THE STRATEGY DIVISION
THE STRATEGY DIVISION is a digital vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle THE STRATEGY DIVISION was paid $1.04M across 4 client committees, of which $470K 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 |
$568,346 | 53 rows | 54.8% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$469,675 | 10 rows | 45.2% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Mar 11, 2021 → May 20, 2026
- spans 5.2 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 53
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 4
- 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 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BUSSE, RYAN MT · House DEM |
$14,000 | 2 |
| HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. CO · Senate DEM |
$3,515 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BUSSE, RYAN MT · House DEM |
$22,000 | 4 |
| HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. CO · Senate DEM |
$3,515 | 1 |
| CALVARESE, TRISHA CO · House DEM |
$831 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BUSSE, RYAN MT · House DEM |
$22,000 | 4 |
| CALVARESE, TRISHA CO · House DEM |
$19,980 | 2 |
| HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. CO · Senate DEM |
$3,515 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BUSSE, RYAN MT · House DEM |
$22,000 | 4 |
| CALVARESE, TRISHA CO · House DEM |
$19,980 | 2 |
| HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. CO · Senate DEM |
$3,515 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALVARESE, TRISHA CO · House DEM |
$446,985 | 17 |
| OUR FUTURE UNITED C00752378 |
$402,675 IE $402,675 |
4 |
| BUSSE, RYAN MT · House DEM |
$22,000 | 4 |
| HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. CO · Senate DEM |
$3,515 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $1,038,021 | 100.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $0 | 0.00% |
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.
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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 4 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $5K | 2 | SANDOVAL FOR COLORADO 100% | Digital 100% | $5K | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $9K | 4 | SANDOVAL FOR COLORADO 100% | Digital 100% | $14K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $17K | 5 | SANDOVAL FOR COLORADO 100% | Digital 100% | $30K | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $21K | 7 | SANDOVAL FOR COLORADO 100% | Digital 100% | $51K | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $19K | 7 | SANDOVAL FOR COLORADO 100% | Digital 100% | $71K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $899 | 1 | SANDOVAL FOR COLORADO 100% | Digital 100% | $72K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $1K | 1 | SANDOVAL FOR COLORADO 100% | Digital 100% | $73K | — |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $14K | 3 | CALVARESE, TRISHA 100% | Digital 100% | $14K | +1483% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $13K | 6 | CALVARESE, TRISHA 100% | Digital 100% | $27K | +967% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $423K | 9 | CALVARESE, TRISHA 100% | Digital 100% | $450K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $24K | 3 | CALVARESE, TRISHA 83% | — | $24K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $22K | 4 | BUSSE, RYAN 84% | — | $45K | +51% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital | $516,874 | 46 | $11K | 100.0% | CALVARESE, TRISHA 86% | 21mo 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO | $546,346 | 96.1% | 3 | |
| MT | $22,000 | 3.9% | 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 | 2024-10-04 | CALVARESE, TRISHA | Digital | MAILING | $82,171 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-17 | CALVARESE, TRISHA | Digital | MAILING | $75,396 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-09 | CALVARESE, TRISHA | Digital | MAILING | $75,003 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-24 | CALVARESE, TRISHA | Digital | MAILING | $55,098 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-15 | CALVARESE, TRISHA | Digital | MAILING | $49,409 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-09 | CALVARESE, TRISHA | — | PRINTING | $19,149 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-08 | BUSSE, RYAN | — | DIGITAL ADVERTISING | $8,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-20 | BUSSE, RYAN | — | DIGITAL ADVERTISING | $6,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-20 | BUSSE, RYAN | — | DIGITAL ADVERTISING | $4,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-02 | BUSSE, RYAN | — | DIGITAL ADVERTISING | $4,000 |
| Recent | 2026-05-04 | HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. | — | MEDIA PRODUCTION | $3,515 |