Consumer Attorneys Initiative Defense Political Action Committee
Consumer Attorneys Initiative Defense Political Action Committee is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Consumer Attorneys Initiative Defense Political Action Committee was paid $14.63M across 8 client committees, of which $7.93M 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 |
$6,695,200 | 65 rows | 45.8% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$7,934,142 | 194 rows | 54.2% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jan 24, 2002 → May 15, 2026
- spans 24.3 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 65
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 8
- 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 6 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 760231 760231 |
$699,200 IE $349,600 · SB $349,600 |
6 |
| 842149 842149 |
$45,000 IE $22,500 · SB $22,500 |
2 |
| INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 1275672 |
$2,000 IE $1,000 · SB $1,000 |
2 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 7
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 1275672 |
$8,666,500 IE $4,392,000 · SB $4,274,500 |
86 |
| 760231 760231 |
$1,167,619 IE $488,219 · SB $679,400 |
11 |
| #1275672 #1275672 |
$400,000 IE $200,000 · SB $200,000 |
2 |
| ALLIANCE AGAINST CORPORATE ABUSE, SPONSORED BY CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA 1485203 |
$70,000 IE $35,000 · SB $35,000 |
2 |
| US CLAIMS OPCO, LLC 1486734 |
$50,000 | 1 |
| 842149 842149 |
$45,000 IE $22,500 · SB $22,500 |
2 |
| OAKWOOD LEGAL GROUP, LLP 1486973 |
$25,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 8
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 1275672 |
$8,696,500 IE $4,407,000 · SB $4,289,500 |
90 |
| 760231 760231 |
$1,242,219 IE $562,819 · SB $679,400 |
18 |
| 842149 842149 |
$605,000 IE $582,500 · SB $22,500 |
11 |
| BLOOMINGDALE 1275670 |
$500,000 IE $250,000 · SB $250,000 |
2 |
| #1275672 #1275672 |
$400,000 IE $200,000 · SB $200,000 |
2 |
| ALLIANCE AGAINST CORPORATE ABUSE, SPONSORED BY CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA 1485203 |
$70,000 IE $35,000 · SB $35,000 |
2 |
| US CLAIMS OPCO, LLC 1486734 |
$50,000 | 1 |
| OAKWOOD LEGAL GROUP, LLP 1486973 |
$25,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 9
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 1275672 |
$8,696,500 IE $4,407,000 · SB $4,289,500 |
90 |
| 760231 760231 |
$1,242,219 IE $562,819 · SB $679,400 |
18 |
| 842149 842149 |
$605,000 IE $582,500 · SB $22,500 |
11 |
| BLOOMINGDALE 1275670 |
$500,000 IE $250,000 · SB $250,000 |
2 |
| #1275672 #1275672 |
$400,000 IE $200,000 · SB $200,000 |
2 |
| ALLIANCE AGAINST CORPORATE ABUSE, SPONSORED BY CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA 1485203 |
$70,000 IE $35,000 · SB $35,000 |
2 |
| US CLAIMS OPCO, LLC 1486734 |
$50,000 | 1 |
| OAKWOOD LEGAL GROUP, LLP 1486973 |
$25,000 | 1 |
| 871554 871554 |
$2,500 IE $2,500 |
1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $14,629,342 | 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.
No activity in the last 3 months.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 4 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $244K | 6 | INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICA… 100% | Other / Unclassified 79% | $244K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $900K | 4 | INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICA… 100% | Other / Unclassified 83% | $900K | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $10K | 1 | INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICA… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $10K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $4.69M | 44 | INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICA… 88% | Other / Unclassified 70% | $4.7M | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $480K | 5 | 760231 69% | Travel & Events 10% | $480K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $373K | 5 | 760231 94% | — | $853K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $4,279,800 | 45 | $95K | 72.5% | INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICA… 93% | 7mo ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | $825,000 | 5 | $165K | 14.0% | INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICA… 100% | 9mo ago |
| Travel & Events | $650,000 | 5 | $130K | 11.0% | INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICA… 62% | 6mo ago |
| Legal & Compliance | $150,000 | 1 | $150K | 2.5% | INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICA… 100% | 4y 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | 4 | $5,433,300 | 55 | 2021-12-06 | 2026-05-15 |
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 | $6,695,200 | 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 | 2025-10-22 | INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | Other / Unclassified | — | $1,000,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-06-08 | INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | Other / Unclassified | — | $500,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-10-27 | INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | Other / Unclassified | — | $500,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-03-30 | 760231 | — | — | $329,800 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-10-16 | INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | Other / Unclassified | — | $300,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-24 | 760231 | — | — | $175,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-02 | 760231 | — | — | $99,800 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-04 | 760231 | — | — | $74,800 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-24 | INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | — | $50,000 |
| Recent | 2026-05-14 | 842149 | — | — | $22,500 |
| Recent | 2026-05-15 | INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | — | $1,000 |