Middle Seat Consulting, LLC

$196.92M 2025-2026 cycle

Middle Seat Consulting, LLC is a digital vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Middle Seat Consulting, LLC was paid $196.92M across 146 client committees, of which $14.95M flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

Digital ● Recent

Part I Identity

Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.

Source split

$205.13M = $190.18M (Schedule B) + $14.95M (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments
$190,182,261 4,721 rows 92.7%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them
$14,949,524 803 rows 7.3%
Activity span ALL TIME
Feb 6, 2017 → Jun 26, 2026
spans 9.4 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
4,721
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
146
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.

Jul 2025 Jun 2026
$29.03M 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.

VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 1 months · top 1

WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PAC $15K — · 1 txn MS Middle Seat Consulting, LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PAC
C00606962
$15,000
IE $15,000
1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 10

AMERICAN PRIORITIES (AP) $2M — · 4 txns CHAKRABARTI, SAIKAT $1.73M — · 3 txns HINOJOSA REGINA HONORABLE GINA $978K Strategy & Research · 10 txns OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA $518K — · 7 txns POWERED BY PEOPLE $333K Digital · 3 txns NATIONAL NURSES UNITED FOR PATIENT PR… $300K — · 2 txns PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE $295K Digital · 3 txns HAMAWY, ADAM $287K — · 6 txns GUARDRAILS ALLIANCE $285K — · 2 txns AVILA CHEVALIER, DARIALIZA $249K — · 7 txns MS Middle Seat Consulting, LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
AMERICAN PRIORITIES (AP)
C00932723
$2,000,000
IE $2,000,000
4
CHAKRABARTI, SAIKAT
CA · House DEM
$1,725,887 3
HINOJOSA REGINA HONORABLE GINA
00080440
$977,950 10
OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA
NY · House DEM
$517,904 7
POWERED BY PEOPLE
00084642
$333,245 3
NATIONAL NURSES UNITED FOR PATIENT PROTECTION
C00490375
$300,000
IE $300,000
2
PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE
1479597
$294,713 3
HAMAWY, ADAM
NJ · House DEM
$286,532 6
GUARDRAILS ALLIANCE
C00949487
$285,000
IE $285,000
2
AVILA CHEVALIER, DARIALIZA
NY · House DEM
$249,069 7
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 10

CHAKRABARTI, SAIKAT $6.43M Digital · 21 txns HINOJOSA REGINA HONORABLE GINA $2.4M Digital · 19 txns AMERICAN PRIORITIES (AP) $2.11M Digital · 7 txns OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA $1.29M Digital · 18 txns PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE $1.12M Digital · 27 txns POWERED BY PEOPLE $854K Digital · 9 txns PAPPAS, CHRIS $715K Digital · 8 txns POWERED BY PEOPLE $665K Digital · 8 txns LEADERS WE DESERVE $663K Digital · 16 txns 314 ACTION FUND $607K Digital · 19 txns MS Middle Seat Consulting, LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CHAKRABARTI, SAIKAT
CA · House DEM
$6,426,891 21
HINOJOSA REGINA HONORABLE GINA
00080440
$2,400,290 19
AMERICAN PRIORITIES (AP)
C00932723
$2,108,500
IE $2,095,000 · SB $13,500
7
OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA
NY · House DEM
$1,290,023 18
PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE
1479597
$1,121,742 27
POWERED BY PEOPLE
00084642
$853,823 9
PAPPAS, CHRIS
NH · Senate DEM
$714,670 8
POWERED BY PEOPLE
C00731042
$664,629 8
LEADERS WE DESERVE
C00843110
$662,895 16
314 ACTION FUND
C00633248
$607,000 19
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 10

CHAKRABARTI, SAIKAT $6.43M Digital · 21 txns HINOJOSA REGINA HONORABLE GINA $2.85M Digital · 29 txns OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA $2.66M Digital · 38 txns AMERICAN PRIORITIES (AP) $2.11M Digital · 7 txns POWERED BY PEOPLE $2.04M Digital · 27 txns PAPPAS, CHRIS $1.93M Digital · 31 txns PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE $1.88M Digital · 57 txns POWERED BY PEOPLE $1.85M Digital · 26 txns EL-SAYED, ABDUL $1.48M Digital · 61 txns LEADERS WE DESERVE $1.3M Digital · 38 txns MS Middle Seat Consulting, LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CHAKRABARTI, SAIKAT
CA · House DEM
$6,426,891 21
HINOJOSA REGINA HONORABLE GINA
00080440
$2,851,990 29
OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA
NY · House DEM
$2,659,483 38
AMERICAN PRIORITIES (AP)
C00932723
$2,108,500
IE $2,095,000 · SB $13,500
7
POWERED BY PEOPLE
00084642
$2,042,569 27
PAPPAS, CHRIS
NH · Senate DEM
$1,930,520 31
PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE
1479597
$1,884,400 57
POWERED BY PEOPLE
C00731042
$1,853,375 26
EL-SAYED, ABDUL
MI · Senate DEM
$1,480,055 61
LEADERS WE DESERVE
C00843110
$1,302,042 38
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 10

CHAKRABARTI, SAIKAT $6.43M Digital · 21 txns OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA $5.81M Digital · 75 txns LEADERS WE DESERVE $3.48M Digital · 69 txns HINOJOSA REGINA HONORABLE GINA $2.85M Digital · 29 txns PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE $2.37M Digital · 72 txns PAPPAS, CHRIS $2.27M Digital · 46 txns POWERED BY PEOPLE $2.24M Digital · 34 txns AMERICAN PRIORITIES (AP) $2.11M Digital · 7 txns POWERED BY PEOPLE $2.05M Digital · 33 txns EL-SAYED, ABDUL $1.88M Digital · 79 txns MS Middle Seat Consulting, LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CHAKRABARTI, SAIKAT
CA · House DEM
$6,426,891 21
OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA
NY · House DEM
$5,805,092 75
LEADERS WE DESERVE
C00843110
$3,482,962 69
HINOJOSA REGINA HONORABLE GINA
00080440
$2,851,990 29
PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE
1479597
$2,368,300 72
PAPPAS, CHRIS
NH · Senate DEM
$2,267,926 46
POWERED BY PEOPLE
00084642
$2,242,969 34
AMERICAN PRIORITIES (AP)
C00932723
$2,108,500
IE $2,095,000 · SB $13,500
7
POWERED BY PEOPLE
C00731042
$2,053,775 33
EL-SAYED, ABDUL
MI · Senate DEM
$1,882,634 79
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 10

FORWARD BLUE $10.01M Digital · 63 txns OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA $6.8M Digital · 100 txns CHAKRABARTI, SAIKAT $6.43M Digital · 21 txns LEADERS WE DESERVE $4.93M Digital · 99 txns KUNCE, LUCAS $4.29M Digital · 58 txns CASEY, ROBERT P. JR. $3.79M Digital · 34 txns POWERED BY PEOPLE $3.61M Digital · 51 txns POWERED BY PEOPLE $3.42M Digital · 50 txns HINOJOSA REGINA HONORABLE GINA $2.85M Digital · 29 txns PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE $2.37M Digital · 72 txns MS Middle Seat Consulting, LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
FORWARD BLUE
C00835041
$10,006,580
IE $4,136,000 · SB $5,870,580
63
OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA
NY · House DEM
$6,802,537 100
CHAKRABARTI, SAIKAT
CA · House DEM
$6,426,891 21
LEADERS WE DESERVE
C00843110
$4,931,714 99
KUNCE, LUCAS
MO · Senate DEM
$4,286,219 58
CASEY, ROBERT P. JR.
PA · Senate DEM
$3,787,190 34
POWERED BY PEOPLE
00084642
$3,611,928 51
POWERED BY PEOPLE
C00731042
$3,422,733 50
HINOJOSA REGINA HONORABLE GINA
00080440
$2,851,990 29
PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE
1479597
$2,368,300 72

By party

Revenue by party

100% D
D · 100%
R · 0%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $112,989,115 57.38%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $83,934,399 42.62%

Part III Reference tables

Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.

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People at this agency 0 buyers · 10 leadership

Audrey Glaser Email Director Angelica Moody Lead Digital Strategist Christian Hartley Team Lead David Davies Principal Emma Goldstein Chief Operating Officer George Roberson Senior Digital Advertising … Irma Corado Data Engineer Linda Sandor Senior Account Manager MS Middle Seat Consulting LLC

Leadership 10

Founders, partners, chiefs — for strategic / partnership conversations.

Audrey Glaser agency site

Email Director

Email [email protected] +3 guess
LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/audreyglaser1/ verified
Angelica Moody agency site

Lead Digital Strategist

Email [email protected] +3 guess
LinkedIn not found
Christian Hartley agency site

Team Lead

Email [email protected] +3 guess
LinkedIn not found
David Davies agency site

Principal

Email [email protected] +3 guess
LinkedIn not found
Emma Goldstein agency site

Chief Operating Officer

Email [email protected] +3 guess
LinkedIn not found
George Roberson agency site

Senior Digital Advertising Strategist

Email [email protected] +3 guess
LinkedIn not found
Irma Corado agency site

Data Engineer

Email [email protected] +3 guess
LinkedIn not found
Linda Sandor agency site

Senior Account Manager

Email [email protected] +3 guess
LinkedIn not found
Tarin Kennedy agency site

Operations Manager

Email [email protected] +3 guess
LinkedIn not found
Virginia Purcell agency site

Managing Strategist

Email [email protected] +3 guess
LinkedIn not found

middleseat.co · LinkedIn company page · updated 2mo ago

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Money flow through this vendor

Money flow through this vendor

top payers (left) → broadcast stations clients buy from (right)
Middle Seat Consulting, LLC WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PAC $15K Total in: $15K Total out: $0
Middle Seat Consulting, LLC CHAKRABARTI, SAIKAT $6.43M HINOJOSA REGINA HONORABLE G… $2.4M AMERICAN PRIORITIES (AP) $2.11M OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA $1.29M PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; K… $1.12M POWERED BY PEOPLE $854K PAPPAS, CHRIS $715K POWERED BY PEOPLE $665K LEADERS WE DESERVE $663K 314 ACTION FUND $607K KGO-TV (San Francisco) $286K KNTV (San Jose) $143K KABC-TV (Los Angeles) $80K KCBS-TV (Los Angeles) $66K KRON-TV (San Francisco) $50K KNBC-TV (Los Angeles) $27K KNSD-TV (San Diego) $19K + 3 NBC affiliates $38K + 2 CBS affiliates $17K + 5 other stations $21K Total in: $16.85M Total out: $747K
Middle Seat Consulting, LLC CHAKRABARTI, SAIKAT $6.43M HINOJOSA REGINA HONORABLE G… $2.85M OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA $2.66M AMERICAN PRIORITIES (AP) $2.11M POWERED BY PEOPLE $2.04M PAPPAS, CHRIS $1.93M PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; K… $1.88M POWERED BY PEOPLE $1.85M EL-SAYED, ABDUL $1.48M LEADERS WE DESERVE $1.3M KGO-TV (San Francisco) $286K KNTV (San Jose) $143K KABC-TV (Los Angeles) $80K KCBS-TV (Los Angeles) $66K KRON-TV (San Francisco) $50K KNBC-TV (Los Angeles) $27K KNSD-TV (San Diego) $19K + 3 NBC affiliates $38K + 2 CBS affiliates $17K + 5 other stations $21K Total in: $24.54M Total out: $747K
Middle Seat Consulting, LLC CHAKRABARTI, SAIKAT $6.43M OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA $5.81M LEADERS WE DESERVE $3.48M HINOJOSA REGINA HONORABLE G… $2.85M PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; K… $2.37M PAPPAS, CHRIS $2.27M POWERED BY PEOPLE $2.24M AMERICAN PRIORITIES (AP) $2.11M POWERED BY PEOPLE $2.05M EL-SAYED, ABDUL $1.88M KGO-TV (San Francisco) $286K KNTV (San Jose) $143K KABC-TV (Los Angeles) $80K KCBS-TV (Los Angeles) $66K KRON-TV (San Francisco) $50K KNBC-TV (Los Angeles) $27K KNSD-TV (San Diego) $19K + 3 NBC affiliates $38K + 2 CBS affiliates $17K + 5 other stations $21K Total in: $31.49M Total out: $747K
Middle Seat Consulting, LLC FORWARD BLUE $10.01M OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA $6.8M CHAKRABARTI, SAIKAT $6.43M LEADERS WE DESERVE $4.93M KUNCE, LUCAS $4.29M CASEY, ROBERT P. JR. $3.79M POWERED BY PEOPLE $3.61M POWERED BY PEOPLE $3.42M HINOJOSA REGINA HONORABLE G… $2.85M PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; K… $2.37M KGO-TV (San Francisco) $286K KNTV (San Jose) $143K KABC-TV (Los Angeles) $80K KCBS-TV (Los Angeles) $66K KRON-TV (San Francisco) $50K KNBC-TV (Los Angeles) $27K KNSD-TV (San Diego) $19K + 3 NBC affiliates $38K + 2 CBS affiliates $17K + 5 other stations $21K Total in: $48.5M Total out: $747K
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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Q1 2017 (2018 cycle): $39KQ2 2017 (2018 cycle): $26KQ3 2017 (2018 cycle): $58KQ4 2017 (2016 cycle): $3KQ4 2017 (2018 cycle): $232KQ1 2018 (2018 cycle): $150KQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $138KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $7.79MQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $11MQ1 2019 (2020 cycle): $2.04MQ2 2019 (2020 cycle): $950KQ3 2019 (2018 cycle): $333Q3 2019 (2020 cycle): $1.49MQ4 2019 (2018 cycle): $88KQ4 2019 (2020 cycle): $605KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $1.28MQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $5.43MQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $3.49MQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $4.78MQ1 2021 (2020 cycle): $199KQ1 2021 (2022 cycle): $2.79MQ2 2021 (2020 cycle): $165KQ2 2021 (2022 cycle): $2.44MQ3 2021 (2020 cycle): $483KQ3 2021 (2022 cycle): $2.26MQ4 2021 (2020 cycle): $415KQ4 2021 (2022 cycle): $1.85MQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $3.36MQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $8.42MQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $22MQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $23MQ4 2022 (2024 cycle): $13KQ1 2023 (2022 cycle): $4KQ1 2023 (2024 cycle): $2.58MQ2 2023 (2022 cycle): $6KQ2 2023 (2024 cycle): $2.48MQ3 2023 (2022 cycle): $117KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $3.18MQ4 2023 (2022 cycle): $73KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $3.06MQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $5.59MQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $5.36MQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $15MQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $7.96MQ1 2025 (2024 cycle): $111KQ1 2025 (2026 cycle): $4.35MQ2 2025 (2024 cycle): $438KQ2 2025 (2026 cycle): $4.58MQ3 2025 (2024 cycle): $1.2MQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $3.75MQ4 2025 (2024 cycle): $987KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $4.09MQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $12MQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $7.43M Q1Q3Q4Q2Q4Q2Q3Q4Q2Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q2Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q3Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2 $23M

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 CALIFORNIA NURSES ASSOCIATI… 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 160 OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA 30% Digital 100% $4.35M +69%
2025 Q2 2024 $438K 13 PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; K… 80% Digital 100% $45M +7290%
2025 Q2 2026 $4.58M 161 OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA 34% Digital 99% $8.93M +85%
2025 Q3 2024 $1.2M 33 POWERED BY PEOPLE 59% Digital 100% $47M +925%
2025 Q3 2026 $3.75M 194 OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA 19% Digital 99% $13M +18%
2025 Q4 2024 $987K 31 POWERED BY PEOPLE 39% Digital 100% $48M +1255%
2025 Q4 2026 $4.09M 188 EL-SAYED, ABDUL 23% Digital 89% $17M +34%
2026 Q1 2026 $12M 283 CHAKRABARTI, SAIKAT 35% Digital 71% $28M +107%
2026 Q2 2026 $7.43M 108 CHAKRABARTI, SAIKAT 33% Digital 12% $36M +39%

Stations this firm's clients buy from

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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
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 3 months · hover bars for cycle context
Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $179.53M across 4512 disbursements (avg $40K/check) Top buyer: BETO FOR TEXAS DISSOLVED (17% of category) Last paid: 5w ago · +279% vs prior cycle Digital $628K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $255K across 2 disbursements (avg $128K/check) Top buyer: HINOJOSA REGINA HONORABLE GINA (100% of category) Last paid: 8w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $60K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $37K across 7 disbursements (avg $5K/check) Top buyer: PHILLIPS-STALEY, EFFIE (96% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $1K

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $179.53M across 4512 disbursements (avg $40K/check) Top buyer: BETO FOR TEXAS DISSOLVED (17% of category) Last paid: 5w ago · +279% vs prior cycle Digital $7.58M Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $255K across 2 disbursements (avg $128K/check) Top buyer: HINOJOSA REGINA HONORABLE GINA (100% of category) Last paid: 8w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $255K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $29K across 4 disbursements (avg $7K/check) Top buyer: GONZALES, JULIE (70% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $29K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $37K across 7 disbursements (avg $5K/check) Top buyer: PHILLIPS-STALEY, EFFIE (96% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $1K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $179.53M across 4512 disbursements (avg $40K/check) Top buyer: BETO FOR TEXAS DISSOLVED (17% of category) Last paid: 5w ago · +279% vs prior cycle Digital $17.38M Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $255K across 2 disbursements (avg $128K/check) Top buyer: HINOJOSA REGINA HONORABLE GINA (100% of category) Last paid: 8w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $255K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $29K across 4 disbursements (avg $7K/check) Top buyer: GONZALES, JULIE (70% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $29K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $37K across 7 disbursements (avg $5K/check) Top buyer: PHILLIPS-STALEY, EFFIE (96% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $22K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $179.53M across 4512 disbursements (avg $40K/check) Top buyer: BETO FOR TEXAS DISSOLVED (17% of category) Last paid: 5w ago · +279% vs prior cycle Digital $27.8M Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $255K across 2 disbursements (avg $128K/check) Top buyer: HINOJOSA REGINA HONORABLE GINA (100% of category) Last paid: 8w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $255K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $37K across 7 disbursements (avg $5K/check) Top buyer: PHILLIPS-STALEY, EFFIE (96% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $37K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $29K across 4 disbursements (avg $7K/check) Top buyer: GONZALES, JULIE (70% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $29K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $3K across 1 disbursements (avg $3K/check) Top buyer: TUBBS FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2026; MICHAEL (100% of category) Last paid: 12mo ago · +0% vs prior cycle Fundraising $3K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $179.53M across 4512 disbursements (avg $40K/check) Top buyer: BETO FOR TEXAS DISSOLVED (17% of category) Last paid: 5w ago · +279% vs prior cycle Digital $48.48M Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $255K across 2 disbursements (avg $128K/check) Top buyer: HINOJOSA REGINA HONORABLE GINA (100% of category) Last paid: 8w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $255K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $37K across 7 disbursements (avg $5K/check) Top buyer: PHILLIPS-STALEY, EFFIE (96% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $37K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $29K across 4 disbursements (avg $7K/check) Top buyer: GONZALES, JULIE (70% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $29K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $3K across 1 disbursements (avg $3K/check) Top buyer: TUBBS FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2026; MICHAEL (100% of category) Last paid: 12mo ago · +0% vs prior cycle Fundraising $3K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Digital $179,526,667 4,512 $40K 99.8% BETO FOR TEXAS DISSOLVED 17% 5w ago
Strategy & Research $255,000 2 $128K 0.1% HINOJOSA REGINA HONORABLE G… 100% 8w ago
Software & Tech $37,121 7 $5K 0.0% PHILLIPS-STALEY, EFFIE 96% 2mo ago
Media $28,500 4 $7K 0.0% GONZALES, JULIE 70% 4mo ago
Fundraising $2,500 1 $3K 0.0% TUBBS FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERN… 100% 12mo ago
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Client retention

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

22
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$80,256,531 · 42% of revenue
26
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$82,470,597 · 43% of revenue
98
One-time clients 1 cycle
$27,455,133 · 14% 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 $11,480,109 267 2018-08-07 2026-05-28
POWERED BY PEOPLE 4 $7,504,626 167 2020-01-10 2026-06-11
POWERED BY PEOPLE 4 $6,842,331 162 2020-01-10 2026-05-14
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 $2,077,925 22 2022-10-20 2026-05-20
KHANNA, ROHIT 5 $1,725,834 83 2017-05-31 2026-04-09
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
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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
TX
$41,520,283 22.3% 11
PA
$31,251,276 16.8% 5
DC
$30,165,572 16.2% 25
Unknown
$28,119,532 15.1% 20
CA
$18,140,256 9.7% 29
NY
$15,598,749 8.4% 12
MO
$6,670,393 3.6% 2
NJ
$6,511,858 3.5% 2
MI
$2,713,164 1.5% 3
NH
$2,267,926 1.2% 1
WA
$2,258,617 1.2% 4
KY
$1,320,108 0.7% 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 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 2026-05-07 CHAKRABARTI, SAIKAT ADVERTISEMENT $1,133,925
Largest this cycle 2026-04-09 CHAKRABARTI, SAIKAT ADVERTISEMENT $661,307
Largest this cycle 2026-02-26 CHAKRABARTI, SAIKAT ADVERTISEMENT $600,000
Largest this cycle 2026-03-26 CHAKRABARTI, SAIKAT ADVERTISEMENT $600,000
Largest this cycle 2026-03-12 CHAKRABARTI, SAIKAT ADVERTISEMENT $600,000
Recent 2026-06-11 POWERED BY PEOPLE Digital Digital Advertising $189,194
Recent 2026-06-16 HINOJOSA REGINA HONORABLE GINA Digital advertising $129,200
Recent 2026-06-10 HINOJOSA REGINA HONORABLE GINA Digital advertising $112,625
Recent 2026-06-03 KIROS, MELAT TV ADVERTISING $58,560
Recent 2026-06-03 BOAFO, ADRIAN COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING $5,000
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