JAMESTOWN ASSOCIATES

$134.70M 2025-2026 cycle

JAMESTOWN ASSOCIATES is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle JAMESTOWN ASSOCIATES was paid $134.70M across 171 client committees, of which $37.00M flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

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Part I Identity

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

Source split

$134.70M = $97.70M (Schedule B) + $37.00M (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments
$97,702,209 1,849 rows 72.5%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them
$37,000,045 534 rows 27.5%
Activity span ALL TIME
Feb 7, 2000 → Jun 11, 2026
spans 26.3 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
1,849
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
171
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
$263K 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.

No buyer activity in this window.

VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 3

DEFENDING OUR VALUES PAC $8K — · 1 txn HURD, JEFFREY $7K — · 1 txn CONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY FUND $2K — · 2 txns JA JAMESTOWN ASSOCIATES
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
DEFENDING OUR VALUES PAC
C00928390
$8,391
IE $8,391
1
HURD, JEFFREY
CO · House REP
$7,289 1
CONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY FUND
C00781740
$2,000 2
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 10

RJC VICTORY FUND $46K — · 4 txns HATHAWAY, JOE $45K Media · 4 txns DEFENDING OUR VALUES PAC $33K — · 5 txns FAIRSHAKE $25K — · 4 txns STOVER, BRIAN C. $23K Media · 2 txns LEBOVICS, ROBERT $23K — · 3 txns THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND $19K — · 1 txn LEAD MAINE COMMITTEE, INC. $19K — · 1 txn NG WILLIE DR $8K Other / Unclassified · 2 txns HURD, JEFFREY $7K — · 1 txn JA JAMESTOWN ASSOCIATES
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
RJC VICTORY FUND
C00528554
$45,989
IE $45,989
4
HATHAWAY, JOE
NJ · House REP
$44,836 4
DEFENDING OUR VALUES PAC
C00928390
$33,299
IE $33,299
5
FAIRSHAKE
C00835959
$25,000 4
STOVER, BRIAN C.
GA · House REP
$22,979 2
LEBOVICS, ROBERT
NJ · Senate REP
$22,852 3
THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND
C00811166
$18,650
IE $18,650
1
LEAD MAINE COMMITTEE, INC.
C00946921
$18,538
IE $18,538
1
NG WILLIE DR
00090389
$8,414 2
HURD, JEFFREY
CO · House REP
$7,289 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 10

STOVER, BRIAN C. $60K Media · 4 txns RJC VICTORY FUND $46K — · 4 txns FAIRSHAKE $45K Strategy & Research · 8 txns HATHAWAY, JOE $45K Media · 4 txns DEFENDING OUR VALUES PAC $33K — · 5 txns NG WILLIE DR $33K Media · 3 txns LEBOVICS, ROBERT $23K — · 3 txns THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND $19K — · 1 txn LEAD MAINE COMMITTEE, INC. $19K — · 1 txn NORMAN, RALPH W. JR. $13K Strategy & Research · 9 txns JA JAMESTOWN ASSOCIATES
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
STOVER, BRIAN C.
GA · House REP
$60,286 4
RJC VICTORY FUND
C00528554
$45,989
IE $45,989
4
FAIRSHAKE
C00835959
$45,000 8
HATHAWAY, JOE
NJ · House REP
$44,836 4
DEFENDING OUR VALUES PAC
C00928390
$33,299
IE $33,299
5
NG WILLIE DR
00090389
$32,775 3
LEBOVICS, ROBERT
NJ · Senate REP
$22,852 3
THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND
C00811166
$18,650
IE $18,650
1
LEAD MAINE COMMITTEE, INC.
C00946921
$18,538
IE $18,538
1
NORMAN, RALPH W. JR.
SC · House REP
$12,993 9
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 10

FAIRSHAKE $75K Strategy & Research · 14 txns STOVER, BRIAN C. $60K Media · 4 txns RJC VICTORY FUND $46K — · 4 txns HATHAWAY, JOE $45K Media · 4 txns DEFENDING OUR VALUES PAC $33K — · 5 txns NG WILLIE DR $33K Media · 3 txns NORMAN, RALPH W. JR. $25K Strategy & Research · 10 txns LEBOVICS, ROBERT $23K — · 3 txns THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND $19K — · 1 txn LEAD MAINE COMMITTEE, INC. $19K — · 1 txn JA JAMESTOWN ASSOCIATES
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
FAIRSHAKE
C00835959
$75,000 14
STOVER, BRIAN C.
GA · House REP
$60,286 4
RJC VICTORY FUND
C00528554
$45,989
IE $45,989
4
HATHAWAY, JOE
NJ · House REP
$44,836 4
DEFENDING OUR VALUES PAC
C00928390
$33,299
IE $33,299
5
NG WILLIE DR
00090389
$32,775 3
NORMAN, RALPH W. JR.
SC · House REP
$24,508 10
LEBOVICS, ROBERT
NJ · Senate REP
$22,852 3
THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND
C00811166
$18,650
IE $18,650
1
LEAD MAINE COMMITTEE, INC.
C00946921
$18,538
IE $18,538
1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 10

BUCKEYE VALUES PAC $6.85M Strategy & Research · 12 txns WILLIAMS, BRANDON MCDONALD $115K Media · 10 txns NRCC $115K Media · 8 txns FAIRSHAKE $100K Strategy & Research · 19 txns GREEN, MARK DR. $95K Media · 7 txns THERIAULT, AUSTIN LEO $93K Media · 6 txns GUNDERSON, MATT $81K Media · 8 txns CLF $78K — · 8 txns BAUGH, SCOTT $78K Media · 5 txns RJC VICTORY FUND $70K Media · 5 txns JA JAMESTOWN ASSOCIATES
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
BUCKEYE VALUES PAC
C00834630
$6,854,661
IE $6,689,661 · SB $165,000
12
WILLIAMS, BRANDON MCDONALD
NY · House REP
$115,147 10
NRCC
C00075820
$114,596
IE $69,911 · SB $44,685
8
FAIRSHAKE
C00835959
$100,000 19
GREEN, MARK DR.
TN · House REP
$94,988 7
THERIAULT, AUSTIN LEO
ME · House REP
$93,063 6
GUNDERSON, MATT
CA · House REP
$80,810 8
CLF
C00504530
$78,140
IE $78,140
8
BAUGH, SCOTT
CA · House REP
$77,572 5
RJC VICTORY FUND
C00528554
$69,766
IE $45,989 · SB $23,777
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By party

Revenue by party

100% R
D · 0%
R · 100%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $42,508 0.03%
Republican $125,265,191 92.99%
Non-partisan $9,394,555 6.97%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Money flow through this vendor

Where their ad buys point

IE payers (left) → races the buys targeted (right) · independent-expenditure filings only

No activity in the last 1 months.

JAMESTOWN ASSOCIATES DEFENDING OUR VALUES PAC $8K Kevin Hern (support) $8K Total in: $8K Total out: $8K
JAMESTOWN ASSOCIATES BUCKEYE VALUES PAC $6.69M NRCC $70K CLF $78K RJC VICTORY FUND $46K Kamala Harris (oppose) $5.25M Sherrod Brown (oppose) $1.44M Rudy Salas (oppose) $70K Ed Gallrein (support) $40K Carlos Jr. De La Cruz (supp… $25K Michael J Rogers (support) $19K Susan M. Collins (support) $19K R. Jon Tester (oppose) $9K Kevin Hern (support) $8K + other races (14 filings) $114K Total in: $6.88M Total out: $6.99M
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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Q1 2017 (2018 cycle): $111KQ2 2017 (2018 cycle): $336KQ3 2017 (2018 cycle): $1.17MQ4 2017 (2018 cycle): $1.31MQ1 2018 (2018 cycle): $3.44MQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $11MQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $20MQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $23MQ1 2019 (2020 cycle): $160KQ2 2019 (2020 cycle): $140KQ3 2019 (2020 cycle): $115KQ4 2019 (2020 cycle): $1.44MQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $3.24MQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $2.57MQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $6.96MQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $9.14MQ1 2021 (2022 cycle): $2KQ2 2021 (2020 cycle): $50KQ2 2021 (2022 cycle): $522KQ3 2021 (2022 cycle): $132KQ4 2021 (2022 cycle): $192KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $560KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $650KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $648KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $809KQ1 2023 (2024 cycle): $109KQ2 2023 (2024 cycle): $3KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $31KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $58KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $277KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $380KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $435KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $2.64MQ1 2025 (2026 cycle): $58KQ2 2025 (2026 cycle): $15KQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $33KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $18KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $184KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $29K Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2 $23M

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 $111K 8 TREY FOR CONGRESS 34% Media 95% $111K
2017 Q2 2018 $336K 42 POPE FOR CONGRESS 62% Media 80% $446K
2017 Q3 2018 $1.17M 21 MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PAC 47% Media 97% $1.62M
2017 Q4 2018 $1.31M 39 BRAUN, MIKE 73% Media 92% $2.92M
2018 Q1 2018 $3.44M 75 BRAUN, MIKE 50% Media 95% $6.36M
2018 Q2 2018 $11M 163 BOB HUGIN FOR SENATE INC 49% Media 97% $18M
2018 Q3 2018 $20M 144 BOB HUGIN FOR SENATE INC 49% Media 100% $38M
2018 Q4 2018 $23M 180 BOB HUGIN FOR SENATE INC 51% Media 99% $61M
2019 Q1 2020 $160K 14 JOHN KINGSTON FOR SENATE INC 38% Media 86% $160K +44%
2019 Q2 2020 $140K 10 MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PAC 54% Media 87% $300K -58%
2019 Q3 2020 $115K 17 KATHALEEN WALL FOR CONGRESS 29% Media 63% $415K -90%
2019 Q4 2020 $1.44M 42 KATHALEEN WALL FOR CONGRESS 57% Media 95% $1.86M +11%
2020 Q1 2020 $3.24M 76 KATHALEEN WALL FOR CONGRESS 37% Media 95% $5.1M -6%
2020 Q2 2020 $2.57M 90 KATHALEEN WALL FOR CONGRESS 55% Media 88% $7.67M -77%
2020 Q3 2020 $6.96M 161 MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PAC 18% Media 92% $15M -65%
2020 Q4 2020 $9.14M 151 JASON LEWIS FOR SENATE 17% Media 91% $24M -60%
2021 Q1 2022 $2K 1 MOWERS FOR CONGRESS 100% Print & Mail 100% $2K -99%
2021 Q2 2020 $50K 1 JENNER FOR GOVERNOR 2021, I… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $24M
2021 Q2 2022 $522K 10 TRUMP SAVE AMERICA JOINT FU… 82% Media 92% $524K +272%
2021 Q3 2022 $132K 12 SAVE AMERICA 66% Media 94% $655K +15%
2021 Q4 2022 $192K 20 DURANT FOR SENATE 57% Media 81% $847K -87%
2022 Q1 2022 $560K 42 OZ, MEHMET DR 29% Media 85% $1.41M -83%
2022 Q2 2022 $650K 40 OZ, MEHMET DR 34% Media 72% $2.06M -75%
2022 Q3 2022 $648K 54 OZ, MEHMET DR 42% Media 69% $2.71M -91%
2022 Q4 2022 $809K 47 OZ, MEHMET DR 36% Media 69% $3.52M -91%
2023 Q1 2024 $109K 4 YAKYM, RUDY C. III 100% Strategy & Research 69% $109K +6858%
2023 Q2 2024 $3K 1 GREEN, MARK DR. 100% Media 100% $113K -99%
2023 Q3 2024 $31K 4 NORBER FOR CONGRESS, INC. 71% Media 84% $143K -77%
2023 Q4 2024 $58K 8 FRIENDS OF DR. JASSER 48% Media 71% $201K -70%
2024 Q1 2024 $277K 26 DAVIDSON, WARREN 17% Media 85% $478K -50%
2024 Q2 2024 $380K 36 MOORE, RILEY 16% Media 87% $858K -42%
2024 Q3 2024 $435K 39 BAUGH, SCOTT 17% Media 75% $1.29M -33%
2024 Q4 2024 $2.64M 43 BUCKEYE VALUES PAC 82% Digital 76% $3.93M +226%
2025 Q1 2026 $58K 8 MESSMER, MARK MR. 43% Wages & Payroll 43% $58K -47%
2025 Q2 2026 $15K 3 FAIRSHAKE 100% Strategy & Research 100% $73K +345%
2025 Q3 2026 $33K 9 NORMAN, RALPH W. JR. 48% Strategy & Research 100% $105K +6%
2025 Q4 2026 $18K 8 FAIRSHAKE 57% Strategy & Research 100% $123K -70%
2026 Q1 2026 $184K 23 STOVER, BRIAN C. 33% Media 48% $306K -34%
2026 Q2 2026 $29K 6 FAIRSHAKE 51% $336K -92%
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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: $90.21M across 1280 disbursements (avg $70K/check) Top buyer: BOB HUGIN FOR SENATE INC (31% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +6367% vs prior cycle Media $26K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $2.05M across 252 disbursements (avg $8K/check) Top buyer: ERNST, JONI K (14% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +523% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $2K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $90.21M across 1280 disbursements (avg $70K/check) Top buyer: BOB HUGIN FOR SENATE INC (31% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +6367% vs prior cycle Media $88K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $2.05M across 252 disbursements (avg $8K/check) Top buyer: ERNST, JONI K (14% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +523% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $36K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $90.21M across 1280 disbursements (avg $70K/check) Top buyer: BOB HUGIN FOR SENATE INC (31% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +6367% vs prior cycle Media $98K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $2.05M across 252 disbursements (avg $8K/check) Top buyer: ERNST, JONI K (14% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +523% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $78K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $90.21M across 1280 disbursements (avg $70K/check) Top buyer: BOB HUGIN FOR SENATE INC (31% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +6367% vs prior cycle Media $744K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $2.05M across 252 disbursements (avg $8K/check) Top buyer: ERNST, JONI K (14% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +523% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $281K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $406K across 23 disbursements (avg $18K/check) Top buyer: AFENDOULIS, LYNN (55% of category) Last paid: 21mo ago · +326% vs prior cycle Digital $54K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $70K across 11 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: ROB MERCURI VICTORY COMMITTEE (61% of category) Last paid: 21mo ago · +65% vs prior cycle Fundraising $43K Wages & Payroll — cycle-to-date Total: $34K across 12 disbursements (avg $3K/check) Top buyer: MESSMER, MARK MR. (73% of category) Last paid: 19mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Wages & Payroll $25K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $1.58M across 158 disbursements (avg $10K/check) Top buyer: WALBERG, TIMOTHY L REP (40% of category) Last paid: 22mo ago · +87027% vs prior cycle Print & Mail $3K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Media $90,209,062 1,280 $70K 94.7% BOB HUGIN FOR SENATE INC 31% 4mo ago
Strategy & Research $2,052,844 252 $8K 2.2% ERNST, JONI K 14% 5mo ago
Print & Mail $1,578,920 158 $10K 1.7% WALBERG, TIMOTHY L REP 40% 22mo ago
Other / Unclassified $744,823 54 $14K 0.8% SHEETS KENNETH F MR 25% 5mo ago
Digital $405,725 23 $18K 0.4% AFENDOULIS, LYNN 55% 21mo ago
Travel & Events $153,865 26 $6K 0.2% SANFORD, MARSHALL C. HON. 53% 2y ago
Fundraising $70,329 11 $6K 0.1% ROB MERCURI VICTORY COMMITT… 61% 21mo ago
Legal & Compliance $41,181 5 $8K 0.0% MCCLAIN, LISA 100% 6y ago
Wages & Payroll $34,352 12 $3K 0.0% MESSMER, MARK MR. 73% 19mo ago
Software & Tech $2,561 9 $285 0.0% HARRIS COUNTY REPUBLICAN PA… 78% 4y ago
Field & Voter Contact $1,000 1 $1K 0.0% MISSISSIPPI REPUBLICAN PARTY 100% 6y ago
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Client retention

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

6
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$3,274,643 · 3% of revenue
30
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$19,577,269 · 20% of revenue
135
One-time clients 1 cycle
$74,850,297 · 77% of revenue
Top 6 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
WALBERG, TIMOTHY L REP 3 $1,888,978 55 2018-06-15 2022-08-01
GREEN, MARK DR. 5 $571,379 32 2017-11-07 2025-01-28
SHEETS KENNETH F MR 3 $570,993 24 2010-04-16 2014-10-24
DAVIDSON, WARREN 4 $141,841 16 2018-02-20 2024-02-16
THOMPSON, GLENN MR. 3 $57,014 8 2020-09-23 2023-02-14
FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND 3 $44,438 4 2018-04-06 2021-04-27
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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
NJ
$33,094,950 36.6% 16
IN
$14,769,795 16.3% 7
TX
$10,059,348 11.1% 39
MI
$8,160,215 9.0% 7
VA
$5,455,173 6.0% 20
MA
$4,460,849 4.9% 8
OH
$2,834,252 3.1% 7
GA
$2,811,766 3.1% 5
WI
$2,581,212 2.9% 1
DC
$2,437,595 2.7% 7
PA
$2,092,629 2.3% 5
OR
$1,694,055 1.9% 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 2024-10-15 BUCKEYE VALUES PAC Digital PREPAID SMS MESSAGING $2,000,000
Largest all-time 2018-11-02 BOB HUGIN FOR SENATE INC Media MEDIA $1,631,032
Largest all-time 2018-10-30 BOB HUGIN FOR SENATE INC Media MEDIA $1,467,998
Largest all-time 2018-07-05 BOB HUGIN FOR SENATE INC Media MEDIA $1,431,826
Largest all-time 2018-10-26 BRAUN, MIKE Media MEDIA ADVERTISING $1,186,318
Largest this cycle 2026-02-04 NG WILLIE DR Media Campaign Television Ad Production $24,361
Largest this cycle 2026-01-30 STOVER, BRIAN C. Media MEDIA PRODUCTION $20,784
Largest this cycle 2025-01-06 MESSMER, MARK MR. Wages & Payroll 2024 GENERAL ELECTION WIN BONUS $20,000
Largest this cycle 2026-02-25 STOVER, BRIAN C. MEDIA PRODUCTION $19,156
Largest this cycle 2026-03-20 HATHAWAY, JOE VIDEO PRODUCTION & PHOTO SHOOT $16,918
Recent 2026-06-02 HURD, JEFFREY ADVERTISING PRODUCTION $7,289
Recent 2026-05-05 FAIRSHAKE STRATEGY CONSULTING $5,000
Recent 2026-05-01 LEBOVICS, ROBERT POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING $5,000
Recent 2026-06-10 CONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY FUND STRATEGY CONSULTING $1,000
Recent 2026-06-11 CONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY FUND STRATEGY CONSULTING $1,000
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