Other servicesUnited States of America Inc.$30.2M
America PAC$30.2M
Watchdog · Who gets paid
The firms behind the ads.
Every dollar a campaign or super PAC spends ends up with someone: media buyers, ad makers, mail houses, pollsters and consultants. These are the 43 biggest payees we can trace, $125M in all.
Same firm on both sides of a race? That shows up here.
Ads, mail and other workAisle 518$18.1M
Talarico For Texas$18.1M
Ledger, from FEC filings
Ads, mail and other workThematic Campaigns$16.0M
Talarico For Texas$16.0M
Ledger, from FEC filings
MailNexus Direct$12.7M
Senate Majority PAC$12.7M
Media buyingWaterfront Strategies$7.4M
WinSenate$7.4M
Other servicesSapphire Strategies$4.0M
House Majority PAC$4.0M
Other servicesPremier Political Compliance Inc.$3.7M
Senate Majority PAC$3.7M
DigitalActBlue Technical Services$2.7M
Talarico For Texas$2.2M
House Majority PAC$498K
Ledger, from FEC filings
Other servicesStrategic Advance Services LLC$2.3M
Other servicesLex Politica PLLC$2.3M
America PAC$2.3M
PollingBlue Rose Research$2.2M
Senate Majority PAC$2.2M
Media buyingSRCP Media Inc.$1.9M
Other servicesMajority Institute LLC$1.6M
Senate Majority PAC$1.6M
Media buyingSmart Media Group LLC$1.5M
GLCF$1.5M
DigitalAuthentic Campaigns$1.5M
Senate Majority PAC$1.5M
Other servicesElias Law Group$1.5M
Senate Majority PAC$1.5M
DigitalSwitchboard Public Benefit Corporation$1.2M
House Majority PAC$1.2M
Other servicesMorning Group$1.1M
Media buyingOld Town Media$1.1M
Your Community PAC$1.1M
Ledger, from FEC filings
Media buyingM2 Placement LLC$1000K
America PAC$1000K
Other servicesDT Client Services LLC$989K
PollingGragert Research$959K
Fairshake$959K
Media buyingSKDKnickerbocker$954K
Your Community PAC$954K
Ledger, from FEC filings
PollingImpact Research$898K
Fairshake$898K
DigitalIMGE LLC$811K
America PAC$811K
Media buyingCanal Partners Media$729K
Your Community PAC$729K
Ledger, from FEC filings
Consulting and strategyMvar Media LLC$688K
WinSenate$688K
Consulting and strategyDockside Strategies$555K
Fairshake$555K
Consulting and strategyOnMessage Inc.$505K
America PAC$505K
Media buyingGPS Impact$500K
Your Community PAC$500K
Ledger, from FEC filings
Consulting and strategyAmerica Rising Limited LLC$494K
PollingSchoen Survey Research$491K
Fairshake$491K
PollingGuidant Polling and Strategy$482K
Fairshake$482K
PollingGlobal Strategy Group$444K
Fairshake$444K
Other servicesNarrator$383K
Fairshake$383K
Other servicesRizzo Dukes Group$291K
PollingGlobal Strategy Group LLC$260K
Senate Majority PAC$260K
Other servicesM and B Analytics LLC$240K
America PAC$240K
DigitalEveryAction Inc.$185K
House Majority PAC$185K
PollingFabrizio Lee and Associates LLC$160K
Other servicesKoch and Hoos LLC$95K
Other servicesDeep Root Analytics LLC$75K
Other servicesC Plus K LLC$11K
WinSenate$11K
Payments are the largest disbursements reported by each group or campaign, from public compilations of FEC filings and from Ledger. A firm paid by a super PAC is doing ordinary work; this list shows who, not wrongdoing.