BRUSHFIRE, LLC
BRUSHFIRE, LLC is a field & voter contact vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle BRUSHFIRE, LLC was paid $8.62M across 25 client committees, of which $1.09M 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 |
$7,530,904 | 87 rows | 87.4% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$1,087,435 | 32 rows | 12.6% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Nov 1, 2016 → May 15, 2026
- spans 9.5 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 87
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 25
- 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 3 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STATE + LOCAL ELECTION ALLIANCE C00812495 |
$53,212 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STATE + LOCAL ELECTION ALLIANCE C00812495 |
$53,212 | 1 |
| NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; THE ELECTION RIGGING RESPONSE ACT, GOVERNOR 1380675 |
$17,768 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STATE + LOCAL ELECTION ALLIANCE C00812495 |
$53,212 | 1 |
| NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; THE ELECTION RIGGING RESPONSE ACT, GOVERNOR 1380675 |
$17,768 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STATE + LOCAL ELECTION ALLIANCE C00812495 |
$53,212 | 1 |
| NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; THE ELECTION RIGGING RESPONSE ACT, GOVERNOR 1380675 |
$17,768 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 5
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| DSCC C00042366 |
$1,506,590 | 4 |
| STATE + LOCAL ELECTION ALLIANCE C00812495 |
$53,212 | 1 |
| NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; THE ELECTION RIGGING RESPONSE ACT, GOVERNOR 1380675 |
$17,768 | 1 |
| CORI BUSH FOR CONGRESS C00638767 |
$1,333 | 1 |
| VINDMAN, YEVGENY 'EUGENE' VA · House DEM |
$426 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $7,997,785 | 92.80% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $620,554 | 7.20% |
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 | Q1 | 2016 | $2K | 1 | ERVIN FOR STATE SENATE 2016 100% | Field & Voter Contact 100% | $2K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $37K | 2 | C00632232 100% | Field & Voter Contact 100% | $37K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $25K | 1 | HEITKAMP, HEIDI 100% | Field & Voter Contact 100% | $62K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $15K | 2 | C00658773 100% | Field & Voter Contact 100% | $77K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $14K | 2 | C00650440 100% | Field & Voter Contact 100% | $91K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $531K | 11 | HEITKAMP, HEIDI 96% | Field & Voter Contact 100% | $622K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $25K | 2 | C00658526 100% | Field & Voter Contact 100% | $25K | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $38K | 1 | C00711614 100% | Field & Voter Contact 100% | $64K | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $223K | 4 | C00711614 100% | Field & Voter Contact 100% | $286K | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $204K | 8 | BULLOCK, STEVE 92% | Field & Voter Contact 100% | $491K | +1338% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $390K | 15 | FOR OUR FUTURE 38% | Field & Voter Contact 100% | $881K | -27% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $4.28M | 19 | DSCC 88% | Field & Voter Contact 100% | $4.28M | +997% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $5K | 1 | PORTER, KATHERINE 100% | Field & Voter Contact 100% | $5K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $32K | 2 | LOFGREN, ZOE 100% | Field & Voter Contact 100% | $37K | — |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $60K | 1 | NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COM… 100% | Field & Voter Contact 100% | $97K | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $1K | 1 | CORI BUSH FOR CONGRESS 100% | Field & Voter Contact 100% | $98K | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $1.51M | 5 | DSCC 100% | Field & Voter Contact 100% | $1.61M | -65% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $71K | 2 | STATE + LOCAL ELECTION ALLI… 75% | Field & Voter Contact 100% | $71K | +119% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Field & Voter Contact | $7,397,223 | 87 | $85K | 100.0% | DSCC 71% | 2mo 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC | $6,132,706 | 81.4% | 5 | |
| PA | $441,464 | 5.9% | 1 | |
| Unknown | $379,215 | 5.0% | 7 | |
| MT | $298,022 | 4.0% | 1 | |
| CA | $260,226 | 3.5% | 7 | |
| CO | $17,513 | 0.2% | 2 | |
| MO | $1,333 | 0.0% | 1 | |
| VA | $426 | 0.0% | 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 | 2022-11-08 | DSCC | Field & Voter Contact | PHONEBANK/CANVASS | $696,614 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-12-05 | DSCC | Field & Voter Contact | PHONEBANK/CANVASS | $590,175 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-11-10 | DSCC | Field & Voter Contact | PHONEBANK/CANVASS | $584,165 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-11-01 | DSCC | Field & Voter Contact | PHONEBANK/CANVASS | $581,977 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-11-01 | DSCC | Field & Voter Contact | PHONEBANK/CANVASS | $558,730 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-27 | STATE + LOCAL ELECTION ALLIANCE | Field & Voter Contact | AUTODIALER SERVICES | $53,212 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-02 | NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; THE ELECTION RIGGING RESPONSE ACT, GOVERNOR | Field & Voter Contact | GOTV Calls | $17,768 |
| Recent | 2024-11-15 | DSCC | Field & Voter Contact | PHONEBANK/CANVASS | $365,139 |
| Recent | 2024-11-15 | DSCC | Field & Voter Contact | PHONEBANK/CANVASS | $348,422 |