PAYROLL DATA PROCESSING
$175.84M
2025-2026 cycle
PAYROLL DATA PROCESSING is a political services platform. In the 2025-2026 cycle PAYROLL DATA PROCESSING was paid $175.84M across 259 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
$175.84M
=
$175.51M
(Schedule B)
+
$336K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$175,507,038 | 25,728 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 → Aug 14, 2026
- spans 12.6 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 25,728
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 259
- 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
$30.55M
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 |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$1,278,318 | 7 |
| PAPPAS, CHRIS NH · Senate DEM |
$319,264 | 9 |
| PELTOLA, MARY AK · Senate DEM |
$148,445 | 4 |
| POWERED BY PEOPLE C00731042 |
$133,678 | 6 |
| MCMORROW, MALLORY MI · Senate DEM |
$92,173 | 2 |
| WARNER, MARK ROBERT VA · Senate DEM |
$53,549 | 2 |
| HEALTH JOBS JUSTICE C00769109 |
$44,444 | 4 |
| TLAIB, RASHIDA MI · House DEM |
$42,881 | 3 |
| PERRIELLO, THOMAS VA · House DEM |
$34,883 | 3 |
| BECCIA, JOHN MA · House DEM |
$31,290 | 10 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$3,218,106 | 19 |
| OSSOFF, T. JONATHAN GA · Senate DEM |
$1,074,613 | 10 |
| PELTOLA, MARY AK · Senate DEM |
$952,032 | 28 |
| PAPPAS, CHRIS NH · Senate DEM |
$886,261 | 27 |
| TALARICO, JAMES TX · Senate DEM |
$775,402 | 12 |
| WARNER, MARK ROBERT VA · Senate DEM |
$613,673 | 16 |
| MCMORROW, MALLORY MI · Senate DEM |
$585,042 | 16 |
| POWERED BY PEOPLE C00731042 |
$424,784 | 24 |
| OSBORN, DAN NE · Senate IND |
$314,375 | 19 |
| TLAIB, RASHIDA MI · House DEM |
$298,180 | 21 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$3,404,659 | 23 |
| OSSOFF, T. JONATHAN GA · Senate DEM |
$3,039,085 | 37 |
| TALARICO, JAMES TX · Senate DEM |
$2,066,854 | 39 |
| PAPPAS, CHRIS NH · Senate DEM |
$1,716,827 | 66 |
| PELTOLA, MARY AK · Senate DEM |
$1,512,152 | 52 |
| MCMORROW, MALLORY MI · Senate DEM |
$1,333,466 | 52 |
| WARNER, MARK ROBERT VA · Senate DEM |
$1,220,575 | 41 |
| POWERED BY PEOPLE C00731042 |
$842,158 | 64 |
| STRATTON, JULIANA IL · Senate DEM |
$797,508 | 43 |
| PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE 1479597 |
$665,454 | 80 |
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 |
$4,339,148 | 67 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$3,404,659 | 23 |
| TALARICO, JAMES TX · Senate DEM |
$2,171,597 | 41 |
| PAPPAS, CHRIS NH · Senate DEM |
$2,156,842 | 105 |
| MCMORROW, MALLORY MI · Senate DEM |
$1,719,739 | 91 |
| WARNER, MARK ROBERT VA · Senate DEM |
$1,522,127 | 65 |
| PELTOLA, MARY AK · Senate DEM |
$1,512,152 | 52 |
| STRATTON, JULIANA IL · Senate DEM |
$1,152,725 | 66 |
| POWERED BY PEOPLE C00731042 |
$1,022,569 | 95 |
| WOOD, JORDAN ME · Senate DEM |
$833,623 | 59 |
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 |
$4,812,346 | 93 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$3,404,659 | 23 |
| TALARICO, JAMES TX · Senate DEM |
$2,171,597 | 41 |
| PAPPAS, CHRIS NH · Senate DEM |
$2,156,842 | 105 |
| MCMORROW, MALLORY MI · Senate DEM |
$1,719,739 | 91 |
| WARNER, MARK ROBERT VA · Senate DEM |
$1,569,440 | 80 |
| PELTOLA, MARY AK · Senate DEM |
$1,512,152 | 52 |
| STRATTON, JULIANA IL · Senate DEM |
$1,152,725 | 66 |
| POWERED BY PEOPLE C00731042 |
$1,083,885 | 110 |
| WARNOCK, RAPHAEL GA · Senate DEM |
$992,353 | 83 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 100%
R · 0%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $160,538,775 | 91.30% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $15,304,717 | 8.70% |
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 | JON OSSOFF FOR CONGRESS 36% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $411K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2016 | $11K | 2 | BATTLEGROUND TEXAS 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $20K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $1.17M | 67 | JON OSSOFF FOR CONGRESS 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 | BETO FOR TEXAS 17% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $9.36M | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $5.86M | 496 | BETO FOR TEXAS 37% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $15M | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $7.36M | 470 | BETO FOR TEXAS 57% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $23M | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $1.22M | 343 | AMY FOR AMERICA 20% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $1.22M | +196% |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $1.67M | 391 | MCCREADY FOR CONGRESS 17% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $2.89M | +42% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $3.1M | 537 | BULLOCK FOR PRESIDENT 30% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $5.99M | +267% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $3.18M | 680 | BULLOCK FOR PRESIDENT 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 96% | $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 | $8.3M | 1089 | OSSOFF, T. JONATHAN 13% | Wages & Payroll 86% | $25M | +36% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $11M | 1034 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 17% | Wages & Payroll 17% | $36M | +83% |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $2.67M | 99 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 48% | Wages & Payroll 48% | $39M | -61% |
Revenue by service category
No category revenue in this window.
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wages & Payroll | $162,770,764 | 23,871 | $7K | 99.7% | WARNOCK, RAPHAEL 5% | 2mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $409,156 | 144 | $3K | 0.3% | PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; K… 56% | 5mo ago |
| Fundraising | $36,765 | 151 | $243 | 0.0% | PROGRESSIVE CHANGE CAMPAIGN… 63% | 6mo ago |
| Legal & Compliance | $1,923 | 34 | $57 | 0.0% | WARNOCK, RAPHAEL 41% | 9mo ago |
| Admin & Office | $77 | 5 | $15 | 0.0% | DAVE MIN FOR CONGRESS 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
$79,143,378 · 45% of revenue
67
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$55,507,541 · 32% of revenue
151
One-time clients 1 cycle
$40,856,118 · 23% of revenue
Top 20 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OSSOFF, T. JONATHAN | 4 | $8,984,610 | 357 | 2020-01-02 | 2026-06-15 |
| WARNOCK, RAPHAEL | 4 | $8,217,530 | 320 | 2020-04-01 | 2026-06-15 |
| ROSEN, JACKY | 5 | $5,675,283 | 428 | 2017-07-14 | 2026-02-17 |
| CORTEZ MASTO, CATHERINE | 5 | $5,224,812 | 436 | 2017-01-14 | 2026-06-29 |
| CASEY, ROBERT P. JR. | 5 | $4,633,572 | 379 | 2018-05-31 | 2026-06-30 |
| 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 | $2,587,746 | 570 | 2017-09-30 | 2026-03-26 |
| TLAIB, RASHIDA | 4 | $2,537,929 | 435 | 2020-09-04 | 2026-07-15 |
| SHERRILL, MIKIE | 4 | $2,224,836 | 419 | 2019-04-15 | 2025-01-16 |
| PRESSLEY, AYANNA | 4 | $2,008,811 | 490 | 2019-01-08 | 2026-07-31 |
| KATIE PORTER FOR CONGRESS | 3 | $1,915,163 | 302 | 2019-01-28 | 2023-08-22 |
| BARNES, MANDELA | 3 | $1,909,172 | 213 | 2021-08-02 | 2025-11-26 |
| POWERED BY PEOPLE | 4 | $1,863,282 | 323 | 2020-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| FROST, MAXWELL ALEJANDRO | 3 | $1,627,289 | 314 | 2021-08-25 | 2026-07-15 |
| SPANBERGER, ABIGAIL | 4 | $1,569,317 | 416 | 2017-08-15 | 2023-12-13 |
| PELTOLA, MARY | 3 | $1,443,419 | 281 | 2022-07-15 | 2025-12-17 |
| BUDZINSKI, NIKKI | 3 | $1,365,480 | 309 | 2021-10-01 | 2026-06-30 |
| COLIN ALLRED FOR CONGRESS | 4 | $1,271,713 | 375 | 2017-10-31 | 2023-07-20 |
| CAROLYN FOR CONGRESS | 3 | $1,248,801 | 279 | 2017-07-14 | 2022-12-30 |
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 | $31,987,640 | 22.7% | 32 | |
| TX | $23,699,842 | 16.8% | 37 | |
| GA | $20,350,400 | 14.4% | 6 | |
| PA | $12,443,403 | 8.8% | 16 | |
| CA | $12,364,934 | 8.8% | 21 | |
| MT | $7,910,959 | 5.6% | 9 | |
| IL | $6,998,885 | 5.0% | 7 | |
| MI | $6,195,610 | 4.4% | 9 | |
| NV | $5,675,283 | 4.0% | 1 | |
| VA | $5,529,505 | 3.9% | 12 | |
| NJ | $3,945,537 | 2.8% | 10 | |
| NY | $3,897,299 | 2.8% | 14 |
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 | BETO FOR TEXAS | Wages & Payroll | PAYROLL - SEE BELOW IF ITEMIZED | $954,110 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-10-17 | BETO FOR TEXAS | Wages & Payroll | PAYROLL - SEE BELOW IF ITEMIZED | $801,605 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-11-16 | BETO FOR TEXAS | Wages & Payroll | PAYROLL - SEE BELOW IF ITEMIZED | $704,199 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-10-01 | BETO FOR TEXAS | Wages & Payroll | PAYROLL - SEE BELOW IF ITEMIZED | $665,138 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-07-31 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Wages & Payroll | Payroll - See Below if Itemized | $522,257 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-07-31 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Wages & Payroll | Payroll - See Below if Itemized | $383,888 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-21 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Wages & Payroll | Payroll - See Below if Itemized | $280,148 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-07-31 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Wages & Payroll | Payroll - See Below if Itemized | $268,315 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-23 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Wages & Payroll | Payroll - See Below if Itemized | $258,054 |
| Recent | 2026-08-14 | PAPPAS, CHRIS | — | PAYROLL - SEE BELOW IF ITEMIZED | $78,291 |
| Recent | 2026-08-14 | PAPPAS, CHRIS | — | PAYROLL TAXES | $28,824 |
| Recent | 2026-08-12 | BECCIA, JOHN | — | PAYROLL - SEE BELOW IF ITEMIZED | $3,490 |
| Recent | 2026-08-12 | BECCIA, JOHN | — | PAYROLL TAXES & SERVICES | $826 |
| Recent | 2026-08-14 | PAPPAS, CHRIS | — | PAYROLL FEES | $148 |