BILLINGS GAZETTE
BILLINGS GAZETTE is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle BILLINGS GAZETTE was paid $2.90M across 11 client committees, of which $4K 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 |
$2,893,358 | 26 rows | 99.9% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$4,200 | 4 rows | 0.1% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- May 23, 2017 → Nov 5, 2024
- spans 7.5 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 26
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 11
- 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
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Top buyers last 24 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TRANEL, MONICA MT · House DEM |
$2,555 | 2 |
| ZINKE, RYAN K MT · House REP |
$155 | 5 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $1,552,105 | 53.57% |
| Republican | $67,239 | 2.32% |
| Non-partisan | $1,278,214 | 44.11% |
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 · 5 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $1.27M | 2 | C00635128 100% | Media 100% | $1.27M | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $80K | 1 | TESTER, R. JON 100% | Media 100% | $1.35M | — |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $21K | 4 | ROSENDALE, MATT MR. 83% | Print & Mail 83% | $21K | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $1.47M | 6 | BULLOCK, STEVE 100% | Media 100% | $1.49M | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $50K | 1 | DAINES, STEVE 100% | Media 100% | $1.54M | -37% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $3K | 3 | C00809491 64% | Media 64% | $3K | -88% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $93 | 3 | ZINKE, RYAN K 100% | Media 100% | $93 | -96% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $93 | 3 | ZINKE, RYAN K 100% | Media 100% | $186 | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $3K | 3 | TRANEL, MONICA 99% | Media 99% | $3K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media | $2,875,209 | 23 | $125K | 99.4% | BULLOCK, STEVE 51% | 19mo ago |
| Print & Mail | $17,225 | 1 | $17K | 0.6% | ROSENDALE, MATT MR. 100% | 6y ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $909 | 1 | $909 | 0.0% | C00802777 100% | 4y ago |
| Software & Tech | $15 | 1 | $15 | 0.0% | TRANEL, MONICA 100% | 19mo 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MT | $1,616,997 | 55.9% | 6 | |
| Unknown | $1,276,361 | 44.1% | 5 |
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 | 2017-05-23 | C00635128 | Media | ADVERTISING | $635,128 |
| Largest all-time | 2017-05-25 | C00635128 | Media | ADVERTISING | $635,128 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-09-23 | BULLOCK, STEVE | Media | ADVERTISING - PRINT | $519,700 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-09-10 | BULLOCK, STEVE | Media | ADVERTISING - PRINT | $441,450 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-08-31 | BULLOCK, STEVE | Media | ADVERTISING - PRINT | $245,250 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-11-05 | TRANEL, MONICA | Media | ADVERTISING | $2,540 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-07-11 | ZINKE, RYAN K | Media | ADVERTISEMENT | $31 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-08-12 | ZINKE, RYAN K | Media | ADVERTISEMENT | $31 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-04-10 | ZINKE, RYAN K | Media | ADVERTISEMENT | $31 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-09-16 | ZINKE, RYAN K | Media | ADVERTISEMENT | $31 |
| Recent | 2024-10-17 | ZINKE, RYAN K | Media | ADVERTISEMENT | $31 |
| Recent | 2024-11-04 | TRANEL, MONICA | Software & Tech | SUBSCRIPTIONS | $15 |