MATCHSTICK MEDIA
MATCHSTICK MEDIA is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle MATCHSTICK MEDIA was paid $2.73M 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 |
$1,274,019 | 54 rows | 46.7% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$1,453,128 | 39 rows | 53.3% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jan 5, 2018 → Mar 21, 2026
- spans 8.2 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 54
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 19
- 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 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MIGUEZ, BLAKE LA · Senate REP |
$12,500 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| DAVIS, JENNIFER IL · House REP |
$137,994 | 2 |
| MIGUEZ, BLAKE LA · Senate REP |
$12,500 | 1 |
| COMMONWEALTH PROSPERITY FUND C00924183 |
$5,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| DAVIS, JENNIFER IL · House REP |
$137,994 | 2 |
| ERBECK, STEVEN OH · House REP |
$23,000 | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| DAVIS, JENNIFER IL · House REP |
$137,994 | 2 |
| ERBECK, STEVEN OH · House REP |
$23,000 | 1 |
| MIGUEZ, BLAKE LA · Senate REP |
$12,500 | 1 |
| COMMONWEALTH PROSPERITY FUND C00924183 |
$5,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 5
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| DAVIS, JENNIFER IL · House REP |
$137,994 | 2 |
| MERRIN, DEREK OH · House REP |
$119,764 | 11 |
| ERBECK, STEVEN OH · House REP |
$23,000 | 1 |
| MIGUEZ, BLAKE LA · Senate REP |
$12,500 | 1 |
| COMMONWEALTH PROSPERITY FUND C00924183 |
$5,000 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $38,211 | 1.40% |
| Republican | $2,040,342 | 74.82% |
| Non-partisan | $648,595 | 23.78% |
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 · 8 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $38K | 3 | C00662684 100% | Media 53% | $38K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $7K | 1 | C00662684 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $44K | — |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $35K | 2 | MCCARTHY, DANIEL 100% | Strategy & Research 58% | $35K | +420% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $279 | 1 | C00702332 100% | Digital 100% | $35K | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $20K | 1 | C00647065 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 | C00782797 100% | Media 100% | $356K | +1153% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $133K | 6 | C00782797 75% | Media 100% | $488K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $35K | 1 | C00843367 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 | $150K | 3 | DAVIS, JENNIFER 92% | Media 100% | $178K | -59% |
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% | 2mo ago |
| Strategy & Research | $49,409 | 5 | $10K | 3.9% | C00662684 49% | 4y ago |
| Print & Mail | $47,625 | 2 | $24K | 3.7% | MERRIN, DEREK 100% | 20mo ago |
| Field & Voter Contact | $26,029 | 1 | $26K | 2.0% | MERRIN, DEREK 100% | 19mo ago |
| Digital | $20,630 | 3 | $7K | 1.6% | C00777060 87% | 2y ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $5,000 | 1 | $5K | 0.4% | COMMONWEALTH PROSPERITY FUND 100% | 5mo 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC | $460,883 | 36.2% | 1 | |
| Unknown | $258,332 | 20.3% | 7 | |
| OH | $171,293 | 13.4% | 2 | |
| IL | $137,994 | 10.8% | 1 | |
| AL | $130,000 | 10.2% | 1 | |
| AZ | $34,500 | 2.7% | 1 | |
| TX | $30,017 | 2.4% | 2 | |
| FL | $27,500 | 2.2% | 1 | |
| LA | $12,500 | 1.0% | 1 | |
| GA | $6,000 | 0.5% | 1 | |
| MA | $5,000 | 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 | 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 all-time | 2022-04-25 | BARBOUR, DEVAN IV | Media | ADVERTISING-TV | $52,590 |
| 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 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-21 | MIGUEZ, BLAKE | Media | VIDEO PRODUCTION AND EDITING | $12,500 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-12-22 | COMMONWEALTH PROSPERITY FUND | Other / Unclassified | PRODUCTION COSTS: VIDEO (NON-IE RELATED) | $5,000 |