LEFT HOOK

$205.23M 2025-2026 cycle

LEFT HOOK is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle LEFT HOOK was paid $205.23M across 81 client committees, of which $19.83M flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

Media ○ Dormant (20mo since last)
Limited recent activity. Most recent disbursement to this vendor was 2+ years ago (Dec 10, 2024). 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

$205.23M = $185.40M (Schedule B) + $19.83M (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments		 $185,397,540 952 rows 90.3%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them		 $19,833,403 198 rows 9.7%
Activity span ALL TIME
Apr 25, 2017 → Dec 10, 2024
spans 7.6 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
952
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
81
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Jan 2024 Dec 2024
$35.70M across 12 months
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Top buyers

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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 10

VARGAS, ANTHONY 'TONY' $5.46M Media · 20 txns HEINRICH, MARTIN $5.32M Media · 18 txns HERTEL, CURTIS JR. $5.06M Media · 17 txns DSCC $4.78M Media · 15 txns MIN, DAVE $3.64M Media · 18 txns SYKES, EMILIA $3.42M Media · 19 txns TRAN, DEREK $3.04M Media · 16 txns A BETTER WISCONSIN TOGETHER ACTION $2.87M — · 27 txns FUTURE PENNSYLVANIA PAC $2.06M — · 9 txns MRVAN, FRANK J. $1.8M Media · 9 txns LH LEFT HOOK
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
VARGAS, ANTHONY 'TONY'
NE · House DEM
 $5,457,784 20
HEINRICH, MARTIN
NM · Senate DEM
 $5,318,204 18
HERTEL, CURTIS JR.
MI · House DEM
 $5,055,039 17
DSCC
C00042366
 $4,778,689
IE $4,762,189 · SB $16,500
 15
MIN, DAVE
CA · House DEM
 $3,643,903 18
SYKES, EMILIA
OH · House DEM
 $3,416,579 19
TRAN, DEREK
CA · House DEM
 $3,038,197 16
A BETTER WISCONSIN TOGETHER ACTION
C00880765
 $2,871,950
IE $2,871,950
 27
FUTURE PENNSYLVANIA PAC
C00890053
 $2,055,000
IE $2,055,000
 9
MRVAN, FRANK J.
IN · House DEM
 $1,797,163 9
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By party

Revenue by party

100% D
D · 100%
R · 0%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $192,488,523 93.79%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $12,742,420 6.21%

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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LEFT HOOK VARGAS, ANTHONY 'TONY' $5.46M HEINRICH, MARTIN $5.32M HERTEL, CURTIS JR. $5.06M DSCC $4.78M MIN, DAVE $3.64M SYKES, EMILIA $3.42M TRAN, DEREK $3.04M A BETTER WISCONSIN TOGETHER… $2.87M FUTURE PENNSYLVANIA PAC $2.06M MRVAN, FRANK J. $1.8M 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 NBC affiliates $199K + 5 Independent affiliates $168K + 6 other stations $344K Total in: $37.43M Total out: $2.17M

Where their ad buys point

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

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LEFT HOOK DSCC $4.76M A BETTER WISCONSIN TOGETHER… $2.87M FUTURE PENNSYLVANIA PAC $2.06M Kari Lake (oppose) $4.76M Kamala Harris (support) $528K Bernie Moreno (oppose) $206K Paul Junge (oppose) $142K Stella Yvette Herrell (oppo… $128K Donald J. Trump (oppose) $115K Joseph R Jr Biden (support) $95K John Duarte (oppose) $69K Jennifer Kiggans (oppose) $28K + other races (38 filings) $4.91M Total in: $9.69M Total out: $10.98M
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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

20172018201920202021202220232024 Q2 2017 (2018 cycle): $15KQ3 2017 (2018 cycle): $5KQ4 2017 (2016 cycle): $45KQ4 2017 (2018 cycle): $4KQ1 2018 (2018 cycle): $106KQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $6.95MQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $2.77MQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $2.73MQ1 2019 (2020 cycle): $16KQ2 2019 (2020 cycle): $27KQ3 2019 (2020 cycle): $1.78MQ4 2019 (2020 cycle): $79KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $2.86MQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $5.06MQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $43MQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $41MQ1 2021 (2020 cycle): $10KQ2 2021 (2020 cycle): $50KQ3 2021 (2020 cycle): $242KQ3 2021 (2022 cycle): $355KQ4 2021 (2022 cycle): $152KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $75KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $1.88MQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $21MQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $20MQ1 2023 (2022 cycle): $8KQ1 2023 (2024 cycle): $4KQ2 2023 (2022 cycle): $22KQ2 2023 (2024 cycle): $86KQ3 2023 (2022 cycle): $1KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $20KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $806KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $2.23MQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $17MQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $16M Q2Q4Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q4Q2Q4Q1Q2Q4Q2Q4 $43M

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 8 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2017 Q2 2018 $15K 1 CHC BOLD PAC 100% Media 100% $15K —
2017 Q3 2018 $5K 1 CHC BOLD PAC 100% Media 100% $20K —
2017 Q4 2016 $45K 2 CARRILLO ASSEMBLY 2017 SUPP… 100% Media 100% $45K —
2017 Q4 2018 $4K 1 KIRKPATRICK, ANN 100% Media 100% $24K —
2018 Q1 2018 $106K 4 HEINRICH, MARTIN 91% Media 100% $130K —
2018 Q2 2018 $6.95M 18 CHIANG FOR GOVERNOR 2018; J… 96% Media 100% $7.08M —
2018 Q3 2018 $2.77M 53 HEINRICH, MARTIN 64% Media 100% $9.85M —
2018 Q4 2018 $2.73M 32 KIRKPATRICK, ANN 50% Media 100% $13M —
2019 Q1 2020 $16K 2 KELLY, MARK 100% Media 100% $16K —
2019 Q2 2020 $27K 3 TORRES, RITCHIE JOHN 74% Media 100% $43K +80%
2019 Q3 2020 $1.78M 10 GILLIBRAND 2020 100% Media 100% $1.82M +35475%
2019 Q4 2020 $79K 3 KELLY, MARK 76% Media 100% $1.9M +1984%
2020 Q1 2020 $2.86M 65 KELLY, MARK 57% Media 100% $4.76M +2597%
2020 Q2 2020 $5.06M 50 KELLY, MARK 84% Media 100% $9.81M -27%
2020 Q3 2020 $43M 101 KELLY, MARK 81% Media 100% $52M +1442%
2020 Q4 2020 $41M 107 KELLY, MARK 71% Media 100% $94M +1405%
2021 Q1 2020 $10K 1 MIN FOR STATE SENATE 2020; … 100% Media 100% $94M —
2021 Q2 2020 $50K 2 BONTA FOR ASSEMBLY 2021; EA… 100% Media 100% $94M —
2021 Q3 2020 $242K 4 SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATI… 62% Media 100% $94M —
2021 Q3 2022 $355K 4 RUSSO FOR CONGRESS 100% Media 100% $355K -80%
2021 Q4 2022 $152K 3 RUSSO FOR CONGRESS 100% Media 100% $508K +94%
2022 Q1 2022 $75K 6 VARGAS, ANTHONY 'TONY' 65% Media 100% $582K -97%
2022 Q2 2022 $1.88M 34 BARNES, MANDELA 55% Media 100% $2.47M -63%
2022 Q3 2022 $21M 99 BARNES, MANDELA 70% Media 100% $23M -51%
2022 Q4 2022 $20M 85 BARNES, MANDELA 73% Media 100% $43M -52%
2023 Q1 2022 $8K 2 GALPERIN FOR STATE CONTROLL… 95% Media 100% $43M -23%
2023 Q1 2024 $4K 2 MIN, DAVE 100% Media 100% $4K —
2023 Q2 2022 $22K 4 RIVAS FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; RO… 100% Media 100% $43M -55%
2023 Q2 2024 $86K 5 LEE, BARBARA 86% Media 100% $90K —
2023 Q3 2022 $1K 4 RIVAS FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; RO… 100% Media 100% $43M -99%
2023 Q4 2024 $20K 2 SMP 52% Media 100% $110K -87%
2024 Q1 2024 $806K 36 MIN, DAVE 57% Media 100% $917K +979%
2024 Q2 2024 $2.23M 28 SUBRAMANYAM, SUHAS 38% Media 100% $3.15M +18%
2024 Q3 2024 $17M 84 HEINRICH, MARTIN 20% Media 100% $20M -17%
2024 Q4 2024 $16M 94 HERTEL, CURTIS JR. 18% Media 100% $36M -22%

Stations this firm's clients buy from

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Stations this firm's clients buy from top 15 + 15 additional stations · $2,998,352 · San Diego, CA dominant market

Broadcast stations that committees who pay LEFT HOOK also pay directly on their Schedule B filings. We can't prove LEFT HOOK 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
KCRA Sacramento, CA NBC $342,933 5 Oct 2022 → Feb 2024
KNSD San Diego, CA NBC $240,763 8 Sep 2024 → Nov 2024
KFMB San Diego, CA CBS $206,486 6 Sep 2024 → Nov 2024
KGTV San Diego, CA ABC $189,049 7 Sep 2024 → Nov 2024
KOVR Sacramento, CA CBS $187,935 6 Oct 2022 → Feb 2024
KSWB San Diego, CA CW $158,950 10 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
KESQ-TV Palm Springs, CA ABC $131,427 14 Sep 2024 → Oct 2024
KSBW-TV Salinas, CA NBC $105,111 5 Feb 2024 → Oct 2024
KUSI San Diego, CA Independent $97,257 5 Sep 2024 → Oct 2024
KMIR-TV Palm Springs, CA NBC $86,424 13 Sep 2024 → Oct 2024
KXTV Sacramento, CA NBC $83,938 4 Oct 2022 → Feb 2024
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Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $185.4M across 952 disbursements (avg $195K/check) Top buyer: KELLY, MARK (38% of category) Last paid: 20mo ago · +331% vs prior cycle Media $31.78M
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Media $185,397,540 952 $195K 100.0% KELLY, MARK 38% 20mo 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
$3,529,335 · 2% of revenue
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Repeat clients 2 cycles
$22,521,309 · 12% of revenue
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One-time clients 1 cycle
$159,346,896 · 86% of revenue
Top 2 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
MRVAN, FRANK J. 3 $3,374,835 22 2020-04-15 2024-10-30
DSCC 3 $154,500 6 2020-11-03 2024-12-10
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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
$74,360,021 40.5% 2
DC
$35,050,979 19.1% 8
CA
$25,532,723 13.9% 44
NM
$9,760,601 5.3% 1
NE
$7,408,230 4.0% 1
TX
$6,391,430 3.5% 6
OH
$5,916,845 3.2% 4
MI
$5,463,997 3.0% 3
MT
$4,833,450 2.6% 1
CO
$3,762,890 2.1% 1
IN
$3,374,835 1.8% 1
VA
$1,606,313 0.9% 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 2020-09-28 KELLY, MARK Media MEDIA $4,778,460
Largest all-time 2020-10-02 KELLY, MARK Media MEDIA $4,693,587
Largest all-time 2020-10-28 KELLY, MARK Media MEDIA $3,975,031
Largest all-time 2020-09-18 KELLY, MARK Media MEDIA $3,751,545
Largest all-time 2020-10-14 KELLY, MARK Media MEDIA $3,605,751
Largest this cycle 2024-09-06 HEINRICH, MARTIN Media MEDIA BUY $789,910
Largest this cycle 2024-10-04 HERTEL, CURTIS JR. Media ADVERTISING $782,365
Largest this cycle 2024-09-26 HERTEL, CURTIS JR. Media ADVERTISING $730,629
Largest this cycle 2024-09-20 HERTEL, CURTIS JR. Media ADVERTISING $644,519
Largest this cycle 2024-10-09 HEINRICH, MARTIN Media MEDIA BUY $643,563
Recent 2024-11-27 MIN, DAVE Media MEDIA PRODUCTION $89,833
Recent 2024-12-10 MIN, DAVE Media MEDIA PRODUCTION $47,999
Recent 2024-11-14 HERTEL, CURTIS JR. Media ADVERTISING $39,179
Recent 2024-12-10 DSCC Media MEDIA BUY GENERIC $16,500
Recent 2024-12-03 ACUNA FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; JOEY Media TEL/Digital Ads $15,000
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