ASCEND DIGITAL STRATEGIES LLC
$11.26M
2025-2026 cycle
ASCEND DIGITAL STRATEGIES LLC is a digital vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle ASCEND DIGITAL STRATEGIES LLC was paid $11.26M across 29 client committees.
Part I Identity
Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jul 1, 2020 → Jun 24, 2026
- spans 6.0 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 1,040
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 29
- 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.
Jul 2025
Jun 2026
$4.75M
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.
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 7
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BODNAR, SETH MT · Senate IND |
$163,208 | 4 |
| HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. CO · Senate DEM |
$56,170 | 8 |
| KILLIN, JESSICA WILLOW CO · House DEM |
$38,600 | 4 |
| NEGUSE, JOSEPH CO · House DEM |
$12,426 | 3 |
| PETTERSEN, BRITTANY LOUISE CO · House DEM |
$7,235 | 2 |
| OLSZEWSKI, JOHN ANTHONY JR. MD · House DEM |
$6,284 | 1 |
| MONTANA DEMOCRATIC PARTY C00010033 |
$3,796 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BODNAR, SETH MT · Senate IND |
$667,693 | 7 |
| HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. CO · Senate DEM |
$291,933 | 19 |
| DELUZIO, CHRISTOPHER PA · House DEM |
$285,094 | 5 |
| KILLIN, JESSICA WILLOW CO · House DEM |
$118,666 | 11 |
| DAVIDS, SHARICE KS · House DEM |
$94,007 | 5 |
| TRONE GARRIOTT, SARAH IA · House DEM |
$84,409 | 12 |
| PETTERSEN, BRITTANY LOUISE CO · House DEM |
$80,623 | 9 |
| MIN, DAVE CA · House DEM |
$72,813 | 9 |
| SHAH, TINA NJ · House DEM |
$58,345 | 10 |
| NEGUSE, JOSEPH CO · House DEM |
$57,968 | 13 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. CO · Senate DEM |
$725,181 | 37 |
| BODNAR, SETH MT · Senate IND |
$667,693 | 7 |
| DELUZIO, CHRISTOPHER PA · House DEM |
$626,806 | 32 |
| DAVIDS, SHARICE KS · House DEM |
$443,886 | 28 |
| TRONE GARRIOTT, SARAH IA · House DEM |
$254,825 | 30 |
| KILLIN, JESSICA WILLOW CO · House DEM |
$225,185 | 32 |
| MCCANN, SEAN MI · House DEM |
$199,671 | 12 |
| MIN, DAVE CA · House DEM |
$176,481 | 23 |
| SHAH, TINA NJ · House DEM |
$160,540 | 19 |
| PETTERSEN, BRITTANY LOUISE CO · House DEM |
$158,429 | 22 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. CO · Senate DEM |
$1,317,701 | 49 |
| DELUZIO, CHRISTOPHER PA · House DEM |
$826,721 | 44 |
| BODNAR, SETH MT · Senate IND |
$667,693 | 7 |
| DAVIDS, SHARICE KS · House DEM |
$623,297 | 50 |
| TRONE GARRIOTT, SARAH IA · House DEM |
$410,075 | 46 |
| MIN, DAVE CA · House DEM |
$259,749 | 35 |
| PETTERSEN, BRITTANY LOUISE CO · House DEM |
$258,189 | 38 |
| KILLIN, JESSICA WILLOW CO · House DEM |
$255,185 | 36 |
| MCCANN, SEAN MI · House DEM |
$219,671 | 13 |
| SALINAS, ANDREA OR · House DEM |
$208,380 | 30 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. CO · Senate DEM |
$1,351,006 | 54 |
| DELUZIO, CHRISTOPHER PA · House DEM |
$955,634 | 73 |
| FRISCH, ADAM CO · House DEM |
$760,000 | 8 |
| DAVIDS, SHARICE KS · House DEM |
$746,092 | 70 |
| BODNAR, SETH MT · Senate IND |
$667,693 | 7 |
| PETTERSEN, BRITTANY LOUISE CO · House DEM |
$564,328 | 50 |
| TRONE GARRIOTT, SARAH IA · House DEM |
$410,075 | 46 |
| SALINAS, ANDREA OR · House DEM |
$281,374 | 35 |
| MIN, DAVE CA · House DEM |
$259,749 | 35 |
| KILLIN, JESSICA WILLOW CO · House DEM |
$255,185 | 36 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 100%
R · 0%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $10,434,810 | 92.66% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $827,073 | 7.34% |
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 · 7 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $19K | 3 | BULLOCK, STEVE 100% | Digital 100% | $19K | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $20K | 3 | BULLOCK, STEVE 100% | Digital 100% | $39K | — |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $233K | 11 | DONOVAN, KERRY 100% | Digital 100% | $233K | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $361K | 27 | DONOVAN, KERRY 95% | Digital 100% | $594K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $436K | 38 | DONOVAN, KERRY 89% | Digital 100% | $1.03M | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $52K | 9 | DONOVAN, KERRY 55% | Digital 100% | $1.08M | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $62K | 13 | PETTERSEN, BRITTANY LOUISE 60% | Digital 100% | $1.14M | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $56K | 10 | PETTERSEN, BRITTANY LOUISE 68% | Digital 100% | $1.2M | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $88K | 22 | PETTERSEN, BRITTANY LOUISE 56% | Digital 100% | $1.29M | +354% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $170K | 22 | NEGUSE, JOSEPH 42% | Digital 100% | $1.46M | +749% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $68K | 13 | NEGUSE, JOSEPH 53% | Digital 100% | $68K | -71% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $194K | 24 | COURAGEOUS LEADERS 37% | Digital 100% | $262K | -46% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $178K | 34 | NEGUSE, JOSEPH 24% | Digital 100% | $440K | -59% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $229K | 35 | HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. 24% | Digital 100% | $669K | +341% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $282K | 52 | MONTANA DEMOCRATIC PARTY 17% | Digital 100% | $951K | +355% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $352K | 63 | DAVIDS, SHARICE 13% | Digital 100% | $1.3M | +524% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $716K | 73 | FRISCH, ADAM 29% | Digital 100% | $2.02M | +718% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $1.49M | 72 | FRISCH, ADAM 37% | Digital 100% | $3.5M | +773% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $346K | 39 | DELUZIO, CHRISTOPHER 37% | Digital 100% | $346K | +408% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $1.17M | 73 | HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. 47% | Digital 100% | $1.51M | +501% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $938K | 107 | HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. 21% | Digital 100% | $2.45M | +428% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $1.23M | 111 | HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. 18% | Digital 100% | $3.68M | +436% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $1.17M | 105 | DELUZIO, CHRISTOPHER 26% | Media 32% | $4.84M | +314% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $1.42M | 81 | BODNAR, SETH 47% | — | $6.26M | +303% |
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 | $8,991,566 | 886 | $10K | 96.0% | HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. 14% | 5mo ago |
| Media | $372,000 | 5 | $74K | 4.0% | DELUZIO, CHRISTOPHER 75% | 5mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
3
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$2,043,234 · 18% of revenue
8
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$4,747,715 · 42% of revenue
18
One-time clients 1 cycle
$4,470,935 · 40% of revenue
Top 3 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PETTERSEN, BRITTANY LOUISE | 3 | $931,349 | 126 | 2022-02-15 | 2026-06-04 |
| NEGUSE, JOSEPH | 3 | $619,907 | 159 | 2021-05-03 | 2026-06-02 |
| BULLOCK, STEVE | 4 | $491,977 | 41 | 2020-07-01 | 2025-06-26 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO | $4,535,177 | 40.4% | 6 | |
| MT | $1,468,858 | 13.1% | 3 | |
| PA | $1,036,668 | 9.2% | 2 | |
| DC | $1,004,234 | 8.9% | 3 | |
| KS | $836,747 | 7.5% | 1 | |
| MI | $690,833 | 6.2% | 4 | |
| IA | $553,637 | 4.9% | 2 | |
| OR | $339,252 | 3.0% | 1 | |
| NY | $273,813 | 2.4% | 1 | |
| CA | $259,749 | 2.3% | 1 | |
| NJ | $162,637 | 1.4% | 2 | |
| VA | $62,229 | 0.6% | 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 | 2025-04-07 | HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. | Digital | DIGITAL FUNDRAISING | $512,156 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-04-20 | BODNAR, SETH | — | LIST ACQUISITION | $334,200 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-17 | FRISCH, ADAM | Digital | DIGITAL ADS | $200,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-03-02 | DELUZIO, CHRISTOPHER | Media | MEDIA ADVERTISING | $200,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-23 | FRISCH, ADAM | Digital | DIGITAL ADS | $198,889 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-11-12 | HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. | Digital | LIST ACQUISITION | $180,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-01 | BODNAR, SETH | — | LIST ACQUISITION | $166,000 |
| Recent | 2026-06-24 | BODNAR, SETH | — | DIGITAL CONSULTING | $13,638 |
| Recent | 2026-06-05 | HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. | — | DIGITAL CONSULTING | $10,000 |
| Recent | 2026-06-05 | HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. | — | TEXT MESSAGING SERVICES | $6,546 |
| Recent | 2026-06-05 | HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. | — | TEXT MESSAGING SERVICES | $4,218 |
| Recent | 2026-06-05 | HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. | — | TEXT MESSAGING SERVICES | $4,000 |