Halftone Shop
Halftone Shop is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Halftone Shop was paid $345K across 39 client committees, of which $247K 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 |
$1,478,231 | 176 rows | 85.7% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$247,452 | 33 rows | 14.3% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Apr 28, 2010 → May 13, 2026
- spans 16.0 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 176
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 39
- 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.
No buyer activity in this window.
Top buyers last 3 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 811267 811267 |
$7,570 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 811267 811267 |
$7,570 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 811267 811267 |
$7,570 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 811267 811267 |
$7,570 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 6
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 741906 741906 |
$50,468 | 4 |
| NORTH STAR - SAFETY, ACCOUNTABILITY, TRANSPARENCY & RESPONSIBILITY, SPONSORED BY THE PASKENTA BAND OF NOMALKI INDIANS 1466761 |
$37,361 | 2 |
| CALIFORNIA LATINO LEADERSHIP PAC 1321501 |
$29,505 | 2 |
| 741949 741949 |
$17,141 | 6 |
| COMMUNITY EDUCATION PAC FOR A BETTER IMPERIAL & COACHELLA VALLEY 1473748 |
$12,077 | 5 |
| 811267 811267 |
$7,570 | 1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $345,414 | 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 · 7 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2016 | $6K | 2 | MOLINA & ELBA GUERRERO; CIT… 83% | Print & Mail 100% | $6K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2016 | $12K | 1 | 742008 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $18K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $8K | 1 | YES ON THE COLLEGE FOR ALL … 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $26K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $897 | 1 | YES ON THE COLLEGE FOR ALL … 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $897 | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $71K | 7 | BOERNER HORVATH FOR ASSEMBL… 46% | Other / Unclassified 91% | $72K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $19K | 1 | SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES FIR… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $91K | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $21K | 3 | CITIZENS FOR A RETURN TO A … 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $21K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $32K | 2 | SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATI… 75% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $32K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $12K | 2 | INLAND EMPIRE BUSINESS POLI… 61% | Other / Unclassified 61% | $44K | -41% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $56K | 2 | TREAT CALIFORNIA 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $100K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $56K | 7 | NORTH STAR - SAFETY, ACCOUN… 66% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $56K | — |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $2K | 1 | SELF FOR ASSEMBLY 2024 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $58K | -94% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $2K | 1 | 741949 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $60K | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $144K | 18 | 741906 35% | Other / Unclassified 57% | $205K | +1082% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $8K | 1 | 811267 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $8K | +280% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Print & Mail | $754,262 | 72 | $10K | 51.1% | 870138 37% | 2mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $585,059 | 80 | $7K | 39.7% | 870138 14% | 21mo ago |
| Field & Voter Contact | $128,375 | 18 | $7K | 8.7% | 870138 77% | 9y ago |
| Travel & Events | $4,061 | 3 | $1K | 0.3% | YES ON B - SOUTH BAY WOMEN'… 60% | 8y ago |
| Wages & Payroll | $3,281 | 3 | $1K | 0.2% | YES ON B - SOUTH BAY WOMEN'… 59% | 8y 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 870138 | 4 | $460,886 | 53 | 2010-09-14 | 2016-10-20 |
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 | $1,478,231 | 100.0% | 39 |
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 | 2016-10-26 | 870078 | Print & Mail | Postcards | $54,094 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-10-12 | TREAT CALIFORNIA | Other / Unclassified | — | $33,026 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-04-30 | SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES FIRST SPONSORED BY A COALITION OF LABOR GROUPS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING FAMILIES, STUDENTS AND ESSENTIAL WORKERS | Other / Unclassified | — | $31,991 |
| Largest all-time | 2010-09-21 | 870138 | Print & Mail | Mail Flyer | $29,262 |
| Largest all-time | 2012-10-02 | 870138 | Print & Mail | Direct Mail Ads | $27,818 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-13 | 811267 | Print & Mail | Mailer supporting Gerardo Ramirez - See Schedules D & G | $7,570 |
| Recent | 2024-11-13 | 741906 | Print & Mail | Mailer & Postage for Sean Elo-Rivera | $6,813 |
| Recent | 2024-11-01 | COMMUNITY EDUCATION PAC FOR A BETTER IMPERIAL & COACHELLA VALLEY | Print & Mail | Mailer | $2,621 |
| Recent | 2024-11-01 | COMMUNITY EDUCATION PAC FOR A BETTER IMPERIAL & COACHELLA VALLEY | Print & Mail | Mailer | $2,567 |
| Recent | 2024-11-01 | COMMUNITY EDUCATION PAC FOR A BETTER IMPERIAL & COACHELLA VALLEY | Print & Mail | Mailer | $2,094 |