Red Ax Strategies
Red Ax Strategies is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Red Ax Strategies was paid $146K across 4 client committees.
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
- Oct 10, 2023 → Mar 27, 2026
- spans 2.5 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 45
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 4
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
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Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.
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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Top buyers last 6 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| NAGEL, JOHN MN · House REP |
$379 | 15 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SHEEPDOG PAC C00896548 |
$26,061 | 5 |
| NAGEL, JOHN MN · House REP |
$529 | 17 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SHEEPDOG PAC C00896548 |
$47,201 | 9 |
| SCHWARZE, ADAM MN · Senate REP |
$3,037 | 1 |
| NAGEL, JOHN MN · House REP |
$529 | 17 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SHEEPDOG PAC C00896548 |
$47,201 | 9 |
| AL-AQIDI, DALIA MN · House REP |
$46,898 | 5 |
| SCHWARZE, ADAM MN · Senate REP |
$3,037 | 1 |
| NAGEL, JOHN MN · House REP |
$529 | 17 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $47,201 | 32.32% |
| Republican | $98,822 | 67.68% |
| Non-partisan | $0 | 0.00% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 4 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $11K | 4 | AL-AQIDI, DALIA 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $11K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $15K | 4 | AL-AQIDI, DALIA 100% | Strategy & Research 99% | $26K | — |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $16K | 4 | AL-AQIDI, DALIA 100% | Strategy & Research 67% | $43K | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $20K | 3 | AL-AQIDI, DALIA 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $63K | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $32K | 3 | AL-AQIDI, DALIA 100% | Strategy & Research 96% | $95K | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $19K | 4 | SHEEPDOG PAC 84% | Fundraising 16% | $19K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $16K | 3 | SHEEPDOG PAC 100% | Fundraising 100% | $35K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $15K | 3 | SHEEPDOG PAC 100% | Fundraising 100% | $50K | +40% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $529 | 17 | NAGEL, JOHN 100% | Digital 100% | $51K | -97% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $88,535 | 15 | $6K | 68.2% | AL-AQIDI, DALIA 100% | 21mo ago |
| Fundraising | $34,098 | 7 | $5K | 26.3% | SHEEPDOG PAC 91% | 7mo ago |
| Wages & Payroll | $6,721 | 3 | $2K | 5.2% | AL-AQIDI, DALIA 100% | 21mo ago |
| Digital | $529 | 17 | $31 | 0.4% | NAGEL, JOHN 100% | 3mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MN | $98,822 | 67.7% | 3 | |
| WI | $47,201 | 32.3% | 1 |
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 | 2024-10-02 | AL-AQIDI, DALIA | Strategy & Research | CAMPAIGN CONSULTING | $17,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-28 | AL-AQIDI, DALIA | Strategy & Research | CAMPAIGN CONSULTING | $14,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-04-09 | SHEEPDOG PAC | — | FUNDRAISING CONSULTING | $8,625 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-09-03 | AL-AQIDI, DALIA | Strategy & Research | CAMPAIGN CONSULTING | $7,696 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-08-02 | AL-AQIDI, DALIA | Strategy & Research | CAMPAIGN CONSULTING | $7,010 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-07-24 | SHEEPDOG PAC | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING CONSULTING | $5,606 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-11-04 | SHEEPDOG PAC | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING CONSULTING | $5,455 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-06-05 | SHEEPDOG PAC | — | FUNDRAISING CONSULTING | $5,014 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-12-18 | SHEEPDOG PAC | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING CONSULTING | $5,000 |
| Recent | 2026-03-11 | NAGEL, JOHN | Digital | DIGITAL FUNDRAISING COMMISSION & LIST RENTAL REVENUE SHARE | $107 |
| Recent | 2026-03-27 | NAGEL, JOHN | Digital | DIGITAL FUNDRAISING COMMISSION & LIST RENTAL REVENUE SHARE | $48 |
| Recent | 2026-03-20 | NAGEL, JOHN | Digital | DIGITAL FUNDRAISING COMMISSION & LIST RENTAL REVENUE SHARE | $15 |
| Recent | 2026-03-23 | NAGEL, JOHN | Digital | DIGITAL FUNDRAISING COMMISSION & LIST RENTAL REVENUE SHARE | $10 |
| Recent | 2026-03-13 | NAGEL, JOHN | Digital | DIGITAL FUNDRAISING COMMISSION & LIST RENTAL REVENUE SHARE | $8 |