THE LEADER NEWSPAPER
THE LEADER NEWSPAPER is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle THE LEADER NEWSPAPER was paid $32K across 19 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
- Oct 25, 2000 → Jun 18, 2026
- spans 25.6 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 30
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 19
- 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
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 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SUOZZI, THOMAS NY · House DEM |
$1,500 | 1 |
| LIPETRI, MIKE NY · House REP |
$750 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SUOZZI, THOMAS NY · House DEM |
$1,500 | 1 |
| LIPETRI, MIKE NY · House REP |
$750 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SUOZZI, THOMAS NY · House DEM |
$1,500 | 1 |
| LIPETRI, MIKE NY · House REP |
$750 | 1 |
| WILSON, JOE THE HON. SC · House REP |
$285 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SUOZZI, THOMAS NY · House DEM |
$1,500 | 1 |
| LIPETRI, MIKE NY · House REP |
$750 | 1 |
| WILSON, JOE THE HON. SC · House REP |
$285 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SUOZZI, THOMAS NY · House DEM |
$3,000 | 2 |
| WILSON, JOE THE HON. SC · House REP |
$2,060 | 3 |
| NICK, LALOTA NY · House REP |
$750 | 1 |
| LIPETRI, MIKE NY · House REP |
$750 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $9,188 | 29.06% |
| Republican | $13,024 | 41.20% |
| Non-partisan | $9,403 | 29.74% |
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 | $150 | 1 | GOODEN ANGELINA HONORABLE 100% | Media 100% | $150 | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $1K | 1 | DIGHTMAN FOR CONGRESS 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $1K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $197 | 1 | TOM REED PAC 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $1K | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $1K | 1 | TRACY MITRANO FOR CONGRESS 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $1K | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $2K | 2 | HILL, JAMES FRENCH 83% | Print & Mail 83% | $3K | +782% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $4K | 2 | WHITMIRE JOHN HONORABLE 100% | Media 80% | $4K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $1K | 1 | KUSTOFF, DAVID 100% | Media 100% | $6K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $255 | 1 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF FANNIN … 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $6K | -85% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $555 | 1 | WILSON, JOE THE HON. 100% | Media 100% | $555 | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $9K | 2 | SUOZZI, THOMAS 55% | Media 55% | $10K | +111% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $795 | 1 | WILSON, JOE THE HON. 100% | Media 100% | $10K | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $4K | 4 | WILSON, JOE THE HON. 44% | Media 81% | $14K | +1480% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $285 | 1 | WILSON, JOE THE HON. 100% | — | $285 | -97% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $2K | 2 | SUOZZI, THOMAS 67% | — | $3K | +183% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media | $16,899 | 14 | $1K | 58.1% | SUOZZI, THOMAS 38% | 21mo ago |
| Print & Mail | $7,426 | 4 | $2K | 25.5% | PILIP, MAZI MELESA 55% | 22mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $4,558 | 8 | $570 | 15.7% | DIGHTMAN FOR CONGRESS 25% | 3y ago |
| Software & Tech | $197 | 1 | $197 | 0.7% | TOM REED PAC 100% | 7y 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY | $10,885 | 34.4% | 5 | |
| TX | $8,845 | 28.0% | 7 | |
| VA | $4,050 | 12.8% | 1 | |
| SC | $3,410 | 10.8% | 1 | |
| AR | $1,438 | 4.5% | 1 | |
| TN | $1,280 | 4.0% | 1 | |
| WA | $1,149 | 3.6% | 1 | |
| CA | $558 | 1.8% | 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 | 2024-01-05 | SUOZZI, THOMAS | Media | ADVERTISING | $5,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-01-22 | PILIP, MAZI MELESA | Print & Mail | PRINT AD | $4,050 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-02-07 | WHITMIRE JOHN HONORABLE | Media | ad | $3,445 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-06-18 | SUOZZI, THOMAS | — | ADVERTISING | $1,500 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-24 | SUOZZI, THOMAS | Media | ADVERTISING | $1,500 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-06-10 | LIPETRI, MIKE | — | JOURNAL AD | $750 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-05 | WILSON, JOE THE HON. | — | ADVERTISING | $285 |
| Recent | 2024-11-14 | NICK, LALOTA | Print & Mail | PRINTING | $750 |
| Recent | 2024-12-02 | WILSON, JOE THE HON. | Media | ADVERTISING | $275 |