REDWAVE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
REDWAVE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC is a print & mail vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle REDWAVE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC was paid $8.21M across 25 client committees, of which $4.74M 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 |
$3,473,174 | 140 rows | 42.3% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$4,736,468 | 151 rows | 57.7% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- May 11, 2012 → Dec 9, 2024
- spans 12.6 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 140
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 25
- 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.
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 24 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| A BETTER CALIFORNIA SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF FAMILY OWNED BUSINESSES 1475403 |
$142,686 | 2 |
| NRCC C00075820 |
$100,113 | 5 |
| 911819 911819 |
$69,162 | 1 |
| ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON IA · Senate REP |
$9,422 | 4 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $3,874,011 | 47.19% |
| Non-partisan | $4,335,631 | 52.81% |
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 · 7 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2018 | $3K | 2 | REPUBLICAN PARTY OF IOWA 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $3K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $350 | 2 | REPUBLICAN PARTY OF IOWA 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $3K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $79K | 4 | CURTIS, JOHN 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $83K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $263 | 1 | REPUBLICAN PARTY OF IOWA 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $83K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $34K | 2 | 911819 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $117K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $150 | 1 | REPUBLICAN PARTY OF IOWA 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $117K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $183K | 5 | 911819 78% | Print & Mail 78% | $300K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $169K | 5 | SILICON VALLEY JOBSPAC, SPO… 41% | Print & Mail 78% | $169K | +64459% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $43K | 7 | ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $212K | +25% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $412K | 12 | REPUBLICAN PARTY OF IOWA 86% | Print & Mail 100% | $624K | +274328% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $581K | 26 | REPUBLICAN PARTY OF IOWA 53% | Print & Mail 95% | $1.21M | +218% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $50K | 3 | ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $50K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $1K | 2 | ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON 56% | Print & Mail 100% | $51K | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $3K | 1 | ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $54K | -98% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $185K | 7 | SHELLENBERGER FOR GOVERNOR … 54% | Other / Unclassified 54% | $239K | +332% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $319K | 5 | REPUBLICAN PARTY OF IOWA 92% | Print & Mail 100% | $558K | -22% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $293K | 12 | REPUBLICAN PARTY OF IOWA 59% | Print & Mail 100% | $852K | -50% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $4K | 1 | ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $4K | -92% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $11K | 2 | ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON 60% | Print & Mail 100% | $15K | +815% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $4K | 1 | ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $19K | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $4K | 2 | ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $23K | -99% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $318K | 10 | A BETTER CALIFORNIA SPONSOR… 45% | Print & Mail 75% | $341K | +8% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Print & Mail | $3,084,114 | 127 | $24K | 91.3% | REPUBLICAN PARTY OF IOWA 37% | 18mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $174,034 | 7 | $25K | 5.2% | SHELLENBERGER FOR GOVERNOR … 57% | 3y ago |
| Media | $80,091 | 4 | $20K | 2.4% | NRCC 100% | 20mo ago |
| Strategy & Research | $39,934 | 2 | $20K | 1.2% | GERAWAN, DAN 100% | 7y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REPUBLICAN PARTY OF IOWA | 3 | $1,132,003 | 34 | 2017-02-24 | 2022-10-25 |
| 911819 | 5 | $503,685 | 16 | 2012-10-11 | 2024-10-22 |
| ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON | 3 | $129,211 | 23 | 2020-04-20 | 2024-12-09 |
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 | $1,783,312 | 51.3% | 15 | |
| IA | $1,368,313 | 39.4% | 4 | |
| DC | $104,613 | 3.0% | 2 | |
| FL | $95,001 | 2.7% | 1 | |
| UT | $79,271 | 2.3% | 1 | |
| CO | $41,914 | 1.2% | 1 | |
| TX | $750 | 0.0% | 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 | 2014-05-06 | SCHNUR FOR SECRETARY OF STATE 2014, DAN | Print & Mail | — | $180,637 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-09-16 | REPUBLICAN PARTY OF IOWA | Print & Mail | DIRECT MAILING | $176,711 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-09-29 | REPUBLICAN PARTY OF IOWA | Print & Mail | DIRECT MAILING | $152,272 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-10-13 | REPUBLICAN PARTY OF IOWA | Print & Mail | DIRECT MAILING | $119,271 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-09-29 | REPUBLICAN PARTY OF IOWA | Print & Mail | DIRECT MAILING | $115,767 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-10-15 | A BETTER CALIFORNIA SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF FAMILY OWNED BUSINESSES | Print & Mail | MAILER/OPPOSE/K. MUELLER/SD 23; SEE SCHEDULE G | $72,706 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-10-11 | A BETTER CALIFORNIA SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF FAMILY OWNED BUSINESSES | Print & Mail | MAILER/OPPOSE/K. MUELLER/SD 23; SEE SCHEDULE G | $69,980 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-10-22 | 911819 | Print & Mail | MAILER/OPPOSE/K. MUELLER SD 23. SEE SCHEDULE G | $69,162 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-10-16 | NRCC | Media | MEDIA | $20,023 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-10-11 | NRCC | Media | MEDIA | $20,023 |
| Recent | 2024-10-18 | NRCC | Print & Mail | POSTAGE | $20,023 |
| Recent | 2024-12-09 | ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON | Print & Mail | PRNTING/POSTAGE | $4,260 |
| Recent | 2024-10-21 | ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON | Print & Mail | PRNTING/POSTAGE | $1,359 |