DARK HORSE STRATEGIES
DARK HORSE STRATEGIES is a digital vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle DARK HORSE STRATEGIES was paid $260K across 4 client committees.
Part I Identity
Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Sep 28, 2017 → Mar 26, 2026
- spans 8.5 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 30
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 4
- 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.
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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Top buyers last 3 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ARIAS, VINCENT MICHAEL FL · House REP |
$3,750 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ARIAS, VINCENT MICHAEL FL · House REP |
$13,500 | 4 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ARIAS, VINCENT MICHAEL FL · House REP |
$13,500 | 4 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ARIAS, VINCENT MICHAEL FL · House REP |
$13,500 | 4 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ARIAS, VINCENT MICHAEL FL · House REP |
$13,500 | 4 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $242,362 | 93.17% |
| Non-partisan | $17,755 | 6.83% |
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 · 6 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $1K | 1 | REPUBLICAN PARTY 0F MIAMI D… 100% | Digital 100% | $1K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $1K | 1 | REPUBLICAN PARTY 0F MIAMI D… 100% | Digital 100% | $3K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $16K | 4 | REPUBLICAN PARTY 0F MIAMI D… 100% | Digital 100% | $19K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $485 | 1 | REPUBLICAN PARTY 0F MIAMI D… 100% | Digital 100% | $19K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $2K | 1 | REPUBLICAN PARTY 0F MIAMI D… 100% | Digital 100% | $21K | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $191K | 8 | GIMENEZ, CARLOS 97% | Digital 100% | $191K | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $16K | 4 | GIMENEZ, CARLOS 74% | Digital 100% | $208K | +624% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $5K | 3 | START RISING PAC 100% | Digital 100% | $5K | -73% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $13K | 3 | START RISING PAC 100% | Digital 100% | $13K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $14K | 3 | ARIAS, VINCENT MICHAEL 100% | Strategy & Research 63% | $14K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital | $246,617 | 26 | $9K | 94.8% | GIMENEZ, CARLOS 80% | 3y ago |
| Strategy & Research | $8,500 | 3 | $3K | 3.3% | ARIAS, VINCENT MICHAEL 100% | 2mo ago |
| Fundraising | $5,000 | 1 | $5K | 1.9% | ARIAS, VINCENT MICHAEL 100% | 3mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FL | $242,362 | 93.2% | 3 | |
| LA | $17,755 | 6.8% | 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 | 2020-07-17 | GIMENEZ, CARLOS | Digital | DIGITAL SERVICES | $58,400 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-08-06 | GIMENEZ, CARLOS | Digital | DIGITAL SERVICES | $36,100 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-09-21 | GIMENEZ, CARLOS | Digital | DIGITAL SERVICES | $35,600 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-08-19 | GIMENEZ, CARLOS | Digital | DIGITAL SERVICES | $29,450 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-09-10 | GIMENEZ, CARLOS | Digital | DIGITAL SERVICES | $12,250 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-19 | ARIAS, VINCENT MICHAEL | Fundraising | CONSULTING FEE | $5,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-19 | ARIAS, VINCENT MICHAEL | Strategy & Research | TEXT POLL | $4,750 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-26 | ARIAS, VINCENT MICHAEL | Strategy & Research | CAMPAIGN CONSULTANT | $3,750 |
| Recent | 2023-02-23 | START RISING PAC | Digital | EVENT/ FUNDRAISING CONSULTING | $3,780 |
| Recent | 2023-01-31 | START RISING PAC | Digital | EVENT/ FUNDRAISING CONSULTING | $1,500 |