PARAGON PAYMENT SOLUTIONS

$6.37M 2025-2026 cycle

PARAGON PAYMENT SOLUTIONS is a fundraising vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle PARAGON PAYMENT SOLUTIONS was paid $6.37M 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

$6.37M = $6.37M (Schedule B) + $1K (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments
$6,366,666 6,000 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
6,000
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
$701K 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

DSCC $22K — · 5 txns EMILYS LIST $17K — · 2 txns FCDC - FEDERAL $3K — · 1 txn WASHINGTON STATE DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL C… $1K — · 1 txn ARLINGTON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE… $1K — · 1 txn BOOKER, CORY A. $1K — · 1 txn HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND POLITICAL AC… $915 — · 1 txn HARRIS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY CEC $675 — · 2 txns WOMEN VOTE $601 — · 1 txn PANETTA, JIMMY $557 — · 1 txn PP PARAGON PAYMENT SOLUTIONS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
DSCC
C00042366
$21,674 5
EMILYS LIST
C00193433
$17,128 2
FCDC - FEDERAL
C00277541
$2,700 1
WASHINGTON STATE DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE
C00114439
$1,412 1
ARLINGTON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE JOINT FEDERAL CAMPAIGN
C00406041
$1,384 1
BOOKER, CORY A.
NJ · Senate DEM
$1,277 1
HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
C00466813
$915 1
HARRIS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY CEC
00015507
$675 2
WOMEN VOTE
C00473918
$601 1
PANETTA, JIMMY
CA · House DEM
$557 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 10

DSCC $107K Fundraising · 20 txns EMILYS LIST $63K Fundraising · 8 txns BOOKER VICTORY FUND $20K — · 2 txns FCDC - FEDERAL $6K Fundraising · 4 txns BOOKER, CORY A. $3K Fundraising · 4 txns ARLINGTON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE… $3K Fundraising · 4 txns MURRAY, PATTY $2K — · 4 txns WASHINGTON STATE DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL C… $2K — · 2 txns HAWKINS KRISTEN BRAUCHLE HONORABLE $2K Fundraising · 1 txn PANETTA, JIMMY $2K — · 4 txns PP PARAGON PAYMENT SOLUTIONS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
DSCC
C00042366
$106,570 20
EMILYS LIST
C00193433
$62,742 8
BOOKER VICTORY FUND
C00734319
$20,098 2
FCDC - FEDERAL
C00277541
$6,064 4
BOOKER, CORY A.
NJ · Senate DEM
$3,046 4
ARLINGTON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE JOINT FEDERAL CAMPAIGN
C00406041
$3,042 4
MURRAY, PATTY
WA · Senate DEM
$2,373 4
WASHINGTON STATE DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE
C00114439
$2,137 2
HAWKINS KRISTEN BRAUCHLE HONORABLE
00080005
$1,967 1
PANETTA, JIMMY
CA · House DEM
$1,912 4
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 10

DSCC $251K Fundraising · 50 txns EMILYS LIST $143K Fundraising · 20 txns BOOKER VICTORY FUND $101K Fundraising · 8 txns FCDC - FEDERAL $16K Fundraising · 10 txns BOOKER, CORY A. $12K Fundraising · 10 txns MURRAY, PATTY $11K Fundraising · 15 txns PANETTA, JIMMY $8K Fundraising · 10 txns DUCKWORTH VICTORY FUND $8K Fundraising · 8 txns ARLINGTON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE… $6K Fundraising · 9 txns HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND POLITICAL AC… $5K Fundraising · 10 txns PP PARAGON PAYMENT SOLUTIONS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
DSCC
C00042366
$251,440 50
EMILYS LIST
C00193433
$142,982 20
BOOKER VICTORY FUND
C00734319
$100,812 8
FCDC - FEDERAL
C00277541
$15,748 10
BOOKER, CORY A.
NJ · Senate DEM
$11,817 10
MURRAY, PATTY
WA · Senate DEM
$10,826 15
PANETTA, JIMMY
CA · House DEM
$7,686 10
DUCKWORTH VICTORY FUND
C00577189
$7,619 8
ARLINGTON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE JOINT FEDERAL CAMPAIGN
C00406041
$6,045 9
HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
C00466813
$4,809 10
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 10

DSCC $359K Fundraising · 81 txns BOOKER VICTORY FUND $245K Fundraising · 14 txns EMILYS LIST $232K Fundraising · 32 txns FCDC - FEDERAL $26K Fundraising · 16 txns DUCKWORTH VICTORY FUND $21K Fundraising · 14 txns BOOKER, CORY A. $20K Fundraising · 16 txns MURRAY, PATTY $16K Fundraising · 26 txns PANETTA, JIMMY $11K Fundraising · 16 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
$358,972 81
BOOKER VICTORY FUND
C00734319
$245,371 14
EMILYS LIST
C00193433
$231,580 32
FCDC - FEDERAL
C00277541
$25,933 16
DUCKWORTH VICTORY FUND
C00577189
$21,000 14
BOOKER, CORY A.
NJ · Senate DEM
$19,781 16
MURRAY, PATTY
WA · Senate DEM
$16,113 26
PANETTA, JIMMY
CA · House DEM
$10,692 16
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 $572K Fundraising · 113 txns EMILYS LIST $339K Fundraising · 44 txns BOOKER VICTORY FUND $261K Fundraising · 20 txns FCDC - FEDERAL $34K Fundraising · 22 txns DUCKWORTH VICTORY FUND $32K Fundraising · 20 txns BOOKER, CORY A. $23K Fundraising · 22 txns MURRAY, PATTY $17K Fundraising · 34 txns WOMEN VOTE $16K Fundraising · 22 txns DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF FLO… $16K Fundraising · 22 txns PANETTA, JIMMY $16K Fundraising · 24 txns PP PARAGON PAYMENT SOLUTIONS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
DSCC
C00042366
$572,345 113
EMILYS LIST
C00193433
$338,791 44
BOOKER VICTORY FUND
C00734319
$260,600 20
FCDC - FEDERAL
C00277541
$34,380 22
DUCKWORTH VICTORY FUND
C00577189
$31,721 20
BOOKER, CORY A.
NJ · Senate DEM
$23,256 22
MURRAY, PATTY
WA · Senate DEM
$17,181 34
WOMEN VOTE
C00473918
$16,405 22
DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF FLORIDA
C00005561
$16,179 22
PANETTA, JIMMY
CA · House DEM
$15,630 24

By party

Revenue by party

100% D
D · 100%
R · 0%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $3,878,464 60.91%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $2,489,404 39.09%

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): $154KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $118K 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 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 216 DSCC 38% Fundraising 80% $941K -21%
2026 Q2 2026 $118K 103 DSCC 53% Fundraising 1% $1.06M -59%
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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 5804 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: DSCC (24% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +232% vs prior cycle Fundraising $25

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $6.22M across 5804 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: DSCC (24% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +232% vs prior cycle Fundraising $87K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $6.22M across 5804 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: DSCC (24% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +232% vs prior cycle Fundraising $482K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $6.22M across 5804 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: DSCC (24% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +232% vs prior cycle Fundraising $896K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $6.22M across 5804 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: DSCC (24% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +232% vs prior cycle Fundraising $1.39M
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Fundraising $6,215,273 5,804 $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
$4,991,305 · 78% of revenue
76
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$586,053 · 9% of revenue
122
One-time clients 1 cycle
$789,308 · 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 $667,716 73 2020-04-02 2026-03-02
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 $109,405 70 2020-08-03 2026-05-01
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
$4,045,573 66.1% 31
Unknown
$650,984 10.6% 51
TX
$321,214 5.2% 35
CA
$290,932 4.8% 62
VA
$147,582 2.4% 5
AZ
$129,277 2.1% 4
NJ
$117,638 1.9% 2
NH
$107,723 1.8% 2
MA
$107,650 1.8% 2
NY
$88,539 1.4% 8
WA
$57,732 0.9% 8
FL
$56,959 0.9% 4
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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 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 ALVARENGA SELENA M HONORABLE Fees $30
Recent 2026-06-02 PETTERSEN, BRITTANY LOUISE CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEE $25
Recent 2026-06-02 TEXAS ORGANIZING PROJECT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Credit Card Processing Fees $25
Recent 2026-06-02 CLARKE, YVETTE D CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEE $25
Recent 2026-06-02 CORNELIO NATALIA M HONORABLE fees $25
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