GREAT LAKE STRATEGY
GREAT LAKE STRATEGY is a digital vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle GREAT LAKE STRATEGY was paid $944K across 6 client committees, of which $715K 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 |
$228,647 | 25 rows | 24.2% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$715,000 | 7 rows | 75.8% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Aug 30, 2019 → Nov 22, 2024
- spans 5.2 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 25
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 6
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
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Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.
Top buyers
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Top buyers last 24 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| FORWARD PARTY - RESTRICTED C00851204 |
$43,185 | 3 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $82,129 | 8.70% |
| Republican | $111,647 | 11.83% |
| Non-partisan | $749,872 | 79.47% |
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 · 4 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $27K | 4 | WALSH, JOE 100% | Digital 100% | $27K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $87K | 4 | C00815316 100% | Digital 100% | $87K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $12K | 2 | C00815316 100% | Digital 100% | $99K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $26K | 3 | RAILROADERS FOR PUBLIC SAFE… 73% | Digital 100% | $26K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $2K | 4 | C00849349 100% | Digital 100% | $28K | — |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $32K | 5 | FORWARD PARTY - RESTRICTED 92% | Digital 100% | $59K | -64% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $2K | 1 | FORWARD PARTY - RESTRICTED 100% | Digital 100% | $61K | -84% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $41K | 2 | FORWARD PARTY - RESTRICTED 100% | Digital 100% | $103K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital | $228,647 | 25 | $9K | 100.0% | C00815316 43% | 19mo 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | $109,393 | 47.8% | 3 | |
| DC | $99,354 | 43.5% | 2 | |
| NE | $19,900 | 8.7% | 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 | 2022-06-27 | C00815316 | Digital | DIGITAL ADVERTISING | $45,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-29 | FORWARD PARTY - RESTRICTED | Digital | PAC DIGITAL AD CONSULTING | $36,250 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-06-21 | C00815316 | Digital | DIGITAL ADVERTISING | $30,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-11-09 | RAILROADERS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY | Digital | POLLING/STRATEGIC CONSULTING | $18,900 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-06-20 | FORWARD PARTY - RESTRICTED | Digital | PAC DIGITAL AD CONSULTING | $17,117 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-06-04 | FORWARD PARTY - RESTRICTED | Digital | PAC DIGITAL AD CONSULTING | $12,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-11-22 | FORWARD PARTY - RESTRICTED | Digital | PAC DIGITAL AD CONSULTING | $5,000 |
| Recent | 2024-09-16 | FORWARD PARTY - RESTRICTED | Digital | PAC DIGITAL AD CONSULTING | $1,935 |