Creative Marketing & Advertising

$18.76M 2025-2026 cycle

Creative Marketing & Advertising is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Creative Marketing & Advertising was paid $18.76M across 59 client committees, of which $436K 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

$18.76M = $18.33M (Schedule B) + $436K (Independent Expenditures)

Schedule B direct committee payments	$18,327,028	309 rows	97.7%
Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them	$436,312	36 rows	2.3%

Activity span ALL TIME: Apr 20, 2012 → May 15, 2026; spans 14.1 years
Disbursements ALL TIME: 309; Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME: 59; 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

$5.95M across 12 months

Top buyers

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Top buyers last 1 months · top 4

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Filer	Total spend	Disbursements
KEPNER FOR SD10; CALIFORNIANS FOR CONSUMER PROTECTION AGAINST ANNE 1490499	$75,769	1
DAVITA PATIENT PROTECTION COMMITTEE 1474269	$55,376	6
CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF FAMILY OWNED BUSINESSES PAC 1465611	$39,929	4
IQBAL-ZUBAIR IN AD65; CALIFORNIANS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY - AGAINST FATIMA 1490496	$28,436	1

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Top buyers last 3 months · top 6

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Filer	Total spend	Disbursements
KEPNER FOR SD10; CALIFORNIANS FOR CONSUMER PROTECTION AGAINST ANNE 1490499	$161,129	3
CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF FAMILY OWNED BUSINESSES PAC 1465611	$155,712	12
BRICENO IN THE ASSEMBLY 2026, A PROJECT OF CALIFORNIA HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION; OC WORKING FAMILIES & SMALL BUSINESSES AGAINST 1479474	$154,921	7
DAVITA PATIENT PROTECTION COMMITTEE 1474269	$114,959	13
IQBAL-ZUBAIR IN AD65; CALIFORNIANS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY - AGAINST FATIMA 1490496	$113,744	4
PULIDO IN THE ASSEMBLY 2026, A PROJECT OF CALIFORNIA HOTEL + LODGING ASSOCIATION; WORKING FAMILIES AND SMALL BUSINESSES FOR MARK 1488779	$6,239	1

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Top buyers last 6 months · top 7

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Filer	Total spend	Disbursements
931447 931447	$234,481	1
KEPNER FOR SD10; CALIFORNIANS FOR CONSUMER PROTECTION AGAINST ANNE 1490499	$161,129	3
CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF FAMILY OWNED BUSINESSES PAC 1465611	$155,712	12
BRICENO IN THE ASSEMBLY 2026, A PROJECT OF CALIFORNIA HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION; OC WORKING FAMILIES & SMALL BUSINESSES AGAINST 1479474	$154,921	7
DAVITA PATIENT PROTECTION COMMITTEE 1474269	$114,959	13
IQBAL-ZUBAIR IN AD65; CALIFORNIANS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY - AGAINST FATIMA 1490496	$113,744	4
PULIDO IN THE ASSEMBLY 2026, A PROJECT OF CALIFORNIA HOTEL + LODGING ASSOCIATION; WORKING FAMILIES AND SMALL BUSINESSES FOR MARK 1488779	$6,239	1

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Top buyers last 12 months · top 10

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Filer	Total spend	Disbursements
PROTECT VOTERS FIRST, SPONSORED BY HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE 1381029	$4,985,408	2
931447 931447	$234,481	1
KEPNER FOR SD10; CALIFORNIANS FOR CONSUMER PROTECTION AGAINST ANNE 1490499	$161,129	3
CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF FAMILY OWNED BUSINESSES PAC 1465611	$155,712	12
BRICENO IN THE ASSEMBLY 2026, A PROJECT OF CALIFORNIA HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION; OC WORKING FAMILIES & SMALL BUSINESSES AGAINST 1479474	$154,921	7
DAVITA PATIENT PROTECTION COMMITTEE 1474269	$114,959	13
IQBAL-ZUBAIR IN AD65; CALIFORNIANS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY - AGAINST FATIMA 1490496	$113,744	4
CALIFORNIANS TO RESTORE LOCAL TAXPAYERS' RIGHT TO VOTE ON TAXES, SPONSORED BY HOMEOWNERS, BUSINESSES, AND TAXPAYERS 1484860	$24,509	1
PULIDO IN THE ASSEMBLY 2026, A PROJECT OF CALIFORNIA HOTEL + LODGING ASSOCIATION; WORKING FAMILIES AND SMALL BUSINESSES FOR MARK 1488779	$6,239	1
NO ON PROP 50 - STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB 1483178	$650	1

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Top buyers last 18 months · top 10

VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE

Filer	Total spend	Disbursements
PROTECT VOTERS FIRST, SPONSORED BY HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE 1381029	$4,985,408	2
931447 931447	$234,481	1
KEPNER FOR SD10; CALIFORNIANS FOR CONSUMER PROTECTION AGAINST ANNE 1490499	$161,129	3
CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF FAMILY OWNED BUSINESSES PAC 1465611	$155,712	12
BRICENO IN THE ASSEMBLY 2026, A PROJECT OF CALIFORNIA HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION; OC WORKING FAMILIES & SMALL BUSINESSES AGAINST 1479474	$154,921	7
DAVITA PATIENT PROTECTION COMMITTEE 1474269	$114,959	13
IQBAL-ZUBAIR IN AD65; CALIFORNIANS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY - AGAINST FATIMA 1490496	$113,744	4
A BETTER BAY AREA SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF FAMILY OWNED 1475408	$85,538	11
CALIFORNIANS TO RESTORE LOCAL TAXPAYERS' RIGHT TO VOTE ON TAXES, SPONSORED BY HOMEOWNERS, BUSINESSES, AND TAXPAYERS 1484860	$24,509	1
PULIDO IN THE ASSEMBLY 2026, A PROJECT OF CALIFORNIA HOTEL + LODGING ASSOCIATION; WORKING FAMILIES AND SMALL BUSINESSES FOR MARK 1488779	$6,239	1

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Top buyers last 24 months · top 10

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Filer	Total spend	Disbursements
PROTECT VOTERS FIRST, SPONSORED BY HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE 1381029	$4,985,408	2
A BETTER CALIFORNIA SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF FAMILY OWNED BUSINESSES 1475403	$379,396	11
810163 810163	$312,340	1
A BETTER BAY AREA SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF FAMILY OWNED 1475408	$286,248	19
931447 931447	$234,481	1
KEPNER FOR SD10; CALIFORNIANS FOR CONSUMER PROTECTION AGAINST ANNE 1490499	$161,129	3
CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF FAMILY OWNED BUSINESSES PAC 1465611	$155,712	12
BRICENO IN THE ASSEMBLY 2026, A PROJECT OF CALIFORNIA HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION; OC WORKING FAMILIES & SMALL BUSINESSES AGAINST 1479474	$154,921	7
DAVITA PATIENT PROTECTION COMMITTEE 1474269	$114,959	13
IQBAL-ZUBAIR IN AD65; CALIFORNIANS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY - AGAINST FATIMA 1490496	$113,744	4

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By party

Party	Amount	%
Democratic	$0	0.00%
Republican	$0	0.00%
Non-partisan	$18,763,340	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 · 9 years

Per-quarter totals

Year	Q	Cycle	Total	Txns	Top buyer · share	Top category · share	Cum. (cycle)	YoY %
2017	Q2	2016	$2K	2	810163 100%	Print & Mail 50%	$2K	—
2018	Q1	2018	$4K	2	FUNKE-BILU FOR SAN LUIS OBI… 51%	Other / Unclassified 100%	$4K	—
2018	Q2	2018	$121K	4	CALIFORNIANS FOR ACCOUNTABI… 91%	Other / Unclassified 100%	$125K	—
2018	Q3	2018	$447K	5	810163 92%	Other / Unclassified 100%	$572K	—
2018	Q4	2018	$982K	18	810163 86%	Other / Unclassified 98%	$1.55M	—
2020	Q1	2020	$150K	7	CALIFORNIANS FOR A GROWING … 100%	Other / Unclassified 100%	$150K	+3716%
2020	Q2	2020	$3K	1	CUNNINGHAM FOR ASSEMBLY 202… 100%	Other / Unclassified 100%	$153K	-97%
2020	Q3	2020	$1.26M	12	810163 95%	Other / Unclassified 100%	$1.41M	+182%
2020	Q4	2020	$2.71M	14	CALIFORNIANS TO SAVE PROP 1… 97%	Print & Mail 97%	$4.12M	+176%
2021	Q4	2020	$19K	2	REPEAL THE DEATH TAX, A PRO… 100%	Other / Unclassified 100%	$4.14M	—
2022	Q1	2022	$60K	4	REPEAL THE DEATH TAX, A PRO… 100%	Other / Unclassified 100%	$60K	-60%
2022	Q3	2022	$4.14M	9	NO ON 26 - TAXPAYERS AGAINS… 86%	Print & Mail 69%	$4.2M	+228%
2023	Q1	2022	$6K	1	NO ON PROPOSITION 5 - PROTE… 100%	Print & Mail 100%	$4.2M	—
2024	Q1	2024	$2K	1	CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF FAMI… 100%	Other / Unclassified 100%	$2K	-96%
2024	Q3	2024	$58K	2	A BETTER CALIFORNIA SPONSOR… 100%	Media 92%	$60K	-99%
2024	Q4	2024	$857K	19	A BETTER CALIFORNIA SPONSOR… 38%	Other / Unclassified 97%	$916K	—
2025	Q1	2024	$86K	11	A BETTER BAY AREA SPONSORED… 100%	Other / Unclassified 100%	$1M	+1308%
2025	Q3	2024	$4.99M	3	PROTECT VOTERS FIRST, SPONS… 100%	Other / Unclassified 100%	$5.99M	—
2025	Q4	2024	$25K	1	CALIFORNIANS TO RESTORE LOC… 100%	Other / Unclassified 100%	$6.01M	—
2026	Q1	2026	$234K	1	931447 100%	Print & Mail 100%	$234K	+10706%
2026	Q2	2026	$707K	40	KEPNER FOR SD10; CALIFORNIA… 23%	Other / Unclassified 1%	$941K	—

Revenue by service category

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Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date

Category	Total spend	Txns	Avg check	% of total	Top buyer · share	Last paid
Other / Unclassified	$11,191,814	207	$54K	63.5%	PROTECT VOTERS FIRST, SPONS… 45%	8w ago
Print & Mail	$6,323,012	55	$115K	35.9%	NO ON 26 - TAXPAYERS AGAINS… 45%	4mo ago
Contributions & Transfers	$62,644	8	$8K	0.4%	810163 100%	9y ago
Media	$52,979	1	$53K	0.3%	A BETTER CALIFORNIA SPONSOR… 100%	20mo ago

Client retention

Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.

Anchor clients 3+ cycles

$3,474,879 · 19% of revenue

Repeat clients 2 cycles

$5,460,274 · 30% of revenue

One-time clients 1 cycle

$9,391,875 · 51% of revenue

Top 1 anchor clients · all-time

Client	Cycles	All-time spend	Txns	First paid	Last paid
810163	5	$3,474,879	29	2016-10-11	2024-10-03

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		$18,327,028	100.0%	59

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	2025-08-11	PROTECT VOTERS FIRST, SPONSORED BY HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE	Other / Unclassified	SEE SCHEDULE G	$2,970,814
Largest all-time	2025-09-24	PROTECT VOTERS FIRST, SPONSORED BY HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE	Other / Unclassified	SEE SCHEDULE G	$2,014,594
Largest all-time	2022-09-08	NO ON 26 - TAXPAYERS AGAINST SPECIAL INTEREST MONOPOLIES, SPONSORED BY LICENSED CARD CLUBS	Print & Mail	LIT, POS	$1,285,460
Largest all-time	2022-09-08	NO ON 26 - TAXPAYERS AGAINST SPECIAL INTEREST MONOPOLIES, SPONSORED BY LICENSED CARD CLUBS	Print & Mail	LIT, POS	$1,242,845
Largest all-time	2020-10-20	CALIFORNIANS TO SAVE PROP 13 AND STOP HIGHER PROPERTY TAXES, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA HOMEOWNERS, TAXPAYERS, AND BUSINESSES	Print & Mail	LIT, POS	$911,924
Largest this cycle	2026-01-14	931447	Print & Mail	LIT, POS	$234,481
Largest this cycle	2026-05-14	KEPNER FOR SD10; CALIFORNIANS FOR CONSUMER PROTECTION AGAINST ANNE	—	SEE SCHEDULE G	$75,769
Largest this cycle	2026-04-29	KEPNER FOR SD10; CALIFORNIANS FOR CONSUMER PROTECTION AGAINST ANNE	—	SEE SCHEDULE G	$42,680
Largest this cycle	2026-05-08	KEPNER FOR SD10; CALIFORNIANS FOR CONSUMER PROTECTION AGAINST ANNE	—	SEE SCHEDULE G	$42,680
Largest this cycle	2026-04-27	BRICENO IN THE ASSEMBLY 2026, A PROJECT OF CALIFORNIA HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION; OC WORKING FAMILIES & SMALL BUSINESSES AGAINST	—	LIT, POS	$31,353
Recent	2026-05-15	CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF FAMILY OWNED BUSINESSES PAC	—	SEE SCHEDULE G	$10,968
Recent	2026-05-15	DAVITA PATIENT PROTECTION COMMITTEE	—	—	$10,444
Recent	2026-05-15	DAVITA PATIENT PROTECTION COMMITTEE	—	—	$8,509
Recent	2026-05-15	DAVITA PATIENT PROTECTION COMMITTEE	—	—	$8,217
Recent	2026-05-15	CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF FAMILY OWNED BUSINESSES PAC	—	SEE SCHEDULE G	$6,791

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