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Michael Whatley Campaign Spending | Consultariat

MICHAEL WHATLEY · CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN

2026

Michael Whatley

FEC name:: WHATLEY, MICHAEL
FEC ID:: S6NC00415
Party:: REP
Office:: S
District:: NC-00

2026 North Carolina Senate 2026-S-NC-00 · Open seat

Election year

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WHO THEY PAID FOR THE WORK

Campaign services

Roster answer: Campaign Roster

Michael Whatley paid STRATEGIC MEDIA SERVICES INC. for tv / media, RED BEACON STRATEGIES LLC for direct mail, and CONVERGENCE MEDIA LLC for strategy.

Spend: $7,784,391; 2026
Campaign-service spend: $6,732,015; mail, media, polling, and related work
Recipients: 100; this cycle

Direct mailRED BEACON STRATEGIES LLC$1,871,6193 payees TV / mediaSTRATEGIC MEDIA SERVICES INC.$2,545,8863 payees Digital adsFUTURE TENSE AGENCY$99,3513 payees PollingFABRIZIO LEE & ASSOCIATES LLC$479,2003 payees Texting / phonesCOEFFICIENT$157,0972 payees ComplianceCM&CO, LLC$54,5543 payees

More campaign work (2)

Lists / dataRED CURVE SOLUTIONS · $110,975 LegalDICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC · $106,824

Operations and overhead (travel, payroll, processors, office) total $952,513 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

1,172 payments

Monthly spend by purpose

2025-07-31 → 2026-06-30 · peak Feb 2026

2025

2026

Media buyingDirect mailStrategy consultingPolling/researchPayroll/staffRemaining categories

Select a month to filter the source-payment ledger. Total shown: $7,784,391.

Accessible monthly values

Month	Spend	Payments
Jan 2025	$0	0
Feb 2025	$0	0
Mar 2025	$0	0
Apr 2025	$0	0
May 2025	$0	0
Jun 2025	$0	0
Jul 2025	$4,853	1
Aug 2025	$82,071	99
Sep 2025	$152,119	97
Oct 2025	$433,192	113
Nov 2025	$143,869	114
Dec 2025	$625,336	94
Jan 2026	$450,279	80
Feb 2026	$3,156,079	121
Mar 2026	$819,323	111
Apr 2026	$689,207	121
May 2026	$810,148	124
Jun 2026	$417,916	97
Jul 2026	$0	0
Aug 2026	$0	0
Sep 2026	$0	0
Oct 2026	$0	0
Nov 2026	$0	0
Dec 2026	$0	0

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
2026-02-23	STRATEGIC MEDIA SERVICES INC.	PLACED MEDIA	Media buying	$545,454
2026-06-22	RED BEACON STRATEGIES LLC	DIRECT MAIL SERVICES	Direct mail	$14,836
2026-04-21	CONVERGENCE MEDIA LLC	DIGITAL CONSULTING	Strategy consulting	$26,332
2026-04-17	CONVERGENCE MEDIA LLC	DIGITAL CONSULTING	Strategy consulting	$1,037

CAMPAIGN SERVICE RECIPIENTS

2026

STRATEGIC MEDIA SERVICES INC.

Media services provider · 4 tx

$2,487,062

42%

RED BEACON STRATEGIES LLC

Strategy consulting firm · 14 tx

$1,105,682

19%

BIG DOG STRATEGIES LLC

Strategy consulting firm · 18 tx

$873,627

15%

CONVERGENCE MEDIA LLC

Media services provider · 5 tx

$577,631

10%

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

MICHAEL WHATLEY · CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN

2026

Michael Whatley

FEC name:: WHATLEY, MICHAEL
FEC ID:: S6NC00415
Party:: REP
Office:: S
District:: NC-00

2026 North Carolina Senate 2026-S-NC-00 · Open seat

Election year

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RECENT PAYMENTS

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Date	Recipient	Purpose	Category	Amount
2026-06-30	WINRED TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC	MERCHANT FEES	Payment fees	$434
2026-06-30	CHAIN BRIDGE BANK N.A.	BANK FEES	Payment fees	$421
2026-06-30	CHAIN BRIDGE BANK N.A.	BANK FEES	Payment fees	$65
2026-06-30	CHAIN BRIDGE BANK N.A.	BANK FEES	Payment fees	$31
2026-06-29	WINRED TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC	MERCHANT FEES	Payment fees	$920
2026-06-29	CHAIN BRIDGE BANK N.A.	BANK FEES	Payment fees	$250
2026-06-26	WINRED TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC	MERCHANT FEES	Payment fees	$469
2026-06-26	ANEDOT INC.	MERCHANT FEES	Payment fees	$128

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TRANSACTION EVIDENCE AND SOURCE DETAILS

2026