Nexstar Media Group
$1.02M
2025-2026 cycle
Nexstar Media Group is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Nexstar Media Group was paid $1.02M across 14 client committees, of which $112K 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
$1.02M
=
$905K
(Schedule B)
+
$112K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$904,620 | 26 rows | 88.9% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$112,472 | 4 rows | 11.1% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jan 18, 2018 → Jul 20, 2026
- spans 8.5 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 26
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 14
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
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Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.
Aug 2025
Jul 2026
$219K
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 |
|---|---|---|
| WHALEN, JEROMIE PATRICK DR. MA · House DEM |
$27,005 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 5
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PEREA FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; CALIFORNIANS FOR CENTRAL VALLEY PUBLIC SAFETY, INCLUDING ENERGY, MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES WHO PRODUCE GAS, OIL, JOBS, AND PAY TAXES, SUPPORTING ANNALISA 1483806 |
$67,725 | 1 |
| COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIA'S MIDDLE CLASS, INCLUDING ENERGY COMPANIES WHO PRODUCE GAS, OIL, JOBS AND PAY TAXES 1365275 |
$61,400 | 1 |
| CALIFORNIA LEADS 1478581 |
$51,255 | 6 |
| WHALEN, JEROMIE PATRICK DR. MA · House DEM |
$27,005 | 1 |
| ATCHLEY, DAVID MICHAEL SC · House REP |
$11,518 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 5
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PEREA FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; CALIFORNIANS FOR CENTRAL VALLEY PUBLIC SAFETY, INCLUDING ENERGY, MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES WHO PRODUCE GAS, OIL, JOBS, AND PAY TAXES, SUPPORTING ANNALISA 1483806 |
$67,725 | 1 |
| COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIA'S MIDDLE CLASS, INCLUDING ENERGY COMPANIES WHO PRODUCE GAS, OIL, JOBS AND PAY TAXES 1365275 |
$61,400 | 1 |
| CALIFORNIA LEADS 1478581 |
$51,255 | 6 |
| WHALEN, JEROMIE PATRICK DR. MA · House DEM |
$27,005 | 1 |
| ATCHLEY, DAVID MICHAEL SC · House REP |
$11,518 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 5
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PEREA FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; CALIFORNIANS FOR CENTRAL VALLEY PUBLIC SAFETY, INCLUDING ENERGY, MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES WHO PRODUCE GAS, OIL, JOBS, AND PAY TAXES, SUPPORTING ANNALISA 1483806 |
$67,725 | 1 |
| COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIA'S MIDDLE CLASS, INCLUDING ENERGY COMPANIES WHO PRODUCE GAS, OIL, JOBS AND PAY TAXES 1365275 |
$61,400 | 1 |
| CALIFORNIA LEADS 1478581 |
$51,255 | 6 |
| WHALEN, JEROMIE PATRICK DR. MA · House DEM |
$27,005 | 1 |
| ATCHLEY, DAVID MICHAEL SC · House REP |
$11,518 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 8
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PEREA FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; CALIFORNIANS FOR CENTRAL VALLEY PUBLIC SAFETY, INCLUDING ENERGY, MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES WHO PRODUCE GAS, OIL, JOBS, AND PAY TAXES, SUPPORTING ANNALISA 1483806 |
$67,725 | 1 |
| LETLOW, JULIA LA · House REP |
$64,170 | 2 |
| COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIA'S MIDDLE CLASS, INCLUDING ENERGY COMPANIES WHO PRODUCE GAS, OIL, JOBS AND PAY TAXES 1365275 |
$61,400 | 1 |
| CALIFORNIA LEADS 1478581 |
$51,255 | 6 |
| LF PAC C00804856 |
$38,280 IE $38,280 |
1 |
| WHALEN, JEROMIE PATRICK DR. MA · House DEM |
$27,005 | 1 |
| JARED YOUNG FOR MISSOURI C00849349 |
$20,800 | 3 |
| ATCHLEY, DAVID MICHAEL SC · House REP |
$11,518 | 2 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 48%
R · 52%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $80,779 | 7.94% |
| Republican | $86,391 | 8.49% |
| Non-partisan | $849,922 | 83.56% |
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.
No activity in the last 6 months.
No activity in the last 12 months.
No activity in the last 18 months.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 4 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $35K | 3 | DORI FOR CONGRESS 100% | Media 100% | $35K | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $5K | 1 | GLASHEEN DAVID 100% | Media 100% | $5K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $1K | 1 | STARBUCK, ROBBY 100% | Digital 100% | $6K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $542K | 3 | CALIFORNIANS FOR CLEAN CARS… 99% | Other / Unclassified 99% | $548K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $18K | 2 | WILLIAMSON, MARIANNE 56% | Media 56% | $18K | +253% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $85K | 5 | LETLOW, JULIA 76% | Media 100% | $103K | -84% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $192K | 10 | PEREA FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; CA… 35% | Admin & Office 27% | $192K | — |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $27K | 1 | WHALEN, JEROMIE PATRICK DR. 100% | — | $219K | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $538,766 | 1 | $539K | 73.1% | CALIFORNIANS FOR CLEAN CARS… 100% | 3y ago |
| Media | $137,802 | 12 | $11K | 18.7% | LETLOW, JULIA 47% | 22mo ago |
| Admin & Office | $51,255 | 6 | $9K | 7.0% | CALIFORNIA LEADS 100% | 3mo ago |
| Digital | $9,150 | 2 | $5K | 1.2% | ALVAREZ JUAN RAMON HONORABLE 87% | 2y 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
0
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
14
One-time clients 1 cycle
$904,620 · 100% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | $719,146 | 79.5% | 4 | |
| LA | $64,170 | 7.1% | 1 | |
| TX | $47,942 | 5.3% | 3 | |
| MA | $27,005 | 3.0% | 1 | |
| MO | $20,800 | 2.3% | 1 | |
| SC | $11,518 | 1.3% | 1 | |
| DC | $10,000 | 1.1% | 1 | |
| IN | $2,890 | 0.3% | 1 | |
| TN | $1,150 | 0.1% | 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 | 2022-11-03 | CALIFORNIANS FOR CLEAN CARS AND CLEAN AIR, A COALITION OF RIDESHARE COMPANIES, LABOR, AND ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS | Other / Unclassified | — | $538,766 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-05-15 | PEREA FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; CALIFORNIANS FOR CENTRAL VALLEY PUBLIC SAFETY, INCLUDING ENERGY, MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES WHO PRODUCE GAS, OIL, JOBS, AND PAY TAXES, SUPPORTING ANNALISA | — | — | $67,725 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-05-06 | COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIA'S MIDDLE CLASS, INCLUDING ENERGY COMPANIES WHO PRODUCE GAS, OIL, JOBS AND PAY TAXES | — | — | $61,400 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-03 | LETLOW, JULIA | Media | ADVERTISING - RADIO, TV, NEWSPAPER, OR PRINT | $33,270 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-03 | LETLOW, JULIA | Media | ADVERTISING - RADIO, TV, NEWSPAPER, OR PRINT | $30,900 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-07-20 | WHALEN, JEROMIE PATRICK DR. | — | WIRE OUT NEXSTAR MEDIA INC. | $27,005 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-19 | CALIFORNIA LEADS | Admin & Office | TEL, WEB | $9,210 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-12 | CALIFORNIA LEADS | Admin & Office | TEL, WEB | $8,565 |
| Recent | 2026-05-26 | CALIFORNIA LEADS | Admin & Office | TEL, WEB | $8,385 |
| Recent | 2026-05-29 | ATCHLEY, DAVID MICHAEL | — | WSPA CAMPAIGNING ADS | $6,545 |
| Recent | 2026-06-01 | ATCHLEY, DAVID MICHAEL | — | WSPA CAMPAIGNING ADS | $4,973 |