LM STRATEGIES
LM STRATEGIES is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle LM STRATEGIES was paid $269K across 5 client committees, of which $300 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 |
$269,156 | 30 rows | 99.9% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$300 | 2 rows | 0.1% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Aug 12, 2020 → Apr 7, 2026
- spans 5.7 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 30
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 5
- 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.
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 6 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MCGRATH, AMY KY · Senate DEM |
$11,250 | 2 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MCGRATH, AMY KY · Senate DEM |
$48,750 | 6 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MCGRATH, AMY KY · Senate DEM |
$48,750 | 6 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CANTWELL, MARIA WA · Senate DEM |
$49,656 | 6 |
| MCGRATH, AMY KY · Senate DEM |
$48,750 | 6 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $259,445 | 96.28% |
| Republican | $10,011 | 3.72% |
| Non-partisan | $0 | 0.00% |
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 · 6 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $10K | 2 | NEW LEADERSHIP PAC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $10K | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $31K | 2 | BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $31K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $39K | 2 | COURAGEOUS LEADERS PAC, INC. 52% | Strategy & Research 100% | $70K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $31K | 3 | BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $100K | +205% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $23K | 4 | BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD 78% | Strategy & Research 100% | $123K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $8K | 1 | CANTWELL, MARIA 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $8K | — |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $23K | 3 | CANTWELL, MARIA 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $30K | -42% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $23K | 3 | CANTWELL, MARIA 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $53K | -26% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $35K | 4 | CANTWELL, MARIA 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $87K | +51% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $30K | 3 | MCGRATH, AMY 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $30K | +300% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $15K | 2 | MCGRATH, AMY 100% | — | $45K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $4K | 1 | MCGRATH, AMY 100% | — | $49K | -83% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $250,406 | 27 | $9K | 100.0% | BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD 39% | 8mo 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT | $98,250 | 36.5% | 1 | |
| WA | $87,156 | 32.4% | 1 | |
| KY | $48,750 | 18.1% | 1 | |
| DC | $25,000 | 9.3% | 1 | |
| MA | $10,000 | 3.7% | 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 | 2022-06-29 | COURAGEOUS LEADERS PAC, INC. | Strategy & Research | RESEARCH CONSULTING SERVICES | $20,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-05-23 | BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD | Strategy & Research | RESEARCH CONSULTING SERVICES | $18,750 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-07-14 | BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD | Strategy & Research | RESEARCH CONSULTING SERVICES | $18,500 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-02-23 | BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD | Strategy & Research | RESEARCH CONSULTING SERVICES | $18,500 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-11-04 | CANTWELL, MARIA | Strategy & Research | RESEARCH CONSULTING | $15,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-10-21 | MCGRATH, AMY | Strategy & Research | COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING | $10,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-11-10 | MCGRATH, AMY | Strategy & Research | COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING | $10,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-12-12 | MCGRATH, AMY | Strategy & Research | COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING | $10,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-13 | MCGRATH, AMY | — | COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING | $7,500 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-03 | MCGRATH, AMY | — | COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING | $7,500 |
| Recent | 2026-04-07 | MCGRATH, AMY | — | COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING | $3,750 |