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JONI ERNST · CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN

2026

Joni Ernst

FEC name:: ERNST, JONI K
FEC ID:: S4IA00129
Party:: REP
Office:: S
District:: IA-00

2026 Iowa Senate 2026-S-IA-00 · Incumbent

Election year

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WHO THEY PAID FOR THE WORK

Direct mail

Roster answer: Direct mail

Joni Ernst split direct mail payments between REDWAVE COMMUNICATIONS LLC and KESSLER CREATIVE.

Spend: $1,217,044; 2026
Direct mail: $63,637; selected work
Recipients: 4; Direct mail

Work: Direct mailCategory: Direct mail

Mostly REDWAVE COMMUNICATIONS LLC

Unclassified recipient · 1 payment · 2026-01-20

$29,556

46% of direct mail

Also KESSLER CREATIVE

Direct mail provider · 11 payments · 2025-01-31 – 2025-08-28

$27,716

44% of direct mail

Also DOT THE I DESIGN AND GRAPHICS

Printing provider · 1 payment · 2025-03-05

$4,976

8% of direct mail

Split across payees. This is descriptive spending evidence, not proof they hired a consultant.

Direct mailREDWAVE COMMUNICATIONS LLC + KESSLER CREATIVE$63,6374 payees ComplianceRIGHTSIDE COMPLIANCE$57,5011 payee PrintingDOT THE I DESIGN AND GRAPHICS$77,4897 payees StrategyTARGETED VICTORY$554,5622 payees

Show 5 categories without loaded payments

TV / mediaNo loaded payments—Campaign service Digital adsNo loaded payments—Platform PollingNo loaded payments—Campaign service Texting / phonesNo loaded payments—Campaign service FundraisingNo loaded payments—Platform

More campaign work (2)

Lists / dataCMDI · $144,154 LegalVENABLE LLP · $132,502

Operations and overhead (travel, payroll, processors, office) total $187,198 and stay out of this roster.

Shared national-party recipients

Purpose labels come from the reported payment line. Vendor type is a separate identity label.

WHEN THE MONEY MOVED

55 payments

Monthly spend by purpose

2025-01-06 → 2026-01-20 · peak Jan 2026

2025

2026

Direct mail

Select a month to filter the source-payment ledger. Total shown: $63,637.

Accessible monthly values

Month	Spend	Payments
Jan 2025	$443	6
Feb 2025	$54	2
Mar 2025	$7,758	5
Apr 2025	$4,345	6
May 2025	$3,144	7
Jun 2025	$2,932	7
Jul 2025	$11,233	6
Aug 2025	$3,894	5
Sep 2025	$136	5
Oct 2025	$143	5
Nov 2025	$0	0
Dec 2025	$0	0
Jan 2026	$29,556	1
Feb 2026	$0	0
Mar 2026	$0	0
Apr 2026	$0	0
May 2026	$0	0
Jun 2026	$0	0
Jul 2026	$0	0
Aug 2026	$0	0
Sep 2026	$0	0
Oct 2026	$0	0
Nov 2026	$0	0
Dec 2026	$0	0

Monthly totals use current, spend-counted disbursements in the selected FEC cycle, grouped by source transaction date and conservative purpose category. Loaded subset limits apply.

PAYMENTS

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Date	Recipient	Purpose	Category	Amount
2026-01-20	REDWAVE COMMUNICATIONS LLC	PRINTING/POSTAGE	Direct mail	$29,556
2025-08-28	KESSLER CREATIVE	POSTAGE	Direct mail	$450
2025-03-05	DOT THE I DESIGN AND GRAPHICS	PRINTING/POSTAGE	Direct mail	$4,976
2025-10-31	USPS	POSTAGE	Direct mail	$29
2025-10-27

DIRECT MAIL RECIPIENTS

2026

REDWAVE COMMUNICATIONS LLC

Unclassified recipient · 1 tx

$29,556

46%

KESSLER CREATIVE

Direct mail provider · 11 tx

$27,716

44%

DOT THE I DESIGN AND GRAPHICS

Printing provider · 1 tx

$4,976

USPS

Direct mail provider · 42 tx

$1,390

Totals use current, spend-counted FEC disbursements for the selected cycle.

JONI ERNST · CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN

2026

Joni Ernst

FEC name:: ERNST, JONI K
FEC ID:: S4IA00129
Party:: REP
Office:: S
District:: IA-00

2026 Iowa Senate 2026-S-IA-00 · Incumbent

Election year

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RECENT PAYMENTS

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Date	Recipient	Purpose	Category	Amount
2026-01-20	REDWAVE COMMUNICATIONS LLC	PRINTING/POSTAGE	Direct mail	$29,556
2025-10-31	USPS	POSTAGE	Direct mail	$29
2025-10-27	USPS	POSTAGE	Direct mail	$29
2025-10-17	USPS	POSTAGE	Direct mail	$29
2025-10-15	USPS	POSTAGE	Direct mail	$29
2025-10-06	USPS	POSTAGE	Direct mail	$27
2025-09-26	USPS	POSTAGE	Direct mail	$27
2025-09-19	USPS	POSTAGE	Direct mail	$27

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TRANSACTION EVIDENCE AND SOURCE DETAILS

Direct mail