Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia Inquirer is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Philadelphia Inquirer was paid $11K across 5 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 27, 2017 → Jul 23, 2026
- spans 9.4 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 80
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 5
- 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.
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 3 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MEUSER, DANIEL PA · House REP |
$44 | 1 |
| VAN DREW, JEFF MR NJ · House REP |
$36 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MEUSER, DANIEL PA · House REP |
$152 | 4 |
| VAN DREW, JEFF MR NJ · House REP |
$148 | 5 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MEUSER, DANIEL PA · House REP |
$368 | 10 |
| VAN DREW, JEFF MR NJ · House REP |
$316 | 11 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MEUSER, DANIEL PA · House REP |
$487 | 14 |
| VAN DREW, JEFF MR NJ · House REP |
$469 | 18 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| VAN DREW, JEFF MR NJ · House REP |
$601 | 24 |
| MEUSER, DANIEL PA · House REP |
$509 | 15 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $8,717 | 82.47% |
| Republican | $1,853 | 17.53% |
| Non-partisan | $0 | 0.00% |
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 · 9 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $5K | 1 | DEMOCRATIC JEWISH OUTREACH … 100% | Media 100% | $5K | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $36 | 3 | VAN DREW, JEFF MR 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $36 | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $48 | 3 | VAN DREW, JEFF MR 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $84 | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $4K | 1 | DEMOCRATIC JEWISH OUTREACH … 100% | Media 100% | $4K | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $16 | 1 | PA VALUES 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $4K | -100% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $22 | 1 | VAN DREW, JEFF MR 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $22 | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $66 | 3 | VAN DREW, JEFF MR 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $88 | +84% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $66 | 3 | VAN DREW, JEFF MR 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $154 | +38% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $98 | 5 | VAN DREW, JEFF MR 67% | Software & Tech 100% | $252 | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $88 | 4 | VAN DREW, JEFF MR 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $339 | -98% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $22 | 1 | VAN DREW, JEFF MR 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $361 | +38% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $66 | 3 | VAN DREW, JEFF MR 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $66 | +200% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $66 | 3 | VAN DREW, JEFF MR 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $132 | +0% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $66 | 3 | VAN DREW, JEFF MR 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $198 | +0% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $88 | 4 | VAN DREW, JEFF MR 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $285 | -10% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $66 | 3 | VAN DREW, JEFF MR 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $351 | -25% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $88 | 4 | VAN DREW, JEFF MR 75% | Software & Tech 100% | $439 | +300% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $66 | 3 | VAN DREW, JEFF MR 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $66 | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $116 | 5 | VAN DREW, JEFF MR 76% | Software & Tech 100% | $182 | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $200 | 7 | MEUSER, DANIEL 64% | Software & Tech 100% | $381 | +203% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $192 | 6 | MEUSER, DANIEL 56% | Software & Tech 100% | $573 | +191% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $220 | 7 | VAN DREW, JEFF MR 51% | Software & Tech 49% | $793 | +234% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $208 | 6 | MEUSER, DANIEL 56% | — | $1K | +137% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media | $8,669 | 2 | $4K | 84.6% | DEMOCRATIC JEWISH OUTREACH … 100% | 5y ago |
| Software & Tech | $1,581 | 68 | $23 | 15.4% | VAN DREW, JEFF MR 72% | 5mo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN DREW, JEFF MR | 4 | $1,344 | 60 | 2019-10-23 | 2026-06-23 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PA | $8,717 | 82.5% | 3 | |
| NJ | $1,344 | 12.7% | 1 | |
| WI | $509 | 4.8% | 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 | 2018-10-09 | DEMOCRATIC JEWISH OUTREACH PA | Media | NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENT | $4,800 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-09-18 | DEMOCRATIC JEWISH OUTREACH PA | Media | NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENT | $3,869 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-06-04 | MEUSER, DANIEL | — | OFFICE SUBSCRIPTION | $44 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-12-18 | MEUSER, DANIEL | Software & Tech | OFFICE SUBSCRIPTION | $36 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-11-20 | MEUSER, DANIEL | Software & Tech | OFFICE SUBSCRIPTION | $36 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-08-28 | MEUSER, DANIEL | Software & Tech | OFFICE SUBSCRIPTION | $36 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-09 | MEUSER, DANIEL | — | OFFICE SUBSCRIPTION | $36 |
| Recent | 2026-06-23 | VAN DREW, JEFF MR | — | SUBSCRIPTIONS | $36 |
| Recent | 2026-05-07 | MEUSER, DANIEL | — | OFFICE SUBSCRIPTION | $36 |
| Recent | 2026-05-27 | VAN DREW, JEFF MR | — | SUBSCRIPTIONS | $28 |
| Recent | 2026-04-28 | VAN DREW, JEFF MR | — | SUBSCRIPTIONS | $28 |