BEST GUEST MEDIA
$675K
2025-2026 cycle
BEST GUEST MEDIA is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle BEST GUEST MEDIA was paid $675K across 33 client committees, of which $2K 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
$675K
=
$673K
(Schedule B)
+
$2K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$673,000 | 177 rows | 99.6% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$2,400 | 1 rows | 0.4% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jul 5, 2017 → Feb 18, 2026
- spans 8.6 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 177
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 33
- 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.
Mar 2025
Feb 2026
$18K
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 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SHEETS NATHAN H MR 00089619 |
$8,000 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TILLMAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480197 |
$10,000 | 2 |
| SHEETS NATHAN H MR 00089619 |
$8,000 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TILLMAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480197 |
$10,000 | 2 |
| SHEETS NATHAN H MR 00089619 |
$8,000 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TILLMAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480197 |
$10,000 | 2 |
| SHEETS NATHAN H MR 00089619 |
$8,000 | 2 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 8%
R · 92%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $32,616 | 4.83% |
| Republican | $374,330 | 55.42% |
| Non-partisan | $268,454 | 39.75% |
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 | Q3 | 2018 | $8K | 3 | C00641498 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $8K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $11K | 4 | C00641498 71% | Strategy & Research 100% | $18K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $46K | 8 | MARYOTT, BRIAN L MR 54% | Strategy & Research 100% | $64K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $28K | 10 | C00637611 33% | Strategy & Research 100% | $92K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $26K | 7 | COMMITTEE TO DEFEAT THE (LA… 53% | Strategy & Research 100% | $117K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $15K | 5 | COMMITTEE TO DEFEAT THE (LA… 72% | Strategy & Research 100% | $15K | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $19K | 7 | COMMITTEE TO DEFEAT THE (LA… 57% | Strategy & Research 100% | $33K | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $23K | 8 | COMMITTEE TO DEFEAT THE (LA… 47% | Strategy & Research 100% | $56K | +200% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $34K | 13 | COMMITTEE TO DEFEAT THE (LA… 31% | Strategy & Research 100% | $90K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $16K | 5 | COMMITTEE TO DEFEAT THE (LA… 45% | Strategy & Research 100% | $105K | +48% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $32K | 10 | MCCORMICK, RICHARD DEAN DR. 44% | Strategy & Research 100% | $137K | -30% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $36K | 11 | COMMITTEE TO DEFEAT THE (LA… 30% | Strategy & Research 100% | $173K | +29% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $17K | 5 | COMMITTEE TO DEFEAT THE (LA… 64% | Strategy & Research 100% | $189K | -35% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $11K | 3 | COMMITTEE TO DEFEAT THE (LA… 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $11K | -28% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $11K | 3 | COMMITTEE TO DEFEAT THE (LA… 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $21K | -43% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $4K | 1 | KILEY FOR GOVERNOR 2021; KE… 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $193K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $27K | 5 | COMMITTEE TO DEFEAT THE (LA… 39% | Strategy & Research 100% | $48K | +20% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $31K | 8 | COMMITTEE TO DEFEAT THE (LA… 34% | Strategy & Research 100% | $79K | -10% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $55K | 15 | MASTERS, BLAKE 27% | Strategy & Research 100% | $134K | +255% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $44K | 15 | COMMITTEE TO DEFEAT THE (LA… 24% | Strategy & Research 100% | $178K | +38% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $17K | 5 | COMMITTEE TO DEFEAT THE (LA… 64% | Strategy & Research 100% | $194K | -54% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $7K | 2 | COMMITTEE TO DEFEAT THE (LA… 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $201K | -58% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $44K | 5 | SAVE AMERICA 92% | Strategy & Research 100% | $44K | +314% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $35K | 4 | SAVE AMERICA 57% | Strategy & Research 100% | $79K | +233% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $23K | 3 | NEVER BACK DOWN INC. 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $101K | -17% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $23K | 3 | NEVER BACK DOWN INC. 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $124K | -26% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $16K | 3 | O'CALLAGHAN, CONOR 52% | Strategy & Research 100% | $139K | -72% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $5K | 2 | MARTYDOLANFORCONGRESS 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $144K | -89% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $5K | 1 | TILLMAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $149K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $5K | 1 | TILLMAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $154K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $8K | 2 | SHEETS NATHAN H MR 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $8K | -48% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $673,000 | 177 | $4K | 100.0% | COMMITTEE TO DEFEAT THE (LA… 27% | 4mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
2
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$230,500 · 34% of revenue
0
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
31
One-time clients 1 cycle
$442,500 · 66% of revenue
Top 2 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMMITTEE TO DEFEAT THE (LAST) PRESIDENT | 4 | $183,000 | 51 | 2018-09-11 | 2023-01-06 |
| GREAT AMERICA PAC | 3 | $47,500 | 21 | 2018-05-31 | 2021-09-13 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VA | $321,500 | 47.8% | 5 | |
| Unknown | $110,000 | 16.3% | 12 | |
| TX | $86,000 | 12.8% | 3 | |
| CA | $47,000 | 7.0% | 4 | |
| AZ | $41,500 | 6.2% | 3 | |
| GA | $24,500 | 3.6% | 1 | |
| WI | $12,000 | 1.8% | 1 | |
| MD | $10,500 | 1.6% | 1 | |
| NM | $9,000 | 1.3% | 1 | |
| FL | $6,000 | 0.9% | 1 | |
| NY | $5,000 | 0.7% | 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 | 2018-05-08 | MARYOTT, BRIAN L MR | Strategy & Research | PRODUCTION BOLD TV, RITA COSBY INTERVIEW | $25,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-01-31 | SAVE AMERICA | Strategy & Research | PLACED MEDIA | $10,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-03-02 | MASTERS, BLAKE | Strategy & Research | MEDIA | $10,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-05-10 | SAVE AMERICA | Strategy & Research | PLACED MEDIA | $10,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-01-05 | SAVE AMERICA | Strategy & Research | PLACED MEDIA | $10,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-11 | SHEETS NATHAN H MR | Strategy & Research | Campaign media placement | $4,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-18 | SHEETS NATHAN H MR | Strategy & Research | Campaign media placement | $4,000 |
| Recent | 2025-07-31 | TILLMAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Strategy & Research | Social Media Placement | $5,000 |
| Recent | 2025-06-20 | TILLMAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Strategy & Research | — | $5,000 |
| Recent | 2024-04-17 | MARTYDOLANFORCONGRESS | Strategy & Research | PUBLIC RELATIONS CONSULTANT | $2,500 |