MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, LLC
MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, LLC is a print & mail vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, LLC was paid $2.16M across 9 client committees, of which $566K 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 |
$1,596,317 | 61 rows | 73.8% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$566,474 | 29 rows | 26.2% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Oct 26, 2010 → May 1, 2026
- spans 15.5 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 61
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 9
- 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 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MESSMER, MARK MR. IN · House REP |
$2,545 | 2 |
| SMITH, KEVIN KY · House REP |
$500 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STUTZMAN, MARLIN A IN · House REP |
$6,143 | 1 |
| MESSMER, MARK MR. IN · House REP |
$2,545 | 2 |
| YOUNG, TODD CHRISTOPHER IN · Senate REP |
$571 | 2 |
| SMITH, KEVIN KY · House REP |
$500 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STUTZMAN, MARLIN A IN · House REP |
$6,143 | 1 |
| MESSMER, MARK MR. IN · House REP |
$2,545 | 2 |
| YOUNG, TODD CHRISTOPHER IN · Senate REP |
$571 | 2 |
| SMITH, KEVIN KY · House REP |
$500 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 5
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| INDIANA REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE, INC. C00006486 |
$90,520 IE $90,520 |
6 |
| MESSMER, MARK MR. IN · House REP |
$13,575 | 3 |
| STUTZMAN, MARLIN A IN · House REP |
$6,143 | 1 |
| YOUNG, TODD CHRISTOPHER IN · Senate REP |
$571 | 2 |
| SMITH, KEVIN KY · House REP |
$500 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $2,162,792 | 100.00% |
| Non-partisan | $0 | 0.00% |
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.
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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 9 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $48K | 3 | I LIKE LUKE 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $48K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $15K | 4 | I LIKE LUKE 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $63K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $2K | 1 | BRAUN, MIKE 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $2K | — |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $896 | 1 | KENT ABERNATHY FOR CONGRESS 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $3K | -94% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $942 | 1 | YOUNG, TODD CHRISTOPHER 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $942 | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $2K | 1 | YOUNG, TODD CHRISTOPHER 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $3K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $7K | 2 | BRAUN, MIKE 73% | Print & Mail 100% | $10K | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $50K | 1 | GOODRICH, CHARLES 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $50K | +2406% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $182K | 9 | GOODRICH, CHARLES 83% | Print & Mail 100% | $232K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $343K | 8 | GOODRICH, CHARLES 79% | Print & Mail 100% | $575K | — |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $922K | 22 | GOODRICH, CHARLES 60% | Print & Mail 100% | $1.5M | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $14K | 2 | MESSMER, MARK MR. 82% | Print & Mail 100% | $1.51M | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $7K | 2 | STUTZMAN, MARLIN A 94% | Print & Mail 100% | $7K | -87% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $3K | 3 | MESSMER, MARK MR. 93% | Print & Mail 7% | $9K | -99% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $500 | 1 | SMITH, KEVIN 100% | — | $10K | -100% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Print & Mail | $1,593,273 | 58 | $27K | 100.0% | GOODRICH, CHARLES 64% | 6mo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YOUNG, TODD CHRISTOPHER | 3 | $6,347 | 6 | 2021-02-18 | 2026-02-06 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | $1,595,817 | 100.0% | 8 | |
| KY | $500 | 0.0% | 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 | 2024-04-17 | GOODRICH, CHARLES | Print & Mail | DIRECT MAIL EXPENSE & SIGNAGE | $290,151 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-02-08 | GOODRICH, CHARLES | Print & Mail | POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING; DIRECT MAIL EXPENSE | $149,545 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-05-15 | GOODRICH, CHARLES | Print & Mail | DIRECT MAIL EXPENSE | $115,294 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-11-13 | GOODRICH, CHARLES | Print & Mail | DIRECT MAIL EXPENSE | $113,734 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-03-23 | GOODRICH, CHARLES | Print & Mail | DIRECT MAIL EXPENSE | $71,911 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-09-11 | STUTZMAN, MARLIN A | Print & Mail | PRINTING/POSTAGE | $6,143 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-23 | MESSMER, MARK MR. | — | PRINTING SERVICES | $1,344 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-23 | MESSMER, MARK MR. | — | DIRECT MAIL SERVICES/POSTAGE | $1,201 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-01 | SMITH, KEVIN | — | DESIGN SERVICES | $500 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-09-05 | YOUNG, TODD CHRISTOPHER | Print & Mail | PRINTING | $384 |
| Recent | 2026-02-06 | YOUNG, TODD CHRISTOPHER | Print & Mail | PRINTING | $187 |