WHISTLESTOP STRATEGIES LLC

$14.53M 2025-2026 cycle

WHISTLESTOP STRATEGIES LLC is a print & mail vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle WHISTLESTOP STRATEGIES LLC was paid $14.53M across 3 client committees, of which $13.46M flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

Print & Mail ● Active

Part I Identity

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

Source split

$14.53M = $1.07M (Schedule B) + $13.46M (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments		 $1,072,926 17 rows 7.4%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them		 $13,455,828 173 rows 92.6%
Activity span ALL TIME
Oct 19, 2023 → Oct 1, 2026
spans 3.0 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
17
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
3
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Jul 2025 Jun 2026
$440K 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

NO GOING BACK PAC INC. $37K — · 2 txns WS WHISTLESTOP STRATEGIES LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
NO GOING BACK PAC INC.
C00960435
 $37,320
IE $37,320
 2
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 1

NO GOING BACK PAC INC. $37K — · 2 txns WS WHISTLESTOP STRATEGIES LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
NO GOING BACK PAC INC.
C00960435
 $37,320
IE $37,320
 2
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 6

ALABAMA FREEDOM FUND $333K — · 4 txns WIN IT BACK PAC $176K — · 15 txns DIGITAL FREEDOM FUND $110K — · 2 txns CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION $106K — · 6 txns NO GOING BACK PAC INC. $37K — · 2 txns WFW ACTION FUND INC $36K — · 2 txns WS WHISTLESTOP STRATEGIES LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
ALABAMA FREEDOM FUND
C00930438
 $333,332
IE $333,332
 4
WIN IT BACK PAC
C00844613
 $175,516
IE $175,516
 15
DIGITAL FREEDOM FUND
C00911610
 $110,000 2
CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION
C00487470
 $105,872
IE $105,872
 6
NO GOING BACK PAC INC.
C00960435
 $37,320
IE $37,320
 2
WFW ACTION FUND INC
C00698936
 $35,571
IE $35,571
 2
View all buyers in research · last 6 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 7

NORTHWOODS FUTURE PAC $535K — · 7 txns ALABAMA FREEDOM FUND $500K — · 6 txns DIGITAL FREEDOM FUND $440K Strategy & Research · 8 txns WIN IT BACK PAC $344K — · 22 txns CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION $154K — · 8 txns NO GOING BACK PAC INC. $37K — · 2 txns WFW ACTION FUND INC $36K — · 2 txns WS WHISTLESTOP STRATEGIES LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
NORTHWOODS FUTURE PAC
C00922955
 $535,398
IE $535,398
 7
ALABAMA FREEDOM FUND
C00930438
 $499,998
IE $499,998
 6
DIGITAL FREEDOM FUND
C00911610
 $440,000 8
WIN IT BACK PAC
C00844613
 $344,493
IE $344,493
 22
CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION
C00487470
 $154,151
IE $154,151
 8
NO GOING BACK PAC INC.
C00960435
 $37,320
IE $37,320
 2
WFW ACTION FUND INC
C00698936
 $35,571
IE $35,571
 2
View all buyers in research · last 12 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 8

NORTHWOODS FUTURE PAC $535K — · 7 txns ALABAMA FREEDOM FUND $500K — · 6 txns DIGITAL FREEDOM FUND $440K Strategy & Research · 8 txns WIN IT BACK PAC $344K — · 22 txns CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION $154K — · 8 txns SCHOOL FREEDOM FUND $88K — · 6 txns NO GOING BACK PAC INC. $37K — · 2 txns WFW ACTION FUND INC $36K — · 2 txns WS WHISTLESTOP STRATEGIES LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
NORTHWOODS FUTURE PAC
C00922955
 $535,398
IE $535,398
 7
ALABAMA FREEDOM FUND
C00930438
 $499,998
IE $499,998
 6
DIGITAL FREEDOM FUND
C00911610
 $440,000 8
WIN IT BACK PAC
C00844613
 $344,493
IE $344,493
 22
CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION
C00487470
 $154,151
IE $154,151
 8
SCHOOL FREEDOM FUND
C00794396
 $88,218
IE $88,218
 6
NO GOING BACK PAC INC.
C00960435
 $37,320
IE $37,320
 2
WFW ACTION FUND INC
C00698936
 $35,571
IE $35,571
 2
View all buyers in research · last 18 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 10

NORTHWOODS FUTURE PAC $535K — · 7 txns ALABAMA FREEDOM FUND $500K — · 6 txns DIGITAL FREEDOM FUND $440K Strategy & Research · 8 txns MORE JOBS, LESS GOVERNMENT $345K Print & Mail · 7 txns WIN IT BACK PAC $344K — · 22 txns OLD LINE PAC $264K — · 2 txns CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION $154K — · 8 txns SCHOOL FREEDOM FUND $88K — · 6 txns AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOCIA… $73K — · 1 txn NO GOING BACK PAC INC. $37K — · 2 txns WS WHISTLESTOP STRATEGIES LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
NORTHWOODS FUTURE PAC
C00922955
 $535,398
IE $535,398
 7
ALABAMA FREEDOM FUND
C00930438
 $499,998
IE $499,998
 6
DIGITAL FREEDOM FUND
C00911610
 $440,000 8
MORE JOBS, LESS GOVERNMENT
C00693838
 $344,692
IE $206,815 · SB $137,877
 7
WIN IT BACK PAC
C00844613
 $344,493
IE $344,493
 22
OLD LINE PAC
C00890657
 $263,696
IE $263,696
 2
CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION
C00487470
 $154,151
IE $154,151
 8
SCHOOL FREEDOM FUND
C00794396
 $88,218
IE $88,218
 6
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC
C00343459
 $72,642
IE $72,642
 1
NO GOING BACK PAC INC.
C00960435
 $37,320
IE $37,320
 2
View all buyers in research · last 24 mo →

By party

Revenue by party

100% R
D · 0%
R · 100%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $7,147,885 49.20%
Non-partisan $7,380,869 50.80%

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
WHISTLESTOP STRATEGIES LLC NO GOING BACK PAC INC. $37K Nelida Pou (oppose) $19K Rosemary Pino (support) $19K Total in: $37K Total out: $37K
WHISTLESTOP STRATEGIES LLC NO GOING BACK PAC INC. $37K Nelida Pou (oppose) $19K Rosemary Pino (support) $19K Total in: $37K Total out: $37K
WHISTLESTOP STRATEGIES LLC ALABAMA FREEDOM FUND $333K WIN IT BACK PAC $176K CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION $106K NO GOING BACK PAC INC. $37K WFW ACTION FUND INC $36K Felix Barry Moore (support) $333K Alexandra Mealer (support) $227K Briscoe Rowell Iii Cain (op… $54K Tricia Pridemore (support) $36K Nelida Pou (oppose) $19K Rosemary Pino (support) $19K Total in: $688K Total out: $688K
WHISTLESTOP STRATEGIES LLC NORTHWOODS FUTURE PAC $535K ALABAMA FREEDOM FUND $500K WIN IT BACK PAC $344K CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION $154K NO GOING BACK PAC INC. $37K WFW ACTION FUND INC $36K Michael Alfonso (support) $535K Felix Barry Moore (support) $500K Alexandra Mealer (support) $276K Briscoe Rowell Iii Cain (op… $223K Tricia Pridemore (support) $36K Nelida Pou (oppose) $19K Rosemary Pino (support) $19K Total in: $1.61M Total out: $1.61M
WHISTLESTOP STRATEGIES LLC NORTHWOODS FUTURE PAC $535K ALABAMA FREEDOM FUND $500K WIN IT BACK PAC $344K CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION $154K SCHOOL FREEDOM FUND $88K NO GOING BACK PAC INC. $37K WFW ACTION FUND INC $36K Michael Alfonso (support) $535K Felix Barry Moore (support) $500K Alexandra Mealer (support) $276K Briscoe Rowell Iii Cain (op… $223K Joseph Michael Barrett (opp… $88K Tricia Pridemore (support) $36K Nelida Pou (oppose) $19K Rosemary Pino (support) $19K Total in: $1.7M Total out: $1.7M
WHISTLESTOP STRATEGIES LLC NORTHWOODS FUTURE PAC $535K ALABAMA FREEDOM FUND $500K MORE JOBS, LESS GOVERNMENT $207K WIN IT BACK PAC $344K OLD LINE PAC $264K CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION $154K SCHOOL FREEDOM FUND $88K AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLO… $73K NO GOING BACK PAC INC. $37K Michael Alfonso (support) $535K Felix Barry Moore (support) $500K Alexandra Mealer (support) $276K Larry Hogan (support) $264K Briscoe Rowell Iii Cain (op… $223K R. Jon Tester (oppose) $138K Joseph Michael Barrett (opp… $88K Marsha Mrs. Blackburn (supp… $73K Tim Sheehy (support) $69K + other races (4 filings) $73K Total in: $2.2M Total out: $2.24M
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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

202420252026 Q2 2024 (2024 cycle): $20KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $337KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $276KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $165KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $110KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $165K Q2Q4Q1Q2 $337K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 3 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2024 Q2 2024 $20K 1 MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN IN… 100% Print & Mail 100% $20K —
2024 Q3 2024 $337K 3 MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN IN… 59% Print & Mail 100% $357K —
2024 Q4 2024 $276K 2 MORE JOBS, LESS GOVERNMENT 100% Print & Mail 100% $633K —
2025 Q4 2026 $165K 3 DIGITAL FREEDOM FUND 100% Strategy & Research 100% $165K —
2026 Q1 2026 $110K 2 DIGITAL FREEDOM FUND 100% Print & Mail 100% $275K —
2026 Q2 2026 $165K 3 DIGITAL FREEDOM FUND 100% — $440K +719%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $165K across 3 disbursements (avg $55K/check) Top buyer: DIGITAL FREEDOM FUND (100% of category) Last paid: 10mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $165K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $536K across 11 disbursements (avg $49K/check) Top buyer: MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN INC. (41% of category) Last paid: 7mo ago · +26% vs prior cycle Print & Mail $110K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $165K across 3 disbursements (avg $55K/check) Top buyer: DIGITAL FREEDOM FUND (100% of category) Last paid: 10mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $165K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $536K across 11 disbursements (avg $49K/check) Top buyer: MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN INC. (41% of category) Last paid: 7mo ago · +26% vs prior cycle Print & Mail $110K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $536K across 11 disbursements (avg $49K/check) Top buyer: MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN INC. (41% of category) Last paid: 7mo ago · +26% vs prior cycle Print & Mail $248K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $165K across 3 disbursements (avg $55K/check) Top buyer: DIGITAL FREEDOM FUND (100% of category) Last paid: 10mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $165K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Print & Mail $536,111 11 $49K 76.5% MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN IN… 41% 7mo ago
Strategy & Research $165,000 3 $55K 23.5% DIGITAL FREEDOM FUND 100% 10mo ago
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Client retention

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

0
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
0
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
3
One-time clients 1 cycle
$1,072,926 · 100% of revenue
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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
MA
$1,072,926 100.0% 3
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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 2024-07-12 MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN INC. Print & Mail DIRECT MAIL: PRINTING AND POSTAGE (UNRELEASED) $170,551
Largest all-time 2024-10-16 MORE JOBS, LESS GOVERNMENT Print & Mail PRE-PAYMENT FOR DIRECT MAIL: PRINTING AND POSTAGE $137,877
Largest all-time 2024-10-09 MORE JOBS, LESS GOVERNMENT Print & Mail PRE-PAYMENT FOR DIRECT MAIL: PRINTING AND POSTAGE $137,877
Largest all-time 2024-09-27 MORE JOBS, LESS GOVERNMENT Print & Mail PRE-PAYMENT FOR DIRECT MAIL: PRINTING AND POSTAGE $137,877
Largest all-time 2025-10-21 DIGITAL FREEDOM FUND Strategy & Research COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING $55,000
Largest this cycle 2026-02-05 DIGITAL FREEDOM FUND Print & Mail COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING $55,000
Largest this cycle 2026-04-08 DIGITAL FREEDOM FUND — COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING $55,000
Largest this cycle 2025-12-11 DIGITAL FREEDOM FUND Strategy & Research COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING $55,000
Largest this cycle 2025-11-07 DIGITAL FREEDOM FUND Strategy & Research COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING $55,000
Recent 2026-06-03 DIGITAL FREEDOM FUND — COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING $55,000
Recent 2026-03-10 DIGITAL FREEDOM FUND Print & Mail COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING $55,000
Recent 2026-04-13 DIGITAL FREEDOM FUND — COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING $55,000
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