GAMBIT STRATEGIES LLC

$233.37M 2025-2026 cycle

GAMBIT STRATEGIES LLC is a digital vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle GAMBIT STRATEGIES LLC was paid $233.37M across 32 client committees, of which $43.71M flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

Digital ○ Slowing (~2mo since last)

Part I Identity

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

Source split

$233.37M = $189.66M (Schedule B) + $43.71M (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments		 $189,655,168 477 rows 81.3%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them		 $43,710,482 294 rows 18.7%
Activity span ALL TIME
Sep 3, 2021 → Aug 17, 2026
spans 5.0 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
477
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
32
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Sep 2025 Aug 2026
$2.88M 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 4

PAPPAS, CHRIS $482K — · 6 txns CRAIG, ANGIE $308K — · 2 txns SHAHEEN, STEFANY $176K — · 7 txns CLARK, KATHERINE $137K — · 2 txns GS GAMBIT STRATEGIES LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
PAPPAS, CHRIS
NH · Senate DEM
 $482,006 6
CRAIG, ANGIE
MN · Senate DEM
 $307,943 2
SHAHEEN, STEFANY
NH · House DEM
 $175,860 7
CLARK, KATHERINE
MA · House DEM
 $136,950 2
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 6

HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. $1.05M — · 11 txns CRAIG, ANGIE $731K — · 7 txns PAPPAS, CHRIS $678K — · 9 txns SHAHEEN, STEFANY $176K — · 7 txns CLARK, KATHERINE $137K — · 2 txns BELATTI, DELLA AU $315 — · 3 txns GS GAMBIT STRATEGIES LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W.
CO · Senate DEM
 $1,053,308 11
CRAIG, ANGIE
MN · Senate DEM
 $731,225 7
PAPPAS, CHRIS
NH · Senate DEM
 $678,237 9
SHAHEEN, STEFANY
NH · House DEM
 $175,860 7
CLARK, KATHERINE
MA · House DEM
 $136,950 2
BELATTI, DELLA AU
HI · House DEM
 $315 3
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 8

HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. $1.08M Media · 14 txns CRAIG, ANGIE $757K Digital · 10 txns PAPPAS, CHRIS $678K — · 9 txns HMP $442K — · 4 txns SHAHEEN, STEFANY $184K Media · 9 txns CLARK, KATHERINE $137K — · 2 txns STRATTON, JULIANA $32K Media · 2 txns BELATTI, DELLA AU $11K Strategy & Research · 6 txns GS GAMBIT STRATEGIES LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W.
CO · Senate DEM
 $1,079,016 14
CRAIG, ANGIE
MN · Senate DEM
 $757,095 10
PAPPAS, CHRIS
NH · Senate DEM
 $678,237 9
HMP
C00495028
 $441,541
IE $441,541
 4
SHAHEEN, STEFANY
NH · House DEM
 $183,734 9
CLARK, KATHERINE
MA · House DEM
 $136,950 2
STRATTON, JULIANA
IL · Senate DEM
 $31,700 2
BELATTI, DELLA AU
HI · House DEM
 $10,753 6
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 10

OVERSIGHT ACTION FUND $1.11M — · 16 txns HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. $1.08M Media · 14 txns CRAIG, ANGIE $758K Digital · 11 txns PAPPAS, CHRIS $681K Travel & Events · 10 txns HMP $442K — · 4 txns SHAHEEN, STEFANY $184K Media · 9 txns CLARK, KATHERINE $137K — · 2 txns STRATTON, JULIANA $32K Media · 2 txns BELATTI, DELLA AU $11K Strategy & Research · 6 txns LEUSCHEN, JAMES $4K Software & Tech · 1 txn GS GAMBIT STRATEGIES LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
OVERSIGHT ACTION FUND
C00904623
 $1,105,315
IE $1,105,315
 16
HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W.
CO · Senate DEM
 $1,079,016 14
CRAIG, ANGIE
MN · Senate DEM
 $757,715 11
PAPPAS, CHRIS
NH · Senate DEM
 $680,680 10
HMP
C00495028
 $441,541
IE $441,541
 4
SHAHEEN, STEFANY
NH · House DEM
 $183,734 9
CLARK, KATHERINE
MA · House DEM
 $136,950 2
STRATTON, JULIANA
IL · Senate DEM
 $31,700 2
BELATTI, DELLA AU
HI · House DEM
 $10,753 6
LEUSCHEN, JAMES
NE · House DEM
 $3,850 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 10

BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR $30.3M Digital · 26 txns TESTER, R. JON $7.77M Digital · 11 txns WINSENATE $5.41M Digital · 17 txns HMP $1.77M — · 22 txns OVERSIGHT ACTION FUND $1.11M — · 16 txns DCCC $1.1M Digital · 17 txns HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. $1.08M Media · 14 txns CRAIG, ANGIE $758K Digital · 11 txns PAPPAS, CHRIS $681K Travel & Events · 10 txns DSCC $655K Digital · 6 txns GS GAMBIT STRATEGIES LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR
US · President DEM
 $30,300,244 26
TESTER, R. JON
MT · Senate DEM
 $7,771,840 11
WINSENATE
C00865444
 $5,411,535
IE $5,418,054 · SB -$6,519
 17
HMP
C00495028
 $1,769,988
IE $1,769,988
 22
OVERSIGHT ACTION FUND
C00904623
 $1,105,315
IE $1,105,315
 16
DCCC
C00000935
 $1,096,458 17
HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W.
CO · Senate DEM
 $1,079,016 14
CRAIG, ANGIE
MN · Senate DEM
 $757,715 11
PAPPAS, CHRIS
NH · Senate DEM
 $680,680 10
DSCC
C00042366
 $655,368
IE $644,616 · SB $10,752
 6
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By party

Revenue by party

100% D
D · 100%
R · 0%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $233,072,135 99.87%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $293,516 0.13%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Money flow through this vendor

Money flow through this vendor

top payers (left) → broadcast stations clients buy from (right)

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GAMBIT STRATEGIES LLC BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR $30.3M TESTER, R. JON $7.77M WINSENATE $5.41M HMP $1.77M OVERSIGHT ACTION FUND $1.11M DCCC $1.1M HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. $1.08M CRAIG, ANGIE $758K PAPPAS, CHRIS $681K DSCC $655K KTNN (Window Rock) $24K WDMK-FM (Detroit) $14K Total in: $50.63M Total out: $38K

Where their ad buys point

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

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GAMBIT STRATEGIES LLC HMP $442K Matthew Robert Van Epps (op… $234K Aftyn Behn (support) $207K Total in: $442K Total out: $442K
GAMBIT STRATEGIES LLC OVERSIGHT ACTION FUND $1.11M HMP $442K Matthew Robert Van Epps (op… $234K Aftyn Behn (support) $207K Unspecified races (16 filin… $1.11M Total in: $1.55M Total out: $1.55M
GAMBIT STRATEGIES LLC WINSENATE $5.42M HMP $1.77M OVERSIGHT ACTION FUND $1.11M DSCC $645K Dave Mccormick (oppose) $5.67M Rob Bresnahan (oppose) $832K Michael J Rogers (oppose) $645K Timothy Gabriel Joseph Evan… $264K Matthew Robert Van Epps (op… $234K Aftyn Behn (support) $207K Ryan Edward Mackenzie (oppo… $142K Susan Wild (support) $98K Yadira Caraveo (support) $75K + other races (22 filings) $1.22M Total in: $8.94M Total out: $9.38M
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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

202120222023202420252026 Q3 2021 (2022 cycle): $10KQ4 2021 (2022 cycle): $17KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $62KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $1.83MQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $3.33MQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $4.24MQ2 2023 (2024 cycle): $789KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $4.07MQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $9.26MQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $11MQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $18MQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $90MQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $43MQ2 2025 (2026 cycle): $620Q3 2025 (2026 cycle): $3KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $25KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $83KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $1.45MQ3 2026 (2026 cycle): $1.32M Q3Q1Q3Q2Q4Q2Q4Q3Q1Q3 $90M

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 6 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2021 Q3 2022 $10K 3 DR. FRIESE FOR ARIZONA 63% Digital 100% $10K —
2021 Q4 2022 $17K 3 BEASLEY, CHERI 60% Digital 100% $27K —
2022 Q1 2022 $62K 9 BEASLEY, CHERI 35% Digital 100% $89K —
2022 Q2 2022 $1.83M 42 BEASLEY, CHERI 82% Digital 100% $1.92M —
2022 Q3 2022 $3.33M 46 BEASLEY, CHERI 63% Digital 100% $5.25M —
2022 Q4 2022 $4.24M 54 BEASLEY, CHERI 58% Digital 100% $9.49M —
2023 Q2 2024 $789K 3 TRONE, DAVID 97% Digital 100% $789K —
2023 Q3 2024 $4.07M 11 BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 73% Digital 100% $4.86M +39618%
2023 Q4 2024 $9.26M 29 BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 57% Digital 100% $14M +55255%
2024 Q1 2024 $11M 36 BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 49% Digital 100% $25M +17888%
2024 Q2 2024 $18M 45 BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 74% Digital 100% $44M +909%
2024 Q3 2024 $90M 62 BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 87% Digital 100% $134M +2604%
2024 Q4 2024 $43M 72 BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 74% Digital 100% $177M +924%
2025 Q2 2026 $620 1 CRAIG, ANGIE 100% Software & Tech 100% $620 -100%
2025 Q3 2026 $3K 1 DSCC 100% Media 100% $4K -100%
2025 Q4 2026 $25K 5 BELATTI, DELLA AU 37% Media 38% $29K -100%
2026 Q1 2026 $83K 10 STRATTON, JULIANA 38% Media 65% $112K -99%
2026 Q2 2026 $1.45M 19 HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. 72% — $1.56M -92%
2026 Q3 2026 $1.32M 19 PAPPAS, CHRIS 41% — $2.89M -99%

Stations this firm's clients buy from

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Stations this firm's clients buy from top 2 · $41,967 · Window Rock, AZ dominant market

Broadcast stations that committees who pay GAMBIT STRATEGIES LLC also pay directly on their Schedule B filings. We can't prove GAMBIT STRATEGIES LLC routed money to these stations, but the concentration signal reveals the market network this firm's clients spend on.

Station Market Network Total client spend Buys Activity window
KTNN Window Rock, AZ Unknown $28,407 2 Sep 2024 → Oct 2024
WDMK-FM Detroit, MI Independent $13,560 1 Oct 2024
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $66K across 7 disbursements (avg $9K/check) Top buyer: STRATTON, JULIANA (48% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $63K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $185.49M across 424 disbursements (avg $437K/check) Top buyer: BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR (74% of category) Last paid: 8mo ago · +5% vs prior cycle Digital $26K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $9K across 1 disbursements (avg $9K/check) Top buyer: BELATTI, DELLA AU (100% of category) Last paid: 11mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $9K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $66K across 7 disbursements (avg $9K/check) Top buyer: STRATTON, JULIANA (48% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $66K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $185.49M across 424 disbursements (avg $437K/check) Top buyer: BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR (74% of category) Last paid: 8mo ago · +5% vs prior cycle Digital $26K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $9K across 1 disbursements (avg $9K/check) Top buyer: BELATTI, DELLA AU (100% of category) Last paid: 11mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $9K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $4K across 2 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: LEUSCHEN, JAMES (86% of category) Last paid: 12mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $4K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $2K across 1 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: PAPPAS, CHRIS (100% of category) Last paid: 12mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $2K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $185.49M across 424 disbursements (avg $437K/check) Top buyer: BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR (74% of category) Last paid: 8mo ago · +5% vs prior cycle Digital $39.4M Media — cycle-to-date Total: $66K across 7 disbursements (avg $9K/check) Top buyer: STRATTON, JULIANA (48% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $66K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $9K across 1 disbursements (avg $9K/check) Top buyer: BELATTI, DELLA AU (100% of category) Last paid: 11mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $9K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $4K across 2 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: LEUSCHEN, JAMES (86% of category) Last paid: 12mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $4K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $2K across 1 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: PAPPAS, CHRIS (100% of category) Last paid: 12mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $2K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Digital $185,493,537 424 $437K 100.0% BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 74% 8mo ago
Media $65,985 7 $9K 0.0% STRATTON, JULIANA 48% 6mo ago
Strategy & Research $9,304 1 $9K 0.0% BELATTI, DELLA AU 100% 11mo ago
Software & Tech $4,470 2 $2K 0.0% LEUSCHEN, JAMES 86% 12mo ago
Travel & Events $2,443 1 $2K 0.0% PAPPAS, CHRIS 100% 12mo ago
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Client retention

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

1
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$89,925 · 0% of revenue
2
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$2,682,700 · 1% of revenue
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One-time clients 1 cycle
$186,882,542 · 99% of revenue
Top 1 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
DSCC 3 $89,925 9 2022-01-18 2025-07-07
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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
PA
$137,486,610 72.6% 1
MT
$24,040,162 12.7% 2
MD
$11,721,527 6.2% 1
DC
$9,131,234 4.8% 8
MN
$2,750,496 1.5% 2
CO
$1,079,016 0.6% 1
NH
$864,414 0.5% 2
IL
$860,463 0.5% 4
NJ
$530,499 0.3% 2
TX
$474,224 0.3% 1
NC
$429,589 0.2% 1
MA
$106,752 0.1% 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 2024-09-16 BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR Digital MEDIA BUY $25,153,305
Largest all-time 2024-08-20 BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR Digital MEDIA BUY $17,305,589
Largest all-time 2024-09-06 BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR Digital MEDIA BUY & PRODUCTION $7,916,134
Largest all-time 2024-10-09 BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR Digital MEDIA BUY & PRODUCTION $7,723,422
Largest all-time 2024-06-10 BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR Digital MEDIA BUY & PRODUCTION $7,280,079
Largest this cycle 2026-06-08 HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. — MEDIA ADVERTISING $176,371
Largest this cycle 2026-06-22 HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. — MEDIA ADVERTISING $169,615
Largest this cycle 2026-07-02 CRAIG, ANGIE — MEDIA ADVERTISING $165,143
Largest this cycle 2026-05-18 HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. — MEDIA ADVERTISING $155,669
Largest this cycle 2026-07-16 CRAIG, ANGIE — MEDIA ADVERTISING $153,980
Recent 2026-08-13 PAPPAS, CHRIS — DIGITAL ADVERTISING $113,219
Recent 2026-08-07 PAPPAS, CHRIS — DIGITAL ADVERTISING $103,124
Recent 2026-08-06 CLARK, KATHERINE — MEDIA BUY $75,078
Recent 2026-08-07 SHAHEEN, STEFANY — ONLINE ADVERTISING $39,066
Recent 2026-08-17 SHAHEEN, STEFANY — ONLINE ADVERTISING $33,477
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