Urban One
Urban One is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Urban One was paid $128K across 5 client committees, of which $106K 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 |
$46,739 | 12 rows | 30.6% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$105,845 | 17 rows | 69.4% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jun 2, 2021 → May 11, 2026
- spans 4.9 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 12
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 5
- 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 6 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BROWN, M SHONTEL OH · House DEM |
$18,980 | 2 |
| LESTER, JOE NATHAN GA · House DEM |
$5,366 | 5 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BROWN, M SHONTEL OH · House DEM |
$18,980 | 2 |
| DAVIS DEDRA HONORABLE 00081775 |
$16,230 | 2 |
| LESTER, JOE NATHAN GA · House DEM |
$5,366 | 5 |
| PATTERSON ALYSSA J MS 00090267 |
$210 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BROWN, M SHONTEL OH · House DEM |
$18,980 | 2 |
| DAVIS DEDRA HONORABLE 00081775 |
$16,230 | 2 |
| LESTER, JOE NATHAN GA · House DEM |
$5,366 | 5 |
| PATTERSON ALYSSA J MS 00090267 |
$210 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 7
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| LEFT OF CENTER PAC C00690867 |
$27,730 IE $27,730 |
2 |
| BROWN, M SHONTEL OH · House DEM |
$18,980 | 2 |
| DAVIS DEDRA HONORABLE 00081775 |
$16,230 | 2 |
| CARE IN ACTION PAC C00747998 |
$5,900 IE $5,900 |
2 |
| LESTER, JOE NATHAN GA · House DEM |
$5,366 | 5 |
| STAND AMERICA PAC C00720540 |
$4,205 IE $4,205 |
3 |
| PATTERSON ALYSSA J MS 00090267 |
$210 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $82,751 | 64.83% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $44,900 | 35.17% |
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
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $3K | 1 | FRIENDS OF KELLY WILLIAMS 100% | Media 100% | $3K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $3K | 1 | BROWN, M SHONTEL 100% | Media 100% | $3K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $16K | 3 | DAVIS DEDRA HONORABLE 99% | — | $16K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $24K | 7 | BROWN, M SHONTEL 78% | — | $41K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media | $5,953 | 2 | $3K | 100.0% | BROWN, M SHONTEL 50% | 2y 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OH | $21,960 | 47.0% | 1 | |
| TX | $16,440 | 35.2% | 2 | |
| GA | $5,366 | 11.5% | 1 | |
| DC | $2,973 | 6.4% | 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 | 2026-04-08 | BROWN, M SHONTEL | — | RADIO ADVERTISING | $14,980 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-02-24 | DAVIS DEDRA HONORABLE | — | Advertising Expense - Radio | $11,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-02-25 | DAVIS DEDRA HONORABLE | — | Advertising Expense/ Radio | $5,230 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-04-03 | BROWN, M SHONTEL | — | RADIO ADVERTISING | $4,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-11-03 | BROWN, M SHONTEL | Media | ADVERTISING | $2,980 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-05 | LESTER, JOE NATHAN | — | RADIO AD | $1,527 |
| Recent | 2026-05-11 | LESTER, JOE NATHAN | — | RADIO AD | $1,312 |
| Recent | 2026-04-24 | LESTER, JOE NATHAN | — | RADIO AD | $1,220 |
| Recent | 2026-05-04 | LESTER, JOE NATHAN | — | RADIO AD | $261 |