Townsquare Media
Townsquare Media is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Townsquare Media was paid $206K across 9 client committees, of which $127K 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 |
$79,141 | 22 rows | 38.4% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$127,211 | 43 rows | 61.6% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Oct 23, 2012 → Jul 10, 2026
- spans 13.7 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 22
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 9
- 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 5
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CUSHMAN, RYAN MI · House REP |
$47,000 | 2 |
| SESSLER, JERROD WA · House REP |
$11,248 | 8 |
| GRAY, CHUCK WY · House REP |
$10,712 | 1 |
| LYMAN, PHILLIP KAY UT · House REP |
$2,178 | 1 |
| MURPHY, JUSTIN MICHAEL LL.M. NJ · Senate REP |
$550 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 6
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CUSHMAN, RYAN MI · House REP |
$47,000 | 2 |
| SESSLER, JERROD WA · House REP |
$11,248 | 8 |
| GRAY, CHUCK WY · House REP |
$10,712 | 1 |
| LYMAN, PHILLIP KAY UT · House REP |
$2,178 | 1 |
| MURPHY, JUSTIN MICHAEL LL.M. NJ · Senate REP |
$1,650 | 2 |
| VAN DREW, JEFF MR NJ · House REP |
$1,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 6
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CUSHMAN, RYAN MI · House REP |
$47,000 | 2 |
| SESSLER, JERROD WA · House REP |
$11,248 | 8 |
| GRAY, CHUCK WY · House REP |
$10,712 | 1 |
| LYMAN, PHILLIP KAY UT · House REP |
$2,178 | 1 |
| MURPHY, JUSTIN MICHAEL LL.M. NJ · Senate REP |
$1,650 | 2 |
| VAN DREW, JEFF MR NJ · House REP |
$1,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 6
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CUSHMAN, RYAN MI · House REP |
$47,000 | 2 |
| SESSLER, JERROD WA · House REP |
$11,248 | 8 |
| GRAY, CHUCK WY · House REP |
$10,712 | 1 |
| LYMAN, PHILLIP KAY UT · House REP |
$2,178 | 1 |
| MURPHY, JUSTIN MICHAEL LL.M. NJ · Senate REP |
$1,650 | 2 |
| VAN DREW, JEFF MR NJ · House REP |
$1,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 7
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CUSHMAN, RYAN MI · House REP |
$47,000 | 2 |
| SESSLER, JERROD WA · House REP |
$11,248 | 8 |
| GRAY, CHUCK WY · House REP |
$10,712 | 1 |
| LYMAN, PHILLIP KAY UT · House REP |
$2,178 | 1 |
| MURPHY, JUSTIN MICHAEL LL.M. NJ · Senate REP |
$1,650 | 2 |
| BAUMGARTNER, MICHAEL JAMES WA · House REP |
$1,053 | 1 |
| VAN DREW, JEFF MR NJ · House REP |
$1,000 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $3,322 | 1.61% |
| Republican | $203,031 | 98.39% |
| Non-partisan | $0 | 0.00% |
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 · 3 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $1K | 2 | MOSS FOR CONGRESS 100% | Media 100% | $1K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $240 | 1 | FRIENDS OF RENEE HOAGENSON 100% | Media 100% | $1K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $1K | 1 | FRIENDS OF RENEE HOAGENSON 100% | Media 100% | $2K | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $2K | 2 | BAUMGARTNER, MICHAEL JAMES 100% | Digital 100% | $2K | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $1K | 1 | BAUMGARTNER, MICHAEL JAMES 100% | Digital 100% | $3K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $29K | 8 | CUSHMAN, RYAN 41% | — | $29K | — |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $45K | 7 | CUSHMAN, RYAN 78% | — | $74K | +2228% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital | $2,973 | 3 | $991 | 55.5% | BAUMGARTNER, MICHAEL JAMES 100% | 22mo ago |
| Media | $2,380 | 4 | $595 | 44.5% | FRIENDS OF RENEE HOAGENSON 54% | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MI | $47,000 | 59.4% | 1 | |
| WA | $14,221 | 18.0% | 2 | |
| WY | $10,712 | 13.5% | 1 | |
| NJ | $2,650 | 3.3% | 2 | |
| UT | $2,178 | 2.8% | 1 | |
| MO | $1,274 | 1.6% | 1 | |
| IN | $1,106 | 1.4% | 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 | 2026-07-08 | CUSHMAN, RYAN | — | MEDIA | $35,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-06-16 | CUSHMAN, RYAN | — | MARKETING | $12,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-06-23 | GRAY, CHUCK | — | MULTI MEDIA ADVERTISING | $10,712 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-07-10 | SESSLER, JERROD | — | RADIO ADVERTISING | $2,322 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-06-03 | LYMAN, PHILLIP KAY | — | ADVERTISING | $2,178 |
| Recent | 2026-07-10 | SESSLER, JERROD | — | RADIO ADVERTISING | $1,943 |
| Recent | 2026-07-10 | SESSLER, JERROD | — | RADIO ADVERTISING | $1,765 |
| Recent | 2026-07-10 | SESSLER, JERROD | — | RADIO ADVERTISING | $1,279 |