Waterfront Strategies, LLC

$2.61B 2025-2026 cycle

Waterfront Strategies, LLC is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Waterfront Strategies, LLC was paid $2.61B across 29 client committees, of which $2.53B flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

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Part I Identity

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

Source split

$2.61B = $77.84M (Schedule B) + $2.53B (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments		 $77,839,436 310 rows 3.0%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them		 $2,528,888,226 4,831 rows 97.0%
Activity span ALL TIME
Aug 5, 2010 → Sep 15, 2026
spans 16.1 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
310
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
29
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.

Dec 2023 Nov 2024
$3.72M 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.

VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 1 months · top 1

DEFEND THE VOTE $1.25M — · 1 txn WS Waterfront Strategies, LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
DEFEND THE VOTE
C00764233
 $1,248,171
IE $1,248,171
 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 3

A STRONGER MICHIGAN $2.74M — · 2 txns DEFEND THE VOTE $1.25M — · 1 txn WOMEN VOTE $63K — · 1 txn WS Waterfront Strategies, LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
A STRONGER MICHIGAN
C00952259
 $2,740,905
IE $2,740,905
 2
DEFEND THE VOTE
C00764233
 $1,248,171
IE $1,248,171
 1
WOMEN VOTE
C00473918
 $62,505
IE $62,505
 1
View all buyers in research · last 3 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 7

VOTEVETS $6.83M — · 11 txns A STRONGER MICHIGAN $2.74M — · 2 txns DEFEND THE VOTE $1.25M — · 1 txn PROJECT 218 $1.13M — · 8 txns WOMEN VOTE $815K — · 7 txns CENTER FORWARD COMMITTEE $393K — · 1 txn ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN $300K — · 2 txns WS Waterfront Strategies, LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
VOTEVETS
C00418897
 $6,832,170
IE $6,832,170
 11
A STRONGER MICHIGAN
C00952259
 $2,740,905
IE $2,740,905
 2
DEFEND THE VOTE
C00764233
 $1,248,171
IE $1,248,171
 1
PROJECT 218
C00871368
 $1,125,000
IE $1,125,000
 8
WOMEN VOTE
C00473918
 $814,748
IE $814,748
 7
CENTER FORWARD COMMITTEE
C00568444
 $393,221
IE $393,221
 1
ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN
C00685297
 $300,000
IE $300,000
 2
View all buyers in research · last 6 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 8

VOTEVETS $6.83M — · 11 txns A STRONGER MICHIGAN $2.74M — · 2 txns DEFEND THE VOTE $1.25M — · 1 txn PROJECT 218 $1.13M — · 8 txns WOMEN VOTE $815K — · 7 txns HMP $445K — · 1 txn CENTER FORWARD COMMITTEE $393K — · 1 txn ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN $300K — · 2 txns WS Waterfront Strategies, LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
VOTEVETS
C00418897
 $6,832,170
IE $6,832,170
 11
A STRONGER MICHIGAN
C00952259
 $2,740,905
IE $2,740,905
 2
DEFEND THE VOTE
C00764233
 $1,248,171
IE $1,248,171
 1
PROJECT 218
C00871368
 $1,125,000
IE $1,125,000
 8
WOMEN VOTE
C00473918
 $814,748
IE $814,748
 7
HMP
C00495028
 $444,960
IE $444,960
 1
CENTER FORWARD COMMITTEE
C00568444
 $393,221
IE $393,221
 1
ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN
C00685297
 $300,000
IE $300,000
 2
View all buyers in research · last 12 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 9

VOTEVETS $6.83M — · 11 txns A STRONGER MICHIGAN $2.74M — · 2 txns DEFEND THE VOTE $1.25M — · 1 txn PROJECT 218 $1.13M — · 8 txns WOMEN VOTE $815K — · 7 txns HMP $445K — · 1 txn CENTER FORWARD COMMITTEE $393K — · 1 txn ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN $300K — · 2 txns SD PAC $73K — · 1 txn WS Waterfront Strategies, LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
VOTEVETS
C00418897
 $6,832,170
IE $6,832,170
 11
A STRONGER MICHIGAN
C00952259
 $2,740,905
IE $2,740,905
 2
DEFEND THE VOTE
C00764233
 $1,248,171
IE $1,248,171
 1
PROJECT 218
C00871368
 $1,125,000
IE $1,125,000
 8
WOMEN VOTE
C00473918
 $814,748
IE $814,748
 7
HMP
C00495028
 $444,960
IE $444,960
 1
CENTER FORWARD COMMITTEE
C00568444
 $393,221
IE $393,221
 1
ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN
C00685297
 $300,000
IE $300,000
 2
SD PAC
C00757419
 $72,500
IE $72,500
 1
View all buyers in research · last 18 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 10

FF PAC $300.27M — · 108 txns WINSENATE $161.63M Media · 137 txns HMP $122.38M — · 188 txns VOTEVETS $11.55M Media · 22 txns LAST BEST PLACE PAC $11.27M Media · 25 txns EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND… $8.91M Media · 17 txns VOTE ALASKA BEFORE PARTY $4.88M — · 7 txns LCV VICTORY FUND $4.55M Media · 12 txns A STRONGER MICHIGAN $2.74M — · 2 txns WOMEN VOTE $2.38M Media · 12 txns WS Waterfront Strategies, LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
FF PAC
C00669259
 $300,265,619
IE $300,265,619
 108
WINSENATE
C00865444
 $161,629,758
IE $161,628,317 · SB $1,441
 137
HMP
C00495028
 $122,381,527
IE $122,381,527
 188
VOTEVETS
C00418897
 $11,549,474
IE $11,549,474 · SB net $0 (reversed)
 22
LAST BEST PLACE PAC
C00849729
 $11,269,714
IE $11,211,840 · SB $57,874
 25
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND)
C00688655
 $8,911,560
IE $7,281,363 · SB $1,630,197
 17
VOTE ALASKA BEFORE PARTY
C00825091
 $4,878,532
IE $4,878,532
 7
LCV VICTORY FUND
C00486845
 $4,549,175
IE $4,549,175 · SB net $0 (reversed)
 12
A STRONGER MICHIGAN
C00952259
 $2,740,905
IE $2,740,905
 2
WOMEN VOTE
C00473918
 $2,376,032
IE $2,285,407 · SB $90,625
 12
View all buyers in research · last 24 mo →

By party

Revenue by party

100% D
D · 100%
R · 0%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $1,395,963,617 53.55%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $1,210,764,045 46.45%

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
Waterfront Strategies, LLC DEFEND THE VOTE $1.25M Michael J Rogers (oppose) $1.25M Total in: $1.25M Total out: $1.25M
Waterfront Strategies, LLC A STRONGER MICHIGAN $2.74M DEFEND THE VOTE $1.25M WOMEN VOTE $63K Haley Stevens (support) $2.74M Michael J Rogers (oppose) $1.25M Kaela Jo Berg (support) $63K Total in: $4.05M Total out: $4.05M
Waterfront Strategies, LLC VOTEVETS $6.83M A STRONGER MICHIGAN $2.74M DEFEND THE VOTE $1.25M PROJECT 218 $1.13M WOMEN VOTE $815K CENTER FORWARD COMMITTEE $393K ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN $300K Joshua Turek (support) $6.83M Haley Stevens (support) $3.13M Michael J Rogers (oppose) $1.25M Johnny Garcia (support) $550K Shannon Kathleen Bird (supp… $418K Melat Kiros (oppose) $400K Denise Powell (support) $300K Christian Menefee (support) $175K Marni Von Wilpert (support) $130K + other races (4 filings) $267K Total in: $13.45M Total out: $13.45M
Waterfront Strategies, LLC VOTEVETS $6.83M A STRONGER MICHIGAN $2.74M DEFEND THE VOTE $1.25M PROJECT 218 $1.13M WOMEN VOTE $815K HMP $445K CENTER FORWARD COMMITTEE $393K ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN $300K Joshua Turek (support) $6.83M Haley Stevens (support) $3.13M Michael J Rogers (oppose) $1.25M Johnny Garcia (support) $550K Matthew Robert Van Epps (op… $445K Shannon Kathleen Bird (supp… $418K Melat Kiros (oppose) $400K Denise Powell (support) $300K Christian Menefee (support) $175K + other races (5 filings) $397K Total in: $13.9M Total out: $13.9M
Waterfront Strategies, LLC VOTEVETS $6.83M A STRONGER MICHIGAN $2.74M DEFEND THE VOTE $1.25M PROJECT 218 $1.13M WOMEN VOTE $815K HMP $445K CENTER FORWARD COMMITTEE $393K ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN $300K SD PAC $73K Joshua Turek (support) $6.83M Haley Stevens (support) $3.13M Michael J Rogers (oppose) $1.25M Johnny Garcia (support) $550K Matthew Robert Van Epps (op… $445K Shannon Kathleen Bird (supp… $418K Melat Kiros (oppose) $400K Denise Powell (support) $300K Christian Menefee (support) $175K + other races (6 filings) $469K Total in: $13.97M Total out: $13.97M
Waterfront Strategies, LLC FF PAC $300.27M WINSENATE $161.63M HMP $122.38M VOTEVETS $11.55M LAST BEST PLACE PAC $11.21M EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VI… $7.28M VOTE ALASKA BEFORE PARTY $4.88M LCV VICTORY FUND $4.55M A STRONGER MICHIGAN $2.74M WOMEN VOTE $2.29M Kamala Harris (support) $299.99M Bernie Moreno (oppose) $37.57M Dave Mccormick (oppose) $27.96M Tim Sheehy (oppose) $26.25M Sam Brown (oppose) $18.13M Eric Hovde (oppose) $16.85M Kari Lake (oppose) $14.65M Michael J Rogers (oppose) $14.24M Larry Hogan (oppose) $7.63M + other races (302 filings) $178.14M Total in: $628.77M Total out: $641.4M
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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

20172018201920202021202220232024 Q2 2017 (2018 cycle): $31KQ3 2017 (2018 cycle): $36KQ4 2017 (2018 cycle): $429KQ1 2018 (2018 cycle): $907KQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $777KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $9.25MQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $6.32MQ2 2019 (2020 cycle): $14KQ4 2019 (2020 cycle): $48KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $1.15MQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $1.24MQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $5.99MQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $13MQ1 2021 (2022 cycle): $62KQ2 2021 (2022 cycle): $291KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $405KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $1.7MQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $111KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $7.86MQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $723KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $74KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $1.57MQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $1.75MQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $21MQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $2.6M Q2Q4Q2Q4Q4Q2Q4Q2Q2Q4Q4Q2Q4 $21M

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 %
2017 Q2 2018 $31K 1 HMP 100% Media 100% $31K —
2017 Q3 2018 $36K 1 HMP 100% Media 100% $66K —
2017 Q4 2018 $429K 6 SMP 93% Media 100% $495K —
2018 Q1 2018 $907K 10 SMP 92% Media 100% $1.4M —
2018 Q2 2018 $777K 19 SMP 69% Media 100% $2.18M —
2018 Q3 2018 $9.25M 26 CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBL… 35% Media 100% $11M —
2018 Q4 2018 $6.32M 11 CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBL… 87% Media 100% $18M —
2019 Q2 2020 $14K 1 SMP 100% Media 100% $14K -54%
2019 Q4 2020 $48K 1 COMMITTEE FOR STRONGER RURA… 100% Media 100% $62K -89%
2020 Q1 2020 $1.15M 5 SMP 41% Media 100% $1.22M +27%
2020 Q2 2020 $1.24M 3 SMP 72% Media 100% $2.46M +60%
2020 Q3 2020 $5.99M 9 SMP 50% Media 100% $8.45M -35%
2020 Q4 2020 $13M 15 DUTY AND COUNTRY 26% Media 100% $21M +99%
2021 Q1 2022 $62K 1 SMP 100% Media 100% $62K —
2021 Q2 2022 $291K 1 UNITE THE COUNTRY 100% Media 100% $352K +1950%
2022 Q1 2022 $405K 4 EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VI… 100% Media 100% $757K -65%
2022 Q2 2022 $1.7M 2 SMP 75% Media 100% $2.46M +37%
2022 Q3 2022 $111K 2 WITH HONOR FUND, INC. 58% Media 100% $2.57M -98%
2022 Q4 2022 $7.86M 11 GEORGIA HONOR 64% Media 100% $10M -37%
2023 Q3 2024 $723K 3 EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VI… 97% Media 100% $723K —
2023 Q4 2024 $74K 4 LAST BEST PLACE PAC 100% Media 100% $798K —
2024 Q1 2024 $1.57M 7 LAST BEST PLACE PAC 94% Media 100% $2.37M +287%
2024 Q2 2024 $1.75M 3 LCV VICTORY FUND 57% Media 100% $4.11M +3%
2024 Q3 2024 $21M 27 WINSENATE 89% Media 100% $25M +18498%
2024 Q4 2024 $2.6M 10 EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VI… 63% Media 100% $27M -67%
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Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $21M across 310 disbursements (avg $68K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBLE HOUSING - GENERAL PURPOSE COMMITTEE (37% of category) Last paid: 22mo ago · +2929% vs prior cycle Media $1.72M
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Media $21,002,684 310 $68K 100.0% CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBL… 37% 22mo ago
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Client retention

Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.

4
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$22,620,585 · 29% of revenue
4
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$10,812,668 · 14% of revenue
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One-time clients 1 cycle
$44,406,183 · 57% of revenue
Top 4 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
SMP 4 $11,771,488 34 2017-11-17 2024-02-23
LCV VICTORY FUND 3 $7,321,375 12 2018-08-30 2024-09-27
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND) 3 $3,000,912 11 2020-10-19 2024-10-15
WOMEN VOTE 3 $526,810 6 2020-05-27 2024-10-17
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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
DC
$57,411,961 73.8% 13
CA
$10,434,258 13.4% 3
NY
$3,796,819 4.9% 3
MT
$2,191,153 2.8% 1
VA
$1,742,863 2.2% 2
NC
$955,589 1.2% 2
SC
$750,000 1.0% 1
OR
$402,570 0.5% 1
DE
$101,723 0.1% 1
MN
$47,501 0.1% 1
KY
$5,000 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 2018-10-04 CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBLE HOUSING - GENERAL PURPOSE COMMITTEE Media SEE SCHEDULE G $5,488,206
Largest all-time 2022-11-28 GEORGIA HONOR Media MEDIA BUY $5,021,363
Largest all-time 2018-09-17 CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBLE HOUSING - GENERAL PURPOSE COMMITTEE Media SEE SCHEDULE G IN NEXT PERIOD $3,278,605
Largest all-time 2024-08-29 WINSENATE Media MEDIA BUY $3,218,814
Largest all-time 2020-11-23 GEORGIA HONOR Media MEDIA BUY $2,997,338
Largest this cycle 2024-08-30 WINSENATE Media MEDIA BUY $2,622,625
Largest this cycle 2024-08-30 WINSENATE Media MEDIA BUY $2,046,821
Largest this cycle 2024-09-27 WINSENATE Media MEDIA BUY $1,985,773
Largest this cycle 2024-08-29 WINSENATE Media MEDIA BUY $1,842,538
Recent 2024-10-16 YOUR COMMUNITY PAC Media MEDIA BUY - NOT YET DISSEMINATED $99,798
Recent 2024-11-08 WINSENATE Media MEDIA PRODUCTION COSTS $93,835
Recent 2024-10-17 WOMEN VOTE Media MEDIA TRACKING SERVICE $90,625
Recent 2024-10-29 LAST BEST PLACE PAC Media MEDIA PRODUCTION COSTS AND DIGITAL CONSULTING SERVCIES $75,187
Recent 2024-10-28 YOUR COMMUNITY PAC Media MEDIA PRODUCTION - NOT DISSEMINATED $1,925
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