CONTRA COSTA COUNTY REGISTER
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY REGISTER is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle CONTRA COSTA COUNTY REGISTER was paid $114K across 13 client committees.
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.
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 3 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HSIEH 2026; RETAIN JUDGE JESSE 1487248 |
$14,716 | 1 |
| WICKS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; BUFFY 1477654 |
$3,202 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HSIEH 2026; RETAIN JUDGE JESSE 1487248 |
$14,716 | 1 |
| WICKS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; BUFFY 1477654 |
$3,202 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HSIEH 2026; RETAIN JUDGE JESSE 1487248 |
$14,716 | 1 |
| WICKS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; BUFFY 1477654 |
$3,202 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HSIEH 2026; RETAIN JUDGE JESSE 1487248 |
$14,716 | 1 |
| WICKS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; BUFFY 1477654 |
$3,202 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 7
| 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
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 7 years
| 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 | — |
Revenue by service category
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| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DESAULNIER, MARK | 4 | $38,844 | 5 | 2018-02-15 | 2024-07-30 |
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 |
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 |