STRATEGIC PARTNERS & MEDIA LLC

$29.08M 2025-2026 cycle

STRATEGIC PARTNERS & MEDIA LLC is a digital vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle STRATEGIC PARTNERS & MEDIA LLC was paid $29.08M across 14 client committees, of which $23.56M flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

Digital ○ Slowing (~2mo since last)

Part I Identity

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

Source split

$29.08M = $5.52M (Schedule B) + $23.56M (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments		 $5,523,543 303 rows 19.0%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them		 $23,559,472 289 rows 81.0%
Activity span ALL TIME
Jan 6, 2014 → May 29, 2026
spans 12.4 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
303
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
14
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
$291K 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 3 months · top 2

SMULLEN, ROBERT $13K — · 2 txns TENNEY, CLAUDIA $7K — · 1 txn SP STRATEGIC PARTNERS & MEDIA LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
SMULLEN, ROBERT
NY · House REP
 $12,711 2
TENNEY, CLAUDIA
NY · House REP
 $7,355 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 5

SMULLEN, ROBERT $53K — · 6 txns GARBARINO, ANDREW $38K — · 1 txn TENNEY, CLAUDIA $36K Strategy & Research · 3 txns CLINE, BENJAMIN LEE $9K — · 4 txns THE GUARDIAN FUND $1K Digital · 1 txn SP STRATEGIC PARTNERS & MEDIA LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
SMULLEN, ROBERT
NY · House REP
 $53,354 6
GARBARINO, ANDREW
NY · House REP
 $37,500 1
TENNEY, CLAUDIA
NY · House REP
 $36,277 3
CLINE, BENJAMIN LEE
VA · House REP
 $8,698 4
THE GUARDIAN FUND
C00493221
 $1,000 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 7

GARBARINO, ANDREW $80K Strategy & Research · 8 txns SMULLEN, ROBERT $64K — · 7 txns TENNEY, CLAUDIA $63K Strategy & Research · 8 txns CLINE, BENJAMIN LEE $27K Digital · 14 txns LEMONDES, JOHN $13K Strategy & Research · 2 txns THE GUARDIAN FUND $5K Digital · 3 txns HOGAN, LARRY $70 Digital · 1 txn SP STRATEGIC PARTNERS & MEDIA LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
GARBARINO, ANDREW
NY · House REP
 $80,265 8
SMULLEN, ROBERT
NY · House REP
 $63,854 7
TENNEY, CLAUDIA
NY · House REP
 $63,194 8
CLINE, BENJAMIN LEE
VA · House REP
 $26,816 14
LEMONDES, JOHN
NY · House REP
 $13,385 2
THE GUARDIAN FUND
C00493221
 $5,350 3
HOGAN, LARRY
MD · Senate REP
 $70 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 7

GARBARINO, ANDREW $116K Strategy & Research · 12 txns TENNEY, CLAUDIA $98K Strategy & Research · 14 txns SMULLEN, ROBERT $64K — · 7 txns CLINE, BENJAMIN LEE $43K Digital · 23 txns LEMONDES, JOHN $13K Strategy & Research · 2 txns THE GUARDIAN FUND $8K Fundraising · 4 txns HOGAN, LARRY $70 Digital · 1 txn SP STRATEGIC PARTNERS & MEDIA LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
GARBARINO, ANDREW
NY · House REP
 $116,265 12
TENNEY, CLAUDIA
NY · House REP
 $98,194 14
SMULLEN, ROBERT
NY · House REP
 $63,854 7
CLINE, BENJAMIN LEE
VA · House REP
 $42,632 23
LEMONDES, JOHN
NY · House REP
 $13,385 2
THE GUARDIAN FUND
C00493221
 $8,350 4
HOGAN, LARRY
MD · Senate REP
 $70 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 8

GARBARINO, ANDREW $186K Digital · 20 txns TENNEY, CLAUDIA $170K Strategy & Research · 20 txns CLINE, BENJAMIN LEE $86K Digital · 31 txns CLF $65K — · 5 txns SMULLEN, ROBERT $64K — · 7 txns LEMONDES, JOHN $13K Strategy & Research · 2 txns THE GUARDIAN FUND $12K Digital · 7 txns HOGAN, LARRY $70 Digital · 1 txn SP STRATEGIC PARTNERS & MEDIA LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
GARBARINO, ANDREW
NY · House REP
 $186,005 20
TENNEY, CLAUDIA
NY · House REP
 $170,194 20
CLINE, BENJAMIN LEE
VA · House REP
 $86,413 31
CLF
C00504530
 $65,000
IE $65,000
 5
SMULLEN, ROBERT
NY · House REP
 $63,854 7
LEMONDES, JOHN
NY · House REP
 $13,385 2
THE GUARDIAN FUND
C00493221
 $11,850 7
HOGAN, LARRY
MD · Senate REP
 $70 1
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By party

Revenue by party

100% R
D · 0%
R · 100%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $19,522,621 67.13%
Non-partisan $9,560,394 32.87%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Money flow through this vendor

Where their ad buys point

IE payers (left) → races the buys targeted (right) · independent-expenditure filings only

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STRATEGIC PARTNERS & MEDIA LLC CLF $65K Unspecified races (5 filing… $65K Total in: $65K Total out: $65K
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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

20182020202120222023202420252026 Q3 2018 (2018 cycle): $1.55MQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $16KQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $57KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $89KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $226KQ1 2021 (2022 cycle): $3KQ2 2021 (2022 cycle): $3KQ3 2021 (2022 cycle): $3KQ4 2021 (2022 cycle): $27KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $35KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $72KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $1.78MQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $103KQ1 2023 (2024 cycle): $8KQ2 2023 (2024 cycle): $114KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $496KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $141KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $37KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $28KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $80KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $74KQ1 2025 (2026 cycle): $77KQ2 2025 (2026 cycle): $20KQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $70KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $46KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $88KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $86K Q3Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2 $1.78M

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 %
2018 Q3 2018 $1.55M 1 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REA… 100% Digital 100% $1.55M —
2020 Q1 2020 $16K 4 GARBARINO, ANDREW 84% Digital 100% $16K —
2020 Q2 2020 $57K 8 GARBARINO, ANDREW 91% Digital 100% $73K —
2020 Q3 2020 $89K 8 GARBARINO, ANDREW 82% Digital 100% $163K -94%
2020 Q4 2020 $226K 11 GARBARINO, ANDREW 63% Digital 100% $389K —
2021 Q1 2022 $3K 2 GARBARINO, ANDREW 100% Digital 100% $3K —
2021 Q2 2022 $3K 3 GARBARINO, ANDREW 100% Digital 100% $6K —
2021 Q3 2022 $3K 2 GARBARINO, ANDREW 100% Digital 100% $9K —
2021 Q4 2022 $27K 11 CLINE, BENJAMIN LEE 84% Digital 100% $36K —
2022 Q1 2022 $35K 11 CLINE, BENJAMIN LEE 48% Digital 100% $71K +120%
2022 Q2 2022 $72K 18 CLINE, BENJAMIN LEE 67% Digital 100% $143K +26%
2022 Q3 2022 $1.78M 21 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REA… 82% Digital 100% $1.92M +1895%
2022 Q4 2022 $103K 9 GARBARINO, ANDREW 67% Digital 100% $2.03M -54%
2023 Q1 2024 $8K 5 CLINE, BENJAMIN LEE 60% Digital 100% $8K +137%
2023 Q2 2024 $114K 15 TELL IT LIKE IT IS PAC 73% Digital 100% $121K +3537%
2023 Q3 2024 $496K 29 TELL IT LIKE IT IS PAC 87% Digital 100% $617K +15665%
2023 Q4 2024 $141K 19 TELL IT LIKE IT IS PAC 60% Digital 100% $758K +429%
2024 Q1 2024 $37K 9 TELL IT LIKE IT IS PAC 36% Digital 100% $795K +5%
2024 Q2 2024 $28K 10 CLINE, BENJAMIN LEE 73% Digital 100% $823K -62%
2024 Q3 2024 $80K 16 GARBARINO, ANDREW 50% Digital 100% $903K -96%
2024 Q4 2024 $74K 10 CLINE, BENJAMIN LEE 43% Digital 100% $976K -29%
2025 Q1 2026 $77K 9 TENNEY, CLAUDIA 68% Strategy & Research 77% $77K +919%
2025 Q2 2026 $20K 7 CLINE, BENJAMIN LEE 46% Strategy & Research 54% $97K -82%
2025 Q3 2026 $70K 18 GARBARINO, ANDREW 46% Strategy & Research 79% $167K -86%
2025 Q4 2026 $46K 11 GARBARINO, ANDREW 29% Strategy & Research 61% $213K -67%
2026 Q1 2026 $88K 13 SMULLEN, ROBERT 34% Strategy & Research 25% $301K +138%
2026 Q2 2026 $86K 7 GARBARINO, ANDREW 44% — $387K +210%
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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: $175K across 18 disbursements (avg $10K/check) Top buyer: TENNEY, CLAUDIA (65% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $22K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $2.13M across 260 disbursements (avg $8K/check) Top buyer: GARBARINO, ANDREW (32% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +118% vs prior cycle Digital $1K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $175K across 18 disbursements (avg $10K/check) Top buyer: TENNEY, CLAUDIA (65% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $72K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $2.13M across 260 disbursements (avg $8K/check) Top buyer: GARBARINO, ANDREW (32% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +118% vs prior cycle Digital $19K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $8K across 1 disbursements (avg $8K/check) Top buyer: GARBARINO, ANDREW (100% of category) Last paid: 8mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $8K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $7K across 2 disbursements (avg $3K/check) Top buyer: TENNEY, CLAUDIA (100% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $7K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $4K across 4 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: GARBARINO, ANDREW (51% of category) Last paid: 7mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $3K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $5K across 2 disbursements (avg $3K/check) Top buyer: THE GUARDIAN FUND (100% of category) Last paid: 10mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $2K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $175K across 18 disbursements (avg $10K/check) Top buyer: TENNEY, CLAUDIA (65% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $131K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $2.13M across 260 disbursements (avg $8K/check) Top buyer: GARBARINO, ANDREW (32% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +118% vs prior cycle Digital $46K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $8K across 1 disbursements (avg $8K/check) Top buyer: GARBARINO, ANDREW (100% of category) Last paid: 8mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $8K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $7K across 2 disbursements (avg $3K/check) Top buyer: TENNEY, CLAUDIA (100% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $7K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $5K across 2 disbursements (avg $3K/check) Top buyer: THE GUARDIAN FUND (100% of category) Last paid: 10mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $5K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $4K across 4 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: GARBARINO, ANDREW (51% of category) Last paid: 7mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $4K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $2.13M across 260 disbursements (avg $8K/check) Top buyer: GARBARINO, ANDREW (32% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +118% vs prior cycle Digital $191K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $175K across 18 disbursements (avg $10K/check) Top buyer: TENNEY, CLAUDIA (65% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $175K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $8K across 1 disbursements (avg $8K/check) Top buyer: GARBARINO, ANDREW (100% of category) Last paid: 8mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $8K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $7K across 2 disbursements (avg $3K/check) Top buyer: TENNEY, CLAUDIA (100% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $7K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $5K across 2 disbursements (avg $3K/check) Top buyer: THE GUARDIAN FUND (100% of category) Last paid: 10mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $5K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $4K across 4 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: GARBARINO, ANDREW (51% of category) Last paid: 7mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $4K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Digital $2,126,063 260 $8K 91.4% GARBARINO, ANDREW 32% 5mo ago
Strategy & Research $175,172 18 $10K 7.5% TENNEY, CLAUDIA 65% 4mo ago
Print & Mail $7,510 1 $8K 0.3% GARBARINO, ANDREW 100% 8mo ago
Travel & Events $6,916 2 $3K 0.3% TENNEY, CLAUDIA 100% 6mo ago
Fundraising $5,150 2 $3K 0.2% THE GUARDIAN FUND 100% 10mo ago
Software & Tech $4,390 4 $1K 0.2% GARBARINO, ANDREW 51% 7mo 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
$1,272,462 · 23% of revenue
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Repeat clients 2 cycles
$3,169,528 · 57% of revenue
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One-time clients 1 cycle
$1,081,554 · 20% of revenue
Top 3 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
GARBARINO, ANDREW 4 $801,401 81 2020-01-11 2026-04-07
CLINE, BENJAMIN LEE 3 $346,619 105 2021-10-04 2026-02-27
THE GUARDIAN FUND 3 $124,443 25 2022-09-08 2026-02-06
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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
IL
$2,999,334 54.3% 1
NY
$1,048,833 19.0% 4
NJ
$685,315 12.4% 2
VA
$397,005 7.2% 2
TX
$197,014 3.6% 1
NC
$140,154 2.5% 2
DC
$55,819 1.0% 1
MD
$70 0.0% 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 2018-09-14 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS CONGRESSIONAL FUND Digital ADVANCE PAYMENT FOR ONLINE VIDEO PRODUCTION COSTS $1,549,384
Largest all-time 2022-09-29 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS CONGRESSIONAL FUND Digital ADVANCE PAYMENT FOR ONLINE DIGITAL ADS & PRODUCTION COSTS $1,200,000
Largest all-time 2022-09-28 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS CONGRESSIONAL FUND Digital ADVANCE PAYMENT FOR TV AND SATELLITE AD BUY $249,950
Largest all-time 2023-07-05 TELL IT LIKE IT IS PAC Digital DIGITAL MEDIA CONSULTING / POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING / TRAVEL / BANK FEES $192,814
Largest all-time 2023-07-10 TELL IT LIKE IT IS PAC Digital PREPAYMENT: EMAILS / MEDIA PRODUCTION / SMS MESSAGING $119,950
Largest this cycle 2026-04-07 GARBARINO, ANDREW — STRATEGIC CONSULTING/DIGITAL CONSULTING $37,500
Largest this cycle 2025-01-02 TENNEY, CLAUDIA Strategy & Research POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING $37,000
Largest this cycle 2026-03-04 TENNEY, CLAUDIA Strategy & Research POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING/FOOD/BEVERAGES $21,922
Largest this cycle 2025-07-03 GARBARINO, ANDREW Strategy & Research STRATEGIC CONSULTING $18,000
Largest this cycle 2026-01-12 GARBARINO, ANDREW — STRATEGIC CONSULTING $15,000
Recent 2026-05-22 SMULLEN, ROBERT — STRATEGIC/DIGITAL CONSULTING $10,659
Recent 2026-04-06 SMULLEN, ROBERT — STRATEGIC/DIGITAL CONSULTING $10,500
Recent 2026-05-12 TENNEY, CLAUDIA — POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING/FOOD/BEVERAGES $7,355
Recent 2026-05-29 SMULLEN, ROBERT — MEDIA BUY $2,052
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