CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS

$27.27M 2025-2026 cycle

CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS is a digital vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS was paid $27.27M across 15 client committees, of which $17.99M flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

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Part I Identity

Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.

Source split

$27.27M = $9.28M (Schedule B) + $17.99M (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments		 $9,277,617 86 rows 34.0%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them		 $17,988,745 156 rows 66.0%
Activity span ALL TIME
Jan 21, 2022 → Jun 15, 2026
spans 4.4 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
86
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
15
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Jul 2025 Jun 2026
$34K across 12 months
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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.

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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 2

CLF $8K — · 3 txns AMERICAN DREAM OHIO PAC $4K — · 1 txn CS CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CLF
C00504530
 $7,676
IE $7,676
 3
AMERICAN DREAM OHIO PAC
C00924266
 $4,035 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 3

AMERICAN DREAM OHIO PAC $19K — · 2 txns MISSION IOWA $11K Digital · 3 txns CLF $8K — · 3 txns CS CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
AMERICAN DREAM OHIO PAC
C00924266
 $19,035
IE $15,000 · SB $4,035
 2
MISSION IOWA
C00874370
 $11,146
IE $10,677 · SB $469
 3
CLF
C00504530
 $7,676
IE $7,676
 3
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 3

AMERICAN DREAM OHIO PAC $49K — · 3 txns MISSION IOWA $39K Digital · 9 txns CLF $8K — · 3 txns CS CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
AMERICAN DREAM OHIO PAC
C00924266
 $49,035
IE $45,000 · SB $4,035
 3
MISSION IOWA
C00874370
 $38,840
IE $10,677 · SB $28,164
 9
CLF
C00504530
 $7,676
IE $7,676
 3
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 5

AMERICAN DREAM OHIO PAC $49K — · 3 txns MISSION IOWA $45K Software & Tech · 16 txns JOHN BOLTON PAC $18K Digital · 2 txns BLACK BEAR PAC, INC. $15K Fundraising · 4 txns CLF $8K — · 3 txns CS CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
AMERICAN DREAM OHIO PAC
C00924266
 $49,035
IE $45,000 · SB $4,035
 3
MISSION IOWA
C00874370
 $45,442
IE $10,677 · SB $34,765
 16
JOHN BOLTON PAC
C00542431
 $17,591 2
BLACK BEAR PAC, INC.
C00708644
 $14,871 4
CLF
C00504530
 $7,676
IE $7,676
 3
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 10

NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA… $2.24M Digital · 10 txns THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND $1.14M Digital · 4 txns RSLC PAC $806K — · 15 txns JOHN BOLTON PAC $544K Digital · 13 txns KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC $543K Digital · 6 txns BLACK BEAR PAC, INC. $165K Digital · 8 txns MISSION IOWA $76K Digital · 21 txns NRCC $50K Digital · 1 txn AMERICAN DREAM OHIO PAC $49K — · 3 txns CLF $8K — · 3 txns CS CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND
C00053553
 $2,240,000
IE $2,240,000 · SB net $0 (reversed)
 10
THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND
C00811166
 $1,141,988
IE $192,965 · SB $949,023
 4
RSLC PAC
C00779595
 $805,955
IE $805,955
 15
JOHN BOLTON PAC
C00542431
 $543,988
IE $474,554 · SB $69,434
 13
KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC
C00849489
 $542,799
IE $461,810 · SB $80,989
 6
BLACK BEAR PAC, INC.
C00708644
 $165,458 8
MISSION IOWA
C00874370
 $75,651
IE $10,677 · SB $64,975
 21
NRCC
C00075820
 $50,000 1
AMERICAN DREAM OHIO PAC
C00924266
 $49,035
IE $45,000 · SB $4,035
 3
CLF
C00504530
 $7,676
IE $7,676
 3
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By party

Revenue by party

99% R
D · 1%
R · 99%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $248,817 0.91%
Republican $22,911,849 84.03%
Non-partisan $4,105,696 15.06%

Part III Reference tables

Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.

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Money flow through this vendor

Where their ad buys point

IE payers (left) → races the buys targeted (right) · independent-expenditure filings only

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CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS CLF $8K Kevin J Ii Lincoln (support) $5K David Valadao (support) $3K Total in: $8K Total out: $8K
CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS AMERICAN DREAM OHIO PAC $15K MISSION IOWA $11K CLF $8K Josh Williams (support) $15K Ashley Hinson Arenholz (sup… $11K Kevin J Ii Lincoln (support) $5K David Valadao (support) $3K Total in: $33K Total out: $33K
CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS AMERICAN DREAM OHIO PAC $45K MISSION IOWA $11K CLF $8K Josh Williams (support) $45K Ashley Hinson Arenholz (sup… $11K Kevin J Ii Lincoln (support) $5K David Valadao (support) $3K Total in: $63K Total out: $63K
CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS AMERICAN DREAM OHIO PAC $45K MISSION IOWA $11K CLF $8K Josh Williams (support) $45K Ashley Hinson Arenholz (sup… $11K Kevin J Ii Lincoln (support) $5K David Valadao (support) $3K Total in: $63K Total out: $63K
CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION … $2.24M THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND $193K RSLC PAC $806K JOHN BOLTON PAC $475K KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC $462K MISSION IOWA $11K AMERICAN DREAM OHIO PAC $45K CLF $8K Dave Mccormick (support) $1.26M Donald J. Trump (support) $1.14M Kamala Harris (oppose) $607K Tim Sheehy (support) $250K Robert P. Jr. Casey (oppose) $201K Ryan Edward Mackenzie (supp… $50K Josh Williams (support) $45K Ashley Hinson Arenholz (sup… $11K Kevin J Ii Lincoln (support) $5K + other races (8 filings) $670K Total in: $4.24M Total out: $4.24M
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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

20222023202420252026 Q2 2022 (2022 cycle): $11KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $5.13MQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $1.15MQ1 2023 (2024 cycle): $695KQ2 2023 (2024 cycle): $194KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $38KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $16KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $21KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $138KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $555KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $1.26MQ1 2025 (2026 cycle): $33KQ2 2025 (2026 cycle): $4KQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $8KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $21KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $686Q2 2026 (2026 cycle): $4K Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2 $5.13M

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 5 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2022 Q2 2022 $11K 2 FLORIDA FIRST PROJECT 71% Digital 100% $11K —
2022 Q3 2022 $5.13M 2 NRA VICTORY FUND, INC. 100% Digital 100% $5.14M —
2022 Q4 2022 $1.15M 7 C00825158 82% Digital 100% $6.29M —
2023 Q1 2024 $695K 2 C00825158 100% Digital 100% $695K —
2023 Q2 2024 $194K 4 BLACK BEAR PAC, INC. 93% Digital 100% $889K —
2023 Q3 2024 $38K 1 C00825158 100% Digital 100% $927K —
2023 Q4 2024 $16K 2 KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC 100% Digital 100% $943K —
2024 Q1 2024 $21K 6 KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC 90% Digital 100% $964K —
2024 Q2 2024 $138K 10 JOHN BOLTON PAC 40% Digital 100% $1.1M +1121%
2024 Q3 2024 $555K 7 NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION … 90% Digital 100% $1.66M -89%
2024 Q4 2024 $1.26M 14 THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND 75% Digital 100% $2.91M +9%
2025 Q1 2026 $33K 10 JOHN BOLTON PAC 53% Digital 53% $33K -95%
2025 Q2 2026 $4K 3 MISSION IOWA 100% Software & Tech 100% $37K -98%
2025 Q3 2026 $8K 3 MISSION IOWA 100% Software & Tech 100% $46K -78%
2025 Q4 2026 $21K 3 MISSION IOWA 100% Digital 75% $67K +33%
2026 Q1 2026 $686 3 MISSION IOWA 100% Digital 100% $67K -97%
2026 Q2 2026 $4K 1 AMERICAN DREAM OHIO PAC 100% — $71K -97%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $3.61M across 69 disbursements (avg $52K/check) Top buyer: C00825158 (47% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +50% vs prior cycle Digital $469

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $3.61M across 69 disbursements (avg $52K/check) Top buyer: C00825158 (47% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +50% vs prior cycle Digital $17K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $18K across 12 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: MISSION IOWA (100% of category) Last paid: 7mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $12K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $3.61M across 69 disbursements (avg $52K/check) Top buyer: C00825158 (47% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +50% vs prior cycle Digital $34K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $18K across 12 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: MISSION IOWA (100% of category) Last paid: 7mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $18K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $15K across 4 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: BLACK BEAR PAC, INC. (100% of category) Last paid: 16mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $15K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $3.61M across 69 disbursements (avg $52K/check) Top buyer: C00825158 (47% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +50% vs prior cycle Digital $1.35M Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $18K across 12 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: MISSION IOWA (100% of category) Last paid: 7mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $18K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $15K across 4 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: BLACK BEAR PAC, INC. (100% of category) Last paid: 16mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $15K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Digital $3,610,878 69 $52K 99.1% C00825158 47% 4mo ago
Software & Tech $18,388 12 $2K 0.5% MISSION IOWA 100% 7mo ago
Fundraising $14,871 4 $4K 0.4% BLACK BEAR PAC, INC. 100% 16mo ago
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Client retention

Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.

0
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
4
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$2,240,178 · 24% of revenue
11
One-time clients 1 cycle
$7,037,439 · 76% of revenue
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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
VA
$5,626,842 60.6% 2
Unknown
$1,830,409 19.7% 4
DC
$1,174,219 12.7% 3
MA
$350,264 3.8% 1
PA
$142,374 1.5% 1
TX
$73,873 0.8% 1
IA
$67,601 0.7% 1
FL
$8,000 0.1% 1
OH
$4,035 0.0% 1
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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 2022-07-11 NRA VICTORY FUND, INC. Digital PREPAID MEDIA $5,026,565
Largest all-time 2024-10-10 THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND Digital DIGITAL ADS - GOTV NON-IE $650,605
Largest all-time 2023-01-11 C00825158 Digital POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING / MARKETING CONSULTING / DIGITAL CONSULTING $550,000
Largest all-time 2024-09-27 NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND Digital PREPAYMENT: MEDIA PRODUCTION / MEDIA PLACEMENT $500,000
Largest all-time 2022-12-22 C00825158 Digital DIGITAL CONSULTING / MARKETING CONSULTING $450,000
Largest this cycle 2025-11-20 MISSION IOWA Digital GRAPHIC DESIGN / TEXT MESSAGES / ADVERTISING / WEBSITE SERVICES $15,898
Largest this cycle 2025-01-31 JOHN BOLTON PAC Digital DIGITAL FUNDRAISING $14,243
Largest this cycle 2025-01-28 BLACK BEAR PAC, INC. Fundraising FUNDRAISING CONSULTING $10,000
Largest this cycle 2025-10-14 MISSION IOWA Software & Tech GRAPHIC DESIGN / P2P MESSAGING / EMAIL SERVICES / WEBSITE SERVICES $5,097
Largest this cycle 2025-02-24 BLACK BEAR PAC, INC. Fundraising FUNDRAISING CONSULTING, PRODUCTION COSTS $4,050
Recent 2026-06-15 AMERICAN DREAM OHIO PAC — MANAGEMENT CONSULTING / ADMINISTRATIVE CONSULTING / WEBSITE SERVICES $4,035
Recent 2026-03-18 MISSION IOWA Digital WEBSITE SERVICES $252
Recent 2025-12-15 MISSION IOWA Software & Tech WEBSITE SERVICES $217
Recent 2026-02-16 MISSION IOWA Digital WEBSITE SERVICES $217
Recent 2026-01-13 MISSION IOWA Digital WEBSITE SERVICES $217
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