MZL MEDIA LLC
$1.41M
2025-2026 cycle
MZL MEDIA LLC is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle MZL MEDIA LLC was paid $1.41M across 7 client committees, of which $300K 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
$1.41M
=
$1.11M
(Schedule B)
+
$300K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$1,113,149 | 30 rows | 78.8% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$299,521 | 18 rows | 21.2% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Apr 29, 2022 → Jul 14, 2026
- spans 4.2 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 30
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 7
- 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.
Jul 2025
Jun 2026
$331K
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.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 1 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| DLGA C00685719 |
$20,255 IE $20,255 |
1 |
| PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; FRIENDS OF KATIE 1487598 |
$1,500 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; FRIENDS OF KATIE 1487598 |
$259,500 | 3 |
| NEW LEADERSHIP PAC C00751503 |
$106,000 IE $106,000 |
1 |
| DLGA C00685719 |
$20,255 IE $20,255 |
1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; FRIENDS OF KATIE 1487598 |
$259,500 | 3 |
| NEW LEADERSHIP PAC C00751503 |
$106,000 IE $106,000 |
1 |
| DLGA C00685719 |
$20,255 IE $20,255 |
1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 5
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; FRIENDS OF KATIE 1487598 |
$259,500 | 3 |
| NEW LEADERSHIP PAC C00751503 |
$142,000 IE $106,000 · SB $36,000 |
2 |
| YOUR COMMUNITY PAC C00886614 |
$65,516 IE $65,516 |
7 |
| NEW ENGAGEMENT PAC C00851584 |
$23,000 | 2 |
| DLGA C00685719 |
$20,255 IE $20,255 |
1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 5
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; FRIENDS OF KATIE 1487598 |
$259,500 | 3 |
| NEW LEADERSHIP PAC C00751503 |
$142,000 IE $106,000 · SB $36,000 |
2 |
| YOUR COMMUNITY PAC C00886614 |
$65,516 IE $65,516 |
7 |
| NEW ENGAGEMENT PAC C00851584 |
$35,000 | 3 |
| DLGA C00685719 |
$20,255 IE $20,255 |
1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 8
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PROJECT 218 C00871368 |
$387,500 | 1 |
| PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; FRIENDS OF KATIE 1487598 |
$259,500 | 3 |
| NEW LEADERSHIP PAC C00751503 |
$142,000 IE $106,000 · SB $36,000 |
2 |
| YOUR COMMUNITY PAC C00886614 |
$65,516 IE $65,516 |
7 |
| BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR US · President DEM |
$60,253 | 4 |
| DCCC C00000935 |
$40,000 | 1 |
| NEW ENGAGEMENT PAC C00851584 |
$35,000 | 3 |
| DLGA C00685719 |
$20,255 IE $20,255 |
1 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 92%
R · 8%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $993,240 | 70.31% |
| Republican | $90,104 | 6.38% |
| Non-partisan | $329,325 | 23.31% |
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 onlyCycle-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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $40K | 2 | DCCC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $40K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $20K | 1 | DCCC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $60K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $30K | 2 | DCCC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $90K | — |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $20K | 1 | DCCC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $20K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $20K | 2 | BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $40K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $30K | 3 | BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $70K | — |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $80K | 4 | DCCC 50% | Strategy & Research 100% | $150K | +100% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $513K | 6 | PROJECT 218 76% | Strategy & Research 100% | $663K | +2464% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $30K | 2 | BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $693K | +0% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $16K | 2 | NEW ENGAGEMENT PAC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $16K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $19K | 1 | NEW ENGAGEMENT PAC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $35K | -5% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $36K | 1 | NEW LEADERSHIP PAC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $71K | +20% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $260K | 3 | PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; F… 100% | Media 99% | $331K | +225% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $853,649 | 27 | $32K | 76.8% | PROJECT 218 45% | 6mo ago |
| Media | $258,000 | 2 | $129K | 23.2% | PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; F… 100% | 2mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
0
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
1
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$230,000 · 21% of revenue
6
One-time clients 1 cycle
$883,149 · 79% of revenue
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC | $652,500 | 58.6% | 3 | |
| CA | $259,500 | 23.3% | 1 | |
| PA | $150,253 | 13.5% | 1 | |
| MA | $36,000 | 3.2% | 1 | |
| CO | $14,896 | 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 | 2024-09-12 | PROJECT 218 | Strategy & Research | ADVERTISING PRODUCTION | $387,500 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-05-04 | PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; FRIENDS OF KATIE | Media | Digital Ads/Support/Katie Porter/Governor/Statewide | $200,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-05-21 | PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; FRIENDS OF KATIE | Media | Digital Ads/Support/Katie Porter/Governor/Statewide | $58,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-06-14 | DCCC | Strategy & Research | GENERIC STRATEGIC/ POLITICAL CONSULTANT | $40,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-08-15 | DCCC | Strategy & Research | GENERIC STRATEGIC/ POLITICAL CONSULTANT | $40,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-20 | NEW LEADERSHIP PAC | Strategy & Research | POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING | $36,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-12-30 | NEW ENGAGEMENT PAC | Strategy & Research | STRATEGIC CONSULTING SERVICES | $19,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-07-18 | NEW ENGAGEMENT PAC | Strategy & Research | STRATEGIC CONSULTING SERVICES | $12,000 |
| Recent | 2026-06-30 | PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; FRIENDS OF KATIE | — | — | $1,500 |