BACKSTORY STRATEGIES LLC
$1.65M
2025-2026 cycle
BACKSTORY STRATEGIES LLC is a digital vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle BACKSTORY STRATEGIES LLC was paid $1.65M across 5 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
$1.65M
=
$501K
(Schedule B)
+
$1.15M
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$501,185 | 42 rows | 30.4% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$1,146,777 | 82 rows | 69.6% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Mar 31, 2021 → Aug 5, 2026
- spans 5.3 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 42
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 5
- 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
$105K
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.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 1 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| VOTEVETS C00418897 |
$8,768 IE $8,768 |
1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| VOTEVETS C00418897 |
$71,639 IE $50,967 · SB $20,671 |
5 |
| VINDMAN, ALEXANDER FL · Senate DEM |
$49,711 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| VOTEVETS C00418897 |
$153,799 IE $126,712 · SB $27,087 |
11 |
| VINDMAN, ALEXANDER FL · Senate DEM |
$49,711 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| VOTEVETS.ORG ACTION FUND C90010620 |
$306,472 IE $306,472 |
2 |
| VOTEVETS C00418897 |
$181,858 IE $126,712 · SB $55,146 |
15 |
| VINDMAN, ALEXANDER FL · Senate DEM |
$49,711 | 1 |
| VOTEVETS 00090602 |
$6,940 IE $6,940 |
1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| VOTEVETS.ORG ACTION FUND C90010620 |
$306,472 IE $306,472 |
2 |
| VOTEVETS C00418897 |
$215,846 IE $126,712 · SB $89,133 |
19 |
| VINDMAN, ALEXANDER FL · Senate DEM |
$49,711 | 1 |
| VOTEVETS 00090602 |
$6,940 IE $6,940 |
1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 7
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| VOTEVETS C00418897 |
$448,499 IE $299,788 · SB $148,711 |
38 |
| VOTEVETS.ORG ACTION FUND C90010620 |
$311,014 IE $311,014 |
3 |
| VINDMAN, ALEXANDER FL · Senate DEM |
$49,711 | 1 |
| PROTECT PROGRESS C00848440 |
$36,248 IE $18,693 · SB $17,555 |
3 |
| HMP C00495028 |
$28,045 IE $28,045 |
2 |
| VOTEVETS 00090602 |
$6,940 IE $6,940 |
1 |
| RETIRED AMERICANS PAC C00483883 |
$2,321 IE $2,321 |
1 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 100%
R · 0%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $1,255,560 | 76.19% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $392,401 | 23.81% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Money flow through this vendor
Where their ad buys point
IE payers (left) → races the buys targeted (right) · independent-expenditure filings onlyCycle-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 | $7K | 1 | VOTEVETS 100% | Digital 100% | $7K | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $54K | 6 | NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTI… 58% | Digital 100% | $61K | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $16K | 2 | VOTEVETS 100% | Digital 100% | $76K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $19K | 1 | SEIU ULTCW LOCAL 6434 DIGNI… 100% | Digital 100% | $96K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $107K | 2 | SEIU ULTCW LOCAL 6434 DIGNI… 94% | Digital 100% | $203K | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $25K | 3 | VOTEVETS 100% | Digital 100% | $25K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $30K | 5 | VOTEVETS 100% | Digital 100% | $55K | -44% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $14K | 2 | VOTEVETS 100% | Digital 100% | $69K | -13% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $14K | 2 | VOTEVETS 100% | Digital 100% | $82K | -28% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $7K | 1 | VOTEVETS 100% | Digital 100% | $89K | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $71K | 6 | VOTEVETS 75% | Digital 100% | $160K | -34% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $22K | 1 | VOTEVETS 100% | Digital 100% | $22K | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $12K | 3 | VOTEVETS 100% | Digital 100% | $34K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $28K | 4 | VOTEVETS 100% | Digital 100% | $62K | +103% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $27K | 2 | VOTEVETS 100% | — | $89K | +95% |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $50K | 1 | VINDMAN, ALEXANDER 100% | — | $139K | +658% |
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 | $424,387 | 39 | $11K | 100.0% | VOTEVETS 60% | 6mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
1
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$283,335 · 57% of revenue
0
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
4
One-time clients 1 cycle
$217,850 · 43% of revenue
Top 1 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VOTEVETS | 3 | $283,335 | 36 | 2021-06-24 | 2026-06-02 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | $283,335 | 56.5% | 1 | |
| CA | $119,339 | 23.8% | 1 | |
| FL | $49,711 | 9.9% | 1 | |
| DC | $31,245 | 6.2% | 1 | |
| MN | $17,555 | 3.5% | 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 | 2022-10-11 | SEIU ULTCW LOCAL 6434 DIGNITY CA | Digital | Production & Media Buy/Support/Jesse Armendarez | $100,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-07-01 | VINDMAN, ALEXANDER | — | MEDIA PRODUCTION | $49,711 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-17 | VOTEVETS | Digital | DIGITAL ADVERTISING PRODUCTION, NO EXPRESS ADVOCACY | $28,894 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-03-31 | VOTEVETS | Digital | DIGITAL ADVERTISING PRODUCTION, NO EXPRESS ADVOCACY | $21,913 |
| Largest all-time | 2021-12-02 | NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUND | Digital | DIGITAL CONSULTING FEE | $21,643 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-06-02 | VOTEVETS | — | VIDEO PRODUCTION, NO EXPRESS ADVOCACY | $20,671 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-04-14 | VOTEVETS | Digital | DIGITAL ADVERTISING PRODUCTION, NO EXPRESS ADVOCACY | $9,798 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-10 | VOTEVETS | Digital | DIGITAL ADVERTISING PRODUCTION, NO EXPRESS ADVOCACY | $7,506 |
| Recent | 2026-02-10 | VOTEVETS | Digital | DIGITAL ADVERTISING PRODUCTION, NO EXPRESS ADVOCACY | $6,924 |
| Recent | 2026-04-30 | VOTEVETS | — | DIGITAL ADVERTISING PRODUCTION, NO EXPRESS ADVOCACY | $6,416 |
| Recent | 2026-02-10 | VOTEVETS | Digital | DIGITAL ADVERTISING PRODUCTION, NO EXPRESS ADVOCACY | $6,353 |