HEARST NEWSPAPERS

$163K 2025-2026 cycle

HEARST NEWSPAPERS is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle HEARST NEWSPAPERS was paid $163K across 7 client committees.

Media ○ Slowing (~4mo since last)
Limited recent activity. Most recent disbursement to this vendor was 4 months ago (Feb 5, 2026). Charts below reflect cycle-to-date totals; the recent windows may be sparse.

Part I Identity

Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.

Activity span ALL TIME
Oct 26, 2015 → Feb 5, 2026
spans 10.3 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
23
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
7
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Mar 2025 Feb 2026
$76K across 12 months
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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 2

GONZALES, ERNEST ANTHONY TONY II $63K Media · 1 txn CUELLAR, HENRY R. $1K Media · 2 txns HN HEARST NEWSPAPERS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
GONZALES, ERNEST ANTHONY TONY II
TX · House REP
$62,640 1
CUELLAR, HENRY R.
TX · House DEM
$1,175 2
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 3

GONZALES, ERNEST ANTHONY TONY II $63K Media · 1 txn TEXAS ECONOMIC FUND $8K Media · 1 txn CUELLAR, HENRY R. $3K Media · 3 txns HN HEARST NEWSPAPERS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
GONZALES, ERNEST ANTHONY TONY II
TX · House REP
$62,640 1
TEXAS ECONOMIC FUND
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$7,598 1
CUELLAR, HENRY R.
TX · House DEM
$3,175 3
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 3

GONZALES, ERNEST ANTHONY TONY II $63K Media · 1 txn TEXAS ECONOMIC FUND $8K Media · 1 txn CUELLAR, HENRY R. $7K Media · 5 txns HN HEARST NEWSPAPERS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
GONZALES, ERNEST ANTHONY TONY II
TX · House REP
$62,640 1
TEXAS ECONOMIC FUND
00089224
$7,598 1
CUELLAR, HENRY R.
TX · House DEM
$6,920 5
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 3

GONZALES, ERNEST ANTHONY TONY II $63K Media · 1 txn TEXAS ECONOMIC FUND $8K Media · 1 txn CUELLAR, HENRY R. $7K Media · 5 txns HN HEARST NEWSPAPERS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
GONZALES, ERNEST ANTHONY TONY II
TX · House REP
$62,640 1
TEXAS ECONOMIC FUND
00089224
$7,598 1
CUELLAR, HENRY R.
TX · House DEM
$6,920 5

By party

Revenue by party

90% R
D · 10%
R · 90%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $14,280 8.77%
Republican $124,399 76.41%
Non-partisan $24,136 14.82%

Part III Reference tables

Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2018202020222023202420252026 Q2 2018 (2018 cycle): $2KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $14KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $1KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $30KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $10KQ2 2023 (2024 cycle): $2KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $2KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $25KQ1 2025 (2026 cycle): $2KQ2 2025 (2026 cycle): $2KQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $2KQ4 2025 (2024 cycle): $8KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $64K Q2Q4Q4Q4Q1Q3Q1 $64K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 7 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2018 Q2 2018 $2K 1 CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE LAW EN… 100% Digital 100% $2K
2020 Q1 2020 $14K 2 ANDREWS RICHARD R MR 100% Media 85% $14K
2020 Q4 2020 $1K 1 QUEZADA CARLOS G MR 100% Media 100% $15K
2022 Q3 2022 $30K 2 GONZALES, ERNEST ANTHONY TO… 100% Media 100% $30K
2022 Q4 2022 $10K 1 GONZALES, ERNEST ANTHONY TO… 100% Media 100% $40K +900%
2023 Q2 2024 $2K 1 CUELLAR, HENRY R. 100% Media 100% $2K
2023 Q4 2024 $2K 1 CUELLAR, HENRY R. 100% Media 100% $4K
2024 Q2 2024 $25K 4 GONZALES, ERNEST ANTHONY TO… 87% Media 100% $29K
2025 Q1 2026 $2K 1 CUELLAR, HENRY R. 100% Media 100% $2K
2025 Q2 2026 $2K 1 CUELLAR, HENRY R. 100% Media 100% $4K +6%
2025 Q3 2026 $2K 1 CUELLAR, HENRY R. 100% Media 100% $6K
2025 Q4 2024 $8K 1 TEXAS ECONOMIC FUND 100% Media 100% $37K
2026 Q1 2026 $64K 3 GONZALES, ERNEST ANTHONY TO… 98% Media 100% $70K
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $159K across 18 disbursements (avg $9K/check) Top buyer: GONZALES, ERNEST ANTHONY TONY II (78% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +333% vs prior cycle Media $64K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $159K across 18 disbursements (avg $9K/check) Top buyer: GONZALES, ERNEST ANTHONY TONY II (78% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +333% vs prior cycle Media $73K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $159K across 18 disbursements (avg $9K/check) Top buyer: GONZALES, ERNEST ANTHONY TONY II (78% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +333% vs prior cycle Media $77K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $159K across 18 disbursements (avg $9K/check) Top buyer: GONZALES, ERNEST ANTHONY TONY II (78% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +333% vs prior cycle Media $77K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Media $159,026 18 $9K 97.7% GONZALES, ERNEST ANTHONY TO… 78% 4mo ago
Other / Unclassified $2,033 2 $1K 1.2% ANDREWS RICHARD R MR 98% 6y ago
Digital $1,756 3 $585 1.1% CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE LAW EN… 96% 8y ago
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Client retention

Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.

1
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$124,399 · 76% of revenue
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Repeat clients 2 cycles
$14,379 · 9% of revenue
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One-time clients 1 cycle
$24,037 · 15% of revenue
Top 1 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
GONZALES, ERNEST ANTHONY TONY II 3 $124,399 7 2022-09-12 2026-01-27
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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
TX
$161,125 99.0% 6
CA
$1,690 1.0% 1
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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 2026-01-27 GONZALES, ERNEST ANTHONY TONY II Media MEDIA PLACEMENT $62,640
Largest all-time 2022-09-12 GONZALES, ERNEST ANTHONY TONY II Media MEDIA PLACEMENT $20,000
Largest all-time 2020-02-22 ANDREWS RICHARD R MR Media FOR NEWSPAPER AD IN HOUSTON CHRONICLE $11,750
Largest all-time 2024-05-15 GONZALES, ERNEST ANTHONY TONY II Media MEDIA PLACEMENT $10,120
Largest all-time 2022-09-23 GONZALES, ERNEST ANTHONY TONY II Media MEDIA PLACEMENT $10,000
Largest this cycle 2025-04-16 CUELLAR, HENRY R. Media ADVERTISING $2,245
Largest this cycle 2025-07-16 CUELLAR, HENRY R. Media ADVERTISING $2,000
Largest this cycle 2025-01-30 CUELLAR, HENRY R. Media ADVERTISING $1,500
Largest this cycle 2026-02-05 CUELLAR, HENRY R. Media ADVERTISEMENT $850
Recent 2025-10-17 TEXAS ECONOMIC FUND Media Newspaper advertising $7,598
Recent 2026-01-30 CUELLAR, HENRY R. Media ADVERTISEMENT $325
See all 23 disbursements →