ASCENT STRATEGIC
$1.33M
2025-2026 cycle
ASCENT STRATEGIC is a digital vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle ASCENT STRATEGIC was paid $1.33M across 26 client committees, of which $109K 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
$1.33M
=
$1.22M
(Schedule B)
+
$109K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$1,222,727 | 310 rows | 91.8% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$109,409 | 5 rows | 8.2% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- May 3, 2021 → Mar 20, 2026
- spans 4.9 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 310
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 26
- 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.
Apr 2025
Mar 2026
$149K
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 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| COMMONWEALTH PROSPERITY FUND C00924183 |
$5,000 | 1 |
| WILLIAMS, LILY TANG NH · House REP |
$1,500 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 7
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| COMMONWEALTH PROSPERITY FUND C00924183 |
$25,000 | 4 |
| PROTECT FREEDOM POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00657866 |
$15,000 | 3 |
| AL-AQIDI, DALIA MN · House REP |
$6,000 | 1 |
| WILLIAMS, LILY TANG NH · House REP |
$5,450 | 5 |
| CAMMACK, KAT FL · House REP |
$2,550 | 1 |
| REPUBLICAN WOMEN'S CAUCUS FUND C00899765 |
$628 | 1 |
| AMERICAN GRIT PAC C00756551 |
$341 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PROTECT FREEDOM POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00657866 |
$37,530 | 10 |
| COMMONWEALTH PROSPERITY FUND C00924183 |
$25,000 | 4 |
| PRATT, ERIC MN · House REP |
$21,203 | 4 |
| CAMMACK, KAT FL · House REP |
$12,508 | 8 |
| BAIRD, JAMES R DR. IN · House REP |
$12,500 | 1 |
| AL-AQIDI, DALIA MN · House REP |
$11,000 | 2 |
| WILLIAMS, LILY TANG NH · House REP |
$6,450 | 7 |
| NAGY, AURY NV · House REP |
$6,000 | 1 |
| REPUBLICAN WOMEN'S CAUCUS FUND C00899765 |
$1,278 | 2 |
| AMERICAN GRIT PAC C00756551 |
$964 | 4 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PROTECT FREEDOM POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00657866 |
$47,661 | 15 |
| BAIRD, JAMES R DR. IN · House REP |
$27,500 | 4 |
| COMMONWEALTH PROSPERITY FUND C00924183 |
$25,000 | 4 |
| PRATT, ERIC MN · House REP |
$21,203 | 4 |
| CAMMACK, KAT FL · House REP |
$20,922 | 15 |
| AL-AQIDI, DALIA MN · House REP |
$11,000 | 2 |
| WILLIAMS, LILY TANG NH · House REP |
$6,450 | 7 |
| NAGY, AURY NV · House REP |
$6,000 | 1 |
| AMERICAN GRIT PAC C00756551 |
$2,267 | 5 |
| REPUBLICAN WOMEN'S CAUCUS FUND C00899765 |
$1,278 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PROTECT FREEDOM POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00657866 |
$89,687 | 22 |
| BAIRD, JAMES R DR. IN · House REP |
$42,500 | 8 |
| PRESCOTT, RUSSELL NH · House REP |
$32,050 | 11 |
| CAMMACK, KAT FL · House REP |
$26,560 | 19 |
| COMMONWEALTH PROSPERITY FUND C00924183 |
$25,000 | 4 |
| PRATT, ERIC MN · House REP |
$21,203 | 4 |
| AL-AQIDI, DALIA MN · House REP |
$11,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN GRIT PAC C00756551 |
$10,853 | 9 |
| WILLIAMS, LILY TANG NH · House REP |
$6,450 | 7 |
| NAGY, AURY NV · House REP |
$6,000 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 2%
R · 98%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $13,581 | 1.02% |
| Republican | $880,938 | 66.13% |
| Non-partisan | $437,617 | 32.85% |
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
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $21K | 4 | C00772020 63% | Digital 100% | $21K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $87K | 18 | C00647065 43% | Digital 100% | $108K | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $5K | 1 | BRADLEY STORMY D 100% | Digital 100% | $5K | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $69K | 20 | C00647065 35% | Digital 100% | $177K | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $69K | 24 | C00772020 35% | Digital 100% | $246K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $92K | 29 | C00647065 44% | Digital 100% | $338K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $83K | 24 | MANSHARAMANI, VIKRAM 42% | Digital 100% | $421K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $29K | 10 | C00772020 42% | Digital 100% | $450K | — |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $330 | 2 | AMERICAN DREAMS PAC 100% | Digital 100% | $330 | — |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $47K | 13 | C00833749 41% | Digital 100% | $47K | +129% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $76K | 15 | C00833749 73% | Digital 100% | $123K | -13% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $80K | 16 | C00833749 71% | Digital 100% | $203K | +16% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $209K | 22 | MCCONKEY, JOSH 38% | Digital 100% | $412K | +203% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $90K | 21 | CARRIER, JAMISON 19% | Digital 100% | $502K | -2% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $51K | 17 | PROTECT FREEDOM POLITICAL A… 38% | Digital 100% | $553K | -38% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $50K | 15 | PROTECT FREEDOM POLITICAL A… 45% | Digital 100% | $603K | +73% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $16K | 7 | BAIRD, JAMES R DR. 64% | Strategy & Research 81% | $16K | +4611% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $19K | 11 | PROTECT FREEDOM POLITICAL A… 40% | Strategy & Research 66% | $35K | -59% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $11K | 9 | PROTECT FREEDOM POLITICAL A… 70% | Strategy & Research 70% | $45K | -86% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $74K | 20 | PRATT, ERIC 29% | Strategy & Research 90% | $120K | -8% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $45K | 11 | COMMONWEALTH PROSPERITY FUND 56% | Digital 56% | $165K | -78% |
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 | $1,100,300 | 276 | $4K | 90.2% | PROTECT FREEDOM POLITICAL A… 16% | 2mo ago |
| Strategy & Research | $116,364 | 30 | $4K | 9.5% | PROTECT FREEDOM POLITICAL A… 41% | 3mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $3,000 | 2 | $2K | 0.2% | WILLIAMS, LILY TANG 100% | 3mo ago |
| Media | $450 | 1 | $450 | 0.0% | WILLIAMS, LILY TANG 100% | 3mo ago |
| Software & Tech | $113 | 1 | $113 | 0.0% | AMERICAN DREAMS PAC 100% | 10mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
4
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$349,924 · 29% of revenue
3
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$202,361 · 17% of revenue
19
One-time clients 1 cycle
$670,442 · 55% of revenue
Top 4 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROTECT FREEDOM POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | 3 | $221,897 | 61 | 2021-05-03 | 2026-03-02 |
| CAMMACK, KAT | 3 | $95,635 | 56 | 2021-07-14 | 2025-12-29 |
| AMERICAN GRIT PAC | 3 | $31,159 | 17 | 2022-05-16 | 2025-12-29 |
| AMERICAN DREAMS PAC | 3 | $1,233 | 13 | 2022-08-22 | 2025-08-12 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | $454,511 | 37.2% | 7 | |
| GA | $255,567 | 20.9% | 4 | |
| NH | $112,605 | 9.2% | 3 | |
| FL | $95,635 | 7.8% | 1 | |
| NC | $80,000 | 6.5% | 1 | |
| OH | $75,952 | 6.2% | 2 | |
| IN | $75,362 | 6.2% | 2 | |
| MN | $32,203 | 2.6% | 2 | |
| MA | $25,000 | 2.0% | 1 | |
| TX | $9,892 | 0.8% | 2 | |
| NV | $6,000 | 0.5% | 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 | 2024-03-05 | TAYLOR, DAVID | Digital | GOTV CONSULTING | $47,875 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-01-03 | MCCONKEY, JOSH | Digital | GOTV DOOR-TO-DOOR | $40,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-02-06 | MCCONKEY, JOSH | Digital | GOTV DOOR-TO-DOOR | $40,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-05-02 | C00647065 | Digital | STRATEGY CONSULTING | $27,995 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-07-05 | MANSHARAMANI, VIKRAM | Digital | DIGITAL CONSULTING/WEB SERVICES | $25,344 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-11-04 | BAIRD, JAMES R DR. | Strategy & Research | STRATEGY CONSULTING | $12,500 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-20 | COMMONWEALTH PROSPERITY FUND | Digital | STRATEGY CONSULTING | $10,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-10-01 | PRATT, ERIC | Strategy & Research | STRATEGY CONSULTING | $8,283 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-02-27 | BAIRD, JAMES R DR. | Strategy & Research | POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING | $7,500 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-10-03 | NAGY, AURY | Strategy & Research | STRATEGIC CONSULTING | $6,000 |
| Recent | 2026-03-20 | COMMONWEALTH PROSPERITY FUND | Digital | STRATEGY CONSULTING | $5,000 |
| Recent | 2026-03-02 | PROTECT FREEDOM POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | Strategy & Research | PAC STRATEGY CONSULTING | $5,000 |
| Recent | 2026-02-26 | COMMONWEALTH PROSPERITY FUND | Digital | STRATEGY CONSULTING | $5,000 |
| Recent | 2026-02-17 | WILLIAMS, LILY TANG | Strategy & Research | CONSULTING & RETAIN | $1,500 |
| Recent | 2026-03-09 | WILLIAMS, LILY TANG | Other / Unclassified | RETAIN CONSULT & MARKTING | $1,500 |