BOTTLED LIGHTNING COLLECTIVE
$711K
2025-2026 cycle
BOTTLED LIGHTNING COLLECTIVE is a print & mail vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle BOTTLED LIGHTNING COLLECTIVE was paid $711K across 12 client committees, of which $354K 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
$711K
=
$356K
(Schedule B)
+
$354K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$356,500 | 123 rows | 50.2% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$354,070 | 7 rows | 49.8% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jun 22, 2023 → Apr 22, 2026
- spans 2.8 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 123
- Schedule B + IE 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.
May 2025
Apr 2026
$129K
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 7
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BDA PAC C00908707 |
$279,381 IE $279,381 |
4 |
| ADPAC INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES COMMITTEE C00488338 |
$74,689 IE $74,689 |
3 |
| GLUESENKAMP PEREZ, MARIE WA · House DEM |
$2,780 | 3 |
| SACKS, MIKE NY · House DEM |
$2,502 | 1 |
| RASMUSSEN, DAWN OR · House DEM |
$1,600 | 1 |
| KNAPP, JASON VA · House DEM |
$1,107 | 1 |
| CHURCH, LINDSAY IL · House IND |
$600 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BDA PAC C00908707 |
$279,381 IE $279,381 |
4 |
| ADPAC INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES COMMITTEE C00488338 |
$74,689 IE $74,689 |
3 |
| MGP VICTORY FUND C00896225 |
$46,838 | 2 |
| GLUESENKAMP PEREZ, MARIE WA · House DEM |
$12,992 | 9 |
| SULLIVAN, MAURA CORBY NH · House DEM |
$9,011 | 8 |
| SACKS, MIKE NY · House DEM |
$6,885 | 4 |
| STRICKLAND, MARILYN WA · House DEM |
$5,114 | 2 |
| KNAPP, JASON VA · House DEM |
$4,630 | 7 |
| RASMUSSEN, DAWN OR · House DEM |
$1,600 | 1 |
| CHURCH, LINDSAY IL · House IND |
$600 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BDA PAC C00908707 |
$279,381 IE $279,381 |
4 |
| ADPAC INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES COMMITTEE C00488338 |
$74,689 IE $74,689 |
3 |
| MGP VICTORY FUND C00896225 |
$66,814 | 4 |
| GLUESENKAMP PEREZ, MARIE WA · House DEM |
$34,029 | 19 |
| STRICKLAND, MARILYN WA · House DEM |
$14,484 | 4 |
| SACKS, MIKE NY · House DEM |
$11,495 | 9 |
| SULLIVAN, MAURA CORBY NH · House DEM |
$11,468 | 11 |
| KNAPP, JASON VA · House DEM |
$4,630 | 7 |
| RASMUSSEN, DAWN OR · House DEM |
$1,600 | 1 |
| CHURCH, LINDSAY IL · House IND |
$600 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BDA PAC C00908707 |
$279,381 IE $279,381 |
4 |
| GLUESENKAMP PEREZ, MARIE WA · House DEM |
$92,238 | 38 |
| ADPAC INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES COMMITTEE C00488338 |
$74,689 IE $74,689 |
3 |
| MGP VICTORY FUND C00896225 |
$66,814 | 4 |
| CONROY, CARMELA WA · House DEM |
$35,663 | 11 |
| STRICKLAND, MARILYN WA · House DEM |
$20,022 | 7 |
| SACKS, MIKE NY · House DEM |
$11,495 | 9 |
| SULLIVAN, MAURA CORBY NH · House DEM |
$11,468 | 11 |
| KNAPP, JASON VA · House DEM |
$4,630 | 7 |
| RASMUSSEN, DAWN OR · House DEM |
$1,600 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 100%
R · 0%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $576,201 | 81.09% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $134,368 | 18.91% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Money flow through this vendor
Where their ad buys point
IE payers (left) → races the buys targeted (right) · independent-expenditure filings onlyNo activity in the last 1 months.
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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
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 | Q2 | 2024 | $444 | 1 | KILMER, DEREK 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $444 | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $2K | 4 | STRICKLAND, MARILYN 73% | Print & Mail 100% | $3K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $12K | 3 | PATEL, BHAVINI 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $15K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $27K | 13 | STRICKLAND, MARILYN 37% | Print & Mail 100% | $42K | — |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $17K | 9 | PATEL, BHAVINI 47% | Print & Mail 100% | $58K | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $145K | 30 | GLUESENKAMP PEREZ, MARIE 54% | Print & Mail 100% | $204K | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $8K | 7 | STRICKLAND, MARILYN 68% | Print & Mail 100% | $211K | — |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $7K | 5 | GLUESENKAMP PEREZ, MARIE 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $7K | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $46K | 10 | MGP VICTORY FUND 43% | Print & Mail 89% | $53K | +10257% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $60K | 14 | MGP VICTORY FUND 78% | Print & Mail 86% | $113K | +2781% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $19K | 13 | SULLIVAN, MAURA CORBY 35% | Print & Mail 79% | $132K | +58% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $11K | 13 | KNAPP, JASON 43% | — | $143K | -61% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $3K | 1 | SACKS, MIKE 100% | — | $145K | -85% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Print & Mail | $325,435 | 95 | $3K | 94.8% | GLUESENKAMP PEREZ, MARIE 31% | 7mo ago |
| Media | $10,825 | 10 | $1K | 3.2% | SACKS, MIKE 83% | 7mo ago |
| Strategy & Research | $7,000 | 4 | $2K | 2.0% | GLUESENKAMP PEREZ, MARIE 100% | 8mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
0
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
2
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$146,395 · 41% of revenue
10
One-time clients 1 cycle
$210,105 · 59% of revenue
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA | $304,172 | 85.3% | 6 | |
| PA | $22,535 | 6.3% | 1 | |
| NY | $11,495 | 3.2% | 1 | |
| NH | $11,468 | 3.2% | 1 | |
| DC | $4,630 | 1.3% | 1 | |
| OR | $1,600 | 0.4% | 1 | |
| IL | $600 | 0.2% | 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 | 2024-07-12 | CONROY, CARMELA | Print & Mail | DIRECT MAIL EXPENSES | $33,225 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-08-13 | CONROY, CARMELA | Print & Mail | DIRECT MAIL | $27,066 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-09-08 | MGP VICTORY FUND | Print & Mail | PRINTING | $24,017 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-09-08 | MGP VICTORY FUND | Print & Mail | POSTAGE | $22,821 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-07-30 | GLUESENKAMP PEREZ, MARIE | Print & Mail | PRINTING | $16,077 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-06-04 | MGP VICTORY FUND | Print & Mail | PRINTING | $11,168 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-06-04 | MGP VICTORY FUND | Print & Mail | DIRECT MAIL PRODUCTION | $8,808 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-04-23 | STRICKLAND, MARILYN | Print & Mail | PRINTING | $8,782 |
| Recent | 2026-04-22 | SACKS, MIKE | — | DESIGN SERVICES | $2,502 |
| Recent | 2026-03-04 | GLUESENKAMP PEREZ, MARIE | — | GENERAL STRATEGY CONSULTING | $2,500 |
| Recent | 2026-02-19 | CHURCH, LINDSAY | — | FUNDRAISING CONSULTING | $600 |
| Recent | 2026-03-04 | GLUESENKAMP PEREZ, MARIE | — | AUTO TRAVEL | $218 |
| Recent | 2026-03-04 | GLUESENKAMP PEREZ, MARIE | — | AUTO TRAVEL | $62 |