GOLDEN STATE STRATEGIES, LLC
$1.41M
2025-2026 cycle
GOLDEN STATE STRATEGIES, LLC is a fundraising vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle GOLDEN STATE STRATEGIES, LLC was paid $1.41M across 15 client committees.
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
- Jan 3, 2017 → May 1, 2026
- spans 9.3 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 216
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 15
- 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.
Jun 2025
May 2026
$40K
across 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.
No buyer activity in this window.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP FOR US, BRIAN 1485542 |
$11,428 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP FOR US, BRIAN 1485542 |
$11,428 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP FOR US, BRIAN 1485542 |
$11,428 | 1 |
| COMMON SENSE COLORADO C00491936 |
$4,000 | 1 |
| BENNET, MICHAEL F. CO · Senate DEM |
$3,500 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BENNET, MICHAEL F. CO · Senate DEM |
$40,707 | 11 |
| COMMON SENSE COLORADO C00491936 |
$23,500 | 6 |
| GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP FOR US, BRIAN 1485542 |
$11,428 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BENNET, MICHAEL F. CO · Senate DEM |
$51,608 | 15 |
| COMMON SENSE COLORADO C00491936 |
$23,500 | 6 |
| CALIFORNIANS TO REDUCE HOMELESSNESS, DRUG ADDICTION, AND THEFT, SPONSORED BY GOLDEN STATE COMMUNITIES AND CALIFORNIA RETAILERS ASSOCIATION 1462938 |
$19,897 | 4 |
| GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP FOR US, BRIAN 1485542 |
$11,428 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 100%
R · 0%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $1,172,902 | 83.05% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $239,359 | 16.95% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
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 | $30K | 5 | DIGNITY OF WORK PAC 53% | Fundraising 100% | $30K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $65K | 11 | BALDWIN, TAMMY 43% | Fundraising 100% | $95K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $75K | 14 | BALDWIN, TAMMY 53% | Fundraising 100% | $170K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $72K | 13 | BALDWIN, TAMMY 42% | Fundraising 100% | $242K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $67K | 13 | BALDWIN, TAMMY 45% | Fundraising 100% | $309K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $72K | 14 | BALDWIN, TAMMY 45% | Fundraising 100% | $381K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $132K | 11 | HMP 62% | Fundraising 100% | $513K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $85K | 12 | BALDWIN, TAMMY 35% | Fundraising 100% | $598K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $64K | 11 | BENNET, MICHAEL F. 38% | Fundraising 100% | $64K | +113% |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $66K | 8 | BENNET, MICHAEL F. 36% | Fundraising 100% | $130K | +2% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $47K | 3 | BENNET FOR AMERICA 100% | Fundraising 100% | $177K | -38% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $57K | 4 | BENNET FOR AMERICA 79% | Fundraising 100% | $234K | -21% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $40K | 3 | BENNET FOR AMERICA 100% | Fundraising 100% | $274K | -40% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $13K | 1 | SERVICE FIRST WOMEN'S VICTO… 100% | Fundraising 100% | $286K | -83% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $9K | 3 | BENNET, MICHAEL F. 100% | Fundraising 100% | $295K | -94% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $1K | 1 | COMMON SENSE COLORADO 100% | Fundraising 100% | $296K | -99% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $44K | 4 | BENNET, MICHAEL F. 95% | Fundraising 100% | $44K | -31% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $38K | 3 | BENNET, MICHAEL F. 100% | Fundraising 100% | $82K | -43% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $38K | 3 | BENNET, MICHAEL F. 100% | Fundraising 100% | $119K | -19% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $38K | 3 | BENNET, MICHAEL F. 100% | Fundraising 100% | $157K | -34% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $38K | 3 | BENNET, MICHAEL F. 100% | Fundraising 100% | $194K | -6% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $38K | 6 | BENNET, MICHAEL F. 80% | Fundraising 100% | $232K | +200% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $35K | 5 | BENNET, MICHAEL F. 86% | Fundraising 100% | $267K | +312% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $38K | 5 | BENNET, MICHAEL F. 87% | Fundraising 100% | $304K | +3650% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $7K | 2 | BENNET, MICHAEL F. 100% | Fundraising 100% | $7K | -81% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $15K | 3 | CALIFORNIANS FOR TAXPAYER P… 100% | Fundraising 100% | $319K | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $11K | 3 | BENNET, MICHAEL F. 100% | Fundraising 100% | $18K | -72% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $15K | 3 | CALIFORNIANS FOR TAXPAYER P… 100% | Fundraising 100% | $334K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $11K | 3 | BENNET, MICHAEL F. 100% | Fundraising 100% | $28K | -72% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $21K | 5 | BENNET, MICHAEL F. 51% | Fundraising 100% | $49K | -45% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $26K | 7 | CALIFORNIANS FOR TAXPAYER P… 58% | Fundraising 100% | $75K | -31% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $12K | 3 | BENNET, MICHAEL F. 58% | Fundraising 100% | $87K | -66% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $22K | 6 | CALIFORNIANS TO REDUCE HOME… 67% | Fundraising 100% | $109K | -41% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $20K | 4 | BENNET, MICHAEL F. 75% | Fundraising 100% | $20K | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $29K | 9 | BENNET, MICHAEL F. 64% | Fundraising 100% | $49K | +316% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $15K | 4 | COMMON SENSE COLORADO 53% | Fundraising 100% | $64K | +43% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $11K | 1 | GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE … 100% | — | $76K | -56% |
Revenue by service category
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Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fundraising | $1,388,833 | 215 | $6K | 100.0% | BENNET, MICHAEL F. 33% | 11mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
2
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$510,664 · 36% of revenue
4
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$524,935 · 37% of revenue
9
One-time clients 1 cycle
$376,662 · 27% of revenue
Top 2 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENNET, MICHAEL F. | 5 | $467,164 | 68 | 2017-01-03 | 2025-08-06 |
| COMMON SENSE COLORADO | 4 | $43,500 | 12 | 2017-08-03 | 2025-08-07 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO | $659,664 | 46.7% | 3 | |
| DC | $418,837 | 29.7% | 7 | |
| WI | $222,935 | 15.8% | 1 | |
| CA | $86,325 | 6.1% | 3 | |
| KY | $24,500 | 1.7% | 1 |
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 | 2018-08-02 | HMP | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING CONSULTING SERVICES | $61,940 |
| Largest all-time | 2019-06-06 | BENNET FOR AMERICA | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING SERVICES | $17,500 |
| Largest all-time | 2021-01-29 | BENNET, MICHAEL F. | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING SERVICES | $17,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2019-07-01 | BENNET FOR AMERICA | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING SERVICES | $16,500 |
| Largest all-time | 2019-12-05 | BENNET FOR AMERICA | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING SERVICES | $15,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-01 | GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP FOR US, BRIAN | — | — | $11,428 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-02-20 | BENNET, MICHAEL F. | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING CONSULTING | $10,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-03-18 | BENNET, MICHAEL F. | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING CONSULTING | $5,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-03-18 | COMMON SENSE COLORADO | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING CONSULTING | $5,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-05-19 | COMMON SENSE COLORADO | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING CONSULTING | $4,000 |
| Recent | 2025-08-07 | COMMON SENSE COLORADO | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING CONSULTING | $4,000 |
| Recent | 2025-07-02 | COMMON SENSE COLORADO | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING CONSULTING | $4,000 |
| Recent | 2025-07-02 | BENNET, MICHAEL F. | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING CONSULTING | $3,500 |
| Recent | 2025-08-06 | BENNET, MICHAEL F. | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING CONSULTING | $3,500 |