MSL STRATEGIES LLC

$2.69M 2025-2026 cycle

MSL STRATEGIES LLC is a fundraising vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle MSL STRATEGIES LLC was paid $2.69M across 21 client committees, of which $983K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

Fundraising ● Recent

Part I Identity

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

Source split

$2.69M = $1.71M (Schedule B) + $983K (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments		 $1,705,353 239 rows 63.4%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them		 $982,920 23 rows 36.6%
Activity span ALL TIME
Oct 27, 2017 → Jun 30, 2026
spans 8.7 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
239
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
21
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Jul 2025 Jun 2026
$299K across 12 months
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Top buyers

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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 1

CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNI… $8K — · 2 txns MS MSL STRATEGIES LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC)
C00573709
 $7,500 2
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 5

ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW $623K — · 14 txns AFFORDABLE CHICAGO NOW! (ACN) $297K — · 8 txns CUELLAR, ADA $53K Print & Mail · 2 txns CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNI… $19K Fundraising · 5 txns AGUILAR, PETE $11K — · 3 txns MS MSL STRATEGIES LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW
C00936724
 $623,387
IE $602,649 · SB $20,738
 14
AFFORDABLE CHICAGO NOW! (ACN)
C00935049
 $296,993
IE $296,993
 8
CUELLAR, ADA
TX · House DEM
 $53,380 2
CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC)
C00573709
 $18,750 5
AGUILAR, PETE
CA · House DEM
 $11,250 3
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 5

ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW $675K — · 15 txns AFFORDABLE CHICAGO NOW! (ACN) $297K — · 8 txns CUELLAR, ADA $184K Print & Mail · 6 txns CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNI… $41K Strategy & Research · 11 txns AGUILAR, PETE $34K Strategy & Research · 9 txns MS MSL STRATEGIES LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW
C00936724
 $674,864
IE $654,126 · SB $20,738
 15
AFFORDABLE CHICAGO NOW! (ACN)
C00935049
 $296,993
IE $296,993
 8
CUELLAR, ADA
TX · House DEM
 $183,884 6
CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC)
C00573709
 $41,250 11
AGUILAR, PETE
CA · House DEM
 $34,268 9
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 5

ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW $675K — · 15 txns AFFORDABLE CHICAGO NOW! (ACN) $297K — · 8 txns CUELLAR, ADA $184K Print & Mail · 6 txns CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNI… $64K Strategy & Research · 17 txns AGUILAR, PETE $57K Fundraising · 15 txns MS MSL STRATEGIES LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW
C00936724
 $674,864
IE $654,126 · SB $20,738
 15
AFFORDABLE CHICAGO NOW! (ACN)
C00935049
 $296,993
IE $296,993
 8
CUELLAR, ADA
TX · House DEM
 $183,884 6
CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC)
C00573709
 $63,750 17
AGUILAR, PETE
CA · House DEM
 $56,768 15
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 6

ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW $675K — · 15 txns AFFORDABLE CHICAGO NOW! (ACN) $297K — · 8 txns CUELLAR, ADA $184K Print & Mail · 6 txns CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNI… $99K Fundraising · 24 txns AGUILAR, PETE $92K Fundraising · 22 txns SD PAC $2K Software & Tech · 1 txn MS MSL STRATEGIES LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW
C00936724
 $674,864
IE $654,126 · SB $20,738
 15
AFFORDABLE CHICAGO NOW! (ACN)
C00935049
 $296,993
IE $296,993
 8
CUELLAR, ADA
TX · House DEM
 $183,884 6
CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC)
C00573709
 $98,750 24
AGUILAR, PETE
CA · House DEM
 $91,768 22
SD PAC
C00757419
 $2,329 1
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By party

Revenue by party

100% D
D · 100%
R · 0%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $2,141,209 79.65%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $547,064 20.35%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Money flow through this vendor

Where their ad buys point

IE payers (left) → races the buys targeted (right) · independent-expenditure filings only

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MSL STRATEGIES LLC ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW $603K AFFORDABLE CHICAGO NOW! (AC… $297K Laura Fine (support) $422K Donna Miller (support) $297K Daniel Biss (oppose) $181K Total in: $900K Total out: $900K
MSL STRATEGIES LLC ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW $654K AFFORDABLE CHICAGO NOW! (AC… $297K Laura Fine (support) $473K Donna Miller (support) $297K Daniel Biss (oppose) $181K Total in: $951K Total out: $951K
MSL STRATEGIES LLC ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW $654K AFFORDABLE CHICAGO NOW! (AC… $297K Laura Fine (support) $473K Donna Miller (support) $297K Daniel Biss (oppose) $181K Total in: $951K Total out: $951K
MSL STRATEGIES LLC ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECW $654K AFFORDABLE CHICAGO NOW! (AC… $297K Laura Fine (support) $473K Donna Miller (support) $297K Daniel Biss (oppose) $181K Total in: $951K Total out: $951K
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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Q4 2017 (2018 cycle): $5KQ1 2018 (2018 cycle): $2KQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $33KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $6KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $9KQ1 2019 (2018 cycle): $8KQ1 2019 (2020 cycle): $3KQ2 2019 (2018 cycle): $5KQ3 2019 (2018 cycle): $25KQ3 2019 (2020 cycle): $23KQ4 2019 (2018 cycle): $33KQ4 2019 (2020 cycle): $20KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $88KQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $80KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $229KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $273KQ1 2021 (2022 cycle): $27KQ2 2021 (2022 cycle): $56KQ3 2021 (2022 cycle): $70KQ4 2021 (2022 cycle): $45KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $23KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $23KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $51KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $17KQ1 2023 (2024 cycle): $31KQ2 2023 (2024 cycle): $28KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $15KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $26KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $26KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $23KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $23KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $40KQ1 2025 (2026 cycle): $21KQ2 2025 (2026 cycle): $23KQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $27KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $30KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $227KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $15K Q4Q2Q4Q1Q3Q4Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q2 $273K

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 Q4 2018 $5K 5 JOSH BUTNER FOR CONGRESS 100% Fundraising 100% $5K —
2018 Q1 2018 $2K 4 JOSH BUTNER FOR CONGRESS 100% Fundraising 100% $8K —
2018 Q2 2018 $33K 13 RAMOS FOR ASSEMBLY 2018; JA… 80% Fundraising 100% $40K —
2018 Q3 2018 $6K 6 RAMOS FOR ASSEMBLY 2018; JA… 100% Fundraising 100% $46K —
2018 Q4 2018 $9K 4 RAMOS FOR ASSEMBLY 2018; JA… 100% Fundraising 100% $55K —
2019 Q1 2018 $8K 1 SOLACHE FOR SENATE 2019 SPE… 100% Fundraising 100% $63K —
2019 Q1 2020 $3K 1 JULIA PEACOCK FOR CONGRESS 100% Fundraising 100% $3K —
2019 Q2 2018 $5K 3 RAMOS FOR ASSEMBLY 2020; RE… 77% Fundraising 100% $68K —
2019 Q3 2018 $25K 10 GOODFELLOW FOR STATE SENATE… 50% Fundraising 100% $92K —
2019 Q3 2020 $23K 5 ARBALLO FOR CONGRESS 66% Fundraising 100% $25K —
2019 Q4 2018 $33K 8 WIECKOWSKI FOR SECRETARY OF… 48% Fundraising 100% $126K —
2019 Q4 2020 $20K 3 ARBALLO FOR CONGRESS 100% Fundraising 100% $45K +288%
2020 Q1 2020 $88K 9 VPP 52% Fundraising 100% $133K +3503%
2020 Q2 2020 $80K 13 ARBALLO FOR CONGRESS 47% Fundraising 100% $214K +145%
2020 Q3 2020 $229K 17 COMMITTEE TO ELECT KIM MANG… 29% Fundraising 100% $442K +3814%
2020 Q4 2020 $273K 14 COMMITTEE TO ELECT KIM MANG… 61% Fundraising 100% $715K +2848%
2021 Q1 2022 $27K 5 AGUILAR, PETE 83% Fundraising 100% $27K +980%
2021 Q2 2022 $56K 5 ARBALLO FOR CONGRESS 60% Fundraising 100% $83K —
2021 Q3 2022 $70K 7 BRANDON MOSELY FOR CONGRESS 36% Fundraising 100% $153K +209%
2021 Q4 2022 $45K 6 ARBALLO FOR CONGRESS 50% Fundraising 100% $198K +125%
2022 Q1 2022 $23K 3 AGUILAR, PETE 100% Fundraising 100% $221K -75%
2022 Q2 2022 $23K 3 AGUILAR, PETE 100% Fundraising 100% $243K -72%
2022 Q3 2022 $51K 4 DEMOCRACY ON THE LINE 55% Fundraising 100% $294K -78%
2022 Q4 2022 $17K 3 AGUILAR, PETE 87% Fundraising 100% $311K -94%
2023 Q1 2024 $31K 4 AGUILAR, PETE 56% Fundraising 100% $31K +15%
2023 Q2 2024 $28K 5 AGUILAR LEADERSHIP FUND 86% Fundraising 100% $59K -51%
2023 Q3 2024 $15K 2 AGUILAR LEADERSHIP FUND 100% Fundraising 100% $74K -79%
2023 Q4 2024 $26K 7 CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEAD… 57% Fundraising 100% $100K -42%
2024 Q1 2024 $26K 7 AGUILAR, PETE 57% Fundraising 100% $126K +17%
2024 Q2 2024 $23K 6 AGUILAR, PETE 50% Fundraising 100% $149K +0%
2024 Q3 2024 $23K 6 CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEAD… 50% Fundraising 100% $171K -56%
2024 Q4 2024 $40K 6 CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEAD… 50% Fundraising 100% $211K +133%
2025 Q1 2026 $21K 6 AGUILAR, PETE 53% Fundraising 53% $21K -32%
2025 Q2 2026 $23K 6 CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEAD… 50% Fundraising 50% $44K -18%
2025 Q3 2026 $27K 7 CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEAD… 56% Strategy & Research 56% $70K +78%
2025 Q4 2026 $30K 8 CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEAD… 50% Strategy & Research 100% $100K +14%
2026 Q1 2026 $227K 13 CUELLAR, ADA 81% Print & Mail 81% $327K +765%
2026 Q2 2026 $15K 4 CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEAD… 75% — $342K -33%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $184K across 6 disbursements (avg $31K/check) Top buyer: CUELLAR, ADA (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $53K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $1.4M across 204 disbursements (avg $7K/check) Top buyer: AGUILAR, PETE (28% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +561% vs prior cycle Fundraising $8K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $184K across 6 disbursements (avg $31K/check) Top buyer: CUELLAR, ADA (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $184K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $45K across 12 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC) (67% of category) Last paid: 7mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $34K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $1.4M across 204 disbursements (avg $7K/check) Top buyer: AGUILAR, PETE (28% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +561% vs prior cycle Fundraising $11K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $184K across 6 disbursements (avg $31K/check) Top buyer: CUELLAR, ADA (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $184K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $45K across 12 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC) (67% of category) Last paid: 7mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $45K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $1.4M across 204 disbursements (avg $7K/check) Top buyer: AGUILAR, PETE (28% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +561% vs prior cycle Fundraising $26K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $184K across 6 disbursements (avg $31K/check) Top buyer: CUELLAR, ADA (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $184K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $1.4M across 204 disbursements (avg $7K/check) Top buyer: AGUILAR, PETE (28% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +561% vs prior cycle Fundraising $89K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $45K across 12 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC) (67% of category) Last paid: 7mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $45K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $2K across 1 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: SD PAC (100% of category) Last paid: 19mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $2K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Fundraising $1,396,634 204 $7K 85.8% AGUILAR, PETE 28% 4mo ago
Print & Mail $183,884 6 $31K 11.3% CUELLAR, ADA 100% 5mo ago
Strategy & Research $45,000 12 $4K 2.8% CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEAD… 67% 7mo ago
Software & Tech $2,329 1 $2K 0.1% SD PAC 100% 19mo ago
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Client retention

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

2
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$570,051 · 33% of revenue
5
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$426,407 · 25% of revenue
14
One-time clients 1 cycle
$708,895 · 42% of revenue
Top 2 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
AGUILAR, PETE 5 $429,618 66 2018-04-25 2026-04-29
CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC) 3 $140,433 36 2022-11-16 2026-06-30
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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
$1,037,307 60.8% 12
DC
$299,001 17.5% 6
TX
$183,884 10.8% 1
WA
$164,423 9.6% 1
IL
$20,738 1.2% 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 2020-11-04 COMMITTEE TO ELECT KIM MANGONE FOR CONGRESS Fundraising FUNDRAISING CONSULTING $89,600
Largest all-time 2020-07-17 COMMITTEE TO ELECT KIM MANGONE FOR CONGRESS Fundraising FUNDRAISING CONSULTING $49,573
Largest all-time 2026-01-06 CUELLAR, ADA Print & Mail DIRECT MAIL SERVICES $48,294
Largest all-time 2020-11-17 COMMITTEE TO ELECT KIM MANGONE FOR CONGRESS Fundraising GENERAL STRATEGY CONSULTING $39,000
Largest all-time 2020-01-02 VPP Fundraising GENERAL STRATEGY CONSULTING $35,690
Largest this cycle 2026-02-05 CUELLAR, ADA Print & Mail DIRECT MAIL SERVICES $29,105
Largest this cycle 2026-02-11 CUELLAR, ADA Print & Mail DIRECT MAIL SERVICES $28,878
Largest this cycle 2026-01-02 CUELLAR, ADA Print & Mail DIRECT MAIL SERVICES $28,603
Largest this cycle 2026-01-26 CUELLAR, ADA Print & Mail DIRECT MAIL SERVICES $24,502
Recent 2026-04-29 CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC) — STRATEGIC CONSULTING $3,750
Recent 2026-05-29 CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC) — STRATEGIC CONSULTING $3,750
Recent 2026-06-30 CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC) — STRATEGIC CONSULTING $3,750
Recent 2026-04-29 AGUILAR, PETE — STRATEGIC CONSULTING $3,750
Recent 2026-03-31 AGUILAR, PETE — STRATEGIC CONSULTING FEE $3,750
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