Smartpress
Smartpress is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Smartpress was paid — across 8 client committees.
Part I Identity
Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.
- Activity span ALL TIME
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- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 36
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 8
- 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 3 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| LAEHN, THOMAS RAYMOND DR. IA · Senate LIB |
$722 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| LAEHN, THOMAS RAYMOND DR. IA · Senate LIB |
$722 | 1 |
| ALVAREZ MARIA LUISA HONORABLE MARYLOU 00081826 |
$260 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| LAEHN, THOMAS RAYMOND DR. IA · Senate LIB |
$9,590 | 4 |
| ALVAREZ MARIA LUISA HONORABLE MARYLOU 00081826 |
$260 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| LAEHN, THOMAS RAYMOND DR. IA · Senate LIB |
$10,481 | 6 |
| ALVAREZ MARIA LUISA HONORABLE MARYLOU 00081826 |
$260 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| LAEHN, THOMAS RAYMOND DR. IA · Senate LIB |
$10,761 | 7 |
| ALVAREZ MARIA LUISA HONORABLE MARYLOU 00081826 |
$260 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 3.07% |
| Republican | $0 | 45.85% |
| Non-partisan | $0 | 51.08% |
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 · 7 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $617 | 2 | REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MINNESO… 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $617 | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $22 | 1 | REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MINNESO… 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $639 | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $3K | 4 | REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MINNESO… 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $3K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $1K | 2 | REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MINNESO… 83% | Print & Mail 100% | $5K | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $843 | 1 | REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MINNESO… 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $843 | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $347 | 1 | REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MINNESO… 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $1K | -44% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $999 | 4 | STEWART, CHRIS 68% | Print & Mail 100% | $2K | +4440% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $2K | 7 | REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MINNESO… 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $4K | -37% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $82 | 1 | BECKY E. HITES FOR CONGRESS… 100% | Fundraising 100% | $4K | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $460 | 1 | SCARANE, JESSICA 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $5K | -61% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $999 | 2 | REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MINNESO… 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $6K | — |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $398 | 2 | JON MYERS FOR VIRGINIA 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $398 | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $280 | 1 | LAEHN, THOMAS RAYMOND DR. 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $678 | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $326 | 1 | LAEHN, THOMAS RAYMOND DR. 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $326 | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $9K | 4 | LAEHN, THOMAS RAYMOND DR. 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $10K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $982 | 2 | LAEHN, THOMAS RAYMOND DR. 74% | Print & Mail 26% | $11K | +147% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Print & Mail | $20,373 | 32 | $637 | 97.7% | LAEHN, THOMAS RAYMOND DR. 49% | 3mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $398 | 2 | $199 | 1.9% | JON MYERS FOR VIRGINIA 100% | 2y ago |
| Fundraising | $82 | 1 | $82 | 0.4% | BECKY E. HITES FOR CONGRESS… 100% | 6y 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IA | $10,761 | 49.9% | 1 | |
| MN | $8,733 | 40.5% | 1 | |
| UT | $679 | 3.1% | 1 | |
| DE | $460 | 2.1% | 1 | |
| VA | $398 | 1.8% | 1 | |
| TX | $260 | 1.2% | 1 | |
| AL | $203 | 0.9% | 1 | |
| GA | $82 | 0.4% | 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 | 2025-09-12 | LAEHN, THOMAS RAYMOND DR. | Print & Mail | POSTCARD POSTAGE | $6,835 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-09-09 | LAEHN, THOMAS RAYMOND DR. | Print & Mail | POSTCARD INVITATIONS | $2,017 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-01-24 | REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MINNESOTA - FEDERAL | Print & Mail | PRINTING | $1,536 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-07-10 | REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MINNESOTA - FEDERAL | Print & Mail | PRINTING | $977 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-01-13 | REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MINNESOTA - FEDERAL | Print & Mail | PRINTING | $953 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-06-22 | LAEHN, THOMAS RAYMOND DR. | — | POSTCARD LEAVE BEHINDS | $722 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-07-15 | LAEHN, THOMAS RAYMOND DR. | Print & Mail | POSTCARD LEAVE BEHINDS | $565 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-06-12 | LAEHN, THOMAS RAYMOND DR. | Print & Mail | POST CARD LEAVE BEHINDS | $326 |
| Recent | 2026-05-11 | ALVAREZ MARIA LUISA HONORABLE MARYLOU | Print & Mail | Printing expense | $260 |
| Recent | 2025-09-12 | LAEHN, THOMAS RAYMOND DR. | Print & Mail | EXTRA POSTCARD INVITATIONS | $17 |