MCCLESKEY MEDIA STRATEGIES
MCCLESKEY MEDIA STRATEGIES is a print & mail vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle MCCLESKEY MEDIA STRATEGIES was paid $4.63M across 4 client committees, of which $96K 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 |
$4,535,729 | 151 rows | 97.9% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$95,889 | 6 rows | 2.1% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Oct 5, 2012 → Feb 2, 2026
- spans 13.3 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 151
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 4
- 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 6 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GONZALES, ERNEST ANTHONY TONY II TX · House REP |
$27,748 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GONZALES, ERNEST ANTHONY TONY II TX · House REP |
$27,748 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GONZALES, ERNEST ANTHONY TONY II TX · House REP |
$27,748 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GONZALES, ERNEST ANTHONY TONY II TX · House REP |
$27,748 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $1,533,826 | 33.12% |
| Non-partisan | $3,097,792 | 66.88% |
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 · 5 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $9K | 1 | C00654574 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $9K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $374K | 8 | C00654574 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $383K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $153K | 17 | GONZALES, ERNEST ANTHONY TO… 75% | Print & Mail 100% | $153K | +1581% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $520K | 34 | C00733469 91% | Print & Mail 100% | $673K | +39% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $710K | 36 | GONZALES, ERNEST ANTHONY TO… 50% | Print & Mail 100% | $1.38M | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $2.57M | 47 | C00733469 70% | Print & Mail 100% | $3.95M | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $10K | 1 | KEAN, THOMAS H. JR. 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $10K | -93% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $67K | 3 | GONZALES, ERNEST ANTHONY TO… 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $77K | -97% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $44K | 2 | GONZALES, ERNEST ANTHONY TO… 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $44K | +333% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $56K | 1 | GONZALES, ERNEST ANTHONY TO… 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $100K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $28K | 1 | GONZALES, ERNEST ANTHONY TO… 100% | Media 100% | $28K | -37% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Print & Mail | $4,507,981 | 150 | $30K | 99.4% | C00733469 59% | 2y ago |
| Media | $27,748 | 1 | $28K | 0.6% | GONZALES, ERNEST ANTHONY TO… 100% | 4mo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GONZALES, ERNEST ANTHONY TONY II | 4 | $1,491,877 | 33 | 2020-01-28 | 2026-02-02 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | $3,033,658 | 66.9% | 2 | |
| TX | $1,491,877 | 32.9% | 1 | |
| NJ | $10,194 | 0.2% | 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 | 2020-10-19 | C00733469 | Print & Mail | MEDIA ADVERTISING | $399,715 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-10-26 | C00733469 | Print & Mail | MEDIA ADVERTISING | $355,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-10-09 | C00733469 | Print & Mail | MEDIA ADVERTISING | $283,052 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-10-05 | C00733469 | Print & Mail | MEDIA ADVERTISING | $252,229 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-10-27 | GONZALES, ERNEST ANTHONY TONY II | Print & Mail | MEDIA | $183,207 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-02 | GONZALES, ERNEST ANTHONY TONY II | Media | MEDIA | $27,748 |
| Recent | 2024-05-22 | GONZALES, ERNEST ANTHONY TONY II | Print & Mail | MEDIA | $56,020 |
| Recent | 2024-01-05 | GONZALES, ERNEST ANTHONY TONY II | Print & Mail | MEDIA | $25,603 |
| Recent | 2024-02-15 | GONZALES, ERNEST ANTHONY TONY II | Print & Mail | MEDIA | $18,558 |
| Recent | 2022-11-17 | GONZALES, ERNEST ANTHONY TONY II | Print & Mail | MEDIA | $16,971 |