KATZ
KATZ is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle KATZ was paid $248K across 10 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
- Feb 21, 2003 → Mar 28, 2026
- spans 23.1 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 12
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 10
- 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.
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Top buyers last 12 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| FRIENDS OF PAUL BETTENCOURT 00069338 |
$68 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; GOVERNOR 1380675 |
$243,880 | 2 |
| FRIENDS OF PAUL BETTENCOURT 00069338 |
$68 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; GOVERNOR 1380675 |
$243,880 | 2 |
| GREATER HOUSTON PROGRESSIVES PAC 00088879 |
$385 | 1 |
| FRIENDS OF PAUL BETTENCOURT 00069338 |
$68 | 1 |
| WARD JOHNSON CHARLENE HONORABLE 00088280 |
$53 | 1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $247,862 | 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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $99 | 1 | HOUSTONIANS FOR WORKING FAM… 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $99 | — |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $438 | 2 | GREATER HOUSTON PROGRESSIVE… 88% | Travel & Events 100% | $536 | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $244K | 2 | NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COM… 100% | Digital 100% | $244K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $68 | 1 | FRIENDS OF PAUL BETTENCOURT 100% | — | $68 | -32% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital | $243,880 | 2 | $122K | 98.4% | NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COM… 100% | 12mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $3,093 | 2 | $2K | 1.2% | 743579 96% | 15y ago |
| Travel & Events | $821 | 7 | $117 | 0.3% | GREATER HOUSTON PROGRESSIVE… 47% | 19mo 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 | $246,855 | 99.6% | 2 | |
| TX | $1,007 | 0.4% | 8 |
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 | 2025-09-25 | NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; GOVERNOR | Digital | Digital Advertising | $154,152 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-09-25 | NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; GOVERNOR | Digital | Digital Advertising | $89,728 |
| Largest all-time | 2010-10-17 | 743579 | Other / Unclassified | — | $2,975 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-02-22 | GREATER HOUSTON PROGRESSIVES PAC | Travel & Events | Precinct Chair Breakfast | $385 |
| Largest all-time | 2003-02-21 | WHITMIRE JOHN HONORABLE | Travel & Events | meeting | $141 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-28 | FRIENDS OF PAUL BETTENCOURT | — | Campaign Staff Meeting | $68 |
| Recent | 2025-01-07 | WARD JOHNSON CHARLENE HONORABLE | Travel & Events | food for volunteers | $53 |