Midcontinent Communications

— 2025-2026 cycle

Midcontinent Communications is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Midcontinent Communications was paid — across 10 client committees.

Part I Identity

Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.

Activity span ALL TIME
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Disbursements ALL TIME
206
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
10
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Jul 2025 Jun 2026
$3K across 12 months
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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 6 months · top 2

HEARTLAND VALUES PAC $410 — · 3 txns THUNE, JOHN R. $410 — · 3 txns MC Midcontinent Communications
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
HEARTLAND VALUES PAC
C00409003
 $410 3
THUNE, JOHN R.
SD · Senate REP
 $410 3
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 2

THUNE, JOHN R. $1K Software & Tech · 10 txns HEARTLAND VALUES PAC $1K Software & Tech · 9 txns MC Midcontinent Communications
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
THUNE, JOHN R.
SD · Senate REP
 $1,350 10
HEARTLAND VALUES PAC
C00409003
 $1,218 9
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 3

HEARTLAND VALUES PAC $2K Software & Tech · 14 txns THUNE, JOHN R. $2K Software & Tech · 14 txns CRAMER, KEVIN MR. $434 Admin & Office · 4 txns MC Midcontinent Communications
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
HEARTLAND VALUES PAC
C00409003
 $2,012 14
THUNE, JOHN R.
SD · Senate REP
 $1,880 14
CRAMER, KEVIN MR.
ND · Senate REP
 $434 4
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 4

HEARTLAND VALUES PAC $3K Software & Tech · 20 txns THUNE, JOHN R. $3K Software & Tech · 21 txns CRAMER, KEVIN MR. $1K Admin & Office · 10 txns SOUTH DAKOTA DEMOCRATIC PARTY - FEDER… $296 Admin & Office · 1 txn MC Midcontinent Communications
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
HEARTLAND VALUES PAC
C00409003
 $2,889 20
THUNE, JOHN R.
SD · Senate REP
 $2,889 21
CRAMER, KEVIN MR.
ND · Senate REP
 $1,102 10
SOUTH DAKOTA DEMOCRATIC PARTY - FEDERAL
C00160937
 $296 1
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By party

Revenue by party

82% R
D · 18%
R · 82%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 14.07%
Republican $0 63.57%
Non-partisan $0 22.35%

Part III Reference tables

Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Q1 2017 (2018 cycle): $2KQ2 2017 (2018 cycle): $1KQ3 2017 (2018 cycle): $655Q4 2017 (2018 cycle): $2KQ1 2018 (2018 cycle): $3KQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $44KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $5KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $3KQ1 2019 (2020 cycle): $5KQ2 2019 (2020 cycle): $2KQ3 2019 (2020 cycle): $684Q4 2019 (2020 cycle): $684Q1 2020 (2020 cycle): $685Q2 2020 (2020 cycle): $685Q3 2020 (2020 cycle): $881Q4 2020 (2020 cycle): $455Q1 2021 (2022 cycle): $796Q2 2021 (2022 cycle): $691Q3 2021 (2022 cycle): $691Q4 2021 (2022 cycle): $691Q1 2022 (2022 cycle): $236Q2 2022 (2022 cycle): $470Q3 2022 (2022 cycle): $238Q4 2022 (2022 cycle): $354Q1 2023 (2024 cycle): $245Q2 2023 (2024 cycle): $489Q3 2023 (2024 cycle): $244Q4 2023 (2024 cycle): $1KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $713Q2 2024 (2024 cycle): $1KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $1KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $1KQ1 2025 (2026 cycle): $988Q2 2025 (2026 cycle): $1KQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $794Q4 2025 (2026 cycle): $794Q1 2026 (2026 cycle): $688Q2 2026 (2026 cycle): $820 Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q2 $44K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 10 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2017 Q1 2018 $2K 8 NORTH DAKOTA REPUBLICAN PAR… 47% Wages & Payroll 47% $2K —
2017 Q2 2018 $1K 6 NORTH DAKOTA REPUBLICAN PAR… 57% Wages & Payroll 57% $3K —
2017 Q3 2018 $655 3 HEARTLAND VALUES PAC 100% Admin & Office 100% $4K —
2017 Q4 2018 $2K 6 HEITKAMP, HEIDI 64% Other / Unclassified 64% $6K —
2018 Q1 2018 $3K 6 HEITKAMP, HEIDI 71% Admin & Office 100% $10K —
2018 Q2 2018 $44K 14 FRIENDS OF NEAL TAPIO 91% Media 91% $54K —
2018 Q3 2018 $5K 9 HEITKAMP, HEIDI 63% Admin & Office 81% $59K —
2018 Q4 2018 $3K 11 NORTH DAKOTA REPUBLICAN PAR… 75% Admin & Office 91% $62K —
2019 Q1 2020 $5K 5 HEITKAMP, HEIDI 83% Admin & Office 100% $5K +177%
2019 Q2 2020 $2K 6 HEARTLAND VALUES PAC 41% Admin & Office 100% $7K +10%
2019 Q3 2020 $684 3 HEARTLAND VALUES PAC 100% Admin & Office 100% $7K +4%
2019 Q4 2020 $684 3 HEARTLAND VALUES PAC 100% Admin & Office 100% $8K -72%
2020 Q1 2020 $685 3 HEARTLAND VALUES PAC 100% Admin & Office 100% $9K -80%
2020 Q2 2020 $685 3 HEARTLAND VALUES PAC 100% Admin & Office 100% $9K -98%
2020 Q3 2020 $881 4 HEARTLAND VALUES PAC 75% Admin & Office 100% $10K -83%
2020 Q4 2020 $455 2 HEARTLAND VALUES PAC 100% Admin & Office 100% $11K -84%
2021 Q1 2022 $796 3 HEARTLAND VALUES PAC 100% Admin & Office 100% $796 -84%
2021 Q2 2022 $691 3 HEARTLAND VALUES PAC 100% Admin & Office 100% $1K -58%
2021 Q3 2022 $691 3 HEARTLAND VALUES PAC 100% Admin & Office 100% $2K +1%
2021 Q4 2022 $691 3 HEARTLAND VALUES PAC 100% Admin & Office 100% $3K +1%
2022 Q1 2022 $236 2 HEARTLAND VALUES PAC 100% Admin & Office 100% $3K -66%
2022 Q2 2022 $470 4 HEARTLAND VALUES PAC 100% Admin & Office 100% $4K -31%
2022 Q3 2022 $238 3 HEARTLAND VALUES PAC 100% Admin & Office 100% $4K -73%
2022 Q4 2022 $354 3 HEARTLAND VALUES PAC 100% Admin & Office 100% $4K -22%
2023 Q1 2024 $245 2 HEARTLAND VALUES PAC 100% Admin & Office 100% $245 -69%
2023 Q2 2024 $489 3 HEARTLAND VALUES PAC 100% Admin & Office 100% $734 -29%
2023 Q3 2024 $244 2 HEARTLAND VALUES PAC 100% Admin & Office 100% $978 -65%
2023 Q4 2024 $1K 9 CRAMER, KEVIN MR. 34% Admin & Office 100% $2K +63%
2024 Q1 2024 $713 6 CRAMER, KEVIN MR. 46% Admin & Office 100% $3K +202%
2024 Q2 2024 $1K 8 HEARTLAND VALUES PAC 41% Admin & Office 100% $4K +169%
2024 Q3 2024 $1K 8 CRAMER, KEVIN MR. 36% Other / Unclassified 64% $5K +413%
2024 Q4 2024 $1K 10 HEARTLAND VALUES PAC 26% Other / Unclassified 52% $7K +277%
2025 Q1 2026 $988 8 THUNE, JOHN R. 40% Software & Tech 67% $988 +304%
2025 Q2 2026 $1K 9 THUNE, JOHN R. 35% Software & Tech 71% $2K +129%
2025 Q3 2026 $794 5 HEARTLAND VALUES PAC 67% Software & Tech 100% $3K +225%
2025 Q4 2026 $794 6 HEARTLAND VALUES PAC 50% Software & Tech 100% $4K -29%
2026 Q1 2026 $688 5 THUNE, JOHN R. 60% — $4K -4%
2026 Q2 2026 $820 6 THUNE, JOHN R. 50% — $5K -35%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $3K across 22 disbursements (avg $138/check) Top buyer: HEARTLAND VALUES PAC (52% of category) Last paid: 9mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $1K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $3K across 22 disbursements (avg $138/check) Top buyer: HEARTLAND VALUES PAC (52% of category) Last paid: 9mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $2K Admin & Office — cycle-to-date Total: $36K across 141 disbursements (avg $253/check) Top buyer: HEARTLAND VALUES PAC (47% of category) Last paid: 14mo ago · +591% vs prior cycle Admin & Office $434

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $3K across 22 disbursements (avg $138/check) Top buyer: HEARTLAND VALUES PAC (52% of category) Last paid: 9mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $3K Admin & Office — cycle-to-date Total: $36K across 141 disbursements (avg $253/check) Top buyer: HEARTLAND VALUES PAC (47% of category) Last paid: 14mo ago · +591% vs prior cycle Admin & Office $1K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Media $39,753 3 $13K 46.0% FRIENDS OF NEAL TAPIO 100% 8y ago
Admin & Office $35,657 141 $253 41.2% HEARTLAND VALUES PAC 47% 14mo ago
Other / Unclassified $4,130 18 $229 4.8% HEITKAMP, HEIDI 33% 21mo ago
Wages & Payroll $3,889 11 $354 4.5% NORTH DAKOTA REPUBLICAN PAR… 100% 8y ago
Software & Tech $3,045 22 $138 3.5% HEARTLAND VALUES PAC 52% 9mo ago
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Client retention

Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.

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Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$19,668 · 22% of revenue
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Repeat clients 2 cycles
$20,665 · 23% of revenue
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One-time clients 1 cycle
$48,083 · 54% of revenue
Top 1 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
HEARTLAND VALUES PAC 5 $19,668 106 2017-01-30 2026-06-15
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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
SD
$66,226 74.9% 7
DC
$12,521 14.2% 1
ND
$9,669 10.9% 2
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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 2018-05-04 FRIENDS OF NEAL TAPIO Media ADVERTISING-TV ADS $18,000
Largest all-time 2018-05-07 FRIENDS OF NEAL TAPIO Media ADVERTISING-TV ADS $18,000
Largest all-time 2019-03-14 HEITKAMP, HEIDI Admin & Office TELECOMMUNICATIONS $4,093
Largest all-time 2018-05-08 FRIENDS OF NEAL TAPIO Media ADVERTISING-TV ADS $3,753
Largest all-time 2018-03-20 HEITKAMP, HEIDI Admin & Office TELECOMMUNICATIONS $1,755
Largest this cycle 2025-07-29 HEARTLAND VALUES PAC Software & Tech WEB SERVICES $265
Largest this cycle 2026-02-17 HEARTLAND VALUES PAC — WEB SERVICES $141
Largest this cycle 2026-02-17 THUNE, JOHN R. — WEB SERVICES $141
Largest this cycle 2026-04-20 THUNE, JOHN R. — WEB SERVICES $137
Largest this cycle 2026-05-15 THUNE, JOHN R. — WEB SERVICES $137
Recent 2026-06-15 HEARTLAND VALUES PAC — WEB SERVICES $137
Recent 2026-06-15 THUNE, JOHN R. — WEB SERVICES $137
Recent 2026-05-15 HEARTLAND VALUES PAC — WEB SERVICES $137
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