LAMAR
LAMAR is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle LAMAR was paid $1.92M across 124 client committees, of which $473K 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 |
$1,448,601 | 231 rows | 75.4% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$473,446 | 32 rows | 24.6% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jan 2, 2001 → Jun 12, 2026
- spans 25.4 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 231
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 124
- 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
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 3 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PARADISE FOR JUDGE 2026 1486650 |
$2,700 | 1 |
| PETERS, JOHN FL · House REP |
$875 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 8
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ADERHOLT, ROBERT B. REP. AL · House REP |
$28,358 | 2 |
| ASKINS, KISHLA NE · House DEM |
$25,790 | 1 |
| PALMER, GARY AL · House REP |
$24,008 | 1 |
| MOORE SARAH MS 00090101 |
$18,750 | 1 |
| ALEX, NICHOLAS FRANCIS MR. GA · House DEM |
$4,143 | 2 |
| PARADISE FOR JUDGE 2026 1486650 |
$2,700 | 1 |
| HARRIS, SHAWN GA · House DEM |
$2,668 | 1 |
| PETERS, JOHN FL · House REP |
$1,325 | 3 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ALABAMA CHRISTIAN CONSERVATIVES (ACC) C00782656 |
$65,000 IE $65,000 |
1 |
| MOORE SARAH MS 00090101 |
$35,750 | 2 |
| ADERHOLT, ROBERT B. REP. AL · House REP |
$28,358 | 2 |
| ASKINS, KISHLA NE · House DEM |
$25,790 | 1 |
| PALMER, GARY AL · House REP |
$24,008 | 1 |
| HOPPER STEPHEN HONORABLE ANDY 00084941 |
$14,224 | 1 |
| COACHELLA VALLEY TEACHERS ASSOCIATION FUND FOR QUALITY EDUCATION 1271156 |
$9,271 | 7 |
| ALEX, NICHOLAS FRANCIS MR. GA · House DEM |
$4,143 | 2 |
| PARADISE FOR JUDGE 2026 1486650 |
$2,700 | 1 |
| HARRIS, SHAWN GA · House DEM |
$2,668 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ALABAMA CHRISTIAN CONSERVATIVES (ACC) C00782656 |
$65,000 IE $65,000 |
1 |
| MOORE SARAH MS 00090101 |
$35,750 | 2 |
| ADERHOLT, ROBERT B. REP. AL · House REP |
$28,358 | 2 |
| ASKINS, KISHLA NE · House DEM |
$25,790 | 1 |
| PALMER, GARY AL · House REP |
$24,008 | 1 |
| HOPPER STEPHEN HONORABLE ANDY 00084941 |
$14,224 | 1 |
| COACHELLA VALLEY TEACHERS ASSOCIATION FUND FOR QUALITY EDUCATION 1271156 |
$9,271 | 7 |
| CALIFORNIA LATINO LEADERSHIP PAC 1321501 |
$4,955 | 1 |
| TURN LEFT PAC C00839894 |
$4,857 IE $4,857 |
2 |
| ALEX, NICHOLAS FRANCIS MR. GA · House DEM |
$4,143 | 2 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ALABAMA CHRISTIAN CONSERVATIVES (ACC) C00782656 |
$65,000 IE $65,000 |
1 |
| MOORE SARAH MS 00090101 |
$35,750 | 2 |
| ADERHOLT, ROBERT B. REP. AL · House REP |
$28,358 | 2 |
| ASKINS, KISHLA NE · House DEM |
$25,790 | 1 |
| PALMER, GARY AL · House REP |
$24,008 | 1 |
| WILSON, TAMARA OH · House DEM |
$18,177 | 2 |
| PINKINS, TY MS · Senate IND |
$14,799 | 1 |
| HOPPER STEPHEN HONORABLE ANDY 00084941 |
$14,224 | 1 |
| FELDMAN, STEVEN NC · House LIB |
$12,754 | 2 |
| COACHELLA VALLEY TEACHERS ASSOCIATION FUND FOR QUALITY EDUCATION 1271156 |
$11,504 | 9 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $394,682 | 20.53% |
| Republican | $679,688 | 35.36% |
| Non-partisan | $847,676 | 44.10% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Money flow through this vendor
Where their ad buys point
IE payers (left) → races the buys targeted (right) · independent-expenditure filings onlyNo activity in the last 1 months.
No activity in the last 3 months.
No activity in the last 6 months.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 10 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $12K | 1 | TRIP PITTMAN FOR US SENATE 100% | Media 100% | $12K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $1K | 1 | HUFFAKER WAYNE CALLOWAY MR … 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $1K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $38K | 7 | PAUL SPENCER FOR CONGRESS 56% | Media 71% | $50K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $14K | 2 | DON BLANKENSHIP FOR U.S. SE… 63% | Media 63% | $64K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $50K | 12 | RAMOS FOR ASSEMBLY 2018; JA… 46% | Other / Unclassified 63% | $114K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $14K | 8 | STAUBER, PETER ALLEN 26% | Media 66% | $127K | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2018 | $2K | 1 | 741752 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $129K | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2018 | $7K | 3 | LANDS ERIN M HONORABLE 80% | Other / Unclassified 95% | $136K | +534% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $45K | 8 | CALIFORNIA LATINO LEADERSHI… 36% | Other / Unclassified 62% | $45K | +19% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $6K | 2 | BORGLUM FOR US SENATE 55% | Media 100% | $51K | -58% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $109K | 15 | CALIFORNIA LATINO LEADERSHI… 22% | Media 91% | $159K | +117% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $40K | 12 | KATE FOR CONGRESS 43% | Media 44% | $200K | +197% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $850 | 1 | ILLINOIS DEMOCRATIC COUNTY … 100% | Media 100% | $850 | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $6K | 2 | CARTER, TROY A. SR. 100% | Media 100% | $7K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $6K | 2 | PFLUGERVILLE RESIDENTS FOR … 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $206K | +232% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $5K | 2 | PFLUGERVILLE RESIDENTS FOR … 55% | Media 55% | $210K | -37% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $16K | 2 | SPINNEY FOR CONGRESS 91% | Media 100% | $23K | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $75K | 9 | NINA TURNER FOR US 49% | Media 84% | $98K | +67% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $35K | 7 | SPINNEY FOR CONGRESS 53% | Media 100% | $133K | +517% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $38K | 8 | VAUGHN CAROLYN 65% | Media 64% | $171K | -65% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $108K | 3 | LF PAC 84% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $278K | +166% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2024 | $5K | 1 | MCCLELLAN, JENNIFER 100% | Media 100% | $5K | — |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $400 | 1 | BROWNWOOD PRIDE PAC DISSOLV… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $279K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $18K | 2 | ALVAREZ JUAN RAMON HONORABLE 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $297K | +294% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $25K | 1 | JOHN RUST FOR US SENATE 100% | Media 100% | $30K | +60% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $235K | 12 | PALMER, GARY 73% | Media 90% | $265K | +213% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $27K | 8 | JOHN RUST FOR US SENATE 64% | Media 97% | $292K | -22% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $105K | 12 | VALLADARES FOR SENATE 2024;… 41% | Media 53% | $397K | +176% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $39K | 9 | PINKINS, TY 38% | Media 65% | $436K | -64% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $5K | 1 | CALIFORNIA LATINO LEADERSHI… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $441K | — |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $4K | 1 | MEUSER, DANIEL 100% | Media 100% | $4K | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $2K | 3 | PORT ARTHUR FIRE FIGHTERS C… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $443K | +386% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $9K | 7 | COACHELLA VALLEY TEACHERS A… 100% | Print & Mail 88% | $452K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $1K | 1 | PUSH BACK PA 100% | Media 100% | $5K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $3K | 2 | KINGS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CEN… 68% | Media 100% | $8K | -88% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $85K | 9 | MOORE SARAH MS 42% | Other / Unclassified 42% | $94K | -64% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $56K | 6 | ASKINS, KISHLA 46% | — | $149K | +103% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media | $812,606 | 110 | $7K | 59.5% | PALMER, GARY 21% | 4mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $462,240 | 87 | $5K | 33.9% | LF PAC 20% | 4mo ago |
| Print & Mail | $72,139 | 18 | $4K | 5.3% | 496128 48% | 11mo ago |
| Digital | $10,378 | 3 | $3K | 0.8% | WILSON, TAMARA 75% | 2y ago |
| Fundraising | $2,500 | 1 | $3K | 0.2% | OMAR NAVARRO FOR CONGRESS 100% | 7y ago |
| Field & Voter Contact | $2,500 | 1 | $3K | 0.2% | COASTAL BEND TEXAS DEMOCRAT… 100% | 3y ago |
| Strategy & Research | $1,933 | 2 | $967 | 0.1% | NUECES COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFI… 69% | 22mo ago |
| Legal & Compliance | $349 | 1 | $349 | 0.0% | 741752 100% | 6y 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | $327,176 | 24.5% | 50 | |
| CA | $323,418 | 24.2% | 24 | |
| AL | $240,412 | 18.0% | 4 | |
| OH | $128,543 | 9.6% | 7 | |
| DC | $90,810 | 6.8% | 1 | |
| IN | $68,306 | 5.1% | 4 | |
| MT | $37,234 | 2.8% | 1 | |
| AR | $26,150 | 2.0% | 2 | |
| IL | $25,800 | 1.9% | 3 | |
| NE | $25,790 | 1.9% | 1 | |
| MN | $23,346 | 1.7% | 2 | |
| WY | $17,612 | 1.3% | 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 | 2024-02-05 | PALMER, GARY | Media | MEDIA BUY | $152,346 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-10-11 | LF PAC | Other / Unclassified | NON-FEDERAL BILLBOARD ADVERTISING | $90,810 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-07-24 | VALLADARES FOR SENATE 2024; SUZETTE MARTINEZ | Other / Unclassified | — | $42,750 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-03-15 | NINA TURNER FOR US | Media | BILLBOARD AD BUY | $36,900 |
| Largest all-time | 2008-01-23 | 496128 | Print & Mail | BILLBOARDS | $27,754 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-09 | ADERHOLT, ROBERT B. REP. | — | MEDIA | $26,258 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-01 | ASKINS, KISHLA | — | BILLBOARD | $25,790 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-22 | PALMER, GARY | — | MEDIA BUY | $24,008 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-11 | MOORE SARAH MS | Other / Unclassified | Expense for advertising to promote the campaign to voters | $18,750 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-09 | MOORE SARAH MS | Other / Unclassified | Expense for advertising to promote the campaign to voters | $17,000 |
| Recent | 2026-05-03 | PARADISE FOR JUDGE 2026 | — | — | $2,700 |
| Recent | 2026-04-20 | ALEX, NICHOLAS FRANCIS MR. | — | BILLBOARD | $2,000 |
| Recent | 2026-06-12 | PETERS, JOHN | — | ADVERTISING | $875 |
| Recent | 2026-04-06 | PETERS, JOHN | — | ADVERTISING | $225 |