RED SEA LLC
RED SEA LLC is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle RED SEA LLC was paid $45.79M across 4 client committees, of which $44.28M flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.
Part I Identity
Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.
Source split
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$1,504,039 | 54 rows | 3.3% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$44,282,755 | 248 rows | 96.7% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Oct 1, 2009 → Jan 22, 2025
- spans 15.3 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 54
- Schedule B + IE 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
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Top buyers last 18 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STAND FOR AMERICA PAC C00765982 |
$10,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STAND FOR AMERICA PAC C00765982 |
$81,759 | 7 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $41,152,911 | 89.88% |
| Non-partisan | $4,633,884 | 10.12% |
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 · 5 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $25K | 1 | RUBIO, MARCO 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $25K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $25K | 1 | RUBIO, MARCO 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $50K | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $70K | 2 | OZ, MEHMET DR 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $70K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $90K | 3 | OZ, MEHMET DR 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $160K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $180K | 5 | OZ, MEHMET DR 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $340K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $170K | 3 | OZ, MEHMET DR 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $510K | — |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $60K | 7 | HALEY, NIKKI 75% | Strategy & Research 100% | $60K | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $61K | 6 | HALEY, NIKKI 75% | Strategy & Research 100% | $121K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $138K | 7 | HALEY, NIKKI 89% | Strategy & Research 100% | $259K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $378K | 8 | HALEY, NIKKI 96% | Strategy & Research 100% | $637K | +440% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $225K | 4 | HALEY, NIKKI 95% | Strategy & Research 100% | $863K | +152% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $40K | 3 | STAND FOR AMERICA PAC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $903K | -78% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $32K | 3 | STAND FOR AMERICA PAC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $934K | -81% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $10K | 1 | STAND FOR AMERICA PAC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $10K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $1,504,039 | 54 | $28K | 100.0% | HALEY, NIKKI 53% | 16mo 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC | $944,260 | 62.8% | 2 | |
| FL | $509,779 | 33.9% | 1 | |
| VA | $50,000 | 3.3% | 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 | 2024-06-05 | HALEY, NIKKI | Strategy & Research | STRATEGIC CONSULTING | $200,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-01-03 | HALEY, NIKKI | Strategy & Research | SURVEY RESEARCH & STRATEGY CONSULTING | $119,520 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-02-05 | HALEY, NIKKI | Strategy & Research | STRATEGY CONSULTING & SURVEY RESEARCH | $115,410 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-02-29 | HALEY, NIKKI | Strategy & Research | SURVEY RESEARCH | $97,790 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-10-03 | OZ, MEHMET DR | Strategy & Research | POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING | $85,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-01-22 | STAND FOR AMERICA PAC | Strategy & Research | STRATEGY CONSULTING | $10,000 |
| Recent | 2024-10-02 | STAND FOR AMERICA PAC | Strategy & Research | STRATEGY CONSULTING/TRAVEL | $10,933 |
| Recent | 2024-11-06 | STAND FOR AMERICA PAC | Strategy & Research | STRATEGY CONSULTING/TRAVEL | $10,826 |
| Recent | 2024-12-04 | STAND FOR AMERICA PAC | Strategy & Research | STRATEGY CONSULTING | $10,000 |
| Recent | 2024-09-30 | STAND FOR AMERICA PAC | Strategy & Research | STRATEGY CONSULTING | $10,000 |