DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION
$5.09M
2025-2026 cycle
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION is a digital vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION was paid $5.09M across 42 client committees, of which $65K 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
$5.09M
=
$5.03M
(Schedule B)
+
$65K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$5,026,672 | 127 rows | 98.7% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$65,050 | 4 rows | 1.3% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Feb 9, 2000 → Jul 30, 2026
- spans 26.5 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 127
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 42
- 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.
Aug 2025
Jul 2026
$1.22M
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 |
|---|---|---|
| GARY'S LIST ACTION 1490064 |
$25,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| UBER INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 1439102 |
$80,000 | 1 |
| GARY'S LIST ACTION 1490064 |
$25,000 | 1 |
| DEMOCRATIC ACTION C00562983 |
$279 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 6
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| UBER INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 1439102 |
$80,000 | 1 |
| GARY'S LIST ACTION 1490064 |
$25,000 | 1 |
| DGA ACTION C00503789 |
$20,048 | 3 |
| HDR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INACTIVE 00016442 |
$5,000 | 1 |
| COMMITTEE TO EXPAND THE MIDDLE CLASS CANDIDATE COMMITTEE SPONSORED BY AIRBNB, INC. 1437529 |
$5,000 | 1 |
| DEMOCRATIC ACTION C00562983 |
$279 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 7
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| DGA ACTION C00503789 |
$790,030 | 4 |
| DEMOCRATIC ACTION C00562983 |
$246,541 | 2 |
| UBER INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 1439102 |
$80,000 | 1 |
| COMMITTEE TO EXPAND THE MIDDLE CLASS CANDIDATE COMMITTEE SPONSORED BY AIRBNB, INC. 1437529 |
$30,000 | 2 |
| GARY'S LIST ACTION 1490064 |
$25,000 | 1 |
| THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC. PAC C00292318 |
$25,000 | 1 |
| HDR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INACTIVE 00016442 |
$20,000 | 3 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 7
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| DGA ACTION C00503789 |
$790,130 IE $50 · SB $790,080 |
6 |
| DEMOCRATIC ACTION C00562983 |
$246,541 | 2 |
| UBER INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 1439102 |
$80,000 | 1 |
| COMMITTEE TO EXPAND THE MIDDLE CLASS CANDIDATE COMMITTEE SPONSORED BY AIRBNB, INC. 1437529 |
$55,000 | 3 |
| HDR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INACTIVE 00016442 |
$40,000 | 5 |
| GARY'S LIST ACTION 1490064 |
$25,000 | 1 |
| THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC. PAC C00292318 |
$25,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 7
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| DGA ACTION C00503789 |
$790,130 IE $50 · SB $790,080 |
6 |
| DEMOCRATIC ACTION C00562983 |
$246,541 | 2 |
| HDR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INACTIVE 00016442 |
$85,000 | 10 |
| UBER INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 1439102 |
$80,000 | 1 |
| COMMITTEE TO EXPAND THE MIDDLE CLASS CANDIDATE COMMITTEE SPONSORED BY AIRBNB, INC. 1437529 |
$55,000 | 3 |
| GARY'S LIST ACTION 1490064 |
$25,000 | 1 |
| THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC. PAC C00292318 |
$25,000 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 100%
R · 0%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $174,925 | 3.44% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $4,916,796 | 96.56% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Money flow through this vendor
Money flow through this vendor
top payers (left) → broadcast stations clients buy from (right)Where their ad buys point
IE payers (left) → races the buys targeted (right) · independent-expenditure filings onlyNo activity in the last 1 months.
No activity in the last 3 months.
No activity in the last 6 months.
No activity in the last 12 months.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 10 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q2 | 2016 | $5K | 1 | HDR POLITICAL ACTION COMMIT… 100% | Digital 100% | $5K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2016 | $100 | 1 | FLORES JOSE ROBERTO HONORAB… 100% | Digital 100% | $5K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $250 | 1 | KANSAS DEMOCRATIC PARTY- FE… 100% | Digital 100% | $250 | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $17K | 4 | HDR POLITICAL ACTION COMMIT… 60% | Digital 100% | $22K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $43K | 3 | FOR OUR FUTURE 58% | Digital 100% | $44K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $5K | 1 | HDR POLITICAL ACTION COMMIT… 100% | Digital 100% | $49K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $200K | 3 | COMMITTEE TO EXPAND THE MID… 88% | Digital 100% | $249K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2018 | $10K | 1 | 972210 100% | Digital 100% | $259K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $20K | 1 | AB PAC 100% | Digital 100% | $20K | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2018 | $15K | 2 | HDR POLITICAL ACTION COMMIT… 100% | Digital 100% | $274K | +200% |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $87K | 2 | AB PAC 100% | Digital 100% | $107K | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2018 | $15K | 1 | 972210 100% | Digital 100% | $289K | +14900% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2018 | $20K | 3 | 972210 50% | Digital 100% | $309K | +20% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $20K | 1 | TEAMSTERS LOCAL 1150 FEDERA… 100% | Digital 100% | $127K | -54% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $2K | 1 | DEMOCRATIC ACTION 100% | Digital 100% | $129K | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $25K | 2 | HDR POLITICAL ACTION COMMIT… 59% | Digital 100% | $154K | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $5K | 2 | HDR POLITICAL ACTION COMMIT… 97% | Digital 100% | $159K | -97% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $10K | 1 | ROYAL BUSINESS BANK 100% | — | $169K | -33% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $356 | 2 | DEMOCRATIC ACTION 100% | Digital 100% | $356 | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $1K | 1 | DEMOCRATIC ACTION 100% | Digital 100% | $2K | -93% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $934 | 3 | DEMOCRATIC ACTION 73% | Digital 100% | $3K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $2M | 2 | CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE OF CA… 100% | Digital 100% | $2M | +83307% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $39K | 4 | HDR POLITICAL ACTION COMMIT… 65% | Digital 100% | $2.04M | +52% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $41K | 6 | DEMOCRATIC ACTION 51% | Digital 100% | $2.08M | +695% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $18K | 5 | DSCC 85% | Digital 100% | $18K | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $8K | 2 | DEMOCRATIC ACTION 82% | Digital 100% | $26K | +2172% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $25K | 3 | HDR POLITICAL ACTION COMMIT… 100% | Digital 100% | $2.11M | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $10K | 1 | DEMOCRATIC ACTION 100% | Digital 100% | $36K | +590% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $11K | 2 | WOMEN VOTE 55% | Digital 100% | $47K | +1079% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $10K | 1 | HDR POLITICAL ACTION COMMIT… 100% | Digital 100% | $57K | -100% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $15K | 3 | HDR POLITICAL ACTION COMMIT… 67% | Digital 100% | $72K | -61% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $35K | 4 | HDR POLITICAL ACTION COMMIT… 100% | Digital 100% | $107K | -15% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $20K | 2 | HDR POLITICAL ACTION COMMIT… 100% | Digital 100% | $127K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $40K | 4 | COMMITTEE TO EXPAND THE MID… 62% | Digital 100% | $167K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $271K | 2 | DEMOCRATIC ACTION 91% | Digital 100% | $271K | +3254% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $25K | 1 | COMMITTEE TO EXPAND THE MID… 100% | Digital 100% | $192K | +0% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $770K | 1 | DGA ACTION 100% | Digital 100% | $1.04M | +7412% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $30K | 5 | DGA ACTION 67% | Digital 83% | $1.07M | +173% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $80K | 2 | UBER INNOVATION POLITICAL A… 100% | — | $1.15M | +703% |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $25K | 1 | GARY'S LIST ACTION 100% | Contributions & Trans… 100% | $1.18M | +67% |
Stations this firm's clients buy from
Stations this firm's clients buy from top 7 · $391,646 · San Francisco, CA dominant market
Broadcast stations that committees who pay DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION also pay directly on their Schedule B filings. We can't prove DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION routed money to these stations, but the concentration signal reveals the market network this firm's clients spend on.
| Station | Market | Network | Total client spend | Buys | Activity window |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KNTV | San Jose, CA | NBC | $162,818 | 5 | Feb 2024 → Mar 2024 |
| KPIX-TV | San Francisco, CA | CBS | $79,900 | 2 | Feb 2024 |
| KTSF | San Francisco, CA | PBS | $51,000 | 1 | Jul 2026 |
| KTVU | San Francisco, CA | Fox | $49,343 | 2 | Feb 2024 |
| KGO-TV | San Francisco, CA | ABC | $42,288 | 1 | Feb 2024 |
| KRON-TV | San Francisco, CA | NBC | $3,485 | 1 | Feb 2024 |
| KICU-TV | San Jose, CA | Independent | $2,814 | 2 | Feb 2024 |
Revenue by service category
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital | $4,906,393 | 122 | $40K | 99.5% | CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE OF CA… 41% | 4mo ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | $25,000 | 1 | $25K | 0.5% | GARY'S LIST ACTION 100% | 2w ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
4
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$690,215 · 14% of revenue
3
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$856,580 · 17% of revenue
35
One-time clients 1 cycle
$3,479,878 · 69% of revenue
Top 4 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HDR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INACTIVE | 8 | $366,500 | 39 | 2012-02-13 | 2026-03-11 |
| DEMOCRATIC ACTION | 4 | $308,015 | 20 | 2020-06-15 | 2026-06-11 |
| ATKINSREALIS USA HOLDINGS PAC | 3 | $15,000 | 4 | 2017-11-21 | 2024-07-29 |
| NAISHTAT ELLIOTT MR | 3 | $700 | 4 | 2013-11-18 | 2017-12-28 |
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 | $3,266,802 | 65.0% | 22 | |
| DC | $1,270,485 | 25.3% | 8 | |
| TX | $444,135 | 8.8% | 10 | |
| MA | $25,000 | 0.5% | 1 | |
| CT | $20,000 | 0.4% | 1 | |
| KS | $250 | 0.0% | 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 | 2022-05-09 | CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE OF CARPENTERS - BUILDING COMMUNITIES FUND | Digital | Contribution to IRC 527 entity | $2,000,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-10-16 | DGA ACTION | Digital | IN-KINDED LIST ACQUISITION | $769,982 |
| Largest all-time | 2010-06-07 | DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR'S ASSOCIATION - NON-CANDIDATE CONTRIBUTION COMMITTEE (SPONSORED BY DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR'S ASSOCIATION) | Digital | — | $250,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-08-22 | DEMOCRATIC ACTION | Digital | TEXT MESSAGING SERVICES | $246,262 |
| Largest all-time | 2014-10-22 | 870129 | Digital | Monetary Contribution: | $200,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-20 | UBER INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | — | $80,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-09-24 | THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC. PAC | Digital | CONTRIBUTION | $25,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-07-30 | GARY'S LIST ACTION | Contributions & Transfers | Contribution | $25,000 |
| Recent | 2026-03-26 | DGA ACTION | Digital | RESEARCH SERVICES IN-KINDED TO KANSAS DEMOCRATIC PARTY | $6,683 |
| Recent | 2026-03-27 | COMMITTEE TO EXPAND THE MIDDLE CLASS CANDIDATE COMMITTEE SPONSORED BY AIRBNB, INC. | — | — | $5,000 |
| Recent | 2026-06-11 | DEMOCRATIC ACTION | — | EMAIL LIST | $279 |