SEXTANT STRATEGIES & RESEARCH LLC

$3.29M 2025-2026 cycle

SEXTANT STRATEGIES & RESEARCH LLC is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle SEXTANT STRATEGIES & RESEARCH LLC was paid $3.29M across 77 client committees, of which $66K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

Strategy & Research ● Recent

Part I Identity

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

Source split

$3.65M = $3.59M (Schedule B) + $66K (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments
$3,587,968 243 rows 98.2%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them
$65,965 3 rows 1.8%
Activity span ALL TIME
Feb 23, 2015 → May 15, 2026
spans 11.2 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
243
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
77
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.

Jun 2025 May 2026
$365K 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 5

KEEPING CALIFORNIANS WORKING, A COALI… $5K — · 1 txn KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN $5K — · 1 txn CALIFORNIA LEADS $5K Media · 1 txn PALACIO IN AD35; CALIFORNIANS FOR ACC… $5K — · 1 txn 911819 $5K — · 1 txn SS SEXTANT STRATEGIES & RESEARCH LLC
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 10

ROY FOR SENATE 2026 SPONSORED BY CALI… $60K Strategy & Research · 2 txns DEEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; SOUTH BAY TEA… $53K Print & Mail · 2 txns SORIA FOR SENATE 2026 $39K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn CALIFORNIA LEADS $20K Media · 4 txns KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN $20K Other / Unclassified · 4 txns CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF FAMILY OWNED B… $15K Other / Unclassified · 2 txns 911819 $11K — · 2 txns KEEPING CALIFORNIANS WORKING, A COALI… $11K Strategy & Research · 2 txns BUILDING A PROSPEROUS FUTURE FOR CALI… $9K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn CALIFORNIANS FOR JOBS AND A STRONG EC… $6K — · 1 txn SS SEXTANT STRATEGIES & RESEARCH LLC
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 10

ROY FOR SENATE 2026 SPONSORED BY CALI… $60K Strategy & Research · 2 txns DEEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; SOUTH BAY TEA… $53K Print & Mail · 2 txns 963026 $44K Strategy & Research · 1 txn SORIA FOR SENATE 2026 $39K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn 742855 $35K Strategy & Research · 2 txns CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION INDEPE… $24K Other / Unclassified · 4 txns KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN $20K Other / Unclassified · 4 txns CALIFORNIA LEADS $20K Media · 4 txns CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF FAMILY OWNED B… $15K Other / Unclassified · 2 txns COMMITTEE TO SUPPORT THE ALLIANCE OF … $13K Strategy & Research · 1 txn SS SEXTANT STRATEGIES & RESEARCH LLC
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 10

ROY FOR SENATE 2026 SPONSORED BY CALI… $60K Strategy & Research · 2 txns DEEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; SOUTH BAY TEA… $53K Print & Mail · 2 txns 963026 $44K Strategy & Research · 1 txn SORIA FOR SENATE 2026 $39K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn 742855 $35K Strategy & Research · 2 txns CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION INDEPE… $24K Other / Unclassified · 4 txns KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN $20K Other / Unclassified · 4 txns CALIFORNIA LEADS $20K Media · 4 txns CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF FAMILY OWNED B… $15K Other / Unclassified · 2 txns COMMITTEE TO SUPPORT THE ALLIANCE OF … $13K Strategy & Research · 1 txn SS SEXTANT STRATEGIES & RESEARCH LLC
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 10

ROY FOR SENATE 2026 SPONSORED BY CALI… $60K Strategy & Research · 2 txns CLOOBECK FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $60K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn DEEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; SOUTH BAY TEA… $53K Print & Mail · 2 txns 963026 $44K Strategy & Research · 1 txn SORIA FOR SENATE 2026 $39K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn 742855 $35K Strategy & Research · 2 txns CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION INDEPE… $24K Other / Unclassified · 4 txns KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN $20K Other / Unclassified · 4 txns CALIFORNIA LEADS $20K Media · 4 txns CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF FAMILY OWNED B… $15K Other / Unclassified · 2 txns SS SEXTANT STRATEGIES & RESEARCH LLC
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 10

742855 $60K Strategy & Research · 4 txns ROY FOR SENATE 2026 SPONSORED BY CALI… $60K Strategy & Research · 2 txns CLOOBECK FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $60K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn DEEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; SOUTH BAY TEA… $53K Print & Mail · 2 txns 911819 $48K Strategy & Research · 7 txns KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN $47K Strategy & Research · 10 txns 963026 $44K Strategy & Research · 1 txn SORIA FOR SENATE 2026 $39K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn 741666 $39K Strategy & Research · 1 txn CARRILLO FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; JUAN $33K Strategy & Research · 1 txn SS SEXTANT STRATEGIES & RESEARCH LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
742855
742855
$60,481 4
ROY FOR SENATE 2026 SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION; L.A. COUNTY HEALTHCARE COALITION IN SUPPORT OF DR. SION
1488685
$60,370 2
CLOOBECK FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1476744
$59,990 1
DEEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; SOUTH BAY TEACHERS AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS SUPPORTING SARA
1489854
$52,740 2
911819
911819
$47,710 7
KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN
1376693
$47,065 10
963026
963026
$44,030 1
SORIA FOR SENATE 2026
1479788
$39,360 1
741666
741666
$38,545 1
CARRILLO FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; JUAN
1456748
$33,000 1

By party

Revenue by party

100% D
D · 100%
R · 0%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $38,188 1.16%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $3,252,264 98.84%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Q3 2017 (2016 cycle): $28KQ4 2017 (2016 cycle): $22KQ4 2017 (2018 cycle): $22KQ1 2018 (2018 cycle): $135KQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $231KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $90KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $46KQ3 2019 (2018 cycle): $64KQ4 2019 (2018 cycle): $84KQ4 2019 (2020 cycle): $26KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $189KQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $13KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $209KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $68KQ4 2021 (2020 cycle): $40KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $106KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $395KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $202KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $28KQ2 2023 (2022 cycle): $16KQ4 2023 (2022 cycle): $209KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $42KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $232KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $176KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $84KQ2 2025 (2024 cycle): $60KQ4 2025 (2024 cycle): $84KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $159KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $133K Q3Q4Q2Q4Q4Q1Q3Q4Q2Q4Q4Q1Q4Q4Q2 $395K

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 Q3 2016 $28K 1 EDVOICE FOR THE KIDS PAC 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $28K
2017 Q4 2016 $22K 1 963026 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $50K
2017 Q4 2018 $22K 1 C00638478 100% Strategy & Research 100% $22K
2018 Q1 2018 $135K 7 PARENT TEACHER ALLIANCE, SP… 34% Other / Unclassified 55% $156K
2018 Q2 2018 $231K 14 VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2… 31% Other / Unclassified 91% $388K
2018 Q3 2018 $90K 4 PARENT TEACHER ALLIANCE, SP… 27% Other / Unclassified 74% $478K
2018 Q4 2018 $46K 4 CABALLERO FOR SENATE 2018 S… 40% Strategy & Research 50% $524K
2019 Q3 2018 $64K 11 KEEPING CALIFORNIANS WORKIN… 36% Other / Unclassified 99% $588K +129%
2019 Q4 2018 $84K 4 963026 86% Other / Unclassified 100% $672K +284%
2019 Q4 2020 $26K 1 C00711911 100% Strategy & Research 100% $26K +20%
2020 Q1 2020 $189K 20 KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN 37% Strategy & Research 51% $215K +41%
2020 Q2 2020 $13K 1 PETRIE-NORRIS FOR ASSEMBLY … 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $228K -94%
2020 Q3 2020 $209K 12 CALIFORNIA REAL ESTATE POLI… 59% Strategy & Research 82% $437K +132%
2020 Q4 2020 $68K 6 CORTESE FOR STATE SENATE 20… 36% Strategy & Research 100% $505K +47%
2021 Q4 2020 $40K 1 COALITION FOR FAIR LEGAL FE… 100% Strategy & Research 100% $545K -53%
2022 Q1 2022 $106K 4 COALITION FOR FAIR LEGAL FE… 51% Strategy & Research 97% $106K -44%
2022 Q2 2022 $395K 30 CALIFORNIA REAL ESTATE POLI… 16% Strategy & Research 57% $501K +2977%
2022 Q3 2022 $202K 8 741666 36% Strategy & Research 72% $704K -3%
2022 Q4 2022 $28K 2 PETRIE-NORRIS FOR ASSEMBLY … 65% Other / Unclassified 65% $731K -59%
2023 Q2 2022 $16K 1 BOERNER FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; … 100% Strategy & Research 100% $747K
2023 Q4 2022 $209K 11 CALIFORNIA LABOR AND BUSINE… 25% Strategy & Research 61% $956K +422%
2023 Q4 2024 $42K 1 PORTANTINO, ANTHONY 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $42K
2024 Q1 2024 $232K 19 KEEPING CALIFORNIANS WORKIN… 22% Strategy & Research 79% $274K +119%
2024 Q3 2024 $176K 13 741666 22% Strategy & Research 100% $450K -13%
2024 Q4 2024 $84K 12 HOUSING PROVIDERS FOR RESPO… 21% Strategy & Research 79% $534K +203%
2025 Q2 2024 $60K 1 CLOOBECK FOR GOVERNOR 2026 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $594K +275%
2025 Q4 2024 $84K 4 963026 52% Strategy & Research 84% $678K -60%
2026 Q1 2026 $159K 12 SORIA FOR SENATE 2026 25% Other / Unclassified 52% $159K -31%
2026 Q2 2026 $133K 13 DEEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; SOU… 40% Print & Mail 20% $292K
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Revenue by service category

Revenue by service category

last 1 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $11K across 2 disbursements (avg $5K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA LEADS (100% of category) Last paid: 3w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $5K

Revenue by service category

last 3 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $1.74M across 119 disbursements (avg $15K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA REAL ESTATE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE/FEDERAL - CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS (12% of category) Last paid: 4w ago · +250% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $69K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $26K across 1 disbursements (avg $26K/check) Top buyer: DEEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; SOUTH BAY TEACHERS AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS SUPPORTING SARA (100% of category) Last paid: 5w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $26K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $11K across 2 disbursements (avg $5K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA LEADS (100% of category) Last paid: 3w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $11K

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $1.74M across 119 disbursements (avg $15K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA REAL ESTATE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE/FEDERAL - CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS (12% of category) Last paid: 4w ago · +250% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $162K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $26K across 1 disbursements (avg $26K/check) Top buyer: DEEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; SOUTH BAY TEACHERS AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS SUPPORTING SARA (100% of category) Last paid: 5w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $26K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $11K across 2 disbursements (avg $5K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA LEADS (100% of category) Last paid: 3w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $11K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $1.74M across 119 disbursements (avg $15K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA REAL ESTATE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE/FEDERAL - CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS (12% of category) Last paid: 4w ago · +250% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $162K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $26K across 1 disbursements (avg $26K/check) Top buyer: DEEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; SOUTH BAY TEACHERS AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS SUPPORTING SARA (100% of category) Last paid: 5w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $26K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $11K across 2 disbursements (avg $5K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA LEADS (100% of category) Last paid: 3w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $11K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $1.74M across 119 disbursements (avg $15K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA REAL ESTATE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE/FEDERAL - CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS (12% of category) Last paid: 4w ago · +250% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $162K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $26K across 1 disbursements (avg $26K/check) Top buyer: DEEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; SOUTH BAY TEACHERS AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS SUPPORTING SARA (100% of category) Last paid: 5w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $26K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $11K across 2 disbursements (avg $5K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA LEADS (100% of category) Last paid: 3w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $11K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $1.74M across 119 disbursements (avg $15K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA REAL ESTATE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE/FEDERAL - CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS (12% of category) Last paid: 4w ago · +250% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $404K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $26K across 1 disbursements (avg $26K/check) Top buyer: DEEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; SOUTH BAY TEACHERS AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS SUPPORTING SARA (100% of category) Last paid: 5w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $26K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $11K across 2 disbursements (avg $5K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA LEADS (100% of category) Last paid: 3w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $11K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Strategy & Research $1,737,854 119 $15K 49.4% CALIFORNIA REAL ESTATE POLI… 12% 4w ago
Other / Unclassified $1,696,276 105 $16K 48.2% 963026 11% 2mo ago
Field & Voter Contact $27,500 2 $14K 0.8% PARENT TEACHER ALLIANCE, SP… 84% 7y ago
Print & Mail $26,370 1 $26K 0.7% DEEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; SOU… 100% 5w ago
Contributions & Transfers $12,258 2 $6K 0.3% PARENT TEACHER ALLIANCE, SP… 189% 2mo ago
Media $10,740 2 $5K 0.3% CALIFORNIA LEADS 100% 3w ago
Digital $6,820 1 $7K 0.2% KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN 100% 5y ago
Travel & Events $1,520 1 $2K 0.0% 741666 100% 10y ago
Fundraising $488 3 $163 0.0% KEEPING CALIFORNIANS WORKIN… 100% 6y ago
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Client retention

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

12
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$1,418,073 · 40% of revenue
10
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$711,595 · 20% of revenue
55
One-time clients 1 cycle
$1,458,299 · 41% of revenue
Top 12 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
963026 5 $258,813 11 2016-04-21 2025-12-12
KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN 5 $222,733 25 2019-09-27 2026-05-14
741666 3 $211,320 5 2015-04-21 2024-07-25
KEEPING CALIFORNIANS WORKING, A COALITION OF EDUCATORS, INSURANCE AGENTS, TECHNOLOGY, ENERGY, AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS 5 $159,428 20 2019-08-20 2026-05-15
PARENT TEACHER ALLIANCE, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION ADVOCATES INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE 4 $158,292 11 2016-11-14 2024-02-23
CALIFORNIA DENTAL ASSOCIATION INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE PAC 3 $73,930 8 2016-04-21 2022-05-13
742855 3 $66,606 5 2020-10-23 2026-02-26
911819 4 $64,755 9 2020-01-23 2026-05-13
CALIFORNIANS FOR JOBS AND A STRONG ECONOMY 3 $58,509 8 2022-02-22 2026-03-25
EDVOICE FOR THE KIDS PAC 3 $56,859 5 2017-09-25 2020-07-27
CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE 4 $56,484 6 2019-09-04 2026-03-26
962938 3 $30,346 4 2016-05-24 2020-02-12
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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
$3,514,868 98.0% 73
Unknown
$73,100 2.0% 4
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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 2020-09-18 CALIFORNIA REAL ESTATE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE/FEDERAL - CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS Strategy & Research RESEARCH CONSULTING $124,000
Largest all-time 2015-04-21 741666 Other / Unclassified $98,000
Largest all-time 2022-06-06 CALIFORNIA REAL ESTATE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE/FEDERAL - CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS Strategy & Research POLLING $63,440
Largest all-time 2025-04-11 CLOOBECK FOR GOVERNOR 2026 Other / Unclassified $59,990
Largest all-time 2022-01-18 COALITION FOR FAIR LEGAL FEES, SPONSORED BY THE CIVIL JUSTICE ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA Strategy & Research $53,685
Largest this cycle 2026-03-24 SORIA FOR SENATE 2026 Other / Unclassified $39,360
Largest this cycle 2026-03-25 ROY FOR SENATE 2026 SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION; L.A. COUNTY HEALTHCARE COALITION IN SUPPORT OF DR. SION Strategy & Research Research / Support Dr. Sion Roy $34,000
Largest this cycle 2026-05-06 DEEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; SOUTH BAY TEACHERS AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS SUPPORTING SARA $26,370
Largest this cycle 2026-05-06 DEEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; SOUTH BAY TEACHERS AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS SUPPORTING SARA Print & Mail Lists/Support/Sara Deen/State Assembly/District 66 $26,370
Largest this cycle 2026-05-08 ROY FOR SENATE 2026 SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION; L.A. COUNTY HEALTHCARE COALITION IN SUPPORT OF DR. SION Strategy & Research Polling/ Support Dr. Sion Roy $26,370
Recent 2026-05-13 911819 SEE SCHEDULE G $4,700
Recent 2026-05-14 CALIFORNIA LEADS Media POL; Support; Andrae Gonzales; AD35 $4,700
Recent 2026-05-14 KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN $4,700
Recent 2026-05-15 KEEPING CALIFORNIANS WORKING, A COALITION OF EDUCATORS, INSURANCE AGENTS, TECHNOLOGY, ENERGY, AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS $4,700
Recent 2026-05-14 PALACIO IN AD35; CALIFORNIANS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY - AGAINST ANA $4,700
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