BRIAN GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026

$3.25M 2025-2026 cycle

BRIAN GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026 is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle BRIAN GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026 was paid $3.25M across 9 client committees, of which $139K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

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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.

Source split

$3.25M = $3.11M (Schedule B) + $139K (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments		 $3,106,656 1,195 rows 95.7%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them		 $138,500 27 rows 4.3%
Activity span ALL TIME
Apr 17, 2025 → Jul 7, 2026
spans 1.2 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
1,195
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
9
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Aug 2025 Jul 2026
$3.04M 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.

VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 1 months · top 1

GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; BRIAN $208K Contributions & Transfers · 122 txns BG BRIAN GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE …
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; BRIAN
1480404
 $207,669 122
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 5

GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; PROG… $438K Media · 6 txns GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; BRIAN $302K Contributions & Transfers · 233 txns ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALI… $105K Print & Mail · 3 txns 790318 $5K — · 1 txn EVENHAIM; SHAWN $1K — · 1 txn BG BRIAN GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE …
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP FOR US, BRIAN
1485542
 $438,422 6
GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; BRIAN
1480404
 $301,938
IE $5,900 · SB $296,038
 233
ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION
1490343
 $104,619 3
790318
790318
 $5,000 1
EVENHAIM; SHAWN
1467378
 $1,000 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 5

GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; PROG… $1.17M Media · 17 txns GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; BRIAN $522K Contributions & Transfers · 411 txns ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALI… $105K Print & Mail · 3 txns 790318 $5K — · 1 txn EVENHAIM; SHAWN $1K — · 1 txn BG BRIAN GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE …
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP FOR US, BRIAN
1485542
 $1,173,654 17
GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; BRIAN
1480404
 $522,149
IE $5,900 · SB $516,249
 411
ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION
1490343
 $104,619 3
790318
790318
 $5,000 1
EVENHAIM; SHAWN
1467378
 $1,000 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 9

GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; BRIAN $1.81M Fundraising · 1,169 txns GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; PROG… $1.17M Media · 17 txns ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALI… $105K Print & Mail · 3 txns 802001 $5K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn 790318 $5K — · 1 txn 21ST CENTURY ALLIANCE GOOD GOVERMENT … $3K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn ZBUR FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; RE-ELECT RICK… $1K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn EVENHAIM; SHAWN $1K — · 1 txn RUDERMAN FOR STATE SENATE 2026; NICO $250 Other / Unclassified · 1 txn BG BRIAN GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE …
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; BRIAN
1480404
 $1,811,133
IE $68,500 · SB $1,742,633
 1,169
GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP FOR US, BRIAN
1485542
 $1,173,654 17
ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION
1490343
 $104,619 3
802001
802001
 $5,000 1
790318
790318
 $5,000 1
21ST CENTURY ALLIANCE GOOD GOVERMENT PAC
1439959
 $2,500 1
ZBUR FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; RE-ELECT RICK CHAVEZ
1477252
 $1,000 1
EVENHAIM; SHAWN
1467378
 $1,000 1
RUDERMAN FOR STATE SENATE 2026; NICO
1480036
 $250 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 9

GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; BRIAN $1.95M Fundraising · 1,196 txns GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; PROG… $1.17M Media · 17 txns ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALI… $105K Print & Mail · 3 txns 802001 $5K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn 790318 $5K — · 1 txn 21ST CENTURY ALLIANCE GOOD GOVERMENT … $3K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn ZBUR FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; RE-ELECT RICK… $1K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn EVENHAIM; SHAWN $1K — · 1 txn RUDERMAN FOR STATE SENATE 2026; NICO $250 Other / Unclassified · 1 txn BG BRIAN GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE …
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; BRIAN
1480404
 $1,952,133
IE $138,500 · SB $1,813,633
 1,196
GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP FOR US, BRIAN
1485542
 $1,173,654 17
ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION
1490343
 $104,619 3
802001
802001
 $5,000 1
790318
790318
 $5,000 1
21ST CENTURY ALLIANCE GOOD GOVERMENT PAC
1439959
 $2,500 1
ZBUR FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; RE-ELECT RICK CHAVEZ
1477252
 $1,000 1
EVENHAIM; SHAWN
1467378
 $1,000 1
RUDERMAN FOR STATE SENATE 2026; NICO
1480036
 $250 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 9

GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; BRIAN $1.95M Fundraising · 1,196 txns GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; PROG… $1.17M Media · 17 txns ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALI… $105K Print & Mail · 3 txns 802001 $5K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn 790318 $5K — · 1 txn 21ST CENTURY ALLIANCE GOOD GOVERMENT … $3K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn ZBUR FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; RE-ELECT RICK… $1K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn EVENHAIM; SHAWN $1K — · 1 txn RUDERMAN FOR STATE SENATE 2026; NICO $250 Other / Unclassified · 1 txn BG BRIAN GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE …
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; BRIAN
1480404
 $1,952,133
IE $138,500 · SB $1,813,633
 1,196
GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP FOR US, BRIAN
1485542
 $1,173,654 17
ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION
1490343
 $104,619 3
802001
802001
 $5,000 1
790318
790318
 $5,000 1
21ST CENTURY ALLIANCE GOOD GOVERMENT PAC
1439959
 $2,500 1
ZBUR FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; RE-ELECT RICK CHAVEZ
1477252
 $1,000 1
EVENHAIM; SHAWN
1467378
 $1,000 1
RUDERMAN FOR STATE SENATE 2026; NICO
1480036
 $250 1
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By party

PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $3,245,156 100.00%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Money flow through this vendor

Where their ad buys point

IE payers (left) → races the buys targeted (right) · independent-expenditure filings only

No activity in the last 1 months.

BRIAN GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENAT… GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE … $6K Unspecified races (2 filing… $6K Total in: $6K Total out: $6K
BRIAN GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENAT… GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE … $6K Unspecified races (2 filing… $6K Total in: $6K Total out: $6K
BRIAN GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENAT… GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE … $69K Unspecified races (14 filin… $69K Total in: $69K Total out: $69K
BRIAN GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENAT… GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE … $139K Unspecified races (27 filin… $139K Total in: $139K Total out: $139K
BRIAN GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENAT… GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE … $139K Unspecified races (27 filin… $139K Total in: $139K Total out: $139K
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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

20252026 Q2 2025 (2024 cycle): $65KQ3 2025 (2024 cycle): $33KQ4 2025 (2024 cycle): $700KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $512KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $1.59MQ3 2026 (2026 cycle): $208K Q2Q4Q2Q3 $1.59M

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 2 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2025 Q2 2024 $65K 13 GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE … 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $65K —
2025 Q3 2024 $33K 6 GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE … 85% Other / Unclassified 85% $98K —
2025 Q4 2024 $700K 386 GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE … 99% Fundraising 91% $798K —
2026 Q1 2026 $512K 361 GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE … 100% Fundraising 98% $512K —
2026 Q2 2026 $1.59M 307 GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE … 74% Media 70% $2.1M —
2026 Q3 2026 $208K 122 GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE … 100% Contributions & Trans… 100% $2.31M —
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Revenue by service category

Revenue by service category

last 1 months · hover bars for cycle context
Contributions & Transfers — cycle-to-date Total: $281K across 228 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; BRIAN (100% of category) Last paid: 2w ago · +4227% vs prior cycle Contributions & Transfers $208K

Revenue by service category

last 3 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $1.11M across 14 disbursements (avg $79K/check) Top buyer: GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP FOR US, BRIAN (100% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $428K Contributions & Transfers — cycle-to-date Total: $281K across 228 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; BRIAN (100% of category) Last paid: 2w ago · +4227% vs prior cycle Contributions & Transfers $275K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $105K across 3 disbursements (avg $35K/check) Top buyer: ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION (100% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $105K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $63K across 3 disbursements (avg $21K/check) Top buyer: GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP FOR US, BRIAN (100% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $10K

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $1.11M across 14 disbursements (avg $79K/check) Top buyer: GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP FOR US, BRIAN (100% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $1.11M Contributions & Transfers — cycle-to-date Total: $281K across 228 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; BRIAN (100% of category) Last paid: 2w ago · +4227% vs prior cycle Contributions & Transfers $275K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $1.35M across 901 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; BRIAN (100% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · +111% vs prior cycle Fundraising $207K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $105K across 3 disbursements (avg $35K/check) Top buyer: ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION (100% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $105K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $63K across 3 disbursements (avg $21K/check) Top buyer: GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP FOR US, BRIAN (100% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $63K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $1.35M across 901 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; BRIAN (100% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · +111% vs prior cycle Fundraising $1.35M Media — cycle-to-date Total: $1.11M across 14 disbursements (avg $79K/check) Top buyer: GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP FOR US, BRIAN (100% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $1.11M Contributions & Transfers — cycle-to-date Total: $281K across 228 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; BRIAN (100% of category) Last paid: 2w ago · +4227% vs prior cycle Contributions & Transfers $281K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $105K across 3 disbursements (avg $35K/check) Top buyer: ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION (100% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $105K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $63K across 3 disbursements (avg $21K/check) Top buyer: GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP FOR US, BRIAN (100% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $63K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $1.35M across 901 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; BRIAN (100% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · +111% vs prior cycle Fundraising $1.35M Media — cycle-to-date Total: $1.11M across 14 disbursements (avg $79K/check) Top buyer: GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP FOR US, BRIAN (100% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $1.11M Contributions & Transfers — cycle-to-date Total: $281K across 228 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; BRIAN (100% of category) Last paid: 2w ago · +4227% vs prior cycle Contributions & Transfers $281K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $105K across 3 disbursements (avg $35K/check) Top buyer: ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION (100% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $105K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $63K across 3 disbursements (avg $21K/check) Top buyer: GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP FOR US, BRIAN (100% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $63K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $1.35M across 901 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; BRIAN (100% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · +111% vs prior cycle Fundraising $1.35M Media — cycle-to-date Total: $1.11M across 14 disbursements (avg $79K/check) Top buyer: GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP FOR US, BRIAN (100% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $1.11M Contributions & Transfers — cycle-to-date Total: $281K across 228 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; BRIAN (100% of category) Last paid: 2w ago · +4227% vs prior cycle Contributions & Transfers $281K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $105K across 3 disbursements (avg $35K/check) Top buyer: ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION (100% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $105K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $63K across 3 disbursements (avg $21K/check) Top buyer: GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP FOR US, BRIAN (100% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $63K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Fundraising $1,349,295 901 $1K 44.0% GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE … 100% 3mo ago
Media $1,110,294 14 $79K 36.2% GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE … 100% 2mo ago
Contributions & Transfers $281,238 228 $1K 9.2% GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE … 100% 2w ago
Other / Unclassified $161,050 35 $5K 5.2% GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE … 95% 3mo ago
Print & Mail $104,619 3 $35K 3.4% ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSOR… 100% 2mo ago
Strategy & Research $63,360 3 $21K 2.1% GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE … 100% 3mo ago
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Client retention

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

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Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
1
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$1,813,633 · 58% of revenue
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One-time clients 1 cycle
$1,293,023 · 42% of revenue
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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
$3,106,656 100.0% 9
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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 2026-04-22 GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP FOR US, BRIAN Media DIGITAL ADS $389,333
Largest all-time 2026-04-22 GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP FOR US, BRIAN Media TELEVISION ADS $168,000
Largest all-time 2026-04-28 GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP FOR US, BRIAN Media TELEVISION ADS $168,000
Largest all-time 2026-05-02 GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP FOR US, BRIAN Media TELEVISION ADS $100,000
Largest all-time 2026-04-25 GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP FOR US, BRIAN Media TELEVISION ADS $100,000
Recent 2026-07-07 GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; BRIAN Contributions & Transfers Earmarked Contribution from: MUTCHNIK, NICOLE $11,800
Recent 2026-07-07 GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; BRIAN Contributions & Transfers Earmarked Contribution from: PLATT, JULIE $5,900
Recent 2026-07-07 GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; BRIAN Contributions & Transfers Earmarked Contribution from: SAGANSKY, JEFF $2,000
Recent 2026-07-07 GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; BRIAN Contributions & Transfers Earmarked Contribution from: EVENHAIM, SHARON $1,000
Recent 2026-07-07 GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; BRIAN Contributions & Transfers Earmarked Contribution from: SMITH, HARRIS $250
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