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WASHINGTON POST

$508K total cycle spend · 59 client committees · 833 disbursements · activity Nov 26, 2018 → Mar 31, 2026

○ Slowing (~2mo since last)

12-month spend trajectory

Apr 2025 Mar 2026
$3K across 12 months

Revenue by party

98% D
D · 98%
R · 2%
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Top buyers last 12 months · top 10

RELY ON YOUR BELIEFS FUND $501 Software & Tech · 3 txns CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED $354 Software & Tech · 10 txns ACTBLUE $157 Software & Tech · 2 txns TEXANS FOR JOE STRAUS $149 Software & Tech · 1 txn SPEIER, JACKIE $140 Software & Tech · 1 txn MOYE ERIC V HONORABLE $128 Digital · 1 txn HAWKINS KRISTEN BRAUCHLE HONORABLE $128 Software & Tech · 1 txn HOWARD DONNA S HONORABLE $128 Software & Tech · 1 txn PADILLA, ALEX $120 Software & Tech · 1 txn PORTANTINO FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBL… $120 Other / Unclassified · 1 txn WP WASHINGTON POST

Top buyers last 6 months · top 4

TEXANS FOR JOE STRAUS $149 Software & Tech · 1 txn SPEIER, JACKIE $140 Software & Tech · 1 txn CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED $140 Software & Tech · 4 txns HAWKINS KRISTEN BRAUCHLE HONORABLE $128 Software & Tech · 1 txn WP WASHINGTON POST

Top buyers last 3 months · top 1

CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED $62 Software & Tech · 2 txns WP WASHINGTON POST
Filer Total spend Disbursements Last paid
WIN THE ERA PAC
C00697441
$403,306 17 6y ago
DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE
C00010603
$81,120 28 1y ago
CALIFORNIANS AGAINST ANOTHER COSTLY ENERGY SCHEME - NO ON 7, MAJOR FUNDING FROM PG&E CORP AND SO.CAL. EDISON COMPANY, A COALITION OF ENVIRONMENTALISTS, RENEWABLE ENERGY COMPANIES, TAXPAYERS, AND LABOR
1304245
$69,956 4 18y ago
C00304758
C00304758
$3,076 27 6y ago
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
C00003418
$2,996 108 1y ago
ACTBLUE
C00401224
$2,895 23 6mo ago
CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED
TX · Senate REP
$2,511 122 2mo ago
BERNIE 2020
C00696948
$2,260 2 6y ago
RELY ON YOUR BELIEFS FUND
C00344648
$1,894 11 7mo ago
YES ON 56 - SAVES LIVES CALIFORNIA, A COALITION OF DOCTORS, DENTISTS, HEALTH PLANS, LABOR, HOSPITALS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND NON-PROFIT HEALTH ADVOCATE ORGANIZATIONS
1377991
$1,267 1 10y ago
HAWLEY, JOSHUA DAVID SEN
MO · Senate REP
$1,222 21 1y ago
WHITMIRE JOHN HONORABLE
00019581
$1,092 7 4y ago
MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION
C00341396
$1,024 4 5y ago
BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR
US · President DEM
$879 25 5y ago
PORTANTINO FOR SENATE 2020
1392849
$820 7 2y ago
HEITKAMP, HEIDI
ND · Senate DEM
$816 4 3y ago
MOYE ERIC V HONORABLE
00020591
$783 7 10mo ago
LOPEZ AIMEE GARZA MRS
00084000
$640 6 7y ago
TEXANS FOR JOE STRAUS
00056637
$616 6 5mo ago
LEAHY, PATRICK J
VT · Senate DEM
$524 16 5y ago

Table = cycle-to-date totals across all buyers. The Sankey above filters to the time window you select.

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Money flow through this vendor

top payers (left) → top revenue categories (right)
WASHINGTON POST RELY ON YOUR BELIEFS FUND $501 CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED $354 ACTBLUE $157 TEXANS FOR JOE STRAUS $149 SPEIER, JACKIE $140 MOYE ERIC V HONORABLE $128 HAWKINS KRISTEN BRAUCHLE HO… $128 HOWARD DONNA S HONORABLE $128 PADILLA, ALEX $120 PORTANTINO FOR SUPERINTENDE… $120 Software & Tech $2K Digital $128 Other / Unclassified $120 Total in: $2K Total out: $2K
WASHINGTON POST TEXANS FOR JOE STRAUS $149 SPEIER, JACKIE $140 CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED $140 HAWKINS KRISTEN BRAUCHLE HO… $128 Software & Tech $557 Total in: $557 Total out: $557
WASHINGTON POST CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED $62 Software & Tech $62 Total in: $62 Total out: $62
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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

quarterly · last 6 cycles
201620182020202220242026 Q1 cycle 2016: $21Q2 cycle 2016: $30Q3 cycle 2016: $20Q4 cycle 2016: $347Q1 cycle 2018: $399Q1 cycle 2018: $1KQ1 cycle 2018: $128Q2 cycle 2018: $336Q2 cycle 2018: $688Q3 cycle 2018: $629Q3 cycle 2018: $886Q3 cycle 2018: $857Q4 cycle 2018: $614Q4 cycle 2018: $1KQ4 cycle 2018: $286Q1 cycle 2020: $406Q1 cycle 2020: $157KQ1 cycle 2020: $235Q2 cycle 2020: $540Q2 cycle 2020: $1KQ2 cycle 2020: $64Q3 cycle 2020: $9KQ3 cycle 2020: $2KQ3 cycle 2020: $346Q4 cycle 2020: $110Q4 cycle 2020: $242KQ4 cycle 2020: $635Q4 cycle 2020: $191Q1 cycle 2022: $856Q1 cycle 2022: $699Q1 cycle 2022: $181Q2 cycle 2022: $663Q2 cycle 2022: $839Q2 cycle 2022: $2Q3 cycle 2022: $671Q3 cycle 2022: $765Q3 cycle 2022: $256Q4 cycle 2022: $510Q4 cycle 2022: $742Q4 cycle 2022: $765Q4 cycle 2022: $608Q1 cycle 2024: $615Q1 cycle 2024: $607Q2 cycle 2024: $46KQ2 cycle 2024: $8KQ3 cycle 2024: $380Q3 cycle 2024: $11KQ3 cycle 2024: $141Q4 cycle 2024: $40Q4 cycle 2024: $535Q4 cycle 2024: $4KQ4 cycle 2024: $397Q1 cycle 2026: $17KQ1 cycle 2026: $361Q2 cycle 2026: $1KQ3 cycle 2026: $260Q4 cycle 2026: $382 Q1Q3Q1Q1Q2Q3Q4Q4Q1Q2Q2Q3Q4Q4Q1Q1Q2Q3Q3Q4Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q4Q1Q2Q4 $242K

even-year cycle (election) odd-year cycle (off-cycle)

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Revenue by service category

Revenue by service category

last 12 months
Software & Tech $2K Digital $128

Revenue by service category

last 6 months
Software & Tech $557

Revenue by service category

last 3 months
Software & Tech $62
Show as table (cycle-to-date with disbursement counts)
Category Total spend Disbursements
Digital $359,982 11
Other / Unclassified $115,939 21
Software & Tech $74,089 783
Media $41,156 5
Strategy & Research $297 7
Travel & Events $140 5
Admin & Office $10 1
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Recent activity last 20 disbursements

Date Filer Purpose Amount
Mar 31, 2026 CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED SUBSCRIPTIONS $31
Mar 2, 2026 CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED SUBSCRIPTIONS $31
Feb 11, 2026 SPEIER, JACKIE SUBSCRIPTION $140
Jan 31, 2026 CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED SUBSCRIPTIONS $31
Jan 14, 2026 00080005 subscription $128
Dec 21, 2025 00056637 Annual subscription $149
Dec 1, 2025 CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED SUBSCRIPTIONS $47
Nov 6, 2025 ACTBLUE AMEX 11/30: OFFICE SUBSCRIPTION $126
Oct 31, 2025 00042130 Newspaper Subscription $128
Oct 30, 2025 CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED SUBSCRIPTIONS $29
Oct 11, 2025 1435623 $120
Oct 10, 2025 RELY ON YOUR BELIEFS FUND PAC SUBSCRIPTION $180
Sep 30, 2025 CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED SUBSCRIPTIONS $29
Sep 12, 2025 RELY ON YOUR BELIEFS FUND PAC SUBSCRIPTION $160
Aug 30, 2025 CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED SUBSCRIPTIONS $42
Aug 4, 2025 00020591 Digital subscription $128
Jul 30, 2025 CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED SUBSCRIPTIONS $29
Jul 4, 2025 00013805 Subscription $13
Jun 30, 2025 CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED SUBSCRIPTIONS $29
Jun 14, 2025 SAVE AMERICA SUBSCRIPTIONS $120
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