JAMESTOWN ASSOCIATES

$134.59M 2025-2026 cycle

JAMESTOWN ASSOCIATES is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle JAMESTOWN ASSOCIATES was paid $134.59M across 169 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

$134.59M = $97.59M (Schedule B) + $37.00M (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments
$97,589,302 1,831 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 → May 12, 2026
spans 26.3 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
1,831
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
169
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.

Apr 2025 Mar 2026
$165K 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 2

HATHAWAY, JOE $22K Media · 2 txns CONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY FUND $1K Strategy & Research · 1 txn JA JAMESTOWN ASSOCIATES
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
HATHAWAY, JOE
NJ · House REP
$22,418 2
CONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY FUND
C00781740
$1,000 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 6

STOVER, BRIAN C. $41K Media · 3 txns NG WILLIE DR $29K Media · 2 txns HATHAWAY, JOE $22K Media · 2 txns FAIRSHAKE $5K Strategy & Research · 1 txn CONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY FUND $4K Strategy & Research · 4 txns NORMAN, RALPH W. JR. $2K Strategy & Research · 1 txn JA JAMESTOWN ASSOCIATES
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
STOVER, BRIAN C.
GA · House REP
$41,131 3
NG WILLIE DR
00090389
$28,568 2
HATHAWAY, JOE
NJ · House REP
$22,418 2
FAIRSHAKE
C00835959
$5,000 1
CONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY FUND
C00781740
$4,000 4
NORMAN, RALPH W. JR.
SC · House REP
$1,500 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 6

STOVER, BRIAN C. $41K Media · 3 txns FAIRSHAKE $30K Strategy & Research · 6 txns NG WILLIE DR $29K Media · 2 txns HATHAWAY, JOE $22K Media · 2 txns NORMAN, RALPH W. JR. $20K Strategy & Research · 7 txns CONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY FUND $8K Strategy & Research · 8 txns JA JAMESTOWN ASSOCIATES
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
STOVER, BRIAN C.
GA · House REP
$41,131 3
FAIRSHAKE
C00835959
$30,000 6
NG WILLIE DR
00090389
$28,568 2
HATHAWAY, JOE
NJ · House REP
$22,418 2
NORMAN, RALPH W. JR.
SC · House REP
$20,008 7
CONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY FUND
C00781740
$8,000 8
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 10

FAIRSHAKE $60K Strategy & Research · 12 txns STOVER, BRIAN C. $41K Media · 3 txns NG WILLIE DR $29K Media · 2 txns MESSMER, MARK MR. $25K Wages & Payroll · 2 txns HATHAWAY, JOE $22K Media · 2 txns NORMAN, RALPH W. JR. $20K Strategy & Research · 7 txns GUNDERSON, MATT $15K Media · 2 txns HURD, JEFFREY $10K Media · 1 txn CONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY FUND $8K Strategy & Research · 8 txns GREEN, MARK DR. $8K Strategy & Research · 2 txns JA JAMESTOWN ASSOCIATES
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
FAIRSHAKE
C00835959
$60,000 12
STOVER, BRIAN C.
GA · House REP
$41,131 3
NG WILLIE DR
00090389
$28,568 2
MESSMER, MARK MR.
IN · House REP
$25,000 2
HATHAWAY, JOE
NJ · House REP
$22,418 2
NORMAN, RALPH W. JR.
SC · House REP
$20,008 7
GUNDERSON, MATT
CA · House REP
$15,076 2
HURD, JEFFREY
CO · House REP
$10,000 1
CONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY FUND
C00781740
$8,000 8
GREEN, MARK DR.
TN · House REP
$7,500 2
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 10

BUCKEYE VALUES PAC $165K Strategy & Research · 3 txns WILLIAMS, BRANDON MCDONALD $115K Media · 10 txns GREEN, MARK DR. $101K Media · 9 txns THERIAULT, AUSTIN LEO $93K Media · 6 txns FAIRSHAKE $85K Strategy & Research · 17 txns GUNDERSON, MATT $81K Media · 8 txns BAUGH, SCOTT $79K Media · 6 txns HURD, JEFFREY $63K Media · 4 txns YAKYM, RUDY C. III $61K Digital · 5 txns DAHLSTROM, NANCY $56K Media · 5 txns JA JAMESTOWN ASSOCIATES
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
BUCKEYE VALUES PAC
C00834630
$165,000 3
WILLIAMS, BRANDON MCDONALD
NY · House REP
$115,147 10
GREEN, MARK DR.
TN · House REP
$100,501 9
THERIAULT, AUSTIN LEO
ME · House REP
$93,063 6
FAIRSHAKE
C00835959
$85,000 17
GUNDERSON, MATT
CA · House REP
$80,810 8
BAUGH, SCOTT
CA · House REP
$78,983 6
HURD, JEFFREY
CO · House REP
$62,519 4
YAKYM, RUDY C. III
IN · House REP
$60,954 5
DAHLSTROM, NANCY
AK · House REP
$56,421 5

By party

Revenue by party

100% R
D · 0%
R · 100%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $42,523 0.03%
Republican $56,045,170 41.64%
Non-partisan $78,501,654 58.33%

Part III Reference tables

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

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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): $100K Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q1 $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 C00590463 34% Media 95% $111K
2017 Q2 2018 $336K 42 C00632505 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 C00671305 49% Media 97% $18M
2018 Q3 2018 $20M 144 C00671305 49% Media 100% $38M
2018 Q4 2018 $23M 180 C00671305 51% Media 99% $61M
2019 Q1 2020 $160K 14 C00650820 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 C00716845 29% Media 63% $415K -90%
2019 Q4 2020 $1.44M 42 C00716845 57% Media 95% $1.86M +11%
2020 Q1 2020 $3.24M 76 C00716845 37% Media 95% $5.1M -6%
2020 Q2 2020 $2.57M 90 C00716845 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 C00716860 17% Media 91% $24M -60%
2021 Q1 2022 $2K 1 C00734491 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 C00791913 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 C00846931 71% Media 84% $143K -77%
2023 Q4 2024 $58K 8 C00852160 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 $100K 11 STOVER, BRIAN C. 41% Media 88% $223K -64%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 3 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $90.21M across 1280 disbursements (avg $70K/check) Top buyer: C00671305 (31% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +6367% vs prior cycle Media $22K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $2.05M across 252 disbursements (avg $8K/check) Top buyer: ERNST, JONI K (14% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · +523% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $1K

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: C00671305 (31% of category) Last paid: 2mo 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: 3mo ago · +523% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $11K

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: C00671305 (31% of category) Last paid: 2mo 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: 3mo ago · +523% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $58K

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: C00671305 (31% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +6367% vs prior cycle Media $113K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $2.05M across 252 disbursements (avg $8K/check) Top buyer: ERNST, JONI K (14% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · +523% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $96K Wages & Payroll — cycle-to-date Total: $34K across 12 disbursements (avg $3K/check) Top buyer: MESSMER, MARK MR. (73% of category) Last paid: 17mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Wages & Payroll $25K

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: C00671305 (31% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +6367% vs prior cycle Media $890K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $2.05M across 252 disbursements (avg $8K/check) Top buyer: ERNST, JONI K (14% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · +523% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $296K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $406K across 23 disbursements (avg $18K/check) Top buyer: AFENDOULIS, LYNN (55% of category) Last paid: 19mo 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: 19mo 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: 17mo 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: 20mo ago · +87027% vs prior cycle Print & Mail $3K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $154K across 26 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: SANFORD, MARSHALL C. HON. (53% of category) Last paid: 22mo ago · +10804% vs prior cycle Travel & Events $1K
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% C00671305 31% 2mo ago
Strategy & Research $2,052,844 252 $8K 2.2% ERNST, JONI K 14% 3mo ago
Print & Mail $1,578,920 158 $10K 1.7% WALBERG, TIMOTHY L REP 40% 20mo ago
Other / Unclassified $744,823 54 $14K 0.8% SHEETS KENNETH F MR 25% 3mo ago
Digital $405,725 23 $18K 0.4% AFENDOULIS, LYNN 55% 19mo ago
Travel & Events $153,865 26 $6K 0.2% SANFORD, MARSHALL C. HON. 53% 22mo ago
Fundraising $70,329 11 $6K 0.1% ROB MERCURI VICTORY COMMITT… 61% 19mo ago
Legal & Compliance $41,181 5 $8K 0.0% MCCLAIN, LISA 100% 5y ago
Wages & Payroll $34,352 12 $3K 0.0% MESSMER, MARK MR. 73% 17mo ago
Software & Tech $2,561 9 $285 0.0% HARRIS COUNTY REPUBLICAN PA… 78% 3y 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
$19,544,980 · 20% of revenue
133
One-time clients 1 cycle
$74,769,678 · 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
Unknown
$49,287,204 52.6% 45
IN
$13,872,681 14.8% 5
TX
$5,922,764 6.3% 36
VA
$4,828,367 5.2% 13
MI
$3,605,863 3.8% 5
NJ
$3,495,894 3.7% 8
GA
$2,811,766 3.0% 5
DC
$2,437,595 2.6% 7
OH
$2,380,113 2.5% 4
PA
$2,055,967 2.2% 4
OR
$1,694,055 1.8% 1
AL
$1,317,508 1.4% 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 C00671305 Media MEDIA $1,631,032
Largest all-time 2018-10-30 C00671305 Media MEDIA $1,467,998
Largest all-time 2018-07-05 C00671305 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 2026-03-20 HATHAWAY, JOE Media PRODUCTION $16,918
Largest this cycle 2026-01-15 STOVER, BRIAN C. Media MEDIA PRODUCTION $16,523
Recent 2026-03-20 HATHAWAY, JOE Media PRODUCTION $5,500
Recent 2026-02-12 NG WILLIE DR Other / Unclassified Campaign Television Ad Post Production Editing $4,207
Recent 2026-02-26 CONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY FUND Strategy & Research STRATEGY CONSULTING $1,000
Recent 2026-03-09 CONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY FUND Strategy & Research STRATEGY CONSULTING $1,000
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