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 (~3mo 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

$230.59M = $186.88M (Schedule B) + $43.71M (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments		 $186,875,427 435 rows 81.0%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them		 $43,710,482 294 rows 19.0%
Activity span ALL TIME
Sep 3, 2021 → Mar 16, 2026
spans 4.5 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
435
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.

Apr 2025 Mar 2026
$108K across 12 months
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Top buyers

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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 1

STRATTON, JULIANA $29K Media · 1 txn GS GAMBIT STRATEGIES LLC
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Filer Total spend Disbursements
STRATTON, JULIANA
IL · Senate DEM
 $29,000 1
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Top buyers last 6 months · top 3

STRATTON, JULIANA $32K Media · 2 txns CRAIG, ANGIE $26K Digital · 3 txns HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. $22K Media · 2 txns GS GAMBIT STRATEGIES LLC
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Filer Total spend Disbursements
STRATTON, JULIANA
IL · Senate DEM
 $31,700 2
CRAIG, ANGIE
MN · Senate DEM
 $25,869 3
HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W.
CO · Senate DEM
 $21,696 2
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 8

STRATTON, JULIANA $32K Media · 2 txns CRAIG, ANGIE $26K Digital · 3 txns HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. $26K Media · 3 txns BELATTI, DELLA AU $9K Strategy & Research · 1 txn SHAHEEN, STEFANY $6K Media · 1 txn LEUSCHEN, JAMES $4K Software & Tech · 1 txn DSCC $3K Media · 1 txn PAPPAS, CHRIS $2K Travel & Events · 1 txn GS GAMBIT STRATEGIES LLC
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Filer Total spend Disbursements
STRATTON, JULIANA
IL · Senate DEM
 $31,700 2
CRAIG, ANGIE
MN · Senate DEM
 $25,869 3
HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W.
CO · Senate DEM
 $25,708 3
BELATTI, DELLA AU
HI · House DEM
 $9,304 1
SHAHEEN, STEFANY
NH · House DEM
 $5,577 1
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 18 months · top 8

STRATTON, JULIANA $32K Media · 2 txns CRAIG, ANGIE $26K Digital · 4 txns HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. $26K Media · 3 txns BELATTI, DELLA AU $9K Strategy & Research · 1 txn SHAHEEN, STEFANY $6K Media · 1 txn LEUSCHEN, JAMES $4K Software & Tech · 1 txn DSCC $3K Media · 1 txn PAPPAS, CHRIS $2K Travel & Events · 1 txn GS GAMBIT STRATEGIES LLC
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Filer Total spend Disbursements
STRATTON, JULIANA
IL · Senate DEM
 $31,700 2
CRAIG, ANGIE
MN · Senate DEM
 $26,489 4
HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W.
CO · Senate DEM
 $25,708 3
BELATTI, DELLA AU
HI · House DEM
 $9,304 1
SHAHEEN, STEFANY
NH · House DEM
 $5,577 1
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 $118.74M Digital · 49 txns TESTER, R. JON $20.62M Digital · 36 txns DCCC $1.15M Digital · 20 txns CRAIG, ANGELA DAWN $775K Digital · 25 txns BUDZINSKI, NIKKI $176K Digital · 4 txns WINSENATE $57K Digital · 11 txns STRATTON, JULIANA $32K Media · 2 txns CRAIG, ANGIE $26K Digital · 4 txns NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS FUND $26K Digital · 1 txn HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. $26K Media · 3 txns GS GAMBIT STRATEGIES LLC
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Filer Total spend Disbursements
BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR
US · President DEM
 $118,735,809 49
TESTER, R. JON
MT · Senate DEM
 $20,618,308 36
DCCC
C00000935
 $1,152,957 20
CRAIG, ANGELA DAWN
MN · House DEM
 $775,359 25
BUDZINSKI, NIKKI
IL · House DEM
 $175,699 4
WINSENATE
C00865444
 $56,544 11
STRATTON, JULIANA
IL · Senate DEM
 $31,700 2
CRAIG, ANGIE
MN · Senate DEM
 $26,489 4
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS FUND
1344093
 $25,920 1
HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W.
CO · Senate DEM
 $25,708 3
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By party

Revenue by party

100% D
D · 100%
R · 0%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $229,636,303 99.59%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $949,606 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 STRATTON, JULIANA $29K Total in: $29K Total out: $0
GAMBIT STRATEGIES LLC STRATTON, JULIANA $32K CRAIG, ANGIE $26K HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. $22K Total in: $79K Total out: $0
GAMBIT STRATEGIES LLC STRATTON, JULIANA $32K CRAIG, ANGIE $26K HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. $26K BELATTI, DELLA AU $9K SHAHEEN, STEFANY $6K LEUSCHEN, JAMES $4K DSCC $3K PAPPAS, CHRIS $2K Total in: $107K Total out: $0
GAMBIT STRATEGIES LLC STRATTON, JULIANA $32K CRAIG, ANGIE $26K HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. $26K BELATTI, DELLA AU $9K SHAHEEN, STEFANY $6K LEUSCHEN, JAMES $4K DSCC $3K PAPPAS, CHRIS $2K Total in: $108K Total out: $0
GAMBIT STRATEGIES LLC BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR $118.74M TESTER, R. JON $20.62M DCCC $1.15M CRAIG, ANGELA DAWN $775K BUDZINSKI, NIKKI $176K WINSENATE $57K STRATTON, JULIANA $32K CRAIG, ANGIE $26K NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REA… $26K HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. $26K WDMK-FM (Detroit) $14K Total in: $141.62M 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): $25KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $79K Q3Q1Q3Q2Q4Q2Q4Q3Q1 $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 $25K 5 BELATTI, DELLA AU 37% Media 38% $29K -100%
2026 Q1 2026 $79K 7 STRATTON, JULIANA 40% Media 67% $108K -99%

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 3 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: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $29K

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: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $53K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $185.49M across 424 disbursements (avg $437K/check) Top buyer: BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR (74% of category) Last paid: 4mo 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: 2mo 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: 4mo 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: 7mo 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: 8mo 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: 8mo 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: 2mo 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: 4mo 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: 7mo 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: 8mo 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: 8mo 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: 4mo ago · +5% vs prior cycle Digital $141.6M Media — cycle-to-date Total: $66K across 7 disbursements (avg $9K/check) Top buyer: STRATTON, JULIANA (48% of category) Last paid: 2mo 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: 7mo 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: 8mo 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: 8mo 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% 4mo ago
Media $65,985 7 $9K 0.0% STRATTON, JULIANA 48% 2mo ago
Strategy & Research $9,304 1 $9K 0.0% BELATTI, DELLA AU 100% 7mo ago
Software & Tech $4,470 2 $2K 0.0% LEUSCHEN, JAMES 86% 8mo ago
Travel & Events $2,443 1 $2K 0.0% PAPPAS, CHRIS 100% 8mo 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
$184,102,801 · 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 73.6% 1
MT
$24,040,162 12.9% 2
MD
$11,721,527 6.3% 1
DC
$8,994,284 4.8% 7
MN
$2,019,270 1.1% 2
IL
$860,463 0.5% 4
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
NY
$48,962 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 2026-03-16 STRATTON, JULIANA Media AD BUY $29,000
Largest this cycle 2026-01-22 CRAIG, ANGIE Digital MEDIA ADVERTISING $20,000
Largest this cycle 2026-02-03 HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. Media MEDIA ADVERTISING $11,281
Largest this cycle 2026-01-02 HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. Media MEDIA ADVERTISING $10,416
Largest this cycle 2025-10-24 BELATTI, DELLA AU Strategy & Research STRATEGIC CONSULTING $9,304
Recent 2026-01-29 CRAIG, ANGIE Digital MEDIA PRODUCTION $5,513
Recent 2026-01-28 STRATTON, JULIANA Media MEDIA PRODUCTION $2,700
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