J&Z STRATEGIES
J&Z STRATEGIES is a digital vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle J&Z STRATEGIES was paid $2.60M across 17 client committees, of which $257K 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 |
$2,446,683 | 96 rows | 90.5% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$257,338 | 10 rows | 9.5% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Oct 30, 2020 → May 15, 2026
- spans 5.5 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 96
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 17
- 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 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 870169 870169 |
$100,000 | 1 |
| SEO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PAUL 1477831 |
$34,649 | 1 |
Top buyers last 3 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SEO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PAUL 1477831 |
$302,520 | 15 |
| 870169 870169 |
$100,000 | 1 |
| ESPARZA FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 2026; NELSON 1485882 |
$35,020 | 3 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SEO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PAUL 1477831 |
$339,536 | 19 |
| GABRIEL IN SUPPORT OF PROPOSITION 1; CALIFORNIANS FOR JUSTICE, A BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE CONTROLLED BY JESSE 1455473 |
$247,774 | 3 |
| 870169 870169 |
$100,000 | 1 |
| ESPARZA FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 2026; NELSON 1485882 |
$35,020 | 3 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 6
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SEO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PAUL 1477831 |
$375,389 | 26 |
| GABRIEL IN SUPPORT OF PROPOSITION 1; CALIFORNIANS FOR JUSTICE, A BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE CONTROLLED BY JESSE 1455473 |
$247,774 | 3 |
| 870169 870169 |
$100,000 | 1 |
| ESPARZA FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 2026; NELSON 1485882 |
$35,020 | 3 |
| ESPARZA FOR SENATE 2026 1473212 |
$25,000 | 1 |
| MEADE, PERRY CA · House DEM |
$9,853 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 7
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SEO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PAUL 1477831 |
$375,389 | 26 |
| GABRIEL IN SUPPORT OF PROPOSITION 1; CALIFORNIANS FOR JUSTICE, A BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE CONTROLLED BY JESSE 1455473 |
$247,774 | 3 |
| 870169 870169 |
$100,000 | 1 |
| ESPARZA FOR SENATE 2026 1473212 |
$45,000 | 2 |
| ESPARZA FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 2026; NELSON 1485882 |
$35,020 | 3 |
| YOUTH SAVE DEMOCRACY PAC C00832493 |
$10,632 | 1 |
| MEADE, PERRY CA · House DEM |
$9,853 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 8
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SEO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PAUL 1477831 |
$375,389 | 26 |
| GABRIEL IN SUPPORT OF PROPOSITION 1; CALIFORNIANS FOR JUSTICE, A BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE CONTROLLED BY JESSE 1455473 |
$247,774 | 3 |
| 870169 870169 |
$100,000 | 1 |
| GONZALEZ FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; MARK 1460722 |
$96,921 | 4 |
| ESPARZA FOR SENATE 2026 1473212 |
$54,937 | 4 |
| ESPARZA FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 2026; NELSON 1485882 |
$35,020 | 3 |
| YOUTH SAVE DEMOCRACY PAC C00832493 |
$10,632 | 1 |
| MEADE, PERRY CA · House DEM |
$9,853 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $24,497 | 0.94% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $2,579,525 | 99.06% |
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $7K | 2 | C00709550 66% | Digital 100% | $7K | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $11K | 2 | STRIKE PAC 100% | Digital 100% | $11K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $11K | 2 | CHO FOR ASSEMBLY 2022; ANNIE 100% | Digital 100% | $18K | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $10K | 1 | CHO FOR ASSEMBLY 2022; ANNIE 100% | Digital 100% | $28K | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $40K | 6 | CHO FOR ASSEMBLY 2022; ANNIE 75% | Digital 100% | $51K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $333K | 16 | C00725101 75% | Digital 100% | $384K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $286K | 4 | C00725101 100% | Digital 100% | $670K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $574K | 8 | C00725101 100% | Digital 100% | $1.24M | +7665% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $12K | 2 | MIDDLETON FOR STATE SENATE … 100% | Digital 100% | $1.26M | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $5K | 1 | SENSIBLE AMERICANS 100% | Digital 100% | $5K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $227K | 9 | GONZALEZ FOR ASSEMBLY 2024;… 63% | Digital 100% | $232K | +472% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $40K | 2 | GONZALEZ FOR ASSEMBLY 2024;… 76% | Digital 100% | $272K | -86% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $67K | 4 | GONZALEZ FOR ASSEMBLY 2024;… 100% | Digital 100% | $339K | -88% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $20K | 1 | ESPARZA FOR SENATE 2026 100% | Digital 100% | $359K | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $11K | 1 | YOUTH SAVE DEMOCRACY PAC 100% | Media 100% | $11K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $35K | 2 | ESPARZA FOR SENATE 2026 71% | Digital 100% | $394K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $10K | 1 | MEADE, PERRY 100% | Media 100% | $20K | +97% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $26K | 6 | SEO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PAUL 100% | Digital 100% | $420K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $290K | 8 | GABRIEL IN SUPPORT OF PROPO… 85% | Digital 100% | $310K | +27% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $432K | 18 | SEO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PAUL 69% | Media 31% | $743K | — |
Revenue by service category
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital | $2,059,431 | 82 | $25K | 91.5% | C00725101 54% | 5w ago |
| Media | $155,628 | 4 | $39K | 6.9% | 870169 64% | 4w ago |
| Print & Mail | $35,826 | 1 | $36K | 1.6% | SEO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PAUL 100% | 6w 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 | $1,322,778 | 54.1% | 13 | |
| Unknown | $1,116,373 | 45.6% | 2 | |
| DC | $7,532 | 0.3% | 2 |
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 | 2022-10-21 | C00725101 | Digital | MEDIA BUY | $191,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-10-28 | C00725101 | Digital | MEDIA BUY | $136,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-10-06 | C00725101 | Digital | DIGITAL AD BUY | $116,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-09-15 | C00725101 | Digital | DIGITAL AD BUY | $103,774 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-05-12 | 870169 | Media | Digital and Television Ads/Support Lindsey Horvath | $100,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-31 | GABRIEL IN SUPPORT OF PROPOSITION 1; CALIFORNIANS FOR JUSTICE, A BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE CONTROLLED BY JESSE | Digital | LIT, Yes on 50, The Election Rigging Response Act, Governor Newsom's Ballot Measure Committee 1380675 | $90,238 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-31 | GABRIEL IN SUPPORT OF PROPOSITION 1; CALIFORNIANS FOR JUSTICE, A BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE CONTROLLED BY JESSE | Digital | LIT, Yes on 50, The Election Rigging Response Act, Governor Newsom's Ballot Measure Committee 1380675 | $89,438 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-31 | GABRIEL IN SUPPORT OF PROPOSITION 1; CALIFORNIANS FOR JUSTICE, A BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE CONTROLLED BY JESSE | Digital | LIT, Yes on 50, The Election Rigging Response Act, Governor Newsom's Ballot Measure Committee 1380675 | $68,099 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-04 | SEO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PAUL | — | — | $46,489 |
| Recent | 2026-05-08 | SEO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PAUL | — | — | $43,184 |
| Recent | 2026-05-15 | SEO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PAUL | — | — | $34,649 |
| Recent | 2026-05-05 | ESPARZA FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 2026; NELSON | — | — | $27,645 |
| Recent | 2026-05-06 | SEO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PAUL | — | — | $580 |