THE TARRANCE GROUP

$29.60M 2025-2026 cycle

THE TARRANCE GROUP is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle THE TARRANCE GROUP was paid $29.60M across 158 client committees, of which $1.22M flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

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.

Source split

$29.60M = $28.38M (Schedule B) + $1.22M (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments
$28,381,044 906 rows 95.9%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them
$1,215,291 66 rows 4.1%
Activity span ALL TIME
Mar 13, 2002 → May 29, 2026
spans 24.2 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
906
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
158
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
$792K 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.

No buyer activity in this window.

VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 3

CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE… $68K — · 3 txns CALVERT, KEN $33K — · 1 txn MOORE, BLAKE $29K — · 1 txn TT THE TARRANCE GROUP
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC.
C00835967
$67,622 3
CALVERT, KEN
CA · House REP
$33,320 1
MOORE, BLAKE
UT · House REP
$29,069 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 10

AMERICAN MISSION $156K Strategy & Research · 3 txns CALVERT, KEN $96K — · 2 txns NRCC $82K Strategy & Research · 4 txns CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE… $68K — · 3 txns MOORE, BLAKE $60K Fundraising · 2 txns ALABAMA STRONG PAC $37K — · 1 txn SLF PAC $33K Strategy & Research · 1 txn WASSGREN, PAUL $32K — · 1 txn PERRY, SCOTT $22K — · 1 txn HATHAWAY, JOE $22K — · 1 txn TT THE TARRANCE GROUP
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
AMERICAN MISSION
C00916692
$155,898 3
CALVERT, KEN
CA · House REP
$95,540 2
NRCC
C00075820
$82,256 4
CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC.
C00835967
$67,622 3
MOORE, BLAKE
UT · House REP
$59,515 2
ALABAMA STRONG PAC
C00906610
$36,731 1
SLF PAC
C00571703
$33,130 1
WASSGREN, PAUL
WI · House REP
$32,391 1
PERRY, SCOTT
PA · House REP
$22,256 1
HATHAWAY, JOE
NJ · House REP
$21,518 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 10

AMERICAN MISSION $180K Strategy & Research · 4 txns NRCC $104K Strategy & Research · 5 txns CALVERT, KEN $96K — · 2 txns CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE… $68K — · 3 txns MOORE, BLAKE $60K Fundraising · 2 txns ALABAMA STRONG PAC $37K — · 1 txn SLF PAC $33K Strategy & Research · 1 txn WASSGREN, PAUL $32K — · 1 txn MICHIGAN CONSERVATIVE ACTION $31K Strategy & Research · 1 txn ALABAMA FIRST PAC $24K Strategy & Research · 1 txn TT THE TARRANCE GROUP
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
AMERICAN MISSION
C00916692
$179,672 4
NRCC
C00075820
$103,774 5
CALVERT, KEN
CA · House REP
$95,540 2
CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC.
C00835967
$67,622 3
MOORE, BLAKE
UT · House REP
$59,515 2
ALABAMA STRONG PAC
C00906610
$36,731 1
SLF PAC
C00571703
$33,130 1
WASSGREN, PAUL
WI · House REP
$32,391 1
MICHIGAN CONSERVATIVE ACTION
C00806760
$30,661 1
ALABAMA FIRST PAC
C00821058
$23,624 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 10

AMERICAN MISSION $180K Strategy & Research · 4 txns NRCC $104K Strategy & Research · 5 txns CALVERT, KEN $96K — · 2 txns CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE… $68K — · 3 txns HUIZENGA, WILLIAM P $64K Strategy & Research · 2 txns MOORE, BLAKE $60K Fundraising · 2 txns COTTON, THOMAS $59K Strategy & Research · 1 txn ALABAMA STRONG PAC $37K — · 1 txn SLF PAC $33K Strategy & Research · 1 txn WASSGREN, PAUL $32K — · 1 txn TT THE TARRANCE GROUP
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
AMERICAN MISSION
C00916692
$179,672 4
NRCC
C00075820
$103,774 5
CALVERT, KEN
CA · House REP
$95,540 2
CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC.
C00835967
$67,622 3
HUIZENGA, WILLIAM P
MI · House REP
$63,519 2
MOORE, BLAKE
UT · House REP
$59,515 2
COTTON, THOMAS
AR · Senate REP
$58,972 1
ALABAMA STRONG PAC
C00906610
$36,731 1
SLF PAC
C00571703
$33,130 1
WASSGREN, PAUL
WI · House REP
$32,391 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 10

NRCC $698K Strategy & Research · 13 txns SLF PAC $682K Strategy & Research · 11 txns NRSC $394K Strategy & Research · 7 txns PRESERVE AMERICA PAC $186K Strategy & Research · 3 txns AMERICAN MISSION $180K Strategy & Research · 4 txns HOVDE, ERIC $164K Strategy & Research · 4 txns AMERICA PAC $162K Strategy & Research · 5 txns BROWN, SAM $144K Strategy & Research · 6 txns ROGERS, MICHAEL J $112K Strategy & Research · 2 txns JAMES, JOHN $106K Strategy & Research · 5 txns TT THE TARRANCE GROUP
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
NRCC
C00075820
$697,511 13
SLF PAC
C00571703
$681,998 11
NRSC
C00027466
$393,501 7
PRESERVE AMERICA PAC
C00878801
$185,829 3
AMERICAN MISSION
C00916692
$179,672 4
HOVDE, ERIC
WI · Senate REP
$164,080 4
AMERICA PAC
C00879510
$161,716 5
BROWN, SAM
NV · Senate REP
$143,705 6
ROGERS, MICHAEL J
MI · Senate REP
$111,907 2
JAMES, JOHN
MI · House REP
$105,867 5

By party

Revenue by party

99% R
D · 1%
R · 99%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $186,746 0.63%
Republican $28,138,705 95.07%
Non-partisan $1,270,884 4.29%

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): $165KQ2 2017 (2018 cycle): $387KQ3 2017 (2016 cycle): $13KQ3 2017 (2018 cycle): $122KQ4 2017 (2018 cycle): $259KQ1 2018 (2018 cycle): $672KQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $549KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $2.52MQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $2.08MQ1 2019 (2020 cycle): $186KQ2 2019 (2020 cycle): $218KQ3 2019 (2020 cycle): $435KQ4 2019 (2020 cycle): $433KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $494KQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $656KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $3.28MQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $3.07MQ4 2020 (2022 cycle): $34KQ1 2021 (2022 cycle): $131KQ2 2021 (2022 cycle): $174KQ3 2021 (2022 cycle): $172KQ4 2021 (2022 cycle): $323KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $225KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $1.04MQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $2.58MQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $2.14MQ1 2023 (2024 cycle): $140KQ2 2023 (2024 cycle): $163KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $80KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $150KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $309KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $682KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $1.53MQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $1.77MQ2 2025 (2026 cycle): $60KQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $42KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $54KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $354KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $341K Q1Q3Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q2Q4Q2 $3.28M

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 $165K 7 NRCC 43% Strategy & Research 100% $165K
2017 Q2 2018 $387K 18 NRCC 22% Strategy & Research 100% $551K
2017 Q3 2016 $13K 1 SYCUAN CITIZENS FOR GOOD GO… 100% Strategy & Research 100% $13K
2017 Q3 2018 $122K 6 NRSC 52% Strategy & Research 100% $673K
2017 Q4 2018 $259K 13 NRSC 19% Strategy & Research 100% $932K
2018 Q1 2018 $672K 31 NRCC 30% Strategy & Research 100% $1.6M
2018 Q2 2018 $549K 27 NRSC 17% Strategy & Research 100% $2.15M
2018 Q3 2018 $2.52M 85 NRCC 26% Strategy & Research 100% $4.68M
2018 Q4 2018 $2.08M 62 NRCC 26% Strategy & Research 100% $6.75M
2019 Q1 2020 $186K 6 CORY GARDNER FOR SENATE 26% Strategy & Research 100% $186K +13%
2019 Q2 2020 $218K 9 NRSC 27% Strategy & Research 100% $404K -44%
2019 Q3 2020 $435K 13 NRCC 25% Strategy & Research 100% $839K +257%
2019 Q4 2020 $433K 19 NRSC 33% Strategy & Research 100% $1.27M +67%
2020 Q1 2020 $494K 23 NRSC 26% Strategy & Research 100% $1.77M -27%
2020 Q2 2020 $656K 27 NRCC 20% Strategy & Research 100% $2.42M +20%
2020 Q3 2020 $3.28M 101 NRCC 30% Strategy & Research 100% $5.7M +30%
2020 Q4 2020 $3.07M 97 NRCC 24% Strategy & Research 100% $8.77M +48%
2020 Q4 2022 $34K 2 GEORGIANS FOR KELLY LOEFFLER 100% Strategy & Research 100% $34K
2021 Q1 2022 $131K 6 SLF PAC 50% Strategy & Research 100% $165K -30%
2021 Q2 2022 $174K 7 STIVERS, STEVE MR. 47% Strategy & Research 100% $339K -20%
2021 Q3 2022 $172K 4 NRCC 49% Strategy & Research 100% $511K -60%
2021 Q4 2022 $323K 10 AMERICAN PATRIOTS PAC 29% Strategy & Research 100% $834K -25%
2022 Q1 2022 $225K 8 SMILEY, TIFFANY 21% Strategy & Research 100% $1.06M -54%
2022 Q2 2022 $1.04M 36 BOOZMAN, SEN. JOHN 16% Strategy & Research 100% $2.1M +58%
2022 Q3 2022 $2.58M 57 NRCC 31% Strategy & Research 100% $4.67M -21%
2022 Q4 2022 $2.14M 46 NRCC 42% Strategy & Research 100% $6.82M -30%
2023 Q1 2024 $140K 4 SOS AMERICA PAC 37% Strategy & Research 100% $140K +7%
2023 Q2 2024 $163K 3 NRCC 50% Strategy & Research 100% $303K -6%
2023 Q3 2024 $80K 4 SLF PAC 38% Strategy & Research 100% $383K -54%
2023 Q4 2024 $150K 4 AMERICAN PATRIOTS PAC 45% Strategy & Research 100% $532K -54%
2024 Q1 2024 $309K 10 NRCC 32% Strategy & Research 100% $841K +37%
2024 Q2 2024 $682K 25 NRCC 17% Strategy & Research 100% $1.52M -34%
2024 Q3 2024 $1.53M 44 SLF PAC 19% Strategy & Research 100% $3.05M -41%
2024 Q4 2024 $1.77M 37 NRCC 21% Strategy & Research 100% $4.82M -17%
2025 Q2 2026 $60K 2 COTTON, THOMAS 99% Strategy & Research 100% $60K -63%
2025 Q3 2026 $42K 1 HUIZENGA, WILLIAM P 100% Strategy & Research 100% $102K -47%
2025 Q4 2026 $54K 2 MICHIGAN CONSERVATIVE ACTION 56% Strategy & Research 100% $156K -64%
2026 Q1 2026 $354K 11 AMERICAN MISSION 32% Strategy & Research 59% $510K +15%
2026 Q2 2026 $341K 12 CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN … 20% $851K -50%
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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: $27.89M across 890 disbursements (avg $31K/check) Top buyer: NRCC (24% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +479% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $140K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $30K across 1 disbursements (avg $30K/check) Top buyer: MOORE, BLAKE (100% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $30K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $27.89M across 890 disbursements (avg $31K/check) Top buyer: NRCC (24% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +479% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $261K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $30K across 1 disbursements (avg $30K/check) Top buyer: MOORE, BLAKE (100% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $30K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $27.89M across 890 disbursements (avg $31K/check) Top buyer: NRCC (24% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +479% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $363K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $30K across 1 disbursements (avg $30K/check) Top buyer: MOORE, BLAKE (100% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $30K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $27.89M across 890 disbursements (avg $31K/check) Top buyer: NRCC (24% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +479% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $3.37M Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $30K across 1 disbursements (avg $30K/check) Top buyer: MOORE, BLAKE (100% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $30K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Strategy & Research $27,893,621 890 $31K 99.9% NRCC 24% 4mo ago
Fundraising $30,446 1 $30K 0.1% MOORE, BLAKE 100% 3mo ago
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Client retention

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

13
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$16,377,304 · 58% of revenue
25
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$3,970,800 · 14% of revenue
120
One-time clients 1 cycle
$8,032,940 · 28% of revenue
Top 13 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
NRCC 5 $6,819,057 122 2017-02-15 2026-04-23
SLF PAC 5 $4,004,261 67 2018-04-26 2026-02-26
NRSC 4 $3,646,441 114 2017-03-09 2024-11-07
KEAN, THOMAS H. JR. 3 $327,916 17 2019-03-19 2024-10-18
AMERICAN PATRIOTS PAC 3 $309,402 8 2018-06-22 2023-12-11
STIVERS, STEVE MR. 3 $291,078 19 2017-04-21 2021-05-20
HUIZENGA, WILLIAM P 4 $265,978 11 2020-06-25 2026-01-21
PERRY, SCOTT 5 $223,511 9 2018-08-28 2026-04-09
BILIRAKIS, GUS M 4 $124,238 5 2018-10-09 2024-06-20
BOST, MICHAEL 3 $116,366 7 2017-11-01 2024-02-09
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF WISCONSIN 3 $94,468 5 2017-11-14 2021-07-01
GROTHMAN, GLENN S. 3 $80,792 5 2018-07-20 2022-04-13
SMITH, CHRISTOPHER H 3 $73,798 4 2018-08-20 2022-04-25
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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
$15,793,472 65.0% 8
VA
$1,444,390 5.9% 13
WI
$1,073,140 4.4% 10
MI
$980,842 4.0% 6
NV
$939,326 3.9% 8
OH
$765,870 3.2% 9
TX
$748,702 3.1% 8
CA
$650,665 2.7% 20
IA
$542,403 2.2% 3
CO
$471,487 1.9% 4
NJ
$466,046 1.9% 4
FL
$420,369 1.7% 8
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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 2020-10-28 NRCC Strategy & Research SURVEY RESEARCH $359,795
Largest all-time 2022-09-26 NRCC Strategy & Research SURVEY RESEARCH $347,830
Largest all-time 2022-10-25 NRCC Strategy & Research SURVEY RESEARCH $293,839
Largest all-time 2022-09-07 NRCC Strategy & Research SURVEY RESEARCH $281,938
Largest all-time 2020-09-23 NRCC Strategy & Research SURVEY RESEARCH $279,060
Largest this cycle 2026-01-30 AMERICAN MISSION Strategy & Research SURVEY RESEARCH $68,126
Largest this cycle 2026-04-17 AMERICAN MISSION SURVEY RESEARCH $66,053
Largest this cycle 2026-03-17 CALVERT, KEN POLLING COSTS $62,220
Largest this cycle 2025-04-11 COTTON, THOMAS Strategy & Research SURVEYS $58,972
Largest this cycle 2025-07-07 HUIZENGA, WILLIAM P Strategy & Research POLLING $42,001
Recent 2026-05-08 CALVERT, KEN POLLING COSTS $33,320
Recent 2026-05-19 MOORE, BLAKE FUNDRAISING CONSULTING $29,069
Recent 2026-05-11 CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC. POLLING SERVICES $26,174
Recent 2026-05-29 CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC. POLLING SERVICES $22,781
Recent 2026-04-30 CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC. POLLING SERVICES $18,667
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