KEY LIME STRATEGIES AND MEDIA

$1.21M 2025-2026 cycle

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.

Fundraising ● Recent

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.

Jun 2025 May 2026
$1.06M 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.

No buyer activity in this window.

VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 2

FORD, EARLE $29K Fundraising · 1 txn VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTON… $12K Fundraising · 7 txns KL KEY LIME STRATEGIES AND ME…
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
FORD, EARLE
FL · House DEM
$29,245 1
VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTONIO
1471635
$11,735 7
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 6

FORD, EARLE $346K Fundraising · 5 txns REVOLUTIONARY CHANGE PAC $77K Fundraising · 8 txns YONCE, ERIC $53K Fundraising · 3 txns VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTON… $27K Fundraising · 13 txns TURNAGE, EVAN $8K Fundraising · 1 txn WILLIAMS, JOHN ANDREW $341 Fundraising · 1 txn KL KEY LIME STRATEGIES AND ME…
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
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
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 9

VARET, ESTHER KIM $509K Fundraising · 15 txns FORD, EARLE $346K Fundraising · 5 txns REVOLUTIONARY CHANGE PAC $109K Fundraising · 15 txns YONCE, ERIC $53K Fundraising · 3 txns VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTON… $27K Fundraising · 13 txns TURNAGE, EVAN $8K Fundraising · 1 txn RIKER, BRANDON $7K Fundraising · 1 txn KINTER, MARIALANA $2K Fundraising · 1 txn WILLIAMS, JOHN ANDREW $341 Fundraising · 1 txn KL KEY LIME STRATEGIES AND ME…
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
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
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 10

VARET, ESTHER KIM $539K Fundraising · 18 txns FORD, EARLE $346K Fundraising · 5 txns REVOLUTIONARY CHANGE PAC $109K Fundraising · 15 txns YONCE, ERIC $53K Fundraising · 3 txns VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTON… $27K Fundraising · 13 txns BAILEY, HUY-YEN CAM MS. $11K Fundraising · 5 txns TURNAGE, EVAN $8K Fundraising · 1 txn RIKER, BRANDON $7K Fundraising · 1 txn KINTER, MARIALANA $2K Fundraising · 1 txn WILLIAMS, JOHN ANDREW $341 Fundraising · 1 txn KL KEY LIME STRATEGIES AND ME…
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
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
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 10

VARET, ESTHER KIM $539K Fundraising · 18 txns FORD, EARLE $346K Fundraising · 5 txns REVOLUTIONARY CHANGE PAC $109K Fundraising · 15 txns C00871533 $103K Fundraising · 12 txns YONCE, ERIC $53K Fundraising · 3 txns VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTON… $27K Fundraising · 13 txns BAILEY, HUY-YEN CAM MS. $11K Fundraising · 5 txns TURNAGE, EVAN $8K Fundraising · 1 txn RIKER, BRANDON $7K Fundraising · 1 txn KINTER, MARIALANA $2K Fundraising · 1 txn KL KEY LIME STRATEGIES AND ME…
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
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

100% D
D · 100%
R · 0%
PartyAmount%
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.

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2022202420252026 Q3 2022 (2022 cycle): $1KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $2KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $872Q3 2024 (2024 cycle): $103KQ1 2025 (2026 cycle): $5KQ2 2025 (2026 cycle): $36KQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $360KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $190KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $504KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $7K Q3Q2Q1Q3Q1Q2 $504K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 4 years

Per-quarter totals
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%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 3 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $1.19M across 72 disbursements (avg $16K/check) Top buyer: VARET, ESTHER KIM (45% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +1038% vs prior cycle Fundraising $30K

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $1.19M across 72 disbursements (avg $16K/check) Top buyer: VARET, ESTHER KIM (45% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +1038% vs prior cycle Fundraising $489K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $1.19M across 72 disbursements (avg $16K/check) Top buyer: VARET, ESTHER KIM (45% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +1038% vs prior cycle Fundraising $1.04M

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $1.19M across 72 disbursements (avg $16K/check) Top buyer: VARET, ESTHER KIM (45% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +1038% vs prior cycle Fundraising $1.08M

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $1.19M across 72 disbursements (avg $16K/check) Top buyer: VARET, ESTHER KIM (45% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +1038% vs prior cycle Fundraising $1.18M
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
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
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Client retention

Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.

0
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
0
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
13
One-time clients 1 cycle
$1,209,397 · 100% of revenue
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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
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
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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 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
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