RED WRITER CONSULTING LLC
$337K
2025-2026 cycle
RED WRITER CONSULTING LLC is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle RED WRITER CONSULTING LLC was paid $337K across 2 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
- May 15, 2018 → Mar 2, 2026
- spans 7.8 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 135
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 2
- 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.
Apr 2025
Mar 2026
$56K
across 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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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HEARTLAND VALUES PAC C00409003 |
$8,000 | 3 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HEARTLAND VALUES PAC C00409003 |
$24,000 | 9 |
| THUNE, JOHN R. SD · Senate REP |
$16,000 | 6 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HEARTLAND VALUES PAC C00409003 |
$40,000 | 15 |
| THUNE, JOHN R. SD · Senate REP |
$32,000 | 12 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HEARTLAND VALUES PAC C00409003 |
$55,192 | 21 |
| THUNE, JOHN R. SD · Senate REP |
$47,192 | 18 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 0%
R · 100%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $243,664 | 72.33% |
| Non-partisan | $93,206 | 27.67% |
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 · 9 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $5K | 2 | THUNE, JOHN R. 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $5K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $8K | 3 | THUNE, JOHN R. 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $13K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $8K | 3 | THUNE, JOHN R. 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $21K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $8K | 3 | THUNE, JOHN R. 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $8K | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $8K | 3 | THUNE, JOHN R. 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $16K | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $8K | 3 | THUNE, JOHN R. 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $24K | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $8K | 3 | THUNE, JOHN R. 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $32K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $8K | 3 | THUNE, JOHN R. 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $40K | — |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $8K | 3 | THUNE, JOHN R. 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $48K | +50% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $8K | 3 | THUNE, JOHN R. 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $56K | +0% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $8K | 3 | THUNE, JOHN R. 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $64K | -1% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $8K | 3 | THUNE, JOHN R. 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $8K | -1% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $8K | 3 | THUNE, JOHN R. 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $16K | -1% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $8K | 3 | THUNE, JOHN R. 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $24K | +0% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $8K | 3 | THUNE, JOHN R. 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $32K | +0% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $8K | 3 | THUNE, JOHN R. 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $40K | +0% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $13K | 4 | THUNE, JOHN R. 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $53K | +63% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $11K | 3 | THUNE, JOHN R. 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $64K | +34% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $11K | 4 | THUNE, JOHN R. 83% | Strategy & Research 100% | $75K | +40% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $11K | 6 | HEARTLAND VALUES PAC 50% | Strategy & Research 100% | $11K | +40% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $13K | 8 | THUNE, JOHN R. 57% | Strategy & Research 100% | $24K | +64% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $16K | 6 | THUNE, JOHN R. 50% | Strategy & Research 100% | $41K | +106% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $11K | 6 | THUNE, JOHN R. 50% | Strategy & Research 100% | $52K | +40% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $11K | 6 | HEARTLAND VALUES PAC 50% | Strategy & Research 100% | $63K | +40% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $11K | 6 | THUNE, JOHN R. 50% | Strategy & Research 100% | $74K | -14% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $14K | 6 | THUNE, JOHN R. 50% | Strategy & Research 100% | $89K | +34% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $16K | 6 | HEARTLAND VALUES PAC 50% | Strategy & Research 100% | $105K | +43% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $16K | 6 | THUNE, JOHN R. 50% | Strategy & Research 100% | $16K | +43% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $16K | 6 | HEARTLAND VALUES PAC 50% | Strategy & Research 100% | $32K | +22% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $16K | 6 | THUNE, JOHN R. 50% | Strategy & Research 100% | $48K | -3% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $16K | 6 | THUNE, JOHN R. 50% | Strategy & Research 100% | $64K | +43% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $8K | 3 | HEARTLAND VALUES PAC 100% | Media 100% | $72K | -28% |
Revenue by service category
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Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $328,869 | 132 | $2K | 97.6% | THUNE, JOHN R. 74% | 6mo ago |
| Media | $8,000 | 3 | $3K | 2.4% | HEARTLAND VALUES PAC 100% | 3mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
2
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$336,869 · 100% of revenue
0
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
0
One-time clients 1 cycle
$0 · 0% of revenue
Top 2 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THUNE, JOHN R. | 5 | $243,664 | 95 | 2018-05-15 | 2025-12-01 |
| HEARTLAND VALUES PAC | 3 | $93,206 | 40 | 2022-12-02 | 2026-03-02 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | $336,869 | 100.0% | 2 |
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 | 2022-06-09 | THUNE, JOHN R. | Strategy & Research | MARKETING | $5,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-09-01 | THUNE, JOHN R. | Strategy & Research | MARKETING | $4,514 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-09-01 | HEARTLAND VALUES PAC | Strategy & Research | PAC MARKETING | $4,514 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-11-01 | THUNE, JOHN R. | Strategy & Research | MARKETING | $3,728 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-09-01 | THUNE, JOHN R. | Strategy & Research | MARKETING | $3,728 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-09-02 | THUNE, JOHN R. | Strategy & Research | MEDIA CONSULTING | $2,667 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-11-03 | HEARTLAND VALUES PAC | Strategy & Research | MEDIA CONSULTING | $2,667 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-02 | HEARTLAND VALUES PAC | Media | MEDIA CONSULTING | $2,667 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-04-02 | HEARTLAND VALUES PAC | Strategy & Research | MEDIA CONSULTING | $2,667 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-04-01 | THUNE, JOHN R. | Strategy & Research | MEDIA CONSULTING | $2,667 |
| Recent | 2025-12-02 | HEARTLAND VALUES PAC | Strategy & Research | MEDIA CONSULTING | $2,667 |
| Recent | 2026-01-05 | HEARTLAND VALUES PAC | Media | MEDIA CONSULTING | $2,667 |
| Recent | 2025-12-01 | THUNE, JOHN R. | Strategy & Research | MEDIA CONSULTING | $2,667 |
| Recent | 2026-02-03 | HEARTLAND VALUES PAC | Media | MEDIA CONSULTING | $2,667 |