DIRECT EDGE CAMPAIGNS LLC
DIRECT EDGE CAMPAIGNS LLC is a print & mail vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle DIRECT EDGE CAMPAIGNS LLC was paid $901K across 11 client committees, of which $121K 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 |
$780,304 | 84 rows | 86.6% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$120,503 | 9 rows | 13.4% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Oct 27, 2017 → Dec 5, 2025
- spans 8.1 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 84
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 11
- 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.
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Top buyers last 12 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| KUSTOFF, DAVID TN · House REP |
$18,828 | 2 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| KUSTOFF, DAVID TN · House REP |
$25,229 | 3 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| KUSTOFF, DAVID TN · House REP |
$84,216 | 7 |
| AHLERS FOR SENATE 2024; ELIZABETH 1456617 |
$68,263 | 3 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $488,567 | 54.24% |
| Non-partisan | $412,241 | 45.76% |
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 | Q4 | 2018 | $6K | 1 | MISSISSIPPI REPUBLICAN PARTY 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $6K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $9K | 3 | C00666966 64% | Print & Mail 100% | $16K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $117K | 12 | C00666966 82% | Print & Mail 100% | $133K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $138K | 11 | C00666966 59% | Print & Mail 100% | $271K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $18K | 4 | WEST VIRGINIA REPUBLICAN PA… 54% | Print & Mail 100% | $289K | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $5K | 1 | KUSTOFF, DAVID 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $5K | -29% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $73K | 12 | C00711077 95% | Print & Mail 100% | $78K | -37% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $2K | 1 | HAGERTY, BILL 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $79K | -99% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $58K | 5 | TENNESSEE REPUBLICAN PARTY … 88% | Print & Mail 100% | $137K | +219% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $11K | 3 | KUSTOFF, DAVID 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $11K | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $4K | 1 | KUSTOFF, DAVID 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $15K | -12% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $979 | 1 | KUSTOFF, DAVID 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $16K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $2K | 2 | KUSTOFF, DAVID 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $18K | -97% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $69K | 4 | KUSTOFF, DAVID 87% | Print & Mail 100% | $87K | +4480% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $41K | 3 | TENNESSEE REPUBLICAN PARTY … 97% | Print & Mail 100% | $128K | -29% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $5K | 1 | KUSTOFF, DAVID 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $5K | — |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $14K | 2 | KUSTOFF, DAVID 97% | Print & Mail 100% | $19K | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $2K | 1 | KUSTOFF, DAVID 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $21K | -85% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $37K | 4 | AHLERS FOR SENATE 2024; ELI… 85% | Print & Mail 100% | $58K | +3717% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $16K | 2 | KUSTOFF, DAVID 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $74K | +697% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $460 | 1 | KUSTOFF, DAVID 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $74K | -99% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $127K | 6 | AHLERS FOR SENATE 2024; ELI… 54% | Print & Mail 100% | $201K | +210% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $6K | 1 | KUSTOFF, DAVID 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $6K | +31% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $12K | 1 | KUSTOFF, DAVID 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $18K | -16% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $7K | 1 | KUSTOFF, DAVID 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $25K | — |
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Print & Mail | $780,304 | 84 | $9K | 100.0% | KUSTOFF, DAVID 38% | 6mo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KUSTOFF, DAVID | 5 | $300,398 | 38 | 2018-02-18 | 2025-12-05 |
| TENNESSEE REPUBLICAN PARTY FEDERAL ELECTION ACCOUNT | 3 | $102,182 | 6 | 2018-11-07 | 2022-10-31 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TN | $406,979 | 52.2% | 5 | |
| Unknown | $257,004 | 32.9% | 3 | |
| CA | $100,090 | 12.8% | 1 | |
| WV | $9,854 | 1.3% | 1 | |
| MS | $6,378 | 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 | 2022-07-19 | KUSTOFF, DAVID | Print & Mail | MAILERS | $52,150 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-30 | AHLERS FOR SENATE 2024; ELIZABETH | Print & Mail | — | $26,195 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-05-08 | C00666966 | Print & Mail | PRINTING & DESIGN SERVICES | $25,612 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-10-05 | TENNESSEE REPUBLICAN PARTY FEDERAL ELECTION ACCOUNT | Print & Mail | DIRECT MAIL EXPENSE-KUSTOFF | $25,523 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-10-19 | TENNESSEE REPUBLICAN PARTY FEDERAL ELECTION ACCOUNT | Print & Mail | DIRECT MAIL EXPENSE | $25,523 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-06-25 | KUSTOFF, DAVID | Print & Mail | CAMPAIGN MAILER/POSTAGE | $11,999 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-12-05 | KUSTOFF, DAVID | Print & Mail | MAILER/POSTAGE | $6,829 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-01-02 | KUSTOFF, DAVID | Print & Mail | MAILER/POSTAGE | $6,402 |
| Recent | 2024-10-29 | KUSTOFF, DAVID | Print & Mail | CAMPAIGN MAILER | $21,814 |