AARON, THOMAS & ASSOCIATES, INC.

$40.42M 2025-2026 cycle

AARON, THOMAS & ASSOCIATES, INC. is a print & mail vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle AARON, THOMAS & ASSOCIATES, INC. was paid $40.42M across 210 client committees, of which $3.70M flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

Print & Mail ○ Dormant (22mo since last)
Limited recent activity. Most recent disbursement to this vendor was 2+ years ago (Nov 4, 2024). Charts below reflect cycle-to-date totals; the recent windows may be sparse.

Part I Identity

Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.

Source split

$41.19M = $37.48M (Schedule B) + $3.70M (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments		 $37,483,169 1,412 rows 91.0%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them		 $3,704,379 261 rows 9.0%
Activity span ALL TIME
Jan 5, 2000 → Nov 4, 2024
spans 24.8 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
1,412
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
210
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Dec 2023 Nov 2024
$552K across 12 months
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Top buyers

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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 6

CALOZA FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; PROGRESSIVE… $42K Print & Mail · 2 txns CALIFORNIA PROGRESS FOR ALL $15K Print & Mail · 1 txn 742006 $11K Print & Mail · 1 txn ROSE FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; JOANNA GARCIA $6K Print & Mail · 1 txn MOVING CALIFORNIA FORWARD $4K Print & Mail · 2 txns KENNEDY, ROBERT F JR $1K Print & Mail · 1 txn AT AARON, THOMAS & ASSOCIATES, INC.
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CALOZA FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; PROGRESSIVE WOMEN FOR A MORE EQUITABLE LOS ANGELES SUPPORTING JESSICA
1475311
 $41,947 2
CALIFORNIA PROGRESS FOR ALL
1469821
 $14,993 1
742006
742006
 $10,670 1
ROSE FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; JOANNA GARCIA
1463062
 $6,235 1
MOVING CALIFORNIA FORWARD
1455936
 $3,627 2
KENNEDY, ROBERT F JR
US · President IND
 $1,332 1
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By party

Revenue by party

69% R
D · 31%
R · 69%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $340,627 0.84%
Republican $750,798 1.86%
Non-partisan $39,325,602 97.30%

Part III Reference tables

Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

20172018201920202021202220232024 Q1 2017 (2016 cycle): $28KQ1 2017 (2018 cycle): $196Q2 2017 (2016 cycle): $4KQ4 2017 (2016 cycle): $4KQ1 2018 (2018 cycle): $11KQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $303KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $2.07MQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $4.54MQ1 2019 (2018 cycle): $126KQ2 2019 (2018 cycle): $16KQ3 2019 (2018 cycle): $21KQ4 2019 (2018 cycle): $2KQ4 2019 (2020 cycle): $3KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $910KQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $715KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $5.34MQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $3.04MQ1 2021 (2020 cycle): $2KQ2 2021 (2020 cycle): $3KQ2 2021 (2022 cycle): $642Q3 2021 (2020 cycle): $650Q3 2021 (2022 cycle): $405Q4 2021 (2020 cycle): $81KQ4 2021 (2022 cycle): $6KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $3.07MQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $591KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $870KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $742KQ2 2023 (2024 cycle): $10KQ3 2023 (2022 cycle): $4KQ4 2023 (2022 cycle): $748Q1 2024 (2024 cycle): $475KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $8KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $79K Q1Q2Q1Q3Q1Q3Q4Q2Q4Q2Q3Q4Q1Q3Q2Q4Q3Q4 $5.34M

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 8 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2017 Q1 2016 $28K 2 CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOLS … 100% Print & Mail 100% $28K —
2017 Q1 2018 $196 1 STEVE KNIGHT FOR CONGRESS 100% Print & Mail 100% $196 —
2017 Q2 2016 $4K 4 INLAND EMPIRE BUSINESS POLI… 78% Other / Unclassified 100% $33K —
2017 Q4 2016 $4K 3 INLAND EMPIRE BUSINESS POLI… 73% Other / Unclassified 100% $37K —
2018 Q1 2018 $11K 3 HOMEOWNERSHIP FOR FAMILIES … 90% Print & Mail 100% $11K —
2018 Q2 2018 $303K 31 GARCIA FOR ASSEMBLY 2018; C… 46% Print & Mail 96% $314K —
2018 Q3 2018 $2.07M 4 NO ON PROPOSITION 8: STOP … 98% Other / Unclassified 100% $2.38M —
2018 Q4 2018 $4.54M 26 NO ON PROPOSITION 8: STOP … 97% Other / Unclassified 98% $6.92M —
2019 Q1 2018 $126K 11 SALEH FOR SENATE 2019 94% Print & Mail 97% $7.05M +347%
2019 Q2 2018 $16K 1 SALEH FOR SENATE 2019 100% Print & Mail 100% $7.06M +269%
2019 Q3 2018 $21K 5 GUERRERO FOR SENATE 2019 62% Print & Mail 100% $7.09M —
2019 Q4 2018 $2K 3 WILK FOR SENATE 2020 83% Other / Unclassified 83% $7.09M -65%
2019 Q4 2020 $3K 4 GARCIA, MICHAEL 57% Print & Mail 100% $3K —
2020 Q1 2020 $910K 72 PROTECT APP-BASED DRIVERS A… 39% Print & Mail 41% $913K +8556%
2020 Q2 2020 $715K 5 NO ON 23 - STOP THE DANGERO… 98% Other / Unclassified 98% $1.63M +136%
2020 Q3 2020 $5.34M 43 PROTECT APP-BASED DRIVERS A… 52% Print & Mail 100% $6.96M +158%
2020 Q4 2020 $3.04M 59 PROTECT APP-BASED DRIVERS A… 59% Print & Mail 98% $10M -33%
2021 Q1 2020 $2K 1 SACHS FOR ASSEMBLY 2020; ED 100% Print & Mail 100% $10M -98%
2021 Q2 2020 $3K 2 747101 89% Print & Mail 89% $10M -78%
2021 Q2 2022 $642 2 TAMIKA HAMILTON FOR CONGRESS 63% Print & Mail 100% $642 —
2021 Q3 2020 $650 2 CALIFORNIA ASIAN CHAMBER OF… 74% Print & Mail 100% $10M -97%
2021 Q3 2022 $405 1 HAWKINS FOR CONGRESS 2022 100% Print & Mail 100% $1K —
2021 Q4 2020 $81K 5 CALIFORNIANS FOR SCHOOL CHO… 100% Print & Mail 100% $10M +5275%
2021 Q4 2022 $6K 5 TAMIKA HAMILTON FOR CONGRESS 100% Print & Mail 100% $7K +93%
2022 Q1 2022 $3.07M 12 COALITION TO AUTHORIZE REGU… 66% Other / Unclassified 66% $3.08M +237%
2022 Q2 2022 $591K 61 CRISTINA GARCIA FOR CONGRESS 21% Print & Mail 79% $3.67M -17%
2022 Q3 2022 $870K 9 NO ON 29: STOP YET ANOTHER … 85% Print & Mail 100% $4.54M -84%
2022 Q4 2022 $742K 54 CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE FOR PRO… 36% Print & Mail 98% $5.28M -76%
2023 Q2 2024 $10K 2 MASSACHUSETTS REPUBLICAN PA… 100% Print & Mail 100% $10K +1457%
2023 Q3 2022 $4K 6 NORDBLUM FOR STATE ASSEMBLY… 69% Print & Mail 75% $5.28M +471%
2023 Q4 2022 $748 3 GIRON FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; DA… 85% Other / Unclassified 85% $5.28M -99%
2024 Q1 2024 $475K 33 CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE FOR PRO… 45% Print & Mail 87% $485K -85%
2024 Q3 2024 $8K 2 KENNEDY, ROBERT F JR 91% Print & Mail 100% $493K -99%
2024 Q4 2024 $79K 8 CALOZA FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; P… 53% Print & Mail 100% $572K -89%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $24.48M across 1119 disbursements (avg $22K/check) Top buyer: PROTECT APP-BASED DRIVERS AND SERVICES, A COALITION OF ON-DEMAND DRIVERS AND NETWORK COMPANIES, SMALL BUSINESSES, COMMUNITY GROUPS AND PUBLIC SAFETY ORGANIZATIONS (19% of category) Last paid: 21mo ago · +686% vs prior cycle Print & Mail $79K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Print & Mail $24,477,509 1,119 $22K 65.6% PROTECT APP-BASED DRIVERS A… 19% 21mo ago
Other / Unclassified $12,415,385 282 $44K 33.3% NO ON PROPOSITION 8: STOP … 52% 2y ago
Media $329,850 5 $66K 0.9% PROTECT APP-BASED DRIVERS A… 96% 6y ago
Legal & Compliance $67,869 4 $17K 0.2% 741949 100% 16y ago
Wages & Payroll $2,855 1 $3K 0.0% RODRIGUEZ, GALATZAN, AND VL… 100% 3y ago
Fundraising $1,481 1 $1K 0.0% VENTURA COUNTY REPUBLICAN P… 100% 4y ago
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Client retention

Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.

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Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$6,185,465 · 17% of revenue
26
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$2,232,845 · 6% of revenue
172
One-time clients 1 cycle
$29,064,859 · 78% of revenue
Top 12 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
810163 3 $2,898,530 55 2014-10-08 2020-10-23
SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY CALIFORNIA 3 $878,618 123 2012-05-10 2016-10-24
741949 6 $873,055 85 2002-08-26 2012-05-24
CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE FOR PROGRESS AND EDUCATION, AN ALLIANCE OF SMALL BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 3 $686,334 31 2016-10-26 2024-02-20
902202 6 $320,201 29 2001-10-02 2022-10-11
WILK FOR SENATE 2020 3 $150,282 27 2017-05-01 2020-12-17
CALIFORNIA DENTAL ASSOCIATION INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE PAC 3 $110,306 8 2004-10-20 2022-10-27
911819 3 $93,203 14 2010-06-07 2018-05-21
742088 3 $70,626 10 2018-10-10 2022-11-21
990682 3 $49,088 24 2001-02-09 2005-06-30
782560 4 $32,101 5 2007-04-06 2014-10-24
INLAND EMPIRE TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION 3 $23,121 7 2016-10-31 2020-10-29
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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
$37,183,160 99.2% 198
TX
$94,297 0.3% 2
CO
$85,667 0.2% 4
CT
$82,910 0.2% 1
MA
$24,532 0.1% 3
DC
$11,972 0.0% 1
WI
$630 0.0% 1
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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 2020-09-25 PROTECT APP-BASED DRIVERS AND SERVICES, A COALITION OF ON-DEMAND DRIVERS AND NETWORK COMPANIES, SMALL BUSINESSES, COMMUNITY GROUPS AND PUBLIC SAFETY ORGANIZATIONS Print & Mail SEE SCHEDULE G $2,753,274
Largest all-time 2022-03-31 COALITION TO AUTHORIZE REGULATED SPORTS WAGERING, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA INDIAN GAMING TRIBES Other / Unclassified Paper and Production $1,995,000
Largest all-time 2020-10-21 PROTECT APP-BASED DRIVERS AND SERVICES, A COALITION OF ON-DEMAND DRIVERS AND NETWORK COMPANIES, SMALL BUSINESSES, COMMUNITY GROUPS AND PUBLIC SAFETY ORGANIZATIONS Print & Mail PRODUCTION $1,802,999
Largest all-time 2018-10-16 NO ON PROPOSITION 8: STOP THE DANGEROUS DIALYSIS PROPOSITION, SPONSORED BY THE CALIFORNIA DIALYSIS COUNCIL Other / Unclassified — $1,480,320
Largest all-time 2020-09-18 NO ON 23 - STOP THE DANGEROUS & COSTLY DIALYSIS PROPOSITION, A COALITION OF DIALYSIS PROVIDERS, NURSES, DOCTORS AND PATIENTS Print & Mail — $1,477,375
Largest this cycle 2024-02-08 CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE FOR PROGRESS AND EDUCATION, AN ALLIANCE OF SMALL BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Print & Mail LIT; Support; Suzette Martinez Valladares; SD 23 $42,788
Largest this cycle 2024-02-23 UBER INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Print & Mail LIT; Support; Suzette Martinez Valladares; SD 23 $37,803
Largest this cycle 2024-02-02 CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE FOR PROGRESS AND EDUCATION, AN ALLIANCE OF SMALL BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Print & Mail LIT, POS; Support; Suzette Martinez Valladares; SD23 $35,476
Largest this cycle 2024-02-14 CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE FOR PROGRESS AND EDUCATION, AN ALLIANCE OF SMALL BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Print & Mail LIT, POS; Support; Josh Hoover; AD07 $31,225
Largest this cycle 2024-02-07 BUILDING A HEALTHY FUTURE FOR CA FACILITATED BY AGRICULTURAL COUNCIL OF CA Print & Mail LIT; Support; Josh Hoover; AD07 $31,225
Recent 2024-11-04 CALOZA FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; PROGRESSIVE WOMEN FOR A MORE EQUITABLE LOS ANGELES SUPPORTING JESSICA Print & Mail Mailer Opposing Franky Carrillo. See Schedule G. $22,993
Recent 2024-10-29 CALOZA FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; PROGRESSIVE WOMEN FOR A MORE EQUITABLE LOS ANGELES SUPPORTING JESSICA Print & Mail Mailer Opposing Franky Carrillo. See Schedule G. $18,955
Recent 2024-10-30 CALIFORNIA PROGRESS FOR ALL Print & Mail Mailer Supporting Todd Gloria - See Schedule G $14,993
Recent 2024-11-04 742006 Print & Mail MBR-MBR Mailer to Support Yes on Z $10,670
Recent 2024-10-26 MOVING CALIFORNIA FORWARD Print & Mail Postcards ~ I.E. will appear on Schedule D in the period released. $2,561
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