AMERICAN MEDIA & ADVOCACY GROUP
$140.67M
2025-2026 cycle
AMERICAN MEDIA & ADVOCACY GROUP is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle AMERICAN MEDIA & ADVOCACY GROUP was paid $140.67M across 52 client committees, of which $87.13M 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
$140.67M
=
$53.53M
(Schedule B)
+
$87.13M
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$53,534,559 | 575 rows | 38.1% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$87,134,684 | 259 rows | 61.9% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Oct 27, 2010 → May 8, 2026
- spans 15.5 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 575
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 52
- 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.
Jun 2025
May 2026
$345K
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 6 months · top 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MARQUES, RHETT AL · House REP |
$317,553 | 2 |
| MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS CA · House REP |
$6,596 | 2 |
| NUNN, ZACH IA · House REP |
$3,000 | 3 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MARQUES, RHETT AL · House REP |
$317,553 | 2 |
| SWOBODA, GINA AZ · House REP |
$14,000 | 1 |
| NUNN, ZACH IA · House REP |
$7,000 | 7 |
| MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS CA · House REP |
$6,596 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 5
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MARQUES, RHETT AL · House REP |
$317,553 | 2 |
| SWOBODA, GINA AZ · House REP |
$14,000 | 1 |
| NUNN, ZACH IA · House REP |
$7,000 | 7 |
| MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS CA · House REP |
$6,596 | 2 |
| FLORES, MAYRA NOHEMI TX · House REP |
-$98,010 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| NRSC C00027466 |
$6,630,066 | 19 |
| LAKE, KARI AZ · Senate REP |
$6,594,810 | 12 |
| BROWN, SAM NV · Senate REP |
$6,189,357 | 12 |
| CAO, HUNG VA · Senate REP |
$2,960,275 | 9 |
| LOGAN, GEORGE S CT · House REP |
$1,441,525 | 13 |
| KARI LAKE VICTORY FUND C00856120 |
$1,403,625 | 4 |
| DOBSON, CAROLEENE AL · House REP |
$1,013,440 | 11 |
| FLORES, MAYRA NOHEMI TX · House REP |
$894,729 | 14 |
| MACKENZIE, RYAN EDWARD PA · House REP |
$684,946 | 7 |
| NRCC C00075820 |
$640,262 | 8 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 0%
R · 100%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $135,955,625 | 96.65% |
| Non-partisan | $4,713,618 | 3.35% |
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 · 10 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2018 | $44K | 5 | HANDEL FOR CONGRESS, INC. 94% | Media 94% | $44K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $2.61M | 15 | HANDEL FOR CONGRESS, INC. 97% | Media 100% | $2.65M | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $450 | 1 | BUCHANAN, VERNON 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $2.65M | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $69K | 5 | PITTENGER, ROBERT M THE HON… 98% | Media 98% | $2.72M | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $75K | 5 | PITTENGER, ROBERT M THE HON… 96% | Media 96% | $2.8M | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $987K | 21 | JOYCE, JOHN 69% | Media 100% | $3.79M | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $773K | 22 | WALDEN, GREGORY P. MR. 55% | Media 100% | $4.56M | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $2.26M | 37 | WALDEN, GREGORY P. MR. 35% | Media 100% | $6.82M | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $58K | 9 | ERIC ROUSE FOR US CONGRESS 95% | Media 95% | $58K | +32% |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $52K | 16 | ERIC ROUSE FOR US CONGRESS 90% | Media 90% | $110K | -98% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $6K | 14 | HAWLEY, JOSHUA DAVID SEN 35% | Software & Tech 91% | $116K | +1254% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $10K | 20 | SCOTT, RICK SEN 20% | Software & Tech 73% | $126K | -86% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $25K | 26 | ORTT FOR CONGRESS 40% | Software & Tech 46% | $151K | -67% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $71K | 24 | ETHAN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS 86% | Media 86% | $222K | -93% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $2.6M | 48 | GADE FOR VIRGINIA, INC. 40% | Media 99% | $2.83M | +237% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $3.15M | 59 | FRIENDS OF NICK FREITAS INC 25% | Media 100% | $5.98M | +40% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $7K | 15 | HAWLEY, JOSHUA DAVID SEN 24% | Software & Tech 78% | $7K | -88% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $3K | 5 | SCOTT, RICK SEN 37% | Software & Tech 82% | $10K | -95% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $49K | 4 | MATT STOLL FOR CONGRESS 60% | Media 100% | $59K | +97% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $789K | 9 | FLORES, MAYRA NOHEMI 88% | Media 100% | $847K | +1014% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $951K | 8 | POLIQUIN, BRUCE 89% | Media 100% | $1.8M | -63% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $3.63M | 32 | POLIQUIN, BRUCE 37% | Media 93% | $5.43M | +15% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $4K | 1 | MCCORMICK, DAVE 100% | Media 100% | $4K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $733K | 15 | DOBSON, CAROLEENE 100% | Media 100% | $737K | +1391% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $2.85M | 29 | NRSC 32% | Media 95% | $3.59M | +262% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $12M | 42 | NRSC 37% | Media 93% | $15M | +1131% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $20M | 75 | LAKE, KARI 23% | Media 99% | $35M | +442% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $15K | 2 | SWOBODA, GINA 93% | Media 93% | $15K | +244% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $8K | 5 | MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS 51% | Software & Tech 49% | $23K | -99% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $322K | 5 | MARQUES, RHETT 99% | — | $345K | -89% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media | $51,746,739 | 363 | $143K | 97.4% | NRSC 16% | 9mo ago |
| Digital | $1,046,807 | 42 | $25K | 2.0% | MACKENZIE, RYAN EDWARD 48% | 22mo ago |
| Fundraising | $277,813 | 3 | $93K | 0.5% | KARI LAKE VICTORY COMMITTEE 96% | 22mo ago |
| Software & Tech | $78,688 | 131 | $601 | 0.1% | HAWLEY, JOSHUA DAVID SEN 26% | 5mo ago |
| Strategy & Research | $36,180 | 1 | $36K | 0.1% | MCCORMICK, DAVE 100% | 2y ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $22,183 | 28 | $792 | 0.0% | SCOTT, RICK SEN 34% | 3y ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | -$98,010 | 1 | $-98K | -0.2% | FLORES, MAYRA NOHEMI 0% | 15mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
6
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$2,801,435 · 5% of revenue
7
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$17,868,654 · 33% of revenue
39
One-time clients 1 cycle
$32,864,469 · 61% of revenue
Top 6 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRCC | 4 | $1,514,089 | 23 | 2017-05-22 | 2024-10-29 |
| GIMENEZ, CARLOS | 3 | $1,212,588 | 16 | 2020-09-11 | 2024-10-23 |
| HAWLEY, JOSHUA DAVID SEN | 3 | $26,714 | 32 | 2018-05-30 | 2021-04-06 |
| SCOTT, RICK SEN | 3 | $18,548 | 27 | 2018-09-21 | 2021-04-06 |
| BUCHANAN, VERNON | 3 | $15,423 | 33 | 2017-03-06 | 2021-04-06 |
| HUDSON, RICHARD L. JR. | 3 | $14,073 | 35 | 2017-03-03 | 2021-04-07 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | $10,483,714 | 20.3% | 5 | |
| DC | $10,017,869 | 19.4% | 2 | |
| NV | $7,245,892 | 14.1% | 1 | |
| VA | $6,336,351 | 12.3% | 4 | |
| GA | $4,101,793 | 8.0% | 2 | |
| TX | $2,670,405 | 5.2% | 5 | |
| AL | $2,245,467 | 4.4% | 2 | |
| ME | $2,224,867 | 4.3% | 1 | |
| CT | $2,007,720 | 3.9% | 1 | |
| PA | $1,488,865 | 2.9% | 4 | |
| OR | $1,442,305 | 2.8% | 1 | |
| FL | $1,252,671 | 2.4% | 4 |
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 | 2024-10-28 | LAKE, KARI | Media | PLACED MEDIA | $1,352,891 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-31 | BROWN, SAM | Media | MEDIA ADVERTISEMENT | $1,214,100 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-25 | CAO, HUNG | Media | ADVERTISING | $1,032,904 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-21 | LAKE, KARI | Media | PLACED MEDIA | $933,880 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-15 | BROWN, SAM | Media | MEDIA ADVERTISEMENT | $893,476 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-16 | MARQUES, RHETT | — | MEDIA BUY | $245,271 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-07 | MARQUES, RHETT | — | MEDIA BUY | $72,282 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-11-12 | SWOBODA, GINA | Media | ADVERTISING | $14,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-07 | MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS | — | TEXT PROGRAM | $4,227 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-08 | MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS | — | TEXT PROGRAM | $2,369 |
| Recent | 2026-04-06 | NUNN, ZACH | — | WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT | $1,000 |
| Recent | 2026-05-06 | NUNN, ZACH | — | WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT | $1,000 |