ARMADA STRATEGIES
ARMADA STRATEGIES is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle ARMADA STRATEGIES was paid $84.62M across 10 client committees, of which $84.05M 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 |
$667,557 | 17 rows | 0.8% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$84,053,646 | 223 rows | 99.2% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Feb 12, 2018 → May 21, 2026
- spans 8.3 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 17
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 10
- 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 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| DEFEND THE AMERICAN DREAM PAC 00090368 |
$40,375 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TEXANS UNITED FOR A CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY PAC 00088252 |
$95,000 | 2 |
| DEFEND THE AMERICAN DREAM PAC 00090368 |
$40,375 | 1 |
| CITIZENS FOR A CONSERVATIVE TENNESSEE PAC C00917427 |
$719 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TEXANS UNITED FOR A CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY PAC 00088252 |
$95,000 | 2 |
| DEFEND THE AMERICAN DREAM PAC 00090368 |
$40,375 | 1 |
| CITIZENS FOR A CONSERVATIVE TENNESSEE PAC C00917427 |
$719 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SAVE AMARILLO PAC 00084954 |
$95,000 | 1 |
| TEXANS UNITED FOR A CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY PAC 00088252 |
$95,000 | 2 |
| DEFEND THE AMERICAN DREAM PAC 00090368 |
$40,375 | 1 |
| CITIZENS FOR A CONSERVATIVE TENNESSEE PAC C00917427 |
$719 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $36,492,131 | 43.12% |
| Non-partisan | $48,127,372 | 56.88% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 6 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $10K | 2 | GOODEN, LANCE 100% | Media 100% | $10K | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $125K | 3 | WAGNER, ANN L. 100% | Media 100% | $125K | +1150% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $17K | 2 | WAGNER, ANN L. 100% | Media 100% | $142K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $20K | 1 | TRUTH AND COURAGE PAC 100% | Media 100% | $20K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $250K | 2 | C00659011 94% | Media 100% | $270K | +1405% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $15K | 1 | COWAN WADE MR 100% | Media 100% | $15K | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $95K | 1 | SAVE AMARILLO PAC 100% | Media 100% | $110K | -62% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $95K | 2 | TEXANS UNITED FOR A CONSERV… 100% | Media 100% | $205K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $719 | 1 | CITIZENS FOR A CONSERVATIVE… 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $719 | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $40K | 1 | DEFEND THE AMERICAN DREAM P… 100% | Media 100% | $41K | +169% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media | $431,973 | 16 | $27K | 99.8% | WAGNER, ANN L. 33% | 4mo ago |
| Strategy & Research | $719 | 1 | $719 | 0.2% | CITIZENS FOR A CONSERVATIVE… 100% | 7mo 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | $275,375 | 41.3% | 6 | |
| Unknown | $234,865 | 35.2% | 1 | |
| MO | $141,598 | 21.2% | 1 | |
| PA | $15,000 | 2.2% | 1 | |
| WI | $719 | 0.1% | 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 | 2022-10-14 | C00659011 | Media | PREPAYMENT FOR MEDIA PLACEMENT | $234,865 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-17 | SAVE AMARILLO PAC | Media | TV ad buy | $95,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-10-16 | TEXANS UNITED FOR A CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY PAC | Media | TV Streaming in SD 9 for Leigh Wambsganss | $70,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-09-28 | WAGNER, ANN L. | Media | MEDIA PLACEMENT | $70,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-02-06 | DEFEND THE AMERICAN DREAM PAC | Media | live streaming ad buy. | $40,375 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-11-10 | CITIZENS FOR A CONSERVATIVE TENNESSEE PAC | Strategy & Research | MEDIA CONSULTING | $719 |
| Recent | 2025-10-03 | TEXANS UNITED FOR A CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY PAC | Media | TV Streaming in SD 9 for Leigh Wambsganss | $25,000 |