BUYING TIME LLC
$699.97M
2025-2026 cycle
BUYING TIME LLC is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle BUYING TIME LLC was paid $699.97M across 227 client committees, of which $29.26M 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
$699.97M
=
$670.72M
(Schedule B)
+
$29.26M
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$670,717,246 | 2,309 rows | 95.8% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$29,255,826 | 233 rows | 4.2% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Feb 13, 2002 → Jun 30, 2026
- spans 24.4 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 2,309
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 227
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
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Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.
Jul 2025
Jun 2026
$6.46M
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 3 months · top 7
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BORES, ALEXANDER NY · House DEM |
$668,888 | 5 |
| RUTINEL, MANNY CO · House DEM |
$612,321 | 4 |
| MOULTON, SETH MA · Senate DEM |
$594,076 | 2 |
| BOAFO, ADRIAN MD · House DEM |
$409,243 | 2 |
| MATSUI, DORIS CA · House DEM |
$206,901 | 1 |
| WOLFF FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026 1482531 |
$51,000 | 3 |
| BENGS, BRIAN SD · Senate IND |
$7,000 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| AFFORDABLE CHICAGO NOW! (ACN) C00935049 |
$3,200,000 IE $3,200,000 |
5 |
| CHICAGO PROGRESSIVE PARTNERSHIP C00935809 |
$1,250,000 IE $1,250,000 |
2 |
| RUTINEL, MANNY CO · House DEM |
$774,321 | 6 |
| MATSUI, DORIS CA · House DEM |
$713,857 | 6 |
| BORES, ALEXANDER NY · House DEM |
$668,888 | 5 |
| MOULTON, SETH MA · Senate DEM |
$594,076 | 2 |
| BOAFO, ADRIAN MD · House DEM |
$409,243 | 2 |
| POWELL, DENISE NE · House DEM |
$368,698 | 6 |
| YEE FOR GOVERNOR 2026; BETTY 1465732 |
$237,300 | 1 |
| CUELLAR, ADA TX · House DEM |
$149,943 | 3 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| AFFORDABLE CHICAGO NOW! (ACN) C00935049 |
$3,500,000 IE $3,500,000 |
6 |
| CHICAGO PROGRESSIVE PARTNERSHIP C00935809 |
$1,250,000 IE $1,250,000 |
2 |
| CLOOBECK FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1476744 |
$915,806 | 1 |
| RUTINEL, MANNY CO · House DEM |
$774,321 | 6 |
| MATSUI, DORIS CA · House DEM |
$713,857 | 6 |
| BORES, ALEXANDER NY · House DEM |
$668,888 | 5 |
| MOULTON, SETH MA · Senate DEM |
$594,076 | 2 |
| BOAFO, ADRIAN MD · House DEM |
$409,243 | 2 |
| WAY, TAHESHA NJ · House DEM |
$369,626 | 7 |
| POWELL, DENISE NE · House DEM |
$368,698 | 6 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| AFFORDABLE CHICAGO NOW! (ACN) C00935049 |
$3,500,000 IE $3,500,000 |
6 |
| CLOOBECK FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1476744 |
$1,715,852 | 2 |
| CHICAGO PROGRESSIVE PARTNERSHIP C00935809 |
$1,250,000 IE $1,250,000 |
2 |
| RUTINEL, MANNY CO · House DEM |
$774,321 | 6 |
| MATSUI, DORIS CA · House DEM |
$713,857 | 6 |
| BORES, ALEXANDER NY · House DEM |
$668,888 | 5 |
| MOULTON, SETH MA · Senate DEM |
$594,076 | 2 |
| BOAFO, ADRIAN MD · House DEM |
$409,243 | 2 |
| WAY, TAHESHA NJ · House DEM |
$369,626 | 7 |
| POWELL, DENISE NE · House DEM |
$368,698 | 6 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ROSEN, JACKY NV · Senate DEM |
$12,248,523 | 22 |
| ROLLINS, WILL CA · House DEM |
$6,736,433 | 15 |
| RYAN, PATRICK NY · House DEM |
$3,922,874 | 9 |
| AFFORDABLE CHICAGO NOW! (ACN) C00935049 |
$3,500,000 IE $3,500,000 |
6 |
| TRANEL, MONICA MT · House DEM |
$3,131,018 | 13 |
| KIM, ANDY NJ · Senate DEM |
$3,130,217 | 6 |
| SORENSEN, ERIC IL · House DEM |
$2,504,442 | 10 |
| CLOOBECK FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1476744 |
$1,715,852 | 2 |
| DSCC C00042366 |
$1,417,080 | 8 |
| CHICAGO PROGRESSIVE PARTNERSHIP C00935809 |
$1,250,000 IE $1,250,000 |
2 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 100%
R · 0%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $651,643,869 | 93.10% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $48,329,203 | 6.90% |
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.
No activity in the last 3 months.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 10 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2018 | $15K | 3 | PROGRESSIVE CHANGE CAMPAIGN… 87% | Media 100% | $15K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2016 | $745K | 8 | PARENT TEACHER ALLIANCE, SP… 90% | Media 100% | $745K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $6K | 1 | PROGRESSIVE CHANGE CAMPAIGN… 100% | Media 100% | $21K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $5K | 1 | L'ITALIEN FOR CONGRESS 100% | Media 100% | $26K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $2.35M | 42 | BREDESEN FOR SENATE 49% | Media 100% | $2.37M | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $8.6M | 116 | ROSEN, JACKY 20% | Media 100% | $11M | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $39M | 228 | ROSEN, JACKY 16% | Media 100% | $50M | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $59M | 259 | ROSEN, JACKY 15% | Media 100% | $109M | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2018 | $105K | 4 | CALIFORNIA PROGRESSIVE PAC 100% | Media 100% | $109M | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $3.28M | 6 | NEED TO IMPEACH 100% | Media 100% | $3.28M | +21599% |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $1.43M | 5 | NEED TO IMPEACH 65% | Media 100% | $4.71M | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $20M | 42 | TOM STEYER 2020 79% | Media 100% | $24M | +353280% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $103M | 42 | TOM STEYER 2020 99% | Media 100% | $127M | +2055841% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $76M | 96 | TOM STEYER 2020 91% | Media 100% | $203M | +3133% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $13M | 103 | HONOR BOUND PAC 59% | Media 100% | $216M | +48% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $60M | 263 | HONOR BOUND PAC 19% | Media 100% | $276M | +51% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $153M | 256 | OSSOFF, T. JONATHAN 59% | Media 100% | $428M | +160% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2020 | $142K | 4 | KAMLAGER FOR SENATE 2021, S… 99% | Media 100% | $429M | +35% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $23K | 3 | LYDIA BEAN FOR CONGRESS 100% | Media 100% | $23K | -98% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $75K | 1 | DR. BAUMLIN FOR PA 100% | Media 100% | $98K | -100% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $248K | 14 | CROCKETT, JASMINE 61% | Media 100% | $346K | -100% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $9.99M | 80 | DAN O'DOWD FOR A SAFER COUN… 49% | Media 100% | $10M | -22% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $18M | 113 | ELISSA SLOTKIN FOR CONGRESS 20% | Media 100% | $28M | -70% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $29M | 142 | ELISSA SLOTKIN FOR CONGRESS 13% | Media 100% | $57M | -81% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2022 | $30K | 1 | 963026 100% | Media 100% | $57M | -79% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $7K | 1 | MAGAZINER, SETH 100% | Media 100% | $7K | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $75K | 1 | SANTIAGO FOR ASSEMBLY 2024 100% | Media 100% | $57M | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $4.21M | 46 | DIXON, PETER 34% | Media 100% | $4.22M | +1598% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $8.1M | 41 | ROSEN, JACKY 73% | Media 100% | $12M | -19% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $20M | 69 | ROSEN, JACKY 48% | Media 100% | $33M | +15% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $22M | 99 | ROSEN, JACKY 26% | Media 100% | $55M | -24% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $55K | 1 | OSSOFF, T. JONATHAN 100% | Digital 100% | $55K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $1.73M | 4 | CLOOBECK FOR GOVERNOR 2026 99% | Media 100% | $57M | +2206% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $19K | 1 | OSSOFF, T. JONATHAN 100% | Digital 100% | $73K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $1.25M | 19 | WAY, TAHESHA 30% | Digital 33% | $1.33M | -70% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $3.46M | 36 | RUTINEL, MANNY 22% | Media 1% | $4.78M | -57% |
Stations this firm's clients buy from
Stations this firm's clients buy from top 15 + 14 additional stations · $4,086,351 · Sacramento, CA dominant market
Broadcast stations that committees who pay BUYING TIME LLC also pay directly on their Schedule B filings. We can't prove BUYING TIME LLC routed money to these stations, but the concentration signal reveals the market network this firm's clients spend on.
| Station | Market | Network | Total client spend | Buys | Activity window |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCRA-TV | Sacramento, CA | NBC | $469,668 | 14 | Sep 2022 → Sep 2024 |
| KXTV | Sacramento, CA | NBC | $458,299 | 11 | May 2022 → Jan 2024 |
| KOVR-TV | Sacramento, CA | CBS | $388,705 | 14 | Sep 2022 → Sep 2024 |
| KFMB | San Diego, CA | CBS | $264,312 | 11 | Oct 2022 → Oct 2024 |
| KNSD-TV | San Diego, CA | NBC | $259,399 | 10 | Oct 2022 → Oct 2024 |
| KGTV-TV | San Diego, CA | ABC | $237,057 | 10 | Oct 2022 → Oct 2024 |
| KFSN-TV | Fresno, CA | ABC | $232,624 | 5 | Oct 2022 → Oct 2022 |
| KMPH | Fresno, CA | NBC | $197,052 | 6 | Sep 2022 → Oct 2022 |
| KSEE | Fresno, CA | NBC | $187,038 | 6 | Sep 2022 → Oct 2022 |
| KGPE | Fresno, CA | ABC | $180,145 | 6 | Sep 2022 → Oct 2022 |
| KESQ-TV | Palm Springs, CA | ABC | $165,430 | 12 | May 2022 → Oct 2024 |
| KMAX-TV | Sacramento, CA | Independent | $151,568 | 12 | Sep 2022 → Sep 2024 |
| KSWB | San Diego, CA | CW | $133,301 | 11 | Oct 2022 → Oct 2024 |
| KTXL-TV | Sacramento, CA | Fox | $129,693 | 14 | Sep 2022 → Sep 2024 |
| KPSP-TV | Palm Springs, CA | CBS | $91,005 | 12 | May 2022 → Oct 2024 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media | $666,231,723 | 2,257 | $295K | 99.9% | TOM STEYER 2020 28% | 5w ago |
| Digital | $487,383 | 10 | $49K | 0.1% | CUELLAR, ADA 41% | 5mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
9
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$74,718,435 · 11% of revenue
30
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$240,926,716 · 36% of revenue
188
One-time clients 1 cycle
$355,072,095 · 53% of revenue
Top 9 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELISSA SLOTKIN FOR CONGRESS | 3 | $17,636,250 | 50 | 2018-08-23 | 2022-10-28 |
| KIM, ANDY | 4 | $16,054,807 | 53 | 2018-08-20 | 2024-10-24 |
| CINDY AXNE FOR CONGRESS | 3 | $11,857,963 | 41 | 2018-08-17 | 2022-11-02 |
| LURIA, ELAINE | 3 | $11,652,306 | 60 | 2018-05-24 | 2022-11-03 |
| FLETCHER, ELIZABETH | 4 | $8,629,132 | 51 | 2018-01-30 | 2024-02-23 |
| DCCC | 4 | $5,969,997 | 70 | 2018-05-21 | 2024-10-25 |
| MARIE NEWMAN FOR CONGRESS | 3 | $1,754,947 | 36 | 2018-01-26 | 2022-06-16 |
| PARENT TEACHER ALLIANCE, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION ADVOCATES INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE | 3 | $1,020,533 | 11 | 2017-04-19 | 2020-02-18 |
| ANNIE S LIST | 3 | $142,500 | 5 | 2010-10-14 | 2016-10-30 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | $224,366,568 | 37.8% | 62 | |
| GA | $106,432,917 | 17.9% | 3 | |
| TX | $57,060,291 | 9.6% | 50 | |
| KY | $38,707,176 | 6.5% | 3 | |
| NV | $38,123,014 | 6.4% | 1 | |
| NJ | $22,241,000 | 3.7% | 5 | |
| MI | $22,194,687 | 3.7% | 7 | |
| VA | $20,182,900 | 3.4% | 7 | |
| NY | $18,053,735 | 3.0% | 8 | |
| DC | $16,739,906 | 2.8% | 7 | |
| IA | $15,201,661 | 2.6% | 4 | |
| MT | $14,772,374 | 2.5% | 6 |
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 | 2020-12-14 | OSSOFF, T. JONATHAN | Media | ADVERTISING - TV & RADIO | $14,051,611 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-12-21 | OSSOFF, T. JONATHAN | Media | ADVERTISING - TV & RADIO | $13,084,420 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-12-07 | OSSOFF, T. JONATHAN | Media | ADVERTISING - TV & RADIO | $12,527,550 |
| Largest all-time | 2019-11-22 | TOM STEYER 2020 | Media | MEDIA BUY | $8,605,316 |
| Largest all-time | 2019-12-06 | TOM STEYER 2020 | Media | MEDIA BUY | $8,500,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-06-18 | MOULTON, SETH | — | MEDIA BUY | $299,537 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-06-25 | MOULTON, SETH | — | MEDIA BUY | $294,539 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-20 | YEE FOR GOVERNOR 2026; BETTY | Media | — | $237,300 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-29 | BOAFO, ADRIAN | — | TELEVISION ADVERTISING | $224,167 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-29 | BORES, ALEXANDER | — | MEDIA | $209,035 |
| Recent | 2026-06-30 | WOLFF FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026 | Media | Ad Buys | $30,000 |
| Recent | 2026-06-30 | WOLFF FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026 | Media | Ad Buys | $15,000 |
| Recent | 2026-06-30 | WOLFF FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026 | Media | Ad Buys | $6,000 |