GILMORE STRATEGY GROUP

$1.29M 2025-2026 cycle

GILMORE STRATEGY GROUP is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle GILMORE STRATEGY GROUP was paid $1.29M across 8 client committees, of which $100K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

Strategy & Research ○ Slowing (~4mo since last)
Limited recent activity. Most recent disbursement to this vendor was 4 months ago (Feb 2, 2026). Charts below reflect cycle-to-date totals; the recent windows may be sparse.

Part I Identity

Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.

Source split

$1.29M = $1.19M (Schedule B) + $100K (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments		 $1,190,412 107 rows 92.3%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them		 $99,698 4 rows 7.7%
Activity span ALL TIME
Jan 19, 2017 → Feb 2, 2026
spans 9.0 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
107
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
8
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Mar 2025 Feb 2026
$89K across 12 months
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Top buyers

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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 1

WESTERMAN, BRUCE $14K Strategy & Research · 2 txns GS GILMORE STRATEGY GROUP
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
WESTERMAN, BRUCE
AR · House REP
 $14,316 2
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 1

WESTERMAN, BRUCE $58K Strategy & Research · 8 txns GS GILMORE STRATEGY GROUP
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
WESTERMAN, BRUCE
AR · House REP
 $58,400 8
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 1

WESTERMAN, BRUCE $109K Strategy & Research · 15 txns GS GILMORE STRATEGY GROUP
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
WESTERMAN, BRUCE
AR · House REP
 $108,974 15
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 2

WESTERMAN, BRUCE $155K Strategy & Research · 21 txns HILL, JAMES FRENCH $52K Strategy & Research · 2 txns GS GILMORE STRATEGY GROUP
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
WESTERMAN, BRUCE
AR · House REP
 $155,466 21
HILL, JAMES FRENCH
AR · House REP
 $51,923 2
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By party

Revenue by party

100% R
D · 0%
R · 100%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $959,312 74.36%
Non-partisan $330,797 25.64%

Part III Reference tables

Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

201720182019202020222023202420252026 Q1 2017 (2018 cycle): $8KQ2 2017 (2018 cycle): $4KQ3 2017 (2018 cycle): $270Q4 2017 (2018 cycle): $15KQ1 2018 (2018 cycle): $37KQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $9KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $16KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $6KQ2 2019 (2020 cycle): $2KQ3 2019 (2020 cycle): $4KQ4 2019 (2020 cycle): $4KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $4KQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $21KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $118KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $89KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $35KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $25KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $41KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $30KQ1 2023 (2024 cycle): $174KQ2 2023 (2024 cycle): $80KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $73KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $73KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $67KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $47KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $53KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $50KQ1 2025 (2026 cycle): $22KQ2 2025 (2026 cycle): $23KQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $23KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $21KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $14K Q1Q3Q1Q3Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q1 $174K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 9 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2017 Q1 2018 $8K 3 COTTON VICTORY 54% Strategy & Research 100% $8K —
2017 Q2 2018 $4K 2 COTTON VICTORY 100% Strategy & Research 100% $12K —
2017 Q3 2018 $270 1 COTTON VICTORY 100% Strategy & Research 100% $12K —
2017 Q4 2018 $15K 4 COTTON VICTORY 97% Strategy & Research 100% $27K —
2018 Q1 2018 $37K 4 WESTERMAN, BRUCE 85% Strategy & Research 100% $65K —
2018 Q2 2018 $9K 2 WESTERMAN, BRUCE 66% Strategy & Research 100% $74K —
2018 Q3 2018 $16K 1 WESTERMAN, BRUCE 100% Strategy & Research 100% $90K —
2018 Q4 2018 $6K 2 HILL, JAMES FRENCH 91% Strategy & Research 100% $95K —
2019 Q2 2020 $2K 1 HILL, JAMES FRENCH 100% Strategy & Research 100% $2K -52%
2019 Q3 2020 $4K 2 HILL, JAMES FRENCH 100% Strategy & Research 100% $6K +1381%
2019 Q4 2020 $4K 2 HILL, JAMES FRENCH 100% Strategy & Research 100% $10K -73%
2020 Q1 2020 $4K 2 HILL, JAMES FRENCH 100% Strategy & Research 100% $14K -89%
2020 Q2 2020 $21K 1 HILL, JAMES FRENCH 100% Strategy & Research 100% $35K +131%
2020 Q3 2020 $118K 5 HILL, JAMES FRENCH 100% Strategy & Research 100% $153K +638%
2020 Q4 2020 $89K 3 HILL, JAMES FRENCH 89% Strategy & Research 100% $242K +1484%
2022 Q1 2022 $35K 1 HILL, JAMES FRENCH 100% Strategy & Research 100% $35K +778%
2022 Q2 2022 $25K 1 HILL, JAMES FRENCH 100% Strategy & Research 100% $60K +20%
2022 Q3 2022 $41K 5 HILL, JAMES FRENCH 63% Strategy & Research 100% $102K -65%
2022 Q4 2022 $30K 3 HILL, JAMES FRENCH 67% Strategy & Research 100% $132K -66%
2023 Q1 2024 $174K 4 C00831552 87% Strategy & Research 100% $174K —
2023 Q2 2024 $80K 7 HILL, JAMES FRENCH 40% Strategy & Research 100% $254K —
2023 Q3 2024 $73K 8 C00831552 71% Strategy & Research 100% $327K —
2023 Q4 2024 $73K 9 HILL, JAMES FRENCH 35% Strategy & Research 100% $400K —
2024 Q1 2024 $67K 7 WESTERMAN, BRUCE 71% Strategy & Research 100% $468K +91%
2024 Q2 2024 $47K 4 HILL, JAMES FRENCH 55% Strategy & Research 100% $514K +85%
2024 Q3 2024 $53K 4 HILL, JAMES FRENCH 54% Strategy & Research 100% $567K +27%
2024 Q4 2024 $50K 5 WESTERMAN, BRUCE 54% Strategy & Research 100% $617K +68%
2025 Q1 2026 $22K 3 WESTERMAN, BRUCE 100% Strategy & Research 100% $22K -87%
2025 Q2 2026 $23K 3 WESTERMAN, BRUCE 100% Strategy & Research 100% $46K -71%
2025 Q3 2026 $23K 3 WESTERMAN, BRUCE 100% Strategy & Research 100% $69K -69%
2025 Q4 2026 $21K 3 WESTERMAN, BRUCE 100% Strategy & Research 100% $90K -71%
2026 Q1 2026 $14K 2 WESTERMAN, BRUCE 100% Strategy & Research 100% $104K -79%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $1.19M across 107 disbursements (avg $11K/check) Top buyer: HILL, JAMES FRENCH (40% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +93% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $14K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $1.19M across 107 disbursements (avg $11K/check) Top buyer: HILL, JAMES FRENCH (40% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +93% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $58K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $1.19M across 107 disbursements (avg $11K/check) Top buyer: HILL, JAMES FRENCH (40% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +93% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $109K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $1.19M across 107 disbursements (avg $11K/check) Top buyer: HILL, JAMES FRENCH (40% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +93% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $207K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Strategy & Research $1,190,412 107 $11K 100.0% HILL, JAMES FRENCH 40% 4mo ago
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Client retention

Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.

2
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$847,008 · 71% of revenue
1
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$711 · 0% of revenue
5
One-time clients 1 cycle
$342,693 · 29% of revenue
Top 2 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
HILL, JAMES FRENCH 4 $479,143 25 2018-11-06 2024-10-12
WESTERMAN, BRUCE 3 $367,865 51 2017-11-29 2026-02-02
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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
AR
$872,008 73.3% 3
Unknown
$273,348 23.0% 2
VA
$35,556 3.0% 2
DC
$9,500 0.8% 1
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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 2023-01-19 C00831552 Strategy & Research POLLING $138,695
Largest all-time 2020-09-25 HILL, JAMES FRENCH Strategy & Research CONSULTING - GENERAL CAMPAIGN $62,200
Largest all-time 2020-11-02 HILL, JAMES FRENCH Strategy & Research CONSULTING - GENERAL CAMPAIGN $48,501
Largest all-time 2022-01-24 HILL, JAMES FRENCH Strategy & Research POLLING $35,120
Largest all-time 2023-05-18 HILL, JAMES FRENCH Strategy & Research POLLING $32,000
Largest this cycle 2025-06-04 WESTERMAN, BRUCE Strategy & Research STRATEGY CONSULTING $9,061
Largest this cycle 2025-07-02 WESTERMAN, BRUCE Strategy & Research STRATEGY CONSULTING $7,675
Largest this cycle 2025-03-04 WESTERMAN, BRUCE Strategy & Research STRATEGY CONSULTING $7,665
Largest this cycle 2025-09-02 WESTERMAN, BRUCE Strategy & Research STRATEGY CONSULTING $7,597
Largest this cycle 2025-08-04 WESTERMAN, BRUCE Strategy & Research STRATEGY CONSULTING $7,541
Recent 2026-02-02 WESTERMAN, BRUCE Strategy & Research STRATEGY CONSULTING $7,316
Recent 2025-12-01 WESTERMAN, BRUCE Strategy & Research STRATEGY CONSULTING $7,272
Recent 2025-11-04 WESTERMAN, BRUCE Strategy & Research STRATEGY CONSULTING $7,000
Recent 2026-01-08 WESTERMAN, BRUCE Strategy & Research STRATEGY CONSULTING $7,000
Recent 2025-10-01 WESTERMAN, BRUCE Strategy & Research STRATEGY CONSULTING $7,000
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