ScopeFederal FEC · 2026 · Spend-counted

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SETH BODNAR · CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN

2026

Seth Bodnar

FEC name:: BODNAR, SETH
FEC ID:: S6MT00287
Party:: IND
Office:: S
District:: MT-00

2026 Montana Senate 2026-S-MT-00 · Open seat

Election year

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WHO THEY PAID FOR THE WORK

Strategy

Roster answer: Strategy

Seth Bodnar split strategy payments between MODERN CAMPAIGN SOLUTIONS and CHRACA FRIEDMAN GROUP.

Spend: $2,200,878; 2026
Strategy: $241,876; selected work
Recipients: 8; Strategy

Work: StrategyCategory: Strategy consulting

Mostly MODERN CAMPAIGN SOLUTIONS

Strategy consulting firm · 4 payments · 2026-03-23 – 2026-06-24

$50,000

21% of strategy

Also CHRACA FRIEDMAN GROUP

Strategy consulting firm · 1 payment · 2026-06-11

$45,000

19% of strategy

Also FIRE TOWER STRATEGIES LLC

Strategy consulting firm · 2 payments · 2026-04-20 – 2026-05-22

$39,776

16% of strategy

Split across payees. This is descriptive spending evidence, not proof they hired a consultant.

Direct mailFDM CONNECTS LLC$62,5864 payees TV / mediaBRYSON GILLETTE, LLC$84,6021 payee Digital adsFACEBOOK$1,3981 payee PollingNIELSEN CONSULTING, LLC$30,0002 payees ComplianceMBA CONSULTING GROUP$50,4871 payee PrintingTHE BILLINGS TIMES$2,0471 payee

Show 2 categories without loaded payments

Texting / phonesNo loaded payments—Campaign service FundraisingNo loaded payments—Platform

More campaign work (2)

Lists / dataASCEND DIGITAL STRATEGIES, LLC · $644,770 LegalNIELSEN MERKSAMER LLP · $69,299

Operations and overhead (travel, payroll, processors, office) total $1,013,813 and stay out of this roster.

Shared national-party recipients

Purpose labels come from the reported payment line. Vendor type is a separate identity label.

WHEN THE MONEY MOVED

16 payments

Monthly spend by purpose

2026-03-23 → 2026-06-30 · peak Jun 2026

2025

2026

Strategy consulting

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Mar 2026	$19,000	2
Apr 2026	$40,516	3
May 2026	$69,722	5
Jun 2026	$112,638	6
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Monthly totals use current, spend-counted disbursements in the selected FEC cycle, grouped by source transaction date and conservative purpose category. Loaded subset limits apply.

PAYMENTS

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Date	Recipient	Purpose	Category	Amount
2026-06-24	MODERN CAMPAIGN SOLUTIONS	FUNDRAISING CONSULTING	Strategy consulting	$12,500
2026-06-11	CHRACA FRIEDMAN GROUP	FUNDRAISING CONSULTING	Strategy consulting	$45,000
2026-05-22	FIRE TOWER STRATEGIES LLC	COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING	Strategy consulting	$16,045
2026-06-12	PDPC, LLC	COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING	Strategy consulting	$15,000

STRATEGY RECIPIENTS

2026

MODERN CAMPAIGN SOLUTIONS

Strategy consulting firm · 4 tx

$50,000

21%

CHRACA FRIEDMAN GROUP

Strategy consulting firm · 1 tx

$45,000

19%

FIRE TOWER STRATEGIES LLC

Strategy consulting firm · 2 tx

$39,776

16%

PDPC, LLC

Strategy consulting firm · 2 tx

$39,677

Totals use current, spend-counted FEC disbursements for the selected cycle.

SETH BODNAR · CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN

2026

Seth Bodnar

FEC name:: BODNAR, SETH
FEC ID:: S6MT00287
Party:: IND
Office:: S
District:: MT-00

2026 Montana Senate 2026-S-MT-00 · Open seat

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RECENT PAYMENTS

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Date	Recipient	Purpose	Category	Amount
2026-06-30	WINGSPAN STRATEGIES	GENERAL CAMPAIGN CONSULTING	Strategy consulting	$20,000
2026-06-24	ASCEND DIGITAL STRATEGIES, LLC	DIGITAL CONSULTING	Strategy consulting	$13,638
2026-06-24	MODERN CAMPAIGN SOLUTIONS	FUNDRAISING CONSULTING	Strategy consulting	$12,500
2026-06-24	HILLTOP PUBLIC SOLUTIONS LLC	MANAGEMENT CONSULTING	Strategy consulting	$6,500
2026-06-12	PDPC, LLC	COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING	Strategy consulting	$15,000
2026-06-11	CHRACA FRIEDMAN GROUP	FUNDRAISING CONSULTING	Strategy consulting	$45,000
2026-05-26	ASCEND DIGITAL STRATEGIES, LLC	DIGITAL CONSULTING	Strategy consulting	$10,000
2026-05-22	FIRE TOWER STRATEGIES LLC	COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING	Strategy consulting	$16,045

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TRANSACTION EVIDENCE AND SOURCE DETAILS

Strategy