EXPEDITION STRATEGIES

$4.75M 2025-2026 cycle

EXPEDITION STRATEGIES is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle EXPEDITION STRATEGIES was paid $4.75M across 33 client committees.

Strategy & Research ○ Slowing (~3mo since last)

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
Mar 3, 2017 → Jul 6, 2026
spans 9.3 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
133
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
33
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Aug 2025 Jul 2026
$469K 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.

No buyer activity in this window.

VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 1

SMITH, D. ADAM $54K — · 1 txn ES EXPEDITION STRATEGIES
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
SMITH, D. ADAM
WA · House DEM
$53,790 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 6

GLUESENKAMP PEREZ, MARIE $86K — · 2 txns SMITH, D. ADAM $54K — · 1 txn MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $50K — · 1 txn DCCC $32K — · 1 txn UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP') $30K Strategy & Research · 1 txn KAINE, TIMOTHY MICHAEL $16K — · 1 txn ES EXPEDITION STRATEGIES
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
GLUESENKAMP PEREZ, MARIE
WA · House DEM
$86,454 2
SMITH, D. ADAM
WA · House DEM
$53,790 1
MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1486858
$50,000 1
DCCC
C00000935
$31,525 1
UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP')
C00799031
$30,267 1
KAINE, TIMOTHY MICHAEL
VA · Senate DEM
$16,000 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 7

GLUESENKAMP PEREZ, MARIE $133K Strategy & Research · 3 txns UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP') $88K Strategy & Research · 4 txns KAINE, TIMOTHY MICHAEL $76K Strategy & Research · 2 txns SMITH, D. ADAM $54K — · 1 txn DCCC $50K Strategy & Research · 2 txns MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $50K — · 1 txn BLUE DOG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $19K Strategy & Research · 1 txn ES EXPEDITION STRATEGIES
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
GLUESENKAMP PEREZ, MARIE
WA · House DEM
$132,954 3
UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP')
C00799031
$87,508 4
KAINE, TIMOTHY MICHAEL
VA · Senate DEM
$76,000 2
SMITH, D. ADAM
WA · House DEM
$53,790 1
DCCC
C00000935
$50,230 2
MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1486858
$50,000 1
BLUE DOG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
C00305318
$18,705 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 7

GLUESENKAMP PEREZ, MARIE $133K Strategy & Research · 3 txns UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP') $88K Strategy & Research · 4 txns KAINE, TIMOTHY MICHAEL $76K Strategy & Research · 2 txns SMITH, D. ADAM $54K — · 1 txn DCCC $50K Strategy & Research · 2 txns MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $50K — · 1 txn BLUE DOG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $19K Strategy & Research · 1 txn ES EXPEDITION STRATEGIES
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
GLUESENKAMP PEREZ, MARIE
WA · House DEM
$132,954 3
UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP')
C00799031
$87,508 4
KAINE, TIMOTHY MICHAEL
VA · Senate DEM
$76,000 2
SMITH, D. ADAM
WA · House DEM
$53,790 1
DCCC
C00000935
$50,230 2
MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1486858
$50,000 1
BLUE DOG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
C00305318
$18,705 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 10

KAINE, TIMOTHY MICHAEL $357K Strategy & Research · 7 txns GLUESENKAMP PEREZ, MARIE $205K Strategy & Research · 7 txns UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP') $88K Strategy & Research · 4 txns DCCC $77K Strategy & Research · 4 txns BLUE DOG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $76K Strategy & Research · 5 txns HIRONO, MAZIE K. $71K Strategy & Research · 1 txn SMITH, D. ADAM $54K — · 1 txn MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $50K — · 1 txn HOYLE, VALERIE $10K Strategy & Research · 1 txn NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUND $10K Strategy & Research · 1 txn ES EXPEDITION STRATEGIES
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
KAINE, TIMOTHY MICHAEL
VA · Senate DEM
$357,115 7
GLUESENKAMP PEREZ, MARIE
WA · House DEM
$205,180 7
UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP')
C00799031
$87,508 4
DCCC
C00000935
$77,152 4
BLUE DOG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
C00305318
$76,029 5
HIRONO, MAZIE K.
HI · Senate DEM
$71,350 1
SMITH, D. ADAM
WA · House DEM
$53,790 1
MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1486858
$50,000 1
HOYLE, VALERIE
OR · House DEM
$9,919 1
NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUND
C00409730
$9,919 1

By party

Revenue by party

100% D
D · 100%
R · 0%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $3,789,608 79.79%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $959,880 20.21%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Q1 2017 (2018 cycle): $2KQ3 2017 (2018 cycle): $104KQ1 2018 (2018 cycle): $45KQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $164KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $562KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $286KQ3 2019 (2020 cycle): $52KQ4 2019 (2020 cycle): $46KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $128KQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $63KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $153KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $142KQ4 2021 (2022 cycle): $31KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $84KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $310KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $470KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $100KQ1 2023 (2024 cycle): $154KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $56KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $183KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $111KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $174KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $408KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $355KQ1 2025 (2026 cycle): $97KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $135KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $146KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $134KQ3 2026 (2026 cycle): $54K Q1Q1Q3Q3Q1Q3Q4Q2Q4Q3Q1Q3Q1Q1Q3 $562K

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 Q1 2018 $2K 1 HIRONO, MAZIE K. 100% Strategy & Research 100% $2K
2017 Q3 2018 $104K 2 KAINE, TIMOTHY MICHAEL 71% Strategy & Research 100% $106K
2018 Q1 2018 $45K 1 KAINE, TIMOTHY MICHAEL 100% Strategy & Research 100% $151K
2018 Q2 2018 $164K 5 KAINE, TIMOTHY MICHAEL 39% Strategy & Research 100% $316K
2018 Q3 2018 $562K 9 HMP 48% Strategy & Research 100% $878K
2018 Q4 2018 $286K 8 KAINE, TIMOTHY MICHAEL 53% Strategy & Research 100% $1.16M
2019 Q3 2020 $52K 1 COONS, CHRISTOPHER A. 100% Strategy & Research 100% $52K -50%
2019 Q4 2020 $46K 2 MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN 97% Strategy & Research 100% $98K
2020 Q1 2020 $128K 3 KAINE, TIMOTHY MICHAEL 72% Strategy & Research 100% $226K +185%
2020 Q2 2020 $63K 3 ANTONE FOR CONGRESS 56% Strategy & Research 100% $288K -62%
2020 Q3 2020 $153K 4 ANTONE FOR CONGRESS 53% Strategy & Research 100% $442K -73%
2020 Q4 2020 $142K 5 DSCC 36% Strategy & Research 100% $583K -51%
2021 Q4 2022 $31K 1 MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER… 100% Strategy & Research 100% $31K -33%
2022 Q1 2022 $84K 3 HOYLE, VALERIE 45% Strategy & Research 100% $115K -35%
2022 Q2 2022 $310K 7 UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('… 42% Strategy & Research 100% $424K +394%
2022 Q3 2022 $470K 14 UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('… 38% Strategy & Research 100% $894K +206%
2022 Q4 2022 $100K 4 HOYLE, VALERIE 45% Strategy & Research 100% $994K -29%
2023 Q1 2024 $154K 2 KAINE, TIMOTHY MICHAEL 100% Strategy & Research 100% $154K
2023 Q3 2024 $56K 2 MATOS, SABINA 70% Strategy & Research 100% $210K
2023 Q4 2024 $183K 6 KAINE, TIMOTHY MICHAEL 56% Strategy & Research 100% $393K +496%
2024 Q1 2024 $111K 3 UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('… 62% Strategy & Research 100% $504K +32%
2024 Q2 2024 $174K 5 UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('… 44% Strategy & Research 100% $678K -44%
2024 Q3 2024 $408K 11 KAINE, TIMOTHY MICHAEL 42% Strategy & Research 100% $1.09M -13%
2024 Q4 2024 $355K 16 KAINE, TIMOTHY MICHAEL 52% Strategy & Research 100% $1.44M +253%
2025 Q1 2026 $97K 1 KAINE, TIMOTHY MICHAEL 100% Strategy & Research 100% $97K -37%
2025 Q4 2026 $135K 4 KAINE, TIMOTHY MICHAEL 44% Strategy & Research 100% $233K -26%
2026 Q1 2026 $146K 5 UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('… 40% Strategy & Research 66% $379K +32%
2026 Q2 2026 $134K 4 GLUESENKAMP PEREZ, MARIE 65% $513K -23%
2026 Q3 2026 $54K 1 SMITH, D. ADAM 100% $566K -87%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $4.51M across 127 disbursements (avg $36K/check) Top buyer: KAINE, TIMOTHY MICHAEL (29% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +213% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $30K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $4.51M across 127 disbursements (avg $36K/check) Top buyer: KAINE, TIMOTHY MICHAEL (29% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +213% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $231K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $4.51M across 127 disbursements (avg $36K/check) Top buyer: KAINE, TIMOTHY MICHAEL (29% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +213% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $231K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $4.51M across 127 disbursements (avg $36K/check) Top buyer: KAINE, TIMOTHY MICHAEL (29% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +213% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $770K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Strategy & Research $4,511,718 127 $36K 100.0% KAINE, TIMOTHY MICHAEL 29% 5mo ago
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Client retention

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

4
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$2,527,205 · 53% of revenue
6
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$830,649 · 17% of revenue
23
One-time clients 1 cycle
$1,391,633 · 29% of revenue
Top 4 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
KAINE, TIMOTHY MICHAEL 4 $1,317,554 21 2017-07-13 2026-05-07
UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP') 3 $659,683 17 2022-02-23 2026-03-25
GLUESENKAMP PEREZ, MARIE 3 $420,868 15 2022-09-20 2026-06-02
SMITH, D. ADAM 3 $129,100 3 2018-09-21 2026-07-06
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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
$1,421,006 30.7% 3
DC
$1,409,051 30.4% 10
WA
$549,968 11.9% 2
OR
$483,412 10.4% 4
HI
$193,307 4.2% 2
DE
$171,543 3.7% 1
MN
$147,626 3.2% 2
MD
$76,029 1.6% 1
CA
$50,000 1.1% 1
VT
$49,625 1.1% 1
RI
$41,320 0.9% 1
MO
$40,990 0.9% 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 2018-09-01 KAINE, TIMOTHY MICHAEL Strategy & Research POLLING $109,397
Largest all-time 2023-01-26 KAINE, TIMOTHY MICHAEL Strategy & Research POLLING $107,841
Largest all-time 2025-02-18 KAINE, TIMOTHY MICHAEL Strategy & Research POLLING $97,300
Largest all-time 2018-09-27 HMP Strategy & Research POLLING SERVICES $96,000
Largest all-time 2024-08-08 KAINE, TIMOTHY MICHAEL Strategy & Research POLLING $94,899
Largest this cycle 2025-12-11 KAINE, TIMOTHY MICHAEL Strategy & Research POLLING $60,000
Largest this cycle 2026-06-02 GLUESENKAMP PEREZ, MARIE RESEARCH CONSULTING $54,929
Largest this cycle 2026-07-06 SMITH, D. ADAM POLLING $53,790
Largest this cycle 2026-03-26 MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $50,000
Recent 2026-06-12 DCCC GENERIC CMTE. POLLING $31,525
Recent 2026-05-27 GLUESENKAMP PEREZ, MARIE RESEARCH CONSULTING $31,525
Recent 2026-05-07 KAINE, TIMOTHY MICHAEL POLLING $16,000
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