BENENSON STRATEGY GROUP
BENENSON STRATEGY GROUP is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle BENENSON STRATEGY GROUP was paid $4.92M across 31 client committees, of which $203K 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 |
$4,720,045 | 128 rows | 95.9% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$202,975 | 8 rows | 4.1% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jan 2, 2009 → Jul 17, 2024
- spans 15.5 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 128
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 31
- 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 24 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HARDER, JOSH CA · House DEM |
$32,550 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $2,773,959 | 56.35% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $2,149,060 | 43.65% |
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
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $7K | 1 | C00648907 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $7K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $222K | 5 | MENENDEZ, ROBERT 33% | Strategy & Research 100% | $229K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $568K | 15 | EMILYS LIST 29% | Strategy & Research 100% | $796K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $255K | 7 | MORSE, JESSICA 29% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.05M | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $302K | 9 | MENENDEZ, ROBERT 56% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.35M | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $122K | 4 | EMILYS LIST 76% | Strategy & Research 100% | $122K | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $427K | 5 | WIN THE ERA PAC 67% | Strategy & Research 100% | $549K | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $540K | 10 | WIN THE ERA PAC 69% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.09M | +7834% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $134K | 6 | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRA… 51% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.22M | -39% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $276K | 5 | WIN THE ERA PAC 54% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.5M | -51% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $104K | 4 | HARDER, JOSH 71% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.6M | -59% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $80K | 4 | HARDER, JOSH 72% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.68M | -74% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $107K | 3 | HARDER, JOSH 44% | Strategy & Research 100% | $107K | -20% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $55K | 3 | HARDER, JOSH 57% | Strategy & Research 100% | $162K | -80% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $176K | 7 | SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATI… 52% | Strategy & Research 100% | $338K | +69% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $65K | 3 | KIM, ANDY 56% | Strategy & Research 100% | $403K | -19% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $56K | 1 | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRA… 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $56K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $37K | 1 | RANSOM FOR SENATE 2024 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $441K | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $33K | 1 | HARDER, JOSH 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $89K | -82% |
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $4,691,045 | 128 | $37K | 100.0% | WIN THE ERA PAC 19% | 23mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARDER, JOSH | 4 | $564,547 | 23 | 2018-02-12 | 2024-07-17 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC | $1,809,885 | 38.3% | 5 | |
| CA | $1,322,396 | 28.0% | 13 | |
| TX | $740,458 | 15.7% | 4 | |
| NJ | $454,095 | 9.6% | 2 | |
| Unknown | $355,045 | 7.5% | 5 | |
| MI | $36,900 | 0.8% | 1 | |
| NH | $1,265 | 0.0% | 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 | 2019-10-02 | WIN THE ERA PAC | Strategy & Research | POLLING | $152,090 |
| Largest all-time | 2019-07-23 | WOMEN VOTE | Strategy & Research | POLLING/SURVEYS | $139,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2019-11-21 | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE | Strategy & Research | POLLING/FOCUS GROUPS | $128,664 |
| Largest all-time | 2014-03-18 | WENDY R DAVIS FOR GOVERNOR TERMINATED | Strategy & Research | Polling | $115,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2014-02-28 | WENDY R DAVIS FOR GOVERNOR TERMINATED | Strategy & Research | Polling | $114,600 |
| Largest this cycle | 2023-02-28 | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE | Strategy & Research | POLLING/FOCUS GROUPS | $56,200 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-07-17 | HARDER, JOSH | Strategy & Research | RESEARCH | $32,550 |
| Recent | 2023-12-18 | RANSOM FOR SENATE 2024 | Strategy & Research | Primary Benchmark Survey | $37,400 |
| Recent | 2022-10-12 | HARDER, JOSH | Strategy & Research | RESEARCH | $17,193 |
| Recent | 2022-10-20 | HARDER, JOSH | Strategy & Research | RESEARCH | $11,575 |