Screen Strategies Media
$482.40M
2025-2026 cycle
Screen Strategies Media is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Screen Strategies Media was paid $482.40M across 117 client committees, of which $48.45M 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
$482.40M
=
$433.96M
(Schedule B)
+
$48.45M
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$433,955,079 | 1,364 rows | 90.0% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$48,448,341 | 192 rows | 10.0% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- May 2, 2014 → May 5, 2026
- spans 12.0 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 1,364
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 117
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
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Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.
Jun 2025
May 2026
$1.51M
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
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ERIC 1485146 |
$754,982 | 2 |
| ALLEN FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026; BEN 1483889 |
$500,020 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ERIC 1485146 |
$754,982 | 2 |
| ALLEN FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026; BEN 1483889 |
$500,020 | 2 |
| GRAYZEL, JEFF NJ · House DEM |
$30,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ERIC 1485146 |
$754,982 | 2 |
| ALLEN FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026; BEN 1483889 |
$500,020 | 2 |
| COPELAND, DARDEN HUNTER TN · House DEM |
$229,478 | 3 |
| GRAYZEL, JEFF NJ · House DEM |
$30,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ERIC 1485146 |
$754,982 | 2 |
| ALLEN FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026; BEN 1483889 |
$500,020 | 2 |
| COPELAND, DARDEN HUNTER TN · House DEM |
$229,478 | 3 |
| GRAYZEL, JEFF NJ · House DEM |
$30,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TESTER, R. JON MT · Senate DEM |
$27,220,377 | 39 |
| SLOTKIN, ELISSA MI · Senate DEM |
$25,130,263 | 29 |
| GILLIBRAND, KIRSTEN NY · Senate DEM |
$9,359,987 | 3 |
| GLUESENKAMP PEREZ, MARIE WA · House DEM |
$8,081,241 | 62 |
| MICHIGAN SENATE VICTORY 2024 C00891150 |
$5,921,750 | 5 |
| BYNUM, JANELLE OR · House DEM |
$5,079,889 | 16 |
| VASQUEZ, GABRIEL NM · House DEM |
$4,621,544 | 15 |
| REPUBLICANS FOR TESTER C00887521 |
$3,423,865 | 10 |
| DSCC C00042366 |
$3,107,552 | 8 |
| LEE, SUSIE NV · House DEM |
$2,756,467 | 20 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 100%
R · 0%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $332,875,921 | 69.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $149,527,499 | 31.00% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
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 · 7 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $1.65M | 27 | TESTER, R. JON 45% | Media 100% | $1.65M | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $9.73M | 59 | TESTER, R. JON 24% | Media 100% | $11M | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $64M | 170 | MCCASKILL, CLAIRE 22% | Media 100% | $75M | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $48M | 153 | C00501197 28% | Media 100% | $123M | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $4.21M | 25 | PETERS, GARY 50% | Media 100% | $4.21M | +155% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $4.06M | 31 | C00709410 37% | Media 100% | $8.27M | -58% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $68M | 122 | C00709410 37% | Media 100% | $76M | +7% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $34M | 108 | PETERS, GARY 36% | Media 100% | $110M | -28% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $1.27M | 8 | C00446906 72% | Media 100% | $1.27M | -70% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $7.53M | 48 | MURRAY, PATTY 22% | Media 100% | $8.81M | +86% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $22M | 85 | C00636571 21% | Media 100% | $31M | -68% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $23M | 88 | C00636571 34% | Media 100% | $53M | -34% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $3.35M | 3 | TESTER, R. JON 100% | Media 100% | $3.35M | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $19M | 44 | PORTER, KATHERINE 73% | Media 100% | $23M | +1430% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $14M | 66 | TESTER, R. JON 46% | Media 100% | $37M | +91% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $63M | 163 | TESTER, R. JON 29% | Media 100% | $100M | +187% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $45M | 127 | SLOTKIN, ELISSA 20% | Media 100% | $145M | +96% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $229K | 3 | COPELAND, DARDEN HUNTER 100% | Media 100% | $229K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $30K | 1 | GRAYZEL, JEFF 100% | Media 100% | $259K | -99% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $1.26M | 4 | SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026;… 60% | Media 60% | $1.51M | -91% |
Stations this firm's clients buy from
Stations this firm's clients buy from top 15 + 9 additional stations · $1,550,262 · Sacramento, CA dominant market
Broadcast stations that committees who pay Screen Strategies Media also pay directly on their Schedule B filings. We can't prove Screen Strategies Media 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCRA-TV | Sacramento, CA | NBC | $337,450 | 5 | Jan 2024 → May 2026 |
| KOVR-TV | Sacramento, CA | CBS | $204,978 | 5 | Jan 2024 → May 2026 |
| KXTV | Sacramento, CA | NBC | $197,434 | 5 | Jan 2024 → May 2026 |
| KGO-TV | San Francisco, CA | ABC | $128,499 | 4 | May 2022 → May 2026 |
| KTVU-TV | San Francisco, CA | Fox | $100,109 | 4 | Apr 2026 → May 2026 |
| KTXL-TV | Sacramento, CA | Fox | $92,187 | 5 | Jan 2024 → May 2026 |
| KMAX-TV | Sacramento, CA | Independent | $75,948 | 5 | Jan 2024 → May 2026 |
| KSBY-TV | San Luis Obispo, CA | NBC | $70,049 | 3 | May 2022 → May 2022 |
| KEYT-TV | Santa Barbara, CA | ABC | $49,912 | 3 | May 2022 → May 2022 |
| KSBW-TV | Salinas, CA | NBC | $49,657 | 2 | May 2022 → May 2022 |
| KRON-TV | San Francisco, CA | NBC | $36,431 | 5 | May 2022 → May 2026 |
| KNTV | San Jose, CA | NBC | $36,423 | 2 | May 2022 → May 2022 |
| KPIX-TV | San Francisco, CA | CBS | $34,786 | 4 | Apr 2026 → May 2026 |
| KNTV | San Jose, CA | NBC | $31,973 | 3 | Apr 2026 → May 2026 |
| KIEM-TV | Eureka, CA | NBC | $28,696 | 3 | Jan 2024 → Feb 2024 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media | $432,717,868 | 1,362 | $318K | 100.0% | TESTER, R. JON 11% | 6w ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
5
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$31,094,576 · 7% of revenue
18
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$129,167,138 · 30% of revenue
94
One-time clients 1 cycle
$273,693,365 · 63% of revenue
Top 5 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEE, SUSIE | 4 | $13,221,367 | 82 | 2018-05-17 | 2024-10-23 |
| STEVENS, HALEY | 3 | $8,551,410 | 40 | 2018-05-17 | 2022-11-03 |
| DCCC | 3 | $6,172,085 | 37 | 2018-06-13 | 2024-10-23 |
| DELBENE, SUZAN K | 4 | $2,260,450 | 13 | 2018-10-11 | 2024-10-04 |
| PANETTA, JIMMY | 4 | $889,264 | 17 | 2018-05-23 | 2024-09-09 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | $109,264,652 | 27.6% | 38 | |
| MI | $78,956,437 | 20.0% | 4 | |
| MT | $52,087,293 | 13.2% | 2 | |
| DC | $43,846,532 | 11.1% | 11 | |
| WA | $23,367,646 | 5.9% | 5 | |
| CA | $21,748,404 | 5.5% | 21 | |
| AZ | $15,828,618 | 4.0% | 3 | |
| NV | $14,205,467 | 3.6% | 2 | |
| MN | $13,018,854 | 3.3% | 1 | |
| MA | $10,466,632 | 2.6% | 2 | |
| NM | $6,655,350 | 1.7% | 1 | |
| OR | $5,844,370 | 1.5% | 2 |
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 | 2024-08-30 | GILLIBRAND, KIRSTEN | Media | TV ADVERTISING | $7,057,396 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-07-17 | PETERS, GARY | Media | MEDIA BUY | $4,802,150 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-09-24 | C00709410 | Media | MEDIA | $3,958,951 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-09-21 | C00709410 | Media | MEDIA | $3,831,072 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-10-19 | C00636571 | Media | TELEVISION AD BUY | $3,823,986 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-23 | SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ERIC | Media | — | $510,267 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-27 | ALLEN FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026; BEN | — | — | $353,857 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-23 | SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ERIC | Media | — | $244,715 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-05 | ALLEN FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026; BEN | — | — | $146,163 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-09-29 | COPELAND, DARDEN HUNTER | Media | ADVERTISING | $80,000 |
| Recent | 2025-12-22 | GRAYZEL, JEFF | Media | ADVERTISING | $30,000 |