Ben Allen for Senate 2018
$981K
2025-2026 cycle
Ben Allen for Senate 2018 is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Ben Allen for Senate 2018 was paid $981K across 17 client committees, of which $395K 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
$981K
=
$586K
(Schedule B)
+
$395K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$586,374 | 57 rows | 59.8% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$394,602 | 213 rows | 40.2% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jun 9, 2014 → Jul 21, 2026
- spans 12.1 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 57
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 17
- 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.
Aug 2025
Jul 2026
$524K
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 743787 743787 |
$2,500 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ALLEN FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026; CALIFORNIANS FOR AN AFFORDABLE FUTURE, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL VOTERS, SUPPORTING BEN 1486438 |
$482,315 | 4 |
| 743787 743787 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| ALLEN FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026; BEN 1483889 |
$1,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ALLEN FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026; CALIFORNIANS FOR AN AFFORDABLE FUTURE, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL VOTERS, SUPPORTING BEN 1486438 |
$511,901 | 9 |
| 743787 743787 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| ALLEN FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026; BEN 1483889 |
$1,000 | 1 |
| 822501 822501 |
$1,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 5
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ALLEN FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026; CALIFORNIANS FOR AN AFFORDABLE FUTURE, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL VOTERS, SUPPORTING BEN 1486438 |
$521,740 | 10 |
| 743787 743787 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| 822501 822501 |
$2,000 | 2 |
| ALLEN FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026; BEN 1483889 |
$1,000 | 1 |
| 741666 741666 |
-$2,975 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 7
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ALLEN FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026; CALIFORNIANS FOR AN AFFORDABLE FUTURE, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL VOTERS, SUPPORTING BEN 1486438 |
$521,740 | 10 |
| 822501 822501 |
$3,000 | 3 |
| 743787 743787 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| 923140 923140 |
$1,500 | 1 |
| ALLEN FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026; BEN 1483889 |
$1,000 | 1 |
| ALLEN FOR TREASURER 2026; BEN 1458568 |
$1,000 | 1 |
| 741666 741666 |
-$2,975 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 7
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ALLEN FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026; CALIFORNIANS FOR AN AFFORDABLE FUTURE, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL VOTERS, SUPPORTING BEN 1486438 |
$521,740 | 10 |
| 822501 822501 |
$3,000 | 3 |
| 743787 743787 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| 923140 923140 |
$1,500 | 1 |
| ALLEN FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026; BEN 1483889 |
$1,000 | 1 |
| ALLEN FOR TREASURER 2026; BEN 1458568 |
$1,000 | 1 |
| 741666 741666 |
-$2,975 | 1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $980,976 | 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 · 10 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2016 | $5K | 2 | LINER, STUART A. 81% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $5K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2016 | $4K | 2 | PACHULSKI, RICHARD M. 71% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $9K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $2K | 1 | 923140 100% | Contributions & Trans… 100% | $2K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $2K | 2 | GENERATION NEXT 90% | Other / Unclassified 90% | $4K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2018 | $1K | 1 | 822501 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $5K | -81% |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2018 | $1K | 1 | 860894 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $6K | -71% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2018 | $1K | 1 | 822501 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $7K | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2018 | $2K | 1 | GENERATION NEXT 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $9K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $1K | 1 | 860894 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $1K | — |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2020 | $4K | 3 | 923140 43% | Contributions & Trans… 43% | $5K | +250% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $1K | 1 | 822501 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $6K | +0% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $1K | 1 | ALLEN FOR SENATE 2022; BEN 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $7K | +0% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $3K | 2 | 743787 67% | Other / Unclassified 67% | $3K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $6K | 4 | 743787 33% | Other / Unclassified 83% | $9K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $2K | 1 | ALLEN FOR SENATE 2018; BEN 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $11K | — |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $3K | 2 | ALLEN FOR TREASURER 2026; B… 67% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $14K | +200% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $2K | 2 | 822501 50% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $16K | +100% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $4K | 3 | 923140 43% | Other / Unclassified 57% | $4K | — |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $3K | 2 | 923140 60% | Contributions & Trans… 60% | $6K | -17% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $2K | 1 | 923140 100% | Contributions & Trans… 100% | $8K | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $2K | 2 | ALLEN FOR TREASURER 2026; B… 50% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $10K | -33% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $40K | 7 | ALLEN FOR INSURANCE COMMISS… 98% | Print & Mail 74% | $40K | +1055% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $484K | 6 | ALLEN FOR INSURANCE COMMISS… 100% | Print & Mail 85% | $525K | +19273% |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $3K | 1 | 743787 100% | Contributions & Trans… 100% | $527K | — |
Revenue by service category
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Print & Mail | $443,744 | 5 | $89K | 76.2% | ALLEN FOR INSURANCE COMMISS… 100% | 2mo ago |
| Strategy & Research | $73,530 | 4 | $18K | 12.6% | ALLEN FOR INSURANCE COMMISS… 99% | 2mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $48,900 | 34 | $1K | 8.4% | 822501 27% | 3mo ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | $13,500 | 9 | $2K | 2.3% | 923140 81% | 1w ago |
| Software & Tech | $2,624 | 3 | $875 | 0.5% | ALLEN FOR INSURANCE COMMISS… 213% | 5mo ago |
| Digital | $100 | 1 | $100 | 0.0% | ALLEN FOR INSURANCE COMMISS… 100% | 2mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
2
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$24,000 · 4% of revenue
4
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$19,500 · 3% of revenue
10
One-time clients 1 cycle
$542,874 · 93% of revenue
Top 2 anchor clients · all-time
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 | $586,374 | 100.0% | 16 |
Notable disbursements
5 largest all-time · 5 largest in the current cycle · 5 most recent. Each row earns its place.