California New Car Dealers Association Issues PAC

$10.12M 2025-2026 cycle

California New Car Dealers Association Issues PAC is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle California New Car Dealers Association Issues PAC was paid $10.12M across 8 client committees, of which $5.57M 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

$10.12M = $4.55M (Schedule B) + $5.57M (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments
$4,549,533 186 rows 45.0%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them
$5,569,883 176 rows 55.0%
Activity span ALL TIME
Feb 23, 2009 → Jun 11, 2026
spans 17.3 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
186
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
8
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
$44K 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 1

741623 $5K Contributions & Transfers · 1 txn CN California New Car Dealers Associati… PAC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
741623
741623
$5,256 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 3

741623 $46K Contributions & Transfers · 7 txns FLORA FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; HEATH $3K Travel & Events · 1 txn LYONS' INVESTMENTS MANAGEMENT, LLC AN… $945 Fundraising · 1 txn CN California New Car Dealers Associati… PAC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
741623
741623
$46,256
IE $20,500 · SB $25,756
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FLORA FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; HEATH
1477611
$2,920 1
LYONS' INVESTMENTS MANAGEMENT, LLC AND AFFILIATED ENTITIES
1393007
$945 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 3

741623 $70K Contributions & Transfers · 11 txns FLORA FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; HEATH $3K Travel & Events · 1 txn LYONS' INVESTMENTS MANAGEMENT, LLC AN… $945 Fundraising · 1 txn CN California New Car Dealers Associati… PAC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
741623
741623
$70,179
IE $30,300 · SB $39,879
11
FLORA FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; HEATH
1477611
$2,920 1
LYONS' INVESTMENTS MANAGEMENT, LLC AND AFFILIATED ENTITIES
1393007
$945 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 3

741623 $83K Other / Unclassified · 13 txns FLORA FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; HEATH $3K Travel & Events · 1 txn LYONS' INVESTMENTS MANAGEMENT, LLC AN… $945 Fundraising · 1 txn CN California New Car Dealers Associati… PAC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
741623
741623
$82,633
IE $40,100 · SB $42,533
13
FLORA FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; HEATH
1477611
$2,920 1
LYONS' INVESTMENTS MANAGEMENT, LLC AND AFFILIATED ENTITIES
1393007
$945 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 4

741623 $92K Other / Unclassified · 19 txns FLORA FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; HEATH $3K Travel & Events · 1 txn LYONS' INVESTMENTS MANAGEMENT, LLC AN… $945 Fundraising · 1 txn FLORA FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; HEATH $326 Other / Unclassified · 1 txn CN California New Car Dealers Associati… PAC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
741623
741623
$92,333
IE $49,800 · SB $42,533
19
FLORA FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; HEATH
1477611
$2,920 1
LYONS' INVESTMENTS MANAGEMENT, LLC AND AFFILIATED ENTITIES
1393007
$945 1
FLORA FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; HEATH
1457651
$326 1

By party

PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $10,119,416 100.00%

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.

No activity in the last 3 months.

California New Car Dealers Asso… 741623 $21K Unspecified races (4 filing… $21K Total in: $21K Total out: $21K
California New Car Dealers Asso… 741623 $30K Unspecified races (5 filing… $31K Total in: $30K Total out: $31K
California New Car Dealers Asso… 741623 $40K Unspecified races (6 filing… $41K Total in: $40K Total out: $41K
California New Car Dealers Asso… 741623 $50K Unspecified races (12 filin… $51K Total in: $50K Total out: $51K
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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

201720182019202120222023202420252026 Q2 2017 (2016 cycle): $5KQ3 2017 (2016 cycle): $4KQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $400Q3 2018 (2018 cycle): $4KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $225KQ1 2019 (2018 cycle): $13KQ2 2019 (2018 cycle): $5KQ3 2019 (2018 cycle): $3KQ4 2021 (2020 cycle): $186KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $1.39MQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $628KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $3KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $1.91MQ1 2023 (2022 cycle): $9KQ2 2023 (2022 cycle): $2KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $33KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $2KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $326Q2 2025 (2024 cycle): $3KQ3 2025 (2024 cycle): $3KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $30KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $10K Q2Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q2Q2Q1Q2 $1.91M

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 9 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2017 Q2 2016 $5K 3 741623 100% Other / Unclassified 67% $5K
2017 Q3 2016 $4K 3 741623 86% Travel & Events 43% $8K
2018 Q2 2018 $400 1 741623 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $400
2018 Q3 2018 $4K 3 741623 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $5K
2018 Q4 2018 $225K 1 CALIFORNIA MOTOR CAR DEALER… 100% Travel & Events 100% $230K
2019 Q1 2018 $13K 2 CALIFORNIA MOTOR CAR DEALER… 89% Other / Unclassified 89% $243K
2019 Q2 2018 $5K 2 741623 100% Travel & Events 100% $248K +12%
2019 Q3 2018 $3K 2 741623 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $251K -12%
2021 Q4 2020 $186K 10 CALIFORNIA MOTOR CAR DEALER… 100% Fundraising 100% $186K
2022 Q1 2022 $1.39M 38 CALIFORNIA MOTOR CAR DEALER… 98% Fundraising 44% $1.39M
2022 Q2 2022 $628K 14 CALIFORNIA MOTOR CAR DEALER… 100% Fundraising 97% $2.01M
2022 Q3 2022 $3K 3 CALIFORNIA MOTOR CAR DEALER… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $2.02M
2022 Q4 2022 $1.91M 7 CALIFORNIA MOTOR CAR DEALER… 100% Fundraising 100% $3.93M
2023 Q1 2022 $9K 19 CALIFORNIA MOTOR CAR DEALER… 100% Contributions & Trans… 100% $3.93M
2023 Q2 2022 $2K 1 WILSON, DAVID W. 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $3.94M
2024 Q1 2024 $33K 45 CALIFORNIA MOTOR CAR DEALER… 100% Contributions & Trans… 89% $33K -98%
2024 Q2 2024 $2K 2 CALIFORNIA MOTOR CAR DEALER… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $35K -100%
2024 Q4 2024 $326 1 FLORA FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; HE… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $36K -100%
2025 Q2 2024 $3K 1 741623 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $38K +26%
2025 Q3 2024 $3K 1 741623 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $42K
2026 Q1 2026 $30K 4 741623 100% $30K -8%
2026 Q2 2026 $10K 4 741623 61% Contributions & Trans… 52% $40K +347%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 3 months · hover bars for cycle context
Contributions & Transfers — cycle-to-date Total: $580K across 80 disbursements (avg $7K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA MOTOR CAR DEALERS ASSOCIATION FUND TO STOP SHAKEDOWN LAWSUITS (99% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +1874% vs prior cycle Contributions & Transfers $5K

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Contributions & Transfers — cycle-to-date Total: $580K across 80 disbursements (avg $7K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA MOTOR CAR DEALERS ASSOCIATION FUND TO STOP SHAKEDOWN LAWSUITS (99% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +1874% vs prior cycle Contributions & Transfers $5K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $254K across 8 disbursements (avg $32K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA MOTOR CAR DEALERS ASSOCIATION FUND TO STOP SHAKEDOWN LAWSUITS (89% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $3K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $3.32M across 45 disbursements (avg $74K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA MOTOR CAR DEALERS ASSOCIATION FUND TO STOP SHAKEDOWN LAWSUITS (100% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $945

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Contributions & Transfers — cycle-to-date Total: $580K across 80 disbursements (avg $7K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA MOTOR CAR DEALERS ASSOCIATION FUND TO STOP SHAKEDOWN LAWSUITS (99% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +1874% vs prior cycle Contributions & Transfers $5K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $254K across 8 disbursements (avg $32K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA MOTOR CAR DEALERS ASSOCIATION FUND TO STOP SHAKEDOWN LAWSUITS (89% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $3K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $3.32M across 45 disbursements (avg $74K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA MOTOR CAR DEALERS ASSOCIATION FUND TO STOP SHAKEDOWN LAWSUITS (100% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $945

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Contributions & Transfers — cycle-to-date Total: $580K across 80 disbursements (avg $7K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA MOTOR CAR DEALERS ASSOCIATION FUND TO STOP SHAKEDOWN LAWSUITS (99% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +1874% vs prior cycle Contributions & Transfers $5K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $254K across 8 disbursements (avg $32K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA MOTOR CAR DEALERS ASSOCIATION FUND TO STOP SHAKEDOWN LAWSUITS (89% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $3K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $3.32M across 45 disbursements (avg $74K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA MOTOR CAR DEALERS ASSOCIATION FUND TO STOP SHAKEDOWN LAWSUITS (100% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $945

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Contributions & Transfers — cycle-to-date Total: $580K across 80 disbursements (avg $7K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA MOTOR CAR DEALERS ASSOCIATION FUND TO STOP SHAKEDOWN LAWSUITS (99% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +1874% vs prior cycle Contributions & Transfers $5K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $254K across 8 disbursements (avg $32K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA MOTOR CAR DEALERS ASSOCIATION FUND TO STOP SHAKEDOWN LAWSUITS (89% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $3K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $3.32M across 45 disbursements (avg $74K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA MOTOR CAR DEALERS ASSOCIATION FUND TO STOP SHAKEDOWN LAWSUITS (100% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $945
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Fundraising $3,317,068 45 $74K 73.4% CALIFORNIA MOTOR CAR DEALER… 100% 4mo ago
Contributions & Transfers $580,456 80 $7K 12.8% CALIFORNIA MOTOR CAR DEALER… 99% 2mo ago
Other / Unclassified $366,465 47 $8K 8.1% CALIFORNIA MOTOR CAR DEALER… 73% 11mo ago
Travel & Events $254,155 8 $32K 5.6% CALIFORNIA MOTOR CAR DEALER… 89% 3mo ago
Legal & Compliance $190 1 $190 0.0% 741623 100% 12y 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
$4,466,742 · 98% of revenue
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Repeat clients 2 cycles
$51,500 · 1% of revenue
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One-time clients 1 cycle
$31,291 · 1% of revenue
Top 2 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
CALIFORNIA MOTOR CAR DEALERS ASSOCIATION FUND TO STOP SHAKEDOWN LAWSUITS 5 $4,377,974 139 2014-01-09 2024-05-17
741623 7 $88,768 38 2010-09-30 2026-06-11
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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
$4,549,533 100.0% 8
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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 2022-11-10 CALIFORNIA MOTOR CAR DEALERS ASSOCIATION FUND TO STOP SHAKEDOWN LAWSUITS Fundraising See Additional Comments. Earmarked to support AG#21-0027A1. $550,000
Largest all-time 2022-12-01 CALIFORNIA MOTOR CAR DEALERS ASSOCIATION FUND TO STOP SHAKEDOWN LAWSUITS Fundraising See Additional Comments. Earmarked to support AG#21-0027A1. $524,500
Largest all-time 2022-11-04 CALIFORNIA MOTOR CAR DEALERS ASSOCIATION FUND TO STOP SHAKEDOWN LAWSUITS Fundraising See Additional Comments. Earmarked to support AG#21-0027A1. $430,000
Largest all-time 2022-10-21 CALIFORNIA MOTOR CAR DEALERS ASSOCIATION FUND TO STOP SHAKEDOWN LAWSUITS Fundraising See Additional Comments. Earmarked to support AG#21-0027A1. $400,000
Largest all-time 2022-05-06 CALIFORNIA MOTOR CAR DEALERS ASSOCIATION FUND TO STOP SHAKEDOWN LAWSUITS Fundraising See Additional Comments. Earmarked to support AG#21-0027A1. $388,000
Largest this cycle 2026-03-27 741623 $9,800
Largest this cycle 2026-01-28 741623 $9,800
Largest this cycle 2026-02-24 741623 $9,800
Largest this cycle 2026-06-11 741623 Contributions & Transfers Refund $5,256
Largest this cycle 2026-04-29 FLORA FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; HEATH Travel & Events 3/2/26 Catering and Venue for Reception $2,920
Recent 2026-04-10 LYONS' INVESTMENTS MANAGEMENT, LLC AND AFFILIATED ENTITIES Fundraising Fundraiser $945
Recent 2026-05-15 741623 $900
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