COUNSEL MEDIA LLC
COUNSEL MEDIA LLC is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle COUNSEL MEDIA LLC was paid $3.60M across 18 client committees, of which $319K 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 |
$3,283,444 | 42 rows | 91.1% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$318,830 | 5 rows | 8.9% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Apr 26, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026
- spans 2.3 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 42
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 18
- 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.
Top buyers last 1 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$396,532 | 2 |
Top buyers last 3 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$396,532 | 2 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 8
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$2,489,431 | 10 |
| PELTOLA, MARY AK · Senate DEM |
$99,954 | 1 |
| PETREY, ERIN KY · House DEM |
$25,000 | 2 |
| ABUGHAZALEH, KATHERINE M. IL · House DEM |
$21,097 | 1 |
| LAUBACHER, EILEEN CO · House DEM |
$17,358 | 1 |
| 911819 911819 |
$10,000 | 1 |
| BROOKS, BOB PA · House DEM |
$9,857 | 1 |
| KIM FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026; JANE 1485530 |
$5,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$2,489,431 | 10 |
| PELTOLA, MARY AK · Senate DEM |
$99,954 | 1 |
| ABUGHAZALEH, KATHERINE M. IL · House DEM |
$80,944 | 2 |
| RABB, CHRISTOPHER M. PA · House DEM |
$72,630 | 4 |
| LAUBACHER, EILEEN CO · House DEM |
$60,358 | 3 |
| ROMANS, DALE KY · Senate DEM |
$57,000 | 2 |
| ALLAM, NIDA NC · House DEM |
$49,835 | 2 |
| CHATZKY, PETER NY · House DEM |
$25,794 | 1 |
| CROFT, CAMMIE L NJ · House DEM |
$25,326 | 2 |
| PETREY, ERIN KY · House DEM |
$25,000 | 2 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$2,489,431 | 10 |
| PELTOLA, MARY AK · Senate DEM |
$99,954 | 1 |
| ABUGHAZALEH, KATHERINE M. IL · House DEM |
$80,944 | 2 |
| EL-SAYED, ABDUL MI · Senate DEM |
$79,000 | 3 |
| LAUBACHER, EILEEN CO · House DEM |
$76,358 | 4 |
| RABB, CHRISTOPHER M. PA · House DEM |
$72,630 | 4 |
| ROMANS, DALE KY · Senate DEM |
$57,000 | 2 |
| ALLAM, NIDA NC · House DEM |
$49,835 | 2 |
| PETREY, ERIN KY · House DEM |
$30,000 | 3 |
| CHATZKY, PETER NY · House DEM |
$25,794 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$2,489,431 | 10 |
| PELTOLA, MARY AK · Senate DEM |
$99,954 | 1 |
| ABUGHAZALEH, KATHERINE M. IL · House DEM |
$80,944 | 2 |
| EL-SAYED, ABDUL MI · Senate DEM |
$79,000 | 3 |
| LAUBACHER, EILEEN CO · House DEM |
$76,358 | 4 |
| RABB, CHRISTOPHER M. PA · House DEM |
$72,630 | 4 |
| ROMANS, DALE KY · Senate DEM |
$57,000 | 2 |
| ALLAM, NIDA NC · House DEM |
$49,835 | 2 |
| PETREY, ERIN KY · House DEM |
$30,000 | 3 |
| CHATZKY, PETER NY · House DEM |
$25,794 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $854,656 | 23.73% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $2,747,617 | 76.27% |
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.
No activity in the last 6 months.
Outflow is on record for the last 12 months, but no itemized payers are.
Outflow is on record for the last 18 months, but no itemized payers are.
Outflow is on record for the last 24 months, but no itemized payers are.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 3 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $137K | 2 | OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA 100% | Media 100% | $137K | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $78K | 3 | EL-SAYED, ABDUL 63% | Media 100% | $78K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $61K | 6 | EL-SAYED, ABDUL 49% | Travel & Events 49% | $139K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $214K | 9 | ROMANS, DALE 27% | Media 90% | $353K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $133K | 5 | ABUGHAZALEH, KATHERINE M. 45% | Media 81% | $486K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $2.26M | 15 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 92% | Media 93% | $2.75M | +1555% |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $397K | 2 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 100% | Media 100% | $3.15M | — |
Revenue by service category
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media | $3,036,304 | 31 | $98K | 98.0% | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 82% | 4w ago |
| Digital | $31,315 | 2 | $16K | 1.0% | RABB, CHRISTOPHER M. 100% | 10mo ago |
| Travel & Events | $30,000 | 2 | $15K | 1.0% | EL-SAYED, ABDUL 100% | 11mo 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | $2,504,431 | 76.3% | 3 | |
| NY | $185,610 | 5.7% | 4 | |
| AK | $99,954 | 3.0% | 1 | |
| MI | $91,500 | 2.8% | 2 | |
| KY | $87,000 | 2.6% | 2 | |
| PA | $82,486 | 2.5% | 2 | |
| IL | $80,944 | 2.5% | 1 | |
| CO | $76,358 | 2.3% | 1 | |
| NC | $49,835 | 1.5% | 1 | |
| NJ | $25,326 | 0.8% | 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 | 2026-05-21 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | Ad Production | $510,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-05-21 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | Ad Production | $400,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-07-31 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | Ad Production | $350,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-04-23 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | Ad Production | $305,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-04-23 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | Ad Production | $300,000 |
| Recent | 2026-05-21 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | Ad Production | $170,000 |
| Recent | 2026-07-31 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | Ad Production | $46,532 |
| Recent | 2026-05-22 | KIM FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026; JANE | — | — | $5,000 |