SEXTANT STRATEGIES & RESEARCH LLC
SEXTANT STRATEGIES & RESEARCH LLC is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle SEXTANT STRATEGIES & RESEARCH LLC was paid $3.66M across 77 client committees, of which $66K 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
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$3,592,668 | 244 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 27, 2026
- spans 11.3 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 244
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 77
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
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Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 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.
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Top buyers last 3 months · top 6
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIA'S MIDDLE CLASS, INCLUDING ENERGY COMPANIES WHO PRODUCE GAS, OIL, JOBS AND PAY TAXES 1365275 |
$4,700 | 1 |
| KEEPING CALIFORNIANS WORKING, A COALITION OF INSURANCE AGENTS, TECHNOLOGY, ENERGY, AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS 1365806 |
$4,700 | 1 |
| KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN 1376693 |
$4,700 | 1 |
| CALIFORNIA LEADS 1478581 |
$4,700 | 1 |
| PALACIO IN AD35; CALIFORNIANS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY - AGAINST ANA 1491200 |
$4,700 | 1 |
| 911819 911819 |
$4,700 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ROY FOR SENATE 2026 SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION; L.A. COUNTY HEALTHCARE COALITION IN SUPPORT OF DR. SION 1488685 |
$60,370 | 2 |
| DEEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; SOUTH BAY TEACHERS AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS SUPPORTING SARA 1489854 |
$52,740 | 2 |
| SORIA FOR SENATE 2026 1479788 |
$39,360 | 1 |
| 742855 742855 |
$21,785 | 1 |
| CALIFORNIA LEADS 1478581 |
$19,845 | 4 |
| KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN 1376693 |
$19,845 | 4 |
| CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF FAMILY OWNED BUSINESSES PAC 1465611 |
$15,145 | 2 |
| CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE 1231459 |
$10,892 | 3 |
| KEEPING CALIFORNIANS WORKING, A COALITION OF INSURANCE AGENTS, TECHNOLOGY, ENERGY, AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS 1365806 |
$10,740 | 2 |
| 911819 911819 |
$10,740 | 2 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ROY FOR SENATE 2026 SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION; L.A. COUNTY HEALTHCARE COALITION IN SUPPORT OF DR. SION 1488685 |
$60,370 | 2 |
| DEEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; SOUTH BAY TEACHERS AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS SUPPORTING SARA 1489854 |
$52,740 | 2 |
| 963026 963026 |
$44,030 | 1 |
| SORIA FOR SENATE 2026 1479788 |
$39,360 | 1 |
| 742855 742855 |
$35,168 | 2 |
| CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE 1231459 |
$24,276 | 4 |
| KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN 1376693 |
$19,845 | 4 |
| CALIFORNIA LEADS 1478581 |
$19,845 | 4 |
| CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF FAMILY OWNED BUSINESSES PAC 1465611 |
$15,145 | 2 |
| COMMITTEE TO SUPPORT THE ALLIANCE OF CALIFORNIA'S FARMERS AND RANCHERS 1411956 |
$13,383 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 963026 963026 |
$44,030 | 1 |
| SORIA FOR SENATE 2026 1479788 |
$39,360 | 1 |
| 742855 742855 |
$35,168 | 2 |
| CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE 1231459 |
$24,276 | 4 |
| CALIFORNIA LEADS 1478581 |
$19,845 | 4 |
| KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN 1376693 |
$19,845 | 4 |
| CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF FAMILY OWNED BUSINESSES PAC 1465611 |
$15,145 | 2 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
| 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 |
| CARRILLO FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; JUAN 1456748 |
$33,000 | 1 |
| KEEPING CALIFORNIANS WORKING, A COALITION OF INSURANCE AGENTS, TECHNOLOGY, ENERGY, AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS 1365806 |
$32,378 | 4 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $117,074 | 3.20% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $3,541,558 | 96.80% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 10 years
| 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 | FRIENDS OF PHIL JANOWICZ 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $22K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $135K | 7 | PARENT TEACHER ALLIANCE, SP… 34% | Other / Unclassified 55% | $156K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $231K | 14 | CALIFORNIA TOGETHER 31% | Other / Unclassified 91% | $388K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $90K | 4 | PARENT TEACHER ALLIANCE, SP… 27% | Other / Unclassified 74% | $478K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $46K | 4 | PARENT TEACHER ALLIANCE, SP… 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 | ESMERALDA SORIA FOR CONGRESS 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 CIVIL JUSTICE… 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $545K | -53% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $106K | 4 | COALITION FOR CIVIL JUSTICE… 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% | Strategy & Research 41% | $159K | -31% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $138K | 14 | DEEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; SOU… 38% | Strategy & Research 23% | $297K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $1,742,554 | 120 | $15K | 49.9% | CALIFORNIA REAL ESTATE POLI… 12% | 2mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $1,663,251 | 105 | $16K | 47.6% | 963026 12% | 2mo ago |
| Field & Voter Contact | $32,053 | 3 | $11K | 0.9% | PARENT TEACHER ALLIANCE, SP… 72% | 4mo ago |
| Print & Mail | $26,370 | 1 | $26K | 0.8% | DEEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; SOU… 100% | 3mo ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | $12,258 | 2 | $6K | 0.4% | PARENT TEACHER ALLIANCE, SP… 189% | 4mo ago |
| Digital | $6,820 | 1 | $7K | 0.2% | KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN 100% | 5y ago |
| Media | $6,040 | 1 | $6K | 0.2% | CALIFORNIA LEADS 100% | 4mo ago |
| Travel & Events | $1,520 | 1 | $2K | 0.0% | 741666 100% | 11y ago |
| Fundraising | $488 | 3 | $163 | 0.0% | KEEPING CALIFORNIANS WORKIN… 100% | 6y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
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 | $3,592,668 | 100.0% | 77 |
Notable disbursements
5 largest all-time · 5 largest in the current cycle · 5 most recent. Each row earns its place.