HIGH GROUND STRATEGIES LLC
$577K
2025-2026 cycle
HIGH GROUND STRATEGIES LLC is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle HIGH GROUND STRATEGIES LLC was paid $577K across 10 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
- Nov 10, 2021 → Jan 25, 2026
- spans 4.2 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 90
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 10
- 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.
Jul 2025
Jun 2026
$43K
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.
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BICKELHAUPT, JULIE IL · House REP |
$2,953 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BICKELHAUPT, JULIE IL · House REP |
$3,321 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BARRETT, JOSEPH MICHAEL TN · House REP |
$29,523 | 7 |
| BICKELHAUPT, JULIE IL · House REP |
$3,821 | 3 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BARRETT, JOSEPH MICHAEL TN · House REP |
$39,247 | 11 |
| DELANEY, APRIL MCCLAIN MD · House DEM |
$6,750 | 1 |
| BICKELHAUPT, JULIE IL · House REP |
$3,821 | 3 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 5
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BARRETT, JOSEPH MICHAEL TN · House REP |
$39,247 | 11 |
| DELANEY, APRIL MCCLAIN MD · House DEM |
$33,365 | 6 |
| HELLFIRE PAC C00807412 |
$30,000 | 5 |
| CARRIS, JIM IL · House REP |
$4,500 | 3 |
| BICKELHAUPT, JULIE IL · House REP |
$3,821 | 3 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 11%
R · 89%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $50,098 | 8.69% |
| Republican | $398,603 | 69.12% |
| Non-partisan | $128,008 | 22.20% |
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
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $6K | 2 | MILLER, MARY 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $6K | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $31K | 2 | SAVE AMERICA 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $31K | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $25K | 3 | SAVE AMERICA 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $56K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $33K | 3 | SAVE AMERICA 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $89K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $32K | 4 | SAVE AMERICA 84% | Strategy & Research 84% | $120K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $47K | 8 | SAVE AMERICA 63% | Strategy & Research 100% | $167K | +750% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $56K | 5 | TRUMP, DONALD J. 86% | Strategy & Research 100% | $56K | — |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $54K | 6 | TRUMP, DONALD J. 86% | Strategy & Research 100% | $110K | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $64K | 6 | TRUMP, DONALD J. 88% | Strategy & Research 100% | $174K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $58K | 6 | TRUMP, DONALD J. 87% | Strategy & Research 100% | $232K | +88% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $59K | 6 | TRUMP, DONALD J. 87% | Strategy & Research 100% | $291K | +133% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $61K | 8 | TRUMP, DONALD J. 52% | Strategy & Research 73% | $352K | +85% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $28K | 7 | DELANEY, APRIL MCCLAIN 36% | Strategy & Research 64% | $380K | -11% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $28K | 7 | HELLFIRE PAC 54% | Strategy & Research 59% | $408K | -40% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $22K | 2 | DELANEY, APRIL MCCLAIN 54% | Field & Voter Contact 54% | $22K | -61% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $7K | 1 | DELANEY, APRIL MCCLAIN 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $29K | -88% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $28K | 10 | BARRETT, JOSEPH MICHAEL 100% | Print & Mail 58% | $56K | -57% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $12K | 3 | BARRETT, JOSEPH MICHAEL 93% | Print & Mail 93% | $69K | -80% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $3K | 1 | BICKELHAUPT, JULIE 100% | — | $72K | -95% |
Revenue by service category
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Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $551,831 | 70 | $8K | 85.0% | TRUMP, DONALD J. 53% | 5mo ago |
| Field & Voter Contact | $54,450 | 7 | $8K | 8.4% | DELANEY, APRIL MCCLAIN 91% | 18mo ago |
| Print & Mail | $27,545 | 5 | $6K | 4.2% | BARRETT, JOSEPH MICHAEL 100% | 6mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $6,750 | 1 | $7K | 1.0% | DELANEY, APRIL MCCLAIN 100% | 15mo ago |
| Digital | $5,582 | 2 | $3K | 0.9% | BARRETT, JOSEPH MICHAEL 100% | 11mo ago |
| Travel & Events | $2,799 | 3 | $933 | 0.4% | BARRETT, JOSEPH MICHAEL 84% | 11mo ago |
| Software & Tech | $276 | 1 | $276 | 0.0% | BARRETT, JOSEPH MICHAEL 100% | 12mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
1
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$46,352 · 7% of revenue
2
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$348,005 · 53% of revenue
7
One-time clients 1 cycle
$257,828 · 40% of revenue
Top 1 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HELLFIRE PAC | 3 | $46,352 | 9 | 2022-11-04 | 2025-01-02 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VA | $436,111 | 66.9% | 2 | |
| TX | $101,352 | 15.5% | 2 | |
| MD | $56,655 | 8.7% | 1 | |
| TN | $39,247 | 6.0% | 1 | |
| IL | $18,821 | 2.9% | 4 |
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 | 2021-11-10 | SAVE AMERICA | Strategy & Research | POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING & TRAVEL EXPENSES | $23,149 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-09-07 | TRUMP, DONALD J. | Strategy & Research | POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING & TRAVEL EXPENSES | $22,082 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-04-16 | TRUMP, DONALD J. | Strategy & Research | POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING & TRAVEL EXPENSES | $21,079 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-08-25 | TRUMP, DONALD J. | Strategy & Research | POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING & TRAVEL EXPENSES | $18,799 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-11-10 | TRUMP, DONALD J. | Strategy & Research | POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING & TRAVEL EXPENSES | $18,680 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-02-04 | DELANEY, APRIL MCCLAIN | Field & Voter Contact | DOOR-TO-DOOR GET-OUT-THE-VOTE SERVICES | $11,750 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-25 | BARRETT, JOSEPH MICHAEL | Print & Mail | TEXT ADVERTISING AND PRINTING | $11,296 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-01-02 | HELLFIRE PAC | Strategy & Research | CAMPAIGN MANAGEMENT CONSULTING | $10,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-05-14 | DELANEY, APRIL MCCLAIN | Other / Unclassified | DOOR-TO-DOOR-GET-OUT-THE-VOTE-SERVICES | $6,750 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-08-29 | BARRETT, JOSEPH MICHAEL | Print & Mail | SIGNS | $6,500 |
| Recent | 2026-06-19 | BICKELHAUPT, JULIE | — | CAMPAIGN CONSULTING | $2,953 |
| Recent | 2025-09-09 | BARRETT, JOSEPH MICHAEL | Print & Mail | PRINTING | $1,642 |
| Recent | 2026-01-02 | BICKELHAUPT, JULIE | Strategy & Research | CAMPAIGN CONSULTING | $500 |
| Recent | 2026-02-24 | BICKELHAUPT, JULIE | Strategy & Research | CAMPAIGN CONSULTING | $368 |