BILLINGS TIMES
BILLINGS TIMES is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle BILLINGS TIMES was paid $134K across 12 client committees.
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
- Apr 24, 2017 → Jan 10, 2025
- spans 7.7 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 80
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 12
- 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.
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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Top buyers last 18 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TRANEL, MONICA MT · House DEM |
$442 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TESTER, R. JON MT · Senate DEM |
$12,999 | 5 |
| TRANEL, MONICA MT · House DEM |
$8,577 | 4 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $95,437 | 71.02% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $38,951 | 28.98% |
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 · 8 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $13K | 8 | C00632232 92% | Print & Mail 96% | $13K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $4K | 4 | TESTER, R. JON 87% | Print & Mail 100% | $17K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $13K | 5 | C00652495 83% | Print & Mail 100% | $30K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $3K | 3 | TESTER, R. JON 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $33K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $7K | 9 | TESTER, R. JON 39% | Print & Mail 100% | $40K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $3K | 6 | TESTER, R. JON 94% | Print & Mail 100% | $43K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $12K | 8 | TESTER, R. JON 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $55K | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $2K | 3 | BALLARD, JACK 50% | Print & Mail 100% | $2K | -37% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $1K | 1 | C00706317 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $4K | -90% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $2K | 1 | MONTANA DEMOCRATIC PARTY 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $5K | -76% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $630 | 1 | MONTANA DEMOCRATIC PARTY 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $6K | -79% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $9K | 2 | MONTANA DEMOCRATIC PARTY 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $15K | -23% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $2K | 2 | BALLARD, JACK 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $2K | -27% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $3K | 2 | MONTANA DEMOCRATIC PARTY 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $4K | +98% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $3K | 1 | TESTER, R. JON 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $3K | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $8K | 2 | TESTER, R. JON 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $12K | +395% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $139 | 1 | TESTER, R. JON 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $12K | -95% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $10K | 4 | TESTER, R. JON 90% | Print & Mail 100% | $22K | — |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $16K | 8 | TESTER, R. JON 56% | Print & Mail 100% | $38K | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $5K | 5 | TESTER, R. JON 78% | Print & Mail 100% | $43K | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $17K | 3 | TESTER, R. JON 57% | Print & Mail 100% | $59K | — |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $442 | 1 | TRANEL, MONICA 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $442 | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Print & Mail | $133,843 | 79 | $2K | 99.6% | TESTER, R. JON 52% | 17mo ago |
| Fundraising | $545 | 1 | $545 | 0.4% | MONTANA DEMOCRATIC PARTY 100% | 9y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONTANA DEMOCRATIC PARTY | 3 | $14,860 | 8 | 2017-04-24 | 2021-12-23 |
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 | $95,437 | 71.0% | 4 | |
| Unknown | $38,951 | 29.0% | 8 |
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 | 2017-10-20 | C00652495 | Print & Mail | PRINTING | $10,804 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-11-01 | TESTER, R. JON | Print & Mail | PRINTING | $9,390 |
| Largest all-time | 2017-05-18 | C00632232 | Print & Mail | PRINTING | $6,777 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-08-24 | TESTER, R. JON | Print & Mail | PRINTING | $6,720 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-11-02 | TRANEL, MONICA | Print & Mail | PRINTING | $6,601 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-01-10 | TRANEL, MONICA | Print & Mail | PRINTING | $442 |
| Recent | 2024-09-27 | TESTER, R. JON | Print & Mail | PRINTING | $596 |
| Recent | 2024-11-08 | TRANEL, MONICA | Print & Mail | PRINTING | $537 |