BACKSTORY STRATEGIES LLC
BACKSTORY STRATEGIES LLC is a digital vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle BACKSTORY STRATEGIES LLC was paid $1.90M across 4 client committees, of which $1.15M 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 |
$743,725 | 43 rows | 39.2% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$1,151,887 | 98 rows | 60.8% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Mar 31, 2021 → May 6, 2026
- spans 5.1 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 43
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 4
- 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
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Top buyers last 6 months · top 1
Top buyers last 12 months · top 1
Top buyers last 18 months · top 1
Top buyers last 24 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIGNITY CA SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION SEIU LOCAL 2015 1357256 |
$438,677 | 6 | 4y ago |
| VOTEVETS C00418897 |
$256,248 | 34 | 3mo ago |
| NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUND C00409730 |
$31,245 | 2 | 4y ago |
| PROTECT PROGRESS C00848440 |
$17,555 | 1 | 2y ago |
Table = cycle-to-date totals across all buyers. The fan above filters to the time window you select.
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $1,895,613 | 100.00% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data. Tables and charts crawlers + AI assistants can read directly.
Money flow through this vendor
Money flow through this vendor
top payers (left) → top revenue categories (right)No activity in the last 1 months.
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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
quarterly · last 3 cycleseven-year cycle (election) odd-year cycle (off-cycle)
Revenue by service category
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Show as table (cycle-to-date with disbursement counts)
| Category | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| Digital | $743,725 | 43 |
Recent disbursements showing 20 of 43
| Date | Filer | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 2026 | VOTEVETS | DIGITAL ADVERTISING PRODUCTION, NO EXPRESS ADVOCACY | $6,924 |
| Feb 10, 2026 | VOTEVETS | DIGITAL ADVERTISING PRODUCTION, NO EXPRESS ADVOCACY | $6,353 |
| Feb 10, 2026 | VOTEVETS | DIGITAL ADVERTISING PRODUCTION, NO EXPRESS ADVOCACY | $7,506 |
| Feb 10, 2026 | VOTEVETS | DIGITAL ADVERTISING PRODUCTION, NO EXPRESS ADVOCACY | $7,277 |
| Apr 14, 2025 | VOTEVETS | DIGITAL ADVERTISING PRODUCTION, NO EXPRESS ADVOCACY | $9,798 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | VOTEVETS | DIGITAL ADVERTISING PRODUCTION, NO EXPRESS ADVOCACY | $1,696 |
| Apr 1, 2025 | VOTEVETS | DIGITAL ADVERTISING PRODUCTION, NO EXPRESS ADVOCACY | $579 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | VOTEVETS | DIGITAL ADVERTISING PRODUCTION, NO EXPRESS ADVOCACY | $21,913 |
| Nov 4, 2024 | VOTEVETS | DIGITAL ADVERTISING PRODUCTION, NO EXPRESS ADVOCACY | $1,769 |
| Oct 23, 2024 | VOTEVETS | DIGITAL ADVERTISING PRODUCTION, NO EXPRESS ADVOCACY | $4,910 |
| Oct 21, 2024 | PROTECT PROGRESS | NON-IE MEDIA PRODUCTION | $17,555 |
| Oct 17, 2024 | VOTEVETS | DIGITAL ADVERTISING PRODUCTION, NO EXPRESS ADVOCACY | $28,894 |
| Oct 9, 2024 | VOTEVETS | DIGITAL ADVERTISING PRODUCTION, NO EXPRESS ADVOCACY | $8,950 |
| Oct 9, 2024 | VOTEVETS | DIGITAL ADVERTISING PRODUCTION, NO EXPRESS ADVOCACY | $8,492 |
| Sep 16, 2024 | VOTEVETS | TV ADVERTISING PRODUCTION, NO EXPRESS ADVOCACY | $6,562 |
| May 1, 2024 | VOTEVETS | DIGITAL ADVERTISING PRODUCTION, NO EXPRESS ADVOCACY | $6,605 |
| May 1, 2024 | VOTEVETS | DIGITAL ADVERTISING PRODUCTION, NO EXPRESS ADVOCACY | $7,320 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | VOTEVETS | DIGITAL ADVERTISING PRODUCTION, NO EXPRESS ADVOCACY | $6,882 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | VOTEVETS | DIGITAL ADVERTISING PRODUCTION, NO EXPRESS ADVOCACY | $6,946 |
| Oct 30, 2023 | VOTEVETS | DIGITAL ADVERTISING PRODUCTION, NO EXPRESS ADVOCACY | $3,955 |