Consumer Attorneys of California Initiative Defense PAC

$14.94M 2025-2026 cycle

Consumer Attorneys of California Initiative Defense PAC is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Consumer Attorneys of California Initiative Defense PAC was paid $14.94M across 2 client committees, of which $8.25M flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

○ Slowing (~4mo since last)
Limited recent activity. Most recent disbursement to this vendor was 4 months ago (Apr 17, 2026). Charts below reflect cycle-to-date totals; the recent windows may be sparse.

Part I Identity

Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.

Source split

$14.94M = $6.69M (Schedule B) + $8.25M (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments
$6,690,000 55 rows 44.8%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them
$8,251,000 67 rows 55.2%
Activity span ALL TIME
Apr 4, 2005 → Apr 17, 2026
spans 21.0 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
55
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
2
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

May 2025 Apr 2026
$6.01M across 12 months
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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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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 1

CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATIVE DEFENSE… $20K — · 2 txns CA Consumer Attorneys of California Ini… PAC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
1275672
$20,000
IE $10,000 · SB $10,000
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 2

CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATIVE DEFENSE… $12.82M Other / Unclassified · 47 txns MUELLER FOR SENATE 2024 $135K — · 1 txn CA Consumer Attorneys of California Ini… PAC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
1275672
$12,825,000
IE $6,812,500 · SB $6,012,500
47
MUELLER FOR SENATE 2024
1436686
$135,000
IE $135,000
1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 2

CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATIVE DEFENSE… $12.82M Other / Unclassified · 47 txns MUELLER FOR SENATE 2024 $135K — · 1 txn CA Consumer Attorneys of California Ini… PAC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
1275672
$12,825,000
IE $6,812,500 · SB $6,012,500
47
MUELLER FOR SENATE 2024
1436686
$135,000
IE $135,000
1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 2

CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATIVE DEFENSE… $12.82M Other / Unclassified · 47 txns MUELLER FOR SENATE 2024 $135K — · 1 txn CA Consumer Attorneys of California Ini… PAC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
1275672
$12,825,000
IE $6,812,500 · SB $6,012,500
47
MUELLER FOR SENATE 2024
1436686
$135,000
IE $135,000
1

By party

PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $14,941,000 100.00%

Part III Reference tables

Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.

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Money flow through this vendor

Where their ad buys point

IE payers (left) → races the buys targeted (right) · independent-expenditure filings only

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Consumer Attorneys of Californi… CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATI… $10K Unspecified races (1 filing… $10K Total in: $10K Total out: $10K
Consumer Attorneys of Californi… CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATI… $6.81M MUELLER FOR SENATE 2024 $135K Unspecified races (30 filin… $7.32M Total in: $6.95M Total out: $7.32M
Consumer Attorneys of Californi… CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATI… $6.81M MUELLER FOR SENATE 2024 $135K Unspecified races (30 filin… $7.32M Total in: $6.95M Total out: $7.32M
Consumer Attorneys of Californi… CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATI… $6.81M MUELLER FOR SENATE 2024 $135K Unspecified races (30 filin… $7.32M Total in: $6.95M Total out: $7.32M
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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2021202220252026 Q4 2021 (2020 cycle): $153KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $42KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $50KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $100KQ4 2025 (2024 cycle): $5.65MQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $350KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $10K Q4Q3Q4Q2 $5.65M

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 4 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2021 Q4 2020 $153K 5 CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATI… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $153K
2022 Q1 2022 $42K 1 CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATI… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $42K
2022 Q3 2022 $50K 1 CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATI… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $92K
2022 Q4 2022 $100K 1 CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATI… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $192K
2025 Q4 2024 $5.65M 19 CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATI… 100% Other / Unclassified 89% $5.65M
2026 Q1 2026 $350K 1 CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATI… 100% Travel & Events 100% $350K
2026 Q2 2026 $10K 1 CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATI… 100% $360K
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $350K across 1 disbursements (avg $350K/check) Top buyer: CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (100% of category) Last paid: 7mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $350K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $350K across 1 disbursements (avg $350K/check) Top buyer: CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (100% of category) Last paid: 7mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $350K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $350K across 1 disbursements (avg $350K/check) Top buyer: CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (100% of category) Last paid: 7mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $350K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Other / Unclassified $5,730,000 51 $112K 94.2% CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATI… 99% 8mo ago
Travel & Events $350,000 1 $350K 5.8% CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATI… 100% 7mo ago
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Client retention

Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.

1
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$6,615,000 · 99% of revenue
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Repeat clients 2 cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
1
One-time clients 1 cycle
$75,000 · 1% of revenue
Top 1 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 6 $6,615,000 44 2005-04-04 2026-04-17
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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
$6,690,000 100.0% 2
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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 2025-10-25 CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Other / Unclassified $1,000,000
Largest all-time 2025-10-07 CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Other / Unclassified $1,000,000
Largest all-time 2025-10-13 CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Other / Unclassified $500,000
Largest all-time 2025-10-29 CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $500,000
Largest all-time 2025-10-07 CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Other / Unclassified $500,000
Largest this cycle 2026-01-09 CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Travel & Events Contributions to CAOC Fight Back Against Uber $350,000
Largest this cycle 2026-04-17 CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10,000
Recent 2025-12-31 CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $100,000
Recent 2025-12-29 CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Other / Unclassified $50,000
Recent 2025-12-30 CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Other / Unclassified $10,000
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