Benjamin Seinfeld

$160K 2025-2026 cycle

Benjamin Seinfeld is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Benjamin Seinfeld was paid $160K across 7 client committees.

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Part I Identity

Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.

Activity span ALL TIME
Dec 11, 2017 → May 21, 2026
spans 8.4 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
60
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
7
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Jul 2025 Jun 2026
$146K across 12 months
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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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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 2

SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ERIC $31K — · 4 txns BLUE WAVE CALIFORNIA VICTORY FUND $2K — · 2 txns BS Benjamin Seinfeld
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ERIC
1485146
$31,481 4
BLUE WAVE CALIFORNIA VICTORY FUND
C00901009
$1,904 2
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 3

SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ERIC $138K Other / Unclassified · 18 txns BLUE WAVE CALIFORNIA VICTORY FUND $2K — · 2 txns BARRAGAN, NANETTE $1K — · 1 txn BS Benjamin Seinfeld
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ERIC
1485146
$138,313 18
BLUE WAVE CALIFORNIA VICTORY FUND
C00901009
$1,904 2
BARRAGAN, NANETTE
CA · House DEM
$1,375 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 3

SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ERIC $143K Other / Unclassified · 19 txns BLUE WAVE CALIFORNIA VICTORY FUND $2K — · 2 txns BARRAGAN, NANETTE $1K — · 1 txn BS Benjamin Seinfeld
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ERIC
1485146
$142,528 19
BLUE WAVE CALIFORNIA VICTORY FUND
C00901009
$1,904 2
BARRAGAN, NANETTE
CA · House DEM
$1,375 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 3

SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ERIC $143K Other / Unclassified · 19 txns BLUE WAVE CALIFORNIA VICTORY FUND $2K — · 2 txns BARRAGAN, NANETTE $1K — · 1 txn BS Benjamin Seinfeld
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ERIC
1485146
$142,528 19
BLUE WAVE CALIFORNIA VICTORY FUND
C00901009
$1,904 2
BARRAGAN, NANETTE
CA · House DEM
$1,375 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 4

SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ERIC $143K Other / Unclassified · 19 txns CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY $4K Travel & Events · 1 txn BLUE WAVE CALIFORNIA VICTORY FUND $2K — · 2 txns BARRAGAN, NANETTE $1K — · 1 txn BS Benjamin Seinfeld
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ERIC
1485146
$142,528 19
CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY
C00105668
$3,723 1
BLUE WAVE CALIFORNIA VICTORY FUND
C00901009
$1,904 2
BARRAGAN, NANETTE
CA · House DEM
$1,375 1

By party

Revenue by party

100% D
D · 100%
R · 0%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $22,389 14.03%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $137,212 85.97%

Part III Reference tables

Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2017201820192020202120242026 Q1 2017 (2018 cycle): $15KQ4 2017 (2016 cycle): $2KQ1 2018 (2018 cycle): $314Q1 2019 (2018 cycle): $510Q2 2019 (2018 cycle): $2KQ3 2019 (2018 cycle): $195Q4 2019 (2018 cycle): $180Q1 2020 (2020 cycle): $3KQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $549Q3 2020 (2020 cycle): $5KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $8KQ1 2021 (2020 cycle): $628Q3 2024 (2024 cycle): $720Q4 2024 (2024 cycle): $4KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $4KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $142K Q1Q1Q2Q4Q2Q4Q3Q1Q2 $142K

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 2018 $15K 2 KAMALA HARRIS FOR SENATE 76% Contributions & Trans… 76% $15K
2017 Q4 2016 $2K 2 921188 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $2K
2018 Q1 2018 $314 3 921188 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $16K
2019 Q1 2018 $510 3 921188 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $16K
2019 Q2 2018 $2K 1 921188 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $18K
2019 Q3 2018 $195 1 741666 100% Travel & Events 100% $18K
2019 Q4 2018 $180 1 921188 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $18K -92%
2020 Q1 2020 $3K 4 921188 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $3K +1005%
2020 Q2 2020 $549 1 921188 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $4K
2020 Q3 2020 $5K 2 CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $9K
2020 Q4 2020 $8K 14 921188 100% Digital 94% $17K
2021 Q1 2020 $628 2 921188 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $18K +23%
2024 Q3 2024 $720 1 CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY 100% Travel & Events 100% $720
2024 Q4 2024 $4K 1 CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY 100% Travel & Events 100% $4K
2026 Q1 2026 $4K 1 SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026;… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $4K
2026 Q2 2026 $142K 21 SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026;… 98% Other / Unclassified 75% $146K
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $5K across 3 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY (96% of category) Last paid: 21mo ago · +4% vs prior cycle Travel & Events $4K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Other / Unclassified $120,806 33 $4K 78.9% SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026;… 92% 3mo ago
Contributions & Transfers $11,584 1 $12K 7.6% KAMALA HARRIS FOR SENATE 100% 9y ago
Wages & Payroll $8,952 3 $3K 5.8% CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY 100% 6y ago
Digital $7,119 13 $548 4.6% 921188 100% 5y ago
Travel & Events $4,638 3 $2K 3.0% CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY 96% 21mo ago
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Client retention

Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.

2
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$30,273 · 16% of revenue
0
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
5
One-time clients 1 cycle
$157,586 · 84% of revenue
Top 2 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
921188 3 $16,879 31 2017-12-11 2021-03-01
CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY 3 $13,394 5 2017-01-09 2024-11-14
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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
$185,954 99.0% 6
DC
$1,904 1.0% 1
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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 2026-05-21 SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ERIC $26,242
Largest all-time 2026-04-23 SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ERIC Other / Unclassified TMG Description Needed $26,096
Largest all-time 2026-04-23 SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ERIC Other / Unclassified TMG Description Needed $25,906
Largest all-time 2026-04-23 SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ERIC Other / Unclassified TMG Description Needed $23,483
Largest all-time 2017-01-25 KAMALA HARRIS FOR SENATE Contributions & Transfers REIMBURSEMENT-SEE ITEMIZATION BELOW $11,584
Largest this cycle 2026-04-23 SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ERIC Other / Unclassified See Schedule G $7,345
Recent 2026-05-21 SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ERIC $4,000
Recent 2026-05-21 SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ERIC $1,196
Recent 2026-06-15 BLUE WAVE CALIFORNIA VICTORY FUND REIMBURSEMENT - EVENT EXPENSES (SEE BELOW IF ITEMIZED) $867
Recent 2026-05-21 SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ERIC $43
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