BATTLEGROUND STRATEGIES
BATTLEGROUND STRATEGIES is a fundraising vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle BATTLEGROUND STRATEGIES was paid $1.58M across 18 client committees, of which $257K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.
Part I Identity
Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.
Source split
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$1,327,239 | 323 rows | 83.8% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$256,890 | 20 rows | 16.2% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Mar 30, 2018 → Sep 17, 2025
- spans 7.5 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 323
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 18
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
One timeframe control governs all three panels below. Change it once and the trajectory, top buyers, and party breakdown all update together.
Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.
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.
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Top buyers last 12 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEIL, BRYAN GEORGE WI · House REP |
$15,000 | 3 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEIL, BRYAN GEORGE WI · House REP |
$85,293 | 9 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| DEATON, JOHN MA · Senate REP |
$144,521 | 78 |
| STEIL, BRYAN GEORGE WI · House REP |
$110,293 | 14 |
| BRIGHT, CHRIS NH · House REP |
$18,000 | 4 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $1,237,423 | 78.11% |
| Non-partisan | $346,706 | 21.89% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 7 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $48K | 6 | TIFFANY, TOM 47% | Fundraising 100% | $48K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $60K | 9 | TIFFANY, TOM 50% | Fundraising 100% | $108K | — |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $50K | 8 | C00739177 35% | Fundraising 100% | $158K | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $57K | 6 | TIFFANY, TOM 53% | Fundraising 100% | $215K | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $46K | 5 | TIFFANY, TOM 67% | Fundraising 100% | $261K | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $4K | 1 | RICHARDS, MATT 100% | Fundraising 100% | $4K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $14K | 3 | RICHARDS, MATT 100% | Fundraising 100% | $18K | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $33K | 9 | GAIL FORCE 45% | Fundraising 100% | $51K | -32% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $59K | 10 | 34N22, INC. 27% | Fundraising 100% | $110K | -2% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $225K | 25 | C00804120 44% | Fundraising 100% | $335K | +354% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $135K | 18 | 34N22, INC. 39% | Fundraising 100% | $470K | +137% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $81K | 10 | 34N22, INC. 38% | Fundraising 100% | $551K | +76% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $35K | 3 | STEIL, BRYAN GEORGE 100% | Fundraising 100% | $35K | — |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $15K | 3 | STEIL, BRYAN GEORGE 100% | Fundraising 100% | $50K | +275% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $15K | 3 | STEIL, BRYAN GEORGE 100% | Fundraising 100% | $65K | +7% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $5K | 16 | C00851238 100% | Fundraising 100% | $70K | -84% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $66K | 31 | DEATON, JOHN 45% | Fundraising 100% | $136K | +11% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $107K | 68 | DEATON, JOHN 67% | Fundraising 100% | $243K | -52% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $104K | 65 | DEATON, JOHN 72% | Fundraising 100% | $346K | -23% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $83K | 15 | DEATON, JOHN 83% | Fundraising 100% | $430K | +3% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $33K | 3 | STEIL, BRYAN GEORGE 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $33K | -6% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $38K | 3 | STEIL, BRYAN GEORGE 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $70K | +150% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $15K | 3 | STEIL, BRYAN GEORGE 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $85K | +0% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fundraising | $1,241,946 | 314 | $4K | 93.6% | DEATON, JOHN 20% | 19mo ago |
| Strategy & Research | $85,293 | 9 | $9K | 6.4% | STEIL, BRYAN GEORGE 100% | 9mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEIL, BRYAN GEORGE | 3 | $245,293 | 34 | 2022-05-06 | 2025-09-17 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WI | $479,793 | 36.1% | 4 | |
| MA | $394,774 | 29.7% | 2 | |
| Unknown | $290,482 | 21.9% | 7 | |
| NH | $60,000 | 4.5% | 1 | |
| VA | $35,512 | 2.7% | 1 | |
| NJ | $31,666 | 2.4% | 1 | |
| GA | $24,012 | 1.8% | 1 | |
| DC | $11,000 | 0.8% | 1 |
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 | 2022-04-17 | C00804120 | Fundraising | STRATEGIC CONSULTING | $60,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-11-05 | DEATON, JOHN | Fundraising | DIGITAL CONSULTING | $41,782 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-06-13 | C00804120 | Fundraising | STRATEGIC CONSULTING | $40,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-09-28 | 34N22, INC. | Fundraising | COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING | $32,725 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-03-22 | DEATON, JOHN | Fundraising | DIGITAL CONSULTING | $27,989 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-01-13 | STEIL, BRYAN GEORGE | Strategy & Research | GENERAL CAMPAIGN CONSULTING | $20,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-04-09 | STEIL, BRYAN GEORGE | Strategy & Research | GENERAL CAMPAIGN CONSULTING | $12,500 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-05-06 | STEIL, BRYAN GEORGE | Strategy & Research | GENERAL CAMPAIGN CONSULTING | $12,500 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-06-16 | STEIL, BRYAN GEORGE | Strategy & Research | GENERAL CAMPAIGN CONSULTING | $12,500 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-02-10 | STEIL, BRYAN GEORGE | Strategy & Research | GENERAL CAMPAIGN CONSULTING | $7,396 |
| Recent | 2025-07-14 | STEIL, BRYAN GEORGE | Strategy & Research | GENERAL CAMPAIGN CONSULTING | $5,000 |
| Recent | 2025-08-07 | STEIL, BRYAN GEORGE | Strategy & Research | GENERAL CAMPAIGN CONSULTING | $5,000 |
| Recent | 2025-09-17 | STEIL, BRYAN GEORGE | Strategy & Research | GENERAL CAMPAIGN CONSULTING | $5,000 |