PARAGON PAYMENT SOLUTIONS

$6.43M 2025-2026 cycle

PARAGON PAYMENT SOLUTIONS is a fundraising vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle PARAGON PAYMENT SOLUTIONS was paid $6.43M across 264 client committees, of which $1K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

Fundraising ○ Slowing (~2mo since last)

Part I Identity

Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.

Source split

$6.43M = $6.42M (Schedule B) + $1K (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments
$6,424,855 6,029 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 → Jun 2, 2026
spans 7.4 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
6,029
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
264
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Jul 2025 Jun 2026
$759K across 12 months
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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

BOOKER VICTORY FUND $20K — · 1 txn FCDC - FEDERAL $3K — · 1 txn PELLERIN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; GAIL $522 — · 1 txn NATIONAL ATHLETIC TRAINERS' ASSOCIATI… $222 — · 1 txn HARRIS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY CEC $210 — · 1 txn GOVERN FOR CALIFORNIA COURAGE COMMITT… $164 Fundraising · 1 txn DCCC $100 — · 1 txn 971616 $95 — · 2 txns BORES, ALEXANDER $81 — · 1 txn THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY ACTION FUND PO… $64 — · 2 txns PP PARAGON PAYMENT SOLUTIONS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
BOOKER VICTORY FUND
C00734319
$19,952 1
FCDC - FEDERAL
C00277541
$2,633 1
PELLERIN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; GAIL
1476812
$522 1
NATIONAL ATHLETIC TRAINERS' ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
C00408518
$222 1
HARRIS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY CEC
00015507
$210 1
GOVERN FOR CALIFORNIA COURAGE COMMITTEE
1392639
$164 1
DCCC
C00000935
$100 1
971616
971616
$95 2
BORES, ALEXANDER
NY · House DEM
$81 1
THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY ACTION FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PAC)
C00788992
$64 2
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 10

DSCC $84K Fundraising · 15 txns BOOKER VICTORY FUND $66K — · 4 txns EMILYS LIST $48K Fundraising · 6 txns FCDC - FEDERAL $8K Fundraising · 4 txns ARLINGTON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE… $3K Fundraising · 3 txns BOOKER, CORY A. $3K Fundraising · 3 txns JERSEY VALUES PAC $3K — · 3 txns WASHINGTON STATE DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL C… $2K — · 2 txns HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND POLITICAL AC… $2K — · 3 txns PANETTA, JIMMY $2K — · 3 txns PP PARAGON PAYMENT SOLUTIONS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
DSCC
C00042366
$83,595 15
BOOKER VICTORY FUND
C00734319
$66,035 4
EMILYS LIST
C00193433
$48,198 6
FCDC - FEDERAL
C00277541
$7,556 4
ARLINGTON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE JOINT FEDERAL CAMPAIGN
C00406041
$2,877 3
BOOKER, CORY A.
NJ · Senate DEM
$2,873 3
JERSEY VALUES PAC
C00652164
$2,519 3
WASHINGTON STATE DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE
C00114439
$2,137 2
HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
C00466813
$1,625 3
PANETTA, JIMMY
CA · House DEM
$1,587 3
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 10

DSCC $218K Fundraising · 46 txns EMILYS LIST $129K Fundraising · 18 txns BOOKER VICTORY FUND $122K Fundraising · 10 txns FCDC - FEDERAL $17K Fundraising · 10 txns BOOKER, CORY A. $12K Fundraising · 9 txns MURRAY, PATTY $9K Fundraising · 13 txns DUCKWORTH VICTORY FUND $7K Fundraising · 7 txns PANETTA, JIMMY $6K Fundraising · 9 txns ARLINGTON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE… $6K Fundraising · 8 txns HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND POLITICAL AC… $4K Fundraising · 9 txns PP PARAGON PAYMENT SOLUTIONS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
DSCC
C00042366
$217,790 46
EMILYS LIST
C00193433
$128,837 18
BOOKER VICTORY FUND
C00734319
$122,336 10
FCDC - FEDERAL
C00277541
$16,917 10
BOOKER, CORY A.
NJ · Senate DEM
$11,782 9
MURRAY, PATTY
WA · Senate DEM
$9,387 13
DUCKWORTH VICTORY FUND
C00577189
$6,713 7
PANETTA, JIMMY
CA · House DEM
$6,141 9
ARLINGTON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE JOINT FEDERAL CAMPAIGN
C00406041
$5,609 8
HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
C00466813
$4,059 9
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 10

DSCC $348K Fundraising · 76 txns BOOKER VICTORY FUND $292K Fundraising · 16 txns EMILYS LIST $217K Fundraising · 30 txns FCDC - FEDERAL $28K Fundraising · 16 txns DUCKWORTH VICTORY FUND $21K Fundraising · 13 txns BOOKER, CORY A. $20K Fundraising · 15 txns MURRAY, PATTY $16K Fundraising · 25 txns PANETTA, JIMMY $11K Fundraising · 15 txns ARLINGTON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE… $9K Fundraising · 14 txns VARET, ESTHER KIM $8K Fundraising · 15 txns PP PARAGON PAYMENT SOLUTIONS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
DSCC
C00042366
$347,823 76
BOOKER VICTORY FUND
C00734319
$292,214 16
EMILYS LIST
C00193433
$217,330 30
FCDC - FEDERAL
C00277541
$27,765 16
DUCKWORTH VICTORY FUND
C00577189
$20,965 13
BOOKER, CORY A.
NJ · Senate DEM
$19,693 15
MURRAY, PATTY
WA · Senate DEM
$16,088 25
PANETTA, JIMMY
CA · House DEM
$10,665 15
ARLINGTON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE JOINT FEDERAL CAMPAIGN
C00406041
$9,024 14
VARET, ESTHER KIM
CA · House DEM
$7,831 15
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 10

DSCC $547K Fundraising · 108 txns EMILYS LIST $319K Fundraising · 42 txns BOOKER VICTORY FUND $306K Fundraising · 22 txns FCDC - FEDERAL $35K Fundraising · 22 txns DUCKWORTH VICTORY FUND $29K Fundraising · 19 txns BOOKER, CORY A. $23K Fundraising · 21 txns MURRAY, PATTY $17K Fundraising · 33 txns DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF FLO… $16K Fundraising · 21 txns PANETTA, JIMMY $14K Fundraising · 23 txns PAPPAS, CHRIS $13K Fundraising · 10 txns PP PARAGON PAYMENT SOLUTIONS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
DSCC
C00042366
$547,170 108
EMILYS LIST
C00193433
$318,526 42
BOOKER VICTORY FUND
C00734319
$305,856 22
FCDC - FEDERAL
C00277541
$34,978 22
DUCKWORTH VICTORY FUND
C00577189
$29,161 19
BOOKER, CORY A.
NJ · Senate DEM
$22,622 21
MURRAY, PATTY
WA · Senate DEM
$17,156 33
DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF FLORIDA
C00005561
$16,066 21
PANETTA, JIMMY
CA · House DEM
$14,371 23
PAPPAS, CHRIS
NH · Senate DEM
$12,857 10

By party

Revenue by party

100% D
D · 100%
R · 0%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $4,406,276 68.57%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $2,019,782 31.43%

Part III Reference tables

Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.

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Money flow through this vendor

Where their ad buys point

IE payers (left) → races the buys targeted (right) · independent-expenditure filings only

No 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.

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

20192020202120222023202420252026 Q1 2019 (2018 cycle): $1Q1 2019 (2020 cycle): $53KQ2 2019 (2018 cycle): $2KQ2 2019 (2020 cycle): $145KQ3 2019 (2018 cycle): $7KQ3 2019 (2020 cycle): $88KQ4 2019 (2018 cycle): $18KQ4 2019 (2020 cycle): $115KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $143KQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $134KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $276KQ3 2020 (2022 cycle): $732Q4 2020 (2020 cycle): $325KQ4 2020 (2022 cycle): $347Q1 2021 (2020 cycle): $5KQ1 2021 (2022 cycle): $23KQ2 2021 (2020 cycle): $9KQ2 2021 (2022 cycle): $104KQ3 2021 (2020 cycle): $7KQ3 2021 (2022 cycle): $184KQ4 2021 (2020 cycle): $4KQ4 2021 (2022 cycle): $242KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $255KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $415KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $423KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $433KQ1 2023 (2022 cycle): $4KQ1 2023 (2024 cycle): $161KQ2 2023 (2022 cycle): $10KQ2 2023 (2024 cycle): $234KQ3 2023 (2022 cycle): $4KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $197KQ4 2023 (2022 cycle): $6KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $222KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $196KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $289KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $274KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $288KQ1 2025 (2024 cycle): $943Q1 2025 (2026 cycle): $107KQ2 2025 (2024 cycle): $1KQ2 2025 (2026 cycle): $259KQ3 2025 (2024 cycle): $2KQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $218KQ4 2025 (2024 cycle): $6KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $203KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $154KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $176K Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q3Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q3Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2 $433K

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; C… 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 $176K 126 DSCC 36% Fundraising 1% $1.12M -39%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 3 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $6.22M across 5816 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: DSCC (24% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +232% vs prior cycle Fundraising $239

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $6.22M across 5816 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: DSCC (24% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +232% vs prior cycle Fundraising $43K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $6.22M across 5816 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: DSCC (24% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +232% vs prior cycle Fundraising $392K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $6.22M across 5816 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: DSCC (24% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +232% vs prior cycle Fundraising $862K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $6.22M across 5816 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: DSCC (24% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +232% vs prior cycle Fundraising $1.31M
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% 2mo ago
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Client retention

Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.

66
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$5,047,232 · 79% of revenue
78
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$592,826 · 9% of revenue
120
One-time clients 1 cycle
$784,798 · 12% of revenue
Top 20 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
DSCC 3 $1,573,382 309 2021-05-03 2026-05-04
EMILYS LIST 3 $1,168,830 124 2021-02-03 2026-05-04
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 $176,278 31 2019-08-02 2025-12-02
THE PAC FOR AMERICA S FUTURE -TX 4 $175,963 71 2020-05-04 2026-06-02
BOOKER, CORY A. 4 $117,495 75 2020-03-02 2026-05-04
FCDC - FEDERAL 4 $112,038 71 2020-08-03 2026-06-02
DUCKWORTH VICTORY FUND 3 $106,587 59 2021-05-03 2026-03-02
PAPPAS, CHRIS 4 $106,316 74 2019-04-01 2025-06-25
DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF FLORIDA 3 $51,120 54 2021-10-04 2026-05-04
PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTES 4 $43,075 69 2019-12-02 2026-05-04
WOMEN VOTE 3 $40,860 61 2021-05-03 2026-05-04
ARLINGTON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE JOINT FEDERAL CAMPAIGN 4 $34,082 71 2020-02-04 2026-05-04
MISSOURI DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE (FEDERAL) 4 $33,422 131 2020-08-03 2026-05-04
COURTNEY, JOSEPH 4 $28,939 76 2019-07-01 2026-04-03
ACTIVATE AMERICA 3 $25,862 56 2021-07-02 2026-05-04
MURRAY, PATTY 3 $25,456 79 2021-07-02 2026-03-02
HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 3 $22,415 54 2021-09-02 2026-05-04
MONTGOMERY COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE 4 $18,347 51 2019-01-03 2025-12-02
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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
$4,519,425 73.8% 38
TX
$326,941 5.3% 37
CA
$299,880 4.9% 68
NJ
$156,130 2.6% 3
VA
$150,789 2.5% 6
AZ
$129,277 2.1% 4
NY
$115,317 1.9% 16
NH
$107,723 1.8% 2
MA
$107,650 1.8% 2
WA
$99,189 1.6% 9
FL
$57,117 0.9% 5
CO
$50,805 0.8% 3
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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 2026-06-02 BOOKER VICTORY FUND CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES $19,952
Recent 2026-06-02 FCDC - FEDERAL CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES $2,633
Recent 2026-06-02 THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY ACTION FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PAC) CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES $44
Recent 2026-06-02 PETTERSEN, BRITTANY LOUISE CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEE $25
Recent 2026-06-02 THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY ACTION FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PAC) CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES $20
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