Democratic State Central Committee of California - Federal
Democratic State Central Committee of California - Federal is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Democratic State Central Committee of California - Federal was paid $16.70M across 5 client committees, of which $56K 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
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$16,644,002 | 741 rows | 99.7% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$56,464 | 33 rows | 0.3% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Oct 10, 2001 → Dec 26, 2025
- spans 24.2 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 741
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 5
- 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.
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 12 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PETERS, SCOTT CA · House DEM |
$855 | 3 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PETERS, SCOTT CA · House DEM |
$1,930 | 9 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PETERS, SCOTT CA · House DEM |
$2,730 | 11 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $5,374,027 | 32.18% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $11,326,440 | 67.82% |
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 · 6 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $95 | 2 | MCNERNEY, JERRY 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $95 | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $125 | 1 | PETERS, SCOTT 100% | Contributions & Trans… 100% | $125 | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $950 | 5 | PETERS, SCOTT 100% | Contributions & Trans… 100% | $1K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $9 | 1 | PETERS, SCOTT 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $1K | — |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $330 | 2 | PETERS, SCOTT 100% | Contributions & Trans… 100% | $330 | +164% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $500 | 1 | PETERS, SCOTT 100% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $830 | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $105 | 1 | PETERS, SCOTT 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $935 | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $800 | 2 | PETERS, SCOTT 100% | Software & Tech 56% | $2K | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $1K | 6 | PETERS, SCOTT 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $1K | +226% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $855 | 3 | PETERS, SCOTT 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $2K | +714% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $14,622,275 | 253 | $58K | 88.8% | 741666 56% | 3y ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | $1,603,534 | 23 | $70K | 9.7% | 741666 56% | 3y ago |
| Print & Mail | $332,058 | 397 | $836 | 2.0% | 741666 72% | 13y ago |
| Field & Voter Contact | $31,879 | 13 | $2K | 0.2% | 741666 100% | 17y ago |
| Strategy & Research | $27,789 | 9 | $3K | 0.2% | CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY 59% | 15y ago |
| Software & Tech | $6,480 | 3 | $2K | 0.0% | 741666 91% | 23mo ago |
| Travel & Events | $2,375 | 12 | $198 | 0.0% | PETERS, SCOTT 96% | 6mo ago |
| Digital | $75 | 1 | $75 | 0.0% | 741666 100% | 17y ago |
| Legal & Compliance | -$165,788 | 30 | $-6K | -1.0% | PETERS, SCOTT 0% | 2y 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 741666 | 7 | $9,325,834 | 317 | 2001-10-10 | 2013-08-20 |
| CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY | 3 | $5,473,475 | 346 | 2009-02-12 | 2013-02-07 |
| PETERS, SCOTT | 3 | $4,749 | 22 | 2021-04-23 | 2025-12-26 |
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 | $16,644,002 | 100.0% | 5 |
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 | 2010-12-15 | CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Other / Unclassified | — | $439,287 |
| Largest all-time | 2011-09-13 | CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Other / Unclassified | — | $338,582 |
| Largest all-time | 2002-12-02 | 741666 | Other / Unclassified | Funds Transfer/Administrative Costs | $291,461 |
| Largest all-time | 2013-03-01 | 741666 | Contributions & Transfers | Transfer Funds/Administrative Costs/FND | $283,475 |
| Largest all-time | 2011-08-17 | CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Other / Unclassified | — | $264,536 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-12-17 | PETERS, SCOTT | Travel & Events | STATE CONVENTION CAUCUS REGISTRATION DUES | $500 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-12-26 | PETERS, SCOTT | Travel & Events | STATE CONVENTION CAUCUS REGISTRATION DUES | $215 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-04-28 | PETERS, SCOTT | Travel & Events | STATE CONVENTION REGISTRATION DUES | $200 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-05-02 | PETERS, SCOTT | Travel & Events | STATE CONVENTION REGISTRATION DUES | $200 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-05-05 | PETERS, SCOTT | Travel & Events | STATE CONVENTION REGISTRATION DUES | $200 |
| Recent | 2025-05-08 | PETERS, SCOTT | Travel & Events | STATE CONVENTION REGISTRATION DUES | $200 |
| Recent | 2025-12-26 | PETERS, SCOTT | Travel & Events | STATE CONVENTION CAUCUS REGISTRATION DUES | $140 |