KEY LIME STRATEGIES AND MEDIA
KEY LIME STRATEGIES AND MEDIA is a fundraising vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle KEY LIME STRATEGIES AND MEDIA was paid $1.21M across 13 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
- Aug 31, 2022 → May 4, 2026
- spans 3.7 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 81
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 13
- 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
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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Top buyers last 3 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| FORD, EARLE FL · House DEM |
$29,245 | 1 |
| VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTONIO 1471635 |
$11,735 | 7 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 6
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| FORD, EARLE FL · House DEM |
$346,296 | 5 |
| REVOLUTIONARY CHANGE PAC C00919332 |
$77,280 | 8 |
| YONCE, ERIC FL · House DEM |
$52,968 | 3 |
| VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTONIO 1471635 |
$26,848 | 13 |
| TURNAGE, EVAN MS · House DEM |
$7,529 | 1 |
| WILLIAMS, JOHN ANDREW KY · House DEM |
$341 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 9
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| VARET, ESTHER KIM CA · House DEM |
$509,098 | 15 |
| FORD, EARLE FL · House DEM |
$346,296 | 5 |
| REVOLUTIONARY CHANGE PAC C00919332 |
$108,569 | 15 |
| YONCE, ERIC FL · House DEM |
$52,968 | 3 |
| VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTONIO 1471635 |
$26,848 | 13 |
| TURNAGE, EVAN MS · House DEM |
$7,529 | 1 |
| RIKER, BRANDON CA · House DEM |
$7,275 | 1 |
| KINTER, MARIALANA FL · House DEM |
$2,087 | 1 |
| WILLIAMS, JOHN ANDREW KY · House DEM |
$341 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| VARET, ESTHER KIM CA · House DEM |
$539,349 | 18 |
| FORD, EARLE FL · House DEM |
$346,296 | 5 |
| REVOLUTIONARY CHANGE PAC C00919332 |
$108,569 | 15 |
| YONCE, ERIC FL · House DEM |
$52,968 | 3 |
| VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTONIO 1471635 |
$26,848 | 13 |
| BAILEY, HUY-YEN CAM MS. FL · House DEM |
$11,030 | 5 |
| TURNAGE, EVAN MS · House DEM |
$7,529 | 1 |
| RIKER, BRANDON CA · House DEM |
$7,275 | 1 |
| KINTER, MARIALANA FL · House DEM |
$2,087 | 1 |
| WILLIAMS, JOHN ANDREW KY · House DEM |
$341 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| VARET, ESTHER KIM CA · House DEM |
$539,349 | 18 |
| FORD, EARLE FL · House DEM |
$346,296 | 5 |
| REVOLUTIONARY CHANGE PAC C00919332 |
$108,569 | 15 |
| C00871533 C00871533 |
$102,784 | 12 |
| YONCE, ERIC FL · House DEM |
$52,968 | 3 |
| VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTONIO 1471635 |
$26,848 | 13 |
| BAILEY, HUY-YEN CAM MS. FL · House DEM |
$11,030 | 5 |
| TURNAGE, EVAN MS · House DEM |
$7,529 | 1 |
| RIKER, BRANDON CA · House DEM |
$7,275 | 1 |
| KINTER, MARIALANA FL · House DEM |
$2,087 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $970,879 | 80.28% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $238,517 | 19.72% |
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $1K | 1 | SCHILLER, MARGARET ANN MS 100% | Fundraising 100% | $1K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $2K | 1 | SCHILLER, MARGARET ANN MS 100% | Fundraising 100% | $3K | — |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $872 | 2 | PASTRANA, ALLEK 64% | Fundraising 100% | $872 | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $103K | 14 | C00871533 99% | Fundraising 100% | $104K | +9664% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $5K | 3 | BAILEY, HUY-YEN CAM MS. 100% | Fundraising 100% | $5K | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $36K | 5 | VARET, ESTHER KIM 84% | Fundraising 100% | $41K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $360K | 11 | VARET, ESTHER KIM 100% | Fundraising 100% | $401K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $190K | 13 | VARET, ESTHER KIM 79% | Fundraising 100% | $591K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $504K | 26 | FORD, EARLE 69% | Fundraising 97% | $1.1M | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $7K | 5 | VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2… 100% | Fundraising 16% | $1.1M | +721% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fundraising | $1,186,766 | 72 | $16K | 100.0% | VARET, ESTHER KIM 45% | 2mo 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | $573,473 | 47.4% | 3 | |
| FL | $524,954 | 43.4% | 7 | |
| Unknown | $103,100 | 8.5% | 1 | |
| MS | $7,529 | 0.6% | 1 | |
| KY | $341 | 0.0% | 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 | 2026-02-06 | FORD, EARLE | Fundraising | DIGITAL ADVERTISING AND SMS: PRODUCTION AND PLACEMENT | $180,798 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-07-02 | VARET, ESTHER KIM | Fundraising | TEXT BLASTS | $105,320 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-07-01 | VARET, ESTHER KIM | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING ADVERTISEMENTS | $92,851 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-08-01 | VARET, ESTHER KIM | Fundraising | DIGITAL MEDIA/TEXT BLASTS | $76,459 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-10-03 | VARET, ESTHER KIM | Fundraising | DIGITAL MEDIA | $75,983 |
| Recent | 2026-05-04 | VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTONIO | — | — | $2,339 |
| Recent | 2026-04-02 | VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTONIO | — | — | $2,222 |
| Recent | 2026-04-02 | VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTONIO | Fundraising | — | $1,136 |
| Recent | 2026-05-04 | VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTONIO | — | — | $917 |
| Recent | 2026-05-04 | VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTONIO | — | — | $548 |