GS STRATEGY GROUP
$5.35M
2025-2026 cycle
GS STRATEGY GROUP is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle GS STRATEGY GROUP was paid $5.35M across 48 client committees, of which $828K 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
$5.35M
=
$4.53M
(Schedule B)
+
$828K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$4,525,887 | 233 rows | 84.5% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$828,068 | 56 rows | 15.5% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- May 18, 2010 → Mar 31, 2026
- spans 15.9 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 233
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 48
- 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.
Apr 2025
Mar 2026
$190K
across 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.
No buyer activity in this window.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER 1484835 |
$142,000 | 1 |
| VALADAO, DAVID CA · House REP |
$10,000 | 2 |
| DE MAIO FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2026; CARL 1476859 |
$7,500 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER 1484835 |
$162,000 | 3 |
| VALADAO, DAVID CA · House REP |
$20,000 | 4 |
| DE MAIO FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2026; CARL 1476859 |
$7,500 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER 1484835 |
$162,000 | 3 |
| VALADAO, DAVID CA · House REP |
$20,000 | 4 |
| DE MAIO FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2026; CARL 1476859 |
$7,500 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER 1484835 |
$162,000 | 3 |
| VALADAO, DAVID CA · House REP |
$20,000 | 4 |
| DE MAIO FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2026; CARL 1476859 |
$7,500 | 1 |
| REFORM LEADERS PAC C00720649 |
$3,500 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 7
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER 1484835 |
$162,000 | 3 |
| DE MAIO FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2024; CARL 1464955 |
$46,700 | 3 |
| VALADAO, DAVID CA · House REP |
$45,000 | 9 |
| CORNYN, JOHN SEN TX · Senate REP |
$38,250 | 1 |
| REFORM LEADERS PAC C00720649 |
$12,000 | 3 |
| DE MAIO - BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; REFORM CALIFORNIA WITH CARL 1268914 |
$10,000 | 1 |
| DE MAIO FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2026; CARL 1476859 |
$7,500 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 1%
R · 99%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $42,587 | 0.80% |
| Republican | $3,264,039 | 60.97% |
| Non-partisan | $2,047,329 | 38.24% |
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 · 10 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2016 | $13K | 1 | MURRIETA FIREFIGHTER'S POLI… 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $13K | — |
| 2017 | Q1 | 2018 | $41K | 3 | LEE, MIKE 61% | Strategy & Research 100% | $41K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2016 | $107K | 1 | 810163 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $120K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $203K | 9 | CLF 94% | Strategy & Research 100% | $245K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2016 | $57K | 3 | 810163 86% | Strategy & Research 100% | $177K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $100K | 4 | CLF 50% | Strategy & Research 100% | $345K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $41K | 2 | MAYES FOR ASSEMBLY 2018; CH… 63% | Strategy & Research 100% | $218K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $33K | 1 | CLF 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $378K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $132K | 9 | CLF 36% | Strategy & Research 100% | $510K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $291K | 18 | MAYES FOR ASSEMBLY 2018; CH… 16% | Strategy & Research 100% | $801K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $684K | 39 | CLF 55% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.49M | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $1.05M | 26 | CLF 65% | Strategy & Research 100% | $2.54M | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2018 | $33K | 3 | 810163 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $2.57M | +154% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $1K | 1 | C00680983 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1K | -99% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $28K | 3 | VALADAO, DAVID 55% | Strategy & Research 100% | $29K | -79% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $15K | 3 | VALADAO, DAVID 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $44K | -95% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $15K | 3 | VALADAO, DAVID 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $59K | -98% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $13K | 4 | VALADAO, DAVID 77% | Strategy & Research 100% | $72K | -99% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $20K | 1 | VALADAO, DAVID 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $20K | +1614% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $30K | 1 | SIMPSON, MICHAEL 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $50K | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $71K | 3 | AMERICAN POLICY FUND 63% | Strategy & Research 100% | $120K | +157% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $94K | 7 | SIMPSON, MICHAEL 34% | Strategy & Research 100% | $214K | +527% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $91K | 8 | AMERICAN POLICY FUND 52% | Strategy & Research 100% | $305K | +507% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $264K | 7 | CHENEY, ELIZABETH MRS. 51% | Strategy & Research 100% | $569K | +1931% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $39K | 1 | NRSC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $39K | — |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $69K | 2 | R SENATE PAC 56% | Strategy & Research 100% | $107K | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $57K | 2 | CHENEY, ELIZABETH MRS. 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $164K | +185% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $7K | 1 | DE MAIO - BALLOT MEASURE CO… 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $576K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $1K | 1 | CHENEY, ELIZABETH MRS. 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $165K | -96% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $27K | 3 | NRSC 74% | Strategy & Research 100% | $192K | -62% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $48K | 5 | SIMPSON, MICHAEL 58% | Strategy & Research 100% | $240K | -49% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $86K | 6 | CORNYN, JOHN SEN 44% | Strategy & Research 100% | $327K | -5% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $37K | 5 | DE MAIO FOR STATE ASSEMBLY … 36% | Strategy & Research 100% | $364K | -86% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $4K | 1 | REFORM LEADERS PAC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $4K | -91% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $5K | 1 | VALADAO, DAVID 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $9K | +364% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $185K | 7 | A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNI… 88% | Strategy & Research 92% | $193K | +583% |
Revenue by service category
No category revenue in this window.
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $4,510,887 | 230 | $20K | 100.0% | CLF 31% | 2mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
4
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$742,094 · 16% of revenue
5
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$472,231 · 10% of revenue
39
One-time clients 1 cycle
$3,311,562 · 73% of revenue
Top 4 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 810163 | 3 | $330,650 | 17 | 2014-10-23 | 2019-03-22 |
| CHENEY, ELIZABETH MRS. | 3 | $204,277 | 6 | 2018-02-28 | 2023-12-20 |
| VALADAO, DAVID | 4 | $182,000 | 33 | 2020-02-24 | 2026-03-31 |
| DE MAIO - BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; REFORM CALIFORNIA WITH CARL | 3 | $25,167 | 3 | 2017-08-16 | 2024-12-04 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC | $1,721,125 | 38.0% | 5 | |
| CA | $1,394,301 | 30.8% | 23 | |
| Unknown | $607,909 | 13.4% | 9 | |
| TX | $263,500 | 5.8% | 4 | |
| VA | $204,277 | 4.5% | 1 | |
| IN | $104,250 | 2.3% | 1 | |
| ID | $89,125 | 2.0% | 1 | |
| OH | $56,650 | 1.3% | 1 | |
| FL | $38,500 | 0.9% | 1 | |
| UT | $25,000 | 0.6% | 1 | |
| MA | $21,250 | 0.5% | 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 | 2026-03-16 | A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER | Strategy & Research | SEE SCHEDULE G | $142,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-10-17 | CHENEY, ELIZABETH MRS. | Strategy & Research | RESEARCH CONSULTING | $134,500 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-10-01 | CLF | Strategy & Research | POLLING | $126,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-10-27 | CLF | Strategy & Research | POLLING | $126,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-10-22 | CLF | Strategy & Research | POLLING | $108,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-02 | A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER | Strategy & Research | — | $10,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-12 | A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER | Strategy & Research | — | $10,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-23 | DE MAIO FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2026; CARL | Strategy & Research | POLLING | $7,500 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-23 | VALADAO, DAVID | — | GENERAL CAMPAIGN CONSULTING | $5,000 |
| Recent | 2026-03-09 | VALADAO, DAVID | — | GENERAL CAMPAIGN CONSULTING | $5,000 |
| Recent | 2026-03-31 | VALADAO, DAVID | — | GENERAL CAMPAIGN CONSULTING | $5,000 |