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BRIAN BENGS · CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN

2026

Brian Bengs

FEC name:: BENGS, BRIAN
FEC ID:: S6SD01117
Party:: IND
Office:: S
District:: SD-00

2026 South Dakota Senate 2026-S-SD-00 · Challenger

Election year

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WHO THEY PAID FOR THE WORK

Campaign services

Roster answer: Campaign Roster

Brian Bengs paid AUTHENTIC CAMPAIGNS for strategy, BUYING TIME, LLC for tv / media, and BEE COMPLIANCE LLC for compliance.

Spend: $708,639; 2026
Campaign-service spend: $292,483; mail, media, polling, and related work
Recipients: 60; this cycle

Recipient: DEFEO CONSULTING

Direct mailK2D STRATEGIES$20,1251 payee TV / mediaBUYING TIME, LLC$63,8651 payee Digital adsAD SHARK$15,7001 payee PollingPUBLIC POLICY POLLING$29,7502 payees Texting / phonesGET THRU + AUTHENTIC CAMPAIGNS$26,1076 payees ComplianceBEE COMPLIANCE LLC$46,8501 payee

More campaign work (1)

Lists / dataMESSAGE DIGITAL LLC · $18,000

Operations and overhead (travel, payroll, processors, office) total $398,466 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

591 payments

Monthly spend by purpose

2025-05-04 → 2026-06-30 · peak Jan 2026

2025

2026

Unclear / otherSoftware/platformsStrategy consultingMedia buyingPayroll/staffRemaining categories

Select a month to filter the source-payment ledger. Total shown: $708,639.

Accessible monthly values

Month	Spend	Payments
Jan 2025	$0	0
Feb 2025	$0	0
Mar 2025	$0	0
Apr 2025	$0	0
May 2025	$26,733	9
Jun 2025	$32,065	10
Jul 2025	$23,659	11
Aug 2025	$6,662	8
Sep 2025	$34,949	30
Oct 2025	$78,084	42
Nov 2025	$47,565	33
Dec 2025	$21,871	34
Jan 2026	$94,301	55
Feb 2026	$74,758	60
Mar 2026	$55,469	42
Apr 2026	$81,040	85
May 2026	$91,083	82
Jun 2026	$40,401	90
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
2025-10-23	AUTHENTIC CAMPAIGNS	DIGITAL CONSULTING	Strategy consulting	$3,775
2026-05-27	BUYING TIME, LLC	PAID MEDIA BUY - TV	Media buying	$8,500
2026-06-05	BEE COMPLIANCE LLC	COMPLIANCE CONSULTING	Compliance/accounting	$3,500
2026-05-21	BUYING TIME, LLC	PAID MEDIA BUY - TV	Media buying	$8,000

CAMPAIGN SERVICE RECIPIENTS

DEFEO CONSULTING

MESSAGE DIGITAL LLC

Media services provider · 13 tx

$85,000

22%

BLUE ACTION INC

Unclassified recipient · 10 tx

$66,235

17%

BUYING TIME, LLC

Media services provider · 7 tx

$63,865

16%

BEE COMPLIANCE LLC

Compliance/accounting firm · 14 tx

$46,850

12%

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

BRIAN BENGS · CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN

2026

Brian Bengs

FEC name:: BENGS, BRIAN
FEC ID:: S6SD01117
Party:: IND
Office:: S
District:: SD-00

2026 South Dakota Senate 2026-S-SD-00 · Challenger

Election year

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BRIAN BENGS · CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN

2026

Brian Bengs

FEC name:: BENGS, BRIAN
FEC ID:: S6SD01117
Party:: IND
Office:: S
District:: SD-00

2026 South Dakota Senate 2026-S-SD-00 · Challenger

Election year

Historical cycles are visible but locked on the free plan. The latest loaded cycle remains available; Premium unlocks prior cycles and all loaded years.

WHO THEY PAID FOR THE WORK

Campaign services

Roster answer: Campaign Roster

Brian Bengs paid AUTHENTIC CAMPAIGNS for strategy, BUYING TIME, LLC for tv / media, and BEE COMPLIANCE LLC for compliance.

Spend: $708,639; 2026
Campaign-service spend: $292,483; mail, media, polling, and related work
Recipients: 60; this cycle

Recipient: DEFEO CONSULTING

More campaign work (1)

Lists / dataMESSAGE DIGITAL LLC · $18,000

Operations and overhead (travel, payroll, processors, office) total $398,466 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

591 payments

Monthly spend by purpose

2025-05-04 → 2026-06-30 · peak Jan 2026

2025

2026

Unclear / otherSoftware/platformsStrategy consultingMedia buyingPayroll/staffRemaining categories

Select a month to filter the source-payment ledger. Total shown: $708,639.

Accessible monthly values

Month	Spend	Payments
Jan 2025	$0	0
Feb 2025	$0	0
Mar 2025	$0	0
Apr 2025	$0	0
May 2025	$26,733	9
Jun 2025	$32,065	10
Jul 2025	$23,659	11
Aug 2025	$6,662	8
Sep 2025	$34,949	30
Oct 2025	$78,084	42
Nov 2025	$47,565	33
Dec 2025	$21,871	34
Jan 2026	$94,301	55
Feb 2026	$74,758	60
Mar 2026	$55,469	42
Apr 2026	$81,040	85
May 2026	$91,083	82
Jun 2026	$40,401	90
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
2025-10-23	AUTHENTIC CAMPAIGNS	DIGITAL CONSULTING	Strategy consulting	$3,775
2026-05-27	BUYING TIME, LLC	PAID MEDIA BUY - TV	Media buying	$8,500
2026-06-05	BEE COMPLIANCE LLC	COMPLIANCE CONSULTING	Compliance/accounting	$3,500
2026-05-21	BUYING TIME, LLC	PAID MEDIA BUY - TV	Media buying	$8,000

CAMPAIGN SERVICE RECIPIENTS

DEFEO CONSULTING

MESSAGE DIGITAL LLC

Media services provider · 13 tx

$85,000

22%

BLUE ACTION INC

Unclassified recipient · 10 tx

$66,235

17%

BUYING TIME, LLC

Media services provider · 7 tx

$63,865

16%

BEE COMPLIANCE LLC

Compliance/accounting firm · 14 tx

$46,850

12%

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

RECENT PAYMENTS

Showing up to 8 of 4

Date	Recipient	Purpose	Category	Amount
2026-04-02	DEFEO CONSULTING	DIGITAL CONSULTING	Strategy consulting	$6,730
2026-02-04	DEFEO CONSULTING	DIGITAL CONSULTING	Strategy consulting	$7,332
2026-01-08	DEFEO CONSULTING	DIGITAL CONSULTING	Strategy consulting	$6,290
2025-12-04	DEFEO CONSULTING	DIGITAL CONSULTING	Strategy consulting	$5,312

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TRANSACTION EVIDENCE AND SOURCE DETAILS

DEFEO CONSULTING

BENGS, BRIAN

Filed by BENGS FOR SOUTH DAKOTA · C00903641

paid DEFEO CONSULTING

2026-04-02 / FEC-BULK-2026-4061020261521125877

$6,730

DIGITAL CONSULTING

category Strategy consulting / Direct reported / image 202605219870234644FEC image

BENGS, BRIAN

Filed by BENGS FOR SOUTH DAKOTA · C00903641

paid DEFEO CONSULTING

2026-02-04 / FEC-BULK-2026-4051120261510016882

$7,332

DIGITAL CONSULTING

category Strategy consulting / Direct reported / image 202604159863000104FEC image

BENGS, BRIAN

Filed by BENGS FOR SOUTH DAKOTA · C00903641

paid DEFEO CONSULTING

2026-01-08 / FEC-BULK-2026-4051120261510016881

$6,290

DIGITAL CONSULTING

category Strategy consulting / Direct reported / image 202604159863000104FEC image

BENGS, BRIAN

Filed by BENGS FOR SOUTH DAKOTA · C00903641

paid DEFEO CONSULTING

2025-12-04 / FEC-BULK-2026-4030920261412577427

$5,312

DIGITAL CONSULTING

category Strategy consulting / Direct reported / image 202601319808957960FEC image