BARREL PLACEMENTS
BARREL PLACEMENTS is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle BARREL PLACEMENTS was paid $44.50M across 24 client committees, of which $22.69M 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 |
$21,812,508 | 169 rows | 49.0% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$22,688,737 | 76 rows | 51.0% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jan 16, 2024 → Aug 7, 2026
- spans 2.6 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 169
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 24
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
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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.
Top buyers last 1 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| WYOMING WAY ACTION PAC C00949115 |
$400,000 IE $400,000 |
1 |
Top buyers last 3 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| KEEP AMERICA GREAT PAC, INC. C00896365 |
$400,000 IE $400,000 |
1 |
| WYOMING WAY ACTION PAC C00949115 |
$400,000 IE $400,000 |
1 |
| OLSZEWSKI, ALBERT MT · House REP |
$156,825 | 1 |
| SOUTH DAKOTA CONSERVATIVE PAC C00904797 |
$25,500 IE $20,500 · SB $5,000 |
3 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 7
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| KEEP AMERICA GREAT PAC, INC. C00896365 |
$6,961,207 IE $6,961,207 |
16 |
| KY PAC C00944371 |
$4,666,210 IE $4,664,210 · SB $2,000 |
9 |
| KIM, YOUNG CA · House REP |
$2,410,262 | 5 |
| CONSERVATIVE TEXANS PAC C00932707 |
$1,251,049 IE $1,251,049 |
2 |
| WYOMING WAY ACTION PAC C00949115 |
$400,000 IE $400,000 |
1 |
| OLSZEWSKI, ALBERT MT · House REP |
$156,825 | 1 |
| SOUTH DAKOTA CONSERVATIVE PAC C00904797 |
$152,824 IE $141,600 · SB $11,224 |
9 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 8
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| KEEP AMERICA GREAT PAC, INC. C00896365 |
$12,821,089 IE $12,820,506 · SB $583 |
38 |
| KY PAC C00944371 |
$4,666,210 IE $4,664,210 · SB $2,000 |
9 |
| KIM, YOUNG CA · House REP |
$2,410,262 | 5 |
| CONSERVATIVE TEXANS PAC C00932707 |
$2,030,420 IE $2,025,300 · SB $5,120 |
4 |
| WYOMING WAY ACTION PAC C00949115 |
$400,000 IE $400,000 |
1 |
| AMERICAN PATRIOTS PAC C00668905 |
$289,827 IE $289,827 |
1 |
| OLSZEWSKI, ALBERT MT · House REP |
$156,825 | 1 |
| SOUTH DAKOTA CONSERVATIVE PAC C00904797 |
$152,824 IE $141,600 · SB $11,224 |
9 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 9
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| KEEP AMERICA GREAT PAC, INC. C00896365 |
$13,248,704 IE $13,248,121 · SB $583 |
43 |
| KY PAC C00944371 |
$4,666,210 IE $4,664,210 · SB $2,000 |
9 |
| KIM, YOUNG CA · House REP |
$2,410,262 | 5 |
| CONSERVATIVE TEXANS PAC C00932707 |
$2,030,420 IE $2,025,300 · SB $5,120 |
4 |
| WYOMING WAY ACTION PAC C00949115 |
$400,000 IE $400,000 |
1 |
| AMERICAN PATRIOTS PAC C00668905 |
$289,827 IE $289,827 |
1 |
| OLSZEWSKI, ALBERT MT · House REP |
$156,825 | 1 |
| SOUTH DAKOTA CONSERVATIVE PAC C00904797 |
$152,824 IE $141,600 · SB $11,224 |
9 |
| MIGUEZ, BLAKE LA · Senate REP |
$140,000 | 3 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| KEEP AMERICA GREAT PAC, INC. C00896365 |
$13,248,704 IE $13,248,121 · SB $583 |
43 |
| KY PAC C00944371 |
$4,666,210 IE $4,664,210 · SB $2,000 |
9 |
| NRCC C00075820 |
$2,635,868 | 14 |
| KIGGANS, JENNIFER VA · House REP |
$2,534,545 | 11 |
| KIM, YOUNG CA · House REP |
$2,410,262 | 5 |
| BAUGH, SCOTT CA · House REP |
$2,305,511 | 6 |
| BARRETT, THOMAS MORE MI · House REP |
$2,129,369 | 12 |
| CONSERVATIVE TEXANS PAC C00932707 |
$2,030,420 IE $2,025,300 · SB $5,120 |
4 |
| WILLIAMS, BRANDON MCDONALD NY · House REP |
$1,222,740 | 4 |
| HURD, JEFFREY CO · House REP |
$975,779 | 12 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $14,533 | 0.03% |
| Republican | $43,575,047 | 97.92% |
| Non-partisan | $911,665 | 2.05% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Money flow through this vendor
Where their ad buys point
IE payers (left) → races the buys targeted (right) · independent-expenditure filings onlyCycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 3 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $2.32M | 19 | KELLY DAUGHTRY FOR CONGRESS 92% | Media 100% | $2.32M | — |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $2.07M | 37 | KELLY DAUGHTRY FOR CONGRESS 23% | Media 100% | $4.39M | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $4.64M | 27 | KIGGANS, JENNIFER 26% | Media 100% | $9.03M | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $10M | 70 | NRCC 19% | Media 100% | $19M | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $60K | 1 | MIGUEZ, BLAKE 100% | Digital 100% | $60K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $80K | 3 | MIGUEZ, BLAKE 100% | Digital 100% | $140K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $12K | 3 | SOUTH DAKOTA CONSERVATIVE P… 53% | Software & Tech 96% | $152K | -99% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $2.57M | 8 | KIM, YOUNG 94% | — | $2.73M | +24% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media | $19,076,735 | 155 | $123K | 99.2% | KIGGANS, JENNIFER 15% | 7mo ago |
| Digital | $140,000 | 3 | $47K | 0.7% | MIGUEZ, BLAKE 100% | 12mo ago |
| Software & Tech | $11,435 | 3 | $4K | 0.1% | SOUTH DAKOTA CONSERVATIVE P… 54% | 5mo 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | $4,715,773 | 22.4% | 2 | |
| VA | $3,092,680 | 14.7% | 3 | |
| DC | $2,635,868 | 12.5% | 1 | |
| NC | $2,613,938 | 12.4% | 1 | |
| MI | $2,129,369 | 10.1% | 1 | |
| CO | $1,298,751 | 6.2% | 1 | |
| NY | $1,222,740 | 5.8% | 1 | |
| PA | $974,794 | 4.6% | 1 | |
| OH | $806,544 | 3.8% | 1 | |
| IN | $727,079 | 3.4% | 2 | |
| TX | $446,647 | 2.1% | 2 | |
| SC | $419,228 | 2.0% | 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 | 2024-08-27 | NRCC | Media | MEDIA | $750,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-04-30 | KIM, YOUNG | — | MEDIA PLACEMENT | $709,683 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-09-14 | BAUGH, SCOTT | Media | DIGITAL AND TELEVISION MEDIA BUY | $687,551 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-09-06 | BARRETT, THOMAS MORE | Media | AD BUY | $565,336 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-05-07 | KIM, YOUNG | — | MEDIA PLACEMENT | $546,642 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-24 | KIM, YOUNG | — | MEDIA PLACEMENT | $452,463 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-16 | KIM, YOUNG | — | MEDIA PLACEMENT | $351,237 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-13 | KIM, YOUNG | — | MEDIA PLACEMENT | $350,237 |
| Recent | 2026-05-13 | OLSZEWSKI, ALBERT | — | TELEVISION AD PLACEMENT | $156,825 |
| Recent | 2026-05-22 | SOUTH DAKOTA CONSERVATIVE PAC | — | WEBSITE DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT | $5,000 |