LC MEDIA LLC

$47.35M 2025-2026 cycle

LC MEDIA LLC is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle LC MEDIA LLC was paid $47.35M across 39 client committees, of which $24.07M flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

Media ○ Slowing (~2mo since last)

Part I Identity

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

Source split

$47.35M = $23.28M (Schedule B) + $24.07M (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments		 $23,283,103 213 rows 49.2%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them		 $24,066,287 195 rows 50.8%
Activity span ALL TIME
Oct 4, 2010 → Jun 29, 2026
spans 15.7 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
213
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
39
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
$14.26M 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 3 months · top 4

PLATNER, GRAHAM $2.22M — · 8 txns MCKINNEY, DONAVAN $216K — · 2 txns HINOJOSA REGINA HONORABLE GINA $61K — · 3 txns BLOUIN, NATE $27K — · 2 txns LM LC MEDIA LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
PLATNER, GRAHAM
ME · Senate DEM
 $2,215,375 8
MCKINNEY, DONAVAN
MI · House DEM
 $215,860 2
HINOJOSA REGINA HONORABLE GINA
00080440
 $61,000 3
BLOUIN, NATE
UT · House DEM
 $27,000 2
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 10

PLATNER, GRAHAM $7.05M Media · 24 txns 314 ACTION FUND $1.9M — · 4 txns BAREEBE, QUINCY $1.85M Media · 8 txns WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PAC $1.43M — · 22 txns BROOKS, BOB $521K — · 9 txns LASHER, MICAH CHARLES $479K — · 3 txns DR. JASMINE CLARK SCIENCE VICTORY FUND $329K — · 2 txns KIM FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026; … $250K — · 3 txns MCKINNEY, DONAVAN $216K — · 2 txns JUSTICE DEMOCRATS PAC $160K — · 6 txns LM LC MEDIA LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
PLATNER, GRAHAM
ME · Senate DEM
 $7,046,798 24
314 ACTION FUND
C00633248
 $1,903,955
IE $1,903,955
 4
BAREEBE, QUINCY
MD · House DEM
 $1,846,189 8
WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PAC
C00606962
 $1,433,199
IE $1,433,199
 22
BROOKS, BOB
PA · House DEM
 $521,229 9
LASHER, MICAH CHARLES
NY · House DEM
 $479,208 3
DR. JASMINE CLARK SCIENCE VICTORY FUND
C00948794
 $329,275 2
KIM FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026; JANE
1485530
 $249,999 3
MCKINNEY, DONAVAN
MI · House DEM
 $215,860 2
JUSTICE DEMOCRATS PAC
C00630665
 $160,000
IE $160,000
 6
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 10

PLATNER, GRAHAM $8.5M Media · 35 txns 314 ACTION FUND $1.9M — · 4 txns BAREEBE, QUINCY $1.85M Media · 8 txns WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PAC $1.6M — · 24 txns AMERICAN PRIORITIES (AP) $913K — · 4 txns BROOKS, BOB $543K Media · 11 txns JUSTICE DEMOCRATS PAC $540K — · 12 txns FISHER, THOMAS DR. $484K Media · 8 txns LASHER, MICAH CHARLES $479K — · 3 txns HINOJOSA REGINA HONORABLE GINA $394K Digital · 7 txns LM LC MEDIA LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
PLATNER, GRAHAM
ME · Senate DEM
 $8,497,148 35
314 ACTION FUND
C00633248
 $1,903,955
IE $1,903,955
 4
BAREEBE, QUINCY
MD · House DEM
 $1,846,189 8
WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PAC
C00606962
 $1,603,199
IE $1,603,199
 24
AMERICAN PRIORITIES (AP)
C00932723
 $913,000
IE $913,000
 4
BROOKS, BOB
PA · House DEM
 $543,229 11
JUSTICE DEMOCRATS PAC
C00630665
 $540,000
IE $540,000
 12
FISHER, THOMAS DR.
IL · House DEM
 $484,000 8
LASHER, MICAH CHARLES
NY · House DEM
 $479,208 3
HINOJOSA REGINA HONORABLE GINA
00080440
 $393,750 7
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 10

PLATNER, GRAHAM $8.5M Media · 35 txns 314 ACTION FUND $1.9M — · 4 txns BAREEBE, QUINCY $1.85M Media · 8 txns WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PAC $1.77M — · 30 txns AMERICAN PRIORITIES (AP) $913K — · 4 txns BROOKS, BOB $543K Media · 11 txns JUSTICE DEMOCRATS PAC $540K — · 12 txns FISHER, THOMAS DR. $484K Media · 8 txns LASHER, MICAH CHARLES $479K — · 3 txns HINOJOSA REGINA HONORABLE GINA $394K Digital · 7 txns LM LC MEDIA LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
PLATNER, GRAHAM
ME · Senate DEM
 $8,497,148 35
314 ACTION FUND
C00633248
 $1,903,955
IE $1,903,955
 4
BAREEBE, QUINCY
MD · House DEM
 $1,846,189 8
WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PAC
C00606962
 $1,769,699
IE $1,769,699
 30
AMERICAN PRIORITIES (AP)
C00932723
 $913,000
IE $913,000
 4
BROOKS, BOB
PA · House DEM
 $543,229 11
JUSTICE DEMOCRATS PAC
C00630665
 $540,000
IE $540,000
 12
FISHER, THOMAS DR.
IL · House DEM
 $484,000 8
LASHER, MICAH CHARLES
NY · House DEM
 $479,208 3
HINOJOSA REGINA HONORABLE GINA
00080440
 $393,750 7
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 10

PLATNER, GRAHAM $8.5M Media · 35 txns WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PAC $2.53M — · 35 txns 314 ACTION FUND $2.18M — · 5 txns BAREEBE, QUINCY $1.85M Media · 8 txns AMERICAN PRIORITIES (AP) $913K — · 4 txns BROOKS, BOB $543K Media · 11 txns JUSTICE DEMOCRATS PAC $540K — · 12 txns FISHER, THOMAS DR. $484K Media · 8 txns LASHER, MICAH CHARLES $479K — · 3 txns HINOJOSA REGINA HONORABLE GINA $394K Digital · 7 txns LM LC MEDIA LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
PLATNER, GRAHAM
ME · Senate DEM
 $8,497,148 35
WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PAC
C00606962
 $2,531,699
IE $2,531,699
 35
314 ACTION FUND
C00633248
 $2,175,955
IE $2,175,955
 5
BAREEBE, QUINCY
MD · House DEM
 $1,846,189 8
AMERICAN PRIORITIES (AP)
C00932723
 $913,000
IE $913,000
 4
BROOKS, BOB
PA · House DEM
 $543,229 11
JUSTICE DEMOCRATS PAC
C00630665
 $540,000
IE $540,000
 12
FISHER, THOMAS DR.
IL · House DEM
 $484,000 8
LASHER, MICAH CHARLES
NY · House DEM
 $479,208 3
HINOJOSA REGINA HONORABLE GINA
00080440
 $393,750 7
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By party

Revenue by party

100% D
D · 100%
R · 0%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $32,222,638 68.05%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $15,126,753 31.95%

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

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No activity in the last 3 months.

LC MEDIA LLC 314 ACTION FUND $1.9M WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PAC $1.43M JUSTICE DEMOCRATS PAC $160K Ala Dr. Stanford (support) $1.9M Randy Villegas (support) $798K Jasmeet Bains (oppose) $451K Doris Matsui (oppose) $120K Mai Vang (support) $100K Robert James Peters (suppor… $100K Nida Allam (support) $19K Valerie Foushee (oppose) $6K Total in: $3.5M Total out: $3.5M
LC MEDIA LLC 314 ACTION FUND $1.9M WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PAC $1.6M AMERICAN PRIORITIES (AP) $913K JUSTICE DEMOCRATS PAC $540K Ala Dr. Stanford (support) $1.9M Nida Allam (support) $1.61M Randy Villegas (support) $798K Jasmeet Bains (oppose) $451K Valerie Foushee (oppose) $218K Doris Matsui (oppose) $120K Mai Vang (support) $100K Robert James Peters (suppor… $100K Aftyn Behn (support) $70K Total in: $4.96M Total out: $5.37M
LC MEDIA LLC 314 ACTION FUND $1.9M WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PAC $1.77M AMERICAN PRIORITIES (AP) $913K JUSTICE DEMOCRATS PAC $540K Ala Dr. Stanford (support) $1.9M Nida Allam (support) $1.61M Randy Villegas (support) $798K Jasmeet Bains (oppose) $451K Valerie Foushee (oppose) $218K Adelita Grijalva (support) $167K Doris Matsui (oppose) $120K Mai Vang (support) $100K Robert James Peters (suppor… $100K + other races (1 filings) $70K Total in: $5.13M Total out: $5.53M
LC MEDIA LLC WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PAC $2.53M 314 ACTION FUND $2.18M AMERICAN PRIORITIES (AP) $913K JUSTICE DEMOCRATS PAC $540K Ala Dr. Stanford (support) $1.9M Nida Allam (support) $1.61M Randy Villegas (support) $798K Susan Copius Altman (suppor… $600K Jasmeet Bains (oppose) $451K Donald J Bacon (oppose) $272K Valerie Foushee (oppose) $218K Kamala Harris (support) $210K Adelita Grijalva (support) $167K + other races (12 filings) $451K Total in: $6.16M Total out: $6.68M
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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

201920202022202420252026 Q2 2019 (2018 cycle): $32KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $139KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $2.34MQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $85KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $909KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $821KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $871KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $270KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $19KQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $20KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $315KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $4.28MQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $9.64M Q2Q4Q2Q4Q3Q4Q2 $9.64M

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 6 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2019 Q2 2018 $32K 1 TEXANS OPPOSED TO PROFESSIO… 100% Media 100% $32K —
2020 Q3 2020 $139K 3 HURTADO CLAUDIA NATALI MRS 38% Media 100% $139K —
2020 Q4 2020 $2.34M 32 MONTOYA CELINA D MS 34% Media 92% $2.48M —
2022 Q1 2022 $85K 4 EDDIE FOR TEXAS 100% Media 100% $85K —
2022 Q2 2022 $909K 15 SALINAS, ANDREA 51% Media 67% $994K —
2022 Q3 2022 $821K 6 SALINAS, ANDREA 100% Media 100% $1.82M +491%
2022 Q4 2022 $871K 7 SALINAS, ANDREA 85% Media 100% $2.69M -63%
2024 Q1 2024 $270K 7 EDWARDS, AMANDA 100% Media 100% $270K +218%
2024 Q3 2024 $19K 1 CALIFORNIA WORKING FAMILIES… 100% Media 100% $289K -98%
2025 Q3 2026 $20K 2 WILLIAMSON, MICHAEL 50% Media 100% $20K —
2025 Q4 2026 $315K 9 PLATNER, GRAHAM 40% Media 100% $335K —
2026 Q1 2026 $4.28M 43 PLATNER, GRAHAM 63% Media 71% $4.62M +1487%
2026 Q2 2026 $9.64M 70 PLATNER, GRAHAM 59% Digital 0% $14M —

Stations this firm's clients buy from

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Stations this firm's clients buy from top 7 · $272,496 · Los Angeles, CA dominant market

Broadcast stations that committees who pay LC MEDIA LLC also pay directly on their Schedule B filings. We can't prove LC MEDIA LLC routed money to these stations, but the concentration signal reveals the market network this firm's clients spend on.

Station Market Network Total client spend Buys Activity window
KOIT-FM San Francisco, CA Unknown $53,644 2 May 2022 → May 2022
KNX-FM Los Angeles, CA Unknown $48,808 1 May 2022
KOST-FM Los Angeles, CA Independent $42,899 1 May 2022
KRTH-FM Los Angeles, CA Independent $40,275 1 May 2022
KCBS-AM Los Angeles, CA CBS $34,226 1 May 2022
KOSF-FM San Francisco, CA — $27,230 2 May 2022 → May 2022
KTWV-FM Los Angeles, CA Independent $25,414 1 May 2022
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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: $11.56M across 117 disbursements (avg $99K/check) Top buyer: PLATNER, GRAHAM (24% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +3901% vs prior cycle Media $1.42M Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $396K across 8 disbursements (avg $50K/check) Top buyer: HINOJOSA REGINA HONORABLE GINA (83% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $42K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $11.56M across 117 disbursements (avg $99K/check) Top buyer: PLATNER, GRAHAM (24% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +3901% vs prior cycle Media $3.38M Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $396K across 8 disbursements (avg $50K/check) Top buyer: HINOJOSA REGINA HONORABLE GINA (83% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $396K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $30K across 1 disbursements (avg $30K/check) Top buyer: TURNAGE, EVAN (100% of category) Last paid: 7mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $30K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $11.56M across 117 disbursements (avg $99K/check) Top buyer: PLATNER, GRAHAM (24% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +3901% vs prior cycle Media $3.4M Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $396K across 8 disbursements (avg $50K/check) Top buyer: HINOJOSA REGINA HONORABLE GINA (83% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $396K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $30K across 1 disbursements (avg $30K/check) Top buyer: TURNAGE, EVAN (100% of category) Last paid: 7mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $30K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $11.56M across 117 disbursements (avg $99K/check) Top buyer: PLATNER, GRAHAM (24% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +3901% vs prior cycle Media $3.4M Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $396K across 8 disbursements (avg $50K/check) Top buyer: HINOJOSA REGINA HONORABLE GINA (83% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $396K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $30K across 1 disbursements (avg $30K/check) Top buyer: TURNAGE, EVAN (100% of category) Last paid: 7mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $30K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Media $11,562,143 117 $99K 90.0% PLATNER, GRAHAM 24% 5mo ago
Other / Unclassified $497,000 6 $83K 3.9% CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE LAW EN… 60% 4y ago
Digital $396,000 8 $50K 3.1% HINOJOSA REGINA HONORABLE G… 83% 4mo ago
Legal & Compliance $360,000 2 $180K 2.8% CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE LAW EN… 72% 15y ago
Strategy & Research $30,000 1 $30K 0.2% TURNAGE, EVAN 100% 7mo ago
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Client retention

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

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Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
1
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$2,660,000 · 11% of revenue
38
One-time clients 1 cycle
$20,623,103 · 89% of revenue
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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
ME
$8,497,148 37.0% 1
CA
$4,292,499 18.7% 5
TX
$3,171,500 13.8% 12
OR
$2,021,575 8.8% 1
MD
$1,846,189 8.0% 1
IL
$745,000 3.2% 2
PA
$679,229 3.0% 3
NY
$677,208 2.9% 2
DC
$339,275 1.5% 2
MI
$326,160 1.4% 2
MS
$215,000 0.9% 1
AZ
$150,000 0.7% 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 2010-10-04 CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATION (CSLEA) INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE (IEC) Media Cable/Radio Buy - to support Whitman for Governor 2010 (ID# 1315455) $840,000
Largest all-time 2010-10-12 CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATION (CSLEA) INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE (IEC) Media Cable/Radio Buy $800,000
Largest all-time 2026-06-16 PLATNER, GRAHAM — MEDIA BUY $605,686
Largest all-time 2026-05-04 PLATNER, GRAHAM — MEDIA BUY $507,980
Largest all-time 2026-05-07 BAREEBE, QUINCY — MEDIA BUY $495,000
Largest this cycle 2026-05-22 PLATNER, GRAHAM — MEDIA BUY $484,380
Largest this cycle 2026-06-01 PLATNER, GRAHAM — MEDIA BUY $463,663
Recent 2026-06-22 PLATNER, GRAHAM — MEDIA BUY $440,118
Recent 2026-06-18 MCKINNEY, DONAVAN — AD BUY $117,780
Recent 2026-06-25 MCKINNEY, DONAVAN — AD BUY $98,080
Recent 2026-06-29 PLATNER, GRAHAM — MEDIA BUY $45,714
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