SMITH, WILLIAM
SMITH, WILLIAM is a wages & payroll vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle SMITH, WILLIAM was paid $286K across 14 client committees.
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
- Jan 20, 2017 → Dec 23, 2024
- spans 7.9 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 157
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 14
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
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Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 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.
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Top buyers last 18 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PALMER, GARY AL · House REP |
$5,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PALMER, GARY AL · House REP |
$11,600 | 2 |
| MARSHALL, DEREK CA · House DEM |
$2,103 | 4 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $16,205 | 5.66% |
| Republican | $257,289 | 89.85% |
| Non-partisan | $12,847 | 4.49% |
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 · 8 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2018 | $311 | 2 | PALMER, GARY 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $311 | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $150 | 1 | NRCC 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $461 | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $490 | 1 | PALMER, GARY 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $951 | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $427 | 2 | WEST LA DEMOCRATIC CLUB 52% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $1K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $7K | 4 | PALMER, GARY 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $9K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $4K | 3 | NRCC 51% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $13K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $11K | 9 | NRCC 61% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $24K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $14K | 9 | NRCC 50% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $38K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $12K | 8 | NRCC 74% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $12K | +3807% |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $14K | 10 | NRCC 65% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $26K | +8955% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $15K | 13 | NRCC 58% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $41K | +2948% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $7K | 6 | C00502039 57% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $48K | +1652% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $3K | 10 | COLLINS, DOUGLAS ALLEN 42% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $51K | -65% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $12K | 4 | COLLINS, DOUGLAS ALLEN 66% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $63K | +190% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $15K | 4 | COLLINS, DOUGLAS ALLEN 78% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $78K | +33% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $18K | 5 | COLLINS, DOUGLAS ALLEN 64% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $96K | +29% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $7K | 5 | NRCC 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $7K | -40% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $9K | 6 | NRCC 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $16K | -33% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $16K | 7 | NRCC 58% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $32K | +5% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $16K | 7 | NRCC 58% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $48K | +111% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $10K | 6 | NRCC 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $58K | +266% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $16K | 7 | NRCC 59% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $74K | +30% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $17K | 9 | NRCC 56% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $91K | +16% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $25K | 10 | NRCC 50% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $116K | +41% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $8K | 1 | PALMER, GARY 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $8K | -51% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $14K | 2 | PALMER, GARY 98% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $22K | +49% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $7K | 1 | PALMER, GARY 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $29K | -62% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $7K | 5 | PALMER, GARY 70% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $36K | -72% |
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wages & Payroll | $286,340 | 157 | $2K | 100.0% | NRCC 42% | 17mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRCC | 3 | $118,987 | 80 | 2017-06-22 | 2022-12-30 |
| PALMER, GARY | 4 | $101,782 | 28 | 2017-01-20 | 2024-12-23 |
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 | $122,193 | 42.7% | 3 | |
| AL | $101,782 | 35.5% | 1 | |
| GA | $32,369 | 11.3% | 1 | |
| CA | $15,872 | 5.5% | 2 | |
| Unknown | $12,625 | 4.4% | 5 | |
| SC | $1,150 | 0.4% | 1 | |
| TX | $350 | 0.1% | 1 |
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 | 2024-03-29 | PALMER, GARY | Wages & Payroll | STRATEGY CONSULTANT | $14,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-08-24 | PALMER, GARY | Wages & Payroll | STRATEGY CONSULTING | $7,700 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-12-13 | PALMER, GARY | Wages & Payroll | STRATEGY CONSULTING | $6,600 |
| Largest all-time | 2021-12-21 | PALMER, GARY | Wages & Payroll | STRATEGY CONSULTING | $6,600 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-06-29 | PALMER, GARY | Wages & Payroll | STRATEGY CONSULTING | $6,600 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-09-10 | PALMER, GARY | Wages & Payroll | STRATEGY CONSULTING | $6,600 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-12-23 | PALMER, GARY | Wages & Payroll | STRATEGY CONSULTING | $5,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-11-19 | MARSHALL, DEREK | Wages & Payroll | ADMINISTRATIVE CONSULTING | $780 |
| Recent | 2024-10-28 | MARSHALL, DEREK | Wages & Payroll | ADMINISTRATIVE CONSULTING | $710 |
| Recent | 2024-11-07 | MARSHALL, DEREK | Wages & Payroll | ADMINISTRATIVE CONSULTING | $590 |
| Recent | 2024-11-05 | MARSHALL, DEREK | Wages & Payroll | REIMBURSEMENT FOR OFFICE SUPPLIES | $23 |