TRAILHEAD STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS

$4.48M 2025-2026 cycle

TRAILHEAD STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle TRAILHEAD STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS was paid $4.48M across 9 client committees, of which $213K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

Strategy & Research ○ Slowing (~5mo since last)
Limited recent activity. Most recent disbursement to this vendor was 5 months ago (Dec 30, 2025). Charts below reflect cycle-to-date totals; the recent windows may be sparse.

Part I Identity

Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.

Source split

$4.48M = $4.26M (Schedule B) + $213K (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments		 $4,262,683 192 rows 95.3%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them		 $212,557 8 rows 4.7%
Activity span ALL TIME
Jan 27, 2017 → Dec 30, 2025
spans 8.9 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
192
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
9
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Jan 2025 Dec 2025
$199K 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 6 months · top 3

SWOBODA, GINA $8K Strategy & Research · 3 txns MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS $7K Strategy & Research · 1 txn REPUBLICAN PARTY OF ARIZONA, LLC $2K Print & Mail · 1 txn TS TRAILHEAD STRATEGIC COMMUNI…
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
SWOBODA, GINA
AZ · House REP
 $7,776 3
MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS
CA · House REP
 $7,000 1
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF ARIZONA, LLC
C00008227
 $1,950 1
View all buyers in research · last 6 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 4

MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS $83K Print & Mail · 5 txns SCHWEIKERT, DAVID S. $30K Media · 1 txn REPUBLICAN PARTY OF ARIZONA, LLC $21K Print & Mail · 2 txns SWOBODA, GINA $8K Strategy & Research · 3 txns TS TRAILHEAD STRATEGIC COMMUNI…
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS
CA · House REP
 $83,000 5
SCHWEIKERT, DAVID S.
AZ · House REP
 $30,000 1
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF ARIZONA, LLC
C00008227
 $21,450 2
SWOBODA, GINA
AZ · House REP
 $7,776 3
View all buyers in research · last 12 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 4

MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS $132K Print & Mail · 7 txns SCHWEIKERT, DAVID S. $38K Media · 2 txns REPUBLICAN PARTY OF ARIZONA, LLC $21K Print & Mail · 2 txns SWOBODA, GINA $8K Strategy & Research · 3 txns TS TRAILHEAD STRATEGIC COMMUNI…
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS
CA · House REP
 $132,012 7
SCHWEIKERT, DAVID S.
AZ · House REP
 $37,500 2
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF ARIZONA, LLC
C00008227
 $21,450 2
SWOBODA, GINA
AZ · House REP
 $7,776 3
View all buyers in research · last 18 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 5

SCHWEIKERT, DAVID S. $640K Strategy & Research · 16 txns MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS $184K Print & Mail · 10 txns REPUBLICAN PARTY OF ARIZONA, LLC $21K Print & Mail · 2 txns SMITH, JACK $14K Strategy & Research · 3 txns SWOBODA, GINA $8K Strategy & Research · 3 txns TS TRAILHEAD STRATEGIC COMMUNI…
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
SCHWEIKERT, DAVID S.
AZ · House REP
 $639,962 16
MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS
CA · House REP
 $183,612 10
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF ARIZONA, LLC
C00008227
 $21,450 2
SMITH, JACK
AZ · House REP
 $14,046 3
SWOBODA, GINA
AZ · House REP
 $7,776 3
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 $4,475,240 100.00%
Non-partisan $0 0.00%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

201720182019202020212022202320242025 Q1 2017 (2018 cycle): $6KQ2 2017 (2018 cycle): $16KQ3 2017 (2018 cycle): $11KQ4 2017 (2018 cycle): $12KQ1 2018 (2018 cycle): $7KQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $147KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $29KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $415KQ1 2019 (2020 cycle): $49KQ2 2019 (2020 cycle): $60KQ3 2019 (2020 cycle): $114KQ4 2019 (2020 cycle): $80KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $122KQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $74KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $199KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $393KQ2 2021 (2022 cycle): $113KQ3 2021 (2022 cycle): $79KQ4 2021 (2022 cycle): $102KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $148KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $375KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $294KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $59KQ1 2023 (2024 cycle): $39KQ2 2023 (2024 cycle): $92KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $105KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $117KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $65KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $83KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $409KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $242KQ2 2025 (2026 cycle): $76KQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $76KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $55K Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q3Q4 $415K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 9 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2017 Q1 2018 $6K 1 NATIONAL HORIZON 100% Strategy & Research 100% $6K —
2017 Q2 2018 $16K 2 MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS 100% Strategy & Research 100% $22K —
2017 Q3 2018 $11K 2 MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS 100% Strategy & Research 100% $33K —
2017 Q4 2018 $12K 2 MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS 100% Strategy & Research 100% $45K —
2018 Q1 2018 $7K 2 NATIONAL HORIZON 100% Strategy & Research 100% $52K —
2018 Q2 2018 $147K 7 MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS 93% Strategy & Research 100% $199K —
2018 Q3 2018 $29K 6 MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS 54% Strategy & Research 100% $228K —
2018 Q4 2018 $415K 9 MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS 68% Strategy & Research 100% $643K —
2019 Q1 2020 $49K 2 MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS 100% Strategy & Research 100% $49K +710%
2019 Q2 2020 $60K 4 MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS 97% Strategy & Research 100% $109K +287%
2019 Q3 2020 $114K 4 MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS 100% Strategy & Research 100% $223K +920%
2019 Q4 2020 $80K 7 MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS 85% Strategy & Research 100% $303K +566%
2020 Q1 2020 $122K 6 MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS 94% Strategy & Research 100% $425K +1625%
2020 Q2 2020 $74K 5 MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS 72% Strategy & Research 100% $500K -49%
2020 Q3 2020 $199K 8 MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS 78% Strategy & Research 100% $699K +578%
2020 Q4 2020 $393K 9 MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS 85% Strategy & Research 100% $1.09M -5%
2021 Q2 2022 $113K 6 MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS 69% Strategy & Research 100% $113K +86%
2021 Q3 2022 $79K 6 SCHWEIKERT, DAVID S. 78% Strategy & Research 100% $191K -31%
2021 Q4 2022 $102K 2 MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS 67% Strategy & Research 100% $293K +27%
2022 Q1 2022 $148K 9 MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS 54% Strategy & Research 100% $441K +21%
2022 Q2 2022 $375K 12 SCHWEIKERT, DAVID S. 52% Strategy & Research 100% $816K +405%
2022 Q3 2022 $294K 8 SCHWEIKERT, DAVID S. 78% Strategy & Research 100% $1.11M +47%
2022 Q4 2022 $59K 3 SCHWEIKERT, DAVID S. 100% Strategy & Research 100% $1.17M -85%
2023 Q1 2024 $39K 4 MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS 90% Strategy & Research 100% $39K —
2023 Q2 2024 $92K 6 SCHWEIKERT, DAVID S. 74% Strategy & Research 100% $131K -19%
2023 Q3 2024 $105K 7 SCHWEIKERT, DAVID S. 58% Strategy & Research 100% $236K +34%
2023 Q4 2024 $117K 8 SCHWEIKERT, DAVID S. 63% Strategy & Research 100% $353K +15%
2024 Q1 2024 $65K 6 MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS 62% Strategy & Research 100% $418K -56%
2024 Q2 2024 $83K 7 SCHWEIKERT, DAVID S. 66% Strategy & Research 100% $501K -78%
2024 Q3 2024 $409K 11 SCHWEIKERT, DAVID S. 88% Strategy & Research 100% $909K +39%
2024 Q4 2024 $242K 6 SCHWEIKERT, DAVID S. 96% Strategy & Research 100% $1.15M +307%
2025 Q2 2026 $76K 4 MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS 64% Print & Mail 76% $76K -17%
2025 Q3 2026 $76K 3 MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS 60% Print & Mail 51% $152K -28%
2025 Q4 2026 $55K 6 MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS 68% Strategy & Research 54% $207K -53%
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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: $4.1M across 185 disbursements (avg $22K/check) Top buyer: MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS (53% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +256% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $15K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $122K across 5 disbursements (avg $24K/check) Top buyer: MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS (82% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $2K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $122K across 5 disbursements (avg $24K/check) Top buyer: MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS (82% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $83K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $38K across 2 disbursements (avg $19K/check) Top buyer: SCHWEIKERT, DAVID S. (100% of category) Last paid: 10mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $30K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $4.1M across 185 disbursements (avg $22K/check) Top buyer: MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS (53% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +256% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $29K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $122K across 5 disbursements (avg $24K/check) Top buyer: MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS (82% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $122K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $4.1M across 185 disbursements (avg $22K/check) Top buyer: MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS (53% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +256% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $39K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $38K across 2 disbursements (avg $19K/check) Top buyer: SCHWEIKERT, DAVID S. (100% of category) Last paid: 10mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $38K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $4.1M across 185 disbursements (avg $22K/check) Top buyer: MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS (53% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +256% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $707K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $122K across 5 disbursements (avg $24K/check) Top buyer: MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS (82% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $122K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $38K across 2 disbursements (avg $19K/check) Top buyer: SCHWEIKERT, DAVID S. (100% of category) Last paid: 10mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $38K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Strategy & Research $4,095,445 185 $22K 96.3% MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS 53% 5mo ago
Print & Mail $121,962 5 $24K 2.9% MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS 82% 5mo ago
Media $37,500 2 $19K 0.9% SCHWEIKERT, DAVID S. 100% 10mo 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
$4,158,034 · 98% of revenue
1
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$29,600 · 1% of revenue
5
One-time clients 1 cycle
$75,049 · 2% of revenue
Top 2 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS 5 $2,274,538 91 2017-05-03 2025-12-12
SCHWEIKERT, DAVID S. 5 $1,883,496 83 2018-06-27 2025-07-17
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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
CA
$2,280,538 53.5% 2
AZ
$1,944,545 45.6% 4
VA
$37,600 0.9% 2
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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 2018-10-12 MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS Strategy & Research MASS MAIL $134,115
Largest all-time 2024-08-23 SCHWEIKERT, DAVID S. Strategy & Research STRATEGIC CAMPAIGN CONSULTING $117,800
Largest all-time 2020-10-23 MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS Strategy & Research MASS MAIL $111,848
Largest all-time 2018-10-26 MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS Strategy & Research MASS MAIL $99,364
Largest all-time 2020-10-15 MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS Strategy & Research MASS MAIL/ONLINE ADVERTISING $88,366
Largest this cycle 2025-04-25 MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS Print & Mail MASS MAIL $38,512
Largest this cycle 2025-07-08 MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS Print & Mail MASS MAIL $38,500
Largest this cycle 2025-07-17 SCHWEIKERT, DAVID S. Media ADVERTISING $30,000
Largest this cycle 2025-10-22 MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS Print & Mail MASS MAIL $23,500
Largest this cycle 2025-06-24 REPUBLICAN PARTY OF ARIZONA, LLC Print & Mail PARTY DIRECT MAIL $19,500
Recent 2025-12-30 SWOBODA, GINA Strategy & Research STRATEGIC CAMPAIGN CONSULTING $7,776
Recent 2025-12-22 SWOBODA, GINA Strategy & Research STRATEGIC CAMPAIGN CONSULTING $7,776
Recent 2025-12-12 MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS Strategy & Research CAMPAIGN CONSULTING $7,000
Recent 2025-12-22 REPUBLICAN PARTY OF ARIZONA, LLC Print & Mail PARTY DIRECT MAIL $1,950
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