FORWARD OBSERVER, LLC
FORWARD OBSERVER, LLC is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle FORWARD OBSERVER, LLC was paid $45K across 4 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
- Mar 27, 2026 → Mar 27, 2026
- spans 0 months
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 4
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 4
- 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.
Top buyers last 1 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$4,500 | 1 |
Top buyers last 3 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION ISSUES COMMITTEE 1294628 |
$45,000 | 1 |
| SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ERIC 1485146 |
$22,000 | 1 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$4,500 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION ISSUES COMMITTEE 1294628 |
$45,000 | 1 |
| SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ERIC 1485146 |
$22,000 | 1 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$4,500 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION ISSUES COMMITTEE 1294628 |
$45,000 | 1 |
| SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ERIC 1485146 |
$22,000 | 1 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$4,500 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION ISSUES COMMITTEE 1294628 |
$45,000 | 1 |
| SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ERIC 1485146 |
$22,000 | 1 |
| CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION ISSUES COMMITTEE 1388537 |
$10,000 | 1 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$4,500 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION ISSUES COMMITTEE 1294628 |
$45,000 | 1 |
| SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ERIC 1485146 |
$22,000 | 1 |
| CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION ISSUES COMMITTEE 1388537 |
$10,000 | 1 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$4,500 | 1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $45,000 | 100.00% |
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 · 2 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $10K | 1 | CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCI… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $10K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $45K | 1 | CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCI… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $45K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $27K | 2 | SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026;… 83% | Other / Unclassified 83% | $72K | — |
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $77,000 | 3 | $26K | 100.0% | CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCI… 58% | 7w ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
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 | $81,500 | 100.0% | 4 |
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 | 2026-03-27 | CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION ISSUES COMMITTEE | Other / Unclassified | — | $45,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-04-23 | SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ERIC | Other / Unclassified | — | $22,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-05-14 | CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION ISSUES COMMITTEE | Other / Unclassified | — | $10,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-05-21 | BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | — | Political Research Consulting | $4,500 |