SMART MEDIA GROUP, LLC

$327.92M 2025-2026 cycle

SMART MEDIA GROUP, LLC is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle SMART MEDIA GROUP, LLC was paid $327.92M across 110 client committees, of which $49.78M flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

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Part I Identity

Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.

Source split

$327.92M = $278.14M (Schedule B) + $49.78M (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments		 $278,136,125 1,129 rows 84.8%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them		 $49,779,809 171 rows 15.2%
Activity span ALL TIME
Sep 18, 2009 → May 15, 2026
spans 16.7 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
1,129
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
110
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Mar 2025 Feb 2026
$4.96M across 12 months
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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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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 8

HUFFINES DONALD B MR DON $2.92M Media · 5 txns BONDAR, PAUL $653K Media · 4 txns FLORES, ERIC $466K Media · 6 txns CRENSHAW, DANIEL $286K Media · 3 txns ERIC ROUSE FOR US CONGRESS $160K Media · 2 txns TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC $140K Media · 3 txns WHEELER, MIKE $82K Media · 3 txns SCHLEGEL JACKIE LEE MS $11K Media · 1 txn SM SMART MEDIA GROUP, LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
HUFFINES DONALD B MR DON
00069651
 $2,920,138 5
BONDAR, PAUL
TX · House REP
 $653,106 4
FLORES, ERIC
TX · House REP
 $465,726 6
CRENSHAW, DANIEL
TX · House REP
 $285,530 3
ERIC ROUSE FOR US CONGRESS
C00928036
 $160,245 2
TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC
00028135
 $139,620 3
WHEELER, MIKE
TX · House REP
 $82,004 3
SCHLEGEL JACKIE LEE MS
00081433
 $10,720 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 9

HUFFINES DONALD B MR DON $2.92M Media · 5 txns BONDAR, PAUL $653K Media · 4 txns FLORES, ERIC $539K Media · 7 txns CRENSHAW, DANIEL $286K Media · 3 txns ERIC ROUSE FOR US CONGRESS $211K Media · 3 txns TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC $140K Media · 3 txns WHEELER, MIKE $106K Media · 4 txns MARSHALL, STEVEN T $28K Media · 2 txns SCHLEGEL JACKIE LEE MS $11K Media · 1 txn SM SMART MEDIA GROUP, LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
HUFFINES DONALD B MR DON
00069651
 $2,920,138 5
BONDAR, PAUL
TX · House REP
 $653,106 4
FLORES, ERIC
TX · House REP
 $539,458 7
CRENSHAW, DANIEL
TX · House REP
 $285,530 3
ERIC ROUSE FOR US CONGRESS
C00928036
 $210,780 3
TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC
00028135
 $139,620 3
WHEELER, MIKE
TX · House REP
 $105,969 4
MARSHALL, STEVEN T
AL · Senate REP
 $27,830 2
SCHLEGEL JACKIE LEE MS
00081433
 $10,720 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 10

HUFFINES DONALD B MR DON $2.92M Media · 5 txns BONDAR, PAUL $653K Media · 4 txns FLORES, ERIC $539K Media · 7 txns CRENSHAW, DANIEL $286K Media · 3 txns ERIC ROUSE FOR US CONGRESS $211K Media · 3 txns TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC $140K Media · 3 txns NRSC $125K Media · 2 txns WHEELER, MIKE $106K Media · 4 txns MARSHALL, STEVEN T $28K Media · 2 txns BLACKBURN, MARSHA MRS. $13K Media · 1 txn SM SMART MEDIA GROUP, LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
HUFFINES DONALD B MR DON
00069651
 $2,920,138 5
BONDAR, PAUL
TX · House REP
 $653,106 4
FLORES, ERIC
TX · House REP
 $539,458 7
CRENSHAW, DANIEL
TX · House REP
 $285,530 3
ERIC ROUSE FOR US CONGRESS
C00928036
 $210,780 3
TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC
00028135
 $139,620 3
NRSC
C00027466
 $125,000 2
WHEELER, MIKE
TX · House REP
 $105,969 4
MARSHALL, STEVEN T
AL · Senate REP
 $27,830 2
BLACKBURN, MARSHA MRS.
TN · Senate REP
 $12,540 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 10

BLACKBURN, MARSHA MRS. $5.24M Media · 22 txns HUFFINES DONALD B MR DON $2.92M Media · 5 txns STEEL, MICHELLE $2.83M Media · 10 txns BACON, DONALD J $2.62M Media · 22 txns BRESNAHAN, ROB $1.98M Media · 16 txns DE LA CRUZ, MONICA $1.92M Media · 10 txns VALADAO, DAVID $1.85M Media · 11 txns NRCC $1.27M Media · 15 txns PAULINA LUNA, ANNA $725K Media · 6 txns MERRIN, DEREK $684K Media · 17 txns SM SMART MEDIA GROUP, LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
BLACKBURN, MARSHA MRS.
TN · Senate REP
 $5,244,791 22
HUFFINES DONALD B MR DON
00069651
 $2,920,138 5
STEEL, MICHELLE
CA · House REP
 $2,834,499 10
BACON, DONALD J
NE · House REP
 $2,624,273 22
BRESNAHAN, ROB
PA · House REP
 $1,977,787 16
DE LA CRUZ, MONICA
TX · House REP
 $1,922,172 10
VALADAO, DAVID
CA · House REP
 $1,854,044 11
NRCC
C00075820
 $1,266,930 15
PAULINA LUNA, ANNA
FL · House REP
 $725,242 6
MERRIN, DEREK
OH · House REP
 $684,426 17
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By party

Revenue by party

100% R
D · 0%
R · 100%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $141,040,230 43.01%
Non-partisan $186,875,704 56.99%

Part III Reference tables

Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.

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People at this agency 0 buyers · 10 leadership

Dan Kagan Director, Analytics Stamford Evelyn Hobson Vice President, Finance New Alexandria Lauren Morenko Vice President, Client Serv… Alexandria Lindsay Ragghianti Vice President, Media New Alexandria Max Bickley Director of Client Services Rachel Pugh Director, Client Services Chicago Kyle Roberts Founder & President Lindsay Hanlen Director, Government Busine… SM SMART MEDIA GROUP LLC

Leadership 10

Founders, partners, chiefs — for strategic / partnership conversations.

Dan Kagan research

Director, Analytics

Stamford

Email [email protected] +3 guess
LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/dan-kagan/ verified
Evelyn Hobson research

Vice President, Finance

New Alexandria

Email [email protected] +3 guess
LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/evelyn-hobson-879a4533/ verified
Lauren Morenko research

Vice President, Client Services

Alexandria

Email [email protected] +3 guess
LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/laurenmorenko/ verified
Lindsay Ragghianti research

Vice President, Media

New Alexandria

Email [email protected] +3 guess
LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/lindsayhanlen/ verified
Max Bickley research

Director of Client Services

Email [email protected] +3 guess
LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/max-bickley-67ab87187/ verified
Rachel Pugh research

Director, Client Services

Chicago

Email [email protected] +3 guess
LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/rachel-pugh/ verified
Kyle Roberts research

Founder & President

Email [email protected] +3 guess
LinkedIn not found —
Lindsay Hanlen research

Director, Government Business Development

Email [email protected] +3 guess
LinkedIn not found —
Paul Winn research

Managing Partner / Chief Operating Officer

Email [email protected] +3 guess
LinkedIn not found —
Sean Patrick Philbin research

Vice President, Business Development

Email [email protected] +3 guess
LinkedIn not found —

smartmediagroup.com · LinkedIn company page · updated 22d ago

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Money flow through this vendor

Money flow through this vendor

top payers (left) → broadcast stations clients buy from (right)

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SMART MEDIA GROUP, LLC HUFFINES DONALD B MR DON $2.92M BONDAR, PAUL $653K FLORES, ERIC $466K CRENSHAW, DANIEL $286K ERIC ROUSE FOR US CONGRESS $160K TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM P… $140K WHEELER, MIKE $82K SCHLEGEL JACKIE LEE MS $11K Total in: $4.72M Total out: $0
SMART MEDIA GROUP, LLC HUFFINES DONALD B MR DON $2.92M BONDAR, PAUL $653K FLORES, ERIC $539K CRENSHAW, DANIEL $286K ERIC ROUSE FOR US CONGRESS $211K TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM P… $140K WHEELER, MIKE $106K MARSHALL, STEVEN T $28K SCHLEGEL JACKIE LEE MS $11K Total in: $4.89M Total out: $0
SMART MEDIA GROUP, LLC HUFFINES DONALD B MR DON $2.92M BONDAR, PAUL $653K FLORES, ERIC $539K CRENSHAW, DANIEL $286K ERIC ROUSE FOR US CONGRESS $211K TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM P… $140K NRSC $125K WHEELER, MIKE $106K MARSHALL, STEVEN T $28K BLACKBURN, MARSHA MRS. $13K Total in: $5.02M Total out: $0
SMART MEDIA GROUP, LLC BLACKBURN, MARSHA MRS. $5.24M HUFFINES DONALD B MR DON $2.92M STEEL, MICHELLE $2.83M BACON, DONALD J $2.62M BRESNAHAN, ROB $1.98M DE LA CRUZ, MONICA $1.92M VALADAO, DAVID $1.85M NRCC $1.27M PAULINA LUNA, ANNA $725K MERRIN, DEREK $684K Total in: $22.05M Total out: $0
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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Q1 2017 (2018 cycle): $1.89MQ2 2017 (2018 cycle): $572KQ3 2017 (2018 cycle): $132KQ4 2017 (2018 cycle): $361KQ1 2018 (2018 cycle): $1.39MQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $1.57MQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $9.57MQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $17MQ1 2019 (2020 cycle): $16KQ2 2019 (2020 cycle): $34KQ3 2019 (2020 cycle): $115KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $1.62MQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $1.98MQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $18MQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $70MQ1 2021 (2022 cycle): $13KQ2 2021 (2020 cycle): $5MQ2 2021 (2022 cycle): $7KQ3 2021 (2020 cycle): $2.42MQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $363KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $5.45MQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $19MQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $32MQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $2KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $62KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $1.48MQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $856KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $7.84MQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $12MQ1 2025 (2026 cycle): $138KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $217KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $4.68M Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q2Q4Q2Q3Q2Q4Q4Q2Q4Q4Q1 $70M

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 $1.89M 14 C00632141 92% Media 100% $1.89M —
2017 Q2 2018 $572K 7 C00632141 89% Media 100% $2.46M —
2017 Q3 2018 $132K 5 CURTIS, JOHN 100% Media 100% $2.59M —
2017 Q4 2018 $361K 8 DOWNING, TROY 63% Media 100% $2.95M —
2018 Q1 2018 $1.39M 11 C00661165 74% Media 100% $4.34M —
2018 Q2 2018 $1.57M 34 TIMMONS, WILLIAM R IV 34% Media 100% $5.91M —
2018 Q3 2018 $9.57M 57 BLACKBURN, MARSHA MRS. 45% Media 100% $15M —
2018 Q4 2018 $17M 99 BLACKBURN, MARSHA MRS. 31% Media 100% $33M —
2019 Q1 2020 $16K 2 C00698431 100% Media 100% $16K -99%
2019 Q2 2020 $34K 4 C00698431 100% Media 100% $50K -94%
2019 Q3 2020 $115K 2 C00700252 100% Media 100% $165K -13%
2020 Q1 2020 $1.62M 34 HAGERTY, BILL 32% Media 100% $1.79M +17%
2020 Q2 2020 $1.98M 37 HAGERTY, BILL 73% Media 100% $3.77M +26%
2020 Q3 2020 $18M 91 C00547570 38% Media 100% $22M +93%
2020 Q4 2020 $70M 108 C00547570 82% Media 100% $92M +303%
2021 Q1 2022 $13K 1 CURTIS, JOHN 100% Media 100% $13K -19%
2021 Q2 2020 $5M 1 COX FOR GOVERNOR 2021, INC.… 100% Media 100% $97M —
2021 Q2 2022 $7K 1 C00779967 100% Media 100% $20K -78%
2021 Q3 2020 $2.42M 3 COX FOR GOVERNOR 2021, INC.… 100% Media 100% $100M —
2022 Q1 2022 $363K 6 ROBERSON, SANDY 36% Media 100% $383K -78%
2022 Q2 2022 $5.45M 74 C00776328 17% Media 100% $5.84M +176%
2022 Q3 2022 $19M 106 RUBIO, MARCO 46% Media 100% $25M +2%
2022 Q4 2022 $32M 144 RUBIO, MARCO 31% Media 100% $57M -54%
2023 Q3 2024 $2K 1 ROSE, JOHN W. 100% Media 100% $2K —
2023 Q4 2024 $62K 3 BUCKHOUT, LAURIE 100% Media 100% $64K —
2024 Q1 2024 $1.48M 24 C00848168 58% Media 100% $1.54M +306%
2024 Q2 2024 $856K 16 BLACKBURN, MARSHA MRS. 24% Media 100% $2.4M -84%
2024 Q3 2024 $7.84M 67 BLACKBURN, MARSHA MRS. 21% Media 100% $10M -59%
2024 Q4 2024 $12M 71 BLACKBURN, MARSHA MRS. 29% Media 100% $22M -64%
2025 Q1 2026 $138K 3 NRSC 91% Media 100% $138K —
2025 Q4 2026 $217K 6 FLORES, ERIC 53% Media 100% $354K +247%
2026 Q1 2026 $4.68M 26 HUFFINES DONALD B MR DON 62% Media 100% $5.03M +217%

Stations this firm's clients buy from

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Stations this firm's clients buy from top 1 · $5,030 · Levittown, PA dominant market

Broadcast stations that committees who pay SMART MEDIA GROUP, LLC also pay directly on their Schedule B filings. We can't prove SMART MEDIA GROUP, LLC 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
WBCB Levittown, PA Independent $5,030 2 Jan 2023 → May 2024
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $278.03M across 1129 disbursements (avg $246K/check) Top buyer: C00547570 (23% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · +1181% vs prior cycle Media $4.72M

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $278.03M across 1129 disbursements (avg $246K/check) Top buyer: C00547570 (23% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · +1181% vs prior cycle Media $4.89M

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $278.03M across 1129 disbursements (avg $246K/check) Top buyer: C00547570 (23% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · +1181% vs prior cycle Media $5.03M

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $278.03M across 1129 disbursements (avg $246K/check) Top buyer: C00547570 (23% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · +1181% vs prior cycle Media $24.94M
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Media $278,026,725 1,129 $246K 100.0% C00547570 23% 3mo ago
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Client retention

Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.

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Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$46,400,436 · 17% of revenue
9
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$67,552,306 · 24% of revenue
91
One-time clients 1 cycle
$164,183,382 · 59% of revenue
Top 10 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
BLACKBURN, MARSHA MRS. 3 $14,922,487 40 2018-01-25 2025-01-15
VALADAO, DAVID 4 $7,475,674 45 2018-09-10 2024-10-28
STEEL, MICHELLE 3 $6,578,144 31 2020-08-25 2024-10-28
BACON, DONALD J 4 $6,243,342 67 2018-08-24 2024-10-31
NRSC 4 $3,802,070 20 2018-10-25 2025-03-31
NRCC 4 $2,689,880 41 2018-10-30 2024-11-15
FITZPATRICK, BRIAN 3 $1,797,838 21 2020-05-19 2024-10-08
TENNEY, CLAUDIA 3 $1,705,943 30 2020-08-03 2024-06-20
CURTIS, JOHN 3 $737,871 13 2017-07-17 2022-10-26
ROGERS, MICHAEL 4 $447,187 25 2018-10-01 2024-02-09
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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
$86,036,643 32.9% 39
CA
$82,504,829 31.5% 8
TN
$21,404,442 8.2% 4
VA
$20,565,023 7.9% 3
LA
$10,431,420 4.0% 2
TX
$6,842,888 2.6% 14
DC
$6,491,949 2.5% 2
NE
$6,243,342 2.4% 1
FL
$5,468,616 2.1% 3
NV
$5,373,402 2.1% 1
PA
$5,283,465 2.0% 4
MI
$4,937,017 1.9% 1
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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 2020-12-04 C00547570 Media PLACED MEDIA $9,634,424
Largest all-time 2020-12-11 C00547570 Media PLACED MEDIA $7,676,169
Largest all-time 2020-12-16 C00547570 Media PLACED MEDIA $7,175,619
Largest all-time 2020-12-21 C00547570 Media PLACED MEDIA $7,150,469
Largest all-time 2010-10-20 WHITMAN FOR GOVERNOR 2010, MEG Media PRT, RAD, TEL, WEB $7,098,576
Largest this cycle 2026-02-12 HUFFINES DONALD B MR DON Media tv advertising $837,890
Largest this cycle 2026-02-03 HUFFINES DONALD B MR DON Media tv advertising $673,900
Largest this cycle 2026-02-09 HUFFINES DONALD B MR DON Media tv advertising $671,900
Largest this cycle 2026-02-20 HUFFINES DONALD B MR DON Media tv ads $377,398
Largest this cycle 2026-02-17 HUFFINES DONALD B MR DON Media tv ads $359,050
Recent 2026-02-09 CRENSHAW, DANIEL Media MEDIA BUY $123,085
Recent 2026-02-10 WHEELER, MIKE Media MEDIA PLACEMENT $25,622
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