THE POLITICS COMPANY INC
THE POLITICS COMPANY INC is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle THE POLITICS COMPANY INC was paid $410K across 11 client committees, of which $269K 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 |
$409,805 | 71 rows | 60.3% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$269,330 | 11 rows | 39.7% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jan 3, 2018 → Mar 25, 2026
- spans 8.2 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 71
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 11
- 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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Top buyers last 3 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| LOCKLIN, NICOLE FL · House DEM |
$1,634 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| LOCKLIN, NICOLE FL · House DEM |
$26,634 | 2 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| LOCKLIN, NICOLE FL · House DEM |
$26,634 | 2 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| LOCKLIN, NICOLE FL · House DEM |
$26,634 | 2 |
| FORD, JUSTIN IL · House DEM |
$20,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| LOCKLIN, NICOLE FL · House DEM |
$26,634 | 2 |
| FORD, JUSTIN IL · House DEM |
$20,000 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $210,509 | 51.37% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $199,297 | 48.63% |
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $49K | 5 | C00663104 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $49K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $11K | 3 | MOHAN, RADHAKRISHNA 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $60K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $5K | 1 | C00673871 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $65K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $2K | 1 | C00673871 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $67K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $10K | 1 | C00698993 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $10K | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $3K | 6 | C00698993 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $13K | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $22K | 8 | GAD, SARAH 90% | Strategy & Research 100% | $35K | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $17K | 6 | C00698993 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $52K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $49K | 12 | C00698993 53% | Strategy & Research 100% | $101K | -0% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $29K | 7 | C00698993 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $130K | +161% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $53K | 3 | C00698993 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $183K | +1077% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $500 | 1 | C00764316 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $500 | -98% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $3K | 3 | C00764316 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $3K | -82% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $50K | 2 | CHRISTIAN, ROBERT FRANKLIN … 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $53K | +1% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $6K | 3 | CHRISTIAN, ROBERT FRANKLIN … 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $59K | -81% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $15K | 1 | MOORE, MICHAEL B 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $15K | — |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $16K | 3 | MOORE, MICHAEL B 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $31K | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $23K | 2 | MOORE, MICHAEL B 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $54K | +4465% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $20K | 1 | FORD, JUSTIN 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $20K | +21% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $27K | 2 | LOCKLIN, NICOLE 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $47K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $409,805 | 71 | $6K | 100.0% | C00698993 34% | 2mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
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 | $199,297 | 48.6% | 4 | |
| GA | $55,500 | 13.5% | 1 | |
| SC | $54,320 | 13.3% | 1 | |
| IL | $40,000 | 9.8% | 2 | |
| FL | $26,634 | 6.5% | 1 | |
| VA | $23,000 | 5.6% | 1 | |
| NY | $11,054 | 2.7% | 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 | 2022-03-17 | CHRISTIAN, ROBERT FRANKLIN MR. III | Strategy & Research | — | $35,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-03-06 | LOCKLIN, NICOLE | Strategy & Research | STRATEGY AND MEDIA CONSULTING | $25,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-07-20 | C00698993 | Strategy & Research | GENERAL CAMPAIGN CONSULTING | $25,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-02-13 | C00663104 | Strategy & Research | POLITICAL CONSULTIING | $25,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-07-06 | C00698993 | Strategy & Research | GENERAL CAMPAIGN CONSULTING | $23,437 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-05-20 | FORD, JUSTIN | Strategy & Research | KEN RETAINER | $20,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-25 | LOCKLIN, NICOLE | Strategy & Research | STRATEGY AND MEDIA CONSULTING | $1,634 |
| Recent | 2023-07-26 | MOORE, MICHAEL B | Strategy & Research | MEDIA CONSULTING AND CAMPAIGN STRATEGY | $14,500 |
| Recent | 2023-07-12 | MOORE, MICHAEL B | Strategy & Research | MEDIA CONSULTING AND CAMPAIGN STRATEGY | $8,327 |