KONA MEDIA & MESSAGE
KONA MEDIA & MESSAGE is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle KONA MEDIA & MESSAGE was paid $307K across 4 client committees, of which $23K 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 |
$284,925 | 16 rows | 92.7% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$22,500 | 5 rows | 7.3% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jul 3, 2020 → Jun 12, 2024
- spans 3.9 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 16
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 4
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
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Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.
Top buyers
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By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $86,776 | 28.23% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $220,649 | 71.77% |
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 · 4 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $33K | 4 | KENNEDY, BRYNNE 54% | Strategy & Research 100% | $33K | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $48K | 5 | C00751420 78% | Strategy & Research 100% | $80K | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $50K | 1 | MAINSTREAM DEMOCRATS PAC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $50K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $20K | 2 | MAINSTREAM DEMOCRATS PAC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $70K | -59% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $100K | 2 | MAINSTREAM DEMOCRATS PAC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $100K | — |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $35K | 2 | MAINSTREAM DEMOCRATS PAC 71% | Strategy & Research 100% | $135K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $284,925 | 16 | $18K | 100.0% | MAINSTREAM DEMOCRATS PAC 68% | 2y 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC | $232,425 | 81.6% | 3 | |
| Unknown | $52,500 | 18.4% | 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 | 2023-03-09 | MAINSTREAM DEMOCRATS PAC | Strategy & Research | MEDIA CONSULTING | $85,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-03-09 | MAINSTREAM DEMOCRATS PAC | Strategy & Research | MEDIA CONSULTING | $50,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-06-12 | MAINSTREAM DEMOCRATS PAC | Strategy & Research | MEDIA CONSULTING | $25,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-03-09 | MAINSTREAM DEMOCRATS PAC | Strategy & Research | MEDIA CONSULTING | $15,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-09-16 | C00751420 | Strategy & Research | MEDIA CONSULTING SERVICES | $15,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-06-12 | DMFI PAC | Strategy & Research | MEDIA CONSULTING | $10,000 |
| Recent | 2022-12-02 | MAINSTREAM DEMOCRATS PAC | Strategy & Research | MEDIA CONSULTING | $9,500 |