-07-02 | 2026-06-02 |
| ACTIVATE AMERICA | 3 | $25,974 | 59 | 2021-07-02 | 2026-08-03 |
| HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | 3 | $23,622 | 57 | 2021-09-02 | 2026-08-03 |
| MONTGOMERY COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE | 4 | $18,400 | 53 | 2019-01-03 | 2026-08-03 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC | $4,616,985 | 74.0% | 38 | |
| TX | $327,677 | 5.2% | 37 | |
| CA | $303,293 | 4.9% | 68 | |
| NJ | $159,262 | 2.6% | 3 | |
| VA | $153,976 | 2.5% | 6 | |
| AZ | $129,352 | 2.1% | 4 | |
| NY | $115,805 | 1.9% | 16 | |
| MA | $112,402 | 1.8% | 2 | |
| NH | $107,798 | 1.7% | 2 | |
| WA | $105,874 | 1.7% | 9 | |
| FL | $59,830 | 1.0% | 5 | |
| CO | $50,805 | 0.8% | 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 | 2019-03-04 | CORY 2020 | Fundraising | CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEE | $48,929 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-10-03 | WARNOCK VICTORY FUND | Fundraising | CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEE | $48,293 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-11-02 | EMILYS LIST | Fundraising | CREDIT CARD SERVICE CHARGES | $45,109 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-11-04 | DSCC | Fundraising | CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES | $43,130 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-03-02 | AMY FOR AMERICA | Fundraising | CREDIT CARD PROCESSING | $42,827 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-05-02 | BOOKER VICTORY FUND | Fundraising | MERCHANT FEES | $41,455 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-02 | DSCC | — | CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES | $37,319 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-06-02 | BOOKER VICTORY FUND | Fundraising | MERCHANT FEES | $36,432 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-08-04 | BOOKER VICTORY FUND | Fundraising | CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES | $30,720 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-08-04 | DSCC | Fundraising | CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES | $30,550 |
| Recent | 2026-08-31 | NATIONAL ATHLETIC TRAINERS' ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | CC PROCESSING FEES | $196 |
| Recent | 2026-08-31 | M-PAC | — | CREDIT CARD FEES | $81 |
| Recent | 2026-08-03 | PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC PAC, DBA PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERAL PAC | — | MERCHANT FEES | $78 |
| Recent | 2026-08-03 | PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTES | — | MERCHANT FEES | $34 |
| Recent | 2026-08-03 | JERSEY VALUES PAC | — | CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEE | $27 |