POLITICAL INK
POLITICAL INK is a print & mail vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle POLITICAL INK was paid $16.37M across 8 client committees, of which $14.92M 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 |
$1,448,387 | 73 rows | 8.9% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$14,916,877 | 218 rows | 91.1% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Oct 13, 2010 → Aug 20, 2024
- spans 13.9 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 73
- 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 | $8,626,631 | 52.71% |
| Non-partisan | $7,738,633 | 47.29% |
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 | Q2 | 2018 | $71K | 3 | WALDEN, GREGORY P. MR. 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $71K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $268K | 20 | STEUBE, GREG 77% | Print & Mail 100% | $339K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $317K | 7 | WALDEN, GREGORY P. MR. 57% | Print & Mail 100% | $656K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $1K | 1 | C00713750 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $1K | — |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $112K | 4 | C00743732 91% | Print & Mail 100% | $113K | +58% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $223K | 18 | C00743732 45% | Print & Mail 100% | $336K | -17% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $158K | 4 | C00473132 59% | Print & Mail 100% | $494K | -50% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $105K | 5 | C00473132 98% | Print & Mail 100% | $105K | +9090% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $188K | 9 | C00473132 97% | Print & Mail 100% | $293K | +68% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $5K | 1 | C00867853 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $5K | -96% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $2K | 1 | C00867853 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $6K | -99% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Print & Mail | $1,448,387 | 73 | $20K | 100.0% | C00473132 33% | 2y 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C00473132 | 3 | $474,791 | 18 | 2018-09-21 | 2022-05-03 |
| STEUBE, GREG | 3 | $217,687 | 20 | 2018-07-01 | 2022-05-31 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | $684,898 | 47.3% | 4 | |
| FL | $325,981 | 22.5% | 2 | |
| OR | $281,103 | 19.4% | 1 | |
| TN | $156,404 | 10.8% | 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 | 2018-11-02 | WALDEN, GREGORY P. MR. | Print & Mail | DIRECT MAIL SERVICES | $64,348 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-10-17 | WALDEN, GREGORY P. MR. | Print & Mail | DIRECT MAIL | $63,736 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-10-26 | C00473132 | Print & Mail | DIRECT MARKETING | $63,677 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-10-22 | DESJARLAIS, SCOTT HON. | Print & Mail | DIRECT MAIL EXPENSE | $59,311 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-10-09 | WALDEN, GREGORY P. MR. | Print & Mail | DIRECT MAIL | $52,994 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-02-26 | C00867853 | Print & Mail | PRINTING | $4,555 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-05-20 | C00867853 | Print & Mail | PRINTING | $1,560 |
| Recent | 2022-05-03 | C00473132 | Print & Mail | DIRECT MARKETING | $22,427 |
| Recent | 2022-04-29 | C00473132 | Print & Mail | DIRECT MARKETING | $22,427 |
| Recent | 2022-05-31 | STEUBE, GREG | Print & Mail | PRINTING | $6,412 |