Brass Tacks Consulting
Brass Tacks Consulting is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Brass Tacks Consulting was paid $139K across 6 client committees.
Part I Identity
Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Apr 4, 2022 → Jul 24, 2026
- spans 4.3 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 44
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 6
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
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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 3 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ON WISCONSIN PAC, INC. C00697326 |
$1,626 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEIL, BRYAN GEORGE WI · House REP |
$9,000 | 3 |
| MITCHELL, JOE IA · House REP |
$3,550 | 1 |
| ON WISCONSIN PAC, INC. C00697326 |
$1,626 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEIL, BRYAN GEORGE WI · House REP |
$38,642 | 13 |
| MITCHELL, JOE IA · House REP |
$22,749 | 7 |
| ON WISCONSIN PAC, INC. C00697326 |
$3,726 | 2 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEIL, BRYAN GEORGE WI · House REP |
$62,810 | 23 |
| MITCHELL, JOE IA · House REP |
$26,166 | 8 |
| STEIL VICTORY FUND C00686980 |
$4,755 | 2 |
| ON WISCONSIN PAC, INC. C00697326 |
$3,726 | 2 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEIL, BRYAN GEORGE WI · House REP |
$71,810 | 26 |
| MITCHELL, JOE IA · House REP |
$26,166 | 8 |
| STEIL VICTORY FUND C00686980 |
$6,432 | 4 |
| ON WISCONSIN PAC, INC. C00697326 |
$3,726 | 2 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $128,617 | 92.68% |
| Non-partisan | $10,157 | 7.32% |
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 · 4 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $3K | 2 | JESSE REISING FOR CONGRESS 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $3K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $22K | 1 | HOVDE, ERIC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $22K | — |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $5K | 1 | HOVDE, ERIC 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $27K | +64% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $8K | 4 | STEIL, BRYAN GEORGE 78% | Other / Unclassified 39% | $8K | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $16K | 6 | STEIL, BRYAN GEORGE 100% | Strategy & Research 57% | $24K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $16K | 7 | STEIL, BRYAN GEORGE 70% | Strategy & Research 56% | $40K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $23K | 8 | STEIL, BRYAN GEORGE 58% | Strategy & Research 81% | $62K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $28K | 9 | STEIL, BRYAN GEORGE 58% | Strategy & Research 34% | $90K | +26% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $16K | 5 | STEIL, BRYAN GEORGE 56% | — | $107K | +210% |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $2K | 1 | ON WISCONSIN PAC, INC. 100% | — | $108K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $74,514 | 19 | $4K | 72.6% | STEIL, BRYAN GEORGE 40% | 7mo ago |
| Wages & Payroll | $19,918 | 11 | $2K | 19.4% | STEIL, BRYAN GEORGE 68% | 10mo ago |
| Travel & Events | $5,194 | 1 | $5K | 5.1% | HOVDE, ERIC 100% | 2y ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $3,000 | 1 | $3K | 2.9% | STEIL, BRYAN GEORGE 100% | 20mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
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 | $109,443 | 78.9% | 4 | |
| IA | $26,166 | 18.9% | 1 | |
| IL | $3,166 | 2.3% | 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 | 2024-03-12 | HOVDE, ERIC | Strategy & Research | STRATEGIC CONSULTING | $22,283 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-04-09 | HOVDE, ERIC | Travel & Events | TRAVEL | $5,194 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-03-19 | STEIL, BRYAN GEORGE | — | EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT | $4,906 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-05-14 | MITCHELL, JOE | — | COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING | $3,550 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-03-06 | MITCHELL, JOE | Strategy & Research | COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING | $3,550 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-07 | MITCHELL, JOE | — | COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING | $3,550 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-10-03 | MITCHELL, JOE | Strategy & Research | COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING | $3,416 |
| Recent | 2026-05-13 | STEIL, BRYAN GEORGE | — | GENERAL CAMPAIGN CONSULTING | $3,000 |
| Recent | 2026-04-21 | STEIL, BRYAN GEORGE | — | GENERAL CAMPAIGN CONSULTING | $3,000 |
| Recent | 2026-06-02 | STEIL, BRYAN GEORGE | — | GENERAL CAMPAIGN CONSULTING | $3,000 |
| Recent | 2026-07-24 | ON WISCONSIN PAC, INC. | — | EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT SEE ITEMIZATION BELOW | $1,626 |