KBAK
KBAK is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle KBAK was paid $1.41M across 50 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
- Jan 18, 2000 → Apr 23, 2026
- spans 26.3 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 126
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 50
- 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 3 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$307,041 | 23 |
| COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIA'S MIDDLE CLASS, INCLUDING ENERGY COMPANIES WHO PRODUCE GAS, OIL, JOBS AND PAY TAXES 1365275 |
$141,080 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$307,041 | 23 |
| COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIA'S MIDDLE CLASS, INCLUDING ENERGY COMPANIES WHO PRODUCE GAS, OIL, JOBS AND PAY TAXES 1365275 |
$141,080 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$307,041 | 23 |
| COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIA'S MIDDLE CLASS, INCLUDING ENERGY COMPANIES WHO PRODUCE GAS, OIL, JOBS AND PAY TAXES 1365275 |
$141,080 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$307,041 | 23 |
| COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIA'S MIDDLE CLASS, INCLUDING ENERGY COMPANIES WHO PRODUCE GAS, OIL, JOBS AND PAY TAXES 1365275 |
$141,080 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$307,041 | 23 |
| COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIA'S MIDDLE CLASS, INCLUDING ENERGY COMPANIES WHO PRODUCE GAS, OIL, JOBS AND PAY TAXES 1365275 |
$141,080 | 1 |
| JUSTICE FOR RENTERS SPONSORED BY AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION 1458912 |
$44,100 | 4 |
| STOP THE REVENGE INITIATIVE - NO ON 34, SPONSORED BY AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION 1469081 |
$37,825 | 3 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $1,408,682 | 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 · 6 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $9K | 2 | COX FOR GOVERNOR 2018; JOHN 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $9K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $2K | 2 | GROVE FOR SENATE 2018; SHAN… 62% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $11K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $37K | 4 | VIDAK FOR SENATE 2018 82% | Other / Unclassified 82% | $48K | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $2K | 1 | COTTA FOR ASSEMBLY 2020 100% | Media 100% | $2K | -96% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $30K | 1 | COX FOR GOVERNOR 2021, INC.… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $32K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $11K | 4 | COX FOR GOVERNOR 2021, INC.… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $43K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $40K | 1 | BAINS FOR ASSEMBLY 2022, SP… 100% | Digital 100% | $40K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $91K | 1 | BAINS FOR ASSEMBLY 2022, SP… 100% | Media 100% | $131K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $42K | 2 | BAINS FOR ASSEMBLY 2022, SP… 95% | Media 95% | $174K | +2487% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $36K | 1 | COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFO… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $36K | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $31K | 3 | JUSTICE FOR RENTERS SPONSOR… 60% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $67K | -66% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $51K | 4 | STOP THE REVENGE INITIATIVE… 50% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $118K | +20% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $448K | 24 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 69% | Media 69% | $448K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $1,002,855 | 93 | $11K | 66.7% | NO ON 45-CALIFORNIANS AGAIN… 8% | 21mo ago |
| Media | $459,661 | 31 | $15K | 30.6% | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 67% | 2mo ago |
| Digital | $40,440 | 1 | $40K | 2.7% | BAINS FOR ASSEMBLY 2022, SP… 100% | 4y 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 | $1,644,035 | 100.0% | 50 |
Notable disbursements
5 largest all-time · 5 largest in the current cycle · 5 most recent. Each row earns its place.