CALIFORNIA STATE COUNCIL SEIU
$6.38M
2025-2026 cycle
CALIFORNIA STATE COUNCIL SEIU is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle CALIFORNIA STATE COUNCIL SEIU was paid $6.38M across 6 client committees, of which $133K 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
$6.38M
=
$6.24M
(Schedule B)
+
$133K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$6,242,576 | 33 rows | 97.9% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$132,512 | 32 rows | 2.1% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Oct 13, 2017 → Aug 14, 2026
- spans 8.8 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 33
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 6
- 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
$76K
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.
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HEALTH CARE SAVES LIVES C00888081 |
$36,446 IE $49 · SB $36,397 |
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HEALTH CARE SAVES LIVES C00888081 |
$55,908 IE $19,512 · SB $36,397 |
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HEALTH CARE SAVES LIVES C00888081 |
$55,908 IE $19,512 · SB $36,397 |
8 |
| 960895 960895 |
$40,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HEALTH CARE SAVES LIVES C00888081 |
$55,908 IE $19,512 · SB $36,397 |
8 |
| 960895 960895 |
$40,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HEALTH CARE SAVES LIVES C00888081 |
$57,908 IE $21,512 · SB $36,397 |
10 |
| UNITED WE CAN C00523621 |
$53,233 IE $53,233 |
2 |
| 960895 960895 |
$40,000 | 1 |
| SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) C00004036 |
-$6,513 IE $6,513 · SB -$13,026 |
2 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 100%
R · 0%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $2,289,235 | 35.91% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $4,085,853 | 64.09% |
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.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
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 | Q4 | 2016 | $9K | 3 | KAMLAGER ASSEMBLY 2018 SUPP… 100% | Digital 100% | $9K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $50K | 2 | SEIU CALIFORNIA STATE COUNC… 74% | Contributions & Trans… 74% | $50K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $23K | 3 | SEIU CALIFORNIA STATE COUNC… 53% | Contributions & Trans… 53% | $72K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $2K | 1 | SEIU CALIFORNIA STATE COUNC… 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $74K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $9K | 2 | SEIU CALIFORNIA STATE COUNC… 92% | Wages & Payroll 92% | $83K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2018 | $11K | 3 | SEIU CALIFORNIA STATE COUNC… 74% | Contributions & Trans… 74% | $95K | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2018 | $6K | 1 | SEIU CALIFORNIA STATE COUNC… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $101K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $15K | 4 | SEIU CALIFORNIA STATE COUNC… 100% | Other / Unclassified 61% | $15K | -69% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $3K | 1 | SEIU CALIFORNIA STATE COUNC… 100% | Contributions & Trans… 100% | $18K | -87% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $1M | 1 | SEIU CALIFORNIA STATE COUNC… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $1.02M | +15825% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $534 | 1 | SEIU CALIFORNIA STATE COUNC… 100% | Contributions & Trans… 100% | $1.02M | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $100K | 3 | SEIU CALIFORNIA STATE COUNC… 100% | Legal & Compliance 50% | $100K | +3285% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $2.69M | 3 | SEIU CALIFORNIA STATE COUNC… 77% | Contributions & Trans… 54% | $2.79M | +503437% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $2.25M | 1 | SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEE… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $2.25M | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $40K | 1 | 960895 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $40K | — |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $36K | 2 | HEALTH CARE SAVES LIVES 100% | — | $76K | -98% |
Revenue by service category
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Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $4,537,554 | 8 | $567K | 73.3% | SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEE… 49% | 8mo ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | $1,507,580 | 9 | $168K | 24.3% | SEIU CALIFORNIA STATE COUNC… 96% | 2y ago |
| Legal & Compliance | $50,000 | 1 | $50K | 0.8% | SEIU CALIFORNIA STATE COUNC… 100% | 4y ago |
| Wages & Payroll | $38,470 | 4 | $10K | 0.6% | SEIU CALIFORNIA STATE COUNC… 65% | 4y ago |
| Strategy & Research | $26,000 | 2 | $13K | 0.4% | SEIU CALIFORNIA STATE COUNC… 96% | 4y ago |
| Digital | $19,657 | 5 | $4K | 0.3% | KAMLAGER ASSEMBLY 2018 SUPP… 100% | 8y ago |
| Field & Voter Contact | $12,892 | 1 | $13K | 0.2% | KAMLAGER ASSEMBLY 2018 SUPP… 100% | 8y ago |
| Software & Tech | $1,000 | 1 | $1K | 0.0% | SEIU CALIFORNIA STATE COUNC… 100% | 6y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
2
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$3,261,130 · 52% of revenue
2
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$695,050 · 11% of revenue
2
One-time clients 1 cycle
$2,286,397 · 37% of revenue
Top 2 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEIU CALIFORNIA STATE COUNCIL ( NONPROFIT 501 (C) (5) ) | 3 | $2,093,493 | 9 | 2018-09-25 | 2023-12-01 |
| SEIU CALIFORNIA STATE COUNCIL POLITICAL COMMITTEE | 3 | $1,167,636 | 12 | 2018-03-05 | 2022-05-11 |
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 | $3,992,576 | 64.0% | 5 | |
| DC | $2,250,000 | 36.0% | 1 |
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 | 2024-08-22 | SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) | Other / Unclassified | ADVANCE PAYMENT FOR FUTURE INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES | $2,250,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-12-01 | SEIU CALIFORNIA STATE COUNCIL ( NONPROFIT 501 (C) (5) ) | Contributions & Transfers | Refund of Deposit Made in Error | $1,442,223 |
| Largest all-time | 2021-06-09 | SEIU CALIFORNIA STATE COUNCIL POLITICAL COMMITTEE | Other / Unclassified | Intermediary for contribution to Stop the Republican Recall of Governor Newsom (ID: 1436851) | $1,000,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-12-01 | 960895 | Other / Unclassified | — | $622,500 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-12-01 | SEIU CALIFORNIA STATE COUNCIL ( NONPROFIT 501 (C) (5) ) | Other / Unclassified | — | $622,500 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-21 | 960895 | Other / Unclassified | Payment Made in Error | $40,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-07-28 | HEALTH CARE SAVES LIVES | — | PHONEBANKING AND CANVASSING EXPENSES | $19,218 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-07-28 | HEALTH CARE SAVES LIVES | — | PHONEBANKING AND CANVASSING EXPENSES | $17,179 |