Golden State Leadership Fund PAC
Golden State Leadership Fund PAC is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Golden State Leadership Fund PAC was paid $4.02M across 6 client committees, of which $1.50M 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 |
$2,514,089 | 74 rows | 62.6% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$1,503,475 | 43 rows | 37.4% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Dec 20, 2005 → May 26, 2026
- spans 20.4 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 74
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 6
- 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
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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Top buyers last 3 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GOLDEN STATE LEADERSHIP FUND PAC 1281772 |
$65,000 | 3 |
| NGUYEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; STEPHANIE 1476870 |
$25,000 | 1 |
| LOW FOR STATE CONTROLLER 2030; EVAN 1478537 |
$25,000 | 1 |
| AHRENS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PATRICK 1476866 |
$15,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GOLDEN STATE LEADERSHIP FUND PAC 1281772 |
$74,800 | 4 |
| NGUYEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; STEPHANIE 1476870 |
$25,000 | 1 |
| LOW FOR STATE CONTROLLER 2030; EVAN 1478537 |
$25,000 | 1 |
| AHRENS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PATRICK 1476866 |
$15,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GOLDEN STATE LEADERSHIP FUND PAC 1281772 |
$124,400 IE $24,800 · SB $99,600 |
8 |
| NGUYEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; STEPHANIE 1476870 |
$25,000 | 1 |
| LOW FOR STATE CONTROLLER 2030; EVAN 1478537 |
$25,000 | 1 |
| AHRENS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PATRICK 1476866 |
$15,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GOLDEN STATE LEADERSHIP FUND PAC 1281772 |
$124,400 IE $24,800 · SB $99,600 |
8 |
| NGUYEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; STEPHANIE 1476870 |
$25,000 | 1 |
| LOW FOR STATE CONTROLLER 2030; EVAN 1478537 |
$25,000 | 1 |
| AHRENS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PATRICK 1476866 |
$15,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GOLDEN STATE LEADERSHIP FUND PAC 1281772 |
$189,400 IE $34,800 · SB $154,600 |
11 |
| NGUYEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; STEPHANIE 1476870 |
$25,000 | 1 |
| LOW FOR STATE CONTROLLER 2030; EVAN 1478537 |
$25,000 | 1 |
| AHRENS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PATRICK 1476866 |
$15,000 | 1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $4,017,564 | 100.00% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Golden State Leadership Fund PAC is also a registered federal committee
Top spending categories (2024–2026 cycles):
Money flow through this vendor
Where their ad buys point
IE payers (left) → races the buys targeted (right) · independent-expenditure filings onlyNo activity in the last 1 months.
No activity in the last 3 months.
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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 7 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $10K | 1 | GOLDEN STATE LEADERSHIP FUN… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $10K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $79K | 2 | GOLDEN STATE LEADERSHIP FUN… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $89K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $149K | 2 | GOLDEN STATE LEADERSHIP FUN… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $149K | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $60K | 2 | GOLDEN STATE LEADERSHIP FUN… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $209K | -24% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $20K | 1 | GOLDEN STATE LEADERSHIP FUN… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $20K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $50K | 1 | GOLDEN STATE LEADERSHIP FUN… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $70K | -17% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $30K | 2 | GOLDEN STATE LEADERSHIP FUN… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $100K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $135K | 3 | GOLDEN STATE LEADERSHIP FUN… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $235K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $725K | 5 | GOLDEN STATE LEADERSHIP FUN… 83% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $725K | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $45K | 1 | GOLDEN STATE LEADERSHIP FUN… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $770K | -10% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $10K | 1 | GOLDEN STATE LEADERSHIP FUN… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $780K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $10K | 1 | GOLDEN STATE LEADERSHIP FUN… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $790K | -93% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $15K | 1 | GOLDEN STATE LEADERSHIP FUN… 100% | — | $15K | -98% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $140K | 7 | GOLDEN STATE LEADERSHIP FUN… 54% | — | $155K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $2,325,789 | 62 | $38K | 98.6% | GOLDEN STATE LEADERSHIP FUN… 94% | 8mo ago |
| Strategy & Research | $15,000 | 1 | $15K | 0.6% | GOLDEN STATE LEADERSHIP FUN… 100% | 11y ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | $10,500 | 2 | $5K | 0.4% | GOLDEN STATE LEADERSHIP FUN… 100% | 11y ago |
| Field & Voter Contact | $8,000 | 1 | $8K | 0.3% | GOLDEN STATE LEADERSHIP FUN… 100% | 14y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOLDEN STATE LEADERSHIP FUND PAC | 11 | $2,319,089 | 69 | 2006-10-05 | 2026-05-26 |
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 | $2,514,089 | 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 | 2024-02-06 | GOLDEN STATE LEADERSHIP FUND PAC | Other / Unclassified | — | $250,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-02-02 | GOLDEN STATE LEADERSHIP FUND PAC | Other / Unclassified | — | $200,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2012-10-17 | GOLDEN STATE LEADERSHIP FUND PAC | Other / Unclassified | — | $200,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-02-05 | LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL & TRANSGENDER (LGBT) CAUCUS LEADERSHIP FUND | Other / Unclassified | — | $125,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-02-05 | GOLDEN STATE LEADERSHIP FUND PAC | Other / Unclassified | — | $125,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-14 | GOLDEN STATE LEADERSHIP FUND PAC | — | — | $25,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-19 | NGUYEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; STEPHANIE | — | — | $25,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-19 | GOLDEN STATE LEADERSHIP FUND PAC | — | — | $25,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-14 | LOW FOR STATE CONTROLLER 2030; EVAN | — | — | $25,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-26 | GOLDEN STATE LEADERSHIP FUND PAC | — | — | $15,000 |
| Recent | 2026-05-26 | AHRENS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PATRICK | — | — | $15,000 |