BLOOMBERG, MICHAEL R.
BLOOMBERG, MICHAEL R. is a travel & events vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle BLOOMBERG, MICHAEL R. was paid $17.30M across 4 client committees, of which $129K 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 |
$17,173,724 | 1,472 rows | 99.3% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$129,000 | 3 rows | 0.7% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jun 6, 2016 → Mar 17, 2025
- spans 8.8 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 1,472
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 4
- 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 18 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| INDEPENDENCE USA PAC C00532705 |
$75,964 | 3 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| INDEPENDENCE USA PAC C00532705 |
$75,964 | 3 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $17,302,724 | 100.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $0 | 0.00% |
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 · 9 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $41K | 1 | INDEPENDENCE USA PAC 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $41K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $13K | 1 | INDEPENDENCE USA PAC 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $53K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $2K | 1 | INDEPENDENCE USA PAC 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $55K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $40K | 1 | INDEPENDENCE USA PAC 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $96K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $2.07M | 4 | INDEPENDENCE USA PAC 78% | Travel & Events 100% | $2.17M | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $3.72M | 5 | INDEPENDENCE USA PAC 98% | Travel & Events 100% | $5.89M | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $1K | 1 | INDEPENDENCE USA PAC 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $1K | -97% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $8.32M | 1256 | BLOOMBERG, MICHAEL R. 99% | Travel & Events 100% | $8.32M | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $1.67M | 161 | BLOOMBERG, MICHAEL R. 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $10M | +89718% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $265K | 22 | BLOOMBERG, MICHAEL R. 99% | Travel & Events 100% | $10M | +554% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $358K | 4 | INDEPENDENCE USA PAC 84% | Travel & Events 100% | $11M | -83% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $141K | 3 | INDEPENDENCE USA PAC 89% | Travel & Events 100% | $11M | -96% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $19K | 1 | BLOOMBERG, MICHAEL R. 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $19K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $63K | 2 | INDEPENDENCE USA PAC 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $81K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $109K | 1 | INDEPENDENCE USA PAC 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $191K | -59% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $67K | 1 | INDEPENDENCE USA PAC 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $67K | +259% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $61K | 1 | INDEPENDENCE USA PAC 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $128K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $12K | 1 | INDEPENDENCE USA PAC 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $140K | — |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $117K | 2 | INDEPENDENCE USA PAC 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $257K | +7% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $76K | 3 | INDEPENDENCE USA PAC 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $76K | +13% |
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel & Events | $17,097,760 | 1,469 | $12K | 99.6% | BLOOMBERG, MICHAEL R. 60% | 2y ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $75,964 | 3 | $25K | 0.4% | INDEPENDENCE USA PAC 100% | 15mo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INDEPENDENCE USA PAC | 5 | $6,354,006 | 27 | 2017-05-31 | 2025-03-17 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY | $16,638,705 | 96.9% | 2 | |
| DC | $535,020 | 3.1% | 2 |
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 | 2018-10-17 | INDEPENDENCE USA PAC | Travel & Events | IN-KIND - RESEARCH | $3,110,761 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-08-31 | INDEPENDENCE USA PAC | Travel & Events | IN-KIND - POLLING | $1,184,200 |
| Largest all-time | 2019-10-31 | BLOOMBERG, MICHAEL R. | Travel & Events | POLLING | $1,050,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2019-11-12 | BLOOMBERG, MICHAEL R. | Travel & Events | DIGITAL ADVERTISING | $1,000,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2019-11-29 | BLOOMBERG, MICHAEL R. | Travel & Events | STRATEGIC & ADMINISTRATIVE CONSULTING | $865,615 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-03-07 | INDEPENDENCE USA PAC | Other / Unclassified | IN-KIND RECEIVED - PROJECT MANAGEMENT | $55,898 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-03-17 | INDEPENDENCE USA PAC | Other / Unclassified | IN-KIND RECEIVED - PROJECT MANAGEMENT | $10,729 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-03-07 | INDEPENDENCE USA PAC | Other / Unclassified | IN-KIND RECEIVED - PROJECT MANAGEMENT | $9,338 |
| Recent | 2024-05-17 | INDEPENDENCE USA PAC | Travel & Events | IN-KIND RECEIVED - PROJECT MANAGEMENT | $70,649 |
| Recent | 2024-04-19 | INDEPENDENCE USA PAC | Travel & Events | IN-KIND RECEIVED - PROJECT MANAGEMENT | $46,366 |