Cox Media

$4.64M 2025-2026 cycle

Cox Media is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Cox Media was paid $4.64M across 78 client committees, of which $398K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

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Part I Identity

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

Source split

$4.64M = $4.24M (Schedule B) + $398K (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments		 $4,237,491 188 rows 91.4%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them		 $398,091 25 rows 8.6%
Activity span ALL TIME
Jun 9, 2003 → Aug 14, 2026
spans 23.2 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
188
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
78
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Jun 2025 May 2026
$472K 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.

VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 1 months · top 1

FLORIDA'S VOICE PAC $11K — · 1 txn CM Cox Media
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
FLORIDA'S VOICE PAC
C00952630
 $11,475
IE $11,475
 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 2

CALIFORNIA LEADS $52K Admin & Office · 2 txns FLORIDA'S VOICE PAC $11K — · 1 txn CM Cox Media
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CALIFORNIA LEADS
1478581
 $52,035 2
FLORIDA'S VOICE PAC
C00952630
 $11,475
IE $11,475
 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 2

CALIFORNIA LEADS $364K Admin & Office · 14 txns FLORIDA'S VOICE PAC $11K — · 1 txn CM Cox Media
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CALIFORNIA LEADS
1478581
 $364,245 14
FLORIDA'S VOICE PAC
C00952630
 $11,475
IE $11,475
 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 4

CALIFORNIA LEADS $364K Admin & Office · 14 txns SEIDEN, KATHY W $13K Media · 1 txn FLORIDA'S VOICE PAC $11K — · 1 txn DSCC $2K Media · 1 txn CM Cox Media
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CALIFORNIA LEADS
1478581
 $364,245 14
SEIDEN, KATHY W
LA · Senate REP
 $12,733 1
FLORIDA'S VOICE PAC
C00952630
 $11,475
IE $11,475
 1
DSCC
C00042366
 $2,250 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 5

CALIFORNIA LEADS $364K Admin & Office · 14 txns 963026 $93K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn SEIDEN, KATHY W $13K Media · 1 txn FLORIDA'S VOICE PAC $11K — · 1 txn DSCC $2K Media · 1 txn CM Cox Media
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CALIFORNIA LEADS
1478581
 $364,245 14
963026
963026
 $93,100 1
SEIDEN, KATHY W
LA · Senate REP
 $12,733 1
FLORIDA'S VOICE PAC
C00952630
 $11,475
IE $11,475
 1
DSCC
C00042366
 $2,250 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 7

CALIFORNIA LEADS $364K Admin & Office · 14 txns CALIFORNIA CARDROOM ALLIANCE INDEPEND… $95K Admin & Office · 2 txns 963026 $93K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn ENGAGE Y'ALL PAC $90K Media · 1 txn SEIDEN, KATHY W $13K Media · 1 txn FLORIDA'S VOICE PAC $11K — · 1 txn DSCC $2K Media · 1 txn CM Cox Media
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CALIFORNIA LEADS
1478581
 $364,245 14
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
FLORIDA'S VOICE PAC
C00952630
 $11,475
IE $11,475
 1
DSCC
C00042366
 $2,250 1
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By party

Revenue by party

79% D
D · 79%
R · 21%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $181,661 3.92%
Republican $47,269 1.02%
Non-partisan $4,406,652 95.06%

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
Cox Media FLORIDA'S VOICE PAC $11K H6FL24087 (support) $11K Total in: $11K Total out: $11K
Cox Media FLORIDA'S VOICE PAC $11K H6FL24087 (support) $11K Total in: $11K Total out: $11K
Cox Media FLORIDA'S VOICE PAC $11K H6FL24087 (support) $11K Total in: $11K Total out: $11K
Cox Media FLORIDA'S VOICE PAC $11K H6FL24087 (support) $11K Total in: $11K Total out: $11K
Cox Media FLORIDA'S VOICE PAC $11K H6FL24087 (support) $11K Total in: $11K Total out: $11K
Cox Media FLORIDA'S VOICE PAC $11K H6FL24087 (support) $11K Total in: $11K Total out: $11K
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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

20172018202020212022202420252026 Q3 2017 (2018 cycle): $850Q2 2018 (2018 cycle): $19KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $95KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $45KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $144KQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $9KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $43KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $303KQ1 2021 (2022 cycle): $1KQ3 2021 (2020 cycle): $151KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $477KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $410KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $264KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $185KQ2 2025 (2024 cycle): $93KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $15KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $364K Q3Q3Q1Q3Q1Q2Q4Q2Q2 $477K

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 FRIENDS OF JASON FISHER FOR… 100% Media 100% $850 —
2018 Q2 2018 $19K 5 JACKSON FOR CONGRESS 42% Media 100% $20K —
2018 Q3 2018 $95K 7 ALLIANCE FOR JOBS AND THE E… 94% Media 95% $114K —
2018 Q4 2018 $45K 9 ANITA FOR ARIZONA 92% Media 98% $160K —
2020 Q1 2020 $144K 3 GLORIA FOR MAYOR 2020; TODD 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $144K —
2020 Q2 2020 $9K 6 MINDY ROBINSON FOR CONGRESS 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 NO ON 23 - STOP THE DANGERO… 87% Other / Unclassified 98% $499K +567%
2021 Q1 2022 $1K 1 KWANZA HALL FOR CONGRESS, I… 100% Media 100% $1K —
2021 Q3 2020 $151K 3 ELDER FOR GOVERNOR 2021 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $650K —
2022 Q2 2022 $477K 3 COALITION TO AUTHORIZE REGU… 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 $364K 14 CALIFORNIA LEADS 100% Admin & Office 100% $379K —
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 3 months · hover bars for cycle context
Admin & Office — cycle-to-date Total: $459K across 17 disbursements (avg $27K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA LEADS (79% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +384% vs prior cycle Admin & Office $52K

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Admin & Office — cycle-to-date Total: $459K across 17 disbursements (avg $27K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA LEADS (79% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +384% vs prior cycle Admin & Office $364K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Admin & Office — cycle-to-date Total: $459K across 17 disbursements (avg $27K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA LEADS (79% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +384% vs prior cycle Admin & Office $364K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $477K across 86 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: ENGAGE Y'ALL PAC (19% of category) Last paid: 9mo ago · +430% vs prior cycle Media $15K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Admin & Office — cycle-to-date Total: $459K across 17 disbursements (avg $27K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA LEADS (79% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +384% vs prior cycle Admin & Office $364K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $477K across 86 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: ENGAGE Y'ALL PAC (19% of category) Last paid: 9mo ago · +430% vs prior cycle Media $15K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Admin & Office — cycle-to-date Total: $459K across 17 disbursements (avg $27K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA LEADS (79% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +384% vs prior cycle Admin & Office $459K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $477K across 86 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: ENGAGE Y'ALL PAC (19% of category) Last paid: 9mo ago · +430% vs prior cycle Media $105K
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 76.4% NO ON 29: STOP YET ANOTHER … 15% 14mo ago
Media $476,782 86 $6K 11.3% ENGAGE Y'ALL PAC 19% 9mo ago
Admin & Office $459,433 17 $27K 10.9% CALIFORNIA LEADS 79% 2mo ago
Digital $59,005 3 $20K 1.4% 850007 100% 18y ago
Print & Mail $4,504 3 $2K 0.1% DAVE GILES FOR CONGRESS 100% 7y ago
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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
$4,203,373 · 99% of revenue
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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
$4,001,947 94.5% 48
GA
$112,911 2.7% 3
AZ
$49,709 1.2% 4
TX
$21,669 0.5% 12
LA
$12,733 0.3% 1
OK
$9,531 0.2% 2
NV
$6,967 0.2% 1
VA
$5,670 0.1% 1
RI
$5,000 0.1% 1
KS
$4,827 0.1% 1
DC
$2,250 0.1% 1
OH
$2,168 0.1% 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 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 NO ON 23 - STOP THE DANGEROUS & COSTLY DIALYSIS PROPOSITION, A COALITION OF DIALYSIS PROVIDERS, NURSES, DOCTORS AND PATIENTS Other / Unclassified — $262,346
Largest all-time 2022-05-21 COALITION TO AUTHORIZE REGULATED SPORTS WAGERING, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA INDIAN GAMING TRIBES Other / Unclassified — $259,750
Largest all-time 2022-05-31 COALITION TO AUTHORIZE REGULATED SPORTS WAGERING, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA INDIAN GAMING TRIBES Other / Unclassified — $215,818
Largest this cycle 2026-05-19 CALIFORNIA LEADS Admin & Office TEL, WEB $47,100
Largest this cycle 2026-04-21 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 2026-05-12 CALIFORNIA LEADS Admin & Office TEL, WEB $47,100
Recent 2026-05-26 CALIFORNIA LEADS Admin & Office TEL, WEB $47,100
Recent 2026-05-19 CALIFORNIA LEADS Admin & Office TEL, WEB $4,935
Recent 2026-05-26 CALIFORNIA LEADS Admin & Office TEL, WEB $4,935
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