THE MAREK GROUP
THE MAREK GROUP is a print & mail vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle THE MAREK GROUP was paid $1.54M across 8 client committees, of which $737K 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 |
$803,755 | 27 rows | 52.2% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$737,135 | 33 rows | 47.8% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Oct 6, 2008 → Oct 16, 2024
- spans 16.0 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 27
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 8
- distinct payers
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Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.
Top buyers
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Top buyers last 24 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CITIZEN ACTION OF WISCONSIN C90011974 |
$10,182 IE $10,182 |
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By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $1,086,877 | 70.54% |
| Republican | $9,180 | 0.60% |
| Non-partisan | $444,832 | 28.87% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Money flow through this vendor
Where their ad buys point
IE payers (left) → races the buys targeted (right) · independent-expenditure filings onlyNo activity in the last 1 months.
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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
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| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $44K | 2 | PELOSI, NANCY 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $44K | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $37K | 1 | PELOSI, NANCY 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $81K | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $379K | 4 | CENTER FOR ESSENTIAL INFORM… 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $460K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $111K | 3 | CENTER FOR ESSENTIAL INFORM… 96% | Print & Mail 100% | $111K | -71% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Print & Mail | $803,755 | 27 | $30K | 100.0% | CENTER FOR ESSENTIAL INFORM… 60% | 3y 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC | $566,934 | 70.5% | 2 | |
| TX | $165,500 | 20.6% | 1 | |
| CA | $66,532 | 8.3% | 4 | |
| WI | $4,788 | 0.6% | 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 | 2020-10-21 | CENTER FOR ESSENTIAL INFORMATION | Print & Mail | MAIL PRODUCTION AND POSTAGE | $176,660 |
| Largest all-time | 2008-10-06 | TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC | Print & Mail | in-kind media / Stephanie Simmons - SD 17 (D) | $147,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-10-26 | CENTER FOR ESSENTIAL INFORMATION | Print & Mail | MAIL PRODUCTION AND POSTAGE | $83,176 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-10-16 | CENTER FOR ESSENTIAL INFORMATION | Print & Mail | MAIL PRODUCTION AND POSTAGE | $81,435 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-10-17 | CENTER FOR ESSENTIAL INFORMATION | Print & Mail | POSTAGE | $53,273 |
| Largest this cycle | 2022-10-26 | CENTER FOR ESSENTIAL INFORMATION | Print & Mail | POSTAGE | $53,271 |
| Largest this cycle | 2022-10-24 | JOHNSON, RON HAROLD MR. | Print & Mail | COLLATERAL: BOTTLE OPENERS KOOZIES LANYARDS | $4,788 |