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 5 client committees.

Strategy & Research ○ Slowing (~5mo since last)
Limited recent activity. Most recent disbursement to this vendor was 5 months ago (Jan 25, 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.

Activity span ALL TIME
Nov 10, 2021 → Jan 25, 2026
spans 4.2 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
72
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
5
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Feb 2025 Jan 2026
$39K across 12 months
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Top buyers

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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 1

BARRETT, JOSEPH MICHAEL $11K Print & Mail · 1 txn HG HIGH GROUND STRATEGIES LLC
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Filer Total spend Disbursements
BARRETT, JOSEPH MICHAEL
TN · House REP
 $11,296 1
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Top buyers last 12 months · top 1

BARRETT, JOSEPH MICHAEL $39K Print & Mail · 11 txns HG HIGH GROUND STRATEGIES LLC
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Filer Total spend Disbursements
BARRETT, JOSEPH MICHAEL
TN · House REP
 $39,247 11
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Top buyers last 18 months · top 2

BARRETT, JOSEPH MICHAEL $39K Print & Mail · 11 txns HELLFIRE PAC $15K Strategy & Research · 2 txns HG HIGH GROUND STRATEGIES LLC
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Filer Total spend Disbursements
BARRETT, JOSEPH MICHAEL
TN · House REP
 $39,247 11
HELLFIRE PAC
C00807412
 $15,000 2
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Top buyers last 24 months · top 3

BARRETT, JOSEPH MICHAEL $39K Print & Mail · 11 txns HELLFIRE PAC $35K Strategy & Research · 6 txns HUNT, WESLEY $5K Strategy & Research · 1 txn HG HIGH GROUND STRATEGIES LLC
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Filer Total spend Disbursements
BARRETT, JOSEPH MICHAEL
TN · House REP
 $39,247 11
HELLFIRE PAC
C00807412
 $35,000 6
HUNT, WESLEY
TX · Senate REP
 $5,000 1
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By party

Revenue by party

100% R
D · 0%
R · 100%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $431,949 74.90%
Non-partisan $144,761 25.10%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

202120222023202420252026 Q4 2021 (2022 cycle): $31KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $25KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $33KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $27KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $47KQ1 2023 (2024 cycle): $56KQ2 2023 (2024 cycle): $54KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $64KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $58KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $59KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $44KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $15KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $15KQ1 2025 (2026 cycle): $10KQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $28KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $11K Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q3Q1 $64K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 6 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
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 $27K 3 SAVE AMERICA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $115K —
2022 Q4 2022 $47K 8 SAVE AMERICA 63% Strategy & Research 100% $162K —
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 $44K 6 TRUMP, DONALD J. 72% Strategy & Research 100% $335K +34%
2024 Q3 2024 $15K 3 HELLFIRE PAC 67% Strategy & Research 100% $350K -44%
2024 Q4 2024 $15K 3 HELLFIRE PAC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $365K -68%
2025 Q1 2026 $10K 1 HELLFIRE PAC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $10K -82%
2025 Q3 2026 $28K 10 BARRETT, JOSEPH MICHAEL 100% Print & Mail 58% $38K -57%
2026 Q1 2026 $11K 1 BARRETT, JOSEPH MICHAEL 100% Print & Mail 100% $49K -81%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $28K across 5 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: BARRETT, JOSEPH MICHAEL (100% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $11K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $28K across 5 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: BARRETT, JOSEPH MICHAEL (100% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $28K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $6K across 2 disbursements (avg $3K/check) Top buyer: BARRETT, JOSEPH MICHAEL (100% of category) Last paid: 9mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $6K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $541K across 63 disbursements (avg $9K/check) Top buyer: TRUMP, DONALD J. (54% of category) Last paid: 9mo ago · +48% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $4K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $2K across 1 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: BARRETT, JOSEPH MICHAEL (100% of category) Last paid: 9mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $2K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $276 across 1 disbursements (avg $276/check) Top buyer: BARRETT, JOSEPH MICHAEL (100% of category) Last paid: 10mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $276

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $28K across 5 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: BARRETT, JOSEPH MICHAEL (100% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $28K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $541K across 63 disbursements (avg $9K/check) Top buyer: TRUMP, DONALD J. (54% of category) Last paid: 9mo ago · +48% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $19K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $6K across 2 disbursements (avg $3K/check) Top buyer: BARRETT, JOSEPH MICHAEL (100% of category) Last paid: 9mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $6K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $2K across 1 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: BARRETT, JOSEPH MICHAEL (100% of category) Last paid: 9mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $2K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $276 across 1 disbursements (avg $276/check) Top buyer: BARRETT, JOSEPH MICHAEL (100% of category) Last paid: 10mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $276

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $541K across 63 disbursements (avg $9K/check) Top buyer: TRUMP, DONALD J. (54% of category) Last paid: 9mo ago · +48% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $44K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $28K across 5 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: BARRETT, JOSEPH MICHAEL (100% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $28K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $6K across 2 disbursements (avg $3K/check) Top buyer: BARRETT, JOSEPH MICHAEL (100% of category) Last paid: 9mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $6K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $2K across 1 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: BARRETT, JOSEPH MICHAEL (100% of category) Last paid: 9mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $2K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $276 across 1 disbursements (avg $276/check) Top buyer: BARRETT, JOSEPH MICHAEL (100% of category) Last paid: 10mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $276
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Strategy & Research $540,963 63 $9K 93.8% TRUMP, DONALD J. 54% 9mo ago
Print & Mail $27,545 5 $6K 4.8% BARRETT, JOSEPH MICHAEL 100% 4mo ago
Digital $5,582 2 $3K 1.0% BARRETT, JOSEPH MICHAEL 100% 9mo ago
Travel & Events $2,345 1 $2K 0.4% BARRETT, JOSEPH MICHAEL 100% 9mo ago
Software & Tech $276 1 $276 0.0% BARRETT, JOSEPH MICHAEL 100% 10mo ago
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Client retention

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

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Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$46,352 · 8% of revenue
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Repeat clients 2 cycles
$291,350 · 51% of revenue
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One-time clients 1 cycle
$239,007 · 41% 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
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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
VA
$436,111 75.6% 2
TX
$101,352 17.6% 2
TN
$39,247 6.8% 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 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 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 2025-08-29 BARRETT, JOSEPH MICHAEL Print & Mail SIGNS $6,500
Largest this cycle 2025-08-14 BARRETT, JOSEPH MICHAEL Print & Mail SIGNS $5,650
Largest this cycle 2025-09-09 BARRETT, JOSEPH MICHAEL Digital TEXT MESSAGE ADVERTISING $3,284
Recent 2025-09-09 BARRETT, JOSEPH MICHAEL Print & Mail LOGISTICAL DEPLOYMENT OF YARD SIGNS $2,456
Recent 2025-09-09 BARRETT, JOSEPH MICHAEL Print & Mail PRINTING $1,642
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