Consumer Attorneys of California Initiative Defense PAC
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 $11.38M across 2 client committees, of which $7.64M 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 |
$6,080,000 | 52 rows | 44.3% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$7,641,000 | 64 rows | 55.7% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Apr 4, 2005 → Jan 9, 2026
- spans 20.8 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 52
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 2
- 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 12 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 1275672 |
$11,605,000 IE $6,202,500 · SB $5,402,500 |
41 |
| MUELLER FOR SENATE 2024 1436686 |
$135,000 IE $135,000 |
1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 1275672 |
$11,605,000 IE $6,202,500 · SB $5,402,500 |
41 |
| MUELLER FOR SENATE 2024 1436686 |
$135,000 IE $135,000 |
1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 1275672 |
$11,605,000 IE $6,202,500 · SB $5,402,500 |
41 |
| MUELLER FOR SENATE 2024 1436686 |
$135,000 IE $135,000 |
1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $11,383,500 | 100.00% |
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 · 4 years
| 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 | $5.05M | 17 | CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATI… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $5.05M | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $350K | 1 | CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATI… 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $350K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| 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% | 6mo ago |
| Travel & Events | $350,000 | 1 | $350K | 5.8% | CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATI… 100% | 6mo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | 6 | $6,005,000 | 41 | 2005-04-04 | 2026-01-09 |
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 | $6,080,000 | 100.0% | 2 |
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 | 2025-10-07 | CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | Other / Unclassified | — | $500,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-12-02 | CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | Other / Unclassified | — | $451,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-09 | CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | Travel & Events | Contributions to CAOC Fight Back Against Uber | $350,000 |
| Recent | 2025-12-22 | CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | Other / Unclassified | — | $116,500 |
| Recent | 2025-12-15 | CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | Other / Unclassified | — | $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 |