STRAUS/BAKER LLC

$2.53M total cycle spend · 24 client committees · 444 disbursements · activity Jan 2, 2019 → Mar 1, 2026

Fundraising ○ Slowing (~3mo since last)

12-month spend trajectory

Apr 2025 Mar 2026
$193K across 12 months

Revenue by party

100% D
D · 100%
R · 0%
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Top buyers last 3 months · top 1

FORWARD MAJORITY ACTION $6K Fundraising · 1 txn SB STRAUS/BAKER LLC

Top buyers last 6 months · top 2

FORWARD MAJORITY ACTION $24K Fundraising · 3 txns MURPHY, CHRISTOPHER S $8K Fundraising · 1 txn SB STRAUS/BAKER LLC

Top buyers last 12 months · top 5

FORWARD MAJORITY ACTION $60K Fundraising · 9 txns MURPHY, CHRISTOPHER S $45K Fundraising · 6 txns DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF WISCONSIN FEDERAL $11K Fundraising · 2 txns COMMON SENSE COLORADO $8K Fundraising · 1 txn BENNET, MICHAEL F. $7K Fundraising · 1 txn SB STRAUS/BAKER LLC
Filer Total spend Disbursements Last paid
MURPHY, CHRISTOPHER S
CT · Senate DEM
$822,725 94 6mo ago
BENNET, MICHAEL F.
CO · Senate DEM
$486,000 75 11mo ago
DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF WISCONSIN FEDERAL
C00019331
$360,152 46 6mo ago
FORWARD MAJORITY ACTION
C00631549
$280,000 46 3mo ago
KELLY, MARK
AZ · Senate DEM
$195,158 21 5y ago
DSCC
C00042366
$182,288 22 7y ago
C00704569
C00704569
$122,850 9 6y ago
C00705186
C00705186
$120,441 10 6y ago
GIFFORDS PAC
C00540443
$80,000 16 3y ago
COMMON SENSE COLORADO
C00491936
$69,000 34 11mo ago
AMERICAN MOBILIZATION PAC
C00459925
$62,500 19 3y ago
C00655670
C00655670
$59,110 2 8y ago
FREE AND FAIR PAC, INC.
C00850040
$45,000 13 1y ago
ONE FOR ALL COMMITTEE
C00752691
$42,000 3 2y ago
HARRIS 2014; RE-ELECT ATTORNEY GENERAL KAMALA
1336303
$30,000 4 13y ago
C00878975
C00878975
$27,500 3 2y ago
C00660639
C00660639
$22,500 2 8y ago
C00793208
C00793208
$22,500 6 3y ago
MAJORITY 2024
C00873737
$21,750 2 2y ago
C00786905
C00786905
$20,190 2 4y ago

Table = cycle-to-date totals across all buyers. The Sankey above filters to the time window you select.

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Money flow through this vendor

top payers (left) → top revenue categories (right)
STRAUS/BAKER LLC FORWARD MAJORITY ACTION $6K Fundraising $6K Total in: $6K Total out: $6K
STRAUS/BAKER LLC FORWARD MAJORITY ACTION $24K MURPHY, CHRISTOPHER S $8K Fundraising $32K Total in: $32K Total out: $32K
STRAUS/BAKER LLC FORWARD MAJORITY ACTION $60K MURPHY, CHRISTOPHER S $45K DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF WISCONS… $11K COMMON SENSE COLORADO $8K BENNET, MICHAEL F. $7K Fundraising $131K Total in: $131K Total out: $131K
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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

quarterly · last 5 cycles
20182020202220242026 Q1 cycle 2018: $45KQ1 cycle 2018: $131KQ2 cycle 2018: $61KQ2 cycle 2018: $96KQ3 cycle 2018: $65KQ3 cycle 2018: $78KQ4 cycle 2018: $65KQ4 cycle 2018: $100KQ1 cycle 2020: $33KQ1 cycle 2020: $81KQ2 cycle 2020: $87KQ2 cycle 2020: $65KQ3 cycle 2020: $98KQ3 cycle 2020: $101KQ4 cycle 2020: $120KQ4 cycle 2020: $70KQ1 cycle 2022: $68KQ1 cycle 2022: $93KQ2 cycle 2022: $70KQ2 cycle 2022: $98KQ3 cycle 2022: $65KQ3 cycle 2022: $139KQ4 cycle 2022: $70KQ4 cycle 2022: $109KQ1 cycle 2024: $108KQ1 cycle 2024: $128KQ2 cycle 2024: $112KQ2 cycle 2024: $123KQ3 cycle 2024: $90KQ3 cycle 2024: $112KQ4 cycle 2024: $90KQ4 cycle 2024: $150KQ1 cycle 2026: $55KQ1 cycle 2026: $18KQ2 cycle 2026: $75KQ3 cycle 2026: $62KQ4 cycle 2026: $38K Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q4 $150K

even-year cycle (election) odd-year cycle (off-cycle)

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Revenue by service category

Revenue by service category

last 3 months
Fundraising $6K

Revenue by service category

last 6 months
Fundraising $32K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months
Fundraising $131K
Show as table (cycle-to-date with disbursement counts)
Category Total spend Disbursements
Fundraising $3,186,658 444
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Recent activity last 20 disbursements

Date Filer Purpose Amount
Mar 1, 2026 FORWARD MAJORITY ACTION FUNDRAISING SERVICES $6,000
Feb 4, 2026 FORWARD MAJORITY ACTION FUNDRAISING SERVICES $12,000
Dec 3, 2025 FORWARD MAJORITY ACTION FUNDRAISING SERVICES $6,000
Dec 2, 2025 MURPHY, CHRISTOPHER S FUNDRAISING CONSULTING SERVICES $7,500
Nov 10, 2025 FORWARD MAJORITY ACTION FUNDRAISING SERVICES $6,000
Nov 6, 2025 DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF WISCONSIN FEDERAL FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT $6,500
Oct 31, 2025 MURPHY, CHRISTOPHER S FUNDRAISING CONSULTING SERVICES $7,525
Oct 3, 2025 DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF WISCONSIN FEDERAL FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT $4,767
Sep 30, 2025 FORWARD MAJORITY ACTION FUNDRAISING SERVICES $6,000
Sep 30, 2025 MURPHY, CHRISTOPHER S FUNDRAISING CONSULTING SERVICES $7,500
Sep 2, 2025 FORWARD MAJORITY ACTION FUNDRAISING SERVICES $6,000
Aug 4, 2025 FORWARD MAJORITY ACTION FUNDRAISING SERVICES $6,000
Jul 31, 2025 MURPHY, CHRISTOPHER S FUNDRAISING CONSULTING SERVICES $7,500
Jul 11, 2025 FORWARD MAJORITY ACTION FUNDRAISING SERVICES $6,000
Jul 2, 2025 BENNET, MICHAEL F. FUNDRAISING CONSULTING $7,000
Jul 2, 2025 COMMON SENSE COLORADO FUNDRAISING CONSULTING $8,000
Jul 1, 2025 MURPHY, CHRISTOPHER S FUNDRAISING CONSULTING SERVICES $7,500
Jun 9, 2025 FORWARD MAJORITY ACTION FUNDRAISING SERVICES $6,000
Jun 4, 2025 MURPHY, CHRISTOPHER S FUNDRAISING CONSULTING SERVICES $7,500
May 12, 2025 FORWARD MAJORITY ACTION FUNDRAISING SERVICES $6,000
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