RALSTON LAPP MEDIA
RALSTON LAPP MEDIA is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle RALSTON LAPP MEDIA was paid $10.62M across 30 client committees, of which $7.26M 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 |
$3,352,009 | 150 rows | 31.6% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$7,263,842 | 665 rows | 68.4% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Mar 7, 2009 → Nov 14, 2025
- spans 16.7 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 150
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 30
- 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 12 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BRINK,, BRIDGET MI · House DEM |
$42,101 | 1 |
| REINMANN, JESSICA NY · House DEM |
$10,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BRINK,, BRIDGET MI · House DEM |
$42,101 | 1 |
| REINMANN, JESSICA NY · House DEM |
$10,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BUDZINSKI, NIKKI IL · House DEM |
$45,621 | 1 |
| BRINK,, BRIDGET MI · House DEM |
$42,101 | 1 |
| SOMOS PAC C00724203 |
$32,377 | 2 |
| REINMANN, JESSICA NY · House DEM |
$10,000 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $8,143,718 | 76.71% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $2,472,133 | 23.29% |
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 · 8 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $2K | 1 | HMP 100% | Digital 100% | $2K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $5K | 2 | DSCC 100% | Media 100% | $6K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $28K | 2 | DSCC 55% | Media 100% | $35K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $130K | 8 | C00650036 40% | Media 99% | $165K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $135K | 6 | C00650457 40% | Media 59% | $300K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $565K | 16 | DCCC 29% | Media 90% | $866K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $295K | 10 | DCCC 63% | Media 100% | $1.16M | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $124K | 2 | DCCC 100% | Media 80% | $124K | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $63K | 2 | GREENFIELD, THERESA 62% | Media 62% | $187K | +1275% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $69K | 2 | C00649327 54% | Media 54% | $256K | +143% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $2K | 1 | GREENFIELD, THERESA 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $258K | -98% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $117K | 11 | LCV VICTORY FUND 57% | Digital 57% | $375K | -13% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $248K | 8 | DCCC 71% | Strategy & Research 66% | $623K | -56% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $173K | 9 | DCCC 52% | Media 53% | $796K | -41% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $95K | 2 | SMP 100% | Media 100% | $95K | -23% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $146K | 4 | GREENFIELD, THERESA 81% | Media 88% | $242K | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $10K | 1 | GARZA ROCHELLE MERCEDES 100% | Media 100% | $806K | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $31K | 1 | C00783894 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $272K | -55% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $146K | 8 | BUDZINSKI, NIKKI 34% | Media 93% | $418K | +24% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $379K | 17 | CRAIG, ANGELA DAWN 29% | Media 100% | $797K | +53% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $395K | 26 | CRAIG, ANGELA DAWN 26% | Media 100% | $1.19M | +128% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $63K | 2 | AVLON, JOHN 98% | Media 98% | $63K | -57% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $78K | 3 | BUDZINSKI, NIKKI 58% | Media 100% | $141K | -79% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $42K | 1 | BRINK,, BRIDGET 100% | Media 100% | $42K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $10K | 1 | REINMANN, JESSICA 100% | Media 100% | $52K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media | $2,733,443 | 119 | $23K | 83.2% | DCCC 18% | 6mo ago |
| Strategy & Research | $351,866 | 6 | $59K | 10.7% | DCCC 69% | 5y ago |
| Digital | $144,198 | 12 | $12K | 4.4% | LCV VICTORY FUND 53% | 3y ago |
| Travel & Events | $31,003 | 7 | $4K | 0.9% | DCCC 78% | 3y ago |
| Fundraising | $19,520 | 3 | $7K | 0.6% | EMILYS LIST 92% | 2y ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $4,753 | 3 | $2K | 0.1% | C00783894 647% | 4y 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCCC | 3 | $760,818 | 20 | 2018-08-13 | 2021-04-09 |
| SMP | 3 | $352,111 | 18 | 2018-05-16 | 2022-12-02 |
| KUSTER, ANN MCLANE | 3 | $207,903 | 10 | 2018-08-27 | 2022-11-02 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC | $1,580,538 | 47.2% | 9 | |
| Unknown | $661,531 | 19.7% | 12 | |
| MN | $339,960 | 10.1% | 2 | |
| NH | $207,903 | 6.2% | 1 | |
| IL | $184,491 | 5.5% | 1 | |
| IA | $160,820 | 4.8% | 1 | |
| TX | $103,402 | 3.1% | 1 | |
| NY | $71,263 | 2.1% | 2 | |
| MI | $42,101 | 1.3% | 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 | 2021-04-19 | GREENFIELD, THERESA | Media | MEDIA PRODUCTION EXPENSES | $118,280 |
| Largest all-time | 2019-03-07 | DCCC | Media | GENERIC CMTE. MEDIA SERVICES | $100,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-08-07 | DCCC | Strategy & Research | GENERIC STRATEGIC/ POLITICAL CONSULTANT | $81,250 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-11-03 | DCCC | Strategy & Research | GENERIC STRATEGIC/ POLITICAL CONSULTANT | $81,250 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-09-04 | DCCC | Strategy & Research | GENERIC STRATEGIC/ POLITICAL CONSULTANT | $81,250 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-07-28 | BRINK,, BRIDGET | Media | MEDIA PRODUCTION | $42,101 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-11-14 | REINMANN, JESSICA | Media | MEDIA CONSULTANT | $10,000 |
| Recent | 2024-08-16 | BUDZINSKI, NIKKI | Media | MEDIA PRODUCTION | $45,621 |
| Recent | 2024-09-13 | SOMOS PAC | Media | VIDEO PRODUCTION | $21,134 |
| Recent | 2024-09-09 | SOMOS PAC | Media | VIDEO PRODUCTION | $11,243 |