RDP STRATEGIES

$1.47M 2025-2026 cycle

RDP STRATEGIES is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle RDP STRATEGIES was paid $1.47M across 23 client committees, of which $63K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

Strategy & Research ○ Slowing (~4mo since last)
Limited recent activity. Most recent disbursement to this vendor was 4 months ago (Feb 22, 2026). Charts below reflect cycle-to-date totals; the recent windows may be sparse.

Part I Identity

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

Source split

$1.47M = $1.41M (Schedule B) + $63K (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments		 $1,406,064 159 rows 95.7%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them		 $62,872 12 rows 4.3%
Activity span ALL TIME
Feb 5, 2016 → Feb 22, 2026
spans 10.0 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
159
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
23
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Mar 2025 Feb 2026
$170K 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.

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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 1

CRANE, ELI $3K Strategy & Research · 2 txns RS RDP STRATEGIES
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CRANE, ELI
AZ · House REP
 $2,830 2
View all buyers in research · last 6 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 3

FEELY, THOMAS JAMES $126K Strategy & Research · 19 txns CRANE, ELI $17K Digital · 4 txns CAIN BRISCOE R HONORABLE $670 Strategy & Research · 1 txn RS RDP STRATEGIES
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
FEELY, THOMAS JAMES
AZ · House REP
 $125,733 19
CRANE, ELI
AZ · House REP
 $16,548 4
CAIN BRISCOE R HONORABLE
00069218
 $670 1
View all buyers in research · last 12 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 4

FEELY, THOMAS JAMES $153K Strategy & Research · 26 txns CRANE, ELI $17K Digital · 4 txns LAKE, KARI $16K Strategy & Research · 2 txns CAIN BRISCOE R HONORABLE $670 Strategy & Research · 1 txn RS RDP STRATEGIES
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
FEELY, THOMAS JAMES
AZ · House REP
 $153,145 26
CRANE, ELI
AZ · House REP
 $16,548 4
LAKE, KARI
AZ · Senate REP
 $15,975 2
CAIN BRISCOE R HONORABLE
00069218
 $670 1
View all buyers in research · last 18 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 8

LAKE, KARI $527K Strategy & Research · 17 txns FEELY, THOMAS JAMES $153K Strategy & Research · 26 txns CRANE, ELI $17K Digital · 4 txns WEBB, LEW $5K Strategy & Research · 1 txn THE FREEDOM FORWARD FUND $2K Strategy & Research · 1 txn GARCIA MIKAEL A MR $1K Strategy & Research · 1 txn KARI LAKE VICTORY FUND $1K Strategy & Research · 1 txn CAIN BRISCOE R HONORABLE $670 Strategy & Research · 1 txn RS RDP STRATEGIES
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
LAKE, KARI
AZ · Senate REP
 $526,553 17
FEELY, THOMAS JAMES
AZ · House REP
 $153,145 26
CRANE, ELI
AZ · House REP
 $16,548 4
WEBB, LEW
CO · House REP
 $5,038 1
THE FREEDOM FORWARD FUND
C00779314
 $1,950 1
GARCIA MIKAEL A MR
00083205
 $1,110 1
KARI LAKE VICTORY FUND
C00856120
 $1,040 1
CAIN BRISCOE R HONORABLE
00069218
 $670 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 $1,095,897 74.60%
Non-partisan $373,039 25.40%

Part III Reference tables

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

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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): $3K Q3Q1Q2Q4Q2Q4Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q1 $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 C00638791 100% Strategy & Research 100% $26K —
2017 Q4 2018 $25K 4 C00638791 100% Strategy & Research 100% $51K —
2018 Q1 2018 $71K 20 C00663203 67% Strategy & Research 100% $122K —
2018 Q4 2018 $7K 2 C00473132 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 C00848119 81% Strategy & Research 100% $32K +142%
2023 Q4 2024 $45K 9 C00848119 73% Strategy & Research 100% $76K +134%
2024 Q1 2024 $46K 9 C00848119 55% Strategy & Research 100% $123K +33%
2024 Q2 2024 $152K 16 C00848119 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 $3K 2 CRANE, ELI 100% Strategy & Research 100% $170K -94%
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Revenue by service category

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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: 3mo ago · +67% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $3K

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: 3mo ago · +67% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $59K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $51K across 8 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: FEELY, THOMAS JAMES (73% of category) Last paid: 6mo 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: 8mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $17K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $13K across 2 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: FEELY, THOMAS JAMES (100% of category) Last paid: 12mo 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: 8mo 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: 3mo ago · +67% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $84K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $51K across 8 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: FEELY, THOMAS JAMES (73% of category) Last paid: 6mo 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: 8mo 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: 13mo 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: 12mo 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: 8mo 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: 13mo 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: 3mo ago · +67% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $604K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $51K across 8 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: FEELY, THOMAS JAMES (73% of category) Last paid: 6mo 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: 8mo 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: 13mo 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: 12mo 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: 8mo 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: 13mo 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% 3mo ago
Digital $51,218 8 $6K 3.7% FEELY, THOMAS JAMES 73% 6mo ago
Travel & Events $18,522 5 $4K 1.3% FEELY, THOMAS JAMES 100% 8mo ago
Media $13,727 1 $14K 1.0% FEELY, THOMAS JAMES 100% 13mo ago
Software & Tech $12,725 2 $6K 0.9% FEELY, THOMAS JAMES 100% 12mo ago
Print & Mail $5,241 2 $3K 0.4% FEELY, THOMAS JAMES 100% 8mo ago
Admin & Office $730 1 $730 0.1% FEELY, THOMAS JAMES 100% 13mo ago
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Client retention

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

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Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
2
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$47,179 · 3% of revenue
21
One-time clients 1 cycle
$1,358,885 · 97% of revenue
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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
AZ
$1,020,353 72.6% 7
Unknown
$337,993 24.0% 7
CA
$19,190 1.4% 3
UT
$12,559 0.9% 1
TX
$7,930 0.6% 3
CO
$5,038 0.4% 1
MD
$3,000 0.2% 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 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 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 2025-05-14 FEELY, THOMAS JAMES Strategy & Research GENERAL CAMPAIGN CONSULTING $9,000
Largest this cycle 2025-08-08 FEELY, THOMAS JAMES Travel & Events TRAVEL/OFFICE EQUIPMENT & SOFTWARE $7,919
Recent 2025-12-03 FEELY, THOMAS JAMES Digital DIGITAL MANAGEMENT $6,250
Recent 2025-12-03 FEELY, THOMAS JAMES Strategy & Research GENERAL CAMPAIGN CONSULTING $6,000
Recent 2026-02-22 CRANE, ELI Strategy & Research DIGITAL ADS $1,415
Recent 2026-01-30 CRANE, ELI Strategy & Research DIGITAL ADS $1,415
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