STRATEGIC ADVANCE SERVICES

$61.48M 2025-2026 cycle

STRATEGIC ADVANCE SERVICES is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle STRATEGIC ADVANCE SERVICES was paid $61.48M across 200 client committees.

Strategy & Research ○ Slowing (~2mo since last)

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
Jan 3, 2017 → May 22, 2026
spans 9.4 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
1,322
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
200
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
$6.34M across 12 months
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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

NRCC $26K — · 1 txn SA STRATEGIC ADVANCE SERVICES
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
NRCC
C00075820
 $26,281 1
View all buyers in research · last 3 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 10

SLF PAC $307K Strategy & Research · 4 txns JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL $295K Travel & Events · 2 txns SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND $211K — · 2 txns SCALISE, STEVE MR $205K — · 2 txns EMMER MAJORITY BUILDERS $183K — · 2 txns JOHNSON LEADERSHIP FUND $157K Travel & Events · 2 txns AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC $113K Strategy & Research · 3 txns NRCC $73K Strategy & Research · 4 txns MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PAC $35K Strategy & Research · 2 txns HUDSON, RICHARD L. JR. $14K Strategy & Research · 2 txns SA STRATEGIC ADVANCE SERVICES
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
SLF PAC
C00571703
 $307,418 4
JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL
LA · House REP
 $294,786 2
SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND
C00568162
 $210,867 2
SCALISE, STEVE MR
LA · House REP
 $204,542 2
EMMER MAJORITY BUILDERS
C00859058
 $182,929 2
JOHNSON LEADERSHIP FUND
C00771246
 $157,215 2
AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC
C00639229
 $113,232 3
NRCC
C00075820
 $72,968 4
MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PAC
C00428052
 $35,047 2
HUDSON, RICHARD L. JR.
NC · House REP
 $13,542 2
View all buyers in research · last 6 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 10

SLF PAC $1.25M Strategy & Research · 13 txns SCALISE, STEVE MR $991K Strategy & Research · 8 txns SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND $959K Strategy & Research · 8 txns JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL $685K Travel & Events · 7 txns EMMER MAJORITY BUILDERS $465K Strategy & Research · 8 txns JOHNSON LEADERSHIP FUND $228K Travel & Events · 6 txns AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC $167K Strategy & Research · 7 txns NRCC $158K Strategy & Research · 10 txns MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PAC $113K Strategy & Research · 5 txns HUDSON, RICHARD L. JR. $59K Strategy & Research · 8 txns SA STRATEGIC ADVANCE SERVICES
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
SLF PAC
C00571703
 $1,245,672 13
SCALISE, STEVE MR
LA · House REP
 $990,840 8
SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND
C00568162
 $959,421 8
JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL
LA · House REP
 $685,341 7
EMMER MAJORITY BUILDERS
C00859058
 $464,771 8
JOHNSON LEADERSHIP FUND
C00771246
 $227,774 6
AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC
C00639229
 $166,743 7
NRCC
C00075820
 $157,694 10
MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PAC
C00428052
 $112,647 5
HUDSON, RICHARD L. JR.
NC · House REP
 $59,083 8
View all buyers in research · last 12 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 10

SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND $1.71M Strategy & Research · 13 txns SCALISE, STEVE MR $1.67M Strategy & Research · 14 txns SLF PAC $1.25M Strategy & Research · 13 txns JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL $1.13M Strategy & Research · 13 txns EMMER MAJORITY BUILDERS $791K Strategy & Research · 14 txns JOHNSON LEADERSHIP FUND $728K Strategy & Research · 12 txns AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC $328K Strategy & Research · 11 txns DEFEND OUR MAJORITY $320K Strategy & Research · 6 txns NRCC $239K Strategy & Research · 16 txns MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PAC $211K Strategy & Research · 9 txns SA STRATEGIC ADVANCE SERVICES
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND
C00568162
 $1,713,233 13
SCALISE, STEVE MR
LA · House REP
 $1,669,897 14
SLF PAC
C00571703
 $1,245,672 13
JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL
LA · House REP
 $1,128,239 13
EMMER MAJORITY BUILDERS
C00859058
 $790,712 14
JOHNSON LEADERSHIP FUND
C00771246
 $727,603 12
AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC
C00639229
 $327,826 11
DEFEND OUR MAJORITY
C00895821
 $319,606 6
NRCC
C00075820
 $239,293 16
MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PAC
C00428052
 $210,829 9
View all buyers in research · last 18 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 10

SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND $3.4M Strategy & Research · 22 txns JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL $2.33M Strategy & Research · 18 txns SCALISE, STEVE MR $1.87M Strategy & Research · 20 txns SLF PAC $1.25M Strategy & Research · 13 txns EMMER MAJORITY BUILDERS $1.14M Strategy & Research · 20 txns EMMER, THOMAS EARL JR. $1.1M Strategy & Research · 5 txns JOHNSON LEADERSHIP FUND $1.04M Strategy & Research · 16 txns SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND 2024 $890K Strategy & Research · 9 txns AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC $601K Strategy & Research · 15 txns MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PAC $419K Strategy & Research · 16 txns SA STRATEGIC ADVANCE SERVICES
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND
C00568162
 $3,402,140 22
JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL
LA · House REP
 $2,326,908 18
SCALISE, STEVE MR
LA · House REP
 $1,866,072 20
SLF PAC
C00571703
 $1,245,672 13
EMMER MAJORITY BUILDERS
C00859058
 $1,135,440 20
EMMER, THOMAS EARL JR.
MN · House REP
 $1,095,006 5
JOHNSON LEADERSHIP FUND
C00771246
 $1,037,170 16
SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND 2024
C00857144
 $890,239 9
AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC
C00639229
 $600,812 15
MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PAC
C00428052
 $419,485 16
View all buyers in research · last 24 mo →

By party

Revenue by party

100% R
D · 0%
R · 100%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $14,757,008 24.00%
Non-partisan $46,727,415 76.00%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Q1 2017 (2018 cycle): $1.13MQ2 2017 (2018 cycle): $1.48MQ3 2017 (2018 cycle): $1.11MQ4 2017 (2018 cycle): $1.68MQ1 2018 (2018 cycle): $1.13MQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $1.46MQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $1.98MQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $2.08MQ1 2019 (2020 cycle): $497KQ2 2019 (2020 cycle): $532KQ3 2019 (2020 cycle): $1MQ4 2019 (2020 cycle): $641KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $546KQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $272KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $885KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $984KQ1 2021 (2022 cycle): $1.08MQ2 2021 (2022 cycle): $1.74MQ3 2021 (2022 cycle): $1.36MQ4 2021 (2022 cycle): $1.35MQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $1.03MQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $2.21MQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $3.95MQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $3.29MQ1 2023 (2024 cycle): $2.43MQ2 2023 (2024 cycle): $2.19MQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $2.79MQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $1.68MQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $1.58MQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $1.56MQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $3.89MQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $2.77MQ1 2025 (2026 cycle): $1.52MQ2 2025 (2026 cycle): $1.81MQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $1.84MQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $1.77MQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $2.18MQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $40K Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q2 $3.95M

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 $1.13M 48 TEAM RYAN 49% Strategy & Research 100% $1.13M —
2017 Q2 2018 $1.48M 39 TEAM RYAN 68% Strategy & Research 100% $2.61M —
2017 Q3 2018 $1.11M 44 TEAM RYAN 59% Strategy & Research 100% $3.72M —
2017 Q4 2018 $1.68M 44 TEAM RYAN 58% Strategy & Research 100% $5.39M —
2018 Q1 2018 $1.13M 42 TEAM RYAN 43% Strategy & Research 100% $6.53M —
2018 Q2 2018 $1.46M 64 TEAM RYAN 48% Strategy & Research 100% $7.98M —
2018 Q3 2018 $1.98M 73 TEAM RYAN 33% Strategy & Research 100% $9.96M —
2018 Q4 2018 $2.08M 90 PROTECT THE HOUSE 26% Strategy & Research 100% $12M —
2019 Q1 2020 $497K 19 MCCARTHY VICTORY FUND 38% Strategy & Research 100% $497K -56%
2019 Q2 2020 $532K 24 SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND 43% Strategy & Research 100% $1.03M -64%
2019 Q3 2020 $1M 38 MCCARTHY VICTORY FUND 42% Strategy & Research 100% $2.03M -10%
2019 Q4 2020 $641K 37 SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND 53% Strategy & Research 100% $2.68M -62%
2020 Q1 2020 $546K 25 MCCARTHY VICTORY FUND 45% Strategy & Research 100% $3.22M -52%
2020 Q2 2020 $272K 19 SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND 51% Strategy & Research 100% $3.49M -81%
2020 Q3 2020 $885K 23 MCCARTHY VICTORY FUND 53% Strategy & Research 100% $4.38M -55%
2020 Q4 2020 $984K 28 SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND 76% Strategy & Research 100% $5.36M -53%
2021 Q1 2022 $1.08M 26 TAKE BACK THE HOUSE 2022 42% Strategy & Research 100% $1.08M +118%
2021 Q2 2022 $1.74M 25 TAKE BACK THE HOUSE 2022 41% Strategy & Research 100% $2.83M +227%
2021 Q3 2022 $1.36M 30 MCCARTHY VICTORY FUND 32% Strategy & Research 100% $4.18M +35%
2021 Q4 2022 $1.35M 27 TAKE BACK THE HOUSE 2022 42% Strategy & Research 100% $5.54M +111%
2022 Q1 2022 $1.03M 23 MCCARTHY VICTORY FUND 39% Strategy & Research 100% $6.57M +89%
2022 Q2 2022 $2.21M 22 TAKE BACK THE HOUSE 2022 49% Strategy & Research 100% $8.78M +711%
2022 Q3 2022 $3.95M 30 TAKE BACK THE HOUSE 2022 50% Strategy & Research 100% $13M +347%
2022 Q4 2022 $3.29M 54 TAKE BACK THE HOUSE 2022 45% Strategy & Research 100% $16M +235%
2023 Q1 2024 $2.43M 31 MCCARTHY, KEVIN 27% Strategy & Research 100% $2.43M +124%
2023 Q2 2024 $2.19M 31 PROTECT THE HOUSE 2024 50% Strategy & Research 100% $4.62M +26%
2023 Q3 2024 $2.79M 38 PROTECT THE HOUSE 2024 39% Strategy & Research 100% $7.41M +106%
2023 Q4 2024 $1.68M 35 SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND 26% Strategy & Research 100% $9.1M +24%
2024 Q1 2024 $1.58M 26 JOHNSON LEADERSHIP FUND 42% Strategy & Research 100% $11M +53%
2024 Q2 2024 $1.56M 31 SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND 31% Strategy & Research 100% $12M -29%
2024 Q3 2024 $3.89M 38 JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL 27% Strategy & Research 100% $16M -2%
2024 Q4 2024 $2.77M 38 SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND 36% Strategy & Research 100% $19M -16%
2025 Q1 2026 $1.52M 29 SCALISE, STEVE MR 23% Strategy & Research 100% $1.52M -38%
2025 Q2 2026 $1.81M 27 SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND 23% Strategy & Research 100% $3.33M -17%
2025 Q3 2026 $1.84M 31 SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND 22% Strategy & Research 100% $5.17M -34%
2025 Q4 2026 $1.77M 30 SLF PAC 25% Strategy & Research 100% $6.94M +5%
2026 Q1 2026 $2.18M 34 SLF PAC 19% Strategy & Research 27% $9.12M +38%
2026 Q2 2026 $40K 4 NRCC 94% — $9.16M -97%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $59.81M across 1296 disbursements (avg $46K/check) Top buyer: SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND (22% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +216% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $454K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $565K across 7 disbursements (avg $81K/check) Top buyer: JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL (68% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $452K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $59.81M across 1296 disbursements (avg $46K/check) Top buyer: SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND (22% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +216% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $3.51M Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $565K across 7 disbursements (avg $81K/check) Top buyer: JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL (68% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $561K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $59.81M across 1296 disbursements (avg $46K/check) Top buyer: SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND (22% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +216% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $7.15M Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $565K across 7 disbursements (avg $81K/check) Top buyer: JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL (68% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $561K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $59.81M across 1296 disbursements (avg $46K/check) Top buyer: SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND (22% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +216% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $13.45M Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $565K across 7 disbursements (avg $81K/check) Top buyer: JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL (68% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $561K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Strategy & Research $59,813,019 1,296 $46K 99.1% SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND 22% 4mo ago
Travel & Events $565,438 7 $81K 0.9% JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL 68% 4mo 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
$30,021,545 · 49% of revenue
26
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$24,450,229 · 40% of revenue
165
One-time clients 1 cycle
$7,012,649 · 11% of revenue
Top 9 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND 5 $13,276,069 144 2017-01-03 2026-03-30
MCCARTHY VICTORY FUND 4 $7,656,176 114 2017-01-17 2024-07-22
SCALISE, STEVE MR 5 $3,069,866 77 2017-01-04 2026-03-12
MCCARTHY, KEVIN 4 $2,656,725 89 2017-01-27 2023-12-29
NRCC 5 $1,561,907 107 2017-01-24 2026-05-22
MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PAC 5 $1,226,649 67 2017-11-02 2026-03-10
THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 4 $300,701 9 2018-01-22 2025-09-30
FREEDOM PROJECT; THE 3 $263,927 46 2017-02-20 2021-12-01
MAJORITY IN ACTION 3 $9,525 3 2018-11-21 2023-03-31
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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
MD
$19,239,226 31.4% 10
DC
$18,535,593 30.3% 11
VA
$6,853,975 11.2% 33
WI
$6,120,010 10.0% 6
CA
$3,927,730 6.4% 12
LA
$3,077,489 5.0% 2
GA
$1,757,968 2.9% 13
MN
$1,147,005 1.9% 6
NC
$273,860 0.4% 6
FL
$160,102 0.3% 8
NY
$125,582 0.2% 13
PA
$19,299 0.0% 4
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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 2024-09-24 JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL Strategy & Research TRAVEL $864,713
Largest all-time 2022-08-26 TAKE BACK THE HOUSE 2022 Strategy & Research TRAVEL & EVENT SERVICES $690,510
Largest all-time 2022-09-30 TAKE BACK THE HOUSE 2022 Strategy & Research TRAVEL & EVENT SERVICES $669,568
Largest all-time 2024-09-24 EMMER, THOMAS EARL JR. Strategy & Research TRAVEL & EVENT SERVICES $600,832
Largest all-time 2022-09-30 MCCARTHY VICTORY FUND Strategy & Research TRAVEL & EVENT SERVICES $463,036
Largest this cycle 2025-11-13 SLF PAC Strategy & Research ADVANCE SERVICES / TRAVEL / EVENT SERVICES $330,701
Largest this cycle 2025-04-07 JOHNSON LEADERSHIP FUND Strategy & Research TRAVEL $279,770
Largest this cycle 2025-08-14 SLF PAC Strategy & Research ADVANCE SERVICES / TRAVEL / EVENT SERVICES $262,500
Largest this cycle 2025-10-17 SCALISE, STEVE MR Strategy & Research MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES / ADVANCE CONSULTING SERVICES / TRAVEL $255,872
Largest this cycle 2025-05-12 SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND Strategy & Research TRAVEL / FACILITY RENTAL / CATERING / FOOD/BEVERAGE / OFFICE SUPPLIES / TRAVEL CONSULTING SERVICES $236,097
Recent 2026-03-30 SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND — TRAVEL / FACILITY RENTAL / CATERING / FOOD/BEVERAGE / OFFICE SUPPLIES / TRAVEL CONSULTING SERVICES $164,281
Recent 2026-05-22 NRCC — TRAVEL RESERVATION/BOOKING SVC $26,281
Recent 2026-04-13 NRCC — TRAVEL RESERVATION/BOOKING SVC $11,830
Recent 2026-04-23 GROW THE MAJORITY NY — TRAVEL $1,895
Recent 2026-04-23 AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC — TRAVEL $345
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