MEDIA AD VENTURES
$37.47M
2025-2026 cycle
MEDIA AD VENTURES is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle MEDIA AD VENTURES was paid $37.47M across 10 client committees, of which $26.41M 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
$37.47M
=
$11.06M
(Schedule B)
+
$26.41M
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$11,058,120 | 97 rows | 29.5% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$26,413,634 | 107 rows | 70.5% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jan 15, 2012 → May 6, 2026
- spans 14.3 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 97
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 10
- 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.
Jun 2025
May 2026
$838K
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.
No buyer activity in this window.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| COLE, TOM OK · House REP |
$242,098 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 5
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| KINGSTON, JAMES MORRIS GA · House REP |
$361,200 | 7 |
| COLE, TOM OK · House REP |
$242,098 | 1 |
| AMERICAN VALUES FIRST 00088553 |
$147,500 IE $147,500 |
4 |
| ECHOLS, MICHAEL CHARLES LA · House REP |
$146,750 | 3 |
| RULLI, MICHAEL OH · House REP |
$87,775 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 5
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| KINGSTON, JAMES MORRIS GA · House REP |
$361,200 | 7 |
| COLE, TOM OK · House REP |
$242,098 | 1 |
| AMERICAN VALUES FIRST 00088553 |
$147,500 IE $147,500 |
4 |
| ECHOLS, MICHAEL CHARLES LA · House REP |
$146,750 | 3 |
| RULLI, MICHAEL OH · House REP |
$87,775 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 5
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| KINGSTON, JAMES MORRIS GA · House REP |
$361,200 | 7 |
| COLE, TOM OK · House REP |
$242,098 | 1 |
| AMERICAN VALUES FIRST 00088553 |
$147,500 IE $147,500 |
4 |
| ECHOLS, MICHAEL CHARLES LA · House REP |
$146,750 | 3 |
| RULLI, MICHAEL OH · House REP |
$87,775 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 8
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| RJC VICTORY FUND C00528554 |
$10,425,000 IE $10,425,000 |
6 |
| KINGSTON, JAMES MORRIS GA · House REP |
$361,200 | 7 |
| DE MAIO FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2024 SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS; COMMITTEE FOR A SAFER SAN DIEGO COUNTY TO OPPOSE CARL 1466592 |
$272,000 | 6 |
| COLE, TOM OK · House REP |
$242,098 | 1 |
| AMERICAN VALUES FIRST 00088553 |
$147,500 IE $147,500 |
4 |
| ECHOLS, MICHAEL CHARLES LA · House REP |
$146,750 | 3 |
| RULLI, MICHAEL OH · House REP |
$125,494 | 3 |
| ONDER JR, ROBERT FRANK MO · House REP |
$13,560 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 0%
R · 100%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $36,073,327 | 96.27% |
| Non-partisan | $1,398,426 | 3.73% |
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.
No activity in the last 3 months.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 5 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $213K | 1 | COLE, TOM 100% | Media 100% | $213K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $306K | 3 | STEFANIK, ELISE M. 100% | Media 100% | $519K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $744K | 5 | STEFANIK, ELISE M. 71% | Media 100% | $1.26M | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $236K | 1 | WITH HONOR FUND, INC. 100% | Media 100% | $236K | — |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $193K | 1 | COLE, TOM 100% | Media 100% | $429K | -9% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $732K | 5 | STEFANIK, ELISE M. 100% | Media 100% | $1.16M | +139% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $2.03M | 5 | STEFANIK, ELISE M. 87% | Media 100% | $3.19M | +173% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $331K | 5 | COLE, TOM 72% | Media 100% | $331K | +71% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $25K | 1 | COLE, TOM 100% | Media 100% | $356K | -97% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $1.3M | 7 | STEFANIK, ELISE M. 87% | Media 100% | $1.66M | -36% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $371K | 12 | RULLI, MICHAEL 65% | Media 100% | $371K | — |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $2.67M | 23 | COLE, TOM 70% | Media 100% | $3.04M | +706% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $859K | 7 | ONDER JR, ROBERT FRANK 83% | Media 100% | $3.9M | +3336% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $210K | 5 | DE MAIO FOR STATE ASSEMBLY … 82% | Media 100% | $4.11M | -84% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $254K | 6 | ECHOLS, MICHAEL CHARLES 58% | Media 58% | $254K | -32% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $584K | 7 | KINGSTON, JAMES MORRIS 43% | — | $838K | -78% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media | $10,080,783 | 87 | $116K | 100.0% | STEFANIK, ELISE M. 44% | 4mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
2
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$7,882,831 · 71% of revenue
1
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$366,720 · 3% of revenue
7
One-time clients 1 cycle
$2,808,569 · 25% of revenue
Top 2 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEFANIK, ELISE M. | 3 | $4,474,389 | 21 | 2018-08-03 | 2022-10-31 |
| COLE, TOM | 5 | $3,408,442 | 17 | 2018-06-04 | 2026-05-06 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY | $4,474,389 | 40.5% | 1 | |
| OK | $3,502,462 | 31.7% | 2 | |
| VA | $888,849 | 8.0% | 2 | |
| MO | $865,750 | 7.8% | 1 | |
| CA | $452,000 | 4.1% | 1 | |
| OH | $366,720 | 3.3% | 1 | |
| GA | $361,200 | 3.3% | 1 | |
| LA | $146,750 | 1.3% | 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 | 2020-10-15 | STEFANIK, ELISE M. | Media | MEDIA | $715,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-10-01 | STEFANIK, ELISE M. | Media | MEDIA | $570,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-10-20 | STEFANIK, ELISE M. | Media | MEDIA | $469,895 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-10-07 | STEFANIK, ELISE M. | Media | MEDIA | $400,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-05-08 | COLE, TOM | Media | MEDIA BUY | $400,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-06 | COLE, TOM | — | MEDIA BUY | $242,098 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-23 | KINGSTON, JAMES MORRIS | — | MEDIA BUY | $85,850 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-17 | KINGSTON, JAMES MORRIS | — | MEDIA BUY | $85,850 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-16 | RULLI, MICHAEL | — | MEDIA PLACEMENT | $72,198 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-18 | ECHOLS, MICHAEL CHARLES | Media | MEDIA | $50,590 |
| Recent | 2026-04-10 | RULLI, MICHAEL | — | MEDIA PLACEMENT | $15,577 |