FAIRBANK, MASLIN, MAULIN, METZ & ASSOCIATES

$1.46M 2025-2026 cycle

FAIRBANK, MASLIN, MAULIN, METZ & ASSOCIATES is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle FAIRBANK, MASLIN, MAULIN, METZ & ASSOCIATES was paid $1.46M across 9 client committees.

Strategy & Research ○ Slowing (~2mo since last)

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
Jul 10, 2017 → Apr 16, 2026
spans 8.8 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
43
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
9
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
$159K across 12 months
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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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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 3

CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION INDE… $104K Strategy & Research · 3 txns CALIFORNIA LEADS $20K Other / Unclassified · 2 txns 747285 $5K — · 1 txn FM FAIRBANK, MASLIN, MAULIN, METZ & AS…
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE
1294628
$104,125 3
CALIFORNIA LEADS
1478581
$20,000 2
747285
747285
$5,000 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 3

CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION INDE… $104K Strategy & Research · 3 txns CALIFORNIA LEADS $50K Other / Unclassified · 4 txns 747285 $5K — · 1 txn FM FAIRBANK, MASLIN, MAULIN, METZ & AS…
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE
1294628
$104,125 3
CALIFORNIA LEADS
1478581
$50,000 4
747285
747285
$5,000 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 3

CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION INDE… $104K Strategy & Research · 3 txns CALIFORNIA LEADS $50K Other / Unclassified · 4 txns 747285 $5K — · 1 txn FM FAIRBANK, MASLIN, MAULIN, METZ & AS…
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE
1294628
$104,125 3
CALIFORNIA LEADS
1478581
$50,000 4
747285
747285
$5,000 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 3

CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION INDE… $104K Strategy & Research · 3 txns CALIFORNIA LEADS $50K Other / Unclassified · 4 txns 747285 $5K — · 1 txn FM FAIRBANK, MASLIN, MAULIN, METZ & AS…
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE
1294628
$104,125 3
CALIFORNIA LEADS
1478581
$50,000 4
747285
747285
$5,000 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 3

CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION INDE… $104K Strategy & Research · 3 txns CALIFORNIA LEADS $50K Other / Unclassified · 4 txns 747285 $5K — · 1 txn FM FAIRBANK, MASLIN, MAULIN, METZ & AS…
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE
1294628
$104,125 3
CALIFORNIA LEADS
1478581
$50,000 4
747285
747285
$5,000 1

By party

Revenue by party

100% D
D · 100%
R · 0%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $1,073,231 73.62%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $384,664 26.38%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

201720182019202020212026 Q3 2017 (2016 cycle): $208KQ4 2017 (2018 cycle): $166KQ1 2018 (2018 cycle): $68KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $26KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $43KQ2 2019 (2020 cycle): $85KQ3 2019 (2018 cycle): $23KQ3 2019 (2020 cycle): $28KQ4 2019 (2020 cycle): $37KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $240KQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $212KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $88KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $269KQ2 2021 (2022 cycle): $43KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $30KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $129K Q3Q1Q4Q3Q4Q2Q4Q1Q2 $269K

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 Q3 2016 $208K 2 991800 76% Other / Unclassified 76% $208K
2017 Q4 2018 $166K 6 JONES, DOUG 100% Strategy & Research 100% $166K
2018 Q1 2018 $68K 2 JONES, DOUG 59% Strategy & Research 100% $234K
2018 Q3 2018 $26K 1 JONES, DOUG 100% Strategy & Research 100% $260K
2018 Q4 2018 $43K 2 JONES, DOUG 88% Strategy & Research 100% $303K
2019 Q2 2020 $85K 2 JONES, DOUG 100% Strategy & Research 100% $85K
2019 Q3 2018 $23K 1 811189 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $325K -89%
2019 Q3 2020 $28K 1 JONES, DOUG 100% Strategy & Research 100% $113K
2019 Q4 2020 $37K 1 JONES, DOUG 100% Strategy & Research 100% $150K -78%
2020 Q1 2020 $240K 5 BLOOMBERG, MICHAEL R. 86% Strategy & Research 100% $389K +251%
2020 Q2 2020 $212K 3 JONES, DOUG 73% Strategy & Research 100% $601K
2020 Q3 2020 $88K 2 JONES, DOUG 100% Strategy & Research 100% $689K +238%
2020 Q4 2020 $269K 5 JONES, DOUG 100% Strategy & Research 100% $958K +526%
2021 Q2 2022 $43K 1 JONES, DOUG 100% Strategy & Research 100% $43K -50%
2026 Q1 2026 $30K 2 CALIFORNIA LEADS 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $30K
2026 Q2 2026 $129K 6 CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCI… 81% Strategy & Research 81% $159K
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 3 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $1.46M across 35 disbursements (avg $42K/check) Top buyer: JONES, DOUG (69% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $104K

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $1.46M across 35 disbursements (avg $42K/check) Top buyer: JONES, DOUG (69% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $104K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $1.46M across 35 disbursements (avg $42K/check) Top buyer: JONES, DOUG (69% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $104K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $1.46M across 35 disbursements (avg $42K/check) Top buyer: JONES, DOUG (69% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $104K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $1.46M across 35 disbursements (avg $42K/check) Top buyer: JONES, DOUG (69% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $104K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Strategy & Research $1,457,895 35 $42K 85.2% JONES, DOUG 69% 2mo ago
Other / Unclassified $253,000 6 $42K 14.8% 991800 62% 2mo ago
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Client retention

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

1
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$1,006,520 · 58% of revenue
1
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$83,250 · 5% of revenue
7
One-time clients 1 cycle
$636,125 · 37% of revenue
Top 1 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
JONES, DOUG 3 $1,006,520 24 2017-10-03 2021-06-02
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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
DC
$1,006,520 58.3% 1
CA
$455,375 26.4% 7
NY
$264,000 15.3% 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 2017-07-31 991800 Other / Unclassified $158,000
Largest all-time 2020-04-03 JONES, DOUG Strategy & Research POLLING $113,865
Largest all-time 2020-10-15 JONES, DOUG Strategy & Research POLLING $110,000
Largest all-time 2020-02-26 BLOOMBERG, MICHAEL R. Strategy & Research POLLING $79,250
Largest all-time 2020-10-30 JONES, DOUG Strategy & Research POLLING $65,000
Largest this cycle 2026-04-14 CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE Strategy & Research $49,750
Largest this cycle 2026-04-16 CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE Strategy & Research $36,250
Largest this cycle 2026-02-12 CALIFORNIA LEADS Other / Unclassified $20,000
Largest this cycle 2026-04-16 CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE Strategy & Research $18,125
Largest this cycle 2026-03-12 CALIFORNIA LEADS Other / Unclassified $10,000
Recent 2026-05-12 CALIFORNIA LEADS $10,000
Recent 2026-05-21 747285 $5,000
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