Cox Media
$4.52M
2025-2026 cycle
Cox Media is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Cox Media was paid $4.52M across 78 client committees, of which $387K 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
$4.52M
=
$4.13M
(Schedule B)
+
$387K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$4,133,421 | 184 rows | 91.4% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$386,616 | 24 rows | 8.6% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jun 9, 2003 → May 12, 2026
- spans 22.9 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 184
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 78
- 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.
Jun 2025
May 2026
$368K
across 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.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 1 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA LEADS 1478581 |
$52,035 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA LEADS 1478581 |
$260,175 | 10 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA LEADS 1478581 |
$260,175 | 10 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA LEADS 1478581 |
$260,175 | 10 |
| SEIDEN, KATHY W LA · Senate REP |
$12,733 | 1 |
| DSCC C00042366 |
$2,250 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA LEADS 1478581 |
$260,175 | 10 |
| 963026 963026 |
$93,100 | 1 |
| SEIDEN, KATHY W LA · Senate REP |
$12,733 | 1 |
| DSCC C00042366 |
$2,250 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 6
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA LEADS 1478581 |
$260,175 | 10 |
| CALIFORNIA CARDROOM ALLIANCE INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 1467439 |
$95,000 | 2 |
| 963026 963026 |
$93,100 | 1 |
| ENGAGE Y'ALL PAC C00847137 |
$89,982 | 1 |
| SEIDEN, KATHY W LA · Senate REP |
$12,733 | 1 |
| DSCC C00042366 |
$2,250 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 83%
R · 17%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $100,969 | 2.23% |
| Republican | $21,264 | 0.47% |
| Non-partisan | $4,397,805 | 97.30% |
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 · 8 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $850 | 2 | C00641118 100% | Media 100% | $850 | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $19K | 5 | C00592956 42% | Media 100% | $20K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $95K | 7 | ALLIANCE FOR JOBS AND THE E… 94% | Media 95% | $114K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $45K | 9 | C00655134 92% | Media 98% | $160K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $144K | 3 | GLORIA FOR MAYOR 2020; TODD 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $144K | — |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $9K | 6 | C00742155 76% | Media 100% | $153K | -51% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $43K | 13 | GLORIA FOR MAYOR 2020; TODD 51% | Other / Unclassified 51% | $197K | -54% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $303K | 6 | STOP THE DANGEROUS & COSTLY… 87% | Other / Unclassified 98% | $499K | +567% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $1K | 1 | C00753962 100% | Media 100% | $1K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $151K | 3 | ELDER FOR GOVERNOR 2021 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $650K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $477K | 3 | CALIFORNIA INDIAN TRIBES TO… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $478K | +5117% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $410K | 2 | NO ON 29: STOP YET ANOTHER … 99% | Other / Unclassified 99% | $888K | +846% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $264K | 5 | BLAKESPEAR FOR SENATE 2022;… 40% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $1.15M | -13% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $185K | 3 | CALIFORNIA CARDROOM ALLIANC… 51% | Admin & Office 51% | $185K | -30% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $93K | 1 | 963026 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $278K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $15K | 2 | SEIDEN, KATHY W 85% | Media 100% | $15K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $260K | 10 | CALIFORNIA LEADS 100% | Admin & Office 100% | $275K | — |
Revenue by service category
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $3,233,267 | 79 | $41K | 78.3% | NO ON 29: STOP YET ANOTHER … 15% | 12mo ago |
| Media | $476,782 | 86 | $6K | 11.5% | ENGAGE Y'ALL PAC 19% | 6mo ago |
| Admin & Office | $355,363 | 13 | $27K | 8.6% | CALIFORNIA LEADS 73% | 4w ago |
| Digital | $59,005 | 3 | $20K | 1.4% | 850007 100% | 17y ago |
| Print & Mail | $4,504 | 3 | $2K | 0.1% | C00572602 100% | 7y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
0
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
2
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$34,118 · 1% of revenue
76
One-time clients 1 cycle
$4,099,303 · 99% of revenue
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 | $3,897,877 | 94.3% | 48 | |
| Unknown | $102,220 | 2.5% | 13 | |
| GA | $91,003 | 2.2% | 2 | |
| TX | $21,669 | 0.5% | 12 | |
| LA | $12,733 | 0.3% | 1 | |
| VA | $5,670 | 0.1% | 1 | |
| DC | $2,250 | 0.1% | 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 | 2022-09-25 | NO ON 29: STOP YET ANOTHER DANGEROUS DIALYSIS PROPOSITION, SPONSORED BY PATIENTS, DOCTORS, NURSES AND DIALYSIS PROVIDERS | Other / Unclassified | — | $405,322 |
| Largest all-time | 2016-10-22 | CALIFORNIANS FOR QUALITY SCHOOLS, SPONSORED AND FUNDED BY COALITION FOR ADEQUATE SCHOOL HOUSING ISSUES COMMITTEE AND CALIFORNIA BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION ISSUES COMMITTEE | Other / Unclassified | — | $266,387 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-10-18 | STOP THE DANGEROUS & COSTLY DIALYSIS PROPOSITION, SPONSORED BY DIALYSIS PROVIDERS AND CAREGIVERS | Other / Unclassified | — | $262,346 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-05-21 | CALIFORNIA INDIAN TRIBES TO PROTECT SELF-SUFFICIENCY | Other / Unclassified | — | $259,750 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-05-31 | CALIFORNIA INDIAN TRIBES TO PROTECT SELF-SUFFICIENCY | Other / Unclassified | — | $215,818 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-12 | CALIFORNIA LEADS | Admin & Office | TEL, WEB | $47,100 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-05 | CALIFORNIA LEADS | Admin & Office | TEL, WEB | $47,100 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-14 | CALIFORNIA LEADS | Admin & Office | TEL, WEB | $47,100 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-28 | CALIFORNIA LEADS | Admin & Office | TEL, WEB | $47,100 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-21 | CALIFORNIA LEADS | Admin & Office | TEL, WEB | $47,100 |
| Recent | 2026-05-12 | CALIFORNIA LEADS | Admin & Office | TEL, WEB | $4,935 |
| Recent | 2026-05-05 | CALIFORNIA LEADS | Admin & Office | TEL, WEB | $4,935 |