BETTER MOUSETRAP

$409K 2025-2026 cycle

BETTER MOUSETRAP is a digital vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle BETTER MOUSETRAP was paid $409K across 10 client committees.

Digital ○ 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.

Activity span ALL TIME
Jul 31, 2023 → Jul 20, 2026
spans 3.0 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
174
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
10
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Aug 2025 Jul 2026
$27K across 12 months
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Top buyers

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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 3

EBBEN FOR WI $3K — · 4 txns BRESNAHAN, ROB $737 — · 2 txns BUCKHOUT, LAURIE $181 — · 2 txns BM BETTER MOUSETRAP
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
EBBEN FOR WI
C00921734
 $3,122 4
BRESNAHAN, ROB
PA · House REP
 $737 2
BUCKHOUT, LAURIE
NC · House REP
 $181 2
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 4

BRESNAHAN, ROB $6K — · 12 txns EBBEN FOR WI $3K — · 4 txns BUCKHOUT, LAURIE $552 — · 9 txns MULLIN VICTORY FUND $-9 — · 1 txn BM BETTER MOUSETRAP
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
BRESNAHAN, ROB
PA · House REP
 $5,726 12
EBBEN FOR WI
C00921734
 $3,122 4
BUCKHOUT, LAURIE
NC · House REP
 $552 9
MULLIN VICTORY FUND
C00577361
 -$9 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 5

BRESNAHAN, ROB $17K Digital · 28 txns MULLIN VICTORY FUND $5K Fundraising · 4 txns EBBEN FOR WI $3K — · 4 txns BUCKHOUT, LAURIE $747 — · 10 txns LYNCH, MARK $592 Fundraising · 1 txn BM BETTER MOUSETRAP
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
BRESNAHAN, ROB
PA · House REP
 $17,294 28
MULLIN VICTORY FUND
C00577361
 $4,948 4
EBBEN FOR WI
C00921734
 $3,122 4
BUCKHOUT, LAURIE
NC · House REP
 $747 10
LYNCH, MARK
SC · Senate REP
 $592 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 5

MULLIN VICTORY FUND $32K Fundraising · 6 txns BRESNAHAN, ROB $24K Digital · 51 txns EBBEN FOR WI $3K — · 4 txns BUCKHOUT, LAURIE $747 — · 10 txns LYNCH, MARK $592 Fundraising · 1 txn BM BETTER MOUSETRAP
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
MULLIN VICTORY FUND
C00577361
 $32,087 6
BRESNAHAN, ROB
PA · House REP
 $24,046 51
EBBEN FOR WI
C00921734
 $3,122 4
BUCKHOUT, LAURIE
NC · House REP
 $747 10
LYNCH, MARK
SC · Senate REP
 $592 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 9

JOSH HAWLEY VICTORY COMMITTEE $115K Digital · 17 txns MULLIN VICTORY FUND $42K Fundraising · 9 txns BRESNAHAN, ROB $29K Digital · 61 txns NUNN, ZACH $6K Digital · 5 txns EBBEN FOR WI $3K — · 4 txns BUCKHOUT, LAURIE $747 — · 10 txns LYNCH, MARK $592 Fundraising · 1 txn LAMB, MARK $-17 Digital · 1 txn MASTERS, BLAKE $-22 Digital · 1 txn BM BETTER MOUSETRAP
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
JOSH HAWLEY VICTORY COMMITTEE
C00779223
 $115,095 17
MULLIN VICTORY FUND
C00577361
 $42,381 9
BRESNAHAN, ROB
PA · House REP
 $28,973 61
NUNN, ZACH
IA · House REP
 $5,753 5
EBBEN FOR WI
C00921734
 $3,122 4
BUCKHOUT, LAURIE
NC · House REP
 $747 10
LYNCH, MARK
SC · Senate REP
 $592 1
LAMB, MARK
AZ · Senate REP
 -$17 1
MASTERS, BLAKE
AZ · House REP
 -$22 1
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By party

Revenue by party

100% R
D · 0%
R · 100%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $66,576 16.26%
Non-partisan $342,861 83.74%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2023202420252026 Q3 2023 (2024 cycle): $4Q4 2023 (2024 cycle): $11KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $80KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $70KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $93KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $92KQ1 2025 (2026 cycle): $23KQ2 2025 (2026 cycle): $13KQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $7KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $6KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $8KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $7KQ3 2026 (2026 cycle): $1K Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3 $93K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 4 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2023 Q3 2024 $4 3 THE 1776 PROJECT PAC 100% Digital 100% $4 —
2023 Q4 2024 $11K 13 JOSH HAWLEY VICTORY COMMITT… 48% Digital 100% $11K —
2024 Q1 2024 $80K 20 JOSH HAWLEY VICTORY COMMITT… 54% Digital 100% $91K —
2024 Q2 2024 $70K 17 JOSH HAWLEY VICTORY COMMITT… 81% Digital 100% $160K —
2024 Q3 2024 $93K 15 JOSH HAWLEY VICTORY COMMITT… 89% Digital 100% $253K —
2024 Q4 2024 $92K 22 JOSH HAWLEY VICTORY COMMITT… 93% Digital 100% $345K —
2025 Q1 2026 $23K 13 MULLIN VICTORY FUND 79% Fundraising 79% $23K —
2025 Q2 2026 $13K 12 MULLIN VICTORY FUND 69% Fundraising 69% $36K —
2025 Q3 2026 $7K 9 MULLIN VICTORY FUND 67% Fundraising 67% $43K +207026%
2025 Q4 2026 $6K 9 BRESNAHAN, ROB 89% Digital 89% $49K -47%
2026 Q1 2026 $8K 15 BRESNAHAN, ROB 96% — $57K -90%
2026 Q2 2026 $7K 17 BRESNAHAN, ROB 62% — $63K -91%
2026 Q3 2026 $1K 1 EBBEN FOR WI 100% — $64K -99%

Stations this firm's clients buy from

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Stations this firm's clients buy from top 1 · $464 · Louisville, KY dominant market

Broadcast stations that committees who pay BETTER MOUSETRAP also pay directly on their Schedule B filings. We can't prove BETTER MOUSETRAP routed money to these stations, but the concentration signal reveals the market network this firm's clients spend on.

Station Market Network Total client spend Buys Activity window
WAVE Louisville, KY NBC $464 1 Jun 2023
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $361K across 134 disbursements (avg $3K/check) Top buyer: JOSH HAWLEY VICTORY COMMITTEE (75% of category) Last paid: 9mo ago · +5% vs prior cycle Digital $6K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $33K across 6 disbursements (avg $5K/check) Top buyer: MULLIN VICTORY FUND (98% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $6K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $33K across 6 disbursements (avg $5K/check) Top buyer: MULLIN VICTORY FUND (98% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $33K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $361K across 134 disbursements (avg $3K/check) Top buyer: JOSH HAWLEY VICTORY COMMITTEE (75% of category) Last paid: 9mo ago · +5% vs prior cycle Digital $12K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $361K across 134 disbursements (avg $3K/check) Top buyer: JOSH HAWLEY VICTORY COMMITTEE (75% of category) Last paid: 9mo ago · +5% vs prior cycle Digital $149K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $33K across 6 disbursements (avg $5K/check) Top buyer: MULLIN VICTORY FUND (98% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $33K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Digital $361,048 134 $3K 91.7% JOSH HAWLEY VICTORY COMMITT… 75% 9mo ago
Fundraising $32,687 6 $5K 8.3% MULLIN VICTORY FUND 98% 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
$0 · 0% of revenue
2
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$99,900 · 24% of revenue
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One-time clients 1 cycle
$309,537 · 76% of revenue
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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
MO
$271,701 66.4% 1
VA
$84,696 20.7% 3
PA
$28,973 7.1% 1
IA
$13,038 3.2% 1
AZ
$6,568 1.6% 1
WI
$3,122 0.8% 1
NC
$747 0.2% 1
SC
$592 0.1% 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 2025-03-31 MULLIN VICTORY FUND Fundraising LIST RENTAL FEES $18,461
Largest all-time 2024-10-14 JOSH HAWLEY VICTORY COMMITTEE Digital LIST RENTAL $18,127
Largest all-time 2024-03-31 MULLIN VICTORY FUND Digital LIST RENTAL $15,783
Largest all-time 2024-06-24 JOSH HAWLEY VICTORY COMMITTEE Digital LIST RENTAL $15,731
Largest all-time 2024-03-31 MASTERS, BLAKE Digital LIST RENTAL FEES $13,171
Largest this cycle 2025-06-30 MULLIN VICTORY FUND Fundraising LIST RENTAL FEES $8,678
Largest this cycle 2025-09-30 MULLIN VICTORY FUND Fundraising LIST RENTAL FEES $4,970
Largest this cycle 2026-03-02 BRESNAHAN, ROB — DIGITAL MARKETING $4,853
Largest this cycle 2025-11-03 BRESNAHAN, ROB Digital DIGITAL MARKETING $2,355
Recent 2026-06-29 EBBEN FOR WI — DIGITAL FUNDRAISING $1,973
Recent 2026-07-20 EBBEN FOR WI — DIGITAL FUNDRAISING $1,029
Recent 2026-06-30 BUCKHOUT, LAURIE — MERCHANT FEES $176
Recent 2026-06-15 EBBEN FOR WI — DIGITAL FUNDRAISING $23
Recent 2026-06-24 BUCKHOUT, LAURIE — MERCHANT FEES $4
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