NAMES IN THE NEWS

$7.68M 2025-2026 cycle

NAMES IN THE NEWS is a fundraising vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle NAMES IN THE NEWS was paid $7.68M across 34 client committees, of which $9K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

Fundraising ○ Slowing (~3mo since last)

Part I Identity

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

Source split

$7.68M = $7.67M (Schedule B) + $9K (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments		 $7,671,888 641 rows 99.9%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them		 $8,857 3 rows 0.1%
Activity span ALL TIME
Mar 1, 2000 → Mar 18, 2026
spans 26.0 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
641
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
34
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Apr 2025 Mar 2026
$575K 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 3 months · top 2

DSCC $26K Fundraising · 2 txns DUCKWORTH, L. TAMMY $10K Print & Mail · 1 txn NI NAMES IN THE NEWS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
DSCC
C00042366
 $26,296 2
DUCKWORTH, L. TAMMY
IL · Senate DEM
 $9,534 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 8

DSCC $92K Fundraising · 8 txns BROWN, SHERROD $39K Fundraising · 2 txns MCMORROW, MALLORY $28K Fundraising · 2 txns DUCKWORTH, L. TAMMY $21K Print & Mail · 2 txns CORTEZ MASTO, CATHERINE $7K — · 1 txn VOTEVETS $7K Fundraising · 1 txn MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN $6K Fundraising · 1 txn HASSAN, MARGARET WOOD $6K — · 1 txn NI NAMES IN THE NEWS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
DSCC
C00042366
 $91,598 8
BROWN, SHERROD
OH · Senate DEM
 $38,916 2
MCMORROW, MALLORY
MI · Senate DEM
 $27,690 2
DUCKWORTH, L. TAMMY
IL · Senate DEM
 $21,081 2
CORTEZ MASTO, CATHERINE
NV · Senate DEM
 $7,246 1
VOTEVETS
C00418897
 $6,680 1
MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN
OR · Senate DEM
 $5,955 1
HASSAN, MARGARET WOOD
NH · Senate DEM
 $5,902 1
View all buyers in research · last 6 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 10

DSCC $177K Fundraising · 17 txns MCMORROW, MALLORY $81K Fundraising · 5 txns BROWN, SHERROD $68K Fundraising · 4 txns DUCKWORTH, L. TAMMY $37K Print & Mail · 4 txns VOTEVETS $24K Fundraising · 4 txns CORTEZ MASTO, CATHERINE $22K Fundraising · 4 txns MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN $17K Fundraising · 3 txns STRATTON, JULIANA $15K Fundraising · 2 txns MURRAY, PATTY $14K Fundraising · 2 txns HASSAN, MARGARET WOOD $14K Fundraising · 3 txns NI NAMES IN THE NEWS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
DSCC
C00042366
 $177,251 17
MCMORROW, MALLORY
MI · Senate DEM
 $80,902 5
BROWN, SHERROD
OH · Senate DEM
 $67,749 4
DUCKWORTH, L. TAMMY
IL · Senate DEM
 $37,018 4
VOTEVETS
C00418897
 $24,432 4
CORTEZ MASTO, CATHERINE
NV · Senate DEM
 $21,564 4
MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN
OR · Senate DEM
 $17,159 3
STRATTON, JULIANA
IL · Senate DEM
 $14,849 2
MURRAY, PATTY
WA · Senate DEM
 $14,276 2
HASSAN, MARGARET WOOD
NH · Senate DEM
 $14,108 3
View all buyers in research · last 12 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 10

DSCC $257K Fundraising · 29 txns MCMORROW, MALLORY $95K Fundraising · 6 txns BROWN, SHERROD $68K Fundraising · 4 txns DUCKWORTH, L. TAMMY $55K Fundraising · 6 txns VOTEVETS $46K Fundraising · 6 txns CORTEZ MASTO, CATHERINE $28K Fundraising · 5 txns HASSAN, MARGARET WOOD $19K Fundraising · 4 txns MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN $17K Fundraising · 3 txns STRATTON, JULIANA $15K Fundraising · 2 txns MURRAY, PATTY $14K Fundraising · 2 txns NI NAMES IN THE NEWS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
DSCC
C00042366
 $256,622 29
MCMORROW, MALLORY
MI · Senate DEM
 $94,866 6
BROWN, SHERROD
OH · Senate DEM
 $67,749 4
DUCKWORTH, L. TAMMY
IL · Senate DEM
 $54,650 6
VOTEVETS
C00418897
 $45,722 6
CORTEZ MASTO, CATHERINE
NV · Senate DEM
 $28,205 5
HASSAN, MARGARET WOOD
NH · Senate DEM
 $19,115 4
MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN
OR · Senate DEM
 $17,159 3
STRATTON, JULIANA
IL · Senate DEM
 $14,849 2
MURRAY, PATTY
WA · Senate DEM
 $14,276 2
View all buyers in research · last 18 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 10

DSCC $320K Fundraising · 35 txns MCMORROW, MALLORY $95K Fundraising · 6 txns BALDWIN, TAMMY $77K Fundraising · 5 txns GALLEGO, RUBEN $70K Fundraising · 7 txns VOTEVETS $69K Fundraising · 9 txns BROWN, SHERROD $68K Fundraising · 4 txns DUCKWORTH, L. TAMMY $55K Fundraising · 6 txns CASEY, ROBERT P. JR. $43K Fundraising · 3 txns ROSEN, JACKY $36K Fundraising · 4 txns CORTEZ MASTO, CATHERINE $28K Fundraising · 5 txns NI NAMES IN THE NEWS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
DSCC
C00042366
 $319,826 35
MCMORROW, MALLORY
MI · Senate DEM
 $94,866 6
BALDWIN, TAMMY
WI · Senate DEM
 $77,294 5
GALLEGO, RUBEN
AZ · Senate DEM
 $69,733 7
VOTEVETS
C00418897
 $69,322 9
BROWN, SHERROD
OH · Senate DEM
 $67,749 4
DUCKWORTH, L. TAMMY
IL · Senate DEM
 $54,650 6
CASEY, ROBERT P. JR.
PA · Senate DEM
 $43,083 3
ROSEN, JACKY
NV · Senate DEM
 $35,930 4
CORTEZ MASTO, CATHERINE
NV · Senate DEM
 $28,205 5
View all buyers in research · last 24 mo →

By party

Revenue by party

100% D
D · 100%
R · 0%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $7,378,249 96.06%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $302,496 3.94%

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): $60KQ2 2017 (2018 cycle): $143KQ3 2017 (2018 cycle): $161KQ4 2017 (2018 cycle): $206KQ1 2018 (2018 cycle): $219KQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $257KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $181KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $53KQ1 2019 (2020 cycle): $101KQ2 2019 (2020 cycle): $363KQ3 2019 (2020 cycle): $411KQ4 2019 (2020 cycle): $395KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $693KQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $225KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $528KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $97KQ1 2021 (2022 cycle): $185KQ2 2021 (2022 cycle): $194KQ3 2021 (2022 cycle): $330KQ4 2021 (2022 cycle): $189KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $403KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $204KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $281KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $5KQ1 2023 (2024 cycle): $142KQ2 2023 (2024 cycle): $76KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $125KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $100KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $172KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $236KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $228KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $39KQ1 2025 (2026 cycle): $62KQ2 2025 (2026 cycle): $103KQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $107KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $181KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $184K Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1 $693K

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 $60K 9 DCCC 51% Fundraising 100% $60K —
2017 Q2 2018 $143K 14 DCCC 59% Fundraising 100% $202K —
2017 Q3 2018 $161K 16 DCCC 56% Fundraising 100% $363K —
2017 Q4 2018 $206K 14 DCCC 79% Fundraising 100% $569K —
2018 Q1 2018 $219K 13 DCCC 56% Fundraising 100% $788K —
2018 Q2 2018 $257K 19 DCCC 46% Fundraising 100% $1.04M —
2018 Q3 2018 $181K 16 DCCC 35% Fundraising 100% $1.23M —
2018 Q4 2018 $53K 6 DSCC 39% Fundraising 100% $1.28M —
2019 Q1 2020 $101K 9 DCCC 87% Fundraising 100% $101K +69%
2019 Q2 2020 $363K 21 DSCC 48% Fundraising 100% $464K +154%
2019 Q3 2020 $411K 35 DSCC 51% Fundraising 100% $875K +155%
2019 Q4 2020 $395K 21 DSCC 55% Fundraising 100% $1.27M +92%
2020 Q1 2020 $693K 31 DSCC 56% Fundraising 100% $1.96M +217%
2020 Q2 2020 $225K 17 DSCC 67% Fundraising 100% $2.19M -12%
2020 Q3 2020 $528K 32 DSCC 77% Fundraising 100% $2.72M +191%
2020 Q4 2020 $97K 7 DSCC 99% Fundraising 100% $2.81M +81%
2021 Q1 2022 $185K 20 DSCC 54% Fundraising 100% $185K +82%
2021 Q2 2022 $194K 17 DSCC 56% Fundraising 100% $379K -46%
2021 Q3 2022 $330K 26 DSCC 54% Fundraising 100% $709K -20%
2021 Q4 2022 $189K 28 DSCC 61% Fundraising 100% $898K -52%
2022 Q1 2022 $403K 24 DSCC 59% Fundraising 100% $1.3M -42%
2022 Q2 2022 $204K 17 DSCC 39% Fundraising 100% $1.51M -9%
2022 Q3 2022 $281K 24 DSCC 40% Fundraising 100% $1.79M -47%
2022 Q4 2022 $5K 1 BALDWIN, TAMMY 100% Fundraising 100% $1.79M -95%
2023 Q1 2024 $142K 15 DSCC 48% Fundraising 100% $142K -23%
2023 Q2 2024 $76K 13 DSCC 46% Fundraising 100% $217K -61%
2023 Q3 2024 $125K 15 GALLEGO, RUBEN 43% Fundraising 100% $342K -62%
2023 Q4 2024 $100K 18 DSCC 43% Fundraising 100% $443K -47%
2024 Q1 2024 $172K 18 GALLEGO, RUBEN 36% Fundraising 100% $615K -57%
2024 Q2 2024 $236K 18 CASEY, ROBERT P. JR. 22% Fundraising 100% $852K +16%
2024 Q3 2024 $228K 21 DSCC 28% Fundraising 100% $1.08M -19%
2024 Q4 2024 $39K 3 BALDWIN, TAMMY 100% Fundraising 100% $1.12M +750%
2025 Q1 2026 $62K 11 DSCC 66% Fundraising 100% $62K -57%
2025 Q2 2026 $103K 14 DSCC 37% Fundraising 100% $165K +37%
2025 Q3 2026 $107K 15 DSCC 36% Fundraising 100% $272K -14%
2025 Q4 2026 $181K 17 DSCC 37% Fundraising 100% $453K +80%
2026 Q1 2026 $184K 16 DSCC 38% Fundraising 81% $637K +7%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 3 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $7.64M across 637 disbursements (avg $12K/check) Top buyer: DSCC (42% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +583% vs prior cycle Fundraising $26K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $21K across 2 disbursements (avg $11K/check) Top buyer: DUCKWORTH, L. TAMMY (100% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $10K

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $7.64M across 637 disbursements (avg $12K/check) Top buyer: DSCC (42% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +583% vs prior cycle Fundraising $171K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $21K across 2 disbursements (avg $11K/check) Top buyer: DUCKWORTH, L. TAMMY (100% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $21K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $7.64M across 637 disbursements (avg $12K/check) Top buyer: DSCC (42% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +583% vs prior cycle Fundraising $443K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $21K across 2 disbursements (avg $11K/check) Top buyer: DUCKWORTH, L. TAMMY (100% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $21K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $7.64M across 637 disbursements (avg $12K/check) Top buyer: DSCC (42% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +583% vs prior cycle Fundraising $603K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $21K across 2 disbursements (avg $11K/check) Top buyer: DUCKWORTH, L. TAMMY (100% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $21K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $7.64M across 637 disbursements (avg $12K/check) Top buyer: DSCC (42% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +583% vs prior cycle Fundraising $912K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $21K across 2 disbursements (avg $11K/check) Top buyer: DUCKWORTH, L. TAMMY (100% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $21K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Fundraising $7,637,286 637 $12K 99.7% DSCC 42% 2mo ago
Print & Mail $21,081 2 $11K 0.3% DUCKWORTH, L. TAMMY 100% 3mo ago
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Client retention

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

11
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$5,157,239 · 67% of revenue
5
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$1,983,270 · 26% of revenue
17
One-time clients 1 cycle
$531,380 · 7% of revenue
Top 11 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
DSCC 5 $3,232,245 178 2018-05-17 2026-03-18
BALDWIN, TAMMY 4 $421,262 43 2017-03-23 2024-11-14
VOTEVETS 4 $287,045 38 2019-05-03 2026-01-14
DUCKWORTH, L. TAMMY 3 $201,207 28 2019-05-17 2026-03-10
CORTEZ MASTO, CATHERINE 4 $196,802 27 2017-10-20 2026-02-05
C00636571 3 $192,085 18 2020-07-16 2023-01-04
HASSAN, MARGARET WOOD 3 $173,946 26 2019-03-29 2026-02-04
CASEY, ROBERT P. JR. 3 $173,876 26 2020-10-05 2024-09-20
SMITH, TINA 3 $133,996 19 2018-03-05 2021-04-06
MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN 3 $94,733 19 2017-02-07 2026-01-28
MIDWEST VALUES PAC 3 $50,042 8 2017-02-03 2025-09-08
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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
DC
$4,936,725 65.4% 6
WI
$421,262 5.6% 1
OR
$387,347 5.1% 3
AZ
$261,026 3.5% 1
MI
$233,691 3.1% 2
IL
$216,056 2.9% 2
Unknown
$211,689 2.8% 3
MN
$199,541 2.6% 3
NH
$173,946 2.3% 1
PA
$173,876 2.3% 1
WA
$167,611 2.2% 2
NV
$161,110 2.1% 1
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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 2020-01-24 DSCC Fundraising LIST RENTAL MARKET VALUE $103,006
Largest all-time 2020-09-08 DSCC Fundraising LIST RENTAL IN KIND $95,870
Largest all-time 2020-03-09 DSCC Fundraising LIST RENTAL MARKET VALUE $95,809
Largest all-time 2020-01-30 DSCC Fundraising LIST RENTAL MARKET VALUE $89,979
Largest all-time 2019-12-19 DSCC Fundraising LIST RENTAL MARKET VALUE $84,168
Largest this cycle 2025-11-06 DSCC Fundraising LIST RENTAL MARKET VALUE $25,581
Largest this cycle 2026-01-07 BROWN, SHERROD Fundraising LIST ACQUISITION $23,766
Largest this cycle 2026-03-18 DSCC Fundraising LIST RENTAL MARKET VALUE $22,033
Largest this cycle 2026-01-14 DSCC Fundraising LIST RENTAL MARKET VALUE $19,336
Largest this cycle 2026-01-02 MCMORROW, MALLORY Fundraising LIST RENTAL $18,134
Recent 2026-02-18 DSCC Fundraising LIST RENTAL MARKET VALUE $16,506
Recent 2026-02-23 MCMORROW, MALLORY Fundraising LIST RENTAL $9,556
Recent 2026-03-10 DUCKWORTH, L. TAMMY Print & Mail DIRECT MAIL LIST RENTAL $9,534
Recent 2026-03-18 DSCC Fundraising LIST MANAGEMENT SERVICES $4,263
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