MATCHSTICK MEDIA
MATCHSTICK MEDIA is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle MATCHSTICK MEDIA was paid $3.06M across 19 client committees, of which $1.45M 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 |
$1,610,162 | 57 rows | 52.6% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$1,453,128 | 39 rows | 47.4% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jan 5, 2018 → Apr 7, 2026
- spans 8.3 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 57
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 19
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
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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 6 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ERBECK, STEVEN OH · House REP |
$301,193 | 2 |
| DAVIS, JENNIFER IL · House REP |
$172,944 | 3 |
| MIGUEZ, BLAKE LA · Senate REP |
$12,500 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ERBECK, STEVEN OH · House REP |
$324,193 | 3 |
| DAVIS, JENNIFER IL · House REP |
$172,944 | 3 |
| MIGUEZ, BLAKE LA · Senate REP |
$12,500 | 1 |
| COMMONWEALTH PROSPERITY FUND C00924183 |
$5,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ERBECK, STEVEN OH · House REP |
$324,193 | 3 |
| DAVIS, JENNIFER IL · House REP |
$172,944 | 3 |
| MIGUEZ, BLAKE LA · Senate REP |
$12,500 | 1 |
| COMMONWEALTH PROSPERITY FUND C00924183 |
$5,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 9
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ERBECK, STEVEN OH · House REP |
$324,193 | 3 |
| DAVIS, JENNIFER IL · House REP |
$172,944 | 3 |
| CALIFORNIA COMEBACK FUND C00889873 |
$115,000 IE $115,000 |
1 |
| MERRIN, DEREK OH · House REP |
$104,914 | 10 |
| ALABAMA FAMILIES PAC C00866673 |
$20,000 IE $20,000 |
1 |
| MIGUEZ, BLAKE LA · Senate REP |
$12,500 | 1 |
| NRCC C00075820 |
$12,000 IE $12,000 |
3 |
| SENATE CONSERVATIVES ACTION C00524181 |
$7,000 IE $7,000 |
1 |
| COMMONWEALTH PROSPERITY FUND C00924183 |
$5,000 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $33,960 | 1.11% |
| Republican | $2,910,392 | 95.01% |
| Non-partisan | $118,937 | 3.88% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Money flow through this vendor
Where their ad buys point
IE payers (left) → races the buys targeted (right) · independent-expenditure filings onlyNo activity in the last 1 months.
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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 8 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $38K | 3 | HALVERSTADT FOR CONGRESS 100% | Media 53% | $38K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $7K | 1 | HALVERSTADT FOR CONGRESS 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $44K | — |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $35K | 2 | MCCARTHY, DANIEL 100% | Strategy & Research 58% | $35K | +420% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $279 | 1 | JOSH BARNETT FOR ARIZONA CO… 100% | Digital 100% | $35K | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $20K | 1 | GIBBONS FOR OHIO 100% | Media 100% | $20K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $5K | 1 | BRADLEY STORMY D 100% | Media 100% | $40K | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $25K | 6 | SMITH GINA D DR 100% | Media 100% | $45K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $308K | 9 | BARBOUR, DEVAN IV 83% | Media 93% | $352K | +792% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $4K | 1 | COMMITTEE TO ELECT JENNIFER… 100% | Media 100% | $356K | +1153% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $133K | 6 | COMMITTEE TO ELECT JENNIFER… 75% | Media 100% | $488K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $35K | 1 | SID FOR CONGRESSS 100% | Media 100% | $35K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $369K | 6 | BARBOUR, DEVAN IV 55% | Media 92% | $404K | +1373% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $79K | 7 | MERRIN, DEREK 100% | Media 73% | $482K | +2151% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $41K | 4 | MERRIN, DEREK 100% | Field & Voter Contact 63% | $523K | -69% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $28K | 2 | ERBECK, STEVEN 82% | Media 82% | $28K | -20% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $185K | 4 | DAVIS, JENNIFER 93% | Media 81% | $213K | -50% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $301K | 2 | ERBECK, STEVEN 100% | — | $515K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media | $1,125,326 | 42 | $27K | 88.3% | BARBOUR, DEVAN IV 40% | 4mo ago |
| Strategy & Research | $49,409 | 5 | $10K | 3.9% | HALVERSTADT FOR CONGRESS 49% | 4y ago |
| Print & Mail | $47,625 | 2 | $24K | 3.7% | MERRIN, DEREK 100% | 22mo ago |
| Field & Voter Contact | $26,029 | 1 | $26K | 2.0% | MERRIN, DEREK 100% | 20mo ago |
| Digital | $20,630 | 3 | $7K | 1.6% | BUCKEYES FOR A STRONG OHIO 87% | 2y ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $5,000 | 1 | $5K | 0.4% | COMMONWEALTH PROSPERITY FUND 100% | 7mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OH | $536,167 | 33.3% | 4 | |
| NC | $460,883 | 28.6% | 1 | |
| IL | $172,944 | 10.7% | 1 | |
| IN | $171,045 | 10.6% | 2 | |
| AL | $135,475 | 8.4% | 2 | |
| AZ | $34,779 | 2.2% | 2 | |
| TX | $30,017 | 1.9% | 2 | |
| FL | $27,500 | 1.7% | 1 | |
| MA | $22,851 | 1.4% | 2 | |
| LA | $12,500 | 0.8% | 1 | |
| GA | $6,000 | 0.4% | 1 |
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 | 2026-04-03 | ERBECK, STEVEN | — | MEDIA | $293,943 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-01-15 | BARBOUR, DEVAN IV | Media | CAMPAIGN ADS | $155,009 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-01-18 | PALMER, GARY | Media | MEDIA BUY | $130,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-04-29 | BARBOUR, DEVAN IV | Media | ADVERTISING-TV | $123,537 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-02-10 | DAVIS, JENNIFER | Media | MEDIA BUY | $115,500 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-03 | DAVIS, JENNIFER | — | MEDIA PRODUCTION | $34,950 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-10-06 | ERBECK, STEVEN | Media | MEDIA PRODUCTION | $23,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-04 | DAVIS, JENNIFER | Media | MEDIA BUY | $22,494 |
| Recent | 2026-03-21 | MIGUEZ, BLAKE | Media | VIDEO PRODUCTION AND EDITING | $12,500 |
| Recent | 2026-04-07 | ERBECK, STEVEN | — | MEDIA PRODUCTION | $7,250 |