CBS
CBS is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle CBS was paid $1.97M across 15 client committees, of which $7K 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 |
$1,966,759 | 56 rows | 99.6% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$6,912 | 2 rows | 0.4% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Sep 2, 2006 → Jun 30, 2026
- spans 19.8 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 56
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 15
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
One timeframe control governs all three panels below. Change it once and the trajectory, top buyers, and party breakdown all update together.
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 LEADS 1478581 |
$61,575 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA LEADS 1478581 |
$348,960 | 6 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA LEADS 1478581 |
$348,960 | 6 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA LEADS 1478581 |
$348,960 | 6 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA LEADS 1478581 |
$348,960 | 6 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $71,450 | 3.62% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $1,902,221 | 96.38% |
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 · 5 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2018 | $2K | 1 | CONYERS, JOHN JR. 100% | Fundraising 100% | $2K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $1K | 1 | BOHAC DWAYNE A HONORABLE 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $4K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $166K | 2 | NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVER… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $169K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $16K | 13 | BOHAC DWAYNE A HONORABLE 100% | Print & Mail 79% | $185K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $9K | 9 | BOHAC DWAYNE A HONORABLE 100% | Print & Mail 82% | $194K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $69K | 1 | BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 100% | Digital 100% | $69K | +4667% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $125K | 1 | NO ON 23 - STOP THE DANGERO… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $194K | +1291% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $1.14M | 1 | CALIFORNIANS FOR CLEAN CARS… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $1.14M | +808% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $349K | 6 | CALIFORNIA LEADS 100% | Admin & Office 100% | $349K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $1,474,735 | 15 | $98K | 75.0% | CALIFORNIANS FOR CLEAN CARS… 77% | 3y ago |
| Admin & Office | $348,960 | 6 | $58K | 17.7% | CALIFORNIA LEADS 100% | 2mo ago |
| Digital | $69,493 | 2 | $35K | 3.5% | BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 99% | 6y ago |
| Print & Mail | $59,993 | 27 | $2K | 3.1% | HALBACH JR JOSEPH J HONORAB… 35% | 7y ago |
| Media | $9,101 | 4 | $2K | 0.5% | FAGIN MILTON I MR 40% | 13y ago |
| Field & Voter Contact | $2,277 | 1 | $2K | 0.1% | BOHAC DWAYNE A HONORABLE 100% | 8y ago |
| Fundraising | $2,200 | 1 | $2K | 0.1% | CONYERS, JOHN JR. 100% | 9y 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 | $1,822,448 | 92.7% | 8 | |
| TX | $73,111 | 3.7% | 5 | |
| PA | $69,000 | 3.5% | 1 | |
| DC | $2,200 | 0.1% | 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 | 2022-11-03 | CALIFORNIANS FOR CLEAN CARS AND CLEAN AIR, A COALITION OF RIDESHARE COMPANIES, LABOR, AND ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS | Other / Unclassified | — | $1,137,700 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-10-18 | NO ON 23 - STOP THE DANGEROUS & COSTLY DIALYSIS PROPOSITION, SPONSORED BY DIALYSIS PROVIDERS, NURSES, DOCTORS AND PATIENTS | Other / Unclassified | — | $125,300 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-05-19 | CALIFORNIA LEADS | Admin & Office | TEL, WEB | $85,865 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-05-12 | CALIFORNIA LEADS | Admin & Office | TEL, WEB | $84,800 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-04-20 | NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR 2018 | Other / Unclassified | — | $84,698 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-06-30 | CALIFORNIA LEADS | Admin & Office | TEL, WEB | $61,575 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-05 | CALIFORNIA LEADS | Admin & Office | TEL, WEB | $48,900 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-28 | CALIFORNIA LEADS | Admin & Office | TEL, WEB | $37,210 |