BEHR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
$11.55M
2025-2026 cycle
BEHR COMMUNICATIONS, INC. is a digital vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle BEHR COMMUNICATIONS, INC. was paid $11.55M across 51 client committees, of which $652K 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
$11.55M
=
$10.90M
(Schedule B)
+
$652K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$10,900,166 | 301 rows | 94.4% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$651,986 | 29 rows | 5.6% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- May 24, 2006 → May 16, 2026
- spans 20.0 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 301
- 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.
Jun 2025
May 2026
$432K
across 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.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 1 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CITIZENS AND COMMUNITIES FOR FAIR GOVERNMENT, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA COMMERCE CLUB 1461436 |
$78,410 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CITIZENS AND COMMUNITIES FOR FAIR GOVERNMENT, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA COMMERCE CLUB 1461436 |
$229,294 | 4 |
| CALIFORNIANS TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT LOCAL JOBS AND ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY SERVICES, SPONSORED BY HAWAIIAN GARDENS CASINO 1465492 |
$202,702 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CITIZENS AND COMMUNITIES FOR FAIR GOVERNMENT, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA COMMERCE CLUB 1461436 |
$229,294 | 4 |
| CALIFORNIANS TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT LOCAL JOBS AND ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY SERVICES, SPONSORED BY HAWAIIAN GARDENS CASINO 1465492 |
$202,702 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CITIZENS AND COMMUNITIES FOR FAIR GOVERNMENT, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA COMMERCE CLUB 1461436 |
$229,294 | 4 |
| CALIFORNIANS TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT LOCAL JOBS AND ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY SERVICES, SPONSORED BY HAWAIIAN GARDENS CASINO 1465492 |
$202,702 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CITIZENS AND COMMUNITIES FOR FAIR GOVERNMENT, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA COMMERCE CLUB 1461436 |
$229,294 | 4 |
| CALIFORNIANS TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT LOCAL JOBS AND ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY SERVICES, SPONSORED BY HAWAIIAN GARDENS CASINO 1465492 |
$202,702 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 7
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA CARDROOM ALLIANCE INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 1467439 |
$999,034 | 16 |
| RUIZ, RAUL DR. CA · House DEM |
$236,344 | 2 |
| CITIZENS AND COMMUNITIES FOR FAIR GOVERNMENT, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA COMMERCE CLUB 1461436 |
$229,294 | 4 |
| CALIFORNIANS TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT LOCAL JOBS AND ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY SERVICES, SPONSORED BY HAWAIIAN GARDENS CASINO 1465492 |
$202,702 | 2 |
| 741666 741666 |
$11,520 | 2 |
| PHAM FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; JIMMY 1463444 |
$4,646 | 2 |
| RIVAS, LUZ CA · House DEM |
$207 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 100%
R · 0%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $2,119,197 | 18.34% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $9,432,956 | 81.66% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Money flow through this vendor
Money flow through this vendor
top payers (left) → broadcast stations clients buy from (right)Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 7 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2016 | $26K | 3 | RIDLEY-THOMAS FOR ASSEMBLY … 79% | Other / Unclassified 79% | $26K | — |
| 2017 | Q1 | 2018 | $89K | 4 | C00630517 77% | Print & Mail 37% | $89K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $72K | 5 | C00630517 100% | Print & Mail 83% | $162K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2016 | $52K | 5 | SANDOVAL FOR ASSEMBLY 2017 69% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $78K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $332 | 1 | RUIZ, RAUL DR. 100% | Digital 100% | $162K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $13K | 2 | SANDOVAL FOR ASSEMBLY 2017 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $91K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $167K | 8 | RIVAS FOR ASSEMBLY SPECIAL … 80% | Other / Unclassified 93% | $329K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $395K | 21 | RIVAS FOR ASSEMBLY SPECIAL … 39% | Other / Unclassified 59% | $724K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $1.04M | 15 | C00659177 68% | Media 57% | $1.76M | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $2.09M | 20 | C00659177 79% | Media 79% | $3.85M | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2018 | $5K | 1 | QUINTANA FOR SENATE 2019 100% | Digital 100% | $3.86M | -81% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $643K | 12 | SAFE AND HEALTHY NEIGHBORHO… 53% | Digital 83% | $643K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $243K | 5 | RUIZ, RAUL DR. 84% | Digital 100% | $887K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $2.23M | 32 | CALIFORNIANS TO PROTECT LOC… 41% | Digital 86% | $3.12M | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $7K | 1 | C00834770 100% | Media 100% | $7K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $713K | 23 | CALIFORNIANS TO PRESERVE AN… 65% | Digital 100% | $720K | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $264K | 2 | RUIZ, RAUL DR. 81% | Digital 100% | $984K | +9% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $988K | 21 | CALIFORNIA CARDROOM ALLIANC… 96% | Digital 100% | $1.97M | -56% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $432K | 6 | CITIZENS AND COMMUNITIES FO… 53% | — | $432K | — |
Stations this firm's clients buy from
Stations this firm's clients buy from top 15 + 23 additional stations · $2,152,431 · San Diego, CA dominant market
Broadcast stations that committees who pay BEHR COMMUNICATIONS, INC. also pay directly on their Schedule B filings. We can't prove BEHR COMMUNICATIONS, INC. routed money to these stations, but the concentration signal reveals the market network this firm's clients spend on.
| Station | Market | Network | Total client spend | Buys | Activity window |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KMPH | Fresno, CA | NBC | $197,052 | 6 | Sep 2022 → Oct 2022 |
| KSEE | Fresno, CA | NBC | $187,038 | 6 | Sep 2022 → Oct 2022 |
| KNSD-TV | San Diego, CA | NBC | $170,765 | 6 | Oct 2022 → Oct 2024 |
| KGTV-TV | San Diego, CA | ABC | $138,610 | 6 | Sep 2024 → Oct 2024 |
| KFMB | San Diego, CA | CBS | $125,124 | 5 | Oct 2022 → Oct 2024 |
| KFSN-TV | Fresno, CA | ABC | $121,741 | 3 | Oct 2022 → Oct 2022 |
| KGPE | Fresno, CA | ABC | $119,132 | 5 | Sep 2022 → Oct 2022 |
| KGET-TV | Bakersfield, CA | NBC | $117,000 | 2 | Oct 2022 → Oct 2022 |
| KBAK-TV | Bakersfield, CA | CBS | $111,670 | 2 | Oct 2022 → Oct 2022 |
| KCRA-TV | Sacramento, CA | NBC | $109,183 | 4 | Jan 2024 → Sep 2024 |
| KSWB | San Diego, CA | CW | $75,671 | 4 | Oct 2022 → Oct 2024 |
| KERO-TV | Bakersfield, CA | ABC | $69,900 | 2 | Oct 2022 → Oct 2022 |
| KNCI-FM | Sacramento, CA | Independent | $63,040 | 4 | Oct 2022 → Oct 2024 |
| KOVR-TV | Sacramento, CA | CBS | $62,645 | 4 | Nov 2022 → Sep 2024 |
| KUSI | San Diego, CA | Independent | $60,376 | 6 | Oct 2022 → Oct 2024 |
Revenue by service category
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Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital | $5,372,665 | 103 | $52K | 51.3% | RUIZ, RAUL DR. 32% | 18mo ago |
| Media | $2,664,865 | 19 | $140K | 25.5% | C00659177 88% | 2y ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $1,365,326 | 112 | $12K | 13.0% | RIVAS FOR ASSEMBLY SPECIAL … 21% | 19mo ago |
| Print & Mail | $664,008 | 36 | $18K | 6.3% | CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOLS … 22% | 3y ago |
| Strategy & Research | $167,604 | 12 | $14K | 1.6% | CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOLS … 41% | 7y ago |
| Travel & Events | $113,494 | 1 | $113K | 1.1% | C00659177 100% | 7y ago |
| Legal & Compliance | $74,601 | 4 | $19K | 0.7% | EDUCATION MATTERS 100% | 7y ago |
| Fundraising | $21,400 | 3 | $7K | 0.2% | VOTE STRONG CALIFORNIA 100% | 18y ago |
| Software & Tech | $14,951 | 2 | $7K | 0.1% | PADILLA'S BALLOT MEASURE CO… 100% | 18y ago |
| Field & Voter Contact | $5,488 | 1 | $5K | 0.1% | STUDENTS FOR EDUCATION REFO… 100% | 9y ago |
| Admin & Office | $3,768 | 2 | $2K | 0.0% | 742500 100% | 15y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
4
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$2,340,774 · 21% of revenue
4
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$1,005,800 · 9% of revenue
43
One-time clients 1 cycle
$7,553,592 · 69% of revenue
Top 4 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUIZ, RAUL DR. | 3 | $1,700,426 | 21 | 2017-01-06 | 2024-10-07 |
| PARENT TEACHER ALLIANCE, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION ADVOCATES INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE | 3 | $337,508 | 16 | 2016-03-28 | 2022-11-07 |
| EDUCATION MATTERS | 3 | $205,587 | 12 | 2014-10-24 | 2018-11-07 |
| CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION ADVOCATES ISSUES COMMITTEE | 3 | $97,254 | 6 | 2012-11-20 | 2018-11-02 |
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 | $8,267,502 | 75.8% | 47 | |
| Unknown | $2,606,347 | 23.9% | 3 | |
| DC | $26,318 | 0.2% | 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 | 2018-10-15 | C00659177 | Media | MEDIA BUY | $417,258 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-10-30 | C00659177 | Media | MEDIA | $374,138 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-10-22 | C00659177 | Media | MEDIA | $365,668 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-10-07 | CALIFORNIA LABOR AND BUSINESS ALLIANCE (CLAB), SPONSORED BY CORRECTIONAL PEACE OFFICERS, HOUSING INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONS, AND ENERGY PROVIDERS | Media | Television Ads/Support/Esmeralda Soria | $240,685 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-10-09 | C00659177 | Media | MEDIA BUY | $217,640 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-30 | CALIFORNIANS TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT LOCAL JOBS AND ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY SERVICES, SPONSORED BY HAWAIIAN GARDENS CASINO | — | TEL, WEB; Support; Ada Briceno; AD 67 | $189,998 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-05 | CITIZENS AND COMMUNITIES FOR FAIR GOVERNMENT, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA COMMERCE CLUB | — | WEB; Support; Ada Briceno; AD67 | $104,250 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-05 | CITIZENS AND COMMUNITIES FOR FAIR GOVERNMENT, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA COMMERCE CLUB | — | LIT; Support; Ada Briceno; AD67 | $46,633 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-08 | CITIZENS AND COMMUNITIES FOR FAIR GOVERNMENT, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA COMMERCE CLUB | — | WEB, LIT; Support; Ada Briceno; AD67 | $40,127 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-16 | CITIZENS AND COMMUNITIES FOR FAIR GOVERNMENT, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA COMMERCE CLUB | — | LIT; Support; Ada Briceno; AD67 | $38,284 |
| Recent | 2026-05-01 | CALIFORNIANS TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT LOCAL JOBS AND ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY SERVICES, SPONSORED BY HAWAIIAN GARDENS CASINO | — | TEL, WEB; Support; Ada Briceno; AD 67 | $12,704 |