JLK STRATEGIES, LLC
JLK STRATEGIES, LLC is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle JLK STRATEGIES, LLC was paid $898K across 11 client committees, of which $334K 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
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$563,703 | 126 rows | 62.8% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$334,355 | 10 rows | 37.2% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Aug 1, 2018 → May 4, 2026
- spans 7.8 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 126
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 11
- 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.
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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Top buyers last 18 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MARKEY, MICHAEL JAY MR. JR. MI · House REP |
$2,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MARKEY, MICHAEL JAY MR. JR. MI · House REP |
$33,780 | 9 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $382,999 | 42.65% |
| Non-partisan | $515,059 | 57.35% |
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 · 8 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $15K | 2 | C00680488 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $15K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $21K | 5 | C00680488 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $36K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $8K | 3 | C00680488 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $8K | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $24K | 4 | C00680488 96% | Strategy & Research 100% | $31K | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $19K | 7 | C00680488 90% | Strategy & Research 100% | $50K | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $38K | 10 | C00704643 48% | Strategy & Research 100% | $88K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $38K | 6 | C00716571 60% | Strategy & Research 100% | $125K | — |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $38K | 6 | C00716571 60% | Strategy & Research 100% | $163K | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $49K | 6 | C00716571 90% | Strategy & Research 100% | $212K | +226% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $30K | 5 | C00722835 67% | Strategy & Research 100% | $242K | +44% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $16K | 5 | C00722835 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $16K | +110% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $8K | 3 | C00722835 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $23K | -68% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $2K | 1 | C00722835 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $25K | -90% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $28K | 8 | C00778084 71% | Strategy & Research 100% | $53K | -25% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $23K | 6 | C00778084 67% | Strategy & Research 100% | $76K | -40% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $11K | 4 | C00778084 74% | Strategy & Research 100% | $87K | -77% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $10K | 2 | MARKEY, MICHAEL JAY MR. JR. 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $10K | +405% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $26K | 7 | MARKEY, MICHAEL JAY MR. JR. 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $36K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $85K | 17 | MARKEY, MICHAEL JAY MR. JR. 88% | Strategy & Research 100% | $121K | +205% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $62K | 14 | MARKEY, MICHAEL JAY MR. JR. 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $183K | +177% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $14K | 4 | MARKEY, MICHAEL JAY MR. JR. 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $197K | — |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $2K | 1 | MARKEY, MICHAEL JAY MR. JR. 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $2K | — |
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $563,703 | 126 | $4K | 100.0% | MARKEY, MICHAEL JAY MR. JR. 34% | 17mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | $366,749 | 65.1% | 9 | |
| MI | $188,954 | 33.5% | 1 | |
| VA | $8,000 | 1.4% | 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 | 2024-01-12 | MARKEY, MICHAEL JAY MR. JR. | Strategy & Research | TEXTING | $22,081 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-07-08 | C00716571 | Strategy & Research | BONUS - CONSULTING | $20,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-02-27 | MARKEY, MICHAEL JAY MR. JR. | Strategy & Research | TEXTING | $15,332 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-03-29 | MARKEY, MICHAEL JAY MR. JR. | Strategy & Research | TEXTING | $12,808 |
| Largest all-time | 2019-04-04 | C00680488 | Strategy & Research | CAMPAIGN CONSULTING | $12,500 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-01-16 | MARKEY, MICHAEL JAY MR. JR. | Strategy & Research | STRATEGIC CONSULTING | $2,000 |
| Recent | 2024-10-01 | MARKEY, MICHAEL JAY MR. JR. | Strategy & Research | RETAINER | $5,000 |
| Recent | 2024-10-09 | MARKEY, MICHAEL JAY MR. JR. | Strategy & Research | TEXT MESSAGING | $4,903 |
| Recent | 2024-10-04 | MARKEY, MICHAEL JAY MR. JR. | Strategy & Research | TEXTING | $3,008 |
| Recent | 2024-10-01 | MARKEY, MICHAEL JAY MR. JR. | Strategy & Research | REFUND FOR MILEAGE- SPENCER | $880 |