STRATEGIC PARTNERS & MEDIA LLC
$28.94M
2025-2026 cycle
STRATEGIC PARTNERS & MEDIA LLC is a digital vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle STRATEGIC PARTNERS & MEDIA LLC was paid $28.94M across 13 client committees, of which $23.56M 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
$28.94M
=
$5.38M
(Schedule B)
+
$23.56M
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$5,381,636 | 287 rows | 18.6% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$23,559,472 | 289 rows | 81.4% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jan 6, 2014 → Mar 4, 2026
- spans 12.2 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 287
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 13
- 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.
Apr 2025
Mar 2026
$168K
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.
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TENNEY, CLAUDIA NY · House REP |
$38,623 | 3 |
| THE GUARDIAN FUND C00493221 |
$3,200 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 6
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TENNEY, CLAUDIA NY · House REP |
$63,838 | 8 |
| GARBARINO, ANDREW NY · House REP |
$45,765 | 7 |
| CLINE, BENJAMIN LEE VA · House REP |
$19,571 | 12 |
| LEMONDES, JOHN NY · House REP |
$13,385 | 2 |
| THE GUARDIAN FUND C00493221 |
$5,350 | 3 |
| HOGAN, LARRY MD · Senate REP |
$70 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 6
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TENNEY, CLAUDIA NY · House REP |
$120,838 | 13 |
| GARBARINO, ANDREW NY · House REP |
$70,765 | 11 |
| CLINE, BENJAMIN LEE VA · House REP |
$31,433 | 18 |
| LEMONDES, JOHN NY · House REP |
$13,385 | 2 |
| THE GUARDIAN FUND C00493221 |
$8,350 | 4 |
| HOGAN, LARRY MD · Senate REP |
$70 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 6
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TENNEY, CLAUDIA NY · House REP |
$155,838 | 18 |
| GARBARINO, ANDREW NY · House REP |
$137,005 | 19 |
| CLINE, BENJAMIN LEE VA · House REP |
$81,668 | 29 |
| LEMONDES, JOHN NY · House REP |
$13,385 | 2 |
| THE GUARDIAN FUND C00493221 |
$12,850 | 8 |
| HOGAN, LARRY MD · Senate REP |
$70 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 0%
R · 100%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $18,651,185 | 64.45% |
| Non-partisan | $10,289,923 | 35.55% |
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 · 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 | $32K | 4 | TENNEY, CLAUDIA 90% | Strategy & Research 69% | $245K | -14% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital | $2,126,063 | 260 | $8K | 91.4% | GARBARINO, ANDREW 32% | 4mo ago |
| Strategy & Research | $175,172 | 18 | $10K | 7.5% | TENNEY, CLAUDIA 65% | 3mo ago |
| Print & Mail | $7,510 | 1 | $8K | 0.3% | GARBARINO, ANDREW 100% | 6mo ago |
| Travel & Events | $6,916 | 2 | $3K | 0.3% | TENNEY, CLAUDIA 100% | 5mo ago |
| Fundraising | $5,150 | 2 | $3K | 0.2% | THE GUARDIAN FUND 100% | 8mo ago |
| Software & Tech | $4,390 | 4 | $1K | 0.2% | GARBARINO, ANDREW 51% | 6mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
3
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$1,208,764 · 22% of revenue
2
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$3,155,172 · 59% of revenue
8
One-time clients 1 cycle
$1,017,700 · 19% of revenue
Top 3 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GARBARINO, ANDREW | 4 | $748,901 | 79 | 2020-01-11 | 2025-11-26 |
| CLINE, BENJAMIN LEE | 3 | $335,420 | 100 | 2021-10-04 | 2025-11-30 |
| THE GUARDIAN FUND | 3 | $124,443 | 25 | 2022-09-08 | 2026-02-06 |
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 | 55.7% | 1 | |
| NY | $918,124 | 17.1% | 3 | |
| NJ | $685,315 | 12.7% | 2 | |
| VA | $385,806 | 7.2% | 2 | |
| TX | $197,014 | 3.7% | 1 | |
| NC | $124,443 | 2.3% | 1 | |
| DC | $55,819 | 1.0% | 1 | |
| Unknown | $15,711 | 0.3% | 1 | |
| MD | $70 | 0.0% | 1 |
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 | 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 | 2025-10-14 | LEMONDES, JOHN | Strategy & Research | STRATEGIC CONSULTING | $12,250 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-07-07 | TENNEY, CLAUDIA | Strategy & Research | POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING | $10,000 |
| Recent | 2025-12-19 | TENNEY, CLAUDIA | Strategy & Research | POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING | $10,000 |
| Recent | 2026-01-06 | TENNEY, CLAUDIA | Travel & Events | POLITICAL STATEGY CONSULTING/TRAVEL | $6,701 |
| Recent | 2026-01-14 | THE GUARDIAN FUND | Digital | ON-LINE FUNDRAISING FEE | $2,200 |
| Recent | 2026-02-06 | THE GUARDIAN FUND | Digital | ON-LINE FUNDRAISING FEE | $1,000 |