THE BLUE DEAL
$1.16M
2025-2026 cycle
THE BLUE DEAL is a print & mail vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle THE BLUE DEAL was paid $1.16M across 179 client committees, of which $6K 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
$1.16M
=
$1.16M
(Schedule B)
+
$6K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$1,156,231 | 464 rows | 99.5% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$5,898 | 15 rows | 0.5% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jul 20, 2010 → Mar 26, 2026
- spans 15.7 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 464
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 179
- 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.
Apr 2025
Mar 2026
$17K
across 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.
No buyer activity in this window.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| LEONARD, DON RALPH OH · House DEM |
$3,405 | 1 |
| SWEETSER, KYLE AL · Senate DEM |
$1,147 | 2 |
| UFFORD, DON MI · House DEM |
$335 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 6
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| LEONARD, DON RALPH OH · House DEM |
$3,405 | 1 |
| MADDOX, PAUL NC · House DEM |
$2,578 | 1 |
| SWEETSER, KYLE AL · Senate DEM |
$2,262 | 3 |
| SEIFELDEIN, MO VA · House DEM |
$1,867 | 1 |
| BHATTI, ATA-UL-SALAAM VA · House DEM |
$1,171 | 1 |
| UFFORD, DON MI · House DEM |
$335 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 9
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| LEONARD, DON RALPH OH · House DEM |
$3,405 | 1 |
| MADDOX, PAUL NC · House DEM |
$2,578 | 1 |
| MCCLELLAN, JENNIFER VA · House DEM |
$2,507 | 1 |
| BHATTI, ATA-UL-SALAAM VA · House DEM |
$2,355 | 2 |
| SWEETSER, KYLE AL · Senate DEM |
$2,262 | 3 |
| SEIFELDEIN, MO VA · House DEM |
$1,867 | 1 |
| KALLAS, CHRIST IL · House DEM |
$752 | 1 |
| UFFORD, DON MI · House DEM |
$670 | 2 |
| WELCH, PETER VT · Senate DEM |
$271 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 9
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| LEONARD, DON RALPH OH · House DEM |
$3,405 | 1 |
| MADDOX, PAUL NC · House DEM |
$2,578 | 1 |
| MCCLELLAN, JENNIFER VA · House DEM |
$2,507 | 1 |
| BHATTI, ATA-UL-SALAAM VA · House DEM |
$2,355 | 2 |
| SWEETSER, KYLE AL · Senate DEM |
$2,262 | 3 |
| SEIFELDEIN, MO VA · House DEM |
$1,867 | 1 |
| KALLAS, CHRIST IL · House DEM |
$752 | 1 |
| UFFORD, DON MI · House DEM |
$670 | 2 |
| WELCH, PETER VT · Senate DEM |
$271 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| KAPTUR, MARCY HON. M.C. OH · House DEM |
$18,982 | 3 |
| SALAS, RUDY CA · House DEM |
$10,178 | 2 |
| PALLONE, FRANK JR NJ · House DEM |
$10,098 | 1 |
| HARDER, JOSH CA · House DEM |
$3,924 | 1 |
| LEONARD, DON RALPH OH · House DEM |
$3,405 | 1 |
| HIMES, JIM CT · House DEM |
$3,196 | 1 |
| BEYER, DONALD STERNOFF JR. VA · House DEM |
$3,191 | 1 |
| MADDOX, PAUL NC · House DEM |
$2,578 | 1 |
| MCCLELLAN, JENNIFER VA · House DEM |
$2,507 | 1 |
| BHATTI, ATA-UL-SALAAM VA · House DEM |
$2,355 | 2 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 97%
R · 3%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $745,186 | 64.12% |
| Republican | $20,345 | 1.75% |
| Non-partisan | $396,599 | 34.13% |
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 · 10 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2018 | $850 | 2 | FCDC - FEDERAL 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $850 | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $6K | 6 | C00634709 68% | Print & Mail 100% | $6K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $6K | 15 | ALEXANDRIA DEMOCRATIC COMMI… 21% | Print & Mail 100% | $12K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $89 | 1 | BURUD GWENN A MS 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $89 | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $1K | 3 | C00652891 59% | Print & Mail 100% | $14K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $25K | 19 | POWELL BEVERLY VOLKMAN HONO… 34% | Print & Mail 100% | $39K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $107K | 41 | VAN DREW, JEFF MR 17% | Print & Mail 100% | $145K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $125K | 49 | C00650457 14% | Print & Mail 100% | $270K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $25K | 11 | SPANBERGER, ABIGAIL 38% | Print & Mail 100% | $295K | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $262 | 1 | C00701706 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $262 | -95% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2018 | $210 | 2 | ROBINSON JANE L MS 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $295K | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $5K | 6 | ARLINGTON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC… 68% | Print & Mail 100% | $6K | -11% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2018 | $7K | 6 | YANG FOR JUDGE 2020; SCOTT 41% | Print & Mail 100% | $302K | +7730% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $8K | 5 | C00705186 53% | Print & Mail 100% | $14K | +610% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $89K | 48 | BLOOMBERG, MICHAEL R. 27% | Print & Mail 100% | $102K | +250% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $46K | 22 | FERGUSON, DANA 17% | Print & Mail 100% | $148K | -57% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $138K | 54 | SPANBERGER, ABIGAIL 13% | Print & Mail 100% | $286K | +11% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $28K | 9 | FLETCHER, ELIZABETH 30% | Print & Mail 100% | $313K | +12% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $4K | 2 | ARLINGTON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC… 91% | Print & Mail 100% | $4K | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $6K | 7 | FCDC - FEDERAL 65% | Print & Mail 100% | $10K | +2293% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $697 | 1 | JOHNSON JULIE HONORABLE 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $314K | +232% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $13K | 16 | FCDC - FEDERAL 68% | Print & Mail 100% | $23K | +146% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $7K | 5 | JOHNSON JULIE HONORABLE 47% | Print & Mail 100% | $321K | +0% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $19K | 11 | BEYER, DONALD STERNOFF JR. 31% | Print & Mail 100% | $42K | +131% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $17K | 8 | SPANBERGER, ABIGAIL 48% | Print & Mail 100% | $60K | -80% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $47K | 24 | MAGAZINER, SETH 16% | Print & Mail 100% | $107K | +3% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $91K | 24 | SPANBERGER, ABIGAIL 22% | Print & Mail 100% | $197K | -34% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $176K | 8 | SPANBERGER, ABIGAIL 93% | Print & Mail 100% | $374K | +537% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $8K | 2 | NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTI… 94% | Print & Mail 100% | $8K | +91% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $523 | 2 | AGWAN, PERVEZ S 68% | Print & Mail 100% | $8K | -92% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $9K | 3 | SRIVASTAVA, SANDEEP KUMAR 63% | Print & Mail 100% | $17K | -32% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $11K | 2 | VERDER-ALIGA FOR SENATE 202… 59% | Print & Mail 100% | $385K | +55% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $2K | 2 | HARRIS, CLEMMIE L 65% | Print & Mail 100% | $19K | -88% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $10K | 7 | BEYER, DONALD STERNOFF JR. 31% | Print & Mail 100% | $30K | -41% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $49K | 11 | SALAS, RUDY 58% | Print & Mail 100% | $79K | +5% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $40K | 8 | KAPTUR, MARCY HON. M.C. 48% | Print & Mail 100% | $119K | -56% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $4K | 2 | SALAS, RUDY 91% | Print & Mail 100% | $123K | -98% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $3K | 2 | MCCLELLAN, JENNIFER 77% | Print & Mail 100% | $3K | -63% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $4K | 4 | SEIFELDEIN, MO 51% | Print & Mail 100% | $7K | +65% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $10K | 7 | LEONARD, DON RALPH 35% | Print & Mail 97% | $17K | -5% |
Revenue by service category
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Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Print & Mail | $1,155,896 | 463 | $2K | 100.0% | SPANBERGER, ABIGAIL 22% | 2mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
8
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$416,748 · 36% of revenue
11
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$113,355 · 10% of revenue
160
One-time clients 1 cycle
$626,129 · 54% of revenue
Top 8 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPANBERGER, ABIGAIL | 3 | $256,702 | 33 | 2017-10-25 | 2022-10-17 |
| PALLONE, FRANK JR | 4 | $31,324 | 5 | 2018-05-25 | 2024-08-13 |
| VEASEY, MARC ALLISON | 3 | $29,435 | 10 | 2018-02-08 | 2022-09-22 |
| FCDC - FEDERAL | 3 | $26,723 | 24 | 2017-03-15 | 2021-10-12 |
| HARDER, JOSH | 3 | $26,057 | 5 | 2020-01-28 | 2024-07-10 |
| ARLINGTON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE JOINT FEDERAL CAMPAIGN | 3 | $16,397 | 5 | 2018-07-26 | 2021-01-06 |
| HIMES, JIM | 4 | $16,138 | 6 | 2018-05-01 | 2024-09-04 |
| ALEXANDRIA DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE | 4 | $13,971 | 19 | 2017-04-19 | 2023-10-20 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VA | $369,595 | 32.8% | 13 | |
| Unknown | $278,826 | 24.7% | 78 | |
| TX | $136,127 | 12.1% | 29 | |
| CA | $102,865 | 9.1% | 18 | |
| NJ | $57,607 | 5.1% | 5 | |
| NY | $42,843 | 3.8% | 7 | |
| MI | $38,381 | 3.4% | 4 | |
| OH | $33,219 | 2.9% | 2 | |
| CT | $31,173 | 2.8% | 2 | |
| DC | $17,676 | 1.6% | 5 | |
| GA | $11,007 | 1.0% | 2 | |
| NM | $8,655 | 0.8% | 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 | 2022-10-17 | SPANBERGER, ABIGAIL | Print & Mail | PRINTING | $159,727 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-05-04 | VAN DREW, JEFF MR | Print & Mail | PRINTING OF CAMPAIGN MATERIALS | $18,009 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-08-28 | C00641381 | Print & Mail | PRINTING | $15,968 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-05-10 | SALAS, RUDY | Print & Mail | PRINT ADVERTISING | $15,855 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-08-26 | DELAURO, ROSA L | Print & Mail | PRINTING | $14,602 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-26 | LEONARD, DON RALPH | Print & Mail | CAMPAIGN YARD SIGNS | $3,405 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-26 | MADDOX, PAUL | Print & Mail | YARD SIGNS | $2,578 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-09-17 | MCCLELLAN, JENNIFER | Print & Mail | PRINTING | $2,507 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-12-09 | SEIFELDEIN, MO | Print & Mail | CAMPAIGN LITERATURE | $1,867 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-10-22 | BHATTI, ATA-UL-SALAAM | Print & Mail | PRINTING | $1,185 |
| Recent | 2026-02-11 | BHATTI, ATA-UL-SALAAM | Print & Mail | PRINTING | $1,171 |
| Recent | 2026-03-24 | SWEETSER, KYLE | Print & Mail | CAMPAIGN SIGNS PRINTING & SHIPPING | $707 |
| Recent | 2026-03-17 | SWEETSER, KYLE | Print & Mail | PRINTING: LETTERHEAD AND CONTRIB. ENVELOPES | $440 |
| Recent | 2026-03-23 | UFFORD, DON | — | SIGNS FOR ADVERTISING | $335 |