PAYROLL DATA PROCESSING
$163.02M
2025-2026 cycle
PAYROLL DATA PROCESSING is a political services platform. In the 2025-2026 cycle PAYROLL DATA PROCESSING was paid $163.02M across 255 client committees, of which $336K 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
$163.02M
=
$162.69M
(Schedule B)
+
$336K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$162,685,444 | 24,299 rows | 99.8% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$336,455 | 9 rows | 0.2% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jan 15, 2014 → May 21, 2026
- spans 12.3 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 24,299
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 255
- 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.
Jun 2025
May 2026
$22.11M
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.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 1 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$528,352 | 2 |
| PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE 1479597 |
$39,233 | 3 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$1,939,788 | 12 |
| PELTOLA, MARY AK · Senate DEM |
$229,787 | 8 |
| PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE 1479597 |
$210,519 | 15 |
| OSSOFF, T. JONATHAN GA · Senate DEM |
$184,519 | 2 |
| TALARICO, JAMES TX · Senate DEM |
$121,814 | 2 |
| WARNER, MARK ROBERT VA · Senate DEM |
$96,107 | 4 |
| OSBORN, DAN NE · Senate IND |
$91,114 | 6 |
| PAPPAS, CHRIS NH · Senate DEM |
$89,433 | 3 |
| MCMORROW, MALLORY MI · Senate DEM |
$65,373 | 3 |
| TLAIB, RASHIDA MI · House DEM |
$56,694 | 6 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$2,126,342 | 16 |
| OSSOFF, T. JONATHAN GA · Senate DEM |
$1,199,401 | 15 |
| TALARICO, JAMES TX · Senate DEM |
$830,278 | 15 |
| PELTOLA, MARY AK · Senate DEM |
$560,120 | 24 |
| PAPPAS, CHRIS NH · Senate DEM |
$525,942 | 24 |
| MCMORROW, MALLORY MI · Senate DEM |
$485,658 | 21 |
| PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE 1479597 |
$427,603 | 45 |
| WARNER, MARK ROBERT VA · Senate DEM |
$386,159 | 17 |
| POWERED BY PEOPLE C00731042 |
$294,081 | 22 |
| OSBORN, DAN NE · Senate IND |
$285,753 | 16 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| OSSOFF, T. JONATHAN GA · Senate DEM |
$2,723,079 | 45 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$2,126,342 | 16 |
| TALARICO, JAMES TX · Senate DEM |
$1,265,115 | 27 |
| PAPPAS, CHRIS NH · Senate DEM |
$1,098,660 | 63 |
| MCMORROW, MALLORY MI · Senate DEM |
$962,197 | 60 |
| WARNER, MARK ROBERT VA · Senate DEM |
$833,440 | 41 |
| STRATTON, JULIANA IL · Senate DEM |
$763,312 | 43 |
| ALLRED, COLIN TX · Senate DEM |
$714,563 | 45 |
| PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE 1479597 |
$661,757 | 115 |
| WOOD, JORDAN ME · Senate DEM |
$637,167 | 41 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| OSSOFF, T. JONATHAN GA · Senate DEM |
$3,451,037 | 73 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$2,126,342 | 16 |
| TALARICO, JAMES TX · Senate DEM |
$1,265,115 | 27 |
| PAPPAS, CHRIS NH · Senate DEM |
$1,183,243 | 75 |
| MCMORROW, MALLORY MI · Senate DEM |
$1,053,216 | 72 |
| WARNER, MARK ROBERT VA · Senate DEM |
$955,767 | 64 |
| STRATTON, JULIANA IL · Senate DEM |
$810,784 | 48 |
| WARNOCK, RAPHAEL GA · Senate DEM |
$757,080 | 63 |
| PROGRESSIVE CHANGE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE C00458000 |
$740,486 | 70 |
| ALLRED, COLIN TX · Senate DEM |
$714,563 | 45 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| OSSOFF, T. JONATHAN GA · Senate DEM |
$3,778,200 | 100 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$2,126,342 | 16 |
| ROSEN, JACKY NV · Senate DEM |
$1,875,697 | 80 |
| CASEY, ROBERT P. JR. PA · Senate DEM |
$1,575,006 | 91 |
| TESTER, R. JON MT · Senate DEM |
$1,571,137 | 58 |
| FRIENDS OF COLIN ALLRED 2024 C00839597 |
$1,531,399 | 44 |
| KLOBUCHAR, AMY MN · Senate DEM |
$1,473,867 | 76 |
| SCHIFF, ADAM CA · Senate DEM |
$1,314,218 | 89 |
| TALARICO, JAMES TX · Senate DEM |
$1,265,115 | 27 |
| PAPPAS, CHRIS NH · Senate DEM |
$1,183,243 | 75 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 100%
R · 0%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $112,164,158 | 68.80% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $50,857,741 | 31.20% |
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 · 10 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2016 | $9K | 3 | BATTLEGROUND TEXAS 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $9K | — |
| 2017 | Q1 | 2018 | $411K | 72 | C00630426 36% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $411K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2016 | $11K | 2 | BATTLEGROUND TEXAS 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $20K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $1.17M | 67 | C00630426 78% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $1.58M | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $846K | 172 | MCCASKILL, CLAIRE 17% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $2.43M | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $1.42M | 263 | ROSEN, JACKY 12% | Wages & Payroll 99% | $3.85M | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $2.08M | 281 | MCCASKILL, CLAIRE 12% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $5.94M | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $3.42M | 308 | C00501197 17% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $9.36M | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $5.86M | 496 | C00501197 37% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $15M | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $7.36M | 470 | C00501197 57% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $23M | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $1.22M | 343 | C00696419 20% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $1.22M | +196% |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $1.67M | 391 | C00641381 17% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $2.89M | +42% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $3.1M | 537 | C00706416 30% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $5.99M | +267% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $3.18M | 680 | C00706416 28% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $9.17M | +124% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $3.35M | 727 | GIDEON, SARA 17% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $13M | +61% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $3.99M | 670 | GIDEON, SARA 20% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $17M | +17% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $5.14M | 681 | GIDEON, SARA 15% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $22M | -12% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $6.76M | 642 | GIDEON, SARA 15% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $28M | -8% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2020 | $30K | 7 | POWERED BY PEOPLE 89% | Wages & Payroll 89% | $28M | — |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $4.04M | 511 | OSSOFF, T. JONATHAN 42% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $4.04M | +232% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $43K | 12 | POWERED BY PEOPLE 74% | Wages & Payroll 74% | $28M | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $1.99M | 545 | FETTERMAN, JOHN KARL 12% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $6.04M | +19% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $118K | 20 | NEWSOM; STOP THE REPUBLICAN… 69% | Other / Unclassified 70% | $29M | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $2.65M | 665 | FETTERMAN, JOHN KARL 12% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $8.69M | -15% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $47K | 16 | POWERED BY PEOPLE 85% | Wages & Payroll 85% | $29M | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $3.95M | 862 | WARNOCK, RAPHAEL 9% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $13M | +24% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $5.33M | 1130 | WARNOCK, RAPHAEL 10% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $18M | +59% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $6.99M | 1141 | WARNOCK, RAPHAEL 9% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $25M | +75% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $9.89M | 1112 | WARNOCK, RAPHAEL 10% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $35M | +93% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $10M | 934 | WARNOCK, RAPHAEL 13% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $45M | +54% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2022 | $10K | 10 | NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVER… 58% | Other / Unclassified 58% | $45M | -68% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $1.95M | 625 | CORTEZ MASTO, CATHERINE 15% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $1.95M | -52% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $142 | 2 | NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVER… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $45M | -100% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $2.61M | 626 | SCHIFF, ADAM 14% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $4.56M | +31% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $55K | 16 | TEXAS MAJORITY PAC 63% | Wages & Payroll 97% | $45M | -53% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $3.63M | 745 | SCHIFF, ADAM 12% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $8.19M | +37% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $157K | 51 | TEXAS MAJORITY PAC 53% | Wages & Payroll 92% | $45M | +232% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $4.37M | 794 | SCHIFF, ADAM 14% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $13M | +11% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $6.12M | 912 | SCHIFF, ADAM 11% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $19M | +15% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $6.18M | 853 | ROSEN, JACKY 11% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $25M | -12% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $6.78M | 823 | ROSEN, JACKY 12% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $32M | -31% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $6.6M | 787 | FRIENDS OF COLIN ALLRED 2024 12% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $38M | -36% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $41K | 33 | POWERED BY PEOPLE 54% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $38M | +320% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $2.28M | 564 | OSSOFF, T. JONATHAN 12% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $2.28M | +17% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $162K | 33 | TEXAS MAJORITY PAC 71% | Wages & Payroll 91% | $38M | +114055% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $3.24M | 718 | OSSOFF, T. JONATHAN 16% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $5.52M | +24% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $384K | 70 | TEXAS MAJORITY PAC 37% | Wages & Payroll 70% | $39M | +595% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $4.32M | 917 | OSSOFF, T. JONATHAN 17% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $9.84M | +19% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $350K | 66 | PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; K… 48% | Wages & Payroll 52% | $39M | +122% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $6.49M | 990 | OSSOFF, T. JONATHAN 13% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $16M | +48% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $7.37M | 770 | OSSOFF, T. JONATHAN 14% | Wages & Payroll 97% | $24M | +20% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $2.08M | 23 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 93% | Wages & Payroll 94% | $26M | -66% |
Revenue by service category
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wages & Payroll | $161,608,241 | 23,889 | $7K | 99.7% | WARNOCK, RAPHAEL 5% | 2w ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $466,199 | 148 | $3K | 0.3% | PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; K… 62% | 8w ago |
| Fundraising | $36,765 | 151 | $243 | 0.0% | PROGRESSIVE CHANGE CAMPAIGN… 63% | 2mo ago |
| Legal & Compliance | $1,923 | 34 | $57 | 0.0% | WARNOCK, RAPHAEL 41% | 5mo ago |
| Admin & Office | $77 | 5 | $15 | 0.0% | C00636845 97% | 5y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
41
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$75,534,534 · 46% of revenue
67
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$54,919,948 · 34% of revenue
147
One-time clients 1 cycle
$32,230,961 · 20% of revenue
Top 20 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WARNOCK, RAPHAEL | 4 | $8,062,771 | 308 | 2020-04-01 | 2026-03-13 |
| OSSOFF, T. JONATHAN | 4 | $7,709,521 | 345 | 2020-01-02 | 2026-03-13 |
| ROSEN, JACKY | 5 | $5,675,283 | 428 | 2017-07-14 | 2026-02-17 |
| CORTEZ MASTO, CATHERINE | 5 | $5,117,306 | 424 | 2017-01-14 | 2026-03-30 |
| CASEY, ROBERT P. JR. | 5 | $4,628,868 | 366 | 2018-05-31 | 2026-03-31 |
| UNDERWOOD, LAUREN | 5 | $3,851,931 | 662 | 2017-10-13 | 2025-06-30 |
| TESTER, R. JON | 3 | $3,081,326 | 231 | 2021-04-30 | 2025-02-28 |
| GOLDEN, JARED | 5 | $2,587,144 | 569 | 2017-09-30 | 2025-11-07 |
| TLAIB, RASHIDA | 4 | $2,239,749 | 414 | 2020-09-04 | 2026-03-31 |
| SHERRILL, MIKIE | 4 | $2,224,836 | 419 | 2019-04-15 | 2025-01-16 |
| C00636571 | 3 | $1,915,163 | 302 | 2019-01-28 | 2023-08-22 |
| PRESSLEY, AYANNA | 4 | $1,909,390 | 466 | 2019-01-08 | 2026-03-31 |
| BARNES, MANDELA | 3 | $1,909,172 | 213 | 2021-08-02 | 2025-11-26 |
| SPANBERGER, ABIGAIL | 4 | $1,569,317 | 416 | 2017-08-15 | 2023-12-13 |
| FROST, MAXWELL ALEJANDRO | 3 | $1,466,605 | 290 | 2021-08-25 | 2026-03-13 |
| PELTOLA, MARY | 3 | $1,443,419 | 281 | 2022-07-15 | 2025-12-17 |
| POWERED BY PEOPLE | 4 | $1,334,551 | 293 | 2020-01-31 | 2026-02-27 |
| C00637868 | 4 | $1,271,713 | 375 | 2017-10-31 | 2023-07-20 |
| C00649376 | 3 | $1,248,801 | 279 | 2017-07-14 | 2022-12-30 |
| BUDZINSKI, NIKKI | 3 | $1,198,821 | 282 | 2021-10-01 | 2026-02-12 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | $38,517,662 | 27.8% | 105 | |
| DC | $28,117,568 | 20.3% | 25 | |
| GA | $16,455,344 | 11.9% | 4 | |
| TX | $12,115,342 | 8.8% | 24 | |
| PA | $10,589,607 | 7.6% | 9 | |
| IL | $6,199,099 | 4.5% | 4 | |
| CA | $5,900,403 | 4.3% | 12 | |
| NV | $5,675,283 | 4.1% | 1 | |
| MI | $4,498,021 | 3.2% | 4 | |
| MT | $3,634,699 | 2.6% | 5 | |
| VA | $3,460,985 | 2.5% | 5 | |
| ME | $3,268,319 | 2.4% | 2 |
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 | 2018-11-01 | C00501197 | Wages & Payroll | PAYROLL - SEE BELOW IF ITEMIZED | $954,110 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-10-17 | C00501197 | Wages & Payroll | PAYROLL - SEE BELOW IF ITEMIZED | $801,605 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-11-16 | C00501197 | Wages & Payroll | PAYROLL - SEE BELOW IF ITEMIZED | $704,199 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-10-01 | C00501197 | Wages & Payroll | PAYROLL - SEE BELOW IF ITEMIZED | $665,138 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-09-14 | C00501197 | Wages & Payroll | PAYROLL - SEE BELOW IF ITEMIZED | $453,813 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-21 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Wages & Payroll | Payroll - See Below if Itemized | $280,148 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-23 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Wages & Payroll | Payroll - See Below if Itemized | $258,054 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-23 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Wages & Payroll | Payroll - See Below if Itemized | $255,874 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-21 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Wages & Payroll | Payroll - See Below if Itemized | $248,204 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-23 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Wages & Payroll | Payroll - See Below if Itemized | $235,058 |
| Recent | 2026-05-13 | PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE | — | — | $26,895 |
| Recent | 2026-05-13 | PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE | — | — | $12,255 |
| Recent | 2026-05-13 | PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE | — | — | $82 |