617 MEDIA GROUP LLC

$1.63M 2025-2026 cycle

617 MEDIA GROUP LLC is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle 617 MEDIA GROUP LLC was paid $1.63M across 3 client committees, of which $218K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

Strategy & Research ● Recent

Part I Identity

Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.

Source split

$1.63M = $1.41M (Schedule B) + $218K (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments
$1,408,362 19 rows 86.6%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them
$217,850 7 rows 13.4%
Activity span ALL TIME
Aug 21, 2020 → Apr 30, 2026
spans 5.7 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
19
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
3
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

May 2025 Apr 2026
$866K across 12 months
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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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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 2

SAVE CALIFORNIA HEALTH CARE AND PUBLI… $716K Strategy & Research · 3 txns SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION… $50K Strategy & Research · 1 txn MG 617 MEDIA GROUP LLC
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Top buyers last 6 months · top 2

SAVE CALIFORNIA HEALTH CARE AND PUBLI… $816K Strategy & Research · 4 txns SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION… $50K Strategy & Research · 1 txn MG 617 MEDIA GROUP LLC
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Top buyers last 12 months · top 2

SAVE CALIFORNIA HEALTH CARE AND PUBLI… $816K Strategy & Research · 4 txns SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION… $50K Strategy & Research · 1 txn MG 617 MEDIA GROUP LLC
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Top buyers last 18 months · top 2

SAVE CALIFORNIA HEALTH CARE AND PUBLI… $816K Strategy & Research · 4 txns SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION… $50K Strategy & Research · 1 txn MG 617 MEDIA GROUP LLC
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Top buyers last 24 months · top 3

SAVE CALIFORNIA HEALTH CARE AND PUBLI… $816K Strategy & Research · 4 txns IN UNION USA $251K Strategy & Research · 7 txns SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION… $50K Strategy & Research · 1 txn MG 617 MEDIA GROUP LLC

By party

Revenue by party

100% D
D · 100%
R · 0%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $625,748 38.48%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $1,000,464 61.52%

Part III Reference tables

Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

202320242026 Q4 2023 (2024 cycle): $125KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $83KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $83KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $126KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $125KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $100KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $766K Q4Q2Q4Q2 $766K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 3 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2023 Q4 2024 $125K 3 IN UNION USA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $125K
2024 Q1 2024 $83K 2 IN UNION USA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $208K
2024 Q2 2024 $83K 2 IN UNION USA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $291K
2024 Q3 2024 $126K 4 IN UNION USA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $417K
2024 Q4 2024 $125K 3 IN UNION USA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $542K
2026 Q1 2026 $100K 1 SAVE CALIFORNIA HEALTH CARE… 100% Strategy & Research 100% $100K +20%
2026 Q2 2026 $766K 4 SAVE CALIFORNIA HEALTH CARE… 93% Strategy & Research 100% $866K +821%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 3 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $1.41M across 19 disbursements (avg $74K/check) Top buyer: SAVE CALIFORNIA HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC EDUCATION, SPONSORED BY SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION - UNITED HEALTHCARE WORKERS WEST (58% of category) Last paid: 5w ago · +160% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $766K

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $1.41M across 19 disbursements (avg $74K/check) Top buyer: SAVE CALIFORNIA HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC EDUCATION, SPONSORED BY SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION - UNITED HEALTHCARE WORKERS WEST (58% of category) Last paid: 5w ago · +160% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $866K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $1.41M across 19 disbursements (avg $74K/check) Top buyer: SAVE CALIFORNIA HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC EDUCATION, SPONSORED BY SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION - UNITED HEALTHCARE WORKERS WEST (58% of category) Last paid: 5w ago · +160% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $866K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $1.41M across 19 disbursements (avg $74K/check) Top buyer: SAVE CALIFORNIA HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC EDUCATION, SPONSORED BY SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION - UNITED HEALTHCARE WORKERS WEST (58% of category) Last paid: 5w ago · +160% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $866K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $1.41M across 19 disbursements (avg $74K/check) Top buyer: SAVE CALIFORNIA HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC EDUCATION, SPONSORED BY SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION - UNITED HEALTHCARE WORKERS WEST (58% of category) Last paid: 5w ago · +160% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $1.12M
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Strategy & Research $1,408,362 19 $74K 100.0% SAVE CALIFORNIA HEALTH CARE… 58% 5w ago
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Client retention

Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.

0
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
0
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
3
One-time clients 1 cycle
$1,408,362 · 100% of revenue
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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
CA
$866,440 61.5% 2
DC
$541,922 38.5% 1
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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 2026-04-30 SAVE CALIFORNIA HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC EDUCATION, SPONSORED BY SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION - UNITED HEALTHCARE WORKERS WEST Strategy & Research $647,723
Largest all-time 2026-01-31 SAVE CALIFORNIA HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC EDUCATION, SPONSORED BY SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION - UNITED HEALTHCARE WORKERS WEST Strategy & Research $100,000
Largest all-time 2026-04-30 SAVE CALIFORNIA HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC EDUCATION, SPONSORED BY SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION - UNITED HEALTHCARE WORKERS WEST Strategy & Research $67,117
Largest all-time 2026-04-30 SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION, UNITED HEALTHCARE WORKERS WEST (NONPROFIT 501 (C)(5)) - YES ON 23 - CALIFORNIANS FOR KIDNEY DIALYSIS PATIENT PROTECTION Strategy & Research FND, Save California Health Care and Public Education, Sponsored by Service Employees International Union - United Healthcare Workers West 1484470 $50,000
Largest all-time 2024-10-15 IN UNION USA Strategy & Research CONSULTING - STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES $41,600
Largest this cycle 2026-04-30 SAVE CALIFORNIA HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC EDUCATION, SPONSORED BY SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION - UNITED HEALTHCARE WORKERS WEST Strategy & Research $1,600
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