SQUARED COMMUNICATIONS

$1.11M 2025-2026 cycle

SQUARED COMMUNICATIONS is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle SQUARED COMMUNICATIONS was paid $1.11M across 5 client committees.

Strategy & Research ○ Slowing (~5mo since last)
Limited recent activity. Most recent disbursement to this vendor was 5 months ago (Dec 31, 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.

Activity span ALL TIME
Apr 4, 2017 → Dec 31, 2025
spans 8.7 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
127
Schedule B 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.

Jan 2025 Dec 2025
$133K 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 6 months · top 1

CANTWELL, MARIA $5K Strategy & Research · 1 txn SC SQUARED COMMUNICATIONS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CANTWELL, MARIA
WA · Senate DEM
 $5,000 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 2

CANTWELL, MARIA $35K Strategy & Research · 7 txns ROMA, AMY $25K Strategy & Research · 1 txn SC SQUARED COMMUNICATIONS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CANTWELL, MARIA
WA · Senate DEM
 $35,000 7
ROMA, AMY
VA · House DEM
 $25,000 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 2

CANTWELL, MARIA $108K Strategy & Research · 14 txns ROMA, AMY $25K Strategy & Research · 1 txn SC SQUARED COMMUNICATIONS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CANTWELL, MARIA
WA · Senate DEM
 $107,665 14
ROMA, AMY
VA · House DEM
 $25,000 1
View all buyers in research · last 18 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 3

CANTWELL, MARIA $130K Strategy & Research · 20 txns ROMA, AMY $25K Strategy & Research · 1 txn CANTWELL VICTORY FUND $8K Strategy & Research · 4 txns SC SQUARED COMMUNICATIONS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CANTWELL, MARIA
WA · Senate DEM
 $129,665 20
ROMA, AMY
VA · House DEM
 $25,000 1
CANTWELL VICTORY FUND
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 $8,000 4
View all buyers in research · last 24 mo →

By party

Revenue by party

100% D
D · 100%
R · 0%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $1,040,601 94.12%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $65,000 5.88%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

201720182019202020212022202320242025 Q2 2017 (2018 cycle): $5KQ3 2017 (2018 cycle): $26KQ4 2017 (2018 cycle): $48KQ1 2018 (2018 cycle): $15KQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $5KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $309KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $200KQ1 2019 (2020 cycle): $10KQ2 2019 (2020 cycle): $20KQ3 2019 (2020 cycle): $10KQ4 2019 (2020 cycle): $15KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $15KQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $15KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $15KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $17KQ1 2021 (2022 cycle): $15KQ2 2021 (2022 cycle): $15KQ3 2021 (2022 cycle): $15KQ4 2021 (2022 cycle): $21KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $21KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $15KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $20KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $10KQ1 2023 (2024 cycle): $15KQ2 2023 (2024 cycle): $15KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $20KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $16KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $5KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $20KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $10KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $15KQ1 2025 (2026 cycle): $63KQ2 2025 (2026 cycle): $40KQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $15KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $15K Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4 $309K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 9 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2017 Q2 2018 $5K 1 SMP 100% Strategy & Research 100% $5K —
2017 Q3 2018 $26K 3 CANTWELL, MARIA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $31K —
2017 Q4 2018 $48K 4 CANTWELL, MARIA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $79K —
2018 Q1 2018 $15K 1 CANTWELL, MARIA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $94K —
2018 Q2 2018 $5K 1 C00651513 100% Strategy & Research 100% $99K —
2018 Q3 2018 $309K 11 CANTWELL, MARIA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $408K —
2018 Q4 2018 $200K 7 CANTWELL, MARIA 80% Strategy & Research 100% $608K —
2019 Q1 2020 $10K 2 CANTWELL, MARIA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $10K —
2019 Q2 2020 $20K 4 CANTWELL, MARIA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $30K +300%
2019 Q3 2020 $10K 2 CANTWELL, MARIA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $40K -62%
2019 Q4 2020 $15K 3 CANTWELL, MARIA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $55K -69%
2020 Q1 2020 $15K 3 CANTWELL, MARIA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $70K +0%
2020 Q2 2020 $15K 3 CANTWELL, MARIA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $85K +200%
2020 Q3 2020 $15K 3 CANTWELL, MARIA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $100K -95%
2020 Q4 2020 $17K 4 CANTWELL, MARIA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $117K -92%
2021 Q1 2022 $15K 3 CANTWELL, MARIA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $15K +50%
2021 Q2 2022 $15K 3 CANTWELL, MARIA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $30K -25%
2021 Q3 2022 $15K 3 CANTWELL, MARIA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $45K +50%
2021 Q4 2022 $21K 4 CANTWELL, MARIA 71% Strategy & Research 100% $66K +40%
2022 Q1 2022 $21K 5 CANTWELL, MARIA 72% Strategy & Research 100% $87K +41%
2022 Q2 2022 $15K 3 CANTWELL, MARIA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $102K +0%
2022 Q3 2022 $20K 4 CANTWELL, MARIA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $122K +33%
2022 Q4 2022 $10K 2 CANTWELL, MARIA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $132K -40%
2023 Q1 2024 $15K 3 CANTWELL, MARIA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $15K +0%
2023 Q2 2024 $15K 3 CANTWELL, MARIA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $30K +0%
2023 Q3 2024 $20K 4 CANTWELL, MARIA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $50K +33%
2023 Q4 2024 $16K 5 CANTWELL, MARIA 75% Strategy & Research 100% $66K -23%
2024 Q1 2024 $5K 2 CANTWELL, MARIA 60% Strategy & Research 100% $71K -76%
2024 Q2 2024 $20K 8 CANTWELL, MARIA 60% Strategy & Research 100% $91K +33%
2024 Q3 2024 $10K 4 CANTWELL, MARIA 60% Strategy & Research 100% $101K -50%
2024 Q4 2024 $15K 4 CANTWELL, MARIA 87% Strategy & Research 100% $116K +50%
2025 Q1 2026 $63K 5 CANTWELL, MARIA 100% Travel & Events 68% $63K +318%
2025 Q2 2026 $40K 4 ROMA, AMY 63% Strategy & Research 100% $103K +167%
2025 Q3 2026 $15K 3 CANTWELL, MARIA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $118K -25%
2025 Q4 2026 $15K 3 CANTWELL, MARIA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $133K -7%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $1.06M across 126 disbursements (avg $8K/check) Top buyer: CANTWELL, MARIA (90% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +815% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $5K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $1.06M across 126 disbursements (avg $8K/check) Top buyer: CANTWELL, MARIA (90% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +815% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $60K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $1.06M across 126 disbursements (avg $8K/check) Top buyer: CANTWELL, MARIA (90% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +815% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $90K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $43K across 1 disbursements (avg $43K/check) Top buyer: CANTWELL, MARIA (100% of category) Last paid: 17mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $43K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $1.06M across 126 disbursements (avg $8K/check) Top buyer: CANTWELL, MARIA (90% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +815% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $120K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $43K across 1 disbursements (avg $43K/check) Top buyer: CANTWELL, MARIA (100% of category) Last paid: 17mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $43K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Strategy & Research $1,062,936 126 $8K 96.1% CANTWELL, MARIA 90% 5mo ago
Travel & Events $42,665 1 $43K 3.9% CANTWELL, MARIA 100% 17mo 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
$998,601 · 90% of revenue
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Repeat clients 2 cycles
$17,000 · 2% of revenue
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One-time clients 1 cycle
$90,000 · 8% of revenue
Top 1 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
CANTWELL, MARIA 5 $998,601 110 2017-08-11 2025-12-31
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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
WA
$1,018,601 92.1% 2
Unknown
$45,000 4.1% 1
VA
$25,000 2.3% 1
DC
$17,000 1.5% 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 2018-09-28 CANTWELL, MARIA Strategy & Research RADIO ADVERTISING $235,000
Largest all-time 2018-10-22 CANTWELL, MARIA Strategy & Research RADIO ADVERTISING $120,000
Largest all-time 2025-01-13 CANTWELL, MARIA Travel & Events TRAVEL, CATERING, SITE RENTAL $42,665
Largest all-time 2018-11-20 C00651513 Strategy & Research FUNDRAISING CONSULTING $32,500
Largest all-time 2018-09-18 CANTWELL, MARIA Strategy & Research GENERAL STRATEGY CONSULTING $32,500
Largest this cycle 2025-06-25 ROMA, AMY Strategy & Research COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING $25,000
Largest this cycle 2025-03-31 CANTWELL, MARIA Strategy & Research POLITICAL/MANAGEMENT CONSULTING $5,000
Largest this cycle 2025-09-26 CANTWELL, MARIA Strategy & Research POLITICAL/MANAGEMENT CONSULTING $5,000
Largest this cycle 2025-03-11 CANTWELL, MARIA Strategy & Research POLITICAL/MANAGEMENT CONSULTING $5,000
Recent 2025-12-31 CANTWELL, MARIA Strategy & Research POLITICAL/MANAGEMENT CONSULTING $5,000
Recent 2025-11-04 CANTWELL, MARIA Strategy & Research POLITICAL/MANAGEMENT CONSULTING $5,000
Recent 2025-11-26 CANTWELL, MARIA Strategy & Research POLITICAL/MANAGEMENT CONSULTING $5,000
Recent 2025-09-02 CANTWELL, MARIA Strategy & Research POLITICAL/MANAGEMENT CONSULTING $5,000
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