J2 STRATEGIES
$4.81M
2025-2026 cycle
J2 STRATEGIES is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle J2 STRATEGIES was paid $4.81M across 40 client committees, of which $119K 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
$4.81M
=
$4.70M
(Schedule B)
+
$119K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$4,695,053 | 673 rows | 97.5% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$119,134 | 6 rows | 2.5% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Oct 4, 2004 → May 1, 2026
- spans 21.6 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 673
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 40
- 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.
Jun 2025
May 2026
$200K
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 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TEXANS FOR CHIP ROY 00089953 |
$30,000 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TEXANS FOR CHIP ROY 00089953 |
$60,000 | 4 |
| CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED TX · Senate REP |
$21,965 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED TX · Senate REP |
$95,091 | 6 |
| TEXANS FOR CHIP ROY 00089953 |
$90,000 | 6 |
| ROY, CHIP TX · House REP |
$15,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED TX · Senate REP |
$146,543 | 11 |
| TEXANS FOR CHIP ROY 00089953 |
$90,000 | 6 |
| ROY, CHIP TX · House REP |
$40,400 | 6 |
| BURROWS DUSTIN R HONORABLE 00070273 |
$40,000 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED TX · Senate REP |
$227,203 | 19 |
| ROY, CHIP TX · House REP |
$138,787 | 15 |
| TEXANS FOR CHIP ROY 00089953 |
$90,000 | 6 |
| BURROWS DUSTIN R HONORABLE 00070273 |
$40,000 | 2 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 0%
R · 100%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $1,082,360 | 22.48% |
| Non-partisan | $3,731,827 | 77.52% |
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 | 2018 | $47K | 4 | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $47K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2016 | $6K | 1 | TEXANS FOR JOAN HUFFMAN 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $6K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $15K | 1 | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $62K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $32K | 2 | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $93K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $23K | 4 | TEXANS FOR JOAN HUFFMAN 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $29K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $10K | 1 | TEXANS FOR JOAN HUFFMAN 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $103K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $13K | 2 | ROY, CHIP 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $116K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $10K | 1 | ROY, CHIP 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $126K | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $38K | 2 | CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION 79% | Strategy & Research 100% | $38K | +20% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $82K | 8 | ROY, CHIP 39% | Strategy & Research 100% | $120K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $76K | 9 | TEXAS LEADS PAC 39% | Strategy & Research 100% | $196K | +660% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $61K | 9 | CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION 33% | Strategy & Research 100% | $257K | +384% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $69K | 7 | TEXAS NOW PAC 47% | Strategy & Research 100% | $325K | +585% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $5K | 1 | ROY, CHIP 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $330K | — |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $25K | 2 | ROY, CHIP 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $25K | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $55K | 4 | ROY, CHIP 73% | Strategy & Research 100% | $80K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $59K | 7 | ROY, CHIP 68% | Strategy & Research 100% | $139K | +55% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $10K | 1 | GOHMERT LOUIS B HONORABLE 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $340K | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $30K | 6 | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED 50% | Strategy & Research 100% | $169K | -63% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $40K | 6 | GOHMERT LOUIS B HONORABLE 50% | Strategy & Research 100% | $209K | -47% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $15K | 3 | ROY, CHIP 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $224K | -75% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $15K | 3 | ROY, CHIP 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $239K | -78% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $42K | 5 | ROY, CHIP 36% | Strategy & Research 100% | $281K | +748% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $46K | 6 | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED 67% | Strategy & Research 100% | $46K | +82% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $45K | 5 | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED 67% | Strategy & Research 100% | $91K | -18% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $36K | 5 | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED 59% | Strategy & Research 100% | $127K | -39% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $56K | 7 | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED 73% | Strategy & Research 100% | $183K | +86% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $46K | 7 | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED 66% | Strategy & Research 100% | $229K | +15% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $45K | 4 | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED 67% | Strategy & Research 100% | $274K | +202% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $53K | 7 | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED 72% | Strategy & Research 100% | $327K | +254% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $116K | 9 | ROY, CHIP 72% | Strategy & Research 100% | $443K | +173% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $40K | 2 | BURROWS DUSTIN R HONORABLE 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $483K | — |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $46K | 6 | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED 67% | Strategy & Research 65% | $46K | +1% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $31K | 4 | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED 67% | Strategy & Research 65% | $77K | -32% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $48K | 2 | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED 69% | Travel & Events 69% | $125K | +33% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $30K | 2 | TEXANS FOR CHIP ROY 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $513K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $40K | 3 | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $165K | -28% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $52K | 4 | TEXANS FOR CHIP ROY 58% | Strategy & Research 100% | $217K | +13% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $30K | 2 | TEXANS FOR CHIP ROY 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $247K | -34% |
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 | $4,635,075 | 669 | $7K | 98.7% | TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT 11% | 5w ago |
| Travel & Events | $59,979 | 4 | $15K | 1.3% | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED 91% | 10mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
8
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$2,855,619 · 61% of revenue
8
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$611,576 · 13% of revenue
24
One-time clients 1 cycle
$1,227,858 · 26% of revenue
Top 8 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED | 4 | $545,039 | 50 | 2017-01-03 | 2026-02-03 |
| TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT | 4 | $511,796 | 96 | 2004-10-27 | 2011-07-01 |
| ROY, CHIP | 5 | $510,537 | 71 | 2018-04-20 | 2025-08-05 |
| TEXANS FOR JOAN HUFFMAN | 3 | $466,319 | 42 | 2008-09-25 | 2018-02-16 |
| SHELTON MARK M MR | 3 | $356,202 | 88 | 2007-10-09 | 2011-06-30 |
| NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE | 4 | $205,201 | 68 | 2005-07-05 | 2011-06-30 |
| TEXANS FOR DON WILLETT DISSOLVED | 3 | $201,210 | 25 | 2005-09-28 | 2008-10-24 |
| TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC | 3 | $59,315 | 6 | 2004-10-11 | 2010-11-30 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | $4,520,053 | 96.3% | 38 | |
| DC | $120,000 | 2.6% | 1 | |
| Unknown | $55,000 | 1.2% | 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 | 2008-12-31 | TEXANS FOR JOAN HUFFMAN | Strategy & Research | VOTER CONTACT\n | $67,088 |
| Largest all-time | 2006-03-01 | TEXANS FOR DON WILLETT DISSOLVED | Strategy & Research | Direct mail expense | $63,044 |
| Largest all-time | 2006-02-24 | TEXANS FOR DON WILLETT DISSOLVED | Strategy & Research | Direct mail expense | $61,444 |
| Largest all-time | 2010-02-24 | OGDEN STEPHEN E MR STEVE | Strategy & Research | District Mailout | $43,540 |
| Largest all-time | 2008-10-09 | TEXANS FOR JOAN HUFFMAN | Strategy & Research | VOTER CONTACT | $42,544 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-08-05 | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED | Travel & Events | POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING/TRAVEL | $33,126 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-10-03 | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED | Strategy & Research | POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING | $20,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-04 | TEXANS FOR CHIP ROY | Strategy & Research | POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING | $15,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-10 | TEXANS FOR CHIP ROY | Strategy & Research | POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING | $15,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-01 | TEXANS FOR CHIP ROY | Strategy & Research | POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING | $15,000 |
| Recent | 2026-02-03 | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED | Strategy & Research | POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING | $11,965 |
| Recent | 2026-01-07 | CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED | Strategy & Research | POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING | $10,000 |