RALSTON LAPP GUINN MEDIA
RALSTON LAPP GUINN MEDIA is a fundraising vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle RALSTON LAPP GUINN MEDIA was paid $3.71M across 8 client committees, of which $3.22M 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 |
$489,913 | 24 rows | 13.2% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$3,224,508 | 103 rows | 86.8% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Apr 28, 2022 → Apr 23, 2026
- spans 4.0 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 24
- 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
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 18 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CRAIG, ANGIE MN · Senate DEM |
$61,620 | 1 |
| END CITIZENS UNITED C00573261 |
$34,655 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 5
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CRAIG, ANGIE MN · Senate DEM |
$61,620 | 1 |
| AQUI ESTAMOS PAC C00836890 |
$34,880 | 1 |
| END CITIZENS UNITED C00573261 |
$34,655 | 1 |
| DSCC C00042366 |
$26,053 | 2 |
| ENGEL, KIRSTEN AZ · House DEM |
$9,629 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $3,551,445 | 95.61% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $162,976 | 4.39% |
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 · 3 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $71K | 5 | ENGEL, KIRSTEN 89% | Fundraising 100% | $71K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $114K | 5 | BOHANNAN, CHRISTINA 90% | Fundraising 100% | $185K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $138K | 8 | ENGEL, KIRSTEN 44% | Fundraising 100% | $323K | — |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $35K | 1 | AQUI ESTAMOS PAC 100% | Fundraising 100% | $35K | -51% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $10K | 1 | ENGEL, KIRSTEN 100% | Fundraising 100% | $45K | -92% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $26K | 2 | DSCC 100% | Fundraising 100% | $71K | -81% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $96K | 2 | CRAIG, ANGIE 64% | Media 100% | $96K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fundraising | $393,638 | 22 | $18K | 80.3% | ENGEL, KIRSTEN 37% | 20mo ago |
| Media | $96,276 | 2 | $48K | 19.7% | CRAIG, ANGIE 64% | 12mo 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | $179,245 | 36.6% | 2 | |
| IA | $127,095 | 25.9% | 1 | |
| DC | $100,458 | 20.5% | 3 | |
| MN | $61,620 | 12.6% | 1 | |
| TX | $21,496 | 4.4% | 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 | 2025-04-30 | CRAIG, ANGIE | Media | MEDIA PRODUCTION | $61,620 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-08-01 | BOHANNAN, CHRISTINA | Fundraising | VIDEO PRODUCTION COSTS | $57,257 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-10-03 | ENGEL, KIRSTEN | Fundraising | MEDIA PRODUCTION | $34,916 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-06-18 | AQUI ESTAMOS PAC | Fundraising | PRODUCTION | $34,880 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-05-19 | END CITIZENS UNITED | Media | MEDIA PRODUCTION | $34,655 |
| Recent | 2024-10-07 | DSCC | Fundraising | MEDIA PRODUCTION | $15,448 |
| Recent | 2024-10-07 | DSCC | Fundraising | MEDIA PRODUCTION | $10,604 |
| Recent | 2024-07-01 | ENGEL, KIRSTEN | Fundraising | MEDIA | $9,629 |