PEOPLE WHO THINK
PEOPLE WHO THINK is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle PEOPLE WHO THINK was paid $29.22M across 8 client committees, of which $25.81M 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 |
$3,418,381 | 97 rows | 11.7% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$25,806,402 | 976 rows | 88.3% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Feb 21, 2017 → Jun 5, 2026
- spans 9.3 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 97
- Schedule B + IE 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
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By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $29,025,188 | 99.32% |
| Non-partisan | $199,595 | 0.68% |
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 · 6 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2018 | $16K | 2 | PALAZZO, STEVEN MCCARTY 100% | Media 100% | $16K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $3K | 1 | PALAZZO, STEVEN MCCARTY 100% | Media 100% | $19K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $12K | 2 | PALAZZO, STEVEN MCCARTY 100% | Media 100% | $31K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $343 | 1 | PALAZZO, STEVEN MCCARTY 100% | Media 100% | $31K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $9K | 3 | AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY AC… 96% | Media 100% | $41K | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $405K | 11 | BISHOP, JAMES DANIEL 100% | Media 100% | $405K | +15022% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $1.18M | 26 | BISHOP, JAMES DANIEL 89% | Media 100% | $1.59M | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $42K | 4 | COTTON INGA MS 50% | Media 100% | $1.63M | +247% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $63K | 5 | AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY AC… 97% | Media 100% | $1.69M | +18406% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $117K | 5 | AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY AC… 100% | Media 100% | $1.81M | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $832K | 6 | BISHOP, JAMES DANIEL 99% | Media 100% | $2.64M | +8711% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $77K | 2 | CAREY, MIKE 100% | Media 100% | $77K | -81% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $280K | 13 | CAREY, MIKE 100% | Media 100% | $356K | -76% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $367K | 10 | CAREY, MIKE 88% | Media 100% | $723K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $3K | 1 | AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY AC… 100% | Media 100% | $726K | -97% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $10K | 1 | AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY AC… 100% | Media 100% | $737K | -99% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media | $3,374,600 | 97 | $35K | 100.0% | BISHOP, JAMES DANIEL 67% | 3y 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTION | 3 | $230,297 | 17 | 2018-10-19 | 2022-10-18 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC | $2,275,218 | 66.6% | 1 | |
| OH | $679,286 | 19.9% | 1 | |
| VA | $230,297 | 6.7% | 1 | |
| DC | $178,725 | 5.2% | 1 | |
| MS | $31,808 | 0.9% | 1 | |
| TX | $21,000 | 0.6% | 1 | |
| Unknown | $1,617 | 0.0% | 1 | |
| MD | $430 | 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 | 2020-10-02 | BISHOP, JAMES DANIEL | Media | ADVERTISING - TV POST PRODUCTION | $313,966 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-10-09 | BISHOP, JAMES DANIEL | Media | ADVERTISING - TV POST PRODUCTION/VIDEO SHOOT | $280,976 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-10-16 | BISHOP, JAMES DANIEL | Media | ADVERTISING - TV POST PRODUCTION | $229,008 |
| Largest all-time | 2019-08-05 | BISHOP, JAMES DANIEL | Media | CABLE MEDIA BUY | $200,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2019-07-22 | BISHOP, JAMES DANIEL | Media | CABLE MEDIA BUY | $178,901 |
| Largest this cycle | 2021-10-25 | CAREY, MIKE | Media | CABLE ADVERTISING | $150,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2021-07-07 | CAREY, MIKE | Media | CABLE ADVERTISING | $52,036 |
| Largest this cycle | 2021-06-07 | CAREY, MIKE | Media | CABLE ADVERTISING | $49,300 |
| Largest this cycle | 2021-08-05 | CAREY, MIKE | Media | CABLE ADVERTISING | $48,914 |
| Largest this cycle | 2021-10-20 | CAREY, MIKE | Media | CABLE ADVERTISING | $43,725 |
| Recent | 2021-10-27 | CAREY, MIKE | Media | CABLE ADVERTISING | $29,377 |
| Recent | 2021-12-06 | CAREY, MIKE | Media | PRINTING | $29,287 |
| Recent | 2021-10-26 | CAREY, MIKE | Media | CABLE ADVERTISING | $11,330 |
| Recent | 2022-10-18 | AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTION | Media | PREPAYMENT MAIL PRODUCTION | $10,151 |
| Recent | 2022-08-23 | AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTION | Media | DOORHANGER PREPAYMENT | $3,342 |