MANDATE MEDIA
MANDATE MEDIA is a digital vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle MANDATE MEDIA was paid $12.81M across 93 client committees, of which $13K 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 |
$12,797,782 | 2,164 rows | 99.9% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$12,500 | 7 rows | 0.1% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jan 31, 2012 → Mar 13, 2026
- spans 14.1 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 2,164
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 93
- 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.
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 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SCHULTZ, MATTHEW DAMIAN AK · House DEM |
$10,592 | 1 |
| MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN OR · Senate DEM |
$5,750 | 1 |
| POCAN, MARK WI · House DEM |
$4,309 | 2 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| KIM, ANDY NJ · Senate DEM |
$90,950 | 4 |
| MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN OR · Senate DEM |
$68,637 | 6 |
| SCHULTZ, MATTHEW DAMIAN AK · House DEM |
$46,038 | 5 |
| ROTH, MICHAEL NJ · House DEM |
$22,401 | 6 |
| POCAN, MARK WI · House DEM |
$17,286 | 6 |
| MCGOVERN, JAMES P MA · House DEM |
$16,433 | 6 |
| MADDOX, PAUL NC · House DEM |
$12,747 | 3 |
| SCHNEIDER, BRADLEY S. IL · House DEM |
$11,283 | 3 |
| BARTLETT, JOHN NJ · House DEM |
$7,507 | 3 |
| PROGRESSIVE AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRACY C00417493 |
$5,250 | 2 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN OR · Senate DEM |
$198,182 | 14 |
| KIM, ANDY NJ · Senate DEM |
$132,400 | 10 |
| WYDEN, RONALD L. OR · Senate DEM |
$66,768 | 8 |
| SCHULTZ, MATTHEW DAMIAN AK · House DEM |
$64,704 | 9 |
| ROTH, MICHAEL NJ · House DEM |
$61,777 | 14 |
| COLE BOBBY A MR 00089742 |
$50,410 | 4 |
| SCHNEIDER, BRADLEY S. IL · House DEM |
$48,265 | 10 |
| POCAN, MARK WI · House DEM |
$43,785 | 12 |
| TWEDT-BALL, CLINTON GENE IA · House DEM |
$40,175 | 9 |
| HOYLE, VALERIE OR · House DEM |
$36,750 | 7 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN OR · Senate DEM |
$253,677 | 20 |
| KIM, ANDY NJ · Senate DEM |
$173,800 | 16 |
| WYDEN, RONALD L. OR · Senate DEM |
$123,678 | 15 |
| SCHNEIDER, BRADLEY S. IL · House DEM |
$94,392 | 16 |
| ROTH, MICHAEL NJ · House DEM |
$76,638 | 19 |
| LARSEN, RICK WA · House DEM |
$72,716 | 14 |
| MCGOVERN, JAMES P MA · House DEM |
$69,892 | 18 |
| POCAN, MARK WI · House DEM |
$69,755 | 18 |
| SCHULTZ, MATTHEW DAMIAN AK · House DEM |
$64,704 | 9 |
| SMITH, D. ADAM WA · House DEM |
$56,098 | 18 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN OR · Senate DEM |
$318,077 | 27 |
| KIM, ANDY NJ · Senate DEM |
$217,200 | 22 |
| WYDEN, RONALD L. OR · Senate DEM |
$168,702 | 20 |
| SCHNEIDER, BRADLEY S. IL · House DEM |
$132,605 | 23 |
| LARSEN, RICK WA · House DEM |
$100,486 | 21 |
| POCAN, MARK WI · House DEM |
$94,297 | 24 |
| MCGOVERN, JAMES P MA · House DEM |
$93,606 | 24 |
| ROTH, MICHAEL NJ · House DEM |
$76,638 | 19 |
| SCHULTZ, MATTHEW DAMIAN AK · House DEM |
$64,704 | 9 |
| SMITH, D. ADAM WA · House DEM |
$56,098 | 18 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $8,772,850 | 68.48% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $4,037,432 | 31.52% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
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 | Q1 | 2016 | $10K | 2 | 782560 98% | Digital 100% | $10K | — |
| 2017 | Q1 | 2018 | $313K | 48 | MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN 31% | Digital 100% | $313K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2016 | $12K | 5 | COLLIER MICHAEL E MR MIKE 100% | Digital 100% | $22K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $275K | 49 | WYDEN, RONALD L. 27% | Digital 100% | $588K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2016 | $12K | 2 | NEWMAN OPPOSED TO THE RECAL… 77% | Digital 100% | $34K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $353K | 68 | WYDEN, RONALD L. 16% | Digital 100% | $940K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $11K | 3 | COLLIER MICHAEL E MR MIKE 100% | Digital 100% | $45K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $322K | 61 | C00512970 18% | Digital 100% | $1.26M | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $434K | 80 | C00512970 27% | Digital 100% | $1.7M | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $456K | 65 | MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN 29% | Digital 100% | $2.15M | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $621K | 71 | MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN 32% | Digital 100% | $2.77M | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $761K | 66 | C00633982 24% | Digital 100% | $3.53M | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $480K | 59 | MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN 27% | Digital 100% | $480K | +53% |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2018 | $14K | 2 | FUND HER PAC 100% | Digital 100% | $3.55M | +17% |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $495K | 62 | MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN 23% | Digital 100% | $975K | +80% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2018 | $14K | 5 | FUND HER PAC 100% | Digital 100% | $3.56M | +11% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $587K | 59 | C00512970 44% | Digital 100% | $1.56M | +66% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2018 | $16K | 8 | FUND HER PAC 100% | Digital 100% | $3.58M | +54% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $467K | 67 | C00512970 27% | Digital 100% | $2.03M | +45% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $516K | 73 | MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN 23% | Digital 100% | $2.55M | +19% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $349K | 64 | MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN 34% | Digital 100% | $2.89M | -23% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $818K | 73 | DEMOCRACY DEFENSE ACTION 48% | Digital 100% | $3.71M | +32% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $517K | 65 | C00215905 33% | Digital 100% | $4.23M | -32% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2020 | $1K | 1 | FUND HER PAC 100% | Digital 100% | $4.23M | — |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $125K | 31 | WYDEN, RONALD L. 25% | Digital 100% | $125K | -74% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $171K | 39 | WYDEN, RONALD L. 26% | Digital 100% | $296K | -65% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $223K | 47 | KIM, ANDY 22% | Digital 100% | $519K | -62% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $239K | 49 | C00770578 27% | Digital 100% | $758K | -49% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $244K | 52 | SALINAS, ANDREA 13% | Digital 100% | $1M | -53% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $246K | 51 | MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN 11% | Digital 100% | $1.25M | -30% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $205K | 46 | MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN 13% | Digital 100% | $1.45M | -75% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $182K | 42 | KIM, ANDY 16% | Digital 100% | $1.63M | -65% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $160K | 38 | MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN 17% | Digital 100% | $160K | +29% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $185K | 46 | KIM, ANDY 18% | Digital 100% | $345K | +8% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $257K | 57 | MELVOIN, NICK 14% | Digital 100% | $602K | +15% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $326K | 62 | KIM, ANDY 34% | Digital 100% | $928K | +36% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $241K | 58 | LARSEN, RICK 12% | Digital 100% | $1.17M | -1% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $194K | 56 | MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN 14% | Digital 100% | $1.36M | -21% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $162K | 43 | MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN 17% | Digital 100% | $1.52M | -21% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $157K | 42 | MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN 18% | Digital 100% | $1.68M | -14% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $186K | 41 | SCHNEIDER, BRADLEY S. 19% | Digital 100% | $186K | +16% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $41K | 1 | COLE BOBBY A MR 100% | Digital 100% | $1.72M | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $260K | 50 | MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN 16% | Digital 100% | $445K | +40% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $278K | 56 | MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN 16% | Digital 100% | $723K | +8% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $9K | 3 | COLE BOBBY A MR 100% | Digital 100% | $1.73M | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $356K | 82 | MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN 21% | Digital 100% | $1.08M | +9% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $283K | 43 | KIM, ANDY 32% | Digital 100% | $1.36M | +17% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital | $12,790,132 | 2,161 | $6K | 100.0% | MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN 18% | 2mo ago |
| Software & Tech | $1,050 | 3 | $350 | 0.0% | COMMITTEE FOR A LIVABLE FUT… 100% | 3mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN | 5 | $2,309,082 | 129 | 2017-01-11 | 2026-03-13 |
| WYDEN, RONALD L. | 5 | $1,473,920 | 168 | 2017-01-03 | 2025-12-03 |
| KIM, ANDY | 3 | $637,286 | 64 | 2021-09-02 | 2026-03-04 |
| LARSEN, RICK | 5 | $616,681 | 117 | 2017-01-03 | 2025-12-02 |
| C00215905 | 3 | $573,051 | 77 | 2017-01-23 | 2022-03-10 |
| MCGOVERN, JAMES P | 5 | $520,740 | 127 | 2017-02-23 | 2026-03-04 |
| BLUMENAUER, EARL | 4 | $356,655 | 93 | 2017-08-08 | 2024-12-01 |
| BONAMICI, SUZANNE MS. | 4 | $287,850 | 82 | 2017-01-06 | 2023-09-07 |
| HOYLE, VALERIE | 3 | $180,114 | 31 | 2022-01-28 | 2025-12-03 |
| COLLIER MICHAEL E MR MIKE | 4 | $157,514 | 43 | 2013-07-31 | 2018-12-17 |
| PROGRESSIVE AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRACY | 3 | $154,042 | 51 | 2022-03-24 | 2026-02-02 |
| SARBANES, JOHN P. MR. | 3 | $144,720 | 57 | 2019-01-16 | 2024-02-26 |
| C00555813 | 4 | $81,645 | 75 | 2017-02-01 | 2023-02-03 |
| SALINAS, ANDREA | 3 | $72,060 | 43 | 2022-01-04 | 2025-12-01 |
| MODERATE DEMOCRATS PAC | 5 | $67,466 | 91 | 2017-01-03 | 2025-04-03 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | $4,907,048 | 39.8% | 9 | |
| Unknown | $3,300,427 | 26.8% | 24 | |
| DC | $851,545 | 6.9% | 7 | |
| NJ | $751,494 | 6.1% | 4 | |
| WA | $675,529 | 5.5% | 3 | |
| MA | $581,440 | 4.7% | 2 | |
| CA | $473,782 | 3.8% | 19 | |
| TX | $211,874 | 1.7% | 3 | |
| IL | $161,706 | 1.3% | 2 | |
| UT | $153,983 | 1.2% | 1 | |
| WI | $146,097 | 1.2% | 1 | |
| NY | $105,000 | 0.9% | 2 |
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 | 2023-11-07 | KIM, ANDY | Digital | DIGITAL FUNDRAISING CONSULTING | $88,236 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-10-16 | C00215905 | Digital | AD PLACEMENT | $75,554 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-09-18 | DEMOCRACY DEFENSE ACTION | Digital | DIGITAL ADVERTISING | $75,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-09-10 | DEMOCRACY DEFENSE ACTION | Digital | DIGITAL ADVERTISING | $75,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2019-09-24 | C00512970 | Digital | ADVERTISING | $75,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-20 | KIM, ANDY | Digital | DIGITAL FUNDRAISING CONSULTING | $70,250 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-10-28 | MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN | Digital | DIGITAL CONSULTING SERVICES | $31,995 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-04 | SCHULTZ, MATTHEW DAMIAN | Digital | DIGITAL FUNDRAISING | $24,838 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-08-07 | MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN | Digital | DIGITAL CONSULTING SERVICES & SMS ADVERTISING | $24,012 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-18 | MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN | Digital | DIGITAL CONSULTING SERVICES | $22,242 |
| Recent | 2026-03-10 | SCHULTZ, MATTHEW DAMIAN | Digital | DIGITAL FUNDRAISING | $10,592 |
| Recent | 2026-03-13 | MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN | Digital | DIGITAL CONSULTING SERVICES | $5,750 |
| Recent | 2026-03-05 | ROTH, MICHAEL | Digital | DIGITAL CONSULTING AND SUBSCRIPTION | $5,146 |
| Recent | 2026-03-13 | POCAN, MARK | Digital | DIGITAL CONSULTING | $4,300 |
| Recent | 2026-03-13 | POCAN, MARK | Digital | DIGITAL CONSULTING | $9 |