SPECIAL PROJECTS

$780K 2025-2026 cycle

SPECIAL PROJECTS is a legal & compliance vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle SPECIAL PROJECTS was paid $780K across 21 client committees.

Legal & Compliance ○ Slowing (~2mo since last)

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 21, 2017 → May 12, 2026
spans 9.3 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
385
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
21
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
$2K 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

OLSZEWSKI, ALBERT $2K — · 1 txn SP SPECIAL PROJECTS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
OLSZEWSKI, ALBERT
MT · House REP
 $1,500 1
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Top buyers last 6 months · top 2

OLSZEWSKI, ALBERT $2K — · 1 txn DAINES, STEVE $12 — · 1 txn SP SPECIAL PROJECTS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
OLSZEWSKI, ALBERT
MT · House REP
 $1,500 1
DAINES, STEVE
MT · Senate REP
 $12 1
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Top buyers last 12 months · top 2

OLSZEWSKI, ALBERT $2K — · 1 txn DAINES, STEVE $66 Print & Mail · 2 txns SP SPECIAL PROJECTS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
OLSZEWSKI, ALBERT
MT · House REP
 $1,500 1
DAINES, STEVE
MT · Senate REP
 $66 2
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Top buyers last 18 months · top 2

OLSZEWSKI, ALBERT $2K — · 1 txn DAINES, STEVE $684 Print & Mail · 4 txns SP SPECIAL PROJECTS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
OLSZEWSKI, ALBERT
MT · House REP
 $1,500 1
DAINES, STEVE
MT · Senate REP
 $684 4
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 2

DAINES, STEVE $2K Legal & Compliance · 5 txns OLSZEWSKI, ALBERT $2K — · 1 txn SP SPECIAL PROJECTS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
DAINES, STEVE
MT · Senate REP
 $1,562 5
OLSZEWSKI, ALBERT
MT · House REP
 $1,500 1
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By party

Revenue by party

98% R
D · 2%
R · 98%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $12,826 1.65%
Republican $715,870 91.83%
Non-partisan $50,893 6.53%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Q1 2017 (2018 cycle): $38KQ2 2017 (2018 cycle): $33KQ3 2017 (2018 cycle): $24KQ4 2017 (2018 cycle): $26KQ1 2018 (2018 cycle): $36KQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $38KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $28KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $27KQ1 2019 (2020 cycle): $28KQ2 2019 (2020 cycle): $25KQ3 2019 (2020 cycle): $16KQ4 2019 (2020 cycle): $23KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $20KQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $15KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $22KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $41KQ1 2021 (2022 cycle): $19KQ2 2021 (2022 cycle): $19KQ3 2021 (2022 cycle): $27KQ4 2021 (2022 cycle): $25KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $27KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $34KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $96KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $53KQ1 2023 (2024 cycle): $9KQ2 2023 (2024 cycle): $2KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $2KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $4KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $11KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $9KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $913Q1 2025 (2026 cycle): $618Q3 2025 (2026 cycle): $54Q1 2026 (2026 cycle): $12Q2 2026 (2026 cycle): $2K Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q3Q2 $96K

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 2018 $38K 21 GREG FOR MONTANA 33% Legal & Compliance 100% $38K —
2017 Q2 2018 $33K 18 GREG FOR MONTANA 46% Legal & Compliance 100% $70K —
2017 Q3 2018 $24K 21 DAINES, STEVE 27% Legal & Compliance 100% $94K —
2017 Q4 2018 $26K 23 DAINES, STEVE 26% Legal & Compliance 100% $121K —
2018 Q1 2018 $36K 23 GREG FOR MONTANA 27% Legal & Compliance 100% $157K —
2018 Q2 2018 $38K 24 GREG FOR MONTANA 26% Legal & Compliance 100% $195K —
2018 Q3 2018 $28K 20 GREG FOR MONTANA 50% Legal & Compliance 100% $223K —
2018 Q4 2018 $27K 16 GREG FOR MONTANA 51% Legal & Compliance 100% $250K —
2019 Q1 2020 $28K 15 GREG FOR MONTANA 36% Legal & Compliance 100% $28K -25%
2019 Q2 2020 $25K 15 DAINES, STEVE 41% Legal & Compliance 100% $53K -24%
2019 Q3 2020 $16K 11 DAINES, STEVE 77% Legal & Compliance 100% $70K -31%
2019 Q4 2020 $23K 19 DAINES, STEVE 56% Legal & Compliance 100% $93K -12%
2020 Q1 2020 $20K 12 DAINES, STEVE 77% Legal & Compliance 100% $113K -46%
2020 Q2 2020 $15K 11 DAINES, STEVE 71% Legal & Compliance 100% $127K -61%
2020 Q3 2020 $22K 9 DAINES, STEVE 92% Legal & Compliance 100% $149K -24%
2020 Q4 2020 $41K 11 DAINES, STEVE 86% Legal & Compliance 100% $189K +50%
2021 Q1 2022 $19K 4 DAINES, STEVE 95% Legal & Compliance 100% $19K -32%
2021 Q2 2022 $19K 8 DAINES, STEVE 89% Legal & Compliance 100% $38K -25%
2021 Q3 2022 $27K 17 DAINES, STEVE 45% Legal & Compliance 100% $65K +63%
2021 Q4 2022 $25K 12 DAINES, STEVE 50% Legal & Compliance 100% $90K +8%
2022 Q1 2022 $27K 10 DAINES, STEVE 48% Legal & Compliance 100% $116K +36%
2022 Q2 2022 $34K 12 DAINES, STEVE 42% Legal & Compliance 100% $151K +137%
2022 Q3 2022 $96K 10 ZINKE, RYAN K 85% Legal & Compliance 100% $247K +349%
2022 Q4 2022 $53K 8 ZINKE, RYAN K 73% Legal & Compliance 100% $300K +29%
2023 Q1 2024 $9K 6 DAINES, STEVE 82% Legal & Compliance 100% $9K -52%
2023 Q2 2024 $2K 4 KEVIN HAMM FOR CONGRESS 73% Legal & Compliance 100% $11K -89%
2023 Q3 2024 $2K 5 KEVIN HAMM FOR CONGRESS 83% Legal & Compliance 100% $13K -93%
2023 Q4 2024 $4K 4 KEVIN HAMM FOR CONGRESS 77% Legal & Compliance 100% $17K -83%
2024 Q1 2024 $11K 5 KEVIN HAMM FOR CONGRESS 42% Legal & Compliance 100% $28K -59%
2024 Q2 2024 $9K 4 MARY TODD FOR MONTANA - 2024 77% Legal & Compliance 100% $37K -75%
2024 Q3 2024 $913 2 DAINES, STEVE 96% Legal & Compliance 100% $38K -99%
2025 Q1 2026 $618 2 DAINES, STEVE 100% Print & Mail 100% $618 -93%
2025 Q3 2026 $54 1 DAINES, STEVE 100% Print & Mail 100% $672 -97%
2026 Q1 2026 $12 1 DAINES, STEVE 100% — $684 -100%
2026 Q2 2026 $2K 1 OLSZEWSKI, ALBERT 100% — $2K -83%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $672 across 3 disbursements (avg $224/check) Top buyer: DAINES, STEVE (100% of category) Last paid: 11mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $54

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $672 across 3 disbursements (avg $224/check) Top buyer: DAINES, STEVE (100% of category) Last paid: 11mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $672

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Legal & Compliance — cycle-to-date Total: $777K across 380 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: DAINES, STEVE (39% of category) Last paid: 22mo ago · +1950% vs prior cycle Legal & Compliance $878 Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $672 across 3 disbursements (avg $224/check) Top buyer: DAINES, STEVE (100% of category) Last paid: 11mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $672
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Legal & Compliance $777,405 380 $2K 99.9% DAINES, STEVE 39% 22mo ago
Print & Mail $672 3 $224 0.1% DAINES, STEVE 100% 11mo 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
$481,645 · 62% of revenue
4
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$217,624 · 28% of revenue
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One-time clients 1 cycle
$80,320 · 10% of revenue
Top 4 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
DAINES, STEVE 5 $306,172 88 2017-01-21 2026-02-08
GREG FOR MONTANA 3 $116,459 57 2017-03-02 2021-09-30
BIG SKY OPPORTUNITY PAC 3 $34,605 38 2017-01-21 2021-09-15
OLSZEWSKI, ALBERT 3 $24,410 14 2021-08-09 2026-05-12
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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
MT
$702,929 90.2% 17
VA
$76,660 9.8% 4
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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 2022-08-09 ZINKE, RYAN K Legal & Compliance SEE BELOW $24,106
Largest all-time 2022-09-07 ZINKE, RYAN K Legal & Compliance SEE BELOW $22,147
Largest all-time 2022-09-26 ZINKE, RYAN K Legal & Compliance SEE BELOW $21,329
Largest all-time 2020-11-23 DAINES, STEVE Legal & Compliance BOOKKEEPING AND COMPLIANCE REPORTING $19,377
Largest all-time 2021-02-13 DAINES, STEVE Legal & Compliance BOOKKEEPING AND COMPLIANCE REPORTING $14,372
Largest this cycle 2026-05-12 OLSZEWSKI, ALBERT — BOOKKEEPING AND COMPLIANCE REPORTING $1,500
Largest this cycle 2025-02-11 DAINES, STEVE Print & Mail POSTAGE/SHIPPING $418
Largest this cycle 2025-03-23 DAINES, STEVE Print & Mail POSTAGE/SHIPPING $201
Largest this cycle 2025-08-07 DAINES, STEVE Print & Mail SHIPPING $54
Largest this cycle 2026-02-08 DAINES, STEVE — POSTAGE $12
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