John Erickson
John Erickson is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle John Erickson was paid $2.12M across 7 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
- Aug 31, 2020 → May 16, 2026
- spans 5.7 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 38
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 7
- 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 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GROW CALIFORNIA 1483808 |
$425,362 | 1 |
| KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN 1376693 |
$122,008 | 2 |
| ACLU CALIFORNIA ACTION VOTES 1488683 |
$148 | 1 |
Top buyers last 3 months · top 6
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GROW CALIFORNIA 1483808 |
$950,543 | 7 |
| KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN 1376693 |
$378,282 | 8 |
| ERICKSON FOR SENATE 2026; PROGRESSIVES FOR JOHN 1490211 |
$357,605 | 13 |
| ERICKSON FOR STATE SENATE 2026; JOHN 1479089 |
$5,900 | 1 |
| ACLU CALIFORNIA ACTION VOTES 1488683 |
$297 | 2 |
| 741857 741857 |
$170 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 6
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GROW CALIFORNIA 1483808 |
$950,543 | 7 |
| KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN 1376693 |
$378,282 | 8 |
| ERICKSON FOR SENATE 2026; PROGRESSIVES FOR JOHN 1490211 |
$357,605 | 13 |
| ERICKSON FOR STATE SENATE 2026; JOHN 1479089 |
$9,400 | 2 |
| ACLU CALIFORNIA ACTION VOTES 1488683 |
$297 | 2 |
| 741857 741857 |
$170 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 6
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GROW CALIFORNIA 1483808 |
$950,543 | 7 |
| KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN 1376693 |
$378,282 | 8 |
| ERICKSON FOR SENATE 2026; PROGRESSIVES FOR JOHN 1490211 |
$357,605 | 13 |
| ERICKSON FOR STATE SENATE 2026; JOHN 1479089 |
$10,400 | 3 |
| ACLU CALIFORNIA ACTION VOTES 1488683 |
$297 | 2 |
| 741857 741857 |
$170 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 6
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GROW CALIFORNIA 1483808 |
$950,543 | 7 |
| KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN 1376693 |
$378,282 | 8 |
| ERICKSON FOR SENATE 2026; PROGRESSIVES FOR JOHN 1490211 |
$357,605 | 13 |
| ERICKSON FOR STATE SENATE 2026; JOHN 1479089 |
$10,400 | 3 |
| ACLU CALIFORNIA ACTION VOTES 1488683 |
$297 | 2 |
| 741857 741857 |
$170 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 6
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GROW CALIFORNIA 1483808 |
$950,543 | 7 |
| KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN 1376693 |
$378,282 | 8 |
| ERICKSON FOR SENATE 2026; PROGRESSIVES FOR JOHN 1490211 |
$357,605 | 13 |
| ERICKSON FOR STATE SENATE 2026; JOHN 1479089 |
$10,400 | 3 |
| ACLU CALIFORNIA ACTION VOTES 1488683 |
$297 | 2 |
| 741857 741857 |
$170 | 1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $2,124,438 | 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 · 3 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $24 | 1 | 921188 100% | Digital 100% | $24 | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $2K | 3 | 921188 100% | Digital 100% | $2K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $1K | 1 | ERICKSON FOR STATE SENATE 2… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $1K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $4K | 1 | ERICKSON FOR STATE SENATE 2… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $4K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $1.69M | 32 | GROW CALIFORNIA 56% | Media 50% | $1.7M | — |
Revenue by service category
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media | $850,724 | 2 | $425K | 50.1% | GROW CALIFORNIA 100% | 3w ago |
| Print & Mail | $570,909 | 16 | $36K | 33.6% | KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN 64% | 3w ago |
| Strategy & Research | $157,077 | 9 | $17K | 9.2% | GROW CALIFORNIA 64% | 4w ago |
| Digital | $106,927 | 7 | $15K | 6.3% | ERICKSON FOR SENATE 2026; P… 98% | 4w ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $7,538 | 3 | $3K | 0.4% | ERICKSON FOR STATE SENATE 2… 60% | 7w ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | $5,900 | 1 | $6K | 0.3% | ERICKSON FOR STATE SENATE 2… 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 | $1,699,076 | 100.0% | 7 |
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 | 2026-05-12 | GROW CALIFORNIA | Media | DIGITAL ADS | $425,362 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-04-28 | GROW CALIFORNIA | Media | TELEVISION ADS | $425,362 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-05-06 | ERICKSON FOR SENATE 2026; PROGRESSIVES FOR JOHN | Digital | Digital Media | $100,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-04-28 | GROW CALIFORNIA | Strategy & Research | RESEARCH | $78,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-05-04 | KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN | Print & Mail | Mailer | $61,004 |
| Recent | 2026-05-13 | KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN | Print & Mail | Mailer | $61,004 |
| Recent | 2026-05-11 | KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN | Print & Mail | Mailer | $61,004 |
| Recent | 2026-05-08 | KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN | Print & Mail | Mailer | $61,004 |
| Recent | 2026-05-16 | ACLU CALIFORNIA ACTION VOTES | Print & Mail | Staff time for Voter Guide (4/19 to 5/16)(estimate) | $148 |