POOLHOUSE

$4.34M 2025-2026 cycle

POOLHOUSE is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle POOLHOUSE was paid $4.34M across 27 client committees, of which $2.29M flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

Strategy & Research ○ Slowing (~3mo 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

$4.34M = $2.05M (Schedule B) + $2.29M (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments		 $2,049,161 142 rows 47.2%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them		 $2,288,343 93 rows 52.8%
Activity span ALL TIME
Oct 22, 2014 → Mar 11, 2026
spans 11.4 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
142
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
27
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Apr 2025 Mar 2026
$65K 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 1

KIGGANS, JENNIFER $7K Media · 1 txn P POOLHOUSE
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
KIGGANS, JENNIFER
VA · House REP
 $6,878 1
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Top buyers last 6 months · top 1

KIGGANS, JENNIFER $16K Media · 3 txns P POOLHOUSE
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
KIGGANS, JENNIFER
VA · House REP
 $15,878 3
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 1

KIGGANS, JENNIFER $33K Strategy & Research · 6 txns P POOLHOUSE
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
KIGGANS, JENNIFER
VA · House REP
 $32,785 6
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Top buyers last 18 months · top 1

KIGGANS, JENNIFER $78K Strategy & Research · 10 txns P POOLHOUSE
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Filer Total spend Disbursements
KIGGANS, JENNIFER
VA · House REP
 $78,061 10
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Top buyers last 24 months · top 4

KIGGANS, JENNIFER $294K Strategy & Research · 18 txns PHELAN MATTHEW M HONORABLE DADE $63K Strategy & Research · 1 txn COUGHLIN, KEVIN $27K Strategy & Research · 2 txns NRCC $22K Strategy & Research · 2 txns P POOLHOUSE
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
KIGGANS, JENNIFER
VA · House REP
 $293,877 18
PHELAN MATTHEW M HONORABLE DADE
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 $62,536 1
COUGHLIN, KEVIN
OH · House REP
 $27,427 2
NRCC
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 $22,000 2
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By party

Revenue by party

100% R
D · 0%
R · 100%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $3,747,316 86.39%
Non-partisan $590,188 13.61%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Q2 2017 (2018 cycle): $28KQ3 2017 (2018 cycle): $28KQ4 2017 (2018 cycle): $61KQ1 2018 (2018 cycle): $42KQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $78KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $86KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $73KQ3 2019 (2020 cycle): $68KQ4 2019 (2020 cycle): $47KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $73KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $243KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $76KQ1 2021 (2022 cycle): $2KQ2 2021 (2022 cycle): $14KQ3 2021 (2022 cycle): $32KQ4 2021 (2022 cycle): $12KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $59KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $109KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $87KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $265KQ1 2023 (2024 cycle): $9KQ2 2023 (2024 cycle): $10KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $47KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $32KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $37KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $19KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $146KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $182KQ1 2025 (2026 cycle): $13KQ2 2025 (2026 cycle): $38KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $14KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $13K Q2Q4Q2Q4Q4Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q4Q1 $265K

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 Q2 2018 $28K 1 NRCC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $28K —
2017 Q3 2018 $28K 3 CURTIS, JOHN 100% Strategy & Research 100% $56K —
2017 Q4 2018 $61K 4 CURTIS, JOHN 100% Strategy & Research 100% $117K —
2018 Q1 2018 $42K 6 ROMNEY, WILLARD MITT MR 66% Strategy & Research 100% $159K —
2018 Q2 2018 $78K 7 ROMNEY, WILLARD MITT MR 64% Strategy & Research 100% $237K —
2018 Q3 2018 $86K 10 REAL SOLUTIONS TO LEAD CALI… 32% Strategy & Research 100% $323K —
2018 Q4 2018 $73K 6 WATKINS, STEVEN C. JR. 92% Strategy & Research 100% $396K —
2019 Q3 2020 $68K 5 C00710970 63% Strategy & Research 100% $68K +141%
2019 Q4 2020 $47K 3 C00722504 47% Strategy & Research 100% $115K -24%
2020 Q1 2020 $73K 7 CURTIS, JOHN 70% Strategy & Research 100% $189K +74%
2020 Q3 2020 $243K 3 CLEARPATH ACTION FUND, INC. 79% Strategy & Research 100% $432K +182%
2020 Q4 2020 $76K 3 CURTIS, JOHN 95% Strategy & Research 100% $507K +3%
2021 Q1 2022 $2K 1 CURTIS, JOHN 100% Strategy & Research 100% $2K —
2021 Q2 2022 $14K 1 KIGGANS, JENNIFER 100% Strategy & Research 100% $16K —
2021 Q3 2022 $32K 2 C00785683 56% Strategy & Research 100% $48K -53%
2021 Q4 2022 $12K 1 C00783530 100% Strategy & Research 100% $59K -75%
2022 Q1 2022 $59K 5 CURTIS, JOHN 53% Strategy & Research 100% $118K -20%
2022 Q2 2022 $109K 6 CURTIS, JOHN 35% Strategy & Research 100% $227K —
2022 Q3 2022 $87K 7 KIGGANS, JENNIFER 50% Strategy & Research 100% $314K -64%
2022 Q4 2022 $265K 9 CURTIS, JOHN 42% Strategy & Research 100% $580K +251%
2023 Q1 2024 $9K 2 KIGGANS, JENNIFER 100% Strategy & Research 100% $9K +398%
2023 Q2 2024 $10K 3 KIGGANS, JENNIFER 100% Strategy & Research 100% $20K -26%
2023 Q3 2024 $47K 6 CURTIS, JOHN 43% Strategy & Research 100% $67K +47%
2023 Q4 2024 $32K 6 KIGGANS, JENNIFER 39% Strategy & Research 100% $98K +174%
2024 Q1 2024 $37K 3 KIGGANS, JENNIFER 100% Strategy & Research 100% $135K -38%
2024 Q2 2024 $19K 4 PARKINSON, SCOTT THOMAS 66% Strategy & Research 100% $154K -82%
2024 Q3 2024 $146K 5 KIGGANS, JENNIFER 100% Strategy & Research 100% $300K +67%
2024 Q4 2024 $182K 8 KIGGANS, JENNIFER 38% Strategy & Research 100% $482K -31%
2025 Q1 2026 $13K 2 KIGGANS, JENNIFER 100% Media 52% $13K +47%
2025 Q2 2026 $38K 3 KIGGANS, JENNIFER 100% Strategy & Research 90% $51K +264%
2025 Q4 2026 $14K 3 KIGGANS, JENNIFER 100% Strategy & Research 100% $65K -56%
2026 Q1 2026 $13K 2 KIGGANS, JENNIFER 100% Media 100% $78K -65%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 3 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $20K across 3 disbursements (avg $7K/check) Top buyer: KIGGANS, JENNIFER (100% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $7K

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $20K across 3 disbursements (avg $7K/check) Top buyer: KIGGANS, JENNIFER (100% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $13K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $1.97M across 138 disbursements (avg $14K/check) Top buyer: KIGGANS, JENNIFER (29% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +317% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $3K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $1.97M across 138 disbursements (avg $14K/check) Top buyer: KIGGANS, JENNIFER (29% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +317% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $20K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $20K across 3 disbursements (avg $7K/check) Top buyer: KIGGANS, JENNIFER (100% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $13K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $1.97M across 138 disbursements (avg $14K/check) Top buyer: KIGGANS, JENNIFER (29% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +317% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $54K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $20K across 3 disbursements (avg $7K/check) Top buyer: KIGGANS, JENNIFER (100% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $20K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $4K across 1 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: KIGGANS, JENNIFER (100% of category) Last paid: 13mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $4K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $1.97M across 138 disbursements (avg $14K/check) Top buyer: KIGGANS, JENNIFER (29% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +317% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $382K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $20K across 3 disbursements (avg $7K/check) Top buyer: KIGGANS, JENNIFER (100% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $20K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $4K across 1 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: KIGGANS, JENNIFER (100% of category) Last paid: 13mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $4K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Strategy & Research $1,966,008 138 $14K 98.8% KIGGANS, JENNIFER 29% 5mo ago
Media $19,804 3 $7K 1.0% KIGGANS, JENNIFER 100% 2mo ago
Travel & Events $3,924 1 $4K 0.2% KIGGANS, JENNIFER 100% 13mo ago
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Client retention

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

3
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$1,103,328 · 54% of revenue
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Repeat clients 2 cycles
$189,415 · 9% of revenue
22
One-time clients 1 cycle
$756,418 · 37% of revenue
Top 3 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
KIGGANS, JENNIFER 3 $590,010 43 2021-05-24 2026-03-11
CURTIS, JOHN 4 $457,257 34 2017-07-07 2023-10-11
NRCC 3 $56,062 5 2017-04-21 2024-10-22
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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
VA
$716,822 35.1% 4
UT
$457,257 22.4% 1
Unknown
$222,446 10.9% 9
NC
$196,947 9.6% 1
KS
$139,990 6.9% 1
MA
$79,395 3.9% 1
TX
$68,826 3.4% 2
DC
$64,312 3.1% 2
CA
$27,500 1.3% 1
OH
$27,427 1.3% 1
FL
$24,839 1.2% 1
MD
$15,901 0.8% 2
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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 2020-09-23 CLEARPATH ACTION FUND, INC. Strategy & Research MEDIA $192,997
Largest all-time 2022-10-12 CURTIS, JOHN Strategy & Research CAMPAIGN ADVERTISING $101,315
Largest all-time 2024-10-28 PHELAN MATTHEW M HONORABLE DADE Strategy & Research Political media buy for House candidate $62,536
Largest all-time 2022-10-10 KIGGANS, JENNIFER Strategy & Research MEDIA $62,221
Largest all-time 2024-07-22 KIGGANS, JENNIFER Strategy & Research MEDIA CONSULTING / CREATIVE DESIGN SERVICES / TRAVEL / PRINTING / MEDIA PRODUCTION $60,291
Largest this cycle 2025-04-02 KIGGANS, JENNIFER Strategy & Research MEDIA CONSULTING $28,000
Largest this cycle 2025-10-02 KIGGANS, JENNIFER Strategy & Research MEDIA CONSULTING / CREATIVE DESIGN SERVICES / CAMPAIGN APPAREL $7,907
Largest this cycle 2025-03-07 KIGGANS, JENNIFER Media MEDIA CONSULTING / MEDIA PRODUCTION / FOOD / BEVERAGE $6,926
Largest this cycle 2026-03-11 KIGGANS, JENNIFER Media MEDIA CONSULTING / FOOD / BEVERAGE / CREATIVE DESIGN SERVICES $6,878
Largest this cycle 2025-02-14 KIGGANS, JENNIFER Strategy & Research MEDIA CONSULTING / CREATIVE DESIGN SERVICES $6,425
Recent 2026-01-16 KIGGANS, JENNIFER Media MEDIA CONSULTING $6,000
Recent 2025-10-02 KIGGANS, JENNIFER Strategy & Research DEBT REPAYMENT: MEDIA CONSULTING $3,000
Recent 2025-12-15 KIGGANS, JENNIFER Strategy & Research MEDIA CONSULTING $3,000
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