ESPN
$605K
2025-2026 cycle
ESPN is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle ESPN was paid $605K across 18 client committees.
Part I Identity
Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Oct 24, 2000 → Jul 31, 2026
- spans 25.8 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 38
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 18
- 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
$410K
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.
No buyer activity in this window.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$29,286 | 1 |
| CALIFORNIA LEADS 1478581 |
$2,214 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$141,428 | 4 |
| CALIFORNIA LEADS 1478581 |
$30,612 | 3 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; YES ON 50, THE ELECTION RIGGING RESPONSE ACT, GOVERNOR 1380675 |
$238,000 | 6 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$141,428 | 4 |
| CALIFORNIA LEADS 1478581 |
$30,612 | 3 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; YES ON 50, THE ELECTION RIGGING RESPONSE ACT, GOVERNOR 1380675 |
$238,000 | 6 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$141,428 | 4 |
| CALIFORNIA LEADS 1478581 |
$30,612 | 3 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; YES ON 50, THE ELECTION RIGGING RESPONSE ACT, GOVERNOR 1380675 |
$238,000 | 6 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$141,428 | 4 |
| NO ON 33, CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBLE HOUSING: A BI-PARTISAN COALITION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVOCATES, TAXPAYERS, VETERANS, AND SMALL BUSINESSES, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION 1421884 |
$68,000 | 3 |
| CALIFORNIA LEADS 1478581 |
$30,612 | 3 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 100%
R · 0%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $3,685 | 0.61% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $601,430 | 99.39% |
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
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2018 | $4K | 1 | CONYERS, JOHN JR. 100% | Fundraising 100% | $4K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $3K | 1 | SAN FRANCISCO POLICE OFFICE… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $6K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $13K | 1 | CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBL… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $19K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $39K | 2 | BECKER FOR SENATE 2020; JOSH 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $39K | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $106K | 3 | NO ON 33, CALIFORNIANS FOR … 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $106K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $62K | 2 | NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COM… 100% | Media 100% | $168K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $176K | 4 | NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COM… 100% | Other / Unclassified 47% | $344K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $143K | 6 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 79% | Media 79% | $143K | — |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $29K | 1 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 100% | Media 100% | $172K | -72% |
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 | $270,383 | 20 | $14K | 51.7% | NO ON 33, CALIFORNIANS FOR … 39% | 10mo ago |
| Media | $230,668 | 9 | $26K | 44.1% | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 61% | 6w ago |
| Admin & Office | $30,612 | 3 | $10K | 5.9% | CALIFORNIA LEADS 100% | 2mo ago |
| Fundraising | $3,600 | 1 | $4K | 0.7% | CONYERS, JOHN JR. 100% | 9y ago |
| Digital | $1,852 | 1 | $2K | 0.4% | CALIFORNIANS TO CONTROL, RE… 100% | 9y ago |
| Travel & Events | -$1,200 | 1 | $-1K | -0.2% | MOVING AMERICA FORWARD 0% | 8y ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | -$12,750 | 1 | $-13K | -2.4% | NO ON 33, CALIFORNIANS FOR … 0% | 21mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
0
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
2
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$15,933 · 3% of revenue
15
One-time clients 1 cycle
$589,182 · 97% of revenue
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 | $601,515 | 99.4% | 16 | |
| DC | $3,600 | 0.6% | 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 | 2025-10-23 | NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; YES ON 50, THE ELECTION RIGGING RESPONSE ACT, GOVERNOR | Other / Unclassified | — | $82,875 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-09-26 | NO ON 33, CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBLE HOUSING: A BI-PARTISAN COALITION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVOCATES, TAXPAYERS, VETERANS, AND SMALL BUSINESSES, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION | Other / Unclassified | — | $55,250 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-04-23 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | Digital Ad Buy | $54,286 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-09-25 | NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; YES ON 50, THE ELECTION RIGGING RESPONSE ACT, GOVERNOR | Media | Television Broadcast | $53,125 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-10-23 | NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; YES ON 50, THE ELECTION RIGGING RESPONSE ACT, GOVERNOR | — | — | $46,750 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-07-31 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | Digital Ad Buy | $29,286 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-21 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | Digital Ad Buy | $29,286 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-21 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | Digital Ad Buy | $28,571 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-05 | CALIFORNIA LEADS | Admin & Office | TEL, WEB | $15,501 |
| Recent | 2026-06-30 | CALIFORNIA LEADS | Admin & Office | TEL, WEB | $2,214 |