California Back to Basics Supporting Matt Mahan for Governor 2026
California Back to Basics Supporting Matt Mahan for Governor 2026 is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle California Back to Basics Supporting Matt Mahan for Governor 2026 was paid $46.13M across 3 client committees, of which $21.07M 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 |
$25,065,464 | 60 rows | 54.3% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$21,067,398 | 48 rows | 45.7% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jan 30, 2026 → May 20, 2026
- spans 4 months
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 60
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 3
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
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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.
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Top buyers last 6 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT 1487425 |
$30,107,264 IE $13,949,199 · SB $16,158,065 |
76 |
| MAKAN, DIVESH 1453804 |
$500,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT 1487425 |
$43,843,662 IE $20,817,398 · SB $23,026,264 |
102 |
| MAKAN, DIVESH 1453804 |
$500,000 | 1 |
| SINGERMAN 1431422 |
$250,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT 1487425 |
$43,843,662 IE $20,817,398 · SB $23,026,264 |
102 |
| MAKAN, DIVESH 1453804 |
$500,000 | 1 |
| SINGERMAN 1431422 |
$250,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT 1487425 |
$43,843,662 IE $20,817,398 · SB $23,026,264 |
102 |
| MAKAN, DIVESH 1453804 |
$500,000 | 1 |
| SINGERMAN 1431422 |
$250,000 | 1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $46,132,862 | 100.00% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Money flow through this vendor
Where their ad buys point
IE payers (left) → races the buys targeted (right) · independent-expenditure filings onlyNo activity in the last 1 months.
No activity in the last 3 months.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 1 year
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $9.35M | 24 | MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CA… 97% | Contributions & Trans… 0% | $9.35M | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $16M | 33 | MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CA… 97% | Contributions & Trans… 22% | $25M | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions & Transfers | $2,200,000 | 12 | $183K | 58.7% | MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CA… 100% | 3mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $1,500,000 | 2 | $750K | 40.0% | MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CA… 100% | 4mo ago |
| Strategy & Research | $20,000 | 1 | $20K | 0.5% | MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CA… 100% | 5mo ago |
| Media | $15,566 | 1 | $16K | 0.4% | MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CA… 100% | 5mo ago |
| Fundraising | $12,500 | 1 | $13K | 0.3% | MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CA… 100% | 5mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
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 | $25,065,464 | 100.0% | 3 |
Notable disbursements
5 largest all-time · 5 largest in the current cycle · 5 most recent. Each row earns its place.