OBSERVER
OBSERVER is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle OBSERVER was paid $9K across 8 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
- Feb 3, 2001 → Nov 27, 2024
- spans 23.8 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 14
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 8
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
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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 24 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CARLE, THOMAS A NY · House DEM |
$405 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $660 | 7.43% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $8,224 | 92.57% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 4 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $2K | 1 | C00667675 100% | Media 100% | $2K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2024 | $255 | 1 | CARLE, THOMAS A 100% | Media 100% | $255 | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $295 | 1 | KAMLAGER FOR SENATE 2022 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $295 | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $250 | 1 | SMALLWOOD-CUEVAS FOR SENATE… 100% | Media 100% | $545 | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $405 | 1 | CARLE, THOMAS A 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $660 | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media | $7,384 | 11 | $671 | 83.1% | URESTI CARLOS I MR CHARLIE 38% | 2y ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $1,500 | 3 | $500 | 16.9% | HAWKINS BARBARA HONORABLE 53% | 18mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | $5,255 | 59.2% | 4 | |
| Unknown | $2,424 | 27.3% | 1 | |
| NY | $660 | 7.4% | 1 | |
| CA | $545 | 6.1% | 2 |
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 | 2018-08-17 | C00667675 | Media | NEWSPAPER ADS | $2,424 |
| Largest all-time | 2009-02-19 | URESTI CARLOS I MR CHARLIE | Media | Advertising | $1,125 |
| Largest all-time | 2015-12-29 | HAWKINS BARBARA HONORABLE | Other / Unclassified | Newspaper | $800 |
| Largest all-time | 2009-05-22 | URESTI CARLOS I MR CHARLIE | Media | Advertising | $750 |
| Largest all-time | 2003-01-15 | CAPELO JR JAIME L MR | Media | Ad | $700 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-11-27 | CARLE, THOMAS A | Other / Unclassified | ADVERTISEMENTS FOR CAMPAIGN | $405 |
| Largest this cycle | 2022-06-13 | CARLE, THOMAS A | Media | NEWSPAPER ADS | $255 |
| Recent | 2023-07-15 | KAMLAGER FOR SENATE 2022 | Other / Unclassified | — | $295 |
| Recent | 2023-12-18 | SMALLWOOD-CUEVAS FOR SENATE 2026; LOLA | Media | Holiday Ad | $250 |