PUTNAM PARTNERS, LLC
$20.45M
2025-2026 cycle
PUTNAM PARTNERS, LLC is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle PUTNAM PARTNERS, LLC was paid $20.45M across 94 client committees, of which $3.53M 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
$20.45M
=
$16.92M
(Schedule B)
+
$3.53M
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$16,919,597 | 511 rows | 82.7% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$3,534,300 | 292 rows | 17.3% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Mar 10, 2006 → May 21, 2026
- spans 20.2 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 511
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 94
- 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.
Jun 2025
May 2026
$359K
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.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 1 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| WOLFF FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026 1482531 |
$13,242 | 3 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| WOLFF FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026 1482531 |
$96,659 | 6 |
| YEE FOR GOVERNOR 2026; BETTY 1465732 |
$12,880 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| WOLFF FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026 1482531 |
$102,248 | 8 |
| YEE FOR GOVERNOR 2026; BETTY 1465732 |
$92,380 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 6
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| WOLFF FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026 1482531 |
$102,248 | 8 |
| YEE FOR GOVERNOR 2026; BETTY 1465732 |
$92,380 | 2 |
| MUJICA, HECTOR DANIEL FL · Senate DEM |
$74,504 | 1 |
| JAWORSKI JOE S MR 00084866 |
$58,707 | 2 |
| AGER, JAMIE NC · House DEM |
$16,498 | 1 |
| HOULAHAN, CHRISSY PA · House DEM |
$15,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 7
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| WOLFF FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026 1482531 |
$102,248 | 8 |
| YEE FOR GOVERNOR 2026; BETTY 1465732 |
$92,380 | 2 |
| MUJICA, HECTOR DANIEL FL · Senate DEM |
$74,504 | 1 |
| JAWORSKI JOE S MR 00084866 |
$58,707 | 2 |
| RAKOV, JAKE CA · House DEM |
$44,107 | 1 |
| AGER, JAMIE NC · House DEM |
$16,498 | 1 |
| HOULAHAN, CHRISSY PA · House DEM |
$15,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| WOLFF FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026 1482531 |
$102,248 | 8 |
| YEE FOR GOVERNOR 2026; BETTY 1465732 |
$92,380 | 2 |
| MUJICA, HECTOR DANIEL FL · Senate DEM |
$74,504 | 1 |
| LYERLY, KRISTIN WI · House DEM |
$72,064 | 2 |
| JAWORSKI JOE S MR 00084866 |
$58,707 | 2 |
| HOUSTONIANS FOR SAFE & HEALTHY SCHOOLS DISSOLVED 00088922 |
$51,918 | 4 |
| RAKOV, JAKE CA · House DEM |
$44,107 | 1 |
| HOULAHAN, CHRISSY PA · House DEM |
$23,224 | 2 |
| AGER, JAMIE NC · House DEM |
$16,498 | 1 |
| C00863993 C00863993 |
$4,090 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 100%
R · 0%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $11,972,276 | 58.53% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $8,481,622 | 41.47% |
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 · 10 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2018 | $3K | 1 | HEITKAMP, HEIDI 100% | Media 100% | $3K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2016 | $4K | 1 | VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2… 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $4K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $7K | 1 | MACKLER, JAMES 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $10K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2016 | $110K | 1 | VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $114K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $95K | 5 | C00646745 71% | Media 71% | $105K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $3K | 2 | VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2… 100% | Other / Unclassified 64% | $116K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $111K | 6 | C00637918 41% | Media 98% | $216K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $514K | 17 | VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2… 25% | Media 69% | $730K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $850K | 30 | VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2… 59% | Other / Unclassified 65% | $1.58M | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $1.77M | 38 | HEITKAMP, HEIDI 22% | Media 90% | $3.35M | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $1.24M | 41 | LURIA, ELAINE 18% | Media 87% | $4.59M | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $40K | 2 | DCCC 50% | Media 100% | $40K | +1139% |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $318K | 9 | BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 32% | Media 91% | $358K | +4704% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $320K | 11 | HONOR BOUND PAC 46% | Media 95% | $678K | +238% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2018 | $20K | 1 | TEXAS SENATE DEMOCRATIC CAU… 100% | Media 100% | $4.61M | +693% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $324K | 15 | C00658526 48% | Media 96% | $1M | +191% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $556K | 18 | HONOR BOUND PAC 47% | Media 76% | $1.56M | +8% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $973K | 34 | HONOR BOUND PAC 60% | Media 88% | $2.53M | +14% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $3.02M | 69 | HONOR BOUND PAC 26% | Media 87% | $5.56M | +70% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $1.68M | 40 | HONOR BOUND PAC 38% | Media 79% | $7.24M | +36% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $127K | 4 | LURIA, ELAINE 59% | Media 100% | $127K | +219% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $22K | 2 | HMP 55% | Media 55% | $148K | -93% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $16K | 2 | C00781575 96% | Media 100% | $164K | -95% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $30K | 2 | WARFORD LUKE MR 100% | Media 100% | $7.27M | +48% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $20K | 2 | C00650150 75% | Media 75% | $184K | -94% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $102K | 4 | THE AMERICAN SOS PROJECT PAC 60% | Media 100% | $286K | -82% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $1.19M | 28 | C00809665 40% | Media 58% | $1.48M | +22% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $1.54M | 30 | DCCC 16% | Media 78% | $3.02M | -49% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $871K | 33 | DCCC 21% | Media 76% | $3.89M | -48% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $24K | 4 | MOSKOWITZ, JARED 41% | Media 59% | $24K | -81% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $35K | 2 | CARDIN, BENJAMIN L 86% | Media 100% | $59K | +59% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $5K | 1 | MOSKOWITZ, JARED 100% | Media 100% | $64K | -68% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $20K | 1 | PETTERSEN, BRITTANY LOUISE 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $84K | +0% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $117K | 6 | C00832402 74% | Media 93% | $201K | +15% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $27K | 1 | LYERLY, KRISTIN 100% | Media 100% | $228K | -98% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $45K | 2 | HOUSTONIANS FOR SAFE & HEAL… 88% | Media 100% | $272K | -97% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $92K | 6 | LYERLY, KRISTIN 73% | Media 100% | $364K | -89% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $58K | 1 | JAWORSKI JOE S MR 100% | Media 100% | $422K | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $44K | 1 | RAKOV, JAKE 100% | Media 100% | $44K | +27% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $1K | 1 | JAWORSKI JOE S MR 100% | Media 100% | $423K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $16K | 1 | AGER, JAMIE 100% | Media 100% | $61K | +230% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $90K | 2 | MUJICA, HECTOR DANIEL 83% | Media 83% | $150K | +348% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $98K | 4 | YEE FOR GOVERNOR 2026; BETTY 94% | Other / Unclassified 94% | $248K | -16% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $97K | 6 | WOLFF FOR INSURANCE COMMISS… 100% | Media 90% | $345K | +258% |
Revenue by service category
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media | $13,181,265 | 387 | $34K | 78.0% | HONOR BOUND PAC 19% | 2w ago |
| Strategy & Research | $1,795,546 | 43 | $42K | 10.6% | DCCC 37% | 6mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $1,754,259 | 53 | $33K | 10.4% | VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2… 42% | 2mo ago |
| Travel & Events | $70,145 | 11 | $6K | 0.4% | C00723338 60% | 4y ago |
| Digital | $67,725 | 11 | $6K | 0.4% | C00792267 67% | 6w ago |
| Wages & Payroll | $15,000 | 1 | $15K | 0.1% | KIM, ANDY 100% | 6y ago |
| Legal & Compliance | $10,210 | 2 | $5K | 0.1% | C00793786 100% | 4y ago |
| Admin & Office | $9,375 | 1 | $9K | 0.1% | C00793786 100% | 4y ago |
| Print & Mail | $1,500 | 1 | $2K | 0.0% | C00793786 100% | 4y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
6
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$4,513,268 · 27% of revenue
11
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$2,924,636 · 17% of revenue
77
One-time clients 1 cycle
$9,481,693 · 56% of revenue
Top 6 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LURIA, ELAINE | 3 | $1,337,159 | 26 | 2018-05-02 | 2022-11-02 |
| DCCC | 4 | $1,017,860 | 29 | 2018-08-13 | 2023-03-31 |
| C00650150 | 4 | $888,405 | 21 | 2018-06-20 | 2023-03-14 |
| KIM, ANDY | 3 | $669,866 | 12 | 2018-07-18 | 2022-10-26 |
| HOULAHAN, CHRISSY | 4 | $388,985 | 12 | 2018-09-17 | 2025-11-13 |
| WEXTON, JENNIFER | 3 | $210,993 | 7 | 2018-06-04 | 2022-11-01 |
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 | $5,362,264 | 32.3% | 42 | |
| KY | $2,556,008 | 15.4% | 2 | |
| DC | $1,859,680 | 11.2% | 9 | |
| TX | $1,745,928 | 10.5% | 11 | |
| VA | $1,548,152 | 9.3% | 2 | |
| CA | $1,253,711 | 7.6% | 13 | |
| NJ | $669,866 | 4.0% | 1 | |
| NY | $494,734 | 3.0% | 2 | |
| MN | $395,516 | 2.4% | 1 | |
| MD | $388,985 | 2.3% | 1 | |
| CO | $172,363 | 1.0% | 3 | |
| FL | $132,125 | 0.8% | 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 | 2020-11-06 | HONOR BOUND PAC | Media | ADVERTISEMENT PRODUCTION | $217,976 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-06-04 | VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2018 | Other / Unclassified | — | $189,426 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-05-24 | C00809665 | Other / Unclassified | PRODUCTION COSTS AND EXPENSES | $186,918 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-04-23 | VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2018 | Other / Unclassified | — | $182,777 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-08-10 | HEGAR, MARY JENNINGS MJ | Strategy & Research | MEDIA CONSULTING | $164,200 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-05 | YEE FOR GOVERNOR 2026; BETTY | Other / Unclassified | — | $79,500 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-11-13 | MUJICA, HECTOR DANIEL | Media | MEDIA PRODUCTION | $74,504 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-23 | WOLFF FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026 | Media | Digital Ad Production | $53,980 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-04-10 | RAKOV, JAKE | Media | ADVERTISING PRODUCTION | $44,107 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-23 | WOLFF FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026 | Media | Digital Ad Production | $19,915 |
| Recent | 2026-05-21 | WOLFF FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026 | Media | Digital Ad Production | $11,506 |
| Recent | 2026-04-23 | WOLFF FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026 | Digital | Digital Ad Production | $9,522 |
| Recent | 2026-05-21 | WOLFF FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026 | Media | Digital Ad Production | $920 |
| Recent | 2026-05-21 | WOLFF FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026 | Media | Digital Ad Production | $816 |