BLUE NATION STRATEGIES
$3.63M
2025-2026 cycle
BLUE NATION STRATEGIES is a digital vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle BLUE NATION STRATEGIES was paid $3.63M across 33 client committees, of which $842K 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
$3.63M
=
$2.79M
(Schedule B)
+
$842K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$2,787,038 | 187 rows | 76.8% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$841,925 | 25 rows | 23.2% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jun 15, 2017 → May 26, 2026
- spans 8.9 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 187
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 33
- 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.
Jun 2025
May 2026
$290K
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 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SALINAS JULIO MAURICIO MR 00090159 |
$40,430 | 2 |
| ELFRETH, SARAH KELLY MD · House DEM |
$38,246 | 1 |
| 743614 743614 |
$33,943 | 14 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 5
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SALINAS JULIO MAURICIO MR 00090159 |
$73,586 | 5 |
| TURNAGE, EVAN MS · House DEM |
$61,542 | 3 |
| ELFRETH, SARAH KELLY MD · House DEM |
$38,246 | 1 |
| 743614 743614 |
$33,943 | 14 |
| DENTON TOGETHER 00084911 |
$5,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 8
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SALINAS JULIO MAURICIO MR 00090159 |
$73,586 | 5 |
| CROFT, CAMMIE L NJ · House DEM |
$64,339 | 4 |
| TURNAGE, EVAN MS · House DEM |
$61,542 | 3 |
| ELFRETH, SARAH KELLY MD · House DEM |
$38,246 | 1 |
| 743614 743614 |
$33,943 | 14 |
| PLESA MIHAELA E HONORABLE 00086010 |
$7,000 | 2 |
| DENTON TOGETHER 00084911 |
$5,000 | 1 |
| FRONTLINE FIGHTERS PAC C00904318 |
$1,500 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 8
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SALINAS JULIO MAURICIO MR 00090159 |
$73,586 | 5 |
| CROFT, CAMMIE L NJ · House DEM |
$64,339 | 4 |
| TURNAGE, EVAN MS · House DEM |
$61,542 | 3 |
| ELFRETH, SARAH KELLY MD · House DEM |
$38,246 | 1 |
| 743614 743614 |
$33,943 | 14 |
| PLESA MIHAELA E HONORABLE 00086010 |
$7,000 | 2 |
| FRONTLINE FIGHTERS PAC C00904318 |
$6,500 | 2 |
| DENTON TOGETHER 00084911 |
$5,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TEXAS DEMOCRATIC PARTY 00015831 |
$475,293 IE $475,293 |
14 |
| SALINAS JULIO MAURICIO MR 00090159 |
$73,586 | 5 |
| CROFT, CAMMIE L NJ · House DEM |
$64,339 | 4 |
| TURNAGE, EVAN MS · House DEM |
$61,542 | 3 |
| PLESA MIHAELA E HONORABLE 00086010 |
$53,108 | 7 |
| ELFRETH, SARAH KELLY MD · House DEM |
$38,246 | 1 |
| 743614 743614 |
$33,943 | 14 |
| FRIENDS OF COLIN ALLRED 2024 C00839597 |
$12,218 | 1 |
| FRONTLINE FIGHTERS PAC C00904318 |
$6,500 | 2 |
| DENTON TOGETHER 00084911 |
$5,000 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 100%
R · 0%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $1,755,072 | 48.36% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $1,873,891 | 51.64% |
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 onlyNo activity in the last 1 months.
No activity in the last 3 months.
No activity in the last 6 months.
No activity in the last 12 months.
No activity in the last 18 months.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 10 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $600 | 1 | ARUNA MILLER FOR CONGRESS 100% | Digital 100% | $600 | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $4K | 2 | ARUNA MILLER FOR CONGRESS 84% | Digital 100% | $4K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $3K | 4 | COLIN ALLRED FOR CONGRESS 67% | Digital 100% | $8K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $119K | 12 | COLIN ALLRED FOR CONGRESS 92% | Digital 100% | $127K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $157K | 10 | COLIN ALLRED FOR CONGRESS 94% | Digital 100% | $283K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $72K | 14 | MARIAH PHILLIPS FOR CONGRESS 65% | Digital 100% | $355K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $27K | 2 | MARIAH PHILLIPS FOR CONGRESS 91% | Digital 100% | $382K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $4K | 1 | COLIN ALLRED FOR CONGRESS 100% | Digital 100% | $4K | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $4K | 1 | MACKLER, JAMES 100% | Digital 100% | $7K | +517% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2018 | $5K | 1 | TURNER JOHN W HONORABLE 100% | Digital 100% | $387K | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $7K | 2 | COLIN ALLRED FOR CONGRESS 92% | Digital 100% | $14K | +106% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $72K | 3 | LOPEZ AIMEE GARZA MRS 100% | Digital 100% | $86K | -40% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $182K | 9 | TEXAS TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIA… 40% | Digital 100% | $268K | +154% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $236K | 9 | TEXAS DEMOCRATIC PARTY 41% | Digital 100% | $504K | +781% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $8K | 1 | COLIN ALLRED FOR CONGRESS 100% | Digital 100% | $8K | +105% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $18K | 4 | GEARING CHARLES MR CHARLIE 63% | Digital 100% | $523K | +270% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $194K | 15 | GEARING CHARLES MR CHARLIE 67% | Digital 100% | $202K | +171% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $18K | 4 | DONNA EDWARDS 4 CONGRESS 57% | Digital 100% | $220K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $22K | 3 | HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN C… 51% | Digital 100% | $242K | -88% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $219K | 6 | TEXAS DEMOCRATIC PARTY 60% | Digital 100% | $462K | -7% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $8K | 2 | SIMON JULIA YASMIN MRS 100% | Digital 100% | $469K | — |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $8K | 1 | COLIN ALLRED FOR CONGRESS 100% | Digital 100% | $8K | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $16K | 5 | SIMON JULIA YASMIN MRS 80% | Digital 100% | $485K | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $34K | 4 | FRIENDS OF COLIN ALLRED 2024 60% | Digital 100% | $43K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $10K | 4 | SIMON JULIA YASMIN MRS 70% | Digital 100% | $494K | -48% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $2K | 1 | BURNETT FOR COLORADO 100% | Digital 100% | $45K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $928K | 19 | FRIENDS OF COLIN ALLRED 2024 63% | Digital 100% | $973K | +377% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $45K | 4 | FRIENDS OF COLIN ALLRED 2024 41% | Digital 100% | $1.02M | +151% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $70K | 9 | PLESA MIHAELA E HONORABLE 59% | Digital 100% | $1.09M | +218% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $5K | 1 | PLESA MIHAELA E HONORABLE 100% | Digital 100% | $1.09M | -98% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $7K | 2 | PLESA MIHAELA E HONORABLE 100% | Digital 100% | $1.1M | -55% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $5K | 1 | FRONTLINE FIGHTERS PAC 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $5K | -85% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $66K | 5 | CROFT, CAMMIE L 98% | Print & Mail 94% | $71K | +3192% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $95K | 6 | TURNAGE, EVAN 65% | Digital 22% | $166K | -90% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $118K | 18 | SALINAS JULIO MAURICIO MR 34% | Print & Mail 24% | $283K | +159% |
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 | $2,529,908 | 160 | $16K | 95.8% | FRIENDS OF COLIN ALLRED 2024 26% | 3mo ago |
| Print & Mail | $102,266 | 6 | $17K | 3.9% | CROFT, CAMMIE L 60% | 2mo ago |
| Software & Tech | $6,500 | 2 | $3K | 0.2% | FRONTLINE FIGHTERS PAC 100% | 9mo ago |
| Media | $2,500 | 1 | $3K | 0.1% | CROFT, CAMMIE L 100% | 7mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
1
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$319,568 · 11% of revenue
8
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$877,367 · 31% of revenue
24
One-time clients 1 cycle
$1,590,104 · 57% of revenue
Top 1 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLIN ALLRED FOR CONGRESS | 4 | $319,568 | 25 | 2017-11-09 | 2023-04-04 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | $2,370,123 | 85.0% | 19 | |
| MD | $102,048 | 3.7% | 4 | |
| TN | $78,317 | 2.8% | 2 | |
| NJ | $64,339 | 2.3% | 1 | |
| MS | $61,542 | 2.2% | 1 | |
| CA | $33,943 | 1.2% | 1 | |
| DC | $25,568 | 0.9% | 1 | |
| NY | $24,550 | 0.9% | 1 | |
| CO | $15,909 | 0.6% | 1 | |
| FL | $6,500 | 0.2% | 1 | |
| NC | $4,200 | 0.2% | 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 | 2024-02-02 | FRIENDS OF COLIN ALLRED 2024 | Digital | PRINTING | $420,843 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-02-20 | FRIENDS OF COLIN ALLRED 2024 | Digital | PRINTING | $152,579 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-10-18 | TEXAS DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Digital | $132,403 | |
| Largest all-time | 2020-09-28 | TEXAS TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION PAC | Digital | IN-KIND, DIRECT MAIL FOR REP. VIKKI GOODWIN CAMPAIGN, HD 47 | $72,291 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-02-20 | SIMON JULIA YASMIN MRS | Digital | Direct mail | $59,968 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-27 | TURNAGE, EVAN | — | MEDIA PRODUCTION | $54,781 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-26 | ELFRETH, SARAH KELLY | — | PRINTING | $38,246 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-12-31 | CROFT, CAMMIE L | Print & Mail | PRINTING & POSTAGE | $27,662 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-12-22 | CROFT, CAMMIE L | Print & Mail | PRINTING & POSTAGE | $27,662 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-14 | SALINAS JULIO MAURICIO MR | Print & Mail | Mailers | $22,485 |
| Recent | 2026-05-26 | 743614 | — | Independent expenditure in support of Hector Camacho for San Mateo County Superintendent 2 | $1,440 |
| Recent | 2026-05-26 | 743614 | — | Independent expenditure in support of Donnellan for Judge 2026. See Schedule D | $1,440 |
| Recent | 2026-05-26 | 743614 | — | Independent expenditure in support of David Canepa for San Mateo County Assessors-County C | $1,440 |
| Recent | 2026-05-26 | 743614 | — | Independent expenditure in support of Ray Mueller for Supervisor 2026. See Schedule D | $840 |