STRATEGIC ADVANCE SERVICES

$60.65M 2025-2026 cycle

STRATEGIC ADVANCE SERVICES is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle STRATEGIC ADVANCE SERVICES was paid $60.65M across 199 client committees.

Strategy & Research ○ Slowing (~3mo 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 → Mar 19, 2026
spans 9.2 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
1,306
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
199
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.

Apr 2025 Mar 2026
$6.81M 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 5

JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL $196K Travel & Events · 1 txn SLF PAC $166K Strategy & Research · 1 txn JOHNSON LEADERSHIP FUND $28K Travel & Events · 1 txn NRCC $21K Strategy & Research · 1 txn FOXX, VIRGINIA ANN $3K Strategy & Research · 1 txn SA STRATEGIC ADVANCE SERVICES
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL
LA · House REP
 $195,901 1
SLF PAC
C00571703
 $165,941 1
JOHNSON LEADERSHIP FUND
C00771246
 $28,042 1
NRCC
C00075820
 $20,598 1
FOXX, VIRGINIA ANN
NC · House REP
 $3,001 1
View all buyers in research · last 3 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 10

SLF PAC $461K Strategy & Research · 6 txns JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL $422K Travel & Events · 4 txns EMMER MAJORITY BUILDERS $289K Strategy & Research · 4 txns JOHNSON LEADERSHIP FUND $195K Travel & Events · 4 txns SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND $155K Strategy & Research · 1 txn AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC $94K Strategy & Research · 2 txns NRCC $65K Strategy & Research · 4 txns MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PAC $27K Strategy & Research · 2 txns HUDSON, RICHARD L. JR. $20K Strategy & Research · 3 txns FOXX, VIRGINIA ANN $3K Strategy & Research · 1 txn SA STRATEGIC ADVANCE SERVICES
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
SLF PAC
C00571703
 $460,534 6
JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL
LA · House REP
 $422,356 4
EMMER MAJORITY BUILDERS
C00859058
 $289,184 4
JOHNSON LEADERSHIP FUND
C00771246
 $195,395 4
SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND
C00568162
 $154,824 1
AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC
C00639229
 $94,053 2
NRCC
C00075820
 $64,990 4
MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PAC
C00428052
 $26,545 2
HUDSON, RICHARD L. JR.
NC · House REP
 $19,932 3
FOXX, VIRGINIA ANN
NC · House REP
 $3,001 1
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 JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL $947K Strategy & Research · 9 txns SCALISE, STEVE MR $827K Strategy & Research · 6 txns SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND $742K Strategy & Research · 7 txns EMMER MAJORITY BUILDERS $550K Strategy & Research · 9 txns JOHNSON LEADERSHIP FUND $331K Travel & Events · 8 txns AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC $162K Strategy & Research · 6 txns DEFEND OUR MAJORITY $155K Strategy & Research · 3 txns GROW THE MAJORITY CA $145K Strategy & Research · 3 txns NRCC $138K Strategy & Research · 9 txns SA STRATEGIC ADVANCE SERVICES
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
SLF PAC
C00571703
 $1,245,672 13
JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL
LA · House REP
 $946,941 9
SCALISE, STEVE MR
LA · House REP
 $827,284 6
SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND
C00568162
 $741,694 7
EMMER MAJORITY BUILDERS
C00859058
 $549,822 9
JOHNSON LEADERSHIP FUND
C00771246
 $330,821 8
AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC
C00639229
 $162,326 6
DEFEND OUR MAJORITY
C00895821
 $154,837 3
GROW THE MAJORITY CA
C00866491
 $144,632 3
NRCC
C00075820
 $137,580 9
View all buyers in research · last 12 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 10

SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND $1.43M Strategy & Research · 11 txns SCALISE, STEVE MR $1.37M Strategy & Research · 11 txns SLF PAC $1.25M Strategy & Research · 13 txns JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL $1.2M Strategy & Research · 14 txns EMMER MAJORITY BUILDERS $819K Strategy & Research · 15 txns JOHNSON LEADERSHIP FUND $747K Strategy & Research · 13 txns AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC $528K Strategy & Research · 11 txns DEFEND OUR MAJORITY $320K Strategy & Research · 6 txns MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PAC $270K Strategy & Research · 10 txns NRCC $227K Strategy & Research · 16 txns SA STRATEGIC ADVANCE SERVICES
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND
C00568162
 $1,430,277 11
SCALISE, STEVE MR
LA · House REP
 $1,370,427 11
SLF PAC
C00571703
 $1,245,672 13
JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL
LA · House REP
 $1,198,076 14
EMMER MAJORITY BUILDERS
C00859058
 $819,231 15
JOHNSON LEADERSHIP FUND
C00771246
 $746,668 13
AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC
C00639229
 $528,093 11
DEFEND OUR MAJORITY
C00895821
 $319,606 6
MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PAC
C00428052
 $270,169 10
NRCC
C00075820
 $226,537 16
View all buyers in research · last 18 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 10

SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND $3.13M Strategy & Research · 20 txns JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL $2.51M Strategy & Research · 20 txns SCALISE, STEVE MR $1.55M Strategy & Research · 17 txns SLF PAC $1.25M Strategy & Research · 13 txns JOHNSON LEADERSHIP FUND $1.22M Strategy & Research · 18 txns EMMER MAJORITY BUILDERS $1.2M Strategy & Research · 21 txns EMMER, THOMAS EARL JR. $1.1M Strategy & Research · 5 txns SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND 2024 $908K Strategy & Research · 10 txns AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC $613K Strategy & Research · 14 txns MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PAC $433K Strategy & Research · 16 txns SA STRATEGIC ADVANCE SERVICES
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND
C00568162
 $3,132,876 20
JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL
LA · House REP
 $2,510,349 20
SCALISE, STEVE MR
LA · House REP
 $1,553,925 17
SLF PAC
C00571703
 $1,245,672 13
JOHNSON LEADERSHIP FUND
C00771246
 $1,215,995 18
EMMER MAJORITY BUILDERS
C00859058
 $1,200,373 21
EMMER, THOMAS EARL JR.
MN · House REP
 $1,095,006 5
SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND 2024
C00857144
 $908,492 10
AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC
C00639229
 $613,015 14
MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PAC
C00428052
 $432,520 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 $13,820,161 22.79%
Non-partisan $46,827,154 77.21%

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): $1.38M Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1 $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 C00545947 49% Strategy & Research 100% $1.13M —
2017 Q2 2018 $1.48M 39 C00545947 68% Strategy & Research 100% $2.61M —
2017 Q3 2018 $1.11M 44 C00545947 59% Strategy & Research 100% $3.72M —
2017 Q4 2018 $1.68M 44 C00545947 58% Strategy & Research 100% $5.39M —
2018 Q1 2018 $1.13M 42 C00545947 43% Strategy & Research 100% $6.53M —
2018 Q2 2018 $1.46M 64 C00545947 48% Strategy & Research 100% $7.98M —
2018 Q3 2018 $1.98M 73 C00545947 33% Strategy & Research 100% $9.96M —
2018 Q4 2018 $2.08M 90 C00669622 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 C00766782 42% Strategy & Research 100% $1.08M +118%
2021 Q2 2022 $1.74M 25 C00766782 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 C00766782 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 C00766782 49% Strategy & Research 100% $8.78M +711%
2022 Q3 2022 $3.95M 30 C00766782 50% Strategy & Research 100% $13M +347%
2022 Q4 2022 $3.29M 54 C00766782 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 $1.38M 22 SLF PAC 30% Strategy & Research 42% $8.32M -13%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 3 months · hover bars for cycle context
Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $565K across 7 disbursements (avg $81K/check) Top buyer: JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL (68% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $224K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $59.81M across 1296 disbursements (avg $46K/check) Top buyer: SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND (22% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +216% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $190K

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: 2mo ago · +216% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $927K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $565K across 7 disbursements (avg $81K/check) Top buyer: JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL (68% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $561K

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: 2mo ago · +216% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $4.64M Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $565K across 7 disbursements (avg $81K/check) Top buyer: JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL (68% of category) Last paid: 2mo 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: 2mo ago · +216% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $7.79M Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $565K across 7 disbursements (avg $81K/check) Top buyer: JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL (68% of category) Last paid: 2mo 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: 2mo ago · +216% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $14.3M Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $565K across 7 disbursements (avg $81K/check) Top buyer: JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL (68% of category) Last paid: 2mo 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% 2mo ago
Travel & Events $565,438 7 $81K 0.9% JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL 68% 2mo ago
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Client retention

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

9
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$29,223,741 · 48% of revenue
25
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$24,411,589 · 40% of revenue
165
One-time clients 1 cycle
$7,011,986 · 12% of revenue
Top 9 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND 5 $12,870,303 141 2017-01-03 2025-12-16
MCCARTHY VICTORY FUND 4 $7,656,176 114 2017-01-17 2024-07-22
SCALISE, STEVE MR 5 $2,737,693 73 2017-01-04 2025-11-10
MCCARTHY, KEVIN 4 $2,656,725 89 2017-01-27 2023-12-29
NRCC 5 $1,523,797 105 2017-01-24 2026-03-18
MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PAC 5 $1,204,894 66 2017-11-02 2026-02-25
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
DC
$18,085,178 29.9% 8
Unknown
$14,690,804 24.3% 75
MD
$10,755,217 17.8% 4
VA
$6,764,320 11.2% 18
CA
$3,881,427 6.4% 7
LA
$2,745,316 4.5% 2
GA
$1,742,049 2.9% 8
MN
$1,129,830 1.9% 2
NC
$255,012 0.4% 3
WI
$240,942 0.4% 3
FL
$153,891 0.3% 6
MI
$17,500 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 C00766782 Strategy & Research TRAVEL & EVENT SERVICES $690,510
Largest all-time 2022-09-30 C00766782 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 2026-03-19 JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL Travel & Events TRAVEL $195,901
Recent 2026-03-12 SLF PAC Strategy & Research ADVANCE SERVICES / TRAVEL / DONOR MEMENTOS / FOOD / BEVERAGE $165,941
Recent 2026-03-19 JOHNSON LEADERSHIP FUND Travel & Events TRAVEL $28,042
Recent 2026-03-18 NRCC Strategy & Research TRAVEL RESERVATION/BOOKING SVC $20,598
Recent 2026-03-10 FOXX, VIRGINIA ANN Strategy & Research TRAVEL $3,001
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