GAMBIT STRATEGIES LLC

$230.59M 2025-2026 cycle

GAMBIT STRATEGIES LLC is a digital vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle GAMBIT STRATEGIES LLC was paid $230.59M across 31 client committees, of which $43.71M flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

Digital ○ Slowing (~4mo since last)
Limited recent activity. Most recent disbursement to this vendor was 4 months ago (Mar 16, 2026). Charts below reflect cycle-to-date totals; the recent windows may be sparse.

Part I Identity

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

Source split

$231.24M = $187.53M (Schedule B) + $43.71M (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments		 $187,525,935 445 rows 81.1%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them		 $43,710,482 294 rows 18.9%
Activity span ALL TIME
Sep 3, 2021 → Mar 16, 2026
spans 4.5 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
445
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
31
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Jul 2025 Jun 2026
$758K 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 1

HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. $639K — · 5 txns GS GAMBIT STRATEGIES LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W.
CO · Senate DEM
 $638,800 5
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 5

HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. $650K Media · 6 txns STRATTON, JULIANA $34K Media · 3 txns CRAIG, ANGIE $26K Digital · 2 txns SHAHEEN, STEFANY $2K — · 1 txn BELATTI, DELLA AU $1K — · 2 txns GS GAMBIT STRATEGIES LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W.
CO · Senate DEM
 $650,081 6
STRATTON, JULIANA
IL · Senate DEM
 $34,400 3
CRAIG, ANGIE
MN · Senate DEM
 $25,513 2
SHAHEEN, STEFANY
NH · House DEM
 $2,297 1
BELATTI, DELLA AU
HI · House DEM
 $1,134 2
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 7

HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. $665K Media · 8 txns STRATTON, JULIANA $34K Media · 3 txns CRAIG, ANGIE $26K Digital · 3 txns SHAHEEN, STEFANY $13K Media · 3 txns BELATTI, DELLA AU $10K Strategy & Research · 3 txns LEUSCHEN, JAMES $4K Software & Tech · 1 txn PAPPAS, CHRIS $2K Travel & Events · 1 txn GS GAMBIT STRATEGIES LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W.
CO · Senate DEM
 $664,508 8
STRATTON, JULIANA
IL · Senate DEM
 $34,400 3
CRAIG, ANGIE
MN · Senate DEM
 $25,869 3
SHAHEEN, STEFANY
NH · House DEM
 $13,450 3
BELATTI, DELLA AU
HI · House DEM
 $10,438 3
LEUSCHEN, JAMES
NE · House DEM
 $3,850 1
PAPPAS, CHRIS
NH · Senate DEM
 $2,443 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 9

OVERSIGHT ACTION FUND $1.11M — · 16 txns HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. $665K Media · 8 txns STRATTON, JULIANA $34K Media · 3 txns CRAIG, ANGIE $26K Digital · 4 txns SHAHEEN, STEFANY $13K Media · 3 txns BELATTI, DELLA AU $10K Strategy & Research · 3 txns LEUSCHEN, JAMES $4K Software & Tech · 1 txn DSCC $3K Media · 1 txn PAPPAS, CHRIS $2K Travel & Events · 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
 $664,508 8
STRATTON, JULIANA
IL · Senate DEM
 $34,400 3
CRAIG, ANGIE
MN · Senate DEM
 $26,489 4
SHAHEEN, STEFANY
NH · House DEM
 $13,450 3
BELATTI, DELLA AU
HI · House DEM
 $10,438 3
LEUSCHEN, JAMES
NE · House DEM
 $3,850 1
DSCC
C00042366
 $3,000 1
PAPPAS, CHRIS
NH · Senate DEM
 $2,443 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 10

BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR $102.71M Digital · 42 txns TESTER, R. JON $18.55M Digital · 31 txns DSCC $2.74M Digital · 18 txns LCV VICTORY FUND $2.47M Digital · 6 txns DCCC $1.15M Digital · 20 txns OVERSIGHT ACTION FUND $1.11M — · 16 txns CRAIG, ANGELA DAWN $723K Digital · 20 txns HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. $665K Media · 8 txns BUDZINSKI, NIKKI $176K Digital · 4 txns J STREET ACTION FUND $105K — · 5 txns GS GAMBIT STRATEGIES LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR
US · President DEM
 $102,708,722 42
TESTER, R. JON
MT · Senate DEM
 $18,549,448 31
DSCC
C00042366
 $2,739,009
IE $2,728,257 · SB $10,752
 18
LCV VICTORY FUND
C00486845
 $2,474,139
IE $2,474,139
 6
DCCC
C00000935
 $1,152,957 20
OVERSIGHT ACTION FUND
C00904623
 $1,105,315
IE $1,105,315
 16
CRAIG, ANGELA DAWN
MN · House DEM
 $722,970 20
HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W.
CO · Senate DEM
 $664,508 8
BUDZINSKI, NIKKI
IL · House DEM
 $175,699 4
J STREET ACTION FUND
C00815753
 $104,995
IE $104,995
 5
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By party

Revenue by party

100% D
D · 100%
R · 0%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $229,639,620 99.59%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $946,289 0.41%

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)

No activity in the last 1 months.

GAMBIT STRATEGIES LLC HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. $639K Total in: $639K Total out: $0
GAMBIT STRATEGIES LLC HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. $650K STRATTON, JULIANA $34K CRAIG, ANGIE $26K SHAHEEN, STEFANY $2K BELATTI, DELLA AU $1K Total in: $713K Total out: $0
GAMBIT STRATEGIES LLC HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. $665K STRATTON, JULIANA $34K CRAIG, ANGIE $26K SHAHEEN, STEFANY $13K BELATTI, DELLA AU $10K LEUSCHEN, JAMES $4K PAPPAS, CHRIS $2K Total in: $755K Total out: $0
GAMBIT STRATEGIES LLC OVERSIGHT ACTION FUND $1.11M HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. $665K STRATTON, JULIANA $34K CRAIG, ANGIE $26K SHAHEEN, STEFANY $13K BELATTI, DELLA AU $10K LEUSCHEN, JAMES $4K DSCC $3K PAPPAS, CHRIS $2K Total in: $1.86M Total out: $0
GAMBIT STRATEGIES LLC BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR $102.71M TESTER, R. JON $18.55M DSCC $2.74M LCV VICTORY FUND $2.47M DCCC $1.15M OVERSIGHT ACTION FUND $1.11M CRAIG, ANGELA DAWN $723K HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. $665K BUDZINSKI, NIKKI $176K J STREET ACTION FUND $105K WDMK-FM (Detroit) $14K Total in: $130.4M Total out: $14K
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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): $31KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $85KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $639K Q3Q1Q3Q2Q4Q2Q4Q3Q1Q2 $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 C00774927 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 $31K 6 SHAHEEN, STEFANY 36% Media 31% $34K -100%
2026 Q1 2026 $85K 11 STRATTON, JULIANA 40% Media 63% $120K -99%
2026 Q2 2026 $639K 5 HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. 100% — $759K -97%

Stations this firm's clients buy from

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Stations this firm's clients buy from top 1 · $13,560 · Detroit, MI 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
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 6 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: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $43K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $185.49M across 424 disbursements (avg $437K/check) Top buyer: BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR (74% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +5% vs prior cycle Digital $26K

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: 4mo 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: 5mo 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: 8mo 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: 9mo 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: 9mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $2K

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: 4mo 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: 5mo 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: 8mo 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: 9mo 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: 9mo 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: 5mo ago · +5% vs prior cycle Digital $123.42M Media — cycle-to-date Total: $66K across 7 disbursements (avg $9K/check) Top buyer: STRATTON, JULIANA (48% of category) Last paid: 4mo 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: 8mo 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: 9mo 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: 9mo 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% 5mo ago
Media $65,985 7 $9K 0.0% STRATTON, JULIANA 48% 4mo ago
Strategy & Research $9,304 1 $9K 0.0% BELATTI, DELLA AU 100% 8mo ago
Software & Tech $4,470 2 $2K 0.0% LEUSCHEN, JAMES 86% 9mo ago
Travel & Events $2,443 1 $2K 0.0% PAPPAS, CHRIS 100% 9mo 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
28
One-time clients 1 cycle
$184,753,309 · 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 73.4% 1
MT
$24,040,162 12.8% 2
MD
$11,721,527 6.3% 1
DC
$8,994,284 4.8% 7
MN
$2,019,270 1.1% 2
IL
$863,163 0.5% 4
CO
$664,508 0.4% 1
Unknown
$527,340 0.3% 3
TX
$474,224 0.3% 1
NJ
$439,248 0.2% 1
MA
$106,752 0.1% 1
VA
$83,783 0.0% 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 2026-05-18 HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. — MEDIA ADVERTISING $155,669
Largest this cycle 2026-05-29 HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. — MEDIA ADVERTISING $146,607
Largest this cycle 2026-05-22 HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. — MEDIA ADVERTISING $146,607
Largest this cycle 2026-03-16 STRATTON, JULIANA Media AD BUY $29,000
Recent 2026-06-08 HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. — MEDIA PRODUCTION $13,547
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