TULCHIN RESEARCH

$15.65M 2025-2026 cycle

TULCHIN RESEARCH is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle TULCHIN RESEARCH was paid $15.65M across 181 client committees, of which $669K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

Strategy & Research ○ 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.

Source split

$15.65M = $14.98M (Schedule B) + $669K (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments
$14,981,459 507 rows 95.7%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them
$669,300 47 rows 4.3%
Activity span ALL TIME
Mar 24, 2009 → Jul 31, 2026
spans 17.4 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
507
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
181
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
$2.03M 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.

No buyer activity in this window.

VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 3

GOLDEN STATE PROMISE $85K — · 2 txns FAIRSHAKE $49K — · 1 txn FIGHTING FOR MICHIGAN PAC $48K — · 2 txns TR TULCHIN RESEARCH
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
GOLDEN STATE PROMISE
1486695
$85,000 2
FAIRSHAKE
C00835959
$49,000 1
FIGHTING FOR MICHIGAN PAC
C00919373
$48,000 2
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 10

GOLDEN STATE PROMISE $261K Strategy & Research · 3 txns FAIRSHAKE $139K — · 3 txns PARENTS AND KIDS SAFE AI COALITION, S… $120K Strategy & Research · 1 txn NEW LEADERSHIP NOW $115K — · 2 txns FIGHTING FOR MICHIGAN PAC $100K — · 4 txns CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE $70K Strategy & Research · 2 txns PROVIDERS FOR PATIENT CARE, SPONSORED… $68K — · 1 txn RODRIGUEZ, GALATZAN, AND VLADOVIC FOR… $45K — · 2 txns VARET, ESTHER KIM $35K — · 1 txn HOUSING PROVIDERS FOR RESPONSIBLE SOL… $35K Strategy & Research · 3 txns TR TULCHIN RESEARCH
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 10

GOLDEN STATE PROMISE $261K Strategy & Research · 3 txns PARENTS AND KIDS SAFE AI COALITION, S… $176K Strategy & Research · 2 txns FAIRSHAKE $139K — · 3 txns FIGHTING FOR MICHIGAN PAC $128K Strategy & Research · 5 txns NEW LEADERSHIP NOW $115K — · 2 txns VARET, ESTHER KIM $95K Strategy & Research · 3 txns CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE $93K Strategy & Research · 5 txns VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTON… $82K Strategy & Research · 9 txns PROVIDERS FOR PATIENT CARE, SPONSORED… $68K — · 1 txn CABALLERO FOR STATE TREASURER 2026; A… $60K Strategy & Research · 1 txn TR TULCHIN RESEARCH
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
GOLDEN STATE PROMISE
1486695
$261,000 3
PARENTS AND KIDS SAFE AI COALITION, SPONSORED BY OPENAI AND CHILD SAFETY ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS
1486064
$176,015 2
FAIRSHAKE
C00835959
$139,000 3
FIGHTING FOR MICHIGAN PAC
C00919373
$128,000 5
NEW LEADERSHIP NOW
C00900993
$115,015 2
VARET, ESTHER KIM
CA · House DEM
$95,030 3
CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE
1240727
$92,515 5
VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTONIO
1471635
$81,625 9
PROVIDERS FOR PATIENT CARE, SPONSORED BY AMERICANS FOR PATIENT ACCESS
1484355
$68,015 1
CABALLERO FOR STATE TREASURER 2026; ANNA
1459007
$60,000 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 10

GOLDEN STATE PROMISE $261K Strategy & Research · 3 txns FAIRSHAKE $189K Strategy & Research · 4 txns PARENTS AND KIDS SAFE AI COALITION, S… $176K Strategy & Research · 2 txns CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE $158K Strategy & Research · 7 txns FIGHTING FOR MICHIGAN PAC $128K Strategy & Research · 5 txns NEW LEADERSHIP NOW $115K — · 2 txns YES ON 37, CALIFORNIA HOMEOWNERSHIP $102K Strategy & Research · 2 txns VARET, ESTHER KIM $95K Strategy & Research · 3 txns VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTON… $82K Strategy & Research · 9 txns PROVIDERS FOR PATIENT CARE, SPONSORED… $68K — · 1 txn TR TULCHIN RESEARCH
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
GOLDEN STATE PROMISE
1486695
$261,000 3
FAIRSHAKE
C00835959
$189,000 4
PARENTS AND KIDS SAFE AI COALITION, SPONSORED BY OPENAI AND CHILD SAFETY ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS
1486064
$176,015 2
CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE
1240727
$157,545 7
FIGHTING FOR MICHIGAN PAC
C00919373
$128,000 5
NEW LEADERSHIP NOW
C00900993
$115,015 2
YES ON 37, CALIFORNIA HOMEOWNERSHIP
1481256
$102,015 2
VARET, ESTHER KIM
CA · House DEM
$95,030 3
VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTONIO
1471635
$81,625 9
PROVIDERS FOR PATIENT CARE, SPONSORED BY AMERICANS FOR PATIENT ACCESS
1484355
$68,015 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 10

GOLDEN STATE PROMISE $261K Strategy & Research · 3 txns FAIRSHAKE $189K Strategy & Research · 4 txns PARENTS AND KIDS SAFE AI COALITION, S… $176K Strategy & Research · 2 txns CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE $158K Strategy & Research · 7 txns FIGHTING FOR MICHIGAN PAC $128K Strategy & Research · 5 txns VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTON… $117K Strategy & Research · 11 txns NEW LEADERSHIP NOW $115K — · 2 txns YES ON 37, CALIFORNIA HOMEOWNERSHIP $102K Strategy & Research · 2 txns VARET, ESTHER KIM $95K Strategy & Research · 3 txns 741666 $82K Strategy & Research · 4 txns TR TULCHIN RESEARCH
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
GOLDEN STATE PROMISE
1486695
$261,000 3
FAIRSHAKE
C00835959
$189,000 4
PARENTS AND KIDS SAFE AI COALITION, SPONSORED BY OPENAI AND CHILD SAFETY ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS
1486064
$176,015 2
CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE
1240727
$157,545 7
FIGHTING FOR MICHIGAN PAC
C00919373
$128,000 5
VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTONIO
1471635
$117,046 11
NEW LEADERSHIP NOW
C00900993
$115,015 2
YES ON 37, CALIFORNIA HOMEOWNERSHIP
1481256
$102,015 2
VARET, ESTHER KIM
CA · House DEM
$95,030 3
741666
741666
$82,000 4

By party

Revenue by party

100% D
D · 100%
R · 0%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $6,836,577 43.68%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $8,814,181 56.32%

Part III Reference tables

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

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People at this agency 0 buyers · 4 leadership

Ben Krompak Vice President United States Ben Tulchin President San Francisco Corey Teter Senior Analyst Greater Boston Corey O'Neil Vice President TR TULCHIN RESEARCH

Leadership 4

Founders, partners, chiefs — for strategic / partnership conversations.

Ben Krompak agency site

Vice President

United States

Email [email protected] +3 guess
LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/benkrompak/ verified
Ben Tulchin agency site

President

San Francisco

Email [email protected] +3 guess
Corey Teter agency site

Senior Analyst

Greater Boston

Corey O'Neil agency site

Vice President

Email [email protected] +3 guess
LinkedIn not found —

tulchinresearch.com · LinkedIn company page · updated 4mo ago

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Money flow through this vendor

Where their ad buys point

IE payers (left) → races the buys targeted (right) · independent-expenditure filings only

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Outflow is on record for the last 24 months, but no itemized payers are.

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Q3 2017 (2016 cycle): $30KQ4 2017 (2016 cycle): $89KQ4 2017 (2018 cycle): $106KQ1 2018 (2018 cycle): $45KQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $711KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $592KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $390KQ1 2019 (2018 cycle): $421KQ1 2019 (2020 cycle): $25KQ2 2019 (2020 cycle): $60KQ3 2019 (2018 cycle): $42KQ3 2019 (2020 cycle): $287KQ4 2019 (2018 cycle): $2KQ4 2019 (2020 cycle): $465KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $1.74MQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $135KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $326KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $698KQ1 2021 (2022 cycle): $80KQ2 2021 (2022 cycle): $121KQ3 2021 (2022 cycle): $86KQ4 2021 (2020 cycle): $5KQ4 2021 (2022 cycle): $3KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $145KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $387KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $379KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $139KQ1 2023 (2022 cycle): $26KQ3 2023 (2022 cycle): $38KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $60KQ4 2023 (2022 cycle): $31KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $185KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $351KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $20KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $538KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $279KQ1 2025 (2024 cycle): $122KQ2 2025 (2024 cycle): $18KQ3 2025 (2024 cycle): $166KQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $62KQ4 2025 (2024 cycle): $42KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $132KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $762KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $914KQ3 2026 (2026 cycle): $158K Q3Q4Q2Q4Q1Q3Q4Q1Q3Q1Q3Q4Q2Q4Q3Q4Q1Q3Q1Q3Q4Q1Q3 $1.74M

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 Q3 2016 $30K 2 WORKERS' RIGHTS PROTECTION … 67% Strategy & Research 100% $30K —
2017 Q4 2016 $89K 3 741666 54% Strategy & Research 100% $119K —
2017 Q4 2018 $106K 3 CISNEROS FOR CONGRESS 66% Strategy & Research 100% $106K —
2018 Q1 2018 $45K 6 KALB FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 201… 61% Strategy & Research 100% $151K —
2018 Q2 2018 $711K 21 CISNEROS FOR CONGRESS 29% Strategy & Research 100% $862K —
2018 Q3 2018 $592K 20 DCCC 25% Strategy & Research 100% $1.45M —
2018 Q4 2018 $390K 13 741666 19% Strategy & Research 100% $1.84M —
2019 Q1 2018 $421K 7 741666 90% Strategy & Research 100% $2.26M —
2019 Q1 2020 $25K 1 FIGHT FOR AMERICA'S FUTURE … 100% Strategy & Research 100% $25K —
2019 Q2 2020 $60K 1 BERNIE 2020 100% Strategy & Research 100% $85K —
2019 Q3 2018 $42K 1 DIGNITY CA SEIU- UNITED LON… 100% Strategy & Research 100% $2.31M +40%
2019 Q3 2020 $287K 3 BERNIE 2020 100% Strategy & Research 100% $372K —
2019 Q4 2018 $2K 1 RESNICK, WILLIAM 100% Strategy & Research 100% $2.31M -98%
2019 Q4 2020 $465K 7 BERNIE 2020 78% Strategy & Research 100% $837K +339%
2020 Q1 2020 $1.74M 10 BERNIE 2020 98% Strategy & Research 100% $2.58M +3806%
2020 Q2 2020 $135K 3 HOMEOWNERSHIP FOR FAMILIES,… 56% Strategy & Research 100% $2.71M -81%
2020 Q3 2020 $326K 11 DCCC 62% Strategy & Research 100% $3.04M -45%
2020 Q4 2020 $698K 18 741666 46% Strategy & Research 100% $3.74M +79%
2021 Q1 2022 $80K 2 NINA TURNER FOR US 100% Strategy & Research 100% $80K +220%
2021 Q2 2022 $121K 3 KHANNA, ROHIT 61% Strategy & Research 100% $201K +101%
2021 Q3 2022 $86K 4 NINA TURNER FOR US 97% Strategy & Research 100% $287K -70%
2021 Q4 2020 $5K 1 CAMPOS FOR ASSEMBLY 2022; D… 100% Strategy & Research 100% $3.74M +203%
2021 Q4 2022 $3K 1 KHANNA, ROHIT 100% Strategy & Research 100% $289K -99%
2022 Q1 2022 $145K 4 CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE 50% Strategy & Research 100% $434K -92%
2022 Q2 2022 $387K 8 SMP 27% Strategy & Research 100% $821K +188%
2022 Q3 2022 $379K 10 BROWNLEY, JULIA 17% Strategy & Research 100% $1.2M +16%
2022 Q4 2022 $139K 6 BROWNLEY, JULIA 54% Strategy & Research 100% $1.34M -80%
2023 Q1 2022 $26K 1 GIPSON FOR ASSEMBLY 2022 100% Strategy & Research 100% $1.37M —
2023 Q3 2022 $38K 1 VASQUEZ FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; … 100% Strategy & Research 100% $1.4M —
2023 Q3 2024 $60K 1 CISNEROS, GILBERT 100% Strategy & Research 100% $60K -30%
2023 Q4 2022 $31K 1 CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE 100% Strategy & Research 100% $1.43M +520%
2023 Q4 2024 $185K 5 CISNEROS, GILBERT 57% Strategy & Research 100% $245K +7301%
2024 Q1 2024 $351K 10 CISNEROS, GILBERT 23% Strategy & Research 100% $596K +142%
2024 Q2 2024 $20K 2 NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTI… 50% Strategy & Research 100% $616K -95%
2024 Q3 2024 $538K 22 HOMEOWNERSHIP FOR FAMILIES,… 14% Strategy & Research 100% $1.15M +42%
2024 Q4 2024 $279K 11 741666 37% Strategy & Research 100% $1.43M +100%
2025 Q1 2024 $122K 4 901366 45% Strategy & Research 100% $1.56M +371%
2025 Q2 2024 $18K 1 741906 100% Strategy & Research 100% $1.57M —
2025 Q3 2024 $166K 4 CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE 39% Strategy & Research 100% $1.74M +337%
2025 Q3 2026 $62K 2 FAIRSHAKE 81% Strategy & Research 100% $62K +3%
2025 Q4 2024 $42K 7 ASHBY FOR SENATE 2026; ANGE… 75% Strategy & Research 100% $1.78M +37%
2025 Q4 2026 $132K 5 NO SURRENDER FUND 36% Strategy & Research 100% $194K -29%
2026 Q1 2026 $762K 24 PARENTS AND KIDS SAFE AI CO… 23% Strategy & Research 77% $955K +117%
2026 Q2 2026 $914K 32 GOLDEN STATE PROMISE 19% Strategy & Research 33% $1.87M +4468%
2026 Q3 2026 $158K 4 GOLDEN STATE PROMISE 54% — $2.03M -71%
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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: $14.01M across 469 disbursements (avg $30K/check) Top buyer: BERNIE 2020 (17% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +696% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $427K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $14.01M across 469 disbursements (avg $30K/check) Top buyer: BERNIE 2020 (17% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +696% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $1.06M

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $14.01M across 469 disbursements (avg $30K/check) Top buyer: BERNIE 2020 (17% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +696% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $1.34M

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $14.01M across 469 disbursements (avg $30K/check) Top buyer: BERNIE 2020 (17% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +696% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $1.75M
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Strategy & Research $14,014,063 469 $30K 100.0% BERNIE 2020 17% 4mo ago
Other / Unclassified $22,264 5 $4K 0.2% 911819 55% 4mo ago
Contributions & Transfers -$22,500 1 $-22K -0.2% CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE 0% 6mo 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
$3,618,533 · 24% of revenue
18
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$2,000,650 · 13% of revenue
155
One-time clients 1 cycle
$9,362,276 · 62% of revenue
Top 8 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
741666 8 $1,479,275 39 2010-09-30 2024-10-21
DCCC 4 $884,785 34 2018-05-17 2024-12-20
SMP 3 $384,000 8 2018-06-14 2022-12-02
CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE 4 $371,098 12 2014-10-02 2026-05-20
BROWNLEY, JULIA 3 $253,000 9 2018-04-14 2024-10-01
RODRIGUEZ, GALATZAN, AND VLADOVIC FOR SCHOOL BOARD 2015, SPONSORED BY CCSA ADVOCATES INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE; PARENT TEACHER ALLIANCE IN SUPPORT OF 3 $121,750 8 2016-09-28 2026-05-15
EDUCATION MATTERS PAC 3 $66,000 4 2014-10-08 2018-10-02
962871 4 $58,625 4 2012-10-16 2022-10-07
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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
CA
$9,281,788 62.2% 145
VT
$2,463,379 16.5% 2
DC
$1,787,535 12.0% 13
TX
$413,151 2.8% 6
OH
$240,060 1.6% 1
MN
$189,000 1.3% 1
GA
$134,000 0.9% 2
MD
$128,000 0.9% 1
MT
$100,000 0.7% 3
NY
$75,015 0.5% 2
IA
$72,000 0.5% 2
ME
$33,515 0.2% 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 2020-02-04 BERNIE 2020 Strategy & Research RESEARCH $639,661
Largest all-time 2019-03-29 741666 Strategy & Research — $380,000
Largest all-time 2020-03-03 BERNIE 2020 Strategy & Research RESEARCH $342,783
Largest all-time 2020-01-15 BERNIE 2020 Strategy & Research RESEARCH $263,000
Largest all-time 2026-04-30 GOLDEN STATE PROMISE Strategy & Research — $176,000
Largest this cycle 2026-03-26 PARENTS AND KIDS SAFE AI COALITION, SPONSORED BY OPENAI AND CHILD SAFETY ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS Strategy & Research — $120,000
Largest this cycle 2026-04-01 NEW LEADERSHIP NOW — POLLING $80,015
Largest this cycle 2026-07-31 GOLDEN STATE PROMISE — — $75,000
Largest this cycle 2026-01-29 VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTONIO — — $70,000
Recent 2026-07-30 FAIRSHAKE — POLLING $49,000
Recent 2026-06-30 FIGHTING FOR MICHIGAN PAC — RESEARCH CONSULTING $24,000
Recent 2026-07-21 FIGHTING FOR MICHIGAN PAC — RESEARCH CONSULTING $24,000
Recent 2026-07-31 GOLDEN STATE PROMISE — — $10,000
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