KERN
KERN is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle KERN was paid $59K across 15 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
- Oct 1, 2000 → Aug 19, 2021
- spans 20.9 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 31
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 15
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN 1376693 |
$7,064 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN 1376693 |
$7,064 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN 1376693 |
$7,064 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN 1376693 |
$7,064 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN 1376693 |
$7,064 | 1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $58,699 | 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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $3K | 1 | CALIFORNIA LATINO LEADERSHI… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $3K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $4K | 3 | GAINES FOR GOVERNOR 2021; T… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $4K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $7K | 1 | KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN 100% | Media 100% | $7K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $52,696 | 25 | $2K | 81.1% | POOCHIGIAN FOR ATTORNEY GEN… 30% | 4y ago |
| Media | $12,293 | 6 | $2K | 18.9% | KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN 57% | 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 | $65,763 | 100.0% | 15 |
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 | 2006-10-25 | POOCHIGIAN FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL | Other / Unclassified | — | $9,688 |
| Largest all-time | 2002-03-18 | COALITION FOR MODERATE CANDIDATES | Other / Unclassified | — | $7,125 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-05-14 | KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN | Media | Radio Ad | $7,064 |
| Largest all-time | 2006-10-04 | POOCHIGIAN FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL | Other / Unclassified | — | $5,920 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-10-25 | CALIFORNIA LATINO LEADERSHIP PAC | Other / Unclassified | — | $2,850 |
| Recent | 2021-08-19 | GAINES FOR GOVERNOR 2021; TED | Other / Unclassified | — | $1,500 |
| Recent | 2021-07-28 | GAINES FOR GOVERNOR 2021; TED | Other / Unclassified | — | $1,500 |
| Recent | 2021-07-28 | GAINES FOR GOVERNOR 2021; TED | Other / Unclassified | — | $1,050 |