DS POLITICAL, LLC

$3.91M 2025-2026 cycle

DS POLITICAL, LLC is a digital vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle DS POLITICAL, LLC was paid $3.91M across 62 client committees, of which $398K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

Digital ○ Slowing (~3mo since last)

Part I Identity

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

Source split

$3.91M = $3.51M (Schedule B) + $398K (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments		 $3,512,452 148 rows 89.8%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them		 $398,210 30 rows 10.2%
Activity span ALL TIME
Apr 13, 2012 → May 22, 2026
spans 14.1 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
148
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
62
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
$666K across 12 months
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Top buyers

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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 1

742051 $25K Digital · 2 txns DP DS POLITICAL, LLC
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Filer Total spend Disbursements
742051
742051
 $25,300 2
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 5

PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE $594K Digital · 4 txns 742051 $25K Digital · 2 txns GHOBADI FOR JUDGE 2026; MARIA $16K Media · 2 txns REYNA ADRIAN R $10K Media · 1 txn FRANCO ALEXANDER STEPHANIE MRS $8K — · 1 txn DP DS POLITICAL, LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE
1479597
 $594,133 4
742051
742051
 $25,300 2
GHOBADI FOR JUDGE 2026; MARIA
1488221
 $16,000 2
REYNA ADRIAN R
00089939
 $10,392 1
FRANCO ALEXANDER STEPHANIE MRS
00089905
 $8,196 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 6

PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE $594K Digital · 4 txns 742051 $25K Digital · 2 txns GHOBADI FOR JUDGE 2026; MARIA $16K Media · 2 txns REYNA ADRIAN R $10K Media · 1 txn FRANCO ALEXANDER STEPHANIE MRS $8K — · 1 txn 741666 $4K Media · 1 txn DP DS POLITICAL, LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE
1479597
 $594,133 4
742051
742051
 $25,300 2
GHOBADI FOR JUDGE 2026; MARIA
1488221
 $16,000 2
REYNA ADRIAN R
00089939
 $10,392 1
FRANCO ALEXANDER STEPHANIE MRS
00089905
 $8,196 1
741666
741666
 $3,882 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 7

PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE $594K Digital · 4 txns 742051 $25K Digital · 2 txns GHOBADI FOR JUDGE 2026; MARIA $16K Media · 2 txns REYNA ADRIAN R $10K Media · 1 txn FRANCO ALEXANDER STEPHANIE MRS $8K — · 1 txn 741666 $8K Digital · 2 txns STATE SENATE VICTORY FUND $4K Digital · 1 txn DP DS POLITICAL, LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE
1479597
 $594,133 4
742051
742051
 $25,300 2
GHOBADI FOR JUDGE 2026; MARIA
1488221
 $16,000 2
REYNA ADRIAN R
00089939
 $10,392 1
FRANCO ALEXANDER STEPHANIE MRS
00089905
 $8,196 1
741666
741666
 $7,842 2
STATE SENATE VICTORY FUND
1482258
 $4,400 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 10

PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE $594K Digital · 4 txns 780657 $119K Strategy & Research · 1 txn SEIU ULTCW LOCAL 6434 DIGNITY CA $28K Digital · 1 txn 742051 $25K Digital · 2 txns HEALTH CARE SAVES LIVES $23K — · 1 txn GHOBADI FOR JUDGE 2026; MARIA $16K Media · 2 txns REYNA ADRIAN R $10K Media · 1 txn FRANCO ALEXANDER STEPHANIE MRS $8K — · 1 txn 741666 $8K Digital · 2 txns STATE SENATE VICTORY FUND $4K Digital · 1 txn DP DS POLITICAL, LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE
1479597
 $594,133 4
780657
780657
 $119,500 1
SEIU ULTCW LOCAL 6434 DIGNITY CA
1357256
 $28,000 1
742051
742051
 $25,300 2
HEALTH CARE SAVES LIVES
C00888081
 $22,500
IE $22,500
 1
GHOBADI FOR JUDGE 2026; MARIA
1488221
 $16,000 2
REYNA ADRIAN R
00089939
 $10,392 1
FRANCO ALEXANDER STEPHANIE MRS
00089905
 $8,196 1
741666
741666
 $7,842 2
STATE SENATE VICTORY FUND
1482258
 $4,400 1
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By party

Revenue by party

100% D
D · 100%
R · 0%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $1,275,066 32.60%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $2,635,596 67.40%

Part III Reference tables

Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.

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Money flow through this vendor

Money flow through this vendor

top payers (left) → broadcast stations clients buy from (right)

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Money flowed in during the last 3 months, but no itemized outflow is on the public record for this window.

DS POLITICAL, LLC PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; K… $594K 742051 $25K GHOBADI FOR JUDGE 2026; MAR… $16K REYNA ADRIAN R $10K FRANCO ALEXANDER STEPHANIE … $8K KGO-TV (San Francisco) $286K KNTV (San Jose) $143K KABC-TV (Los Angeles) $80K KCBS-TV (Los Angeles) $66K KRON-TV (San Francisco) $50K KNBC-TV (Los Angeles) $27K KNSD-TV (San Diego) $19K + 3 NBC affiliates $38K + 2 CBS affiliates $17K + 5 other stations $21K Total in: $654K Total out: $747K
DS POLITICAL, LLC PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; K… $594K 742051 $25K GHOBADI FOR JUDGE 2026; MAR… $16K REYNA ADRIAN R $10K FRANCO ALEXANDER STEPHANIE … $8K 741666 $4K KGO-TV (San Francisco) $286K KNTV (San Jose) $143K KABC-TV (Los Angeles) $80K KCBS-TV (Los Angeles) $66K KRON-TV (San Francisco) $50K KNBC-TV (Los Angeles) $27K KNSD-TV (San Diego) $19K + 3 NBC affiliates $38K + 2 CBS affiliates $17K + 5 other stations $21K Total in: $658K Total out: $747K
DS POLITICAL, LLC PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; K… $594K 742051 $25K GHOBADI FOR JUDGE 2026; MAR… $16K REYNA ADRIAN R $10K FRANCO ALEXANDER STEPHANIE … $8K 741666 $8K STATE SENATE VICTORY FUND $4K KGO-TV (San Francisco) $286K KNTV (San Jose) $143K KABC-TV (Los Angeles) $80K KCBS-TV (Los Angeles) $66K KRON-TV (San Francisco) $50K KNBC-TV (Los Angeles) $27K KNSD-TV (San Diego) $19K + 3 NBC affiliates $38K + 2 CBS affiliates $17K + 5 other stations $21K Total in: $666K Total out: $747K
DS POLITICAL, LLC PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; K… $594K 780657 $119K SEIU ULTCW LOCAL 6434 DIGNI… $28K 742051 $25K HEALTH CARE SAVES LIVES $23K GHOBADI FOR JUDGE 2026; MAR… $16K REYNA ADRIAN R $10K FRANCO ALEXANDER STEPHANIE … $8K 741666 $8K STATE SENATE VICTORY FUND $4K KGO-TV (San Francisco) $286K KNSD-TV (San Diego) $234K KFMB (San Diego) $224K KGTV-TV (San Diego) $201K KNTV (San Jose) $143K KSWB (San Diego) $81K KABC-TV (Los Angeles) $80K + 6 NBC affiliates $206K + 3 CBS affiliates $105K + 8 other stations $121K Total in: $836K Total out: $1.68M

Where their ad buys point

IE payers (left) → races the buys targeted (right) · independent-expenditure filings only

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DS POLITICAL, LLC HEALTH CARE SAVES LIVES $23K Unspecified races (1 filing… $23K Total in: $23K Total out: $23K
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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Q2 2017 (2016 cycle): $30KQ4 2017 (2018 cycle): $4KQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $61KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $52KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $198KQ1 2019 (2018 cycle): $500Q1 2020 (2020 cycle): $77KQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $71KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $140KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $153KQ1 2021 (2020 cycle): $43KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $2KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $47KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $498KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $546KQ1 2023 (2022 cycle): $64KQ4 2023 (2022 cycle): $500Q4 2023 (2024 cycle): $924Q1 2024 (2024 cycle): $440KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $120KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $31KQ3 2025 (2024 cycle): $8KQ4 2025 (2024 cycle): $4KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $19KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $635K Q2Q2Q4Q1Q3Q1Q2Q4Q4Q1Q4Q4Q2 $635K

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 $30K 1 NEWMAN OPPOSED TO THE RECAL… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $30K —
2017 Q4 2018 $4K 1 SWING LEFT 100% Digital 100% $4K —
2018 Q2 2018 $61K 3 SVONKIN FOR BOARD OF EQUALI… 98% Other / Unclassified 98% $65K —
2018 Q3 2018 $52K 5 COMMITTEE TO ELECT RICHARD … 65% Media 65% $117K —
2018 Q4 2018 $198K 10 BAUER-KAHAN FOR ASSEMBLY 20… 54% Digital 97% $315K —
2019 Q1 2018 $500 1 LOPEZ RAYNALDO T HONORABLE … 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $315K —
2020 Q1 2020 $77K 8 HOLDEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2020; C… 39% Other / Unclassified 72% $77K —
2020 Q2 2020 $71K 2 CALIFORNIANS FOR INDEPENDEN… 58% Other / Unclassified 58% $148K +16%
2020 Q3 2020 $140K 10 LURIA, ELAINE 100% Digital 100% $287K +171%
2020 Q4 2020 $153K 14 LURIA, ELAINE 54% Digital 97% $441K -23%
2021 Q1 2020 $43K 1 HOLDEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2020; C… 100% Digital 100% $483K +8400%
2022 Q1 2022 $2K 1 MARTIN AMY HONORABLE 100% Media 100% $2K -98%
2022 Q2 2022 $47K 2 CALIFORNIA DENTAL ASSOCIATI… 64% Other / Unclassified 100% $49K -34%
2022 Q3 2022 $498K 19 LURIA, ELAINE 91% Digital 96% $546K +256%
2022 Q4 2022 $546K 15 LURIA, ELAINE 47% Digital 79% $1.09M +257%
2023 Q1 2022 $64K 1 HOLDEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2022; C… 100% Digital 100% $1.16M +50%
2023 Q4 2022 $500 1 BECKLEY MICHELLE J HONORABLE 100% Digital 100% $1.16M —
2023 Q4 2024 $924 1 CLIMATE HAWKS VOTE POLITICA… 100% Digital 100% $924 —
2024 Q1 2024 $440K 6 CITIZENS AND COMMUNITIES FO… 62% Other / Unclassified 62% $441K +29208%
2024 Q3 2024 $120K 2 780657 100% Strategy & Research 100% $561K -76%
2024 Q4 2024 $31K 3 SEIU ULTCW LOCAL 6434 DIGNI… 90% Digital 100% $592K -94%
2025 Q3 2024 $8K 2 STATE SENATE VICTORY FUND 53% Digital 100% $600K —
2025 Q4 2024 $4K 1 741666 100% Media 100% $604K +676%
2026 Q1 2026 $19K 2 REYNA ADRIAN R 56% Media 56% $19K -96%
2026 Q2 2026 $635K 8 PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; K… 94% Digital 97% $654K —

Stations this firm's clients buy from

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Stations this firm's clients buy from top 15 + 18 additional stations · $3,562,589 · San Diego, CA dominant market

Broadcast stations that committees who pay DS POLITICAL, LLC also pay directly on their Schedule B filings. We can't prove DS POLITICAL, LLC 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
KNSD San Diego, CA NBC $480,781 18 Oct 2022 → May 2026
KFMB San Diego, CA CBS $479,553 20 Oct 2022 → May 2026
KGO-TV San Francisco, CA ABC $285,579 5 Apr 2026 → May 2026
KSWB San Diego, CA CW $262,102 22 Oct 2022 → May 2026
KGTV-TV San Diego, CA ABC $237,057 10 Oct 2022 → Oct 2024
KFSN-TV Fresno, CA ABC $232,624 5 Oct 2022 → Oct 2022
KMPH Fresno, CA NBC $197,052 6 Sep 2022 → Oct 2022
KSEE Fresno, CA NBC $187,038 6 Sep 2022 → Oct 2022
KGTV San Diego, CA ABC $185,173 8 Sep 2024 → May 2026
KGPE Fresno, CA ABC $180,145 6 Sep 2022 → Oct 2022
KUSI San Diego, CA Independent $179,095 14 Oct 2022 → Oct 2024
KNTV San Jose, CA NBC $143,327 4 Apr 2026 → May 2026
KABC-TV Los Angeles, CA ABC $80,240 2 Apr 2026 → May 2026
KCBS-TV Los Angeles, CA CBS $66,130 3 Apr 2026 → May 2026
KCRA Sacramento, CA NBC $61,370 6 Sep 2024 → May 2026
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 3 months · hover bars for cycle context
Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $2.43M across 91 disbursements (avg $27K/check) Top buyer: LURIA, ELAINE (38% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +1072% vs prior cycle Digital $25K

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $2.43M across 91 disbursements (avg $27K/check) Top buyer: LURIA, ELAINE (38% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +1072% vs prior cycle Digital $619K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $212K across 21 disbursements (avg $10K/check) Top buyer: PHILLIPS, DEAN (47% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · +5360% vs prior cycle Media $26K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $2.43M across 91 disbursements (avg $27K/check) Top buyer: LURIA, ELAINE (38% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +1072% vs prior cycle Digital $619K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $212K across 21 disbursements (avg $10K/check) Top buyer: PHILLIPS, DEAN (47% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · +5360% vs prior cycle Media $30K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $2.43M across 91 disbursements (avg $27K/check) Top buyer: LURIA, ELAINE (38% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +1072% vs prior cycle Digital $628K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $212K across 21 disbursements (avg $10K/check) Top buyer: PHILLIPS, DEAN (47% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · +5360% vs prior cycle Media $30K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $2.43M across 91 disbursements (avg $27K/check) Top buyer: LURIA, ELAINE (38% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +1072% vs prior cycle Digital $659K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $125K across 2 disbursements (avg $62K/check) Top buyer: 780657 (96% of category) Last paid: 23mo ago · +4% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $119K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $212K across 21 disbursements (avg $10K/check) Top buyer: PHILLIPS, DEAN (47% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · +5360% vs prior cycle Media $30K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Digital $2,426,109 91 $27K 69.2% LURIA, ELAINE 38% 2mo ago
Other / Unclassified $573,324 20 $29K 16.4% CITIZENS AND COMMUNITIES FO… 48% 2y ago
Media $211,949 21 $10K 6.0% PHILLIPS, DEAN 47% 3mo ago
Software & Tech $168,120 13 $13K 4.8% SBRANTI FOR ASSEMBLY 2014, … 77% 11y ago
Strategy & Research $124,754 2 $62K 3.6% 780657 96% 23mo ago
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Client retention

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

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Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
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Repeat clients 2 cycles
$1,196,510 · 34% of revenue
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One-time clients 1 cycle
$2,315,942 · 66% 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
$2,332,179 66.4% 36
VA
$931,995 26.5% 1
MN
$100,000 2.8% 1
TX
$58,087 1.7% 16
WV
$33,500 1.0% 1
PA
$27,323 0.8% 1
DC
$19,000 0.5% 2
NY
$6,254 0.2% 2
AK
$3,114 0.1% 1
MI
$1,000 0.0% 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 2026-04-28 PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE Digital Digital Media $410,025
Largest all-time 2024-02-15 CITIZENS AND COMMUNITIES FOR FAIR GOVERNMENT, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA COMMERCE CLUB Other / Unclassified — $273,413
Largest all-time 2024-02-13 SEIU ULTCW LOCAL 6434 DIGNITY CA Digital Digital Ads/Support Chris Holden $139,670
Largest all-time 2024-09-18 780657 Strategy & Research Video Ads/Oppose/Measure X $119,500
Largest all-time 2022-10-18 PHILLIPS, DEAN Media ADVERTISING $100,000
Largest this cycle 2026-04-15 PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE Digital Digital Media $88,112
Largest this cycle 2026-05-06 PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE Digital Digital Media $47,998
Largest this cycle 2026-05-08 PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE Digital Digital Media $47,998
Largest this cycle 2026-05-22 742051 Digital Digital Advertisements $21,200
Recent 2026-05-11 GHOBADI FOR JUDGE 2026; MARIA Media Digital Ads $6,000
Recent 2026-05-22 742051 Digital Digital Advertisements $4,100
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