FORWARD OBSERVER, LLC
$105K
2025-2026 cycle
FORWARD OBSERVER, LLC is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle FORWARD OBSERVER, LLC was paid $105K across 6 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
- May 14, 2025 → Jul 31, 2026
- spans 1.2 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 8
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 6
- 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
$95K
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.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 1 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$15,459 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$15,459 | 2 |
| CALIFORNIANS FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS' RIGHT TO VOTE, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS 1485354 |
$6,000 | 1 |
| CALIFORNIANS AGAINST THE HEALTH CARE ENDANGERMENT ACT, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS 1487942 |
$2,500 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 5
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE 1294628 |
$45,000 | 1 |
| SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ERIC 1485146 |
$22,000 | 1 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$19,959 | 3 |
| CALIFORNIANS FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS' RIGHT TO VOTE, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS 1485354 |
$6,000 | 1 |
| CALIFORNIANS AGAINST THE HEALTH CARE ENDANGERMENT ACT, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS 1487942 |
$2,500 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 5
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE 1294628 |
$45,000 | 1 |
| SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ERIC 1485146 |
$22,000 | 1 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$19,959 | 3 |
| CALIFORNIANS FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS' RIGHT TO VOTE, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS 1485354 |
$6,000 | 1 |
| CALIFORNIANS AGAINST THE HEALTH CARE ENDANGERMENT ACT, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS 1487942 |
$2,500 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 6
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE 1294628 |
$45,000 | 1 |
| SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ERIC 1485146 |
$22,000 | 1 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$19,959 | 3 |
| CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION ISSUES COMMITTEE 1388537 |
$10,000 | 1 |
| CALIFORNIANS FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS' RIGHT TO VOTE, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS 1485354 |
$6,000 | 1 |
| CALIFORNIANS AGAINST THE HEALTH CARE ENDANGERMENT ACT, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS 1487942 |
$2,500 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 6
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE 1294628 |
$45,000 | 1 |
| SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ERIC 1485146 |
$22,000 | 1 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$19,959 | 3 |
| CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION ISSUES COMMITTEE 1388537 |
$10,000 | 1 |
| CALIFORNIANS FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS' RIGHT TO VOTE, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS 1485354 |
$6,000 | 1 |
| CALIFORNIANS AGAINST THE HEALTH CARE ENDANGERMENT ACT, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS 1487942 |
$2,500 | 1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $105,459 | 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
Per-quarter totals
| 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 | — |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $24K | 4 | BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 65% | Travel & Events 2% | $95K | — |
Revenue by service category
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $77,000 | 3 | $26K | 99.4% | CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCI… 58% | 4mo ago |
| Travel & Events | $459 | 1 | $459 | 0.6% | BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 100% | 3w 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
0
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
6
One-time clients 1 cycle
$105,459 · 100% 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 | $105,459 | 100.0% | 6 |
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 INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE | Other / Unclassified | — | $45,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-04-23 | SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ERIC | Other / Unclassified | — | $22,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-07-31 | BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | — | Political Research Consulting | $15,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-05-14 | CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION ISSUES COMMITTEE | Other / Unclassified | — | $10,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-07-08 | CALIFORNIANS FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS' RIGHT TO VOTE, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS | — | — | $6,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-21 | BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | — | Political Research Consulting | $4,500 |
| Recent | 2026-07-08 | CALIFORNIANS AGAINST THE HEALTH CARE ENDANGERMENT ACT, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS | — | — | $2,500 |
| Recent | 2026-07-31 | BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Travel & Events | Travel Reimbursement - See Below if Itemized | $459 |