CARDINAL COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGIES
CARDINAL COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGIES is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle CARDINAL COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGIES was paid $1.56M across 65 client committees, of which $910K 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 |
$3,080,855 | 195 rows | 77.2% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$909,788 | 82 rows | 22.8% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Nov 14, 2005 → Aug 15, 2018
- spans 12.8 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 195
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 65
- 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
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By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $4,869 | 0.31% |
| Non-partisan | $1,557,860 | 99.69% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 2 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q2 | 2016 | $5K | 1 | NEWMAN, SPONSORED AND FUNDE… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $5K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $7K | 2 | MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS 66% | Field & Voter Contact 66% | $7K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $5K | 1 | MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS 100% | Field & Voter Contact 100% | $12K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $2,006,294 | 142 | $14K | 65.1% | BUDGET REFORM NOW, A COALIT… 32% | 8y ago |
| Field & Voter Contact | $989,128 | 44 | $22K | 32.1% | TUCK FOR STATE SUPERINTENDE… 66% | 7y ago |
| Strategy & Research | $48,486 | 5 | $10K | 1.6% | SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY CALIFOR… 67% | 9y ago |
| Software & Tech | $27,000 | 2 | $14K | 0.9% | DAVID DEWHURST COMMITTEE DI… 100% | 12y ago |
| Legal & Compliance | $9,947 | 2 | $5K | 0.3% | 992074 100% | 17y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CITIZENS AGAINST WASTEFUL SPENDING | 3 | $41,303 | 15 | 2012-11-01 | 2016-04-01 |
| 992074 | 3 | $26,188 | 6 | 2009-05-13 | 2014-12-29 |
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 | $2,991,855 | 97.1% | 64 | |
| TX | $89,000 | 2.9% | 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 | 2009-04-02 | BUDGET REFORM NOW, A COALITION OF TAXPAYERS, BUSINESS, LABOR, EDUCATORS, PUBLIC SAFETY, SENIORS, JERRY PERENCHIO, HENRY T. SEGERSTROM PROPERTIES LLC, AND GOVERNOR SCHWARZENEGGER - YES ON 1A THROUGH 1F | Other / Unclassified | SEE SCHEDULE G | $604,095 |
| Largest all-time | 2010-11-02 | WHITMAN FOR GOVERNOR 2010, MEG | Other / Unclassified | — | $163,427 |
| Largest all-time | 2014-11-02 | TUCK FOR STATE SUPERINTENDENT 2014; PARENTS AND TEACHERS FOR | Field & Voter Contact | Phone Bank | $112,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2014-11-03 | TUCK FOR STATE SUPERINTENDENT 2014; PARENTS AND TEACHERS FOR | Field & Voter Contact | Phone Bank; Support; Marshall Tuck; SPI | $112,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2014-10-30 | TUCK FOR STATE SUPERINTENDENT 2014; PARENTS AND TEACHERS FOR | Field & Voter Contact | Phone Bank; Support; Marshall Tuck; SPI | $110,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2018-06-05 | MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS | Field & Voter Contact | PHONEBANKS | $4,800 |
| Largest this cycle | 2018-10-17 | MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS | Field & Voter Contact | PHONEBANKS | $4,800 |
| Largest this cycle | 2018-04-06 | EARLY FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL 2018; ERIC | Other / Unclassified | — | $2,460 |
| Recent | 2017-06-13 | NEWMAN, SPONSORED AND FUNDED BY NO NEW TAXES, A PROJECT OF THE HOWARD JARVIS TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION; CALIFORNIANS AGAINST CAR AND GAS TAX HIKES, A COMMITTEE TO RECALL JOSH | Other / Unclassified | — | $5,126 |
| Recent | 2016-10-25 | MATHIS FOR ASSEMBLY 2016; DEVON | Strategy & Research | Polling | $763 |