Aisle 518 Strategies, LLC
$251.49M
2025-2026 cycle
Aisle 518 Strategies, LLC is a digital vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Aisle 518 Strategies, LLC was paid $251.49M across 65 client committees, of which $10.90M 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
$251.49M
=
$240.58M
(Schedule B)
+
$10.90M
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$240,584,585 | 2,940 rows | 95.7% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$10,902,355 | 162 rows | 4.3% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Feb 23, 2018 → Jul 31, 2026
- spans 8.4 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 2,940
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 65
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
One timeframe control governs all three panels below. Change it once and the trajectory, top buyers, and party breakdown all update together.
Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.
Aug 2025
Jul 2026
$77.18M
across 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.
No buyer activity in this window.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| OSSOFF, T. JONATHAN GA · Senate DEM |
$1,452,250 | 2 |
| PELTOLA, MARY AK · Senate DEM |
$616,057 | 4 |
| TALARICO, JAMES TX · Senate DEM |
$583,000 | 1 |
| VINDMAN, ALEXANDER FL · Senate DEM |
$486,703 | 3 |
| CAMPAIGN FOR DEMOCRACY COMMITTEE C00836346 |
$240,000 | 2 |
| VINDMAN, YEVGENY 'EUGENE' VA · House DEM |
$221,740 | 3 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$170,688 | 5 |
| OMAR, ILHAN MN · House DEM |
$81,332 | 3 |
| KELLY, MARK AZ · Senate DEM |
$50,000 | 1 |
| VOTEVETS C00418897 |
$25,574 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TALARICO, JAMES TX · Senate DEM |
$7,519,983 | 15 |
| OSSOFF, T. JONATHAN GA · Senate DEM |
$4,132,990 | 9 |
| VINDMAN, ALEXANDER FL · Senate DEM |
$3,848,862 | 16 |
| PELTOLA, MARY AK · Senate DEM |
$1,779,985 | 15 |
| VOTEVETS C00418897 |
$1,151,920 IE $975,000 · SB $176,920 |
12 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$915,089 | 10 |
| VINDMAN, YEVGENY 'EUGENE' VA · House DEM |
$752,193 | 11 |
| KELLY, MARK AZ · Senate DEM |
$601,114 | 24 |
| CAMPAIGN FOR DEMOCRACY COMMITTEE C00836346 |
$525,187 | 5 |
| OMAR, ILHAN MN · House DEM |
$279,684 | 13 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TALARICO, JAMES TX · Senate DEM |
$18,080,338 | 37 |
| NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; YES ON 50, THE ELECTION RIGGING RESPONSE ACT, GOVERNOR 1380675 |
$17,659,904 | 14 |
| OSSOFF, T. JONATHAN GA · Senate DEM |
$11,797,648 | 23 |
| KELLY, MARK AZ · Senate DEM |
$7,697,941 | 71 |
| VINDMAN, ALEXANDER FL · Senate DEM |
$5,927,269 | 24 |
| PELTOLA, MARY AK · Senate DEM |
$2,916,248 | 24 |
| VINDMAN, YEVGENY 'EUGENE' VA · House DEM |
$2,182,133 | 26 |
| VOTEVETS C00418897 |
$1,558,127 IE $1,105,000 · SB $453,127 |
25 |
| OMAR, ILHAN MN · House DEM |
$1,531,959 | 42 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$915,089 | 10 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| OSSOFF, T. JONATHAN GA · Senate DEM |
$18,871,146 | 47 |
| TALARICO, JAMES TX · Senate DEM |
$18,080,338 | 37 |
| NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; YES ON 50, THE ELECTION RIGGING RESPONSE ACT, GOVERNOR 1380675 |
$17,659,904 | 14 |
| KELLY, MARK AZ · Senate DEM |
$8,897,009 | 95 |
| VINDMAN, ALEXANDER FL · Senate DEM |
$5,927,269 | 24 |
| VINDMAN, YEVGENY 'EUGENE' VA · House DEM |
$3,013,250 | 39 |
| PELTOLA, MARY AK · Senate DEM |
$2,916,248 | 24 |
| VOTEVETS C00418897 |
$2,164,937 IE $1,105,000 · SB $1,059,937 |
39 |
| MURPHY, CHRISTOPHER S CT · Senate DEM |
$1,898,062 | 21 |
| OMAR, ILHAN MN · House DEM |
$1,860,196 | 57 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| OSSOFF, T. JONATHAN GA · Senate DEM |
$21,954,556 | 60 |
| TALARICO, JAMES TX · Senate DEM |
$18,080,338 | 37 |
| NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; YES ON 50, THE ELECTION RIGGING RESPONSE ACT, GOVERNOR 1380675 |
$17,659,904 | 14 |
| KELLY, MARK AZ · Senate DEM |
$9,990,994 | 122 |
| MURPHY, CHRISTOPHER S CT · Senate DEM |
$5,946,522 | 47 |
| VINDMAN, ALEXANDER FL · Senate DEM |
$5,927,269 | 24 |
| VINDMAN, YEVGENY 'EUGENE' VA · House DEM |
$4,685,606 | 60 |
| VOTEVETS C00418897 |
$4,278,821 IE $2,729,962 · SB $1,548,859 |
58 |
| PELTOLA, MARY AK · Senate DEM |
$2,916,248 | 24 |
| CAMPAIGN FOR DEMOCRACY COMMITTEE C00836346 |
$2,873,260 | 19 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 100%
R · 0%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $203,501,244 | 80.92% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $47,985,696 | 19.08% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
People at this agency 1 buyer · 5 leadership
Operators & buyers 1
Account directors, media buyers, strategists — the day-to-day vendor decision-makers.
Leadership 5
Founders, partners, chiefs — for strategic / partnership conversations.
Director, Digital Strategy
Director of Ads
Vice President, Digital Strategy
Vice President, Digital Advertising
CEO / Owner
aisle518.com · LinkedIn company page · updated 4mo ago
Money flow through this vendor
Money flow through this vendor
top payers (left) → broadcast stations clients buy from (right)No activity in the last 1 months.
Where their ad buys point
IE payers (left) → races the buys targeted (right) · independent-expenditure filings onlyNo activity in the last 1 months.
No activity in the last 3 months.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 9 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $339K | 7 | SANDERS, BERNARD 78% | Digital 100% | $339K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $77K | 9 | MURPHY, CHRISTOPHER S 47% | Digital 100% | $416K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $218K | 11 | MURPHY, CHRISTOPHER S 63% | Digital 100% | $634K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $773K | 16 | MURPHY, CHRISTOPHER S 77% | Digital 100% | $1.41M | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $2.63M | 25 | BERNIE 2020 57% | Digital 100% | $2.63M | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $2.17M | 33 | BERNIE 2020 76% | Digital 100% | $4.79M | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $5.29M | 44 | BERNIE 2020 73% | Digital 100% | $10M | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $7.78M | 50 | BERNIE 2020 81% | Digital 100% | $18M | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $19M | 61 | BERNIE 2020 89% | Digital 100% | $37M | +5526% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $3.63M | 46 | KELLY, MARK 61% | Digital 100% | $41M | +4632% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $9.24M | 81 | KELLY, MARK 59% | Digital 100% | $50M | +4134% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $2.28M | 47 | GIDEON, SARA 31% | Digital 100% | $52M | +195% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $1.77M | 46 | GIFFORDS PAC 40% | Digital 100% | $1.77M | -33% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $499K | 4 | NEWSOM; STOP THE REPUBLICAN… 98% | Digital 100% | $53M | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $2.37M | 80 | KELLY, MARK 32% | Digital 100% | $4.14M | +9% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $4.02M | 7 | NEWSOM; STOP THE REPUBLICAN… 100% | Digital 100% | $57M | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $2.06M | 79 | KELLY, MARK 34% | Digital 100% | $6.2M | -61% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $357K | 2 | NEWSOM; STOP THE REPUBLICAN… 97% | Digital 100% | $57M | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $1.85M | 72 | KELLY, MARK 41% | Digital 100% | $8.05M | -76% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $3.35M | 92 | KELLY, MARK 58% | Digital 100% | $11M | -82% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $4.41M | 109 | KELLY, MARK 44% | Digital 100% | $16M | +22% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $5M | 77 | KELLY, MARK 58% | Digital 100% | $21M | -46% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $9.3M | 81 | NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVER… 48% | Digital 100% | $30M | +308% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2022 | $11K | 3 | NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVER… 100% | Digital 100% | $30M | — |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $2.61M | 73 | GALLEGO, RUBEN 59% | Digital 100% | $2.61M | +47% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $40K | 4 | KOUNALAKIS FOR GOVERNOR 202… 75% | Digital 100% | $30M | -92% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $2.57M | 108 | GALLEGO, RUBEN 35% | Digital 100% | $5.19M | +9% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $59K | 5 | KOUNALAKIS FOR GOVERNOR 202… 100% | Digital 100% | $30M | -99% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $2.58M | 116 | GALLEGO, RUBEN 28% | Digital 100% | $7.76M | +25% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $70K | 5 | KOUNALAKIS FOR GOVERNOR 202… 85% | Digital 100% | $30M | -80% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $7.41M | 116 | CAMPAIGN FOR DEMOCRACY GROUP 47% | Digital 100% | $15M | +300% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $4.23M | 130 | GALLEGO, RUBEN 26% | Digital 100% | $19M | +26% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $7.17M | 129 | GALLEGO, RUBEN 27% | Digital 100% | $27M | +62% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $15M | 166 | GALLEGO, RUBEN 27% | Digital 100% | $42M | +209% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $9.96M | 135 | GALLEGO, RUBEN 21% | Digital 100% | $52M | +7% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $5K | 1 | KOUNALAKIS FOR GOVERNOR 202… 100% | Digital 100% | $52M | -54% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $11M | 144 | OSSOFF, T. JONATHAN 32% | Digital 100% | $11M | +308% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $5K | 1 | KOUNALAKIS FOR GOVERNOR 202… 100% | Digital 100% | $52M | -87% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $9.09M | 115 | OSSOFF, T. JONATHAN 36% | Digital 100% | $20M | +253% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $7.53M | 21 | NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COM… 90% | Digital 100% | $60M | +12594% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $8.22M | 125 | OSSOFF, T. JONATHAN 48% | Digital 100% | $28M | +219% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $9.43M | 7 | NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COM… 100% | Digital 100% | $69M | +13435% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $10M | 119 | KELLY, MARK 32% | Digital 100% | $38M | +40% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $24M | 162 | TALARICO, JAMES 32% | Digital 91% | $62M | +462% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $19M | 156 | TALARICO, JAMES 38% | Digital 4% | $81M | +169% |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $1.53M | 18 | PELTOLA, MARY 35% | Digital 11% | $83M | -90% |
Stations this firm's clients buy from
Stations this firm's clients buy from top 15 + 208 additional stations · $80,018,574 · Los Angeles, CA dominant market
Broadcast stations that committees who pay Aisle 518 Strategies, LLC also pay directly on their Schedule B filings. We can't prove Aisle 518 Strategies, LLC routed money to these stations, but the concentration signal reveals the market network this firm's clients spend on.
| Station | Market | Network | Total client spend | Buys | Activity window |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KABC-TV | Los Angeles, CA | ABC | $8,698,037 | 53 | May 2022 → Jul 2026 |
| KCBS-TV | Los Angeles, CA | CBS | $6,604,263 | 60 | May 2022 → Jul 2026 |
| KNBC-TV | Los Angeles, CA | NBC | $6,206,773 | 53 | May 2022 → Jul 2026 |
| KTLA-TV | Los Angeles, CA | CW | $4,266,044 | 42 | May 2022 → Jul 2026 |
| KTVU-TV | San Francisco, CA | Fox | $4,142,671 | 44 | Sep 2022 → Jul 2026 |
| KCRA-TV | Sacramento, CA | NBC | $4,034,900 | 41 | May 2022 → Jul 2026 |
| KGO-TV | San Francisco, CA | ABC | $3,926,129 | 44 | Sep 2022 → Jul 2026 |
| KTTV-TV | Los Angeles, CA | Fox | $2,945,108 | 41 | May 2022 → Jul 2026 |
| KPIX-TV | San Francisco, CA | CBS | $2,554,812 | 41 | Sep 2022 → Jul 2026 |
| KNTV | San Jose, CA | NBC | $2,437,983 | 42 | Sep 2022 → Jul 2026 |
| KNSD-TV | San Diego, CA | NBC | $2,209,983 | 42 | May 2022 → Jul 2026 |
| KOVR-TV | Sacramento, CA | CBS | $2,190,285 | 45 | May 2022 → Jul 2026 |
| KXTV | Sacramento, CA | NBC | $2,161,206 | 37 | May 2022 → Jul 2026 |
| KFMB-TV | San Diego, CA | CBS | $1,847,331 | 42 | May 2022 → Jul 2026 |
| KMEX-TV | Los Angeles, CA | Univision | $1,577,358 | 17 | Sep 2022 → Jul 2026 |
Revenue by service category
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Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital | $218,606,866 | 2,744 | $80K | 100.0% | KELLY, MARK 15% | 6w ago |
| Media | $77,479 | 2 | $39K | 0.0% | WAHLS, ZACH P 100% | 7mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
12
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$97,533,375 · 41% of revenue
20
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$68,044,032 · 28% of revenue
33
One-time clients 1 cycle
$75,007,178 · 31% of revenue
Top 12 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KELLY, MARK | 4 | $33,557,824 | 357 | 2019-02-19 | 2026-06-18 |
| NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; YES ON 50, THE ELECTION RIGGING RESPONSE ACT, GOVERNOR | 3 | $17,670,403 | 15 | 2023-10-25 | 2026-02-02 |
| GALLEGO, RUBEN | 3 | $14,047,677 | 141 | 2022-02-24 | 2026-06-17 |
| MURPHY, CHRISTOPHER S | 5 | $8,691,733 | 157 | 2018-02-23 | 2026-06-10 |
| VOTEVETS | 5 | $4,816,457 | 169 | 2018-02-23 | 2026-07-06 |
| SANDERS, BERNARD | 5 | $4,157,594 | 117 | 2018-03-23 | 2026-06-09 |
| DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE | 4 | $3,900,170 | 28 | 2020-05-04 | 2025-06-26 |
| DUCKWORTH, L. TAMMY | 4 | $3,819,760 | 308 | 2019-04-10 | 2026-05-08 |
| BARNES, MANDELA | 3 | $2,803,156 | 69 | 2021-08-20 | 2025-07-21 |
| MARKEY, EDWARD SEN. | 4 | $2,051,360 | 101 | 2019-12-27 | 2026-06-12 |
| PADILLA, ALEX | 3 | $1,371,676 | 104 | 2021-02-05 | 2026-06-30 |
| GARCIA, ROBERT | 3 | $645,566 | 50 | 2022-01-20 | 2025-01-09 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | $47,749,945 | 20.8% | 3 | |
| CA | $41,207,237 | 17.9% | 14 | |
| VT | $34,487,078 | 15.0% | 3 | |
| DC | $22,980,028 | 10.0% | 13 | |
| GA | $22,847,427 | 9.9% | 2 | |
| TX | $20,613,975 | 9.0% | 6 | |
| VA | $9,201,437 | 4.0% | 1 | |
| CT | $8,691,733 | 3.8% | 1 | |
| MI | $7,107,020 | 3.1% | 1 | |
| FL | $5,927,269 | 2.6% | 1 | |
| OR | $4,816,457 | 2.1% | 1 | |
| IL | $4,280,350 | 1.9% | 2 |
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 | 2023-11-09 | CAMPAIGN FOR DEMOCRACY GROUP | Digital | DIGITAL ADS | $3,500,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-11-03 | NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR 2022 | Digital | Digital Ads | $3,452,944 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-09-25 | NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; YES ON 50, THE ELECTION RIGGING RESPONSE ACT, GOVERNOR | Digital | Digital Advertising | $3,226,190 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-10-23 | NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; YES ON 50, THE ELECTION RIGGING RESPONSE ACT, GOVERNOR | Digital | Digital Advertising | $3,200,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-10-23 | NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; YES ON 50, THE ELECTION RIGGING RESPONSE ACT, GOVERNOR | Digital | Digital Advertising | $3,116,470 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-06-13 | CAMPAIGN FOR DEMOCRACY PAC | Digital | DIGITAL ADVERTISING | $1,500,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-20 | KELLY, MARK | Digital | ADVERTISING - DIGITAL | $1,500,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-02 | NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; YES ON 50, THE ELECTION RIGGING RESPONSE ACT, GOVERNOR | Digital | Digital Advertising | $1,490,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-11 | TALARICO, JAMES | Digital | DIGITAL FUNDRAISING | $1,479,126 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-26 | OSSOFF, T. JONATHAN | Digital | MEDIA BUY | $1,421,215 |
| Recent | 2026-07-31 | BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Digital | Digital Advertising | $80,000 |
| Recent | 2026-07-31 | BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Digital | Digital Advertising | $30,367 |
| Recent | 2026-07-31 | BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Digital | Digital Advertising | $26,000 |
| Recent | 2026-07-31 | BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Digital | Digital Advertising | $22,000 |
| Recent | 2026-07-31 | BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Digital | Digital Advertising | $12,321 |