CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS LLC
vendor · #11 of 310 in Pennsylvania · U.S. Senate · 2024all Schedule E rows for this payee on fec.gov ↗inferred · rule case/punctuation/suffix normalisation + token-set ≥0.92 (numeric tokens must match); aliases filefec.gov ↗
By medium
Medium is classified from the purpose the spender filed; the FEC does not record which buy placed which ad.
inferred · rule Medium is classified from the purpose string the spender filed on Schedule E, by an ordered keyword table (first match wins, keywords matched at word starts): production: produc, creative, design, videograph, photograph, filming; digital: digital, online, internet, web, social, streaming, email, youtube, facebook, google, meta, gif; radio: radio; tv: tv, television, broadcast, cable, media buy, media placement; mail: mail, postage, postcard, print; phones: phone, text, sms, robocall, call, dial, teleconferenc; consulting: poll, research, consult, strateg, list, targeting, voter file; field: canvass, door, field, gotv; other: no match. The FEC does not record which buy placed which ad.Schedule E fields ↗
Who paid this vendor
| Spender | Paid | Buys |
|---|---|---|
| KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC | $2,563,132 | 30 |
| NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND | $1,000,000 | 2 |
| RSLC PAC | $1,250 | 1 |
Candidates named on the buys
Targeting, not money: the spender declares support or opposition on each Schedule E row; the candidate receives nothing.
Ads linked to this vendor
6 ads from 1 spender who paid this vendor. The FEC does not record which buy placed which ad; each link below says what it rests on.
- KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC · ran Sep 25, 2023 – Sep 10, 2024 · Only digital vendor KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC paid during this ad's run window (ran sep 25, 2023 – sep 10, 2024, counting buys dated up to 7 days before first shown) — inferred, not filed. KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC reported $2,563,132 in digital buys to CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS LLC; Google ads are digital placements.source ↗
- KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC · ran Aug 19, 2024 – Aug 28, 2024 · Only digital vendor KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC paid during this ad's run window (ran aug 19, 2024 – aug 28, 2024, counting buys dated up to 7 days before first shown) — inferred, not filed. KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC reported $302,764 in digital buys to CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS LLC; Google ads are digital placements.source ↗
- KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC · ran Aug 3, 2024 – Aug 14, 2024 · Only digital vendor KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC paid during this ad's run window (ran aug 3, 2024 – aug 14, 2024, counting buys dated up to 7 days before first shown) — inferred, not filed. KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC reported $520,855 in digital buys to CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS LLC; Google ads are digital placements.source ↗
- KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC · ran Aug 3, 2024 – Aug 14, 2024 · Only digital vendor KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC paid during this ad's run window (ran aug 3, 2024 – aug 14, 2024, counting buys dated up to 7 days before first shown) — inferred, not filed. KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC reported $520,855 in digital buys to CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS LLC; Google ads are digital placements.source ↗
- KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC · ran Aug 23, 2024 – Aug 28, 2024 · Only digital vendor KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC paid during this ad's run window (ran aug 23, 2024 – aug 28, 2024, counting buys dated up to 7 days before first shown) — inferred, not filed. KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC reported $302,764 in digital buys to CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS LLC; Google ads are digital placements.source ↗
- KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC · ran Aug 23, 2024 – Aug 28, 2024 · Only digital vendor KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC paid during this ad's run window (ran aug 23, 2024 – aug 28, 2024, counting buys dated up to 7 days before first shown) — inferred, not filed. KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC reported $302,764 in digital buys to CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS LLC; Google ads are digital placements.source ↗
Spenders in the picture: KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC. Ad spend is the range Google publishes; the vendor totals above are filed dollars. The two are never added together.
Separately, 3 other ads ran within a week of this vendor being paid for placeable media — 3 by NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND. FEC records do not identify which vendor placed them, so they are listed here as a fact about dates, not as this vendor's ads.
Every buy
| Date | Spender | S/O | Target | Amount | Medium | Filed payee · purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2024 | NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND | S | Dave McCormick | $250,000 | production | CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS LLC · MEDIA PRODUCTION / MEDIA PLACEMENT | FEC ↗ |
| Oct 7, 2024 | NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND | S | Dave McCormick | $750,000 | production | CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS LLC · MEDIA PRODUCTION / MEDIA PLACEMENT | FEC ↗ |
| Sep 5, 2024 | KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC | O | Bob Casey | $50,000 | digital | CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS LLC · EMAILS / SMS MESSAGING | FEC ↗ |
| Sep 5, 2024 | KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC | S | Dave McCormick | $50,000 | digital | CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS LLC · EMAILS / SMS MESSAGING | FEC ↗ |
| Aug 19, 2024 | KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC | O | Bob Casey | $151,382 | digital | CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS LLC · EMAILS / SMS MESSAGING | FEC ↗ |
| Aug 19, 2024 | KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC | S | Bob Casey | $151,382 | digital | CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS LLC · EMAILS / SMS MESSAGING | FEC ↗ |
| Aug 5, 2024 | KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC | O | Bob Casey | $260,428 | digital | CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS LLC · EMAILS / SMS MESSAGING | FEC ↗ |
| Aug 5, 2024 | KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC | S | Bob Casey | $260,428 | digital | CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS LLC · EMAILS / SMS MESSAGING | FEC ↗ |
| Jul 2, 2024 | KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC | O | Dave McCormick | $185,500 | digital | CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS LLC · EMAILS / SMS MESSAGING | FEC ↗ |
| Jul 2, 2024 | KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC | S | Dave McCormick | $185,500 | digital | CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS LLC · EMAILS / SMS MESSAGING | FEC ↗ |
| Jun 14, 2024 | KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC | O | Bob Casey | $84,257 | digital | CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS LLC · EMAILS / SMS MESSAGING | FEC ↗ |
| Jun 14, 2024 | KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC | S | Dave McCormick | $84,257 | digital | CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS LLC · EMAILS / SMS MESSAGING | FEC ↗ |
| Jun 4, 2024 | KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC | O | Bob Casey | $50,000 | digital | CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS LLC · EMAILS / SMS MESSAGING | FEC ↗ |
| Jun 4, 2024 | KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC | S | Dave McCormick | $50,000 | digital | CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS LLC · EMAILS / SMS MESSAGING | FEC ↗ |
| May 13, 2024 | KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC | O | Bob Casey | $50,000 | digital | CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS LLC · EMAILS / SMS MESSAGING | FEC ↗ |
| May 13, 2024 | KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC | S | Dave McCormick | $50,000 | digital | CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS LLC · EMAILS / SMS MESSAGING | FEC ↗ |
| Apr 29, 2024 | KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC | O | Bob Casey | $50,000 | digital | CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS LLC · EMAILS / SMS MESSAGING | FEC ↗ |
| Apr 29, 2024 | KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC | S | Dave McCormick | $50,000 | digital | CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS LLC · EMAILS / SMS MESSAGING | FEC ↗ |
| Apr 24, 2024 | KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC | S | Dave McCormick | $40,000 | digital | CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS LLC · EMAILS / SMS MESSAGING | FEC ↗ |
| Apr 9, 2024 | KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC | O | Bob Casey | $50,000 | digital | CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS LLC · EMAILS / SMS MESSAGING | FEC ↗ |
| Apr 9, 2024 | KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC | S | Dave McCormick | $50,000 | digital | CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS LLC · EMAILS / SMS MESSAGING | FEC ↗ |
| Apr 8, 2024 | RSLC PAC | O | Bob Casey | $1,250 | phones | CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS LLC · TEXT MESSAGES | FEC ↗ |
| Mar 19, 2024 | KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC | O | Bob Casey | $50,000 | digital | CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS LLC · EMAILS / SMS MESSAGING | FEC ↗ |
| Mar 19, 2024 | KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC | S | Dave McCormick | $50,000 | digital | CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS LLC · EMAILS / SMS MESSAGING | FEC ↗ |
| Feb 6, 2024 | KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC | S | Dave McCormick | $60,000 | digital | CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS LLC · EMAILS / SMS MESSAGING | FEC ↗ |
| Feb 1, 2024 | KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC | O | Bob Casey | $50,000 | digital | CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS LLC · EMAILS / SMS MESSAGING | FEC ↗ |
| Feb 1, 2024 | KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC | S | Dave McCormick | $50,000 | digital | CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS LLC · EMAILS / SMS MESSAGING | FEC ↗ |
| Dec 14, 2023 | KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC | O | Bob Casey | $50,000 | digital | CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS LLC · EMAILS / SMS MESSAGING | FEC ↗ |
| Dec 14, 2023 | KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC | S | Dave McCormick | $50,000 | digital | CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS LLC · EMAILS / SMS MESSAGING | FEC ↗ |
| Nov 6, 2023 | KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC | O | Bob Casey | $50,000 | digital | CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS LLC · EMAILS / SMS MESSAGING | FEC ↗ |
| Nov 6, 2023 | KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC | S | Dave McCormick | $50,000 | digital | CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS LLC · EMAILS / SMS MESSAGING | FEC ↗ |
| Oct 3, 2023 | KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC | S | Dave McCormick | $100,000 | digital | CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS LLC · EMAILS / SMS MESSAGING | FEC ↗ |
| Sep 22, 2023 | KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC | S | Dave McCormick | $100,000 | digital | CREATIVE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS LLC · EMAILS / SMS MESSAGING | FEC ↗ |
Every Schedule E independent expenditure names a payee. Payee strings are normalised (case, punctuation, legal suffixes, token order), near-duplicates are folded with a difflib ratio ≥ 0.92 when their numeric tokens match, and hand alias rows from data/hand/<race>/vendor_aliases.json override the rule. Medium is classified from the purpose the spender filed (ordered keyword table in campaign_commons/vendors.py). The FEC does not record which buy placed which ad: vendor ↔ ad links are date-window adjacency (or single-digital-vendor inference) from campaign_commons.ads_enrich, each with its basis, and are only `verified` when a person found a source naming both. Totals are the filed amounts, grouped, never re-estimated.
