M2 PLACEMENT

$27.57M 2025-2026 cycle

M2 PLACEMENT is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle M2 PLACEMENT was paid $27.57M across 13 client committees, of which $5.59M 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

$27.57M = $21.98M (Schedule B) + $5.59M (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments
$21,976,117 122 rows 79.7%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them
$5,591,106 42 rows 20.3%
Activity span ALL TIME
Apr 12, 2024 → Jun 2, 2026
spans 2.1 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
122
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
13
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

One timeframe control governs all three panels below. Change it once and the trajectory, top buyers, and party breakdown all update together.

Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Jul 2025 Jun 2026
$425K 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.

No buyer activity in this window.

VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 3

MORE JOBS, LESS GOVERNMENT $958K — · 11 txns SMULLEN, ROBERT $256K — · 9 txns LEADERSHIP IN ACTION $59K — · 2 txns MP M2 PLACEMENT
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
MORE JOBS, LESS GOVERNMENT
C00693838
$957,754
IE $957,754
11
SMULLEN, ROBERT
NY · House REP
$255,856 9
LEADERSHIP IN ACTION
C00764209
$58,500
IE $58,500
2
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 5

MORE JOBS, LESS GOVERNMENT $1.05M — · 14 txns SMULLEN, ROBERT $395K — · 14 txns LEADERSHIP IN ACTION $59K — · 2 txns GARBARINO, ANDREW $8K — · 1 txn CLINE, BENJAMIN LEE $8K — · 1 txn MP M2 PLACEMENT
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
MORE JOBS, LESS GOVERNMENT
C00693838
$1,053,805
IE $1,053,805
14
SMULLEN, ROBERT
NY · House REP
$394,906 14
LEADERSHIP IN ACTION
C00764209
$58,500
IE $58,500
2
GARBARINO, ANDREW
NY · House REP
$8,300 1
CLINE, BENJAMIN LEE
VA · House REP
$7,500 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 6

MORE JOBS, LESS GOVERNMENT $1.05M — · 14 txns SMULLEN, ROBERT $400K Digital · 15 txns LEADERSHIP IN ACTION $59K — · 2 txns GARBARINO, ANDREW $9K Digital · 2 txns LEMONDES, JOHN $8K Digital · 1 txn CLINE, BENJAMIN LEE $8K — · 1 txn MP M2 PLACEMENT
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
MORE JOBS, LESS GOVERNMENT
C00693838
$1,053,805
IE $1,053,805
14
SMULLEN, ROBERT
NY · House REP
$400,406 15
LEADERSHIP IN ACTION
C00764209
$58,500
IE $58,500
2
GARBARINO, ANDREW
NY · House REP
$8,800 2
LEMONDES, JOHN
NY · House REP
$7,900 1
CLINE, BENJAMIN LEE
VA · House REP
$7,500 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 7

MORE JOBS, LESS GOVERNMENT $1.05M — · 14 txns AMERICA PAC $1000K Digital · 1 txn SMULLEN, ROBERT $400K Digital · 15 txns LEADERSHIP IN ACTION $59K — · 2 txns GARBARINO, ANDREW $9K Digital · 2 txns LEMONDES, JOHN $8K Digital · 1 txn CLINE, BENJAMIN LEE $8K — · 1 txn MP M2 PLACEMENT
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
MORE JOBS, LESS GOVERNMENT
C00693838
$1,053,805
IE $1,053,805
14
AMERICA PAC
C00879510
$999,699 1
SMULLEN, ROBERT
NY · House REP
$400,406 15
LEADERSHIP IN ACTION
C00764209
$58,500
IE $58,500
2
GARBARINO, ANDREW
NY · House REP
$8,800 2
LEMONDES, JOHN
NY · House REP
$7,900 1
CLINE, BENJAMIN LEE
VA · House REP
$7,500 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 10

HOGAN VICTORY FUND $6.08M Media · 18 txns HOGAN, LARRY $3.58M Media · 18 txns NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS CONG… $3.39M Media · 19 txns MOLINARO, MARCUS J. $2.94M Media · 15 txns THERIAULT, AUSTIN LEO $1.75M Media · 11 txns MORE JOBS, LESS GOVERNMENT $1.05M — · 14 txns BUILDING AMERICA'S FUTURE $1M — · 1 txn AMERICA PAC $1000K Digital · 1 txn NRCC $787K Media · 10 txns NRSC $513K Media · 4 txns MP M2 PLACEMENT
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
HOGAN VICTORY FUND
C00869024
$6,076,880 18
HOGAN, LARRY
MD · Senate REP
$3,580,368 18
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS CONGRESSIONAL FUND
C00488742
$3,386,616
IE $2,776,116 · SB $610,500
19
MOLINARO, MARCUS J.
NY · House REP
$2,936,424 15
THERIAULT, AUSTIN LEO
ME · House REP
$1,749,376 11
MORE JOBS, LESS GOVERNMENT
C00693838
$1,053,805
IE $1,053,805
14
BUILDING AMERICA'S FUTURE
C90022955
$1,000,000
IE $1,000,000
1
AMERICA PAC
C00879510
$999,699 1
NRCC
C00075820
$786,708 10
NRSC
C00027466
$512,530 4

By party

Revenue by party

100% R
D · 0%
R · 100%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $18,424,127 66.83%
Non-partisan $9,143,097 33.17%

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

No activity in the last 1 months.

M2 PLACEMENT MORE JOBS, LESS GOVERNMENT $958K LEADERSHIP IN ACTION $59K Alani Ines Bankhead (suppor… $499K Reilly Neill (oppose) $458K Aaron Flint (support) $59K Total in: $1.02M Total out: $1.02M
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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

202420252026 Q2 2024 (2024 cycle): $2.09MQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $7.96MQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $11MQ1 2025 (2026 cycle): $1000KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $14KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $67KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $344K Q2Q4Q4Q2 $11M

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 3 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2024 Q2 2024 $2.09M 17 HOGAN, LARRY 96% Media 100% $2.09M
2024 Q3 2024 $7.96M 31 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REA… 27% Media 100% $10M
2024 Q4 2024 $11M 49 HOGAN VICTORY FUND 48% Media 100% $21M
2025 Q1 2026 $1000K 1 AMERICA PAC 100% Digital 100% $1000K
2025 Q4 2026 $14K 3 LEMONDES, JOHN 57% Digital 100% $1.01M
2026 Q1 2026 $67K 6 SMULLEN, ROBERT 76% $1.08M
2026 Q2 2026 $344K 10 SMULLEN, ROBERT 100% $1.42M -84%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $1.01M across 4 disbursements (avg $253K/check) Top buyer: AMERICA PAC (99% of category) Last paid: 7mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $14K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $1.01M across 4 disbursements (avg $253K/check) Top buyer: AMERICA PAC (99% of category) Last paid: 7mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $1.01M

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $18.98M across 102 disbursements (avg $186K/check) Top buyer: HOGAN VICTORY FUND (32% of category) Last paid: 20mo ago · +0% vs prior cycle Media $16.65M Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $1.01M across 4 disbursements (avg $253K/check) Top buyer: AMERICA PAC (99% of category) Last paid: 7mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $1.01M
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Media $18,977,211 102 $186K 94.9% HOGAN VICTORY FUND 32% 20mo ago
Digital $1,013,599 4 $253K 5.1% AMERICA PAC 99% 7mo ago
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Client retention

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

0
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
2
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$417,127 · 2% of revenue
11
One-time clients 1 cycle
$21,558,990 · 98% 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
MD
$11,901,747 54.2% 2
NY
$3,703,530 16.9% 4
IL
$2,185,101 9.9% 1
ME
$1,749,376 8.0% 1
DC
$1,299,238 5.9% 2
TX
$999,699 4.5% 1
Unknown
$79,099 0.4% 1
VA
$58,327 0.3% 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 2024-09-20 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS CONGRESSIONAL FUND Media ADVANCE PAYMENT FOR ONLINE/DIGITAL MEDIA BUY $2,185,101
Largest all-time 2025-03-03 AMERICA PAC Digital MEDIA $999,699
Largest all-time 2024-10-23 HOGAN, LARRY Media AD BUY $950,000
Largest all-time 2024-10-08 HOGAN VICTORY FUND Media FUNDRAISING AD BUY $879,307
Largest all-time 2024-10-11 MOLINARO, MARCUS J. Media MEDIA BUY $660,899
Largest this cycle 2026-06-01 SMULLEN, ROBERT MEDIA BUY $91,965
Largest this cycle 2026-04-06 SMULLEN, ROBERT MEDIA BUY $87,798
Largest this cycle 2026-04-28 SMULLEN, ROBERT MEDIA BUY $40,000
Largest this cycle 2026-06-02 SMULLEN, ROBERT MEDIA BUY $38,770
Recent 2026-05-26 SMULLEN, ROBERT MEDIA BUY $16,685
Recent 2026-05-18 SMULLEN, ROBERT MEDIA BUY $15,535
Recent 2026-05-22 SMULLEN, ROBERT MEDIA BUY $2,000
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