AUTUMN PRESS
AUTUMN PRESS is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle AUTUMN PRESS was paid $5.24M across 154 client committees, of which $1.32M 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 |
$3,919,947 | 774 rows | 74.8% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$1,319,382 | 218 rows | 25.2% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Feb 21, 2000 → May 21, 2026
- spans 26.2 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 774
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 154
- 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.
Top buyers last 1 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$7,137 | 1 |
Top buyers last 3 months · top 6
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$20,699 | 7 |
| 780657 780657 |
$6,535 | 1 |
| JOHNSON FOR JUDGE 2026 1464521 |
$6,159 | 3 |
| MILES FOR JUDGE 2026; P 1487518 |
$3,783 | 2 |
| SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ERIC 1485146 |
$506 | 1 |
| 741666 741666 |
$474 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 8
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$20,699 | 7 |
| 780657 780657 |
$6,535 | 1 |
| JOHNSON FOR JUDGE 2026 1464521 |
$6,159 | 3 |
| MILES FOR JUDGE 2026; P 1487518 |
$3,783 | 2 |
| INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL ENGINEERS, LOCAL 21 ISSUES PAC 1362080 |
$762 | 1 |
| CLEAN AND HEALTHY CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS 1460932 |
$631 | 1 |
| SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ERIC 1485146 |
$506 | 1 |
| 741666 741666 |
$474 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 8
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$20,699 | 7 |
| 780657 780657 |
$6,535 | 1 |
| JOHNSON FOR JUDGE 2026 1464521 |
$6,159 | 3 |
| MILES FOR JUDGE 2026; P 1487518 |
$3,783 | 2 |
| INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL ENGINEERS, LOCAL 21 ISSUES PAC 1362080 |
$762 | 1 |
| CLEAN AND HEALTHY CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS 1460932 |
$631 | 1 |
| SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ERIC 1485146 |
$506 | 1 |
| 741666 741666 |
$474 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$20,699 | 7 |
| 747153 747153 |
$13,346 | 1 |
| 780657 780657 |
$6,535 | 1 |
| JOHNSON FOR JUDGE 2026 1464521 |
$6,159 | 3 |
| MILES FOR JUDGE 2026; P 1487518 |
$3,783 | 2 |
| ASIAN PACIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL NETWORK ACTION CANDIDATE COMMITTEE 1407115 |
$1,586 | 1 |
| SIMON, LATEEFAH CA · House DEM |
$1,272 | 1 |
| INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL ENGINEERS, LOCAL 21 ISSUES PAC 1362080 |
$762 | 1 |
| CLEAN AND HEALTHY CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS 1460932 |
$631 | 1 |
| SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ERIC 1485146 |
$506 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 747153 747153 |
$26,780 | 3 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$20,699 | 7 |
| CENTRAL VALLEY VICTORY PAC 1441612 |
$18,665 | 2 |
| ASIAN PACIFIC CAUCUS OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY ALAMEDA COUNTY 1288862 |
$17,272 | 1 |
| UNITED EDUCATORS OF SAN FRANCISCO CANDIDATE PAC 1311218 |
$7,432 | 3 |
| 780657 780657 |
$6,535 | 1 |
| JOHNSON FOR JUDGE 2026 1464521 |
$6,159 | 3 |
| WICKS FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; BUFFY 1456909 |
$5,000 | 1 |
| MILES FOR JUDGE 2026; P 1487518 |
$3,783 | 2 |
| COMMITTEE TO SAVE OUR NEIGHBORHOODS - YES ON PROP 10, SPONSORED BY ALLIANCE OF CALIFORNIANS FOR COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT ACTION 1352610 |
$3,275 | 2 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $34,866 | 0.67% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $5,204,463 | 99.33% |
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 · 10 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2016 | $69K | 5 | OHLONE AREA UNITED DEMOCRAT… 80% | Print & Mail 80% | $69K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2016 | $6K | 6 | MULLIN FOR ASSEMBLY 2018; K… 88% | Print & Mail 69% | $75K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2016 | $2K | 1 | 790599 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $77K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $396 | 1 | NEXTGEN CLIMATE ACTION COMM… 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $396 | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $681 | 2 | NEXTGEN CLIMATE ACTION COMM… 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $1K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $96K | 4 | 901908 78% | Print & Mail 99% | $97K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $9K | 3 | NEXTGEN CLIMATE ACTION COMM… 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $106K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $63K | 6 | 901908 72% | Other / Unclassified 66% | $169K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2018 | $40K | 6 | 747153 43% | Other / Unclassified 51% | $209K | -42% |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2018 | $107 | 1 | ASIAN PACIFIC CAUCUS OF THE… 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $209K | -98% |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $969 | 2 | NEXTGEN CLIMATE ACTION COMM… 67% | Print & Mail 100% | $969 | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $95 | 1 | NEXTGEN CLIMATE ACTION COMM… 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $1K | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2018 | $3K | 5 | CONDES FOR ALAMEDA COUNTY J… 78% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $213K | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $647 | 1 | NEXTGEN CLIMATE ACTION COMM… 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $2K | +63% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $358K | 19 | CORTESE FOR SENATE 2020; DA… 79% | Other / Unclassified 82% | $359K | +52374% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $1K | 1 | WELLSTONE DEMOCRATIC RENEWA… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $361K | -99% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $116K | 6 | CORTESE FOR SENATE 2020; DA… 91% | Other / Unclassified 99% | $477K | +1206% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $228K | 9 | CORTESE FOR SENATE 2020; DA… 90% | Other / Unclassified 91% | $705K | +261% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2020 | $262K | 5 | CORTESE FOR SENATE 2020; DA… 86% | Other / Unclassified 90% | $967K | +551% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $701 | 1 | THURMOND FOR SUPERINTENDENT… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $968K | +553% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $26K | 1 | COMMITTEE FOR CALIFORNIA, N… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $26K | -93% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $16K | 2 | RENNIE FOR ASSEMBLY 2022; R… 53% | Other / Unclassified 53% | $42K | -86% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $34K | 3 | OHLONE AREA UNITED DEMOCRAT… 88% | Print & Mail 88% | $76K | -85% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2022 | $78K | 4 | COMMITTEE FOR CALIFORNIA, N… 63% | Other / Unclassified 67% | $155K | -70% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $929 | 1 | COMMITTEE FOR CALIFORNIA, N… 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $156K | +32% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $722 | 1 | CORTESE FOR SENATE 2024; DA… 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $156K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $14K | 3 | COMMITTEE FOR CALIFORNIA, N… 99% | Print & Mail 99% | $170K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $254 | 1 | TRAN, JENNIFER 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $254 | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $102K | 14 | COMMITTEE FOR CALIFORNIA, N… 37% | Print & Mail 76% | $103K | +292% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $6K | 1 | MULLIN, KEVIN 100% | Fundraising 100% | $108K | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $11K | 7 | UNITED EDUCATORS OF SAN FRA… 61% | Print & Mail 68% | $119K | -34% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $56K | 8 | CENTRAL VALLEY VICTORY PAC 33% | Other / Unclassified 64% | $175K | +64% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $1K | 1 | SIMON, LATEEFAH 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $1K | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $15K | 2 | 747153 89% | Other / Unclassified 89% | $190K | +1507% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $3K | 4 | JOHNSON FOR JUDGE 2026 43% | Print & Mail 66% | $5K | -97% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $36K | 13 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 57% | Print & Mail 70% | $41K | +526% |
Revenue by service category
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $2,315,819 | 350 | $7K | 59.3% | CORTESE FOR SENATE 2020; DA… 35% | 2mo ago |
| Print & Mail | $1,496,030 | 405 | $4K | 38.3% | 901908 35% | 3w ago |
| Travel & Events | $41,398 | 4 | $10K | 1.1% | CALIFORNIA NURSES ASSOCIATI… 100% | 15y ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | $21,472 | 4 | $5K | 0.5% | OHLONE AREA UNITED DEMOCRAT… 97% | 5y ago |
| Strategy & Research | $14,269 | 2 | $7K | 0.4% | 741504 64% | 15y ago |
| Field & Voter Contact | $9,409 | 4 | $2K | 0.2% | MILLION VOTER PROJECT ACTIO… 47% | 9y ago |
| Fundraising | $5,793 | 1 | $6K | 0.1% | MULLIN, KEVIN 100% | 2y ago |
| Media | $4,085 | 1 | $4K | 0.1% | MEI FOR STATE SENATE 2022; … 100% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 901908 | 4 | $590,845 | 62 | 2012-05-08 | 2018-10-10 |
| 747153 | 9 | $244,110 | 43 | 2008-07-12 | 2025-04-15 |
| 741666 | 4 | $127,685 | 16 | 2004-01-12 | 2026-03-25 |
| OHLONE AREA UNITED DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN | 6 | $113,333 | 17 | 2008-11-03 | 2022-11-02 |
| 790599 | 6 | $75,740 | 11 | 2013-01-11 | 2023-01-19 |
| WELLSTONE DEMOCRATIC RENEWAL CLUB - PAC | 3 | $13,494 | 5 | 2012-10-01 | 2020-04-13 |
| 741504 | 3 | $12,463 | 4 | 2008-05-12 | 2012-04-17 |
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 | $3,857,595 | 98.4% | 152 | |
| Unknown | $46,646 | 1.2% | 1 | |
| DC | $15,706 | 0.4% | 1 |
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 | 2020-02-20 | CORTESE FOR SENATE 2020; DAVE | Other / Unclassified | — | $275,586 |
| Largest all-time | 2021-01-31 | CORTESE FOR SENATE 2020; DAVE | Other / Unclassified | — | $224,957 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-10-22 | CORTESE FOR SENATE 2020; DAVE | Other / Unclassified | — | $119,773 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-07-31 | CORTESE FOR SENATE 2020; DAVE | Other / Unclassified | — | $105,045 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-10-22 | CORTESE FOR SENATE 2020; DAVE | Other / Unclassified | — | $86,438 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-21 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Print & Mail | Printing | $7,137 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-01 | 780657 | — | Signs; In-Kind Contribution to Steyer for Governor 2026 (ID# 1485077) | $6,535 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-23 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | — | Placards | $4,506 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-09 | JOHNSON FOR JUDGE 2026 | Print & Mail | Yard Signs & Banners | $3,604 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-23 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Print & Mail | Printing | $2,757 |
| Recent | 2026-05-12 | MILES FOR JUDGE 2026; P | Print & Mail | Yard Signs | $2,299 |
| Recent | 2026-04-30 | MILES FOR JUDGE 2026; P | Print & Mail | Yard Signs | $1,484 |
| Recent | 2026-05-12 | JOHNSON FOR JUDGE 2026 | Print & Mail | Signs | $1,150 |