MCCARTHY HENNINGS WHALEN INC
$8.93M
2025-2026 cycle
MCCARTHY HENNINGS WHALEN INC is a travel & events vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle MCCARTHY HENNINGS WHALEN INC was paid $8.93M across 25 client committees, of which $5.02M 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
$8.93M
=
$3.90M
(Schedule B)
+
$5.02M
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$3,902,496 | 122 rows | 43.7% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$5,022,850 | 503 rows | 56.3% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Oct 31, 2013 → Oct 9, 2025
- spans 11.9 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 122
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 25
- 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.
Nov 2024
Oct 2025
$82K
across 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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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| COLLINS, SUSAN M. ME · Senate REP |
$69,642 | 1 |
| MCCONNELL, MITCH KY · Senate REP |
$909 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| COLLINS, SUSAN M. ME · Senate REP |
$69,642 | 1 |
| GUTHRIE, S. BRETT BRETT HON. KY · House REP |
$3,625 | 1 |
| MCCONNELL, MITCH KY · Senate REP |
$1,818 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 9
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BARRASSO, JOHN A WY · Senate REP |
$156,690 | 10 |
| NEWHOUSE, DAN WA · House REP |
$108,745 | 4 |
| COLLINS, SUSAN M. ME · Senate REP |
$69,642 | 1 |
| GUTHRIE, S. BRETT BRETT HON. KY · House REP |
$48,967 | 3 |
| NO ON PROP 33, CALIFORNIANS TO PROTECT AFFORDABLE HOUSING A COALITION OF HOUSING ADVOCATES, RENTERS, BUSINESSES, TAXPAYERS, AND VETERANS 1462983 |
$27,833 | 2 |
| AMERICAN CROSSROADS C00487363 |
$6,260 | 1 |
| C00864165 C00864165 |
$5,000 | 1 |
| MARYLAND'S FUTURE C00870030 |
$4,805 | 1 |
| MCCONNELL, MITCH KY · Senate REP |
$1,818 | 2 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 0%
R · 100%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $6,256,596 | 70.10% |
| Non-partisan | $2,668,750 | 29.90% |
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
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $12K | 2 | C00554261 85% | Travel & Events 100% | $12K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $210K | 7 | BARRASSO, JOHN A 54% | Travel & Events 100% | $221K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $383K | 18 | C00554261 30% | Travel & Events 100% | $604K | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2018 | $13K | 1 | CALIFORNIA BUSINESS ROUNDTA… 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $617K | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $40K | 2 | MCCONNELL, MITCH 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $40K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $109K | 2 | COLLINS, SUSAN M. 99% | Travel & Events 100% | $149K | — |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $206K | 2 | COLLINS, SUSAN M. 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $355K | +1647% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $504K | 8 | COLLINS, SUSAN M. 46% | Travel & Events 100% | $859K | +141% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $1.07M | 16 | MCCONNELL, MITCH 51% | Travel & Events 100% | $1.93M | +180% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $150 | 1 | COLLINS, SUSAN M. 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $150 | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $61K | 3 | C00781427 62% | Travel & Events 100% | $61K | +51% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $53K | 3 | C00781427 95% | Travel & Events 100% | $114K | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $29K | 4 | VANCE, J D 52% | Travel & Events 100% | $142K | -74% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $135K | 4 | C00781427 52% | Travel & Events 100% | $278K | -34% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $331K | 10 | VANCE, J D 34% | Travel & Events 100% | $609K | -34% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $247K | 10 | VANCE, J D 54% | Travel & Events 100% | $855K | -77% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $48K | 2 | NO ON PROPOSITION 5 - PROTE… 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $903K | — |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $39K | 4 | BARRASSO, JOHN A 87% | Travel & Events 100% | $39K | -71% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $214K | 10 | BARRASSO, JOHN A 57% | Travel & Events 100% | $254K | -35% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $121K | 9 | NEWHOUSE, DAN 42% | Travel & Events 100% | $375K | -51% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $5K | 2 | GUTHRIE, S. BRETT BRETT HON. 80% | Media 80% | $5K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $909 | 1 | MCCONNELL, MITCH 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $5K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $70K | 1 | COLLINS, SUSAN M. 100% | Media 100% | $75K | — |
Revenue by service category
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Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel & Events | $3,827,411 | 118 | $32K | 98.1% | COLLINS, SUSAN M. 22% | 19mo ago |
| Media | $73,267 | 2 | $37K | 1.9% | COLLINS, SUSAN M. 95% | 8mo ago |
| Print & Mail | $1,818 | 2 | $909 | 0.0% | MCCONNELL, MITCH 100% | 10mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
3
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$1,722,865 · 44% of revenue
4
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$897,638 · 23% of revenue
18
One-time clients 1 cycle
$1,281,993 · 33% of revenue
Top 3 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLLINS, SUSAN M. | 3 | $901,356 | 12 | 2020-01-21 | 2025-10-09 |
| MCCONNELL, MITCH | 3 | $790,397 | 11 | 2019-08-27 | 2025-07-16 |
| SLF PAC | 3 | $31,113 | 5 | 2018-05-18 | 2021-08-26 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME | $902,464 | 23.1% | 2 | |
| KY | $839,364 | 21.5% | 2 | |
| Unknown | $585,356 | 15.0% | 4 | |
| CA | $562,279 | 14.4% | 7 | |
| WY | $319,179 | 8.2% | 1 | |
| OH | $309,310 | 7.9% | 1 | |
| WA | $254,849 | 6.5% | 1 | |
| DC | $61,304 | 1.6% | 4 | |
| AZ | $44,345 | 1.1% | 1 | |
| VA | $19,243 | 0.5% | 1 | |
| MD | $4,805 | 0.1% | 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 | 2020-10-07 | MCCONNELL, MITCH | Travel & Events | MEDIA PRODUCTION | $347,872 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-09-24 | COLLINS, SUSAN M. | Travel & Events | MEDIA PRODUCTION AND TRAVEL | $179,690 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-07-17 | MCCONNELL, MITCH | Travel & Events | MEDIA PRODUCTION | $165,442 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-05-27 | COLLINS, SUSAN M. | Travel & Events | MEDIA PRODUCTION AND TRAVEL | $149,683 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-11-02 | MCCONNELL, MITCH | Travel & Events | MEDIA PRODUCTION | $138,356 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-10-09 | COLLINS, SUSAN M. | Media | VIDEO PRODUCTION | $69,642 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-01-29 | GUTHRIE, S. BRETT BRETT HON. | Media | VIDEO PRODUCTION | $3,625 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-07-16 | MCCONNELL, MITCH | Print & Mail | SHIPPING | $909 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-03-31 | MCCONNELL, MITCH | Print & Mail | SHIPPING | $909 |
| Recent | 2024-11-05 | NO ON PROP 33, CALIFORNIANS TO PROTECT AFFORDABLE HOUSING A COALITION OF HOUSING ADVOCATES, RENTERS, BUSINESSES, TAXPAYERS, AND VETERANS | Travel & Events | — | $1,442 |