Applied Paradigms
Applied Paradigms is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Applied Paradigms was paid $24.18M across 51 client committees, of which $992K 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 |
$23,185,826 | 285 rows | 95.9% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$992,488 | 23 rows | 4.1% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Sep 4, 2007 → May 15, 2026
- spans 18.7 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 285
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 51
- 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 3 months · top 2
Top buyers last 6 months · top 2
Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
Top buyers last 18 months · top 2
Top buyers last 24 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIAS MIDDLE CLASS, INCLUDING ENERGY, MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES WHO PRODUCE GAS, OIL, JOBS AND PAY TAXES 1365275 |
$2,121,406 | 10 |
| PEREA FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; CALIFORNIANS FOR CENTRAL VALLEY PUBLIC SAFETY, INCLUDING ENERGY, MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES WHO PRODUCE GAS, OIL, JOBS, AND PAY TAXES, SUPPORTING ANNALISA 1483806 |
$694,896 | 3 |
| 911819 911819 |
$172,289 | 1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $24,178,314 | 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 · 8 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q2 | 2016 | $10K | 1 | COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFO… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $10K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $22K | 11 | 990741 50% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $22K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $1.08M | 12 | COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFO… 99% | Print & Mail 45% | $1.1M | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $2.51M | 8 | COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFO… 100% | Media 54% | $3.61M | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2018 | $624K | 4 | COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFO… 98% | Media 96% | $4.23M | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2018 | $3K | 1 | RICHMOND WORKING FAMILIES, … 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $4.23M | -66% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2018 | $66K | 1 | GREWAL FOR SENATE 2020; MANI 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $4.3M | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2018 | $42K | 2 | GREWAL FOR SENATE 2020; MANI 64% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $4.34M | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $1.86M | 8 | COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFO… 98% | Print & Mail 58% | $1.86M | +8537% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $98K | 3 | COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFO… 82% | Digital 79% | $1.96M | -91% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $1.51M | 7 | COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFO… 87% | Media 49% | $3.46M | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $599K | 9 | COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFO… 82% | Media 54% | $4.06M | -76% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $292K | 3 | COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFO… 100% | Digital 100% | $292K | -84% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $1.04M | 4 | COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFO… 100% | Print & Mail 54% | $1.33M | +965% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $4.91M | 8 | COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFO… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $6.24M | +226% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $3.77M | 14 | COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFO… 100% | Other / Unclassified 41% | $3.77M | +1194% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $425K | 2 | COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFO… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $4.2M | -91% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $237K | 2 | 911819 73% | Print & Mail 73% | $4.44M | — |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $162K | 1 | COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFO… 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $4.6M | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $2.16M | 9 | COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFO… 68% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $2.16M | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $11,030,759 | 170 | $65K | 48.1% | COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFO… 82% | 4w ago |
| Print & Mail | $5,590,547 | 28 | $200K | 24.4% | COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFO… 96% | 16mo ago |
| Media | $5,390,349 | 36 | $150K | 23.5% | COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFO… 99% | 2y ago |
| Digital | $911,622 | 22 | $41K | 4.0% | COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFO… 96% | 20mo ago |
| Strategy & Research | $53,000 | 4 | $13K | 0.2% | ROMERO FOR SUPERINTENDENT O… 100% | 15y ago |
| Software & Tech | $25,250 | 17 | $1K | 0.1% | CALIFORNIA CONSTRUCTION & I… 100% | 16y ago |
| Wages & Payroll | $4,499 | 4 | $1K | 0.0% | RICHMOND WORKING FAMILIES, … 77% | 6y ago |
| Travel & Events | $3,263 | 2 | $2K | 0.0% | SOLORIO; HONOR AT HOME, A … 64% | 11y ago |
| Admin & Office | $81 | 1 | $81 | 0.0% | HODGE FOR SENATE 2012, JASON 100% | 14y ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | -$100,000 | 1 | $-100K | -0.4% | COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFO… 0% | 3y 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIAS MIDDLE CLASS, INCLUDING ENERGY, MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES WHO PRODUCE GAS, OIL, JOBS AND PAY TAXES | 6 | $20,855,942 | 107 | 2016-03-31 | 2026-05-15 |
| 990741 | 3 | $107,799 | 8 | 2013-12-05 | 2019-10-23 |
| VOTERS FOR A NEW CALIFORNIA | 5 | $44,942 | 11 | 2009-12-23 | 2016-01-20 |
| CALIFORNIA CONSTRUCTION & INDUSTRIAL MATERIAL ASSOCIATION PAC | 3 | $32,200 | 30 | 2008-07-07 | 2013-03-20 |
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 | $23,185,826 | 100.0% | 51 |
Notable disbursements
5 largest all-time · 5 largest in the current cycle · 5 most recent. Each row earns its place.