Frontrunner Strategies
Frontrunner Strategies is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Frontrunner Strategies was paid $322K across 6 client committees, of which $206K 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 |
$115,499 | 19 rows | 35.9% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$206,006 | 4 rows | 64.1% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Apr 19, 2016 → May 21, 2026
- spans 10.1 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 19
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 6
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$10,774 | 2 |
| TUBBS FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2026; MICHAEL 1471234 |
$9,000 | 2 |
| RENDON FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 2026; ANTHONY 1482653 |
$6,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 5
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MATSUI, DORIS CA · House DEM |
$25,000 | 2 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$21,763 | 3 |
| TUBBS FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2026; MICHAEL 1471234 |
$15,000 | 3 |
| ALLEN FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026; BEN 1483889 |
$6,300 | 3 |
| RENDON FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 2026; ANTHONY 1482653 |
$6,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 6
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ALLEN FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026; BEN 1483889 |
$26,450 | 6 |
| MATSUI, DORIS CA · House DEM |
$25,000 | 2 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$21,763 | 3 |
| TUBBS FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2026; MICHAEL 1471234 |
$18,286 | 5 |
| LOWENTHAL FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JOSH 1477066 |
$12,000 | 1 |
| RENDON FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 2026; ANTHONY 1482653 |
$6,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 6
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ALLEN FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026; BEN 1483889 |
$26,450 | 6 |
| MATSUI, DORIS CA · House DEM |
$25,000 | 2 |
| TUBBS FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2026; MICHAEL 1471234 |
$24,286 | 6 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$21,763 | 3 |
| LOWENTHAL FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JOSH 1477066 |
$12,000 | 1 |
| RENDON FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 2026; ANTHONY 1482653 |
$6,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 6
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ALLEN FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026; BEN 1483889 |
$26,450 | 6 |
| MATSUI, DORIS CA · House DEM |
$25,000 | 2 |
| TUBBS FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2026; MICHAEL 1471234 |
$24,286 | 6 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$21,763 | 3 |
| LOWENTHAL FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JOSH 1477066 |
$12,000 | 1 |
| RENDON FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 2026; ANTHONY 1482653 |
$6,000 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $69,591 | 21.65% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $251,914 | 78.35% |
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.
Outflow is on record for the last 12 months, but no itemized payers are.
Outflow is on record for the last 18 months, but no itemized payers are.
Outflow is on record for the last 24 months, but no itemized payers are.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 2 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $6K | 1 | TUBBS FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERN… 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $6K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $3K | 1 | TUBBS FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERN… 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $9K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $8K | 2 | ALLEN FOR INSURANCE COMMISS… 100% | — | $17K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $51K | 7 | ALLEN FOR INSURANCE COMMISS… 36% | Strategy & Research 12% | $51K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $47K | 8 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 46% | Strategy & Research 41% | $98K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $34,254 | 6 | $6K | 74.4% | TUBBS FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERN… 71% | 2mo ago |
| Travel & Events | $11,763 | 2 | $6K | 25.6% | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 100% | 2mo 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | $115,499 | 100.0% | 6 |
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 | 2026-02-10 | MATSUI, DORIS | — | COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING | $15,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-01-28 | LOWENTHAL FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JOSH | — | — | $12,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-02-03 | ALLEN FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026; BEN | — | — | $12,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-04-23 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Travel & Events | Communications Consulting & Travel Reimbursement - See Below if Itemized | $10,989 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-05-21 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Strategy & Research | Communications Consulting | $10,000 |
| Recent | 2026-05-17 | TUBBS FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2026; MICHAEL | Strategy & Research | Communications consulting | $6,000 |
| Recent | 2026-05-16 | RENDON FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 2026; ANTHONY | — | — | $6,000 |
| Recent | 2026-05-17 | TUBBS FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2026; MICHAEL | Strategy & Research | Communications consulting | $3,000 |
| Recent | 2026-05-21 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Travel & Events | Travel Reimbursement - See Below if Itemized | $774 |