PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

$545K 2025-2026 cycle

PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY was paid $545K across 15 client committees.

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Part I Identity

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

Activity span ALL TIME
Jul 25, 2000 → May 29, 2026
spans 25.8 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
532
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
15
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Jun 2025 May 2026
$27K 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 3

741666 $644 — · 1 txn MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR PAR… $206 — · 2 txns DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF FLO… $51 — · 1 txn PL PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
741666
741666
 $644 1
MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR PARTY
C00025254
 $206 2
DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF FLORIDA
C00005561
 $51 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 3

741666 $4K Legal & Compliance · 7 txns MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR PAR… $2K Legal & Compliance · 4 txns DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF FLO… $198 — · 3 txns PL PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
741666
741666
 $4,018 7
MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR PARTY
C00025254
 $1,529 4
DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF FLORIDA
C00005561
 $198 3
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 3

741666 $13K Legal & Compliance · 20 txns DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF FLO… $5K Legal & Compliance · 9 txns MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR PAR… $4K Legal & Compliance · 10 txns PL PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
741666
741666
 $12,978 20
DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF FLORIDA
C00005561
 $5,363 9
MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR PARTY
C00025254
 $4,499 10
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 4

741666 $18K Legal & Compliance · 28 txns MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR PAR… $7K Legal & Compliance · 15 txns DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF FLO… $6K Legal & Compliance · 13 txns WASHINGTON STATE DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL C… $333 Wages & Payroll · 1 txn PL PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
741666
741666
 $18,469 28
MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR PARTY
C00025254
 $6,514 15
DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF FLORIDA
C00005561
 $5,720 13
WASHINGTON STATE DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE
C00114439
 $333 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 6

741666 $24K Legal & Compliance · 38 txns MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR PAR… $14K Legal & Compliance · 21 txns DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF FLO… $9K Legal & Compliance · 17 txns NORTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN PARTY $587 Wages & Payroll · 3 txns WASHINGTON STATE DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL C… $333 Wages & Payroll · 1 txn CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY $282 Legal & Compliance · 1 txn PL PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
741666
741666
 $23,504 38
MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR PARTY
C00025254
 $13,515 21
DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF FLORIDA
C00005561
 $9,178 17
NORTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN PARTY
C00038505
 $587 3
WASHINGTON STATE DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE
C00114439
 $333 1
CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY
C00105668
 $282 1
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By party

Revenue by party

94% D
D · 94%
R · 6%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $275,099 50.50%
Republican $18,008 3.31%
Non-partisan $251,610 46.19%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Q1 2017 (2016 cycle): $3KQ1 2017 (2018 cycle): $2KQ2 2017 (2016 cycle): $2KQ2 2017 (2018 cycle): $1KQ3 2017 (2016 cycle): $1KQ3 2017 (2018 cycle): $842Q4 2017 (2016 cycle): $4KQ4 2017 (2018 cycle): $2KQ1 2018 (2018 cycle): $3KQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $2KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $4KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $6KQ1 2019 (2020 cycle): $4KQ2 2019 (2018 cycle): $1KQ2 2019 (2020 cycle): $12KQ3 2019 (2018 cycle): $1KQ3 2019 (2020 cycle): $15KQ4 2019 (2018 cycle): $959Q4 2019 (2020 cycle): $25KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $35KQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $37KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $28KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $43KQ1 2021 (2020 cycle): $2KQ1 2021 (2022 cycle): $5KQ2 2021 (2020 cycle): $3KQ2 2021 (2022 cycle): $3KQ3 2021 (2020 cycle): $3KQ3 2021 (2022 cycle): $2KQ4 2021 (2020 cycle): $861Q4 2021 (2022 cycle): $1KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $5KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $9KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $5KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $7KQ1 2023 (2022 cycle): $2KQ1 2023 (2024 cycle): $5KQ2 2023 (2022 cycle): $4KQ2 2023 (2024 cycle): $4KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $8KQ4 2023 (2022 cycle): $3KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $7KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $8KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $4KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $11KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $5KQ1 2025 (2024 cycle): $3KQ1 2025 (2026 cycle): $907Q2 2025 (2024 cycle): $4KQ2 2025 (2026 cycle): $1KQ3 2025 (2024 cycle): $5KQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $6KQ4 2025 (2024 cycle): $5KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $2KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $8KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $2K Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q3Q1Q2Q3Q4Q2Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q2Q4Q1Q2Q4Q1Q3Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2 $43K

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 $3K 4 741666 100% Legal & Compliance 61% $3K —
2017 Q1 2018 $2K 3 MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER… 100% Legal & Compliance 100% $2K —
2017 Q2 2016 $2K 4 741666 100% Other / Unclassified 52% $5K —
2017 Q2 2018 $1K 3 MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER… 100% Legal & Compliance 100% $4K —
2017 Q3 2016 $1K 2 741666 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $6K —
2017 Q3 2018 $842 2 MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER… 100% Legal & Compliance 100% $4K —
2017 Q4 2016 $4K 5 741666 100% Legal & Compliance 85% $10K —
2017 Q4 2018 $2K 3 MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER… 100% Legal & Compliance 100% $6K —
2018 Q1 2018 $3K 5 MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER… 49% Legal & Compliance 100% $9K —
2018 Q2 2018 $2K 4 MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER… 95% Legal & Compliance 69% $11K —
2018 Q3 2018 $4K 5 741666 59% Legal & Compliance 100% $15K —
2018 Q4 2018 $6K 5 MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER… 75% Legal & Compliance 93% $21K —
2019 Q1 2020 $4K 2 NEXTGEN CLIMATE ACTION COMM… 90% Legal & Compliance 100% $4K +100%
2019 Q2 2018 $1K 2 741666 100% Legal & Compliance 100% $22K -47%
2019 Q2 2020 $12K 5 NEXTGEN CLIMATE ACTION COMM… 85% Legal & Compliance 100% $16K +794%
2019 Q3 2018 $1K 2 741666 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $23K -6%
2019 Q3 2020 $15K 6 NEXTGEN CLIMATE ACTION COMM… 88% Legal & Compliance 100% $32K +1732%
2019 Q4 2018 $959 2 741666 100% Other / Unclassified 54% $24K -77%
2019 Q4 2020 $25K 6 NEXTGEN CLIMATE ACTION COMM… 91% Legal & Compliance 100% $57K +1570%
2020 Q1 2020 $35K 10 NEXTGEN CLIMATE ACTION COMM… 90% Legal & Compliance 99% $92K +979%
2020 Q2 2020 $37K 8 NEXTGEN CLIMATE ACTION COMM… 92% Legal & Compliance 100% $128K +1601%
2020 Q3 2020 $28K 6 NEXTGEN CLIMATE ACTION COMM… 91% Legal & Compliance 100% $156K +571%
2020 Q4 2020 $43K 10 NEXTGEN CLIMATE ACTION COMM… 87% Legal & Compliance 99% $199K +663%
2021 Q1 2020 $2K 2 741666 100% Other / Unclassified 66% $201K —
2021 Q1 2022 $5K 4 NEXTGEN CLIMATE ACTION COMM… 76% Legal & Compliance 100% $5K +16%
2021 Q2 2020 $3K 4 741666 100% Other / Unclassified 72% $205K +165%
2021 Q2 2022 $3K 4 MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER… 82% Legal & Compliance 100% $8K -75%
2021 Q3 2020 $3K 3 741666 100% Other / Unclassified 63% $207K +149%
2021 Q3 2022 $2K 3 MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER… 100% Legal & Compliance 100% $10K -89%
2021 Q4 2020 $861 1 741666 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $208K -10%
2021 Q4 2022 $1K 4 MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER… 72% Legal & Compliance 76% $11K -94%
2022 Q1 2022 $5K 8 741666 48% Legal & Compliance 70% $16K -85%
2022 Q2 2022 $9K 9 741666 53% Legal & Compliance 71% $25K -76%
2022 Q3 2022 $5K 10 741666 87% Legal & Compliance 67% $30K -84%
2022 Q4 2022 $7K 12 741666 46% Legal & Compliance 51% $36K -85%
2023 Q1 2022 $2K 3 741666 100% Legal & Compliance 52% $39K +5%
2023 Q1 2024 $5K 3 DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMIT… 92% Legal & Compliance 92% $5K -3%
2023 Q2 2022 $4K 6 741666 100% Other / Unclassified 57% $43K +17%
2023 Q2 2024 $4K 11 MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER… 38% Legal & Compliance 89% $8K +19%
2023 Q3 2024 $8K 10 CITIZENS FOR FREE ENTERPRISE 66% Legal & Compliance 95% $16K +331%
2023 Q4 2022 $3K 3 741666 100% Legal & Compliance 100% $45K +224%
2023 Q4 2024 $7K 9 CITIZENS FOR FREE ENTERPRISE 75% Legal & Compliance 94% $23K +368%
2024 Q1 2024 $8K 20 MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER… 30% Legal & Compliance 59% $30K +43%
2024 Q2 2024 $4K 14 741666 42% Wages & Payroll 45% $34K -58%
2024 Q3 2024 $11K 14 MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER… 56% Wages & Payroll 58% $45K +151%
2024 Q4 2024 $5K 10 741666 75% Legal & Compliance 70% $50K -26%
2025 Q1 2024 $3K 4 741666 100% Legal & Compliance 79% $53K +40%
2025 Q1 2026 $907 2 MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER… 63% Legal & Compliance 63% $907 -81%
2025 Q2 2024 $4K 4 741666 100% Other / Unclassified 73% $57K -10%
2025 Q2 2026 $1K 6 MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER… 78% Legal & Compliance 100% $2K -66%
2025 Q3 2024 $5K 5 741666 100% Legal & Compliance 63% $62K —
2025 Q3 2026 $6K 7 DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMIT… 78% Legal & Compliance 100% $9K -16%
2025 Q4 2024 $5K 5 741666 100% Other / Unclassified 55% $67K +83%
2025 Q4 2026 $2K 6 MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER… 85% Legal & Compliance 100% $10K -72%
2026 Q1 2026 $8K 9 741666 77% Legal & Compliance 58% $18K +2%
2026 Q2 2026 $2K 7 741666 76% Other / Unclassified 38% $20K -53%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Legal & Compliance — cycle-to-date Total: $356K across 302 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: NEXTGEN CLIMATE ACTION COMMITTEE (51% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +715% vs prior cycle Legal & Compliance $3K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Legal & Compliance — cycle-to-date Total: $356K across 302 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: NEXTGEN CLIMATE ACTION COMMITTEE (51% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +715% vs prior cycle Legal & Compliance $16K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Legal & Compliance — cycle-to-date Total: $356K across 302 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: NEXTGEN CLIMATE ACTION COMMITTEE (51% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +715% vs prior cycle Legal & Compliance $23K Wages & Payroll — cycle-to-date Total: $98K across 44 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: TONY SANCHEZ FOR GOVERNOR DISSOLVED (84% of category) Last paid: 17mo ago · +720% vs prior cycle Wages & Payroll $333

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Legal & Compliance — cycle-to-date Total: $356K across 302 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: NEXTGEN CLIMATE ACTION COMMITTEE (51% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +715% vs prior cycle Legal & Compliance $31K Wages & Payroll — cycle-to-date Total: $98K across 44 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: TONY SANCHEZ FOR GOVERNOR DISSOLVED (84% of category) Last paid: 17mo ago · +720% vs prior cycle Wages & Payroll $7K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Legal & Compliance $356,215 302 $1K 67.3% NEXTGEN CLIMATE ACTION COMM… 51% 5mo ago
Wages & Payroll $98,142 44 $2K 18.5% TONY SANCHEZ FOR GOVERNOR D… 84% 17mo ago
Other / Unclassified $82,088 171 $480 15.5% 741666 97% 3mo ago
Contributions & Transfers -$6,805 8 $-851 -1.3% 741666 0% 5mo ago
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Client retention

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

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Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$435,969 · 80% of revenue
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Repeat clients 2 cycles
$4,460 · 1% of revenue
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One-time clients 1 cycle
$104,288 · 19% of revenue
Top 4 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
NEXTGEN CLIMATE ACTION COMMITTEE 3 $183,042 26 2018-03-12 2021-05-06
741666 12 $171,368 283 2000-07-25 2026-05-15
MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR PARTY 5 $62,149 105 2017-01-17 2026-05-29
DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF FLORIDA 3 $19,410 40 2021-11-23 2026-05-22
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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
DC
$183,042 33.6% 1
CA
$174,078 32.0% 3
TX
$84,073 15.4% 3
MN
$62,149 11.4% 1
FL
$19,410 3.6% 1
CO
$12,829 2.4% 1
NC
$3,262 0.6% 1
WA
$2,982 0.5% 1
MA
$1,478 0.3% 1
IL
$1,187 0.2% 1
MO
$227 0.0% 1
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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 2020-11-25 NEXTGEN CLIMATE ACTION COMMITTEE Legal & Compliance INSURANCE $34,810
Largest all-time 2002-11-01 TONY SANCHEZ FOR GOVERNOR DISSOLVED Wages & Payroll Health Insurance $27,524
Largest all-time 2020-07-29 NEXTGEN CLIMATE ACTION COMMITTEE Legal & Compliance INSURANCE $25,477
Largest all-time 2002-09-01 TONY SANCHEZ FOR GOVERNOR DISSOLVED Wages & Payroll Health Insurance $19,828
Largest all-time 2002-08-01 TONY SANCHEZ FOR GOVERNOR DISSOLVED Wages & Payroll Health Insurance $18,589
Largest this cycle 2025-08-29 DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF FLORIDA Legal & Compliance LIFE INSURANCE $1,663
Largest this cycle 2025-08-01 DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF FLORIDA Legal & Compliance LIFE INSURANCE $1,621
Largest this cycle 2025-08-25 DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF FLORIDA Legal & Compliance LIFE INSURANCE $1,607
Largest this cycle 2026-01-30 741666 Legal & Compliance dental insurance ( <25% FEA ) $1,155
Largest this cycle 2026-01-05 741666 Legal & Compliance dental insurance ( <25% FEA ) $1,154
Recent 2026-05-15 741666 — — $644
Recent 2026-05-29 MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR PARTY — DENTAL & LIFE INSURANCE $103
Recent 2026-04-30 MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR PARTY — DENTAL & LIFE INSURANCE $103
Recent 2026-05-22 DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF FLORIDA — LIFE INSURANCE $51
Recent 2026-04-22 DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF FLORIDA — LIFE INSURANCE $51
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