RED ELEPHANT STRATEGY LLC

$3.14M 2025-2026 cycle

RED ELEPHANT STRATEGY LLC is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle RED ELEPHANT STRATEGY LLC was paid $3.14M across 26 client committees, of which $2.24M flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

Strategy & Research ● Recent

Part I Identity

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

Source split

$3.14M = $896K (Schedule B) + $2.24M (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments
$896,322 135 rows 28.6%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them
$2,242,890 119 rows 71.4%
Activity span ALL TIME
Jan 11, 2021 → May 15, 2026
spans 5.3 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
135
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
26
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
$44K 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

AMERICAN PATRIOTS PAC $2K Strategy & Research · 3 txns ALABAMA STRONG PAC $2K Strategy & Research · 3 txns CONSERVATIVE TEXANS PAC $2K Strategy & Research · 1 txn RE RED ELEPHANT STRATEGY LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
AMERICAN PATRIOTS PAC
C00668905
$2,000 3
ALABAMA STRONG PAC
C00906610
$1,500 3
CONSERVATIVE TEXANS PAC
C00932707
$1,500 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 3

AMERICAN PATRIOTS PAC $8K Strategy & Research · 9 txns ALABAMA STRONG PAC $2K Strategy & Research · 3 txns CONSERVATIVE TEXANS PAC $2K Strategy & Research · 1 txn RE RED ELEPHANT STRATEGY LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
AMERICAN PATRIOTS PAC
C00668905
$8,000 9
ALABAMA STRONG PAC
C00906610
$1,500 3
CONSERVATIVE TEXANS PAC
C00932707
$1,500 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 4

AMERICA PAC $65K Strategy & Research · 3 txns AMERICAN PATRIOTS PAC $14K Strategy & Research · 15 txns ALABAMA STRONG PAC $2K Strategy & Research · 3 txns CONSERVATIVE TEXANS PAC $2K Strategy & Research · 1 txn RE RED ELEPHANT STRATEGY LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
AMERICA PAC
C00879510
$65,209 3
AMERICAN PATRIOTS PAC
C00668905
$14,000 15
ALABAMA STRONG PAC
C00906610
$1,500 3
CONSERVATIVE TEXANS PAC
C00932707
$1,500 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 10

AMERICA PAC $308K Strategy & Research · 7 txns KEAN, THOMAS H. JR. $74K Strategy & Research · 4 txns ESPOSITO, ALISON $28K Strategy & Research · 3 txns AMERICAN PATRIOTS PAC $21K Strategy & Research · 21 txns NRCC $21K Strategy & Research · 4 txns AMERICA FUND $15K Strategy & Research · 1 txn SAG PAC INC. $12K Strategy & Research · 1 txn MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN INC. $12K Strategy & Research · 1 txn MANSHARAMANI, VIKRAM $11K Strategy & Research · 1 txn JOHNSON, DUSTY $10K Strategy & Research · 1 txn RE RED ELEPHANT STRATEGY LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
AMERICA PAC
C00879510
$307,667 7
KEAN, THOMAS H. JR.
NJ · House REP
$74,147 4
ESPOSITO, ALISON
NY · House REP
$27,670 3
AMERICAN PATRIOTS PAC
C00668905
$21,000 21
NRCC
C00075820
$20,826 4
AMERICA FUND
C00782664
$15,000 1
SAG PAC INC.
C00881805
$12,000 1
MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN INC.
C00825851
$12,000 1
MANSHARAMANI, VIKRAM
NH · Senate REP
$10,500 1
JOHNSON, DUSTY
SD · House REP
$10,000 1

By party

Revenue by party

98% R
D · 2%
R · 98%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $52,535 1.67%
Republican $2,422,227 77.16%
Non-partisan $664,450 21.17%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

202120222023202420252026 Q1 2021 (2022 cycle): $34KQ2 2021 (2022 cycle): $56KQ3 2021 (2022 cycle): $46KQ4 2021 (2022 cycle): $72KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $22KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $21KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $87KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $15KQ1 2023 (2024 cycle): $1KQ2 2023 (2024 cycle): $3KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $3KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $3KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $3KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $17KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $165KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $303KQ1 2025 (2026 cycle): $3KQ2 2025 (2026 cycle): $33KQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $3KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $3KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $5K Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1 $303K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 6 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2021 Q1 2022 $34K 4 MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC … 29% Strategy & Research 100% $34K
2021 Q2 2022 $56K 13 MCCARTHY, KEVIN 44% Strategy & Research 100% $90K
2021 Q3 2022 $46K 9 MCCARTHY VICTORY FUND 34% Strategy & Research 100% $136K
2021 Q4 2022 $72K 11 HENSON, AUDREY 35% Strategy & Research 100% $208K
2022 Q1 2022 $22K 5 DE GREGORIO, NICHOLAS 72% Strategy & Research 100% $230K
2022 Q2 2022 $21K 7 KEAN, THOMAS H. JR. 41% Strategy & Research 100% $250K
2022 Q3 2022 $87K 13 KEAN, THOMAS H. JR. 46% Strategy & Research 100% $337K
2022 Q4 2022 $15K 6 KEAN, THOMAS H. JR. 45% Strategy & Research 100% $352K
2023 Q1 2024 $1K 1 AMERICAN PATRIOTS PAC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $1K -97%
2023 Q2 2024 $3K 3 AMERICAN PATRIOTS PAC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $4K -95%
2023 Q3 2024 $3K 3 AMERICAN PATRIOTS PAC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $7K -93%
2023 Q4 2024 $3K 3 AMERICAN PATRIOTS PAC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $10K -96%
2024 Q1 2024 $3K 3 AMERICAN PATRIOTS PAC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $13K -86%
2024 Q2 2024 $17K 5 C00872085 52% Strategy & Research 100% $30K -20%
2024 Q3 2024 $165K 12 KEAN, THOMAS H. JR. 29% Strategy & Research 100% $194K +89%
2024 Q4 2024 $303K 17 AMERICA PAC 82% Strategy & Research 100% $498K +1992%
2025 Q1 2026 $3K 3 AMERICAN PATRIOTS PAC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $3K +200%
2025 Q2 2026 $33K 4 AMERICA PAC 91% Media 91% $36K +1007%
2025 Q3 2026 $3K 3 AMERICAN PATRIOTS PAC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $39K +0%
2025 Q4 2026 $3K 3 AMERICAN PATRIOTS PAC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $42K +0%
2026 Q1 2026 $5K 7 AMERICAN PATRIOTS PAC 40% Strategy & Research 100% $47K +67%
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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: $866K across 134 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: AMERICA PAC (32% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · +74% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $5K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $866K across 134 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: AMERICA PAC (32% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · +74% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $11K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $866K across 134 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: AMERICA PAC (32% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · +74% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $52K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $30K across 1 disbursements (avg $30K/check) Top buyer: AMERICA PAC (100% of category) Last paid: 13mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $30K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $866K across 134 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: AMERICA PAC (32% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · +74% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $494K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $30K across 1 disbursements (avg $30K/check) Top buyer: AMERICA PAC (100% of category) Last paid: 13mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $30K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Strategy & Research $866,113 134 $6K 96.6% AMERICA PAC 32% 3mo ago
Media $30,209 1 $30K 3.4% AMERICA PAC 100% 13mo ago
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Client retention

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

1
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$52,000 · 6% of revenue
3
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$458,758 · 51% of revenue
22
One-time clients 1 cycle
$385,565 · 43% of revenue
Top 1 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
AMERICAN PATRIOTS PAC 3 $52,000 50 2021-12-29 2026-03-04
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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
$307,667 34.4% 1
NJ
$144,914 16.2% 2
CA
$119,263 13.3% 2
NY
$62,995 7.0% 2
MD
$55,585 6.2% 1
VA
$52,500 5.9% 2
MA
$42,000 4.7% 5
DC
$37,326 4.2% 2
FL
$28,440 3.2% 1
Unknown
$23,687 2.6% 5
NH
$10,500 1.2% 1
SD
$10,000 1.1% 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 2024-10-30 AMERICA PAC Strategy & Research MEDIA CONSULTING/EVENT PRODUCTION SERVICES $180,000
Largest all-time 2024-09-30 KEAN, THOMAS H. JR. Strategy & Research MEDIA PRODUCTION $48,147
Largest all-time 2022-08-23 KEAN, THOMAS H. JR. Strategy & Research MEDIA $33,117
Largest all-time 2025-04-15 AMERICA PAC Media MEDIA PRODUCTION $30,209
Largest all-time 2024-10-04 AMERICA PAC Strategy & Research POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING $30,000
Largest this cycle 2026-03-04 CONSERVATIVE TEXANS PAC Strategy & Research ADMINISTRATIVE CONSULTING SERVICES $1,500
Largest this cycle 2025-02-05 AMERICAN PATRIOTS PAC Strategy & Research STRATEGY CONSULTING $1,000
Largest this cycle 2025-12-04 AMERICAN PATRIOTS PAC Strategy & Research STRATEGY CONSULTING $1,000
Largest this cycle 2025-05-05 AMERICAN PATRIOTS PAC Strategy & Research STRATEGY CONSULTING $1,000
Recent 2026-03-04 AMERICAN PATRIOTS PAC Strategy & Research STRATEGY CONSULTING $1,000
Recent 2026-02-09 ALABAMA STRONG PAC Strategy & Research STRATEGY CONSULTING $500
Recent 2026-03-05 ALABAMA STRONG PAC Strategy & Research STRATEGY CONSULTING $500
Recent 2026-02-05 AMERICAN PATRIOTS PAC Strategy & Research STRATEGY CONSULTING $500
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