POLESTAR

$3.24M 2025-2026 cycle

POLESTAR is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle POLESTAR was paid $3.24M across 5 client committees, of which $1.48M flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

Strategy & Research ○ Dormant (16mo since last)
Limited recent activity. Most recent disbursement to this vendor was 1+ years ago (Feb 21, 2025). Charts below reflect cycle-to-date totals; the recent windows may be sparse.

Part I Identity

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

Source split

$3.24M = $1.77M (Schedule B) + $1.48M (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments		 $1,767,185 418 rows 54.5%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them		 $1,476,212 44 rows 45.5%
Activity span ALL TIME
Dec 16, 2017 → Feb 21, 2025
spans 7.2 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
418
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
5
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Mar 2024 Feb 2025
$4K across 12 months
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Top buyers

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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 1

UNITE AMERICA PAC INC. $4K Strategy & Research · 1 txn P POLESTAR
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
UNITE AMERICA PAC INC.
C00677773
 $3,500 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 1

UNITE AMERICA PAC INC. $4K Strategy & Research · 1 txn P POLESTAR
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
UNITE AMERICA PAC INC.
C00677773
 $3,500 1
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By party

PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $3,243,398 100.00%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2017201820192020202120222025 Q4 2017 (2018 cycle): $11KQ1 2018 (2018 cycle): $77KQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $80KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $32KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $122KQ1 2019 (2020 cycle): $94KQ2 2019 (2020 cycle): $207KQ3 2019 (2020 cycle): $561KQ4 2019 (2020 cycle): $446KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $15KQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $13KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $12KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $9KQ1 2021 (2022 cycle): $10KQ2 2021 (2022 cycle): $9KQ3 2021 (2022 cycle): $10KQ4 2021 (2022 cycle): $10KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $14KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $15KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $14KQ1 2025 (2026 cycle): $4K Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q1 $561K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 7 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2017 Q4 2018 $11K 2 C00671073 78% Strategy & Research 100% $11K —
2018 Q1 2018 $77K 22 C00637314 74% Strategy & Research 100% $88K —
2018 Q2 2018 $80K 52 C00637314 46% Strategy & Research 100% $168K —
2018 Q3 2018 $32K 22 C00637314 70% Strategy & Research 100% $201K —
2018 Q4 2018 $122K 61 C00637314 48% Strategy & Research 100% $323K —
2019 Q1 2020 $94K 28 UNITE AMERICA PAC INC. 97% Strategy & Research 100% $94K —
2019 Q2 2020 $207K 43 UNITE AMERICA PAC INC. 100% Strategy & Research 100% $301K —
2019 Q3 2020 $561K 70 UNITE AMERICA PAC INC. 99% Strategy & Research 100% $862K —
2019 Q4 2020 $446K 54 UNITE AMERICA PAC INC. 100% Strategy & Research 100% $1.31M +3846%
2020 Q1 2020 $15K 9 UNITE AMERICA PAC INC. 92% Strategy & Research 100% $1.32M -80%
2020 Q2 2020 $13K 6 UNITE AMERICA PAC INC. 91% Strategy & Research 100% $1.34M -83%
2020 Q3 2020 $12K 7 UNITE AMERICA PAC INC. 94% Strategy & Research 100% $1.35M -62%
2020 Q4 2020 $9K 6 UNITE AMERICA PAC INC. 91% Strategy & Research 100% $1.36M -93%
2021 Q1 2022 $10K 6 UNITE AMERICA PAC INC. 93% Strategy & Research 100% $10K -89%
2021 Q2 2022 $9K 6 UNITE AMERICA PAC INC. 92% Strategy & Research 100% $20K -95%
2021 Q3 2022 $10K 6 UNITE AMERICA PAC INC. 93% Strategy & Research 100% $30K -98%
2021 Q4 2022 $10K 6 UNITE AMERICA PAC INC. 93% Strategy & Research 100% $40K -98%
2022 Q1 2022 $14K 4 UNITE AMERICA PAC INC. 100% Strategy & Research 100% $54K -8%
2022 Q2 2022 $15K 3 UNITE AMERICA PAC INC. 100% Strategy & Research 100% $69K +14%
2022 Q3 2022 $14K 3 UNITE AMERICA PAC INC. 100% Strategy & Research 100% $84K +19%
2025 Q1 2026 $4K 1 UNITE AMERICA PAC INC. 100% Strategy & Research 100% $4K —
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $1.77M across 418 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: UNITE AMERICA PAC INC. (82% of category) Last paid: 15mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $4K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $1.77M across 418 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: UNITE AMERICA PAC INC. (82% of category) Last paid: 15mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $4K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Strategy & Research $1,767,160 418 $4K 100.0% UNITE AMERICA PAC INC. 82% 15mo ago
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Client retention

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

2
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$1,542,523 · 87% of revenue
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Repeat clients 2 cycles
$177,557 · 10% of revenue
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One-time clients 1 cycle
$47,105 · 3% of revenue
Top 2 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
UNITE AMERICA PAC INC. 4 $1,456,899 242 2018-10-09 2025-02-21
UNITE AMERICA REFORM FUND 3 $85,623 78 2018-06-07 2021-12-03
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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
CO
$1,542,523 87.3% 2
Unknown
$224,663 12.7% 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 2019-09-03 UNITE AMERICA PAC INC. Strategy & Research COMMUNICATION CONSULTING $100,650
Largest all-time 2019-11-20 UNITE AMERICA PAC INC. Strategy & Research POLLING AND RESEARCH $70,083
Largest all-time 2019-10-31 UNITE AMERICA PAC INC. Strategy & Research COMMITTEE STAFF $61,092
Largest all-time 2019-11-30 UNITE AMERICA PAC INC. Strategy & Research COMMITTEE STAFF $60,268
Largest all-time 2019-07-31 UNITE AMERICA PAC INC. Strategy & Research COMMITTEE STAFF $59,249
Largest this cycle 2025-02-21 UNITE AMERICA PAC INC. Strategy & Research POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING EXPENSE $3,500
Recent 2022-06-08 UNITE AMERICA PAC INC. Strategy & Research HR AND CONSULTING EXPENSES $6,511
Recent 2022-08-05 UNITE AMERICA PAC INC. Strategy & Research POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING EXPENSE $5,087
Recent 2022-09-13 UNITE AMERICA PAC INC. Strategy & Research POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING EXPENSE $5,060
Recent 2022-07-11 UNITE AMERICA PAC INC. Strategy & Research POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING EXPENSE $4,337
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