Middle Seat Consulting, LLC
$193.86M
2025-2026 cycle
Middle Seat Consulting, LLC is a digital vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Middle Seat Consulting, LLC was paid $193.86M across 139 client committees, of which $14.95M 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
$193.86M
=
$178.91M
(Schedule B)
+
$14.95M
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$178,906,548 | 4,529 rows | 92.3% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$14,949,524 | 803 rows | 7.7% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Feb 6, 2017 → Jun 26, 2026
- spans 9.4 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 4,529
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 139
- 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.
Jun 2025
May 2026
$18.72M
across 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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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE 1479597 |
$545,758 | 8 |
| LEADERS WE DESERVE C00843110 |
$80,000 | 2 |
| KLUWE FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; CHRIS 1482344 |
$1,325 | 1 |
| ACLU CALIFORNIA ACTION VOTES 1488683 |
$714 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CHAKRABARTI, SAIKAT CA · House DEM |
$2,000,945 | 8 |
| PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE 1479597 |
$1,165,992 | 29 |
| PAPPAS, CHRIS NH · Senate DEM |
$1,060,216 | 15 |
| OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA NY · House DEM |
$953,120 | 11 |
| HINOJOSA REGINA HONORABLE GINA 00080440 |
$545,545 | 6 |
| LEADERS WE DESERVE C00843110 |
$541,730 | 13 |
| POWERED BY PEOPLE C00731042 |
$407,783 | 5 |
| 314 ACTION FUND C00633248 |
$362,800 | 9 |
| EL-SAYED, ABDUL MI · Senate DEM |
$335,639 | 22 |
| THE SQUAD VICTORY FUND C00750166 |
$186,924 | 9 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA NY · House DEM |
$2,228,106 | 32 |
| PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE 1479597 |
$2,017,900 | 66 |
| PAPPAS, CHRIS NH · Senate DEM |
$2,011,820 | 35 |
| CHAKRABARTI, SAIKAT CA · House DEM |
$2,000,945 | 8 |
| POWERED BY PEOPLE C00731042 |
$1,495,455 | 23 |
| LEADERS WE DESERVE C00843110 |
$1,303,717 | 35 |
| EL-SAYED, ABDUL MI · Senate DEM |
$1,163,221 | 54 |
| POWERED BY PEOPLE 00084642 |
$1,087,671 | 18 |
| HINOJOSA REGINA HONORABLE GINA 00080440 |
$789,445 | 13 |
| 314 ACTION FUND C00633248 |
$676,259 | 28 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA NY · House DEM |
$5,105,534 | 69 |
| LEADERS WE DESERVE C00843110 |
$3,288,262 | 64 |
| PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE 1479597 |
$2,368,300 | 72 |
| PAPPAS, CHRIS NH · Senate DEM |
$2,267,926 | 46 |
| CHAKRABARTI, SAIKAT CA · House DEM |
$2,000,945 | 8 |
| POWERED BY PEOPLE C00731042 |
$1,672,370 | 31 |
| EL-SAYED, ABDUL MI · Senate DEM |
$1,420,199 | 65 |
| POWERED BY PEOPLE 00084642 |
$1,264,587 | 26 |
| FORWARD BLUE C00835041 |
$1,000,080 | 19 |
| THE SQUAD VICTORY FUND C00750166 |
$829,278 | 36 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA NY · House DEM |
$6,271,852 | 93 |
| FORWARD BLUE C00835041 |
$6,128,219 | 59 |
| LEADERS WE DESERVE C00843110 |
$5,015,470 | 101 |
| KUNCE, LUCAS MO · Senate DEM |
$4,548,729 | 63 |
| CASEY, ROBERT P. JR. PA · Senate DEM |
$4,232,440 | 39 |
| POWERED BY PEOPLE C00731042 |
$3,180,495 | 49 |
| POWERED BY PEOPLE 00084642 |
$2,772,711 | 44 |
| PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE 1479597 |
$2,368,300 | 72 |
| PAPPAS, CHRIS NH · Senate DEM |
$2,267,926 | 46 |
| CHAKRABARTI, SAIKAT CA · House DEM |
$2,000,945 | 8 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 100%
R · 0%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $109,854,847 | 56.67% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $84,001,225 | 43.33% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
People at this agency 0 buyers · 10 leadership
Leadership 10
Founders, partners, chiefs — for strategic / partnership conversations.
middleseat.co · LinkedIn company page · updated 1mo ago
Money flow through this vendor
Money flow through this vendor
top payers (left) → broadcast stations clients buy from (right)No activity in the last 1 months.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 10 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2018 | $39K | 5 | COMMON DEFENSE ACTION FUND 73% | Digital 100% | $39K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $26K | 5 | COMMON DEFENSE ACTION FUND 57% | Digital 100% | $65K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $58K | 7 | KHANNA, ROHIT 60% | Digital 100% | $123K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $3K | 1 | PARDUE-OKIMOTO FOR ASSEMBLY… 100% | Digital 100% | $3K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $232K | 17 | JUSTICE DEMOCRATS PAC 70% | Digital 100% | $355K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $150K | 16 | KHANNA, ROHIT 47% | Digital 100% | $505K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $138K | 11 | KHANNA, ROHIT 58% | Digital 100% | $643K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $7.79M | 66 | C00501197 91% | Digital 100% | $8.43M | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $11M | 27 | C00501197 97% | Digital 100% | $20M | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $2.04M | 31 | PEOPLE POWERED ACTION 63% | Digital 100% | $2.04M | +5153% |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $950K | 43 | PEOPLE POWERED ACTION 66% | Digital 100% | $2.99M | +3538% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2018 | $333 | 1 | REAL JUSTICE PAC (FED PAC I… 100% | Digital 100% | $20M | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $1.49M | 68 | PEOPLE POWERED ACTION 36% | Digital 100% | $4.48M | +2448% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2018 | $88K | 6 | REAL JUSTICE PAC (FED PAC I… 100% | Digital 100% | $20M | +2824% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $605K | 52 | KHANNA, ROHIT 21% | Digital 100% | $5.08M | +161% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $1.28M | 79 | OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA 38% | Digital 100% | $6.37M | +758% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $5.43M | 153 | C00733261 49% | Digital 100% | $12M | +3843% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $3.49M | 136 | OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA 21% | Digital 100% | $15M | -55% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $4.78M | 109 | POWERED BY PEOPLE 30% | Digital 100% | $20M | -58% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2020 | $199K | 10 | POWERED BY PEOPLE 100% | Digital 100% | $20M | — |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $2.79M | 115 | FETTERMAN, JOHN KARL 54% | Digital 100% | $2.79M | +37% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $165K | 10 | POWERED BY PEOPLE 100% | Digital 100% | $20M | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $2.44M | 163 | C00636571 26% | Digital 100% | $5.23M | +157% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $483K | 9 | POWERED BY PEOPLE 100% | Digital 100% | $21M | +144814% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $2.26M | 155 | POWERED BY PEOPLE 19% | Digital 100% | $7.49M | +52% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $415K | 11 | BETO FOR TEXAS DISSOLVED 68% | Digital 100% | $21M | +373% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $1.85M | 138 | MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION 19% | Digital 100% | $9.34M | +206% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $3.36M | 168 | BETO FOR TEXAS DISSOLVED 37% | Digital 100% | $13M | +161% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $8.42M | 226 | BETO FOR TEXAS DISSOLVED 39% | Digital 100% | $21M | +55% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $22M | 222 | BETO FOR TEXAS DISSOLVED 66% | Digital 100% | $43M | +516% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $23M | 158 | BETO FOR TEXAS DISSOLVED 48% | Digital 100% | $65M | +375% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2024 | $13K | 1 | MCCLELLAN, JENNIFER 100% | Digital 100% | $13K | — |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2022 | $4K | 4 | POWERED BY PEOPLE 95% | Digital 100% | $65M | -98% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $2.58M | 108 | PORTER, KATHERINE 59% | Digital 100% | $2.59M | -7% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $6K | 4 | POWERED BY PEOPLE 95% | Digital 100% | $65M | -96% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $2.48M | 131 | PORTER, KATHERINE 44% | Digital 100% | $5.07M | +1% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $117K | 15 | POWERED BY PEOPLE 62% | Digital 100% | $65M | -76% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $3.18M | 135 | PORTER, KATHERINE 25% | Digital 100% | $8.25M | +40% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $73K | 11 | POWERED BY PEOPLE 100% | Digital 100% | $66M | -82% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $3.06M | 149 | CASEY, ROBERT P. JR. 19% | Digital 100% | $11M | +65% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $5.59M | 184 | PORTER, KATHERINE 20% | Digital 100% | $17M | +67% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $5.36M | 186 | CASEY, ROBERT P. JR. 20% | Digital 100% | $22M | -36% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $15M | 231 | FORWARD BLUE 22% | Digital 100% | $37M | -32% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $7.96M | 155 | FORWARD BLUE 24% | Digital 100% | $45M | -65% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $111K | 13 | POWERED BY PEOPLE 81% | Digital 90% | $45M | +2428% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $4.35M | 159 | OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA 30% | Digital 100% | $4.35M | +68% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $438K | 13 | PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; K… 80% | Digital 100% | $45M | +7290% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $4.55M | 157 | OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA 35% | Digital 100% | $8.9M | +84% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $1.2M | 33 | POWERED BY PEOPLE 59% | Digital 100% | $47M | +925% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $3.74M | 190 | OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA 19% | Digital 99% | $13M | +18% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $987K | 31 | POWERED BY PEOPLE 39% | Digital 100% | $48M | +1255% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $3.62M | 172 | PAPPAS, CHRIS 19% | Digital 100% | $16M | +19% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $7.71M | 215 | CHAKRABARTI, SAIKAT 26% | Digital 99% | $24M | +38% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $528K | 9 | PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; K… 100% | Digital 100% | $25M | -90% |
Stations this firm's clients buy from
Stations this firm's clients buy from top 15 + 21 additional stations · $5,256,968 · San Francisco, CA dominant market
Broadcast stations that committees who pay Middle Seat Consulting, LLC also pay directly on their Schedule B filings. We can't prove Middle Seat Consulting, LLC routed money to these stations, but the concentration signal reveals the market network this firm's clients spend on.
| Station | Market | Network | Total client spend | Buys | Activity window |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KTVU-TV | San Francisco, CA | Fox | $730,878 | 9 | May 2022 → Oct 2022 |
| KNTV | San Jose, CA | NBC | $695,743 | 10 | May 2022 → May 2026 |
| KGO-TV | San Francisco, CA | ABC | $502,032 | 10 | May 2022 → May 2026 |
| KABC-TV | Los Angeles, CA | ABC | $455,524 | 5 | May 2022 → May 2026 |
| KNBC-TV | Los Angeles, CA | NBC | $408,829 | 8 | May 2022 → May 2026 |
| KCBS-TV | Los Angeles, CA | CBS | $381,926 | 8 | May 2022 → May 2026 |
| KSBW-TV | Salinas, CA | NBC | $260,215 | 1 | Sep 2022 |
| KFMB-TV | San Diego, CA | CBS | $215,685 | 4 | Sep 2022 → May 2026 |
| KTLA-TV | Los Angeles, CA | CW | $210,588 | 4 | May 2022 → Apr 2026 |
| KRON-TV | San Francisco, CA | NBC | $206,503 | 10 | May 2022 → May 2026 |
| KOVR-TV | Sacramento, CA | CBS | $171,107 | 8 | Apr 2022 → May 2026 |
| KPIX-TV | San Francisco, CA | CBS | $166,978 | 6 | May 2022 → Oct 2022 |
| KXTV | Sacramento, CA | NBC | $109,360 | 5 | May 2022 → Jun 2022 |
| KQCA-TV | Sacramento, CA | NBC | $97,235 | 5 | May 2022 → Sep 2022 |
| KCRA-TV | Sacramento, CA | NBC | $92,582 | 5 | May 2022 → May 2026 |
Revenue by service category
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Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital | $178,521,769 | 4,502 | $40K | 100.0% | BETO FOR TEXAS DISSOLVED 17% | 6w ago |
| Software & Tech | $37,121 | 7 | $5K | 0.0% | PHILLIPS-STALEY, EFFIE 96% | 6w ago |
| Media | $28,500 | 4 | $7K | 0.0% | GONZALES, JULIE 70% | 3mo ago |
| Fundraising | $2,500 | 1 | $3K | 0.0% | TUBBS FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERN… 100% | 11mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
22
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$78,078,065 · 44% of revenue
26
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$79,826,217 · 45% of revenue
91
One-time clients 1 cycle
$21,002,266 · 12% of revenue
Top 20 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FETTERMAN, JOHN KARL | 3 | $20,435,145 | 317 | 2021-01-26 | 2025-05-07 |
| OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA | 5 | $10,727,511 | 256 | 2018-08-07 | 2026-03-24 |
| POWERED BY PEOPLE | 3 | $6,499,728 | 157 | 2020-01-10 | 2025-12-26 |
| POWERED BY PEOPLE | 4 | $6,434,412 | 158 | 2020-01-10 | 2026-02-27 |
| KUNCE, LUCAS | 3 | $6,226,687 | 104 | 2022-03-16 | 2026-03-17 |
| MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION | 4 | $5,463,999 | 193 | 2019-06-25 | 2026-03-23 |
| C00636571 | 3 | $5,304,253 | 127 | 2020-08-21 | 2023-01-11 |
| JUSTICE DEMOCRATS PAC | 5 | $2,879,737 | 250 | 2017-03-08 | 2026-03-27 |
| THE SQUAD VICTORY FUND | 4 | $2,470,003 | 154 | 2020-07-02 | 2026-03-11 |
| JAYAPAL, PRAMILA | 4 | $2,183,666 | 159 | 2020-12-17 | 2026-03-09 |
| DSCC | 3 | $2,070,125 | 19 | 2022-10-20 | 2026-03-25 |
| KHANNA, ROHIT | 5 | $1,724,334 | 82 | 2017-05-31 | 2026-03-11 |
| BOWMAN, JAMAAL | 3 | $1,519,783 | 100 | 2019-07-17 | 2023-07-07 |
| PRESSLEY, AYANNA | 3 | $775,861 | 112 | 2019-08-12 | 2023-09-01 |
| TRUTH TO POWER | 4 | $547,936 | 64 | 2020-07-02 | 2026-01-14 |
| TLAIB, RASHIDA | 4 | $538,573 | 58 | 2020-12-23 | 2025-06-05 |
| STATES WIN | 3 | $531,000 | 48 | 2022-08-31 | 2026-03-13 |
| COMMON DEFENSE ACTION FUND | 3 | $491,436 | 71 | 2017-02-06 | 2021-08-09 |
| CORI BUSH FOR CONGRESS | 4 | $443,705 | 58 | 2020-08-17 | 2025-05-28 |
| NADLER, JERROLD L | 3 | $405,700 | 10 | 2021-08-01 | 2026-02-11 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | $38,452,841 | 21.9% | 11 | |
| PA | $31,251,276 | 17.8% | 5 | |
| DC | $29,101,597 | 16.5% | 25 | |
| Unknown | $28,119,532 | 16.0% | 20 | |
| NY | $14,562,809 | 8.3% | 11 | |
| CA | $13,472,109 | 7.7% | 28 | |
| MO | $6,670,393 | 3.8% | 2 | |
| NJ | $6,151,219 | 3.5% | 1 | |
| NH | $2,267,926 | 1.3% | 1 | |
| MI | $2,250,729 | 1.3% | 3 | |
| WA | $2,246,367 | 1.3% | 4 | |
| KY | $1,320,108 | 0.8% | 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 | 2022-10-14 | BETO FOR TEXAS DISSOLVED | Digital | Digital Advertising | $3,180,803 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-10-18 | C00501197 | Digital | DIGITAL ADVERTISING | $3,000,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-10-09 | C00501197 | Digital | DIGITAL ADVERTISING | $3,000,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-09-11 | C00501197 | Digital | DIGITAL ADVERTISING | $2,540,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-09-29 | BETO FOR TEXAS DISSOLVED | Digital | Digital Advertising | $2,274,286 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-26 | CHAKRABARTI, SAIKAT | Digital | ADVERTISEMENT | $600,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-12 | CHAKRABARTI, SAIKAT | Digital | ADVERTISEMENT | $600,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-26 | CHAKRABARTI, SAIKAT | Digital | ADVERTISEMENT | $600,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-25 | PAPPAS, CHRIS | Digital | PAID ACQUISITION, DIGITAL ADVERTISING, & LIST RENTAL | $339,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-04-28 | OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA | Digital | LIST ACQUISITION | $325,000 |
| Recent | 2026-04-22 | PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE | Digital | Digital Media | $250,000 |
| Recent | 2026-05-01 | PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE | Digital | Text Messages | $31,200 |
| Recent | 2026-05-15 | PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE | Digital | Text Messages | $13,513 |
| Recent | 2026-05-14 | KLUWE FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; CHRIS | Software & Tech | Voter Data | $1,325 |
| Recent | 2026-04-18 | ACLU CALIFORNIA ACTION VOTES | Digital | Consulting for Voter Guide | $714 |