$5.53M
Direct disbursements
217
Distinct vendors
1,889
Disbursement rows
$100
Independent expenditures
Oct 2005 – Dec 2025
Activity window
$279Kacross 12 months
Top vendors paid last 12 months · top 10
Staff & officers 1 officer on file (FEC Form 1)
One or more officers at CITIZENS FOR WATERS also serve at 6+ other committees — a cross-committee operative pattern.
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| Committee | Shared | Combined spend | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| · | GOLDEN STATE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | 1 officer | — | Network ↗ |
| D | DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF ORANGE COUNTY FED PAC | 1 officer | — | Network ↗ |
| D | DEMOCRATIC CLUB OF THE PASADENA FOOTHILLS | 1 officer | — | Network ↗ |
| D | HALL FOR CONGRESS | 1 officer | — | Network ↗ |
| D | DEMOCRATS FOR ISRAEL LOS ANGELES FEDERAL PAC | 1 officer | — | Network ↗ |
| D | ANTHONY PORTANTINO FOR CONGRESS | 1 officer | — | Network ↗ |
| D | SCHIFF FOR SENATE | 8 vendors | $15,526,670 | Network ↗ |
| D | MIKE LEVIN FOR CONGRESS | 5 vendors | $976,082 | Network ↗ |
| D | SHERMAN FOR CONGRESS | 5 vendors | $596,302 | Network ↗ |
| · | PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE | 5 vendors | $128,970 | Network ↗ |
People paid by CITIZENS FOR WATERS top 20 · $730,938 · 5 of 20 linked to person profile
Individuals who received disbursements from this committee — salaried staff, consultants on personal-name contracts, and reimbursements for travel / mileage / per diem. Includes 1 name identified via state-data name-pattern fallback (entity_tp not populated on state filings).
| Name | Most-common purpose | Payments | Total paid | Activity window |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karen Waters | SLATE MAILER MANA… | 95 | $554,402 | May 2017 → Apr 2023 |
| Gerald Jones | TRANSPORTATION SE… | 22 | $52,738 | Apr 2023 → Oct 2025 |
| David Willers | GRAPHIC DESIGN SL… | 9 | $30,102 | Oct 2020 → Feb 2025 |
| Citizens For Waters · | 2 | $25,000 | May 2006 → Jul 2006 | |
| Leslie Song Winner | FUNDRAISER MANAGE… | 3 | $11,420 | Jan 2018 → Feb 2018 |
| Tony Scarbough | SECURITY SERVICES | 7 | $8,534 | Jun 2018 → Oct 2020 |
| Demetrius Harris | SOCIAL MEDIA MANA… | 7 | $6,950 | Feb 2018 → Feb 2022 |
| David Gould | POLITICAL REPORTI… | 3 | $6,100 | Apr 2019 → Jul 2022 |
| Nicole Robinson | CAMPAIGN EXPENSES | 3 | $4,699 | Jul 2018 → Oct 2020 |
| Maxine Waters | PRINTING REIMBURS… | 6 | $3,987 | Mar 2018 → Feb 2020 |
| Berzelius Herman Baker Jr. | SECURITY | 2 | $3,500 | Nov 2020 |
| Vanessa Luster | CAMPAIGN WORK | 5 | $3,375 | Sep 2020 → May 2022 |
| Landon Grandison | SECURITY | 1 | $3,000 | Nov 2020 |
| Ken Miller | RADIO | 1 | $3,000 | Nov 2020 |
| Keith Wilkerson | MESSENGER SERVICES | 11 | $2,765 | Apr 2018 → Feb 2023 |
| Jennifer Reeves-shack | IN KIND DONATION:… | 1 | $2,680 | Aug 2024 |
| Ramiro Ramos | DESIGNS MAILERS &… | 1 | $2,280 | Nov 2020 |
| Jerome Harrison | VIDEO & PHOTO EDI… | 2 | $2,257 | Oct 2020 → Oct 2020 |
| Sheriff Anthony Eugene | SECURITY | 4 | $2,150 | Oct 2020 → Nov 2020 |
| Jimmy Gow | CAMPAIGN WORK | 1 | $2,000 | Oct 2020 |
Spend by service category
| Category | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| Print & Mail | $1,750,526 | 215 |
| Admin & Office | $837,321 | 446 |
| Fundraising | $656,580 | 745 |
| Media | $631,839 | 72 |
| Wages & Payroll | $559,852 | 99 |
| Legal & Compliance | $415,533 | 45 |
| Strategy & Research | $228,868 | 43 |
| Other / Unclassified | $136,594 | 97 |
| Digital | $129,053 | 9 |
| Travel & Events | $121,480 | 82 |
| Software & Tech | $54,394 | 25 |
| Field & Voter Contact | $7,867 | 8 |
| Contributions & Transfers | $1,110 | 3 |
Recent activity showing 20 of 1,889
| Date | Vendor | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | CALIFORNIA BANK & TRUST | WIRE FEE | $15 |
| Dec 28, 2025 | ActBlue, LLC | CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEE | $2 |
| Dec 21, 2025 | ActBlue, LLC | CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEE | $43 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | CALIFORNIA BANK & TRUST | CREDIT CARD PAYMENT | $371 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | CALIFORNIA BANK & TRUST | CREDIT CARD PAYMENT | $285 |
| Dec 14, 2025 | ActBlue, LLC | CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEE | $109 |
| Dec 8, 2025 | GOULD & ORELLANA, LLC | OFFICE EXPENSES | $178 |
| Dec 8, 2025 | GOULD & ORELLANA, LLC | PAC MANAGEMENT/POLITICAL REPORTING SERVICES | $2,300 |
| Dec 7, 2025 | ActBlue, LLC | CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEE | $6 |
| Dec 1, 2025 | VERIZON WIRELESS | PHONE BILL | $123 |
| Nov 30, 2025 | ActBlue, LLC | CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEE | $6 |
| Nov 23, 2025 | ActBlue, LLC | CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEE | $20 |
| Nov 16, 2025 | ActBlue, LLC | CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEE | $152 |
| Nov 13, 2025 | TOWN & COUNTRY EVENT RENTALS | FUNDRAISER EVENT RENTALS | $338 |
| Nov 13, 2025 | CALIFORNIA BANK & TRUST | CREDIT CARD PAYMENT | $285 |
| Nov 13, 2025 | CALIFORNIA BANK & TRUST | CREDIT CARD PAYMENT | $1,117 |
| Nov 9, 2025 | ActBlue, LLC | CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEE | $2 |
| Nov 7, 2025 | VERIZON WIRELESS | PHONE BILL | $115 |
| Nov 7, 2025 | CHUCK'S PARKING SERVICE, INC. | FUNDRAISER EVENT PARKING | $1,635 |
| Nov 2, 2025 | ActBlue, LLC | CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEE | $63 |