THE FACTOR INC.
$1.38M
2025-2026 cycle
THE FACTOR INC. is a digital vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle THE FACTOR INC. was paid $1.38M across 5 client committees, of which $126K 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
$1.38M
=
$1.26M
(Schedule B)
+
$126K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$1,258,367 | 151 rows | 90.9% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$126,200 | 5 rows | 9.1% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Feb 7, 2017 → Jul 10, 2026
- spans 9.4 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 151
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 5
- 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.
Aug 2025
Jul 2026
$26K
across 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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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SALAZAR, MARIA ELVIRA FL · House REP |
$6,000 | 1 |
| DIAZ-BALART, MARIO FL · House REP |
$1,534 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SALAZAR, MARIA ELVIRA FL · House REP |
$24,000 | 2 |
| DIAZ-BALART, MARIO FL · House REP |
$1,534 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SALAZAR, MARIA ELVIRA FL · House REP |
$24,000 | 2 |
| DIAZ-BALART, MARIO FL · House REP |
$1,534 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SALAZAR, MARIA ELVIRA FL · House REP |
$24,000 | 2 |
| DIAZ-BALART, MARIO FL · House REP |
$1,534 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SCOTT, RICK SEN FL · Senate REP |
$116,470 | 4 |
| SALAZAR, MARIA ELVIRA FL · House REP |
$85,346 | 6 |
| DIAZ-BALART, MARIO FL · House REP |
$72,264 | 2 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 0%
R · 100%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $1,384,567 | 100.00% |
| Non-partisan | $0 | 0.00% |
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 · 9 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2018 | $8K | 1 | DIAZ-BALART, MARIO 100% | Digital 100% | $8K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $33K | 2 | RUBIO, MARCO 77% | Digital 100% | $40K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $8K | 1 | DIAZ-BALART, MARIO 100% | Digital 100% | $48K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $8K | 1 | DIAZ-BALART, MARIO 100% | Digital 100% | $55K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $8K | 1 | DIAZ-BALART, MARIO 100% | Digital 100% | $63K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $11K | 2 | DIAZ-BALART, MARIO 100% | Digital 100% | $74K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $29K | 3 | DIAZ-BALART, MARIO 65% | Digital 100% | $102K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $27K | 4 | SCOTT, RICK SEN 85% | Digital 100% | $130K | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $20K | 1 | DIAZ-BALART, MARIO 100% | Digital 100% | $20K | +167% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $12K | 4 | LETS GET TO WORK PAC 50% | Digital 100% | $32K | +60% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $24K | 8 | LETS GET TO WORK PAC 50% | Digital 100% | $56K | +220% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $53K | 7 | DIAZ-BALART, MARIO 66% | Digital 100% | $109K | +374% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $12K | 4 | SCOTT, RICK SEN 50% | Digital 100% | $121K | -58% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $24K | 8 | LETS GET TO WORK PAC 50% | Digital 100% | $145K | -12% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $18K | 6 | LETS GET TO WORK PAC 50% | Digital 100% | $18K | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $18K | 6 | LETS GET TO WORK PAC 50% | Digital 100% | $36K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $18K | 6 | LETS GET TO WORK PAC 50% | Digital 100% | $54K | -10% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $12K | 4 | LETS GET TO WORK PAC 50% | Digital 100% | $66K | +0% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $24K | 8 | LETS GET TO WORK PAC 50% | Digital 100% | $90K | +0% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $18K | 6 | SCOTT, RICK SEN 50% | Digital 100% | $108K | -66% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $114K | 9 | RUBIO, MARCO 71% | Digital 100% | $222K | +848% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $201K | 12 | DIAZ-BALART, MARIO 46% | Digital 100% | $423K | +737% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $12K | 3 | SCOTT, RICK SEN 75% | Digital 100% | $12K | -33% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $24K | 4 | SCOTT, RICK SEN 100% | Digital 100% | $36K | +33% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $18K | 3 | SCOTT, RICK SEN 100% | Digital 100% | $54K | +0% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $18K | 3 | SCOTT, RICK SEN 100% | Digital 100% | $72K | +50% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $17K | 3 | SCOTT, RICK SEN 71% | Digital 100% | $89K | -29% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $69K | 9 | SCOTT, RICK SEN 36% | Digital 100% | $158K | +283% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $135K | 11 | DIAZ-BALART, MARIO 71% | Digital 100% | $293K | +19% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $243K | 8 | SCOTT, RICK SEN 46% | Digital 100% | $536K | +21% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $18K | 1 | SALAZAR, MARIA ELVIRA 100% | — | $18K | -74% |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $8K | 2 | SALAZAR, MARIA ELVIRA 80% | — | $26K | -94% |
Revenue by service category
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Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital | $1,232,833 | 148 | $8K | 100.0% | DIAZ-BALART, MARIO 34% | 22mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
3
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$931,056 · 74% of revenue
2
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$327,311 · 26% of revenue
0
One-time clients 1 cycle
$0 · 0% of revenue
Top 3 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIAZ-BALART, MARIO | 5 | $425,186 | 24 | 2017-02-07 | 2026-07-10 |
| SCOTT, RICK SEN | 4 | $385,870 | 68 | 2018-09-07 | 2024-11-20 |
| LETS GET TO WORK PAC | 3 | $120,000 | 40 | 2019-11-18 | 2023-01-27 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FL | $1,061,281 | 84.3% | 4 | |
| VA | $197,086 | 15.7% | 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 | 2024-10-18 | DIAZ-BALART, MARIO | Digital | MARKETING AND MEDIA FEES | $70,730 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-03 | SCOTT, RICK SEN | Digital | MEDIA | $61,570 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-08-29 | DIAZ-BALART, MARIO | Digital | MARKETING AND CONSULTING FEES | $50,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-11-22 | SALAZAR, MARIA ELVIRA | Digital | POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING | $50,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-11-09 | RUBIO, MARCO | Digital | MEDIA PRODUCTION | $43,250 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-20 | SALAZAR, MARIA ELVIRA | — | POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING | $18,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-07-01 | SALAZAR, MARIA ELVIRA | — | POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING | $6,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-07-10 | DIAZ-BALART, MARIO | — | MARKETING AND MEDIA FEES | $1,534 |
| Recent | 2024-11-20 | SCOTT, RICK SEN | Digital | COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING | $26,000 |