SAGE MEDIA
SAGE MEDIA is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle SAGE MEDIA was paid $22.55M across 23 client committees, of which $4.67M 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 |
$17,881,266 | 200 rows | 79.3% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$4,671,074 | 19 rows | 20.7% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Mar 16, 2018 → May 26, 2026
- spans 8.2 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 200
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 23
- 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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Top buyers last 6 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SHAH, TINA NJ · House DEM |
$245,736 | 6 |
| STEVENSON, CHERLYNN KY · House DEM |
$21,875 | 2 |
| GREEN, JENNIFER-RUTH IN · House REP |
$3,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SHAH, TINA NJ · House DEM |
$245,736 | 6 |
| STEVENSON, CHERLYNN KY · House DEM |
$21,875 | 2 |
| GREEN, JENNIFER-RUTH IN · House REP |
$3,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SHAH, TINA NJ · House DEM |
$245,736 | 6 |
| STEVENSON, CHERLYNN KY · House DEM |
$21,875 | 2 |
| GREEN, JENNIFER-RUTH IN · House REP |
$3,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 7
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| RETIRED AMERICANS PAC C00483883 |
$4,004,781 IE $4,004,781 |
10 |
| DAVIS, DON NC · House DEM |
$2,765,383 | 13 |
| SALINAS, ANDREA OR · House DEM |
$2,604,163 | 9 |
| SHAH, TINA NJ · House DEM |
$245,736 | 6 |
| STEVENSON, CHERLYNN KY · House DEM |
$21,875 | 2 |
| COMMITTEE TO PROTECT HEALTH CARE PAC C00736637 |
$15,000 IE $15,000 |
1 |
| GREEN, JENNIFER-RUTH IN · House REP |
$3,000 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $22,479,233 | 99.68% |
| Republican | $57,342 | 0.25% |
| Non-partisan | $15,765 | 0.07% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Money flow through this vendor
Where their ad buys point
IE payers (left) → races the buys targeted (right) · independent-expenditure filings onlyNo activity in the last 1 months.
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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 7 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $30K | 1 | MARIE NEWMAN FOR CONGRESS 100% | Media 100% | $30K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $53K | 1 | LEVIN, ANDY 100% | Media 100% | $83K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $1.03M | 10 | STANTON, GREG 68% | Media 100% | $1.12M | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $328K | 5 | STANTON, GREG 100% | Media 100% | $1.44M | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $13K | 2 | NAPOLEON PAC 96% | Media 100% | $13K | — |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $148K | 3 | FOR THE PEOPLE OF KENTUCKY … 98% | Media 100% | $161K | +178% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $1.58M | 21 | FLIP FORWARD PAC 50% | Media 100% | $1.74M | +53% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $2.3M | 27 | FLIP FORWARD PAC 44% | Media 100% | $4.05M | +603% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $90K | 1 | DOGGETT, LLOYD 100% | Media 100% | $90K | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $64K | 4 | RUBEN RAMIREZ FOR CONGRESS 100% | Media 100% | $154K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $710K | 16 | LEVIN, ANDY 52% | Media 100% | $865K | +381% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $2.69M | 37 | STANTON, GREG 59% | Media 100% | $3.56M | +70% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $2.43M | 23 | STANTON, GREG 62% | Media 100% | $5.99M | +6% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $148K | 13 | ENERGIZED FOR CHANGE FEDERA… 99% | Media 100% | $148K | -79% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $2.39M | 15 | DAVIS, DON 58% | Media 100% | $2.54M | -11% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $3.59M | 12 | SALINAS, ANDREA 51% | Media 100% | $6.13M | +48% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $3K | 1 | GREEN, JENNIFER-RUTH 100% | — | $3K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $268K | 8 | SHAH, TINA 92% | — | $271K | +81% |
Stations this firm's clients buy from
Stations this firm's clients buy from top 3 · $74,523 · Cedar Rapids, IA dominant market
Broadcast stations that committees who pay SAGE MEDIA also pay directly on their Schedule B filings. We can't prove SAGE MEDIA routed money to these stations, but the concentration signal reveals the market network this firm's clients spend on.
| Station | Market | Network | Total client spend | Buys | Activity window |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KGAN | Cedar Rapids, IA | CBS | $34,000 | 1 | Oct 2024 |
| KWWL | Waterloo, IA | NBC | $34,000 | 1 | Oct 2024 |
| KCRG-TV | Cedar Rapids, IA | ABC | $6,523 | 2 | Oct 2024 |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media | $17,610,655 | 191 | $92K | 100.0% | STANTON, GREG 23% | 22mo 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 | $4,138,355 | 23.7% | 1 | |
| NC | $4,035,338 | 23.1% | 1 | |
| OR | $2,829,134 | 16.2% | 1 | |
| CA | $2,264,262 | 13.0% | 2 | |
| FL | $1,468,461 | 8.4% | 1 | |
| DC | $1,020,600 | 5.8% | 1 | |
| HI | $403,406 | 2.3% | 1 | |
| PA | $349,806 | 2.0% | 1 | |
| MA | $319,830 | 1.8% | 1 | |
| NJ | $245,736 | 1.4% | 1 | |
| WA | $229,520 | 1.3% | 1 | |
| TX | $174,203 | 1.0% | 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 | 2024-10-17 | SALINAS, ANDREA | Media | ADVERTISING | $533,325 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-24 | SALINAS, ANDREA | Media | ADVERTISING | $528,135 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-09 | SALINAS, ANDREA | Media | ADVERTISING | $525,085 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-10-12 | STANTON, GREG | Media | MEDIA TIME BUYS | $404,630 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-10-05 | STANTON, GREG | Media | MEDIA TIME BUYS | $404,434 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-15 | SHAH, TINA | — | ADVERTISING | $56,262 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-20 | SHAH, TINA | — | ADVERTISING | $56,262 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-17 | SHAH, TINA | — | ADVERTISING | $51,980 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-26 | SHAH, TINA | — | ADVERTISING | $39,927 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-11 | SHAH, TINA | — | ADVERTISING | $20,652 |
| Recent | 2026-04-30 | SHAH, TINA | — | ADVERTISING | $20,652 |