DS POLITICAL, LLC
DS POLITICAL, LLC is a digital vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle DS POLITICAL, LLC was paid $5.54M across 68 client committees, of which $523K 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 |
$5,021,393 | 263 rows | 90.6% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$523,316 | 37 rows | 9.4% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Apr 13, 2012 → Apr 15, 2026
- spans 14.0 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 263
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 68
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
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Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.
Top buyers
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Top buyers last 3 months · top 2
Top buyers last 6 months · top 2
Top buyers last 12 months · top 4
Top buyers last 18 months · top 4
Top buyers last 24 months · top 7
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By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $1,251,887 | 22.58% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $4,292,821 | 77.42% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data. Tables and charts crawlers + AI assistants can read directly.
Money flow through this vendor
Money flow through this vendor
top payers (left) → top revenue categories (right)No activity in the last 1 months.
Money flow through this vendor
top payers (left) → broadcast stations clients buy from (right)No activity in the last 1 months.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
quarterly · last 6 cycleseven-year cycle (election) odd-year cycle (off-cycle)
Stations this firm's clients buy from
Stations this firm's clients buy from top 15 + 11 additional stations · $7,081,289 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KFMB | San Diego, CA | CBS | $1,414,579 | 48 | Oct 2022 → Nov 2024 |
| KNSD | San Diego, CA | NBC | $1,382,398 | 47 | Oct 2022 → Nov 2024 |
| KSWB | San Diego, CA | CW | $796,259 | 56 | Oct 2022 → Nov 2024 |
| KGTV | San Diego, CA | ABC | $721,030 | 24 | Sep 2024 → Nov 2024 |
| KUSI | San Diego, CA | Independent | $603,662 | 43 | Oct 2022 → Oct 2024 |
| KGTV-TV | San Diego, CA | ABC | $519,750 | 23 | Oct 2022 → Oct 2024 |
| KFSN-TV | Fresno, CA | ABC | $343,506 | 7 | Oct 2022 → Oct 2022 |
| KSEE | Fresno, CA | NBC | $272,081 | 8 | Sep 2022 → Oct 2022 |
| KGPE | Fresno, CA | ABC | $270,215 | 8 | Sep 2022 → Oct 2022 |
| KMPH | Fresno, CA | NBC | $254,841 | 8 | Sep 2022 → Oct 2022 |
| KCRA | Sacramento, CA | NBC | $150,450 | 11 | Sep 2024 → Sep 2024 |
| KXTV | Sacramento, CA | NBC | $79,518 | 11 | Sep 2024 → Sep 2024 |
| KFTV | Los Angeles, CA | Univision | $67,324 | 4 | Oct 2022 → Oct 2022 |
| KOVR | Sacramento, CA | CBS | $56,525 | 11 | Sep 2024 → Sep 2024 |
| KGO-TV | San Francisco, CA | ABC | $35,700 | 1 | Apr 2026 |
Revenue by service category
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Show as table (cycle-to-date with disbursement counts)
| Category | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| Digital | $2,687,586 | 142 |
| Other / Unclassified | $1,306,957 | 52 |
| Media | $448,004 | 35 |
| Software & Tech | $325,273 | 24 |
| Strategy & Research | $244,478 | 4 |
| Print & Mail | $9,096 | 6 |
Recent disbursements showing 20 of 263
| Date | Filer | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2026 | 1479597 | Digital Media | $88,112 |
| Mar 23, 2026 | 00089939 | CCTV Ads | $10,392 |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 741666 | production | $3,882 |
| Jul 18, 2025 | 741666 | digital ads | $3,960 |
| Jul 16, 2025 | 1482258 | Digital Ads | $4,400 |
| Oct 23, 2024 | 1357256 | Production for Digital Ads | $28,000 |
| Oct 23, 2024 | 1357256 | Production for Digital Ads | $28,000 |
| Oct 18, 2024 | 00081736 | digital advertising | $2,500 |
| Oct 9, 2024 | 00081736 | digital advertising | $500 |
| Oct 9, 2024 | 00081736 | digital advertising | $500 |
| Sep 18, 2024 | 780657 | Video Ads/Oppose/Measure X | $119,500 |
| Sep 18, 2024 | 780657 | Video Ads/Oppose/Measure X | $119,500 |
| Aug 26, 2024 | 00081736 | Digital advertising | $500 |
| Aug 26, 2024 | 00081736 | Digital advertising | $500 |
| Aug 26, 2024 | 00081736 | Digital advertising | $500 |
| Aug 26, 2024 | 00081736 | Digital advertising | $500 |
| Mar 4, 2024 | 1457812 | Digital Ads | $4,250 |
| Feb 15, 2024 | 00081736 | Digital advertising | $1,000 |
| Feb 15, 2024 | 1461436 | — | $273,413 |
| Feb 14, 2024 | 1357256 | Digital Ads/Support Chris Holden | $30 |