THE LS GROUP INC

$1.44M 2025-2026 cycle

THE LS GROUP INC is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle THE LS GROUP INC was paid $1.44M across 24 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
Feb 1, 2017 → Mar 31, 2026
spans 9.2 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
156
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
24
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Apr 2025 Mar 2026
$251K 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

TED CRUZ VICTORY FUND $10K Strategy & Research · 1 txn TL THE LS GROUP INC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
TED CRUZ VICTORY FUND
C00849778
 $10,000 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 4

TED CRUZ VICTORY FUND $28K Travel & Events · 2 txns TRUTH AND COURAGE PAC $27K Strategy & Research · 2 txns NRSC VICTORY $20K Fundraising · 1 txn NRCC $5K Strategy & Research · 1 txn TL THE LS GROUP INC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
TED CRUZ VICTORY FUND
C00849778
 $27,620 2
TRUTH AND COURAGE PAC
C00796045
 $27,226 2
NRSC VICTORY
C00837518
 $20,000 1
NRCC
C00075820
 $5,000 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 6

TED CRUZ VICTORY FUND $58K Travel & Events · 4 txns TRUTH AND COURAGE PAC $57K Strategy & Research · 4 txns NRSC VICTORY $55K Fundraising · 2 txns JAMES, JOHN $13K Fundraising · 2 txns NRCC $10K Strategy & Research · 2 txns MISSION FIRST PEOPLE ALWAYS PAC $6K Fundraising · 1 txn TL THE LS GROUP INC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
TED CRUZ VICTORY FUND
C00849778
 $58,461 4
TRUTH AND COURAGE PAC
C00796045
 $57,226 4
NRSC VICTORY
C00837518
 $55,000 2
JAMES, JOHN
MI · House REP
 $13,450 2
NRCC
C00075820
 $10,000 2
MISSION FIRST PEOPLE ALWAYS PAC
C00774588
 $6,000 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 8

TED CRUZ VICTORY FUND $85K Travel & Events · 7 txns TRUTH AND COURAGE PAC $77K Strategy & Research · 6 txns NRSC VICTORY $55K Fundraising · 2 txns JOHN JAMES FOR MICHIGAN $32K Strategy & Research · 2 txns JAMES, JOHN $24K Fundraising · 3 txns FINE, RANDY $20K Fundraising · 2 txns NRCC $10K Strategy & Research · 2 txns MISSION FIRST PEOPLE ALWAYS PAC $6K Fundraising · 1 txn TL THE LS GROUP INC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
TED CRUZ VICTORY FUND
C00849778
 $84,677 7
TRUTH AND COURAGE PAC
C00796045
 $77,226 6
NRSC VICTORY
C00837518
 $55,000 2
JOHN JAMES FOR MICHIGAN
C00806612
 $31,570 2
JAMES, JOHN
MI · House REP
 $23,551 3
FINE, RANDY
FL · House REP
 $20,168 2
NRCC
C00075820
 $10,000 2
MISSION FIRST PEOPLE ALWAYS PAC
C00774588
 $6,000 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 10

TED CRUZ VICTORY FUND $125K Strategy & Research · 10 txns TRUTH AND COURAGE PAC $117K Strategy & Research · 9 txns TRUMP 47 COMMITTEE, INC. $78K Strategy & Research · 7 txns NRSC VICTORY $55K Fundraising · 2 txns JOHN JAMES FOR MICHIGAN $54K Strategy & Research · 5 txns JAMES, JOHN $36K Fundraising · 6 txns FINE, RANDY $20K Fundraising · 2 txns NRCC $10K Strategy & Research · 2 txns MISSION FIRST PEOPLE ALWAYS PAC $6K Fundraising · 1 txn REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE $2K Strategy & Research · 1 txn TL THE LS GROUP INC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
TED CRUZ VICTORY FUND
C00849778
 $125,415 10
TRUTH AND COURAGE PAC
C00796045
 $117,226 9
TRUMP 47 COMMITTEE, INC.
C00867937
 $77,949 7
NRSC VICTORY
C00837518
 $55,000 2
JOHN JAMES FOR MICHIGAN
C00806612
 $54,170 5
JAMES, JOHN
MI · House REP
 $36,225 6
FINE, RANDY
FL · House REP
 $20,168 2
NRCC
C00075820
 $10,000 2
MISSION FIRST PEOPLE ALWAYS PAC
C00774588
 $6,000 1
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
C00003418
 $1,614 1
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By party

Revenue by party

100% R
D · 0%
R · 100%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $845,253 58.76%
Non-partisan $593,311 41.24%

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): $70KQ2 2017 (2018 cycle): $20KQ3 2017 (2018 cycle): $19KQ4 2017 (2018 cycle): $19KQ1 2018 (2018 cycle): $24KQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $8KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $4KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $45KQ3 2019 (2020 cycle): $8KQ4 2019 (2020 cycle): $5KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $8KQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $5KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $10KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $5KQ2 2021 (2022 cycle): $55KQ4 2021 (2022 cycle): $20KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $31KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $36KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $63KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $58KQ1 2023 (2024 cycle): $22KQ2 2023 (2024 cycle): $104KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $76KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $92KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $81KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $91KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $83KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $90KQ1 2025 (2026 cycle): $36KQ2 2025 (2026 cycle): $81KQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $69KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $73KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $27K Q1Q3Q1Q3Q3Q1Q3Q2Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1 $104K

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 $70K 2 KENNEDY, JOHN NEELY 100% Strategy & Research 100% $70K —
2017 Q2 2018 $20K 2 KENNEDY, JOHN NEELY 100% Strategy & Research 100% $90K —
2017 Q3 2018 $19K 4 KENNEDY, JOHN NEELY 80% Strategy & Research 100% $109K —
2017 Q4 2018 $19K 4 KENNEDY, JOHN NEELY 78% Strategy & Research 100% $128K —
2018 Q1 2018 $24K 5 NRSC 52% Strategy & Research 100% $152K —
2018 Q2 2018 $8K 4 JAMES, JOHN 82% Strategy & Research 100% $161K —
2018 Q3 2018 $4K 2 JAMES, JOHN 100% Strategy & Research 100% $165K —
2018 Q4 2018 $45K 4 JAMES, JOHN 67% Strategy & Research 100% $210K —
2019 Q3 2020 $8K 2 JAMES, JOHN 100% Strategy & Research 100% $8K -60%
2019 Q4 2020 $5K 2 JAMES, JOHN 100% Strategy & Research 100% $13K -74%
2020 Q1 2020 $8K 2 JAMES, JOHN 100% Strategy & Research 100% $20K -67%
2020 Q2 2020 $5K 1 JAMES, JOHN 100% Strategy & Research 100% $25K -40%
2020 Q3 2020 $10K 2 JAMES, JOHN 100% Strategy & Research 100% $35K +150%
2020 Q4 2020 $5K 1 JAMES, JOHN 100% Strategy & Research 100% $40K -89%
2021 Q2 2022 $55K 1 C00777219 100% Strategy & Research 100% $55K —
2021 Q4 2022 $20K 1 CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED 100% Strategy & Research 100% $75K +300%
2022 Q1 2022 $31K 2 TRUTH AND COURAGE PAC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $106K +297%
2022 Q2 2022 $36K 6 TRUTH AND COURAGE PAC 58% Strategy & Research 100% $142K +620%
2022 Q3 2022 $63K 7 TRUTH AND COURAGE PAC 63% Strategy & Research 100% $205K +532%
2022 Q4 2022 $58K 9 TRUTH AND COURAGE PAC 51% Strategy & Research 100% $263K +1066%
2023 Q1 2024 $22K 7 JOHN JAMES FOR MICHIGAN 47% Strategy & Research 100% $22K —
2023 Q2 2024 $104K 13 TRUTH AND COURAGE PAC 45% Strategy & Research 100% $126K +91%
2023 Q3 2024 $76K 8 TRUTH AND COURAGE PAC 20% Strategy & Research 100% $203K —
2023 Q4 2024 $92K 8 NEVER BACK DOWN INC. 44% Strategy & Research 100% $294K +358%
2024 Q1 2024 $81K 7 TED CRUZ VICTORY FUND 31% Strategy & Research 100% $375K +161%
2024 Q2 2024 $91K 9 TRUTH AND COURAGE PAC 27% Strategy & Research 100% $466K +153%
2024 Q3 2024 $83K 10 TRUMP 47 COMMITTEE, INC. 24% Strategy & Research 100% $549K +31%
2024 Q4 2024 $90K 7 TRUMP 47 COMMITTEE, INC. 53% Strategy & Research 100% $639K +54%
2025 Q1 2026 $36K 4 TED CRUZ VICTORY FUND 58% Travel & Events 58% $36K +63%
2025 Q2 2026 $81K 7 TRUTH AND COURAGE PAC 37% Fundraising 37% $117K -22%
2025 Q3 2026 $69K 5 NRSC VICTORY 50% Fundraising 78% $187K -9%
2025 Q4 2026 $73K 5 TRUTH AND COURAGE PAC 41% Strategy & Research 48% $259K -21%
2026 Q1 2026 $27K 3 TRUTH AND COURAGE PAC 45% Strategy & Research 100% $287K -66%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 3 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $1.26M across 142 disbursements (avg $9K/check) Top buyer: TRUTH AND COURAGE PAC (27% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +98% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $10K

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $1.26M across 142 disbursements (avg $9K/check) Top buyer: TRUTH AND COURAGE PAC (27% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +98% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $42K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $115K across 9 disbursements (avg $13K/check) Top buyer: NRSC VICTORY (48% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $20K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $60K across 5 disbursements (avg $12K/check) Top buyer: TED CRUZ VICTORY FUND (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $18K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $1.26M across 142 disbursements (avg $9K/check) Top buyer: TRUTH AND COURAGE PAC (27% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +98% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $92K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $115K across 9 disbursements (avg $13K/check) Top buyer: NRSC VICTORY (48% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $74K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $60K across 5 disbursements (avg $12K/check) Top buyer: TED CRUZ VICTORY FUND (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $33K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $1.26M across 142 disbursements (avg $9K/check) Top buyer: TRUTH AND COURAGE PAC (27% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +98% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $134K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $115K across 9 disbursements (avg $13K/check) Top buyer: NRSC VICTORY (48% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $115K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $60K across 5 disbursements (avg $12K/check) Top buyer: TED CRUZ VICTORY FUND (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $60K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $1.26M across 142 disbursements (avg $9K/check) Top buyer: TRUTH AND COURAGE PAC (27% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +98% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $329K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $115K across 9 disbursements (avg $13K/check) Top buyer: NRSC VICTORY (48% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $115K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $60K across 5 disbursements (avg $12K/check) Top buyer: TED CRUZ VICTORY FUND (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $60K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Strategy & Research $1,264,168 142 $9K 87.9% TRUTH AND COURAGE PAC 27% 2mo ago
Fundraising $114,719 9 $13K 8.0% NRSC VICTORY 48% 5mo ago
Travel & Events $59,677 5 $12K 4.1% TED CRUZ VICTORY FUND 100% 5mo ago
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Client retention

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

2
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$454,525 · 32% of revenue
4
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$412,006 · 29% of revenue
18
One-time clients 1 cycle
$572,033 · 40% of revenue
Top 2 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
TRUTH AND COURAGE PAC 3 $336,113 26 2022-02-03 2026-03-11
JAMES, JOHN 3 $118,412 24 2022-04-14 2025-07-03
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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
TX
$602,920 41.9% 5
MI
$313,781 21.8% 4
VA
$150,449 10.5% 3
LA
$125,485 8.7% 1
Unknown
$99,993 7.0% 3
FL
$96,723 6.7% 3
DC
$29,214 2.0% 3
WI
$15,000 1.0% 1
TN
$5,000 0.3% 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 2017-03-02 KENNEDY, JOHN NEELY Strategy & Research FUNDRAISING CONSULTING FEE $65,485
Largest all-time 2021-06-02 C00777219 Strategy & Research FUNDRAISING CONSULTING $54,600
Largest all-time 2025-09-19 NRSC VICTORY Fundraising FUNDRAISING CONSULTING $35,000
Largest all-time 2024-03-31 TED CRUZ VICTORY FUND Strategy & Research FINANCE CONSULTING/TRAVEL $25,404
Largest all-time 2023-06-30 TED CRUZ VICTORY COMMITTEE Strategy & Research FINANCE CONSULTING/TRAVEL $25,195
Largest this cycle 2025-12-18 NRSC VICTORY Fundraising FUNDRAISING CONSULTING $20,000
Largest this cycle 2025-12-31 TED CRUZ VICTORY FUND Travel & Events FINANCE CONSULTING/TRAVEL $17,620
Largest this cycle 2025-06-30 TED CRUZ VICTORY FUND Travel & Events FINANCE CONSULTING/TRAVEL $15,841
Largest this cycle 2025-04-08 TRUTH AND COURAGE PAC Strategy & Research FINANCE CONSULTING $15,000
Recent 2025-12-31 TRUTH AND COURAGE PAC Strategy & Research FINANCE CONSULTING $15,000
Recent 2026-03-11 TRUTH AND COURAGE PAC Strategy & Research FINANCE CONSULTING/TRAVEL $12,226
Recent 2026-03-31 TED CRUZ VICTORY FUND Strategy & Research FINANCE CONSULTING $10,000
Recent 2026-01-30 NRCC Strategy & Research FINANCE CONSULTING $5,000
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