THE LAMAR COMPANIES
THE LAMAR COMPANIES is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle THE LAMAR COMPANIES was paid $1.05M across 54 client committees, of which $156K 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 |
$890,306 | 126 rows | 85.1% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$155,652 | 17 rows | 14.9% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jan 2, 2002 → Feb 5, 2026
- spans 24.1 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 126
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 54
- 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 6 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| WOMACK, STEPHEN A THE HON AR · House REP |
$88,875 | 2 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| WOMACK, STEPHEN A THE HON AR · House REP |
$88,875 | 2 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| WOMACK, STEPHEN A THE HON AR · House REP |
$88,875 | 2 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| WOMACK, STEPHEN A THE HON AR · House REP |
$193,824 | 6 |
| CALVERT, KEN CA · House REP |
$17,892 | 1 |
| 931447 931447 |
$12,425 | 1 |
| MANNION, JOHN W NY · House DEM |
$8,200 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $14,929 | 1.43% |
| Republican | $398,019 | 38.05% |
| Non-partisan | $633,010 | 60.52% |
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $2K | 1 | C00668483 100% | Media 100% | $2K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $19K | 2 | WALDEN, GREGORY P. MR. 100% | Media 100% | $21K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $21K | 4 | WALDEN, GREGORY P. MR. 35% | Media 35% | $42K | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2018 | $18K | 2 | SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERI… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $60K | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $14K | 1 | OBERNOLTE, JAY 100% | Media 100% | $14K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $11K | 2 | PLANNED PARENTHOOD TEXAS VO… 91% | Other / Unclassified 91% | $25K | +603% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $15K | 2 | GARCIA FOR ASSEMBLY 2020; E… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $40K | -22% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $56K | 16 | C00752535 34% | Media 62% | $96K | +167% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $4K | 2 | GARCIA FOR ASSEMBLY 2020; E… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $100K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $24K | 5 | THAKUR, ALBERT BURT 47% | Other / Unclassified 47% | $24K | +59% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $88K | 5 | HINOJOSA JUAN HONORABLE CHUY 52% | Other / Unclassified 64% | $112K | +56% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $17K | 5 | MC KINNOR FOR ASSEMBLY 2022… 48% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $128K | +300% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $6K | 1 | GARCIA FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; E… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $134K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $26K | 1 | SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERI… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $160K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $55K | 2 | WOMACK, STEPHEN A THE HON 100% | Media 100% | $55K | — |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $6K | 1 | COOK DAVID L HONORABLE 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $61K | -73% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $88K | 3 | WOMACK, STEPHEN A THE HON 80% | Media 100% | $149K | +0% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $56K | 4 | WOMACK, STEPHEN A THE HON 63% | Media 78% | $205K | +236% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $89K | 2 | WOMACK, STEPHEN A THE HON 100% | Media 100% | $89K | +62% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media | $457,059 | 50 | $9K | 51.3% | WOMACK, STEPHEN A THE HON 54% | 4mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $376,088 | 67 | $6K | 42.2% | 498071 17% | 20mo ago |
| Print & Mail | $45,969 | 6 | $8K | 5.2% | 496128 48% | 3y ago |
| Field & Voter Contact | $5,675 | 1 | $6K | 0.6% | WEST ROYCE HONORABLE 100% | 7y ago |
| Fundraising | $5,515 | 2 | $3K | 0.6% | 790318 100% | 5y 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HINOJOSA JUAN HONORABLE CHUY | 3 | $95,096 | 10 | 2012-08-14 | 2022-08-18 |
| CALVERT, KEN | 3 | $37,854 | 4 | 2020-08-22 | 2024-08-21 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | $316,430 | 35.5% | 19 | |
| AR | $248,850 | 28.0% | 1 | |
| TX | $235,871 | 26.5% | 25 | |
| Unknown | $35,662 | 4.0% | 4 | |
| OR | $26,575 | 3.0% | 1 | |
| GA | $14,210 | 1.6% | 1 | |
| NY | $8,200 | 0.9% | 1 | |
| WY | $2,507 | 0.3% | 1 | |
| VA | $2,000 | 0.2% | 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 | 2026-02-05 | WOMACK, STEPHEN A THE HON | Media | ADVERTISING-BILLBOARD | $67,275 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-09-27 | WOMACK, STEPHEN A THE HON | Media | ADVERTISING-BILLBOARD | $59,526 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-01-24 | WOMACK, STEPHEN A THE HON | Media | ADVERTISING-BILLBOARD | $36,684 |
| Largest all-time | 2014-10-24 | 498071 | Other / Unclassified | Billboards | $32,364 |
| Largest all-time | 2014-10-16 | 498071 | Other / Unclassified | Billboards/Poster Boards | $30,451 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-05 | WOMACK, STEPHEN A THE HON | Media | ADVERTISING-BILLBOARD | $21,600 |
| Recent | 2024-10-30 | WOMACK, STEPHEN A THE HON | Media | ADVERTISING-BILLBOARD | $29,763 |
| Recent | 2024-10-29 | MANNION, JOHN W | Media | BILLBOARD ADVERTISING | $8,200 |
| Recent | 2024-10-30 | WOMACK, STEPHEN A THE HON | Media | ADVERTISING-BILLBOARD | $5,220 |