STARBOARD COMMUNICATIONS
STARBOARD COMMUNICATIONS is a print & mail vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle STARBOARD COMMUNICATIONS was paid $3.23M across 4 client committees, of which $403K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.
Part I Identity
Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.
Source split
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$2,826,791 | 62 rows | 87.5% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$403,194 | 16 rows | 12.5% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Apr 30, 2012 → Jan 24, 2023
- spans 10.7 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 62
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 4
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
One timeframe control governs all three panels below. Change it once and the trajectory, top buyers, and party breakdown all update together.
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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By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $1,444,059 | 44.71% |
| Non-partisan | $1,785,925 | 55.29% |
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 · 7 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2018 | $106K | 3 | NORMAN, RALPH W. JR. 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $106K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $1.08M | 12 | NORMAN, RALPH W. JR. 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $1.18M | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $22K | 2 | NORMAN, RALPH W. JR. 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $1.21M | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $57K | 3 | NORMAN, RALPH W. JR. 88% | Print & Mail 100% | $1.26M | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $3K | 1 | NORMAN, RALPH W. JR. 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $1.26M | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $176K | 14 | C00668269 98% | Print & Mail 100% | $1.44M | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $8K | 2 | C00506048 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $1.45M | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $75K | 1 | C00506048 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $1.52M | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $8K | 1 | NORMAN, RALPH W. JR. 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $8K | -92% |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $14K | 2 | C00668269 95% | Print & Mail 100% | $22K | -99% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $2K | 1 | C00506048 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $24K | -97% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $51K | 1 | C00506048 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $75K | +507% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $108K | 4 | C00506048 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $184K | +45% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $2K | 2 | C00506048 57% | Print & Mail 100% | $2K | -71% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $23K | 2 | C00506048 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $26K | +66% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $84K | 4 | C00506048 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $110K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $900K | 5 | C00506048 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $1.01M | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $100K | 1 | C00506048 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $1.11M | -8% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $9K | 1 | C00506048 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $9K | +269% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Print & Mail | $2,826,791 | 62 | $46K | 100.0% | C00506048 49% | 3y 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C00506048 | 4 | $1,377,491 | 30 | 2017-04-25 | 2023-01-24 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | $1,562,991 | 55.3% | 2 | |
| SC | $1,263,799 | 44.7% | 2 |
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 | 2022-05-25 | C00506048 | Print & Mail | VOTE MAIL/MEDIA BUY/GRASSROOTS CONSULTING | $330,897 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-06-09 | C00506048 | Print & Mail | MEDIA BUY/DIRECT MAIL | $253,989 |
| Largest all-time | 2017-04-13 | NORMAN, RALPH W. JR. | Print & Mail | DIRECT MAIL/POLLING/MEDIA BUY/STRATEGIC CONSULTING | $237,786 |
| Largest all-time | 2017-05-22 | NORMAN, RALPH W. JR. | Print & Mail | MEDIA BUY | $220,525 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-04-22 | C00506048 | Print & Mail | RESEARCH/MEDIA BUY/SIGNAGE | $206,841 |
| Largest this cycle | 2023-01-24 | C00506048 | Print & Mail | CONSULTING FEES | $9,000 |
| Recent | 2022-12-02 | C00506048 | Print & Mail | STRATEGIC CONSULTING | $100,000 |
| Recent | 2022-05-06 | C00506048 | Print & Mail | GRASSROOTS & STRATEGIC CONSUTING/MEDIA BUY | $47,582 |