TORCHLIGHT STRATEGIES
TORCHLIGHT STRATEGIES is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle TORCHLIGHT STRATEGIES was paid $757K across 17 client committees, of which $1K 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 |
$755,351 | 49 rows | 99.8% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$1,309 | 1 rows | 0.2% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Aug 30, 2019 → Apr 23, 2026
- spans 6.6 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 49
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 17
- 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 6 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC C00634774 |
$42,000 | 1 |
| HARDING, BRINKER NE · House REP |
$33,250 | 1 |
| WALL KATHALEEN MS KAT 00089780 |
$16,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC C00634774 |
$112,000 | 3 |
| HARDING, BRINKER NE · House REP |
$60,250 | 2 |
| WALL KATHALEEN MS KAT 00089780 |
$32,000 | 2 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 5
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC C00634774 |
$112,000 | 3 |
| HARDING, BRINKER NE · House REP |
$60,250 | 2 |
| WALL KATHALEEN MS KAT 00089780 |
$48,000 | 3 |
| DEFENDING AMERICA PAC, INC. C00848739 |
$1,309 IE $1,309 |
1 |
| FORWARD PARTY C00789966 |
$688 | 2 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 8
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC C00634774 |
$237,000 | 7 |
| FISCHER, DEBRA S. NE · Senate REP |
$105,519 | 4 |
| HARDING, BRINKER NE · House REP |
$60,250 | 2 |
| WALL KATHALEEN MS KAT 00089780 |
$48,000 | 3 |
| JOHN BOLTON PAC C00542431 |
$27,800 | 1 |
| DEFENDING AMERICA PAC, INC. C00848739 |
$1,309 IE $1,309 |
1 |
| FORWARD PARTY C00789966 |
$688 | 2 |
| FORWARD PARTY - RESTRICTED C00851204 |
$150 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $665,039 | 87.89% |
| Non-partisan | $91,621 | 12.11% |
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 · 8 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $12K | 1 | KATIE WITT FOR CONGRESS 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $12K | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $57K | 4 | MEHTA, RIK 74% | Strategy & Research 100% | $69K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $5K | 1 | MEHTA, RIK 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $74K | — |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $9K | 3 | KATIE WITT FOR CONGRESS 70% | Strategy & Research 100% | $83K | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $17K | 4 | WITH HONOR FUND, INC. 65% | Strategy & Research 100% | $100K | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $5K | 2 | EARLS FOR GEORGIA 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $5K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $4K | 1 | EARLS FOR GEORGIA 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $9K | -66% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $3K | 1 | PINION, JOSEPH III 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $12K | -71% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $51K | 4 | JOY FOR NY 38% | Strategy & Research 100% | $63K | +209% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $13K | 2 | JOY FOR NY 50% | Strategy & Research 100% | $76K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $20K | 1 | COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $20K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $29K | 3 | FISCHER, DEBRA S. 96% | Strategy & Research 100% | $49K | — |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $24K | 1 | COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $72K | +760% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $182K | 7 | COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC 55% | Strategy & Research 100% | $254K | +254% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $105K | 4 | FISCHER, DEBRA S. 76% | Strategy & Research 100% | $359K | +706% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $688 | 2 | FORWARD PARTY 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $688 | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $16K | 1 | WALL KATHALEEN MS KAT 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $375K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $35K | 1 | COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $36K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $62K | 2 | COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC 56% | Strategy & Research 100% | $98K | +218% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $32K | 2 | WALL KATHALEEN MS KAT 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $130K | +9% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $75K | 2 | COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC 56% | — | $205K | +220% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $680,101 | 47 | $14K | 100.0% | COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC 35% | 5mo 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA | $280,000 | 37.1% | 1 | |
| NE | $221,769 | 29.4% | 2 | |
| TX | $48,000 | 6.4% | 1 | |
| NJ | $46,899 | 6.2% | 1 | |
| DC | $45,788 | 6.1% | 4 | |
| UT | $39,140 | 5.2% | 1 | |
| NY | $26,000 | 3.4% | 1 | |
| VA | $16,331 | 2.2% | 2 | |
| MD | $11,000 | 1.5% | 1 | |
| CO | $10,424 | 1.4% | 1 | |
| GA | $9,000 | 1.2% | 1 | |
| MO | $1,000 | 0.1% | 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 | 2024-09-13 | COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC | Strategy & Research | POLLING/RESEARCH SERVICES | $50,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-04-23 | COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC | — | POLLING/RESEARCH SERVICES | $42,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-24 | FISCHER, DEBRA S. | Strategy & Research | POLLING | $40,900 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-07-31 | COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC | Strategy & Research | POLLING/RESEARCH SERVICES | $35,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-12-02 | COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC | Strategy & Research | POLLING/RESEARCH SERVICES | $35,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-10 | HARDING, BRINKER | — | RESEARCH | $33,250 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-11-07 | HARDING, BRINKER | Strategy & Research | RESEARCH | $27,000 |
| Recent | 2026-01-21 | WALL KATHALEEN MS KAT | Strategy & Research | survey | $16,000 |
| Recent | 2026-02-18 | WALL KATHALEEN MS KAT | Strategy & Research | poll | $16,000 |