DOCKSIDE STRATEGIES
DOCKSIDE STRATEGIES is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle DOCKSIDE STRATEGIES was paid $2.89M across 3 client committees, of which $1.80M 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 |
$1,099,730 | 51 rows | 38.0% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$1,795,059 | 142 rows | 62.0% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Aug 31, 2023 → Aug 6, 2026
- spans 2.9 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 51
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 3
- 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 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| FAIRSHAKE C00835959 |
$50,000 | 2 |
| PROTECT PROGRESS C00848440 |
$34,230 IE $13,803 · SB $20,427 |
3 |
| DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS C00836221 |
$9,660 IE $9,660 |
1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PROTECT PROGRESS C00848440 |
$245,744 IE $180,691 · SB $65,053 |
18 |
| DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS C00836221 |
$172,072 IE $169,487 · SB $2,585 |
17 |
| FAIRSHAKE C00835959 |
$100,000 | 4 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| FAIRSHAKE C00835959 |
$392,179 IE $102,308 · SB $289,871 |
21 |
| PROTECT PROGRESS C00848440 |
$302,751 IE $237,698 · SB $65,053 |
29 |
| DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS C00836221 |
$241,305 IE $238,720 · SB $2,585 |
23 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| FAIRSHAKE C00835959 |
$557,563 IE $102,308 · SB $455,255 |
29 |
| PROTECT PROGRESS C00848440 |
$315,543 IE $250,490 · SB $65,053 |
30 |
| DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS C00836221 |
$241,305 IE $238,720 · SB $2,585 |
23 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| FAIRSHAKE C00835959 |
$818,088 IE $178,836 · SB $639,252 |
42 |
| PROTECT PROGRESS C00848440 |
$333,819 IE $268,766 · SB $65,053 |
32 |
| DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS C00836221 |
$269,206 IE $266,621 · SB $2,585 |
27 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $173,908 | 6.01% |
| Republican | $6,804 | 0.24% |
| Non-partisan | $2,714,077 | 93.76% |
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.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 4 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $25K | 1 | FAIRSHAKE 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $25K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $100K | 4 | FAIRSHAKE 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $125K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $83K | 6 | FAIRSHAKE 99% | Strategy & Research 100% | $208K | — |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $75K | 3 | FAIRSHAKE 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $283K | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $75K | 3 | FAIRSHAKE 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $358K | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $119K | 5 | FAIRSHAKE 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $477K | — |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $75K | 3 | FAIRSHAKE 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $75K | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $90K | 4 | FAIRSHAKE 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $165K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $76K | 4 | FAIRSHAKE 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $240K | +203% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $115K | 4 | FAIRSHAKE 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $355K | +15% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $75K | 3 | FAIRSHAKE 100% | Strategy & Research 67% | $430K | -10% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $122K | 7 | FAIRSHAKE 61% | — | $552K | +63% |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $70K | 4 | FAIRSHAKE 71% | — | $623K | -6% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $882,092 | 39 | $23K | 100.0% | FAIRSHAKE 100% | 8mo 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MN | $1,097,145 | 99.8% | 2 | |
| VA | $2,585 | 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 | 2025-12-09 | FAIRSHAKE | Strategy & Research | NON-IE MEDIA PRODUCTION | $39,871 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-11-18 | FAIRSHAKE | Strategy & Research | NON-IE MEDIA PRODUCTION | $33,997 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-11-04 | FAIRSHAKE | Strategy & Research | STRATEGIC CONSULTING | $25,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-08-04 | FAIRSHAKE | — | STRATEGIC CONSULTING | $25,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-05-05 | FAIRSHAKE | — | STRATEGIC CONSULTING | $25,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-12-08 | FAIRSHAKE | Strategy & Research | STRATEGIC CONSULTING | $25,000 |
| Recent | 2026-07-08 | FAIRSHAKE | — | STRATEGIC CONSULTING | $25,000 |
| Recent | 2026-08-06 | PROTECT PROGRESS | — | NON-IE MEDIA EXPENSE | $11,222 |
| Recent | 2026-08-06 | PROTECT PROGRESS | — | NON-IE MEDIA EXPENSE | $9,205 |
| Recent | 2026-06-29 | DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS | — | MEDIA PRODUCTION-NON CANDIDATE | $2,585 |