SOMETHING ELSE STRATEGIES LLC
$40.26M
2025-2026 cycle
SOMETHING ELSE STRATEGIES LLC is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle SOMETHING ELSE STRATEGIES LLC was paid $40.26M across 57 client committees, of which $31.07M 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
$40.26M
=
$9.19M
(Schedule B)
+
$31.07M
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$9,190,012 | 353 rows | 22.8% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$31,068,216 | 365 rows | 77.2% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- May 12, 2011 → Jul 14, 2026
- spans 15.2 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 353
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 57
- 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.
Aug 2025
Jul 2026
$1.11M
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 |
|---|---|---|
| JOE STRADA FOR CONGRESS C00952713 |
$74,134 | 1 |
| NRCC C00075820 |
$58,333 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BARR, GARLAND ANDY KY · Senate REP |
$123,591 | 2 |
| AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE FUND C00927186 |
$87,500 | 4 |
| KEEP AMERICA GREAT PAC, INC. C00896365 |
$83,950 | 2 |
| JOE STRADA FOR CONGRESS C00952713 |
$74,134 | 1 |
| ALVARADO, RALPH A KY · House REP |
$68,061 | 2 |
| NRCC C00075820 |
$58,333 | 1 |
| ALABAMA CHRISTIAN CONSERVATIVES (ACC) C00782656 |
$55,260 IE $55,260 |
4 |
| FULLER, CLAY GA · House REP |
$36,772 | 2 |
| PRIDEMORE, TRICIA GA · House REP |
$34,810 | 1 |
| CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC. C00835967 |
$20,520 IE $7,400 · SB $13,120 |
2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BARR, GARLAND ANDY KY · Senate REP |
$209,512 | 4 |
| KEEP AMERICA GREAT PAC, INC. C00896365 |
$180,350 | 6 |
| FITZPATRICK, BRIAN PA · House REP |
$97,461 | 1 |
| AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE FUND C00927186 |
$87,500 | 4 |
| ALABAMA CHRISTIAN CONSERVATIVES (ACC) C00782656 |
$75,823 IE $75,823 |
5 |
| JOE STRADA FOR CONGRESS C00952713 |
$74,134 | 1 |
| VAN EPPS, MATTHEW ROBERT TN · House REP |
$71,047 | 3 |
| ALVARADO, RALPH A KY · House REP |
$68,061 | 2 |
| NRCC C00075820 |
$58,333 | 1 |
| FULLER, CLAY GA · House REP |
$50,452 | 3 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BARR, GARLAND ANDY KY · Senate REP |
$262,722 | 6 |
| KEEP AMERICA GREAT PAC, INC. C00896365 |
$235,350 | 8 |
| FITZPATRICK, BRIAN PA · House REP |
$97,461 | 1 |
| AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE FUND C00927186 |
$87,500 | 4 |
| ALABAMA CHRISTIAN CONSERVATIVES (ACC) C00782656 |
$75,823 IE $75,823 |
5 |
| JOE STRADA FOR CONGRESS C00952713 |
$74,134 | 1 |
| VAN EPPS, MATTHEW ROBERT TN · House REP |
$71,047 | 3 |
| ALVARADO, RALPH A KY · House REP |
$68,061 | 2 |
| ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON IA · Senate REP |
$66,311 | 2 |
| NRCC C00075820 |
$58,333 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CLF C00504530 |
$265,572 IE $265,572 |
29 |
| BARR, GARLAND ANDY KY · Senate REP |
$262,722 | 6 |
| KEEP AMERICA GREAT PAC, INC. C00896365 |
$235,350 | 8 |
| FITZPATRICK, BRIAN PA · House REP |
$208,899 | 2 |
| ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON IA · Senate REP |
$130,069 | 4 |
| BLACKBURN, MARSHA MRS. TN · Senate REP |
$115,316 | 4 |
| STEEL, MICHELLE CA · House REP |
$108,606 | 2 |
| AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE FUND C00927186 |
$87,500 | 4 |
| ALABAMA CHRISTIAN CONSERVATIVES (ACC) C00782656 |
$75,823 IE $75,823 |
5 |
| JOE STRADA FOR CONGRESS C00952713 |
$74,134 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 0%
R · 100%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $70,090 | 0.17% |
| Republican | $38,971,383 | 96.80% |
| Non-partisan | $1,216,754 | 3.02% |
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 onlyNo activity in the last 1 months.
No activity in the last 3 months.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
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 | Q2 | 2018 | $201K | 8 | RUBIO, MARCO 76% | Strategy & Research 100% | $201K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $34K | 3 | RECLAIM AMERICA PAC 71% | Strategy & Research 100% | $235K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $168K | 8 | TOM CAMPBELL FOR NORTH DAKO… 39% | Strategy & Research 100% | $403K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $59K | 9 | BLACKBURN, MARSHA MRS. 44% | Strategy & Research 100% | $462K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $78K | 9 | RUBIO, MARCO 38% | Strategy & Research 100% | $540K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $326K | 24 | BLACKBURN, MARSHA MRS. 47% | Strategy & Research 100% | $866K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $419K | 9 | BLACKBURN, MARSHA MRS. 80% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.29M | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $14K | 1 | ERNST, JONI K 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $14K | -59% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $54K | 3 | ERNST, JONI K 63% | Strategy & Research 100% | $67K | -68% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $226K | 9 | GEORGIANS FOR KELLY LOEFFLER 65% | Strategy & Research 100% | $293K | +284% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $225K | 15 | HAMILTON, BOB 59% | Strategy & Research 100% | $519K | +188% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $1.05M | 39 | GEORGIANS FOR KELLY LOEFFLER 30% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.57M | +222% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $951K | 32 | GEORGIANS FOR KELLY LOEFFLER 40% | Strategy & Research 100% | $2.52M | +127% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2022 | $522K | 1 | GEORGIANS FOR KELLY LOEFFLER 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $522K | — |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $22K | 1 | GEORGIANS FOR KELLY LOEFFLER 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $544K | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $38K | 1 | ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $581K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $15K | 1 | BEQUETTE, JAKE MR. 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $596K | +8% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $146K | 4 | SMITH, JASON T 36% | Strategy & Research 100% | $742K | +172% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $216K | 9 | DAVE MCCORMICK FOR US SENATE 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $958K | -4% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $492K | 27 | DAVE MCCORMICK FOR US SENATE 57% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.45M | +118% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $482K | 17 | RUBIO, MARCO 45% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.93M | -54% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $343K | 16 | ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON 37% | Strategy & Research 100% | $2.28M | -64% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2022 | $34K | 2 | SAFE CA, INC. 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $2.31M | — |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $16K | 2 | STEEL, MICHELLE 62% | Strategy & Research 100% | $16K | -27% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $216K | 2 | RUBIO, MARCO 92% | Strategy & Research 100% | $233K | +477% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $113K | 8 | SFA FUND, INC 99% | Strategy & Research 100% | $345K | +652% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $282K | 13 | SFA FUND, INC 85% | Strategy & Research 100% | $627K | +93% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $480K | 19 | SFA FUND, INC 84% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.11M | +122% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $285K | 5 | BLACKBURN, MARSHA MRS. 59% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.39M | -41% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $337K | 8 | FITZPATRICK, BRIAN 33% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.73M | -2% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $29K | 4 | BLACKBURN, MARSHA MRS. 51% | Media 100% | $29K | +81% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $66K | 3 | BARR, GARLAND ANDY 61% | Media 100% | $95K | -70% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $118K | 5 | KEEP AMERICA GREAT PAC, INC. 47% | Media 100% | $213K | +4% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $382K | 11 | FITZPATRICK, BRIAN 25% | Media 100% | $595K | +36% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $153K | 6 | AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE FUND 41% | Strategy & Research 88% | $748K | -68% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $439K | 12 | BARR, GARLAND ANDY 28% | — | $1.19M | — |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $74K | 1 | JOE STRADA FOR CONGRESS 100% | — | $1.26M | -74% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $8,063,527 | 315 | $26K | 92.9% | GEORGIANS FOR KELLY LOEFFLER 17% | 5mo ago |
| Media | $595,033 | 23 | $26K | 6.9% | BARR, GARLAND ANDY 23% | 9mo ago |
| Digital | $18,130 | 2 | $9K | 0.2% | FULLER, CLAY 100% | 5mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
7
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$3,039,880 · 33% of revenue
10
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$2,304,569 · 25% of revenue
40
One-time clients 1 cycle
$3,845,562 · 42% of revenue
Top 7 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKBURN, MARSHA MRS. | 3 | $839,553 | 23 | 2017-11-01 | 2025-05-14 |
| RUBIO, MARCO | 3 | $685,106 | 20 | 2017-05-03 | 2023-04-18 |
| ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON | 4 | $571,584 | 23 | 2020-08-14 | 2025-10-31 |
| FITZPATRICK, BRIAN | 4 | $407,652 | 11 | 2020-06-10 | 2025-10-02 |
| STEEL, MICHELLE | 3 | $264,525 | 11 | 2020-08-28 | 2024-11-01 |
| PAULINA LUNA, ANNA | 3 | $140,956 | 7 | 2020-10-16 | 2025-01-29 |
| DONALDS, BYRON | 3 | $130,504 | 10 | 2020-05-08 | 2025-03-24 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GA | $1,749,568 | 20.8% | 7 | |
| VA | $1,040,183 | 12.4% | 6 | |
| IA | $1,015,817 | 12.1% | 2 | |
| TN | $910,601 | 10.8% | 2 | |
| PA | $904,466 | 10.8% | 2 | |
| TX | $775,823 | 9.2% | 1 | |
| FL | $452,146 | 5.4% | 4 | |
| KS | $427,824 | 5.1% | 2 | |
| CA | $407,044 | 4.8% | 5 | |
| KY | $365,181 | 4.4% | 2 | |
| WI | $177,506 | 2.1% | 3 | |
| MO | $168,518 | 2.0% | 4 |
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 | 2020-12-28 | GEORGIANS FOR KELLY LOEFFLER | Strategy & Research | MEDIA PRODUCTION | $521,773 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-10-27 | GEORGIANS FOR KELLY LOEFFLER | Strategy & Research | MEDIA PRODUCTION | $264,635 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-04-18 | RUBIO, MARCO | Strategy & Research | MEDIA PRODUCTION | $200,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-08-14 | BLACKBURN, MARSHA MRS. | Strategy & Research | MEDIA PRODUCTION | $167,162 |
| Largest all-time | 2017-05-03 | RUBIO, MARCO | Strategy & Research | MEDIA PRODUCTION/STRATEGIC CONSULTING- D | $122,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-10-02 | FITZPATRICK, BRIAN | Media | VIDEO PRODUCTION | $97,461 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-01 | BARR, GARLAND ANDY | — | MEDIA PRODUCTION | $87,916 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-07-14 | JOE STRADA FOR CONGRESS | — | PRODUCTION SET UP, CREW EQUIPMENT | $74,134 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-07 | KEEP AMERICA GREAT PAC, INC. | — | MEDIA PRODUCTION | $68,950 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-06-18 | NRCC | — | POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING | $58,333 |
| Recent | 2026-05-14 | BARR, GARLAND ANDY | — | MEDIA PRODUCTION | $35,675 |
| Recent | 2026-05-15 | CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC. | — | PRODUCTION SERVICES | $13,120 |
| Recent | 2026-05-20 | AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE FUND | — | POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING | $12,500 |