Media Strategies and Research
Media Strategies and Research is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Media Strategies and Research was paid $58.66M across 37 client committees, of which $11.96M 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 |
$46,705,830 | 138 rows | 79.6% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$11,956,193 | 55 rows | 20.4% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Feb 8, 2000 → Nov 2, 2012
- spans 12.7 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 138
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 37
- distinct payers
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Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.
Top buyers
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By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $58,662,023 | 100.00% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $43,809,444 | 84 | $522K | 93.8% | YES ON 87, CALIFORNIANS FOR… 34% | 13y ago |
| Media | $2,895,866 | 52 | $56K | 6.2% | TEXAS DEMOCRATIC PARTY 29% | 13y ago |
| Print & Mail | $520 | 2 | $260 | 0.0% | KELLY FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL … 100% | 16y 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 | $44,631,364 | 95.6% | 18 | |
| TX | $2,074,466 | 4.4% | 19 |
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 | 2006-09-28 | YES ON 87, CALIFORNIANS FOR CLEAN ENERGY, A COALITION OF CONSUMER, PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, SCIENTISTS AND BUSINESS LEADERS | Other / Unclassified | — | $8,195,798 |
| Largest all-time | 2006-10-12 | YES ON 87, CALIFORNIANS FOR CLEAN ENERGY, A COALITION OF CONSUMER, PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, SCIENTISTS AND BUSINESS LEADERS | Other / Unclassified | — | $3,479,316 |
| Largest all-time | 2006-09-07 | YES ON 87, CALIFORNIANS FOR CLEAN ENERGY, A COALITION OF CONSUMER, PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, SCIENTISTS AND BUSINESS LEADERS | Other / Unclassified | — | $3,274,490 |
| Largest all-time | 2010-04-27 | KELLY FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL 2010 | Other / Unclassified | — | $3,072,572 |
| Largest all-time | 2006-04-12 | 971785 | Other / Unclassified | — | $2,700,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2012-10-19 | LONGORIA NORA L HONORABLE | Media | T.V. Campaign Commercial | $63,955 |
| Largest this cycle | 2012-10-15 | BENAVIDES GINA M HONORABLE | Media | TV Media Buy | $60,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2012-10-18 | GUERRA ROBERTO D HONORABLE BOBBY | Media | TV media buy | $60,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2012-10-14 | LONGORIA NORA L HONORABLE | Media | T.V. Campaign Commercial | $58,620 |
| Largest this cycle | 2012-10-08 | LONGORIA NORA L HONORABLE | Media | T.V. Campaign Commercial | $45,150 |
| Recent | 2012-10-30 | WATKINS KAREN L MS | Other / Unclassified | Purchase of additional television time | $12,000 |
| Recent | 2012-11-01 | GUERRA ROBERTO D HONORABLE BOBBY | Media | Radio Advertising | $4,000 |