RDP STRATEGIES

$1.64M 2025-2026 cycle

RDP STRATEGIES is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle RDP STRATEGIES was paid $1.64M across 25 client committees, of which $63K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

Strategy & Research ○ Slowing (~2mo since last)

Part I Identity

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

Source split

$1.64M = $1.58M (Schedule B) + $63K (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments		 $1,580,155 188 rows 96.2%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them		 $62,872 12 rows 3.8%
Activity span ALL TIME
Feb 5, 2016 → Jun 9, 2026
spans 10.3 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
188
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
25
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
$298K 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.

No buyer activity in this window.

VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 2

FEELY, THOMAS JAMES $48K — · 7 txns WESTBY, JEREMY $276 — · 1 txn RS RDP STRATEGIES
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
FEELY, THOMAS JAMES
AZ · House REP
 $48,295 7
WESTBY, JEREMY
MN · House REP
 $276 1
View all buyers in research · last 3 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 4

FEELY, THOMAS JAMES $136K — · 23 txns OROZCO, JOSE $26K — · 3 txns CRANE, ELI $1K Strategy & Research · 1 txn WESTBY, JEREMY $276 — · 1 txn RS RDP STRATEGIES
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
FEELY, THOMAS JAMES
AZ · House REP
 $135,670 23
OROZCO, JOSE
NM · House REP
 $25,895 3
CRANE, ELI
AZ · House REP
 $1,415 1
WESTBY, JEREMY
MN · House REP
 $276 1
View all buyers in research · last 6 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 4

FEELY, THOMAS JAMES $241K Strategy & Research · 39 txns OROZCO, JOSE $26K — · 3 txns CRANE, ELI $17K Digital · 4 txns WESTBY, JEREMY $276 — · 1 txn RS RDP STRATEGIES
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
FEELY, THOMAS JAMES
AZ · House REP
 $241,217 39
OROZCO, JOSE
NM · House REP
 $25,895 3
CRANE, ELI
AZ · House REP
 $16,548 4
WESTBY, JEREMY
MN · House REP
 $276 1
View all buyers in research · last 12 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 5

FEELY, THOMAS JAMES $301K Strategy & Research · 51 txns OROZCO, JOSE $26K — · 3 txns CRANE, ELI $17K Digital · 4 txns CAIN BRISCOE R HONORABLE $670 Strategy & Research · 1 txn WESTBY, JEREMY $276 — · 1 txn RS RDP STRATEGIES
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
FEELY, THOMAS JAMES
AZ · House REP
 $301,065 51
OROZCO, JOSE
NM · House REP
 $25,895 3
CRANE, ELI
AZ · House REP
 $16,548 4
CAIN BRISCOE R HONORABLE
00069218
 $670 1
WESTBY, JEREMY
MN · House REP
 $276 1
View all buyers in research · last 18 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 8

FEELY, THOMAS JAMES $301K Strategy & Research · 51 txns LAKE, KARI $288K Strategy & Research · 12 txns THE FREEDOM FORWARD FUND $37K Strategy & Research · 8 txns OROZCO, JOSE $26K — · 3 txns CRANE, ELI $17K Digital · 4 txns KARI LAKE VICTORY FUND $1K Strategy & Research · 1 txn CAIN BRISCOE R HONORABLE $670 Strategy & Research · 1 txn WESTBY, JEREMY $276 — · 1 txn RS RDP STRATEGIES
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
FEELY, THOMAS JAMES
AZ · House REP
 $301,065 51
LAKE, KARI
AZ · Senate REP
 $288,235 12
THE FREEDOM FORWARD FUND
C00779314
 $36,878
IE $34,928 · SB $1,950
 8
OROZCO, JOSE
NM · House REP
 $25,895 3
CRANE, ELI
AZ · House REP
 $16,548 4
KARI LAKE VICTORY FUND
C00856120
 $1,040 1
CAIN BRISCOE R HONORABLE
00069218
 $670 1
WESTBY, JEREMY
MN · House REP
 $276 1
View all buyers in research · last 24 mo →

By party

Revenue by party

100% R
D · 0%
R · 100%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $1,617,216 98.43%
Non-partisan $25,811 1.57%

Part III Reference tables

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

#
#

Money flow through this vendor

Where their ad buys point

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

No activity in the last 1 months.

No activity in the last 3 months.

No activity in the last 6 months.

No activity in the last 12 months.

No activity in the last 18 months.

RDP STRATEGIES THE FREEDOM FORWARD FUND $35K Bradley S. Schneider (oppos… $23K Jim Carris (support) $12K Total in: $35K Total out: $35K
View all transactions in research →
#

Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

20172018202120222023202420252026 Q3 2017 (2018 cycle): $26KQ4 2017 (2018 cycle): $25KQ1 2018 (2018 cycle): $71KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $7KQ2 2021 (2022 cycle): $6KQ3 2021 (2022 cycle): $13KQ4 2021 (2022 cycle): $19KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $35KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $97KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $137KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $4KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $32KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $45KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $46KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $152KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $218KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $285KQ2 2025 (2024 cycle): $670Q2 2025 (2026 cycle): $46KQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $53KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $67KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $77KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $100K Q3Q1Q2Q4Q2Q4Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2 $285K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 8 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2017 Q3 2018 $26K 3 FLANDERS FOR US SENATE 100% Strategy & Research 100% $26K —
2017 Q4 2018 $25K 4 FLANDERS FOR US SENATE 100% Strategy & Research 100% $51K —
2018 Q1 2018 $71K 20 LOVAS FOR CONGRESS 67% Strategy & Research 100% $122K —
2018 Q4 2018 $7K 2 MCKINLEY FOR CONGRESS 63% Strategy & Research 100% $129K —
2021 Q2 2022 $6K 1 THE FREEDOM FORWARD FUND 100% Strategy & Research 100% $6K —
2021 Q3 2022 $13K 2 NORTON, ELIJAH 100% Strategy & Research 100% $19K —
2021 Q4 2022 $19K 3 NORTON, ELIJAH 100% Strategy & Research 100% $38K —
2022 Q1 2022 $35K 5 NORTON, ELIJAH 71% Strategy & Research 100% $72K —
2022 Q2 2022 $97K 10 NORTON, ELIJAH 59% Strategy & Research 100% $169K —
2022 Q3 2022 $137K 11 NORTON, ELIJAH 60% Strategy & Research 100% $306K —
2022 Q4 2022 $4K 2 COOPER, KELLY 100% Strategy & Research 100% $310K —
2023 Q3 2024 $32K 5 ELSIE ARNTZEN FOR CONGRESS 81% Strategy & Research 100% $32K +142%
2023 Q4 2024 $45K 9 ELSIE ARNTZEN FOR CONGRESS 73% Strategy & Research 100% $76K +134%
2024 Q1 2024 $46K 9 ELSIE ARNTZEN FOR CONGRESS 55% Strategy & Research 100% $123K +33%
2024 Q2 2024 $152K 16 ELSIE ARNTZEN FOR CONGRESS 58% Strategy & Research 100% $275K +57%
2024 Q3 2024 $218K 6 LAKE, KARI 99% Strategy & Research 100% $492K +59%
2024 Q4 2024 $285K 13 LAKE, KARI 99% Strategy & Research 100% $778K +7262%
2025 Q2 2024 $670 1 CAIN BRISCOE R HONORABLE 100% Strategy & Research 100% $778K —
2025 Q2 2026 $46K 9 FEELY, THOMAS JAMES 100% Strategy & Research 33% $46K —
2025 Q3 2026 $53K 9 FEELY, THOMAS JAMES 87% Digital 48% $99K +69%
2025 Q4 2026 $67K 10 FEELY, THOMAS JAMES 90% Strategy & Research 47% $167K +51%
2026 Q1 2026 $77K 16 FEELY, THOMAS JAMES 63% Strategy & Research 4% $244K +67%
2026 Q2 2026 $100K 15 FEELY, THOMAS JAMES 100% — $344K -34%
#

Revenue by service category

No category revenue in this window.

No category revenue in this window.

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $1.3M across 140 disbursements (avg $9K/check) Top buyer: LAKE, KARI (45% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +67% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $1K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $1.3M across 140 disbursements (avg $9K/check) Top buyer: LAKE, KARI (45% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +67% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $47K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $51K across 8 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: FEELY, THOMAS JAMES (73% of category) Last paid: 8mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $45K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $19K across 5 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: FEELY, THOMAS JAMES (100% of category) Last paid: 9mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $16K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $5K across 2 disbursements (avg $3K/check) Top buyer: FEELY, THOMAS JAMES (100% of category) Last paid: 9mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $3K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $1.3M across 140 disbursements (avg $9K/check) Top buyer: LAKE, KARI (45% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +67% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $68K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $51K across 8 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: FEELY, THOMAS JAMES (73% of category) Last paid: 8mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $51K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $19K across 5 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: FEELY, THOMAS JAMES (100% of category) Last paid: 9mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $19K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $14K across 1 disbursements (avg $14K/check) Top buyer: FEELY, THOMAS JAMES (100% of category) Last paid: 14mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $14K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $13K across 2 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: FEELY, THOMAS JAMES (100% of category) Last paid: 13mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $13K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $5K across 2 disbursements (avg $3K/check) Top buyer: FEELY, THOMAS JAMES (100% of category) Last paid: 9mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $5K Admin & Office — cycle-to-date Total: $730 across 1 disbursements (avg $730/check) Top buyer: FEELY, THOMAS JAMES (100% of category) Last paid: 14mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Admin & Office $730

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $1.3M across 140 disbursements (avg $9K/check) Top buyer: LAKE, KARI (45% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +67% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $359K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $51K across 8 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: FEELY, THOMAS JAMES (73% of category) Last paid: 8mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $51K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $19K across 5 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: FEELY, THOMAS JAMES (100% of category) Last paid: 9mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $19K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $14K across 1 disbursements (avg $14K/check) Top buyer: FEELY, THOMAS JAMES (100% of category) Last paid: 14mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $14K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $13K across 2 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: FEELY, THOMAS JAMES (100% of category) Last paid: 13mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $13K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $5K across 2 disbursements (avg $3K/check) Top buyer: FEELY, THOMAS JAMES (100% of category) Last paid: 9mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $5K Admin & Office — cycle-to-date Total: $730 across 1 disbursements (avg $730/check) Top buyer: FEELY, THOMAS JAMES (100% of category) Last paid: 14mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Admin & Office $730
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Strategy & Research $1,299,973 140 $9K 92.7% LAKE, KARI 45% 5mo ago
Digital $51,218 8 $6K 3.7% FEELY, THOMAS JAMES 73% 8mo ago
Travel & Events $18,522 5 $4K 1.3% FEELY, THOMAS JAMES 100% 9mo ago
Media $13,727 1 $14K 1.0% FEELY, THOMAS JAMES 100% 14mo ago
Software & Tech $12,725 2 $6K 0.9% FEELY, THOMAS JAMES 100% 13mo ago
Print & Mail $5,241 2 $3K 0.4% FEELY, THOMAS JAMES 100% 9mo ago
Admin & Office $730 1 $730 0.1% FEELY, THOMAS JAMES 100% 14mo ago
#

Client retention

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

0
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
2
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$47,179 · 3% of revenue
23
One-time clients 1 cycle
$1,532,976 · 97% of revenue
#

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
AZ
$1,218,650 77.1% 9
MT
$171,206 10.8% 1
RI
$74,090 4.7% 1
WV
$34,619 2.2% 1
NM
$25,895 1.6% 1
CA
$20,640 1.3% 4
UT
$12,559 0.8% 1
CO
$11,288 0.7% 2
TX
$7,930 0.5% 3
MD
$3,000 0.2% 1
MN
$276 0.0% 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 2024-07-16 LAKE, KARI Strategy & Research POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING $114,476
Largest all-time 2024-07-12 LAKE, KARI Strategy & Research POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING $84,321
Largest all-time 2024-10-28 LAKE, KARI Strategy & Research POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING $81,856
Largest all-time 2024-11-08 LAKE, KARI Strategy & Research POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING $58,762
Largest all-time 2024-10-30 LAKE, KARI Strategy & Research POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING $51,710
Largest this cycle 2026-04-23 FEELY, THOMAS JAMES — PRINTING $26,435
Largest this cycle 2025-05-14 FEELY, THOMAS JAMES Media MEDIA PRODUCTION COSTS $13,727
Largest this cycle 2025-12-03 FEELY, THOMAS JAMES Strategy & Research RESEARCH SERVICES $13,700
Largest this cycle 2025-06-12 FEELY, THOMAS JAMES Software & Tech WEB PRODUCTION SERVICES $12,500
Largest this cycle 2026-03-24 OROZCO, JOSE — TEXT MESSAGE ADVERTISING $12,278
Recent 2026-06-09 FEELY, THOMAS JAMES — TEXT MESSAGE SERVICES $9,227
Recent 2026-06-09 FEELY, THOMAS JAMES — WEB SERVICES $8,600
Recent 2026-06-09 FEELY, THOMAS JAMES — DIGITAL MANAGEMENT $6,250
Recent 2026-06-09 FEELY, THOMAS JAMES — GENERAL CAMPAIGN CONSULTING $6,250
Recent 2026-06-04 WESTBY, JEREMY — TEXTING $276
View all disbursements in research →
See all 188 disbursements →