LEFT HOOK COMMUNICATIONS LLC

$64.93M 2025-2026 cycle

LEFT HOOK COMMUNICATIONS LLC is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle LEFT HOOK COMMUNICATIONS LLC was paid $64.93M across 24 client committees, of which $2.87M flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

Media ○ Slowing (~4mo since last)
Limited recent activity. Most recent disbursement to this vendor was 4 months ago (Mar 19, 2026). Charts below reflect cycle-to-date totals; the recent windows may be sparse.

Part I Identity

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

Source split

$64.93M = $62.06M (Schedule B) + $2.87M (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments		 $62,064,539 432 rows 95.6%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them		 $2,867,891 77 rows 4.4%
Activity span ALL TIME
Apr 3, 2017 → Mar 19, 2026
spans 9.0 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
432
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
24
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Apr 2025 Mar 2026
$11K across 12 months
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Top buyers

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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 1

BUSSE, RYAN $11K — · 1 txn LH LEFT HOOK COMMUNICATIONS LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
BUSSE, RYAN
MT · House DEM
 $11,240 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 1

BUSSE, RYAN $11K — · 1 txn LH LEFT HOOK COMMUNICATIONS LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
BUSSE, RYAN
MT · House DEM
 $11,240 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 1

BUSSE, RYAN $11K — · 1 txn LH LEFT HOOK COMMUNICATIONS LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
BUSSE, RYAN
MT · House DEM
 $11,240 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 5

DCCC $6.16M Media · 53 txns TITUS, DINA $1.74M Media · 13 txns DUNCAN FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; CHRIS $1.66M Digital · 12 txns SORIA FOR ASSEMBLY 2024 $124K Digital · 1 txn BUSSE, RYAN $11K — · 1 txn LH LEFT HOOK COMMUNICATIONS LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
DCCC
C00000935
 $6,156,369
IE $1,402,624 · SB $4,753,745
 53
TITUS, DINA
NV · House DEM
 $1,738,642 13
DUNCAN FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; CHRIS
1456888
 $1,661,562 12
SORIA FOR ASSEMBLY 2024
1456632
 $124,086 1
BUSSE, RYAN
MT · House DEM
 $11,240 1
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By party

Revenue by party

100% D
D · 100%
R · 0%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $62,438,908 96.16%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $2,493,521 3.84%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Money flow through this vendor

Money flow through this vendor

top payers (left) → broadcast stations clients buy from (right)

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Money flowed in during the last 6 months, but no itemized outflow is on the public record for this window.

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Money flowed in during the last 18 months, but no itemized outflow is on the public record for this window.

LEFT HOOK COMMUNICATIONS LLC DCCC $6.16M TITUS, DINA $1.74M DUNCAN FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; C… $1.66M SORIA FOR ASSEMBLY 2024 $124K BUSSE, RYAN $11K KFSN-TV (Fresno) $457K KFMB (San Diego) $206K KNSD (San Diego) $203K KGTV (San Diego) $182K KGPE (Fresno) $141K KSEE (Fresno) $138K KMPH (Fresno) $133K + 4 Independent affiliates $149K + 1 CW affiliate $127K Total in: $9.69M Total out: $1.74M

Where their ad buys point

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

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LEFT HOOK COMMUNICATIONS LLC DCCC $1.4M David S. Schweikert (oppose) $915K Juan Ciscomani (oppose) $488K Total in: $1.4M Total out: $1.4M
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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Q2 2017 (2018 cycle): $32KQ3 2017 (2018 cycle): $52KQ4 2017 (2018 cycle): $98KQ1 2018 (2018 cycle): $174KQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $1.68MQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $2.11MQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $3.61MQ1 2019 (2020 cycle): $100KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $5KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $1.66MQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $1.95MQ2 2021 (2022 cycle): $19KQ3 2021 (2022 cycle): $56KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $451KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $8.05MQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $16MQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $15MQ1 2023 (2024 cycle): $90KQ3 2023 (2022 cycle): $80KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $10KQ4 2023 (2022 cycle): $58KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $949KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $1.85MQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $40KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $3.22MQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $5.08MQ1 2025 (2026 cycle): $13KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $11K Q2Q4Q2Q4Q1Q4Q3Q2Q4Q3Q4Q1Q3Q1Q1 $16M

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 Q2 2018 $32K 3 KIHUEN, RUBEN 63% Media 100% $32K —
2017 Q3 2018 $52K 5 CISNEROS FOR CONGRESS 58% Media 100% $83K —
2017 Q4 2018 $98K 9 KIA FOR CONGRESS 45% Media 100% $181K —
2018 Q1 2018 $174K 18 CISNEROS FOR CONGRESS 80% Media 100% $355K —
2018 Q2 2018 $1.68M 67 ANTOINETTE SEDILLO LOPEZ FO… 33% Media 98% $2.04M —
2018 Q3 2018 $2.11M 18 ANDREW JANZ FOR CONGRESS 72% Media 100% $4.14M —
2018 Q4 2018 $3.61M 33 ANDREW JANZ FOR CONGRESS 53% Media 96% $7.75M —
2019 Q1 2020 $100K 1 DCCC 100% Media 100% $100K —
2020 Q1 2020 $5K 1 741906 100% Digital 100% $105K -97%
2020 Q3 2020 $1.66M 16 CISNEROS FOR CONGRESS 81% Media 99% $1.77M -21%
2020 Q4 2020 $1.95M 17 CISNEROS FOR CONGRESS 63% Media 99% $3.71M -46%
2021 Q2 2022 $19K 1 DCCC 100% Media 100% $19K —
2021 Q3 2022 $56K 1 RYAN, TIMOTHY 100% Media 100% $75K —
2022 Q1 2022 $451K 2 RYAN, TIMOTHY 100% Media 100% $526K +8927%
2022 Q2 2022 $8.05M 25 RYAN, TIMOTHY 96% Media 100% $8.58M —
2022 Q3 2022 $16M 53 RYAN, TIMOTHY 85% Media 100% $24M +839%
2022 Q4 2022 $15M 43 RYAN, TIMOTHY 84% Media 100% $39M +671%
2023 Q1 2024 $90K 2 DCCC 100% Media 100% $90K —
2023 Q3 2022 $80K 4 741906 100% Digital 100% $39M —
2023 Q3 2024 $10K 1 CISNEROS, GILBERT 100% Media 100% $100K -82%
2023 Q4 2022 $58K 4 741906 100% Digital 100% $39M —
2023 Q4 2024 $949K 11 CISNEROS, GILBERT 100% Media 100% $1.05M —
2024 Q1 2024 $1.85M 27 CISNEROS, GILBERT 100% Media 100% $2.9M +309%
2024 Q2 2024 $40K 1 DCCC 100% Media 100% $2.94M -100%
2024 Q3 2024 $3.22M 20 DCCC 63% Media 88% $6.16M -79%
2024 Q4 2024 $5.08M 46 DCCC 54% Media 72% $11M -66%
2025 Q1 2026 $13K 1 DCCC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $13K -85%
2026 Q1 2026 $11K 1 BUSSE, RYAN 100% — $25K -99%

Stations this firm's clients buy from

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Stations this firm's clients buy from top 15 + 2 additional stations · $1,865,731 · San Diego, CA dominant market

Broadcast stations that committees who pay LEFT HOOK COMMUNICATIONS LLC also pay directly on their Schedule B filings. We can't prove LEFT HOOK COMMUNICATIONS 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
KFSN-TV Fresno, CA ABC $457,066 12 Aug 2024 → Oct 2024
KFMB San Diego, CA CBS $206,486 6 Sep 2024 → Nov 2024
KNSD San Diego, CA NBC $202,513 6 Sep 2024 → Nov 2024
KGTV San Diego, CA ABC $181,569 6 Sep 2024 → Nov 2024
KGPE Fresno, CA ABC $140,930 12 Aug 2024 → Oct 2024
KSEE Fresno, CA NBC $137,968 11 Aug 2024 → Oct 2024
KMPH Fresno, CA NBC $133,263 12 Aug 2024 → Oct 2024
KSWB San Diego, CA CW $127,075 8 Sep 2024 → Nov 2024
KUSI San Diego, CA Independent $97,257 5 Sep 2024 → Oct 2024
KSBW-TV Salinas, CA NBC $59,543 2 May 2022
KEYT-TV Santa Barbara, CA ABC $28,926 2 May 2022
KNSO Albuquerque, NM Independent $27,702 6 Sep 2024 → Oct 2024
KSBY-TV San Luis Obispo, CA NBC $20,638 2 May 2022
KION-TV Salinas, CA NBC $18,692 2 May 2022
KHIT-FM Los Angeles, CA Independent $16,866 5 Sep 2024 → Oct 2024
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $59.87M across 395 disbursements (avg $152K/check) Top buyer: RYAN, TIMOTHY (57% of category) Last paid: 19mo ago · +533% vs prior cycle Media $6.48M Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $2.08M across 32 disbursements (avg $65K/check) Top buyer: DUNCAN FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; CHRIS (80% of category) Last paid: 21mo ago · +16% vs prior cycle Digital $1.79M Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $13K across 1 disbursements (avg $13K/check) Top buyer: DCCC (100% of category) Last paid: 18mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $13K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Media $59,871,380 395 $152K 96.5% RYAN, TIMOTHY 57% 19mo ago
Digital $2,078,498 32 $65K 3.4% DUNCAN FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; C… 80% 21mo ago
Other / Unclassified $78,964 3 $26K 0.1% CABALLERO FOR SENATE 2018: … 82% 7y ago
Strategy & Research $13,333 1 $13K 0.0% DCCC 100% 18mo ago
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Client retention

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

3
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$13,260,529 · 21% of revenue
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Repeat clients 2 cycles
$5,009,996 · 8% of revenue
19
One-time clients 1 cycle
$43,794,014 · 71% of revenue
Top 3 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
DCCC 5 $8,484,675 92 2017-05-04 2025-01-24
TITUS, DINA 3 $4,502,040 26 2018-05-29 2024-10-30
741906 3 $273,814 17 2018-10-12 2023-11-03
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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
AZ
$34,060,549 54.9% 1
CA
$14,306,612 23.1% 14
DC
$8,484,675 13.7% 1
NV
$4,522,040 7.3% 2
NM
$560,295 0.9% 1
NY
$43,925 0.1% 1
WY
$39,249 0.1% 1
VA
$24,500 0.0% 1
IL
$11,454 0.0% 1
MT
$11,240 0.0% 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 2022-10-21 RYAN, TIMOTHY Media MEDIA ADVERTISING $2,697,330
Largest all-time 2022-10-28 RYAN, TIMOTHY Media MEDIA ADVERTISING $2,299,350
Largest all-time 2022-10-13 RYAN, TIMOTHY Media MEDIA ADVERTISING $1,770,333
Largest all-time 2022-10-06 RYAN, TIMOTHY Media MEDIA ADVERTISING $1,449,316
Largest all-time 2022-09-22 RYAN, TIMOTHY Media MEDIA ADVERTISING $1,420,000
Largest this cycle 2025-01-24 DCCC Strategy & Research GENERIC STRATEGIC/ POLITICAL CONSULTANT $13,333
Largest this cycle 2026-03-19 BUSSE, RYAN — MEDIA PRODUCTION $11,240
Recent 2024-12-13 DCCC Media GENERIC STRATEGIC/ POLITICAL CONSULTANT $13,333
Recent 2024-11-15 DCCC Media GENERIC STRATEGIC/ POLITICAL CONSULTANT $13,333
Recent 2024-11-08 DCCC Media GENERIC CMTE. MEDIA SERVICES $6,600
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