PARAGON PAYMENT SOLUTIONS

$6.22M 2025-2026 cycle

PARAGON PAYMENT SOLUTIONS is a fundraising vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle PARAGON PAYMENT SOLUTIONS was paid $6.22M across 259 client committees, of which $1K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

Fundraising ● Recent

Part I Identity

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

Source split

$6.22M = $6.22M (Schedule B) + $1K (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments
$6,219,865 5,817 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 → May 4, 2026
spans 7.3 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
5,817
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
259
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Jun 2025 May 2026
$638K 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.

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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 10

PELLERIN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; GAIL $816 Fundraising · 2 txns WOLF PAC $507 Fundraising · 1 txn 971616 $362 Fundraising · 2 txns PLANNED PARENTHOOD ADVOCACY PROJECT L… $326 Fundraising · 1 txn DCCC $100 Fundraising · 1 txn BORES, ALEXANDER $82 Fundraising · 5 txns GOVERN FOR CALIFORNIA COURAGE COMMITT… $60 Fundraising · 1 txn MONTGOMERY COUNTY DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIV… $50 Fundraising · 2 txns MC GUIRE FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2… $25 Fundraising · 1 txn PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE $22 — · 1 txn PP PARAGON PAYMENT SOLUTIONS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
PELLERIN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; GAIL
1476812
$816 2
WOLF PAC
C00485102
$507 1
971616
971616
$362 2
PLANNED PARENTHOOD ADVOCACY PROJECT LOS ANGELES COUNTY ACTION FUND
C00687491
$326 1
DCCC
C00000935
$100 1
BORES, ALEXANDER
NY · House DEM
$82 5
GOVERN FOR CALIFORNIA COURAGE COMMITTEE
1392639
$60 1
MONTGOMERY COUNTY DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
00015802
$50 2
MC GUIRE FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026; MIKE
1456532
$25 1
PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE
1479597
$22 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 10

DSCC $59K Fundraising · 15 txns EMILYS LIST $42K Fundraising · 6 txns DUCKWORTH VICTORY FUND $4K Fundraising · 3 txns FCDC - FEDERAL $4K Fundraising · 3 txns HAWKINS KRISTEN BRAUCHLE HONORABLE $3K Fundraising · 2 txns BOOKER, CORY A. $2K Fundraising · 3 txns WOLF PAC $2K Fundraising · 2 txns PELLERIN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; GAIL $1K Fundraising · 5 txns HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND POLITICAL AC… $1K Fundraising · 2 txns 971616 $1K Fundraising · 4 txns PP PARAGON PAYMENT SOLUTIONS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
DSCC
C00042366
$58,752 15
EMILYS LIST
C00193433
$41,799 6
DUCKWORTH VICTORY FUND
C00577189
$4,264 3
FCDC - FEDERAL
C00277541
$3,943 3
HAWKINS KRISTEN BRAUCHLE HONORABLE
00080005
$2,988 2
BOOKER, CORY A.
NJ · Senate DEM
$1,798 3
WOLF PAC
C00485102
$1,581 2
PELLERIN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; GAIL
1476812
$1,216 5
HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
C00466813
$1,208 2
971616
971616
$1,151 4
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 10

DSCC $211K Fundraising · 45 txns EMILYS LIST $122K Fundraising · 18 txns BOOKER VICTORY FUND $106K Fundraising · 6 txns FCDC - FEDERAL $13K Fundraising · 9 txns BOOKER, CORY A. $11K Fundraising · 9 txns MURRAY, PATTY $9K Fundraising · 12 txns DUCKWORTH VICTORY FUND $8K Fundraising · 9 txns PANETTA, JIMMY $6K Fundraising · 6 txns VARET, ESTHER KIM $4K Fundraising · 7 txns ARLINGTON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE… $4K Fundraising · 8 txns PP PARAGON PAYMENT SOLUTIONS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
DSCC
C00042366
$211,092 45
EMILYS LIST
C00193433
$122,381 18
BOOKER VICTORY FUND
C00734319
$106,451 6
FCDC - FEDERAL
C00277541
$12,720 9
BOOKER, CORY A.
NJ · Senate DEM
$11,243 9
MURRAY, PATTY
WA · Senate DEM
$9,017 12
DUCKWORTH VICTORY FUND
C00577189
$7,997 9
PANETTA, JIMMY
CA · House DEM
$5,743 6
VARET, ESTHER KIM
CA · House DEM
$3,616 7
ARLINGTON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE JOINT FEDERAL CAMPAIGN
C00406041
$3,564 8
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 10

DSCC $299K Fundraising · 76 txns BOOKER VICTORY FUND $224K Fundraising · 12 txns EMILYS LIST $211K Fundraising · 30 txns FCDC - FEDERAL $23K Fundraising · 15 txns DUCKWORTH VICTORY FUND $21K Fundraising · 15 txns BOOKER, CORY A. $19K Fundraising · 15 txns MURRAY, PATTY $14K Fundraising · 22 txns PANETTA, JIMMY $9K Fundraising · 12 txns VARET, ESTHER KIM $8K Fundraising · 10 txns DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF FLO… $8K Fundraising · 15 txns PP PARAGON PAYMENT SOLUTIONS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
DSCC
C00042366
$298,817 76
BOOKER VICTORY FUND
C00734319
$223,790 12
EMILYS LIST
C00193433
$211,064 30
FCDC - FEDERAL
C00277541
$23,091 15
DUCKWORTH VICTORY FUND
C00577189
$21,430 15
BOOKER, CORY A.
NJ · Senate DEM
$18,888 15
MURRAY, PATTY
WA · Senate DEM
$13,739 22
PANETTA, JIMMY
CA · House DEM
$8,583 12
VARET, ESTHER KIM
CA · House DEM
$7,594 10
DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF FLORIDA
C00005561
$7,517 15
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 10

DSCC $556K Fundraising · 109 txns EMILYS LIST $322K Fundraising · 42 txns BOOKER VICTORY FUND $240K Fundraising · 18 txns DUCKWORTH VICTORY FUND $33K Fundraising · 21 txns FCDC - FEDERAL $32K Fundraising · 21 txns BOOKER, CORY A. $22K Fundraising · 21 txns GALLEGO, RUBEN $19K Fundraising · 21 txns WOMEN VOTE $17K Fundraising · 21 txns DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF FLO… $16K Fundraising · 21 txns MURRAY, PATTY $15K Fundraising · 31 txns PP PARAGON PAYMENT SOLUTIONS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
DSCC
C00042366
$555,581 109
EMILYS LIST
C00193433
$322,037 42
BOOKER VICTORY FUND
C00734319
$240,020 18
DUCKWORTH VICTORY FUND
C00577189
$32,664 21
FCDC - FEDERAL
C00277541
$32,391 21
BOOKER, CORY A.
NJ · Senate DEM
$21,992 21
GALLEGO, RUBEN
AZ · Senate DEM
$19,102 21
WOMEN VOTE
C00473918
$17,008 21
DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF FLORIDA
C00005561
$16,163 21
MURRAY, PATTY
WA · Senate DEM
$15,471 31

By party

Revenue by party

100% D
D · 100%
R · 0%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $3,760,006 60.44%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $2,461,061 39.56%

Part III Reference tables

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

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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): $124KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $1K 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 C00695510 93% Fundraising 100% $53K
2019 Q2 2018 $2K 5 WALLENSTEIN JOSHUA C MR JOSH 54% Fundraising 100% $2K
2019 Q2 2020 $145K 32 C00695510 58% Fundraising 100% $197K
2019 Q3 2018 $7K 20 POWERS RUBY LICHTE MS 29% Fundraising 100% $9K
2019 Q3 2020 $88K 40 C00695510 68% Fundraising 100% $285K
2019 Q4 2018 $18K 35 MOVING TO THE FUTURE PAC 38% Fundraising 100% $27K
2019 Q4 2020 $115K 59 C00695510 53% Fundraising 100% $401K
2020 Q1 2020 $143K 131 C00696419 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 C00783506 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 C00783506 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 C00695270 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 51 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 47 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 315 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 100% $366K +11%
2025 Q3 2024 $2K 48 BLANCO CESAR J HONORABLE 33% Fundraising 100% $1.86M -42%
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 $124K 127 DSCC 47% Fundraising 100% $911K -37%
2026 Q2 2026 $1K 8 PELLERIN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026;… 81% Fundraising 69% $912K -100%
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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 5812 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: DSCC (24% of category) Last paid: 4w ago · +233% vs prior cycle Fundraising $2K

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $6.22M across 5812 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: DSCC (24% of category) Last paid: 4w ago · +233% vs prior cycle Fundraising $126K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $6.22M across 5812 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: DSCC (24% of category) Last paid: 4w ago · +233% vs prior cycle Fundraising $555K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $6.22M across 5812 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: DSCC (24% of category) Last paid: 4w ago · +233% vs prior cycle Fundraising $923K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $6.22M across 5812 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: DSCC (24% of category) Last paid: 4w ago · +233% vs prior cycle Fundraising $1.48M
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Fundraising $6,219,506 5,812 $1K 100.0% DSCC 24% 4w ago
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Client retention

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

65
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$4,843,996 · 78% of revenue
77
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$590,058 · 9% of revenue
117
One-time clients 1 cycle
$785,810 · 13% of revenue
Top 20 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
DSCC 3 $1,510,501 299 2021-05-03 2026-03-06
EMILYS LIST 3 $1,134,395 120 2021-02-03 2026-03-02
BOOKER VICTORY FUND 4 $645,951 70 2020-04-02 2025-12-02
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 3 $175,579 67 2020-05-04 2025-12-02
BOOKER, CORY A. 4 $116,051 73 2020-03-02 2026-03-02
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
FCDC - FEDERAL 4 $105,334 68 2020-08-03 2026-03-02
DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF FLORIDA 3 $51,070 52 2021-10-04 2026-03-02
PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTES 4 $42,921 67 2019-12-02 2025-12-03
WOMEN VOTE 3 $40,144 59 2021-05-03 2026-03-03
MISSOURI DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE (FEDERAL) 4 $32,535 125 2020-08-03 2026-02-02
ARLINGTON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE JOINT FEDERAL CAMPAIGN 4 $31,390 69 2020-02-04 2026-03-02
COURTNEY, JOSEPH 4 $28,814 72 2019-07-01 2025-12-02
ACTIVATE AMERICA 3 $25,825 55 2021-07-02 2025-12-02
MURRAY, PATTY 3 $23,058 74 2021-07-02 2025-12-02
HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 3 $20,790 51 2021-09-02 2026-02-02
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
$3,922,433 65.6% 30
Unknown
$650,984 10.9% 51
TX
$318,696 5.3% 35
CA
$287,667 4.8% 61
VA
$140,818 2.4% 5
AZ
$129,277 2.2% 4
NJ
$116,051 1.9% 1
NH
$107,723 1.8% 2
MA
$107,650 1.8% 2
NY
$87,507 1.5% 8
FL
$56,909 1.0% 4
WA
$52,462 0.9% 7
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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 C00695510 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 C00696419 Fundraising CREDIT CARD PROCESSING $42,827
Largest this cycle 2025-05-02 BOOKER VICTORY FUND Fundraising MERCHANT FEES $41,455
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
Largest this cycle 2025-11-03 DSCC Fundraising CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES $28,966
Recent 2026-05-04 PELLERIN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; GAIL $251
Recent 2026-04-06 GOVERN FOR CALIFORNIA COURAGE COMMITTEE Fundraising CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEE $60
Recent 2026-04-19 971616 $36
Recent 2026-05-04 MONTGOMERY COUNTY DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Fundraising Payment processor $25
Recent 2026-05-04 PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE $22
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