AdLink
AdLink is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle AdLink was paid $25.54M across 70 client committees, of which $563K 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 |
$24,980,259 | 166 rows | 97.8% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$562,863 | 13 rows | 2.2% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Feb 22, 2000 → Dec 31, 2018
- spans 18.9 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 166
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 70
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
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Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.
Top buyers
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By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $25,543,122 | 100.00% |
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 · 1 year
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $60K | 3 | COX FOR GOVERNOR 2018; JOHN 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $60K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $264K | 3 | NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVER… 68% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $324K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $575K | 6 | COX FOR GOVERNOR 2018; JOHN 56% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $899K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $22,861,851 | 149 | $153K | 91.5% | STOP THE SPECIAL INTEREST T… 11% | 7y ago |
| Media | $1,471,522 | 16 | $92K | 5.9% | SMALL BUSINESS ACTION COMMI… 45% | 9y ago |
| Fundraising | $643,841 | 1 | $644K | 2.6% | CALIFORNIANS FOR REFORMS AN… 100% | 13y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
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 | $24,980,259 | 100.0% | 69 |
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 | 2014-10-17 | NO ON 45 - CALIFORNIANS AGAINST HIGHER HEALTHCARE COSTS, A COALITION OF DOCTORS, HOSPITALS, HEALTH INSURERS, AND CALIFORNIA EMPLOYERS | Other / Unclassified | — | $877,725 |
| Largest all-time | 2014-09-25 | NO ON 45 - CALIFORNIANS AGAINST HIGHER HEALTHCARE COSTS, A COALITION OF DOCTORS, HOSPITALS, HEALTH INSURERS, AND CALIFORNIA EMPLOYERS | Other / Unclassified | — | $874,310 |
| Largest all-time | 2012-11-01 | SMALL BUSINESS ACTION COMMITTEE PAC | Media | media placements - cable | $655,711 |
| Largest all-time | 2012-09-27 | PAVLEY FOR SENATE 2012 | Other / Unclassified | — | $654,802 |
| Largest all-time | 2012-10-25 | CALIFORNIANS FOR REFORMS AND JOBS, NOT MORE TAXES, A COALITION OF TAXPAYERS AND SMALL BUSINESSES | Fundraising | Commission | $643,841 |
| Largest this cycle | 2018-11-01 | COX FOR GOVERNOR 2018; JOHN | Other / Unclassified | — | $323,893 |
| Largest this cycle | 2018-04-27 | NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR 2018 | Other / Unclassified | — | $180,583 |
| Largest this cycle | 2018-10-22 | NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR 2018 | Other / Unclassified | — | $165,920 |
| Largest this cycle | 2018-04-23 | COX FOR GOVERNOR 2018; JOHN | Other / Unclassified | — | $77,350 |
| Largest this cycle | 2018-10-20 | KOUNALAKIS FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2018; ELENI | Other / Unclassified | — | $32,300 |
| Recent | 2018-12-31 | KOUNALAKIS FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2018; ELENI | Other / Unclassified | — | $26,350 |
| Recent | 2018-10-30 | NO ON PROP 6: STOP THE ATTACK ON BRIDGE & ROAD SAFETY, SPONSORED BY BUSINESS, LABOR, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND TRANSPORTATION ADVOCATES | Other / Unclassified | — | $20,042 |
| Recent | 2018-12-31 | KOUNALAKIS FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2018; ELENI | Other / Unclassified | — | $6,800 |