THOMPSON COMMUNICATIONS
THOMPSON COMMUNICATIONS is a wages & payroll vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle THOMPSON COMMUNICATIONS was paid $20.93M across 11 client committees, of which $13.38M 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 |
$7,556,976 | 195 rows | 36.1% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$13,376,547 | 110 rows | 63.9% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Feb 16, 2002 → Aug 3, 2024
- spans 22.5 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 195
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 11
- 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
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Top buyers last 24 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL INTEREST PAC C00883207 |
$467,500 IE $467,500 |
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| MISSOURI CONSERVATIVES FOR CONGRESS PAC C00874156 |
$68,711 IE $68,711 |
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By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $15,305,416 | 73.11% |
| Non-partisan | $5,628,106 | 26.89% |
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2018 | $72K | 3 | RELY ON YOUR BELIEFS FUND 76% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $72K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $126K | 7 | MISSOURI FRB PAC 53% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $198K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $98K | 5 | RELY ON YOUR BELIEFS FUND 61% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $296K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $110K | 6 | RELY ON YOUR BELIEFS FUND 67% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $406K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $69K | 6 | RELY ON YOUR BELIEFS FUND 56% | Wages & Payroll 86% | $475K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $59K | 5 | RELY ON YOUR BELIEFS FUND 66% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $533K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $175K | 8 | LUETKEMEYER, W BLAINE 41% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $709K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $698K | 9 | VICKY HARTZLER FOR SENATE 59% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $1.41M | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $110K | 7 | RELY ON YOUR BELIEFS FUND 64% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $110K | +52% |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $56K | 5 | MISSOURI FRB PAC 54% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $166K | -56% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $82K | 7 | RELY ON YOUR BELIEFS FUND 63% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $248K | -17% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $110K | 7 | RELY ON YOUR BELIEFS FUND 64% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $357K | -1% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $64K | 6 | RELY ON YOUR BELIEFS FUND 60% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $421K | -7% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $76K | 6 | RELY ON YOUR BELIEFS FUND 51% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $497K | +30% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $317K | 8 | SCHWEIKERT, DAVID S. 52% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $814K | +81% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $902K | 14 | VICKY HARTZLER FOR SENATE 33% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $1.72M | +29% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $78K | 6 | MISSOURI FRB PAC 50% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $78K | -29% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $53K | 4 | RELY ON YOUR BELIEFS FUND 58% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $131K | -4% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $45K | 4 | MISSOURI FRB PAC 82% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $177K | -44% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $77K | 5 | RELY ON YOUR BELIEFS FUND 58% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $254K | -30% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $478K | 11 | VICKY HARTZLER FOR SENATE 82% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $732K | +648% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $939K | 20 | VICKY HARTZLER FOR SENATE 58% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $1.67M | +1135% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $1.6M | 22 | VICKY HARTZLER FOR SENATE 44% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $3.27M | +405% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $253K | 6 | LUETKEMEYER, W BLAINE 69% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $3.53M | -72% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $13K | 2 | RELY ON YOUR BELIEFS FUND 57% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $13K | -83% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $8K | 1 | TERM LIMITS ACTION 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $21K | -86% |
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wages & Payroll | $7,547,103 | 194 | $39K | 99.9% | VICKY HARTZLER FOR SENATE 31% | 3y ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $9,873 | 1 | $10K | 0.1% | MISSOURI FRB PAC 100% | 8y 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VICKY HARTZLER FOR SENATE | 3 | $2,376,918 | 14 | 2018-10-12 | 2022-07-15 |
| RELY ON YOUR BELIEFS FUND | 4 | $973,158 | 57 | 2017-01-06 | 2023-01-05 |
| LUETKEMEYER, W BLAINE | 3 | $764,529 | 11 | 2018-08-06 | 2022-10-31 |
| MISSOURI FRB PAC | 4 | $701,859 | 66 | 2017-02-07 | 2023-01-23 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO | $4,816,288 | 63.7% | 5 | |
| GA | $973,158 | 12.9% | 1 | |
| CA | $884,441 | 11.7% | 1 | |
| AZ | $476,022 | 6.3% | 1 | |
| OK | $232,926 | 3.1% | 1 | |
| PA | $169,084 | 2.2% | 1 | |
| TX | $5,056 | 0.1% | 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 | 2002-06-30 | STOP THE POLITICIANS | Wages & Payroll | — | $583,379 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-07-05 | VICKY HARTZLER FOR SENATE | Wages & Payroll | MEDIA BUY-TV, DIGITAL,RADIO,CABLE | $398,923 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-06-14 | VICKY HARTZLER FOR SENATE | Wages & Payroll | MEDIA BUY ON TV | $375,919 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-10-25 | VICKY HARTZLER FOR SENATE | Wages & Payroll | MEDIA BUY | $326,650 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-07-15 | VICKY HARTZLER FOR SENATE | Wages & Payroll | TV MEDIA BUY | $305,112 |
| Largest this cycle | 2023-01-05 | RELY ON YOUR BELIEFS FUND | Wages & Payroll | PAC FUNDRAISING CONSULTING | $7,500 |
| Largest this cycle | 2023-04-17 | TERM LIMITS ACTION | Wages & Payroll | PRODUCTION AND MEDIA SERVICES FOR ISSUE AD | $7,500 |
| Largest this cycle | 2023-01-23 | MISSOURI FRB PAC | Wages & Payroll | GENERAL CONSULTING & COMPLIANCE | $5,640 |
| Recent | 2022-12-07 | RELY ON YOUR BELIEFS FUND | Wages & Payroll | PAC FUNDRAISING CONSULTING | $15,000 |
| Recent | 2022-11-21 | MISSOURI FRB PAC | Wages & Payroll | STRATEGIC, MEDIA AND GENERAL CONSULTING | $5,779 |