Chris Jones Consulting
$3.91M
2025-2026 cycle
Chris Jones Consulting is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Chris Jones Consulting was paid $3.91M across 64 client committees, of which $1.24M 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
$4.45M
=
$3.21M
(Schedule B)
+
$1.24M
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$3,210,370 | 453 rows | 72.2% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$1,239,021 | 119 rows | 27.8% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Feb 16, 2002 → Feb 22, 2024
- spans 22.0 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 453
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 64
- 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.
Jun 2025
May 2026
$30K
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.
No buyer activity in this window.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| NORDBLUM FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2026 1477458 |
$5,000 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| NORDBLUM FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2026 1477458 |
$7,500 | 3 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| NORDBLUM FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2026 1477458 |
$18,514 | 7 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIANS FOR A BETTER FUTURE 1420444 |
$25,441 | 3 |
| NORDBLUM FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2026 1477458 |
$18,514 | 7 |
| HESTRIN FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY 2014), RIVERSIDE SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION PUBLIC EDCUCATION FUND (SUPPORT 1286381 |
$11,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIANS FOR A BETTER FUTURE 1420444 |
$112,727 | 13 |
| HESTRIN FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY 2014), RIVERSIDE SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION PUBLIC EDCUCATION FUND (SUPPORT 1286381 |
$65,346 | 8 |
| NORDBLUM FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2026 1477458 |
$18,514 | 7 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 0%
R · 100%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $1,217 | 0.03% |
| Non-partisan | $3,904,601 | 99.97% |
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 · 10 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $29K | 6 | INLAND EMPIRE TAXPAYERS ASS… 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $29K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $80K | 11 | MARTIN FOR JUDGE 2018 53% | Other / Unclassified 59% | $80K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $40K | 2 | CALIFORNIA TAXPAYER PROTECT… 58% | Print & Mail 58% | $120K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $197K | 29 | CALIFORNIA TAXPAYER PROTECT… 36% | Print & Mail 97% | $317K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2018 | $58K | 11 | 479163 65% | Strategy & Research 87% | $375K | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2018 | $6K | 3 | SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY PROFE… 51% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $380K | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2018 | $2K | 2 | CALIFORNIANS FOR A BETTER F… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $383K | -93% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $19K | 9 | LISO FOR JUDGE 2020 51% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $19K | — |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $18K | 7 | LISO FOR JUDGE 2020 66% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $37K | -78% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $57K | 10 | CALIFORNIANS FOR A BETTER F… 95% | Other / Unclassified 90% | $94K | +43% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $175K | 16 | CALIFORNIANS FOR A BETTER F… 73% | Other / Unclassified 73% | $268K | -11% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2020 | $9K | 3 | BUSINESS LEADERS FOR ETHICA… 53% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $278K | -84% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $3K | 1 | CALIFORNIANS FOR A BETTER F… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $281K | +46% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $2K | 1 | HUANG FOR JUDGE 2022 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $2K | -91% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $44K | 13 | 742080 47% | Other / Unclassified 53% | $46K | +145% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $16K | 4 | HUANG FOR JUDGE 2022 94% | Other / Unclassified 94% | $62K | -71% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $49K | 9 | CALIFORNIANS FOR A BETTER F… 27% | Other / Unclassified 52% | $111K | -72% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2022 | $1K | 1 | 742080 100% | Digital 100% | $112K | -87% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $5K | 2 | KOWSARI FOR SENATE 2024 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $117K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $37K | 4 | 970275 68% | Print & Mail 63% | $37K | +1973% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $142K | 17 | CALIFORNIANS FOR A BETTER F… 62% | Other / Unclassified 62% | $178K | +191% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $12K | 1 | CALIFORNIANS FOR A BETTER F… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $190K | +917% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $24K | 3 | CALIFORNIANS FOR A BETTER F… 55% | Other / Unclassified 55% | $215K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $9K | 3 | NORDBLUM FOR STATE ASSEMBLY… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $223K | +70% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $3K | 1 | NORDBLUM FOR STATE ASSEMBLY… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $226K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $3K | 1 | NORDBLUM FOR STATE ASSEMBLY… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $3K | -93% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $5K | 2 | NORDBLUM FOR STATE ASSEMBLY… 100% | Other / Unclassified 50% | $8K | — |
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 | $1,641,541 | 262 | $6K | 51.2% | CALIFORNIANS FOR A BETTER F… 19% | 2mo ago |
| Print & Mail | $1,343,177 | 140 | $10K | 41.9% | 970275 20% | 12mo ago |
| Strategy & Research | $60,885 | 12 | $5K | 1.9% | 479163 62% | 7y ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | $50,890 | 5 | $10K | 1.6% | 760225 49% | 19y ago |
| Field & Voter Contact | $36,477 | 11 | $3K | 1.1% | 760951 43% | 12y ago |
| Admin & Office | $28,869 | 8 | $4K | 0.9% | 760951 83% | 8y ago |
| Media | $25,000 | 2 | $13K | 0.8% | 760225 100% | 18y ago |
| Digital | $16,428 | 4 | $4K | 0.5% | 970275 73% | 2y ago |
| Fundraising | $2,500 | 2 | $1K | 0.1% | HORNE FOR ASSESSOR 2014, SUE 60% | 16y ago |
| Travel & Events | $2,104 | 6 | $351 | 0.1% | CITIZENS ANTI-CRIME COMMITT… 63% | 14y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
4
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$876,681 · 27% of revenue
11
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$566,282 · 18% of revenue
49
One-time clients 1 cycle
$1,767,406 · 55% of revenue
Top 4 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 970275 | 9 | $339,825 | 23 | 2008-10-21 | 2024-02-28 |
| CALIFORNIANS FOR A BETTER FUTURE | 4 | $321,264 | 44 | 2019-10-09 | 2025-05-27 |
| CAUSE LAW ENFORCEMENT INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE (CLE IEC) | 3 | $160,000 | 15 | 2006-05-23 | 2024-02-26 |
| DART CONTAINER CORPORATION | 3 | $55,593 | 5 | 2016-10-14 | 2022-10-24 |
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 | $3,210,370 | 100.0% | 64 |
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 | 2006-05-25 | 821251 | Print & Mail | Mailers | $52,567 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-10-09 | CALIFORNIANS FOR A BETTER FUTURE | Other / Unclassified | — | $43,062 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-06-06 | MARTIN FOR JUDGE 2018 | Other / Unclassified | CNS, PRT, Mailers | $42,963 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-10-18 | 890106 | Print & Mail | MAILER SUPPORTING TIM SHAW | $31,117 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-30 | CALIFORNIANS FOR A BETTER FUTURE | Other / Unclassified | — | $28,028 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-03 | NORDBLUM FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2026 | Other / Unclassified | — | $2,500 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-01 | NORDBLUM FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2026 | — | — | $2,500 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-01 | NORDBLUM FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2026 | Other / Unclassified | — | $2,500 |
| Recent | 2025-09-19 | NORDBLUM FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2026 | Other / Unclassified | — | $3,514 |
| Recent | 2025-12-03 | NORDBLUM FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2026 | Other / Unclassified | — | $2,500 |