Campaign Communications Solutions dba Stones Phones
Campaign Communications Solutions dba Stones Phones is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Campaign Communications Solutions dba Stones Phones was paid $1.70M across 8 client committees, of which $456K 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 |
$1,240,879 | 14 rows | 73.1% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$455,669 | 29 rows | 26.9% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jan 31, 2006 → May 28, 2026
- spans 20.3 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 14
- 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.
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 3 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS IE PAC 1241835 |
$48,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS IE PAC 1241835 |
$48,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS IE PAC 1241835 |
$48,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS IE PAC 1241835 |
$48,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL WOMEN''S LAW CENTER ACTION FUND C90021155 |
$455,669 IE $455,669 |
29 |
| CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS IE PAC 1241835 |
$48,000 | 1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $1,696,547 | 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.
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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 6 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $142K | 2 | LARA FOR INSURANCE COMMISSI… 77% | Strategy & Research 77% | $142K | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $576K | 2 | YES ON 16, OPPORTUNITY FOR … 100% | Field & Voter Contact 100% | $576K | +305% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $305K | 1 | NEWSOM; STOP THE REPUBLICAN… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $881K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $37K | 2 | HOUSING PROVIDERS FOR RESPO… 83% | Field & Voter Contact 83% | $37K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $103K | 1 | COMMITTEE TO INCREASE VOTIN… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $140K | -82% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $15K | 1 | CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL FIR… 100% | Field & Voter Contact 100% | $15K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $48K | 1 | CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL FIR… 100% | — | $48K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Field & Voter Contact | $636,017 | 8 | $80K | 53.3% | YES ON 16, OPPORTUNITY FOR … 91% | 2y ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $447,174 | 4 | $112K | 37.5% | NEWSOM; STOP THE REPUBLICAN… 68% | 3y ago |
| Strategy & Research | $109,687 | 1 | $110K | 9.2% | LARA FOR INSURANCE COMMISSI… 100% | 7y 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 | $1,240,879 | 100.0% | 8 |
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 | 2020-10-22 | YES ON 16, OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL COALITION, SPONSORED BY CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS | Field & Voter Contact | Phone Banking | $375,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2021-09-01 | NEWSOM; STOP THE REPUBLICAN RECALL OF GOVERNOR | Other / Unclassified | — | $305,036 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-10-30 | YES ON 16, OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL COALITION, SPONSORED BY CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS | Field & Voter Contact | Phone Banking | $201,250 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-11-02 | LARA FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2018 SPONSORED BY LABOR AND NONPROFIT HEALTH ADVOCATE ORGANIZATIONS; PROGRESS CALIFORNIA SUPPORTING RICARDO | Strategy & Research | Text Calls Supporting Ricardo Lara and Opposing Steve Poizner | $109,687 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-11-03 | COMMITTEE TO INCREASE VOTING IN CALIFORNIA | Other / Unclassified | — | $103,334 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-28 | CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS IE PAC | — | Live Calls Supporting Xavier Becerra | $48,000 |
| Recent | 2022-05-13 | HOUSING PROVIDERS FOR RESPONSIBLE SOLUTIONS, SPONSORED BY HOUSING PROVIDERS | Field & Voter Contact | Phonebank/Support/Jasmin Rubio/State Assembly/District 60 | $30,395 |
| Recent | 2024-02-27 | CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS IE PAC | Field & Voter Contact | Phonebank/Support/Rozzana Verder-Aliga | $14,883 |
| Recent | 2022-06-03 | ALVAREZ FOR ASSEMBLY 2022 SPECIAL ELECTION; DAVID | Other / Unclassified | — | $6,211 |