CONTRA COSTA COUNTY REGISTER

$114K 2025-2026 cycle

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY REGISTER is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle CONTRA COSTA COUNTY REGISTER was paid $114K across 13 client committees.

Media ○ Slowing (~2mo since last)

Part I Identity

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

Activity span ALL TIME
Apr 1, 2008 → Apr 23, 2026
spans 18.1 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
23
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
13
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
$18K 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 3 months · top 2

HSIEH 2026; RETAIN JUDGE JESSE $15K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn WICKS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; BUFFY $3K — · 1 txn CC CONTRA COSTA COUNTY REGISTER
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
HSIEH 2026; RETAIN JUDGE JESSE
1487248
$14,716 1
WICKS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; BUFFY
1477654
$3,202 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 2

HSIEH 2026; RETAIN JUDGE JESSE $15K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn WICKS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; BUFFY $3K — · 1 txn CC CONTRA COSTA COUNTY REGISTER
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
HSIEH 2026; RETAIN JUDGE JESSE
1487248
$14,716 1
WICKS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; BUFFY
1477654
$3,202 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 2

HSIEH 2026; RETAIN JUDGE JESSE $15K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn WICKS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; BUFFY $3K — · 1 txn CC CONTRA COSTA COUNTY REGISTER
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
HSIEH 2026; RETAIN JUDGE JESSE
1487248
$14,716 1
WICKS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; BUFFY
1477654
$3,202 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 2

HSIEH 2026; RETAIN JUDGE JESSE $15K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn WICKS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; BUFFY $3K — · 1 txn CC CONTRA COSTA COUNTY REGISTER
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
HSIEH 2026; RETAIN JUDGE JESSE
1487248
$14,716 1
WICKS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; BUFFY
1477654
$3,202 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 7

HSIEH 2026; RETAIN JUDGE JESSE $15K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn DESAULNIER, MARK $9K Legal & Compliance · 1 txn PICCININI, KATHERINE $9K Print & Mail · 1 txn WICKS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; BUFFY $3K — · 1 txn WICKS FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; BUFFY $3K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn CABALDON FOR SENATE 2024; CHRISTOPHER $2K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn HARDER, JOSH $386 Fundraising · 1 txn CC CONTRA COSTA COUNTY REGISTER
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
HSIEH 2026; RETAIN JUDGE JESSE
1487248
$14,716 1
DESAULNIER, MARK
CA · House DEM
$9,293 1
PICCININI, KATHERINE
CA · House REP
$9,293 1
WICKS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; BUFFY
1477654
$3,202 1
WICKS FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; BUFFY
1456909
$3,088 1
CABALDON FOR SENATE 2024; CHRISTOPHER
1459632
$1,824 1
HARDER, JOSH
CA · House DEM
$386 1

By party

Revenue by party

85% D
D · 85%
R · 15%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $53,259 46.64%
Republican $9,293 8.14%
Non-partisan $51,635 45.22%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2018201920202022202320242026 Q1 2018 (2018 cycle): $5KQ4 2019 (2018 cycle): $15KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $7KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $12KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $3KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $5KQ4 2023 (2022 cycle): $8KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $14KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $3KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $24KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $18K Q1Q3Q2Q4Q1Q2 $24K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 7 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2018 Q1 2018 $5K 1 DESAULNIER, MARK 100% Fundraising 100% $5K
2019 Q4 2018 $15K 2 GLAZER FOR SENATE 2020 50% Other / Unclassified 100% $21K
2020 Q3 2020 $7K 1 DESAULNIER, MARK 100% Fundraising 100% $7K
2022 Q1 2022 $12K 2 DESAULNIER, MARK 66% Fundraising 100% $12K
2022 Q2 2022 $3K 1 WICKS FOR ASSEMBLY 2022; BU… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $14K
2022 Q3 2022 $5K 1 GARAMENDI, JOHN 100% Fundraising 100% $19K -33%
2023 Q4 2022 $8K 3 BAUER-KAHAN FOR ASSEMBLY 20… 55% Other / Unclassified 100% $27K
2023 Q4 2024 $14K 3 DESAULNIER, MARK 64% Legal & Compliance 64% $14K
2024 Q1 2024 $3K 1 WICKS FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; BU… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $17K -74%
2024 Q3 2024 $24K 5 PICCININI, KATHERINE 39% Legal & Compliance 39% $41K +397%
2026 Q2 2026 $18K 2 HSIEH 2026; RETAIN JUDGE JE… 82% Other / Unclassified 82% $18K
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $9K across 1 disbursements (avg $9K/check) Top buyer: PICCININI, KATHERINE (100% of category) Last paid: 22mo ago · +0% vs prior cycle Print & Mail $9K Legal & Compliance — cycle-to-date Total: $19K across 2 disbursements (avg $9K/check) Top buyer: DESAULNIER, MARK (100% of category) Last paid: 22mo ago · +0% vs prior cycle Legal & Compliance $9K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $35K across 8 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: DESAULNIER, MARK (58% of category) Last paid: 22mo ago · +524% vs prior cycle Fundraising $386
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Other / Unclassified $48,433 11 $4K 43.6% HSIEH 2026; RETAIN JUDGE JE… 30% 7w ago
Fundraising $34,731 8 $4K 31.3% DESAULNIER, MARK 58% 22mo ago
Legal & Compliance $18,528 2 $9K 16.7% DESAULNIER, MARK 100% 22mo ago
Print & Mail $9,293 1 $9K 8.4% PICCININI, KATHERINE 100% 22mo 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
$38,844 · 34% of revenue
2
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$17,277 · 15% of revenue
10
One-time clients 1 cycle
$58,066 · 51% of revenue
Top 1 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
DESAULNIER, MARK 4 $38,844 5 2018-02-15 2024-07-30
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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
$75,343 66.0% 12
DC
$38,844 34.0% 1
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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 2026-04-23 HSIEH 2026; RETAIN JUDGE JESSE Other / Unclassified $14,716
Largest all-time 2024-08-08 PICCININI, KATHERINE Print & Mail CANDIDATE STATEMENT VOTER GUIDE $9,293
Largest all-time 2024-07-30 DESAULNIER, MARK Legal & Compliance CANDIDATE STATEMENT $9,293
Largest all-time 2023-11-21 DESAULNIER, MARK Legal & Compliance CANDIDATE STATEMENT $9,235
Largest all-time 2022-02-15 DESAULNIER, MARK Fundraising BUSINESS REGISTRATION FEE $7,731
Largest this cycle 2026-04-23 WICKS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; BUFFY $3,202
Recent 2024-09-26 WICKS FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; BUFFY Other / Unclassified $3,088
Recent 2024-08-08 HARDER, JOSH Fundraising FILING FEE $386
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