KERO

$935K 2025-2026 cycle

KERO is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle KERO was paid $935K across 51 client committees.

Media NBC affiliate Bakersfield, CA ○ Slowing (~3mo since last)
Call sign: KERO · Network: NBC · Market: Bakersfield, CA · Owner: Sinclair Broadcast Group

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 4, 2000 → Apr 23, 2026
spans 26.2 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
118
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
51
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.

Jun 2025 May 2026
$281K across 12 months
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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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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 2

STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $224K Media · 22 txns COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIA'S MID… $57K — · 1 txn K KERO
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1485077
$223,826 22
COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIA'S MIDDLE CLASS, INCLUDING ENERGY COMPANIES WHO PRODUCE GAS, OIL, JOBS AND PAY TAXES
1365275
$56,700 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 2

STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $224K Media · 22 txns COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIA'S MID… $57K — · 1 txn K KERO
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1485077
$223,826 22
COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIA'S MIDDLE CLASS, INCLUDING ENERGY COMPANIES WHO PRODUCE GAS, OIL, JOBS AND PAY TAXES
1365275
$56,700 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 2

STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $224K Media · 22 txns COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIA'S MID… $57K — · 1 txn K KERO
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1485077
$223,826 22
COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIA'S MIDDLE CLASS, INCLUDING ENERGY COMPANIES WHO PRODUCE GAS, OIL, JOBS AND PAY TAXES
1365275
$56,700 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 2

STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $224K Media · 22 txns COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIA'S MID… $57K — · 1 txn K KERO
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1485077
$223,826 22
COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIA'S MIDDLE CLASS, INCLUDING ENERGY COMPANIES WHO PRODUCE GAS, OIL, JOBS AND PAY TAXES
1365275
$56,700 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 4

STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $224K Media · 22 txns COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIA'S MID… $57K — · 1 txn JUSTICE FOR RENTERS SPONSORED BY AIDS… $57K Other / Unclassified · 5 txns STOP THE REVENGE INITIATIVE - NO ON 3… $38K Other / Unclassified · 3 txns K KERO

By party

PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $934,838 100.00%

Part III Reference tables

Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

20182021202220242026 Q2 2018 (2018 cycle): $22KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $2KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $5KQ2 2021 (2020 cycle): $16KQ3 2021 (2020 cycle): $9KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $32KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $26KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $66KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $15KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $44KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $51KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $281K Q2Q4Q3Q3Q1Q4Q2 $281K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 5 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2018 Q2 2018 $22K 6 COX FOR GOVERNOR 2018; JOHN 44% Other / Unclassified 72% $22K
2018 Q3 2018 $2K 1 MARTIN FOR JUDGE 2018 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $25K
2018 Q4 2018 $5K 1 741666 100% Media 100% $30K
2021 Q2 2020 $16K 1 COX FOR GOVERNOR 2021, INC.… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $16K
2021 Q3 2020 $9K 3 COX FOR GOVERNOR 2021, INC.… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $25K
2022 Q2 2022 $32K 1 BAINS FOR ASSEMBLY 2022, SP… 100% Digital 100% $32K
2022 Q3 2022 $26K 1 BAINS FOR ASSEMBLY 2022, SP… 100% Media 100% $58K
2022 Q4 2022 $66K 3 NO ON 27 - CALIFORNIANS FOR… 82% Other / Unclassified 82% $124K
2024 Q1 2024 $15K 1 COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFO… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $15K
2024 Q3 2024 $44K 4 JUSTICE FOR RENTERS SPONSOR… 71% Other / Unclassified 100% $59K +65%
2024 Q4 2024 $51K 4 JUSTICE FOR RENTERS SPONSOR… 50% Other / Unclassified 100% $110K -23%
2026 Q2 2026 $281K 23 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 80% Media 80% $281K
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 3 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $274K across 29 disbursements (avg $9K/check) Top buyer: STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 (82% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $224K

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $274K across 29 disbursements (avg $9K/check) Top buyer: STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 (82% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $224K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $274K across 29 disbursements (avg $9K/check) Top buyer: STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 (82% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $224K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $274K across 29 disbursements (avg $9K/check) Top buyer: STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 (82% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $224K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $274K across 29 disbursements (avg $9K/check) Top buyer: STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 (82% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $224K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Other / Unclassified $692,021 87 $8K 69.3% PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND… 8% 21mo ago
Media $274,377 29 $9K 27.5% STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 82% 2mo ago
Digital $31,910 1 $32K 3.2% BAINS FOR ASSEMBLY 2022, SP… 100% 4y ago
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Client retention

Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.

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Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
2
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$84,391 · 8% of revenue
49
One-time clients 1 cycle
$970,702 · 92% of revenue
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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
$1,055,093 100.0% 51
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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 2005-10-14 PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA CALIFORNIA INITIATIVE FUND - YES ON PROPOSITION 78 AND NO ON PROPOSITION 79 Other / Unclassified $58,620
Largest all-time 2026-04-24 COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIA'S MIDDLE CLASS, INCLUDING ENERGY COMPANIES WHO PRODUCE GAS, OIL, JOBS AND PAY TAXES $56,700
Largest all-time 2022-05-16 BAINS FOR ASSEMBLY 2022, SPONSORED BY HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS; CALIFORNIANS FOR BETTER PRIORITIES SUPPORTING DR. JASMEET Digital Media Buys & Digital Ads Supporting Jasmeet Bains and Opposing Leticia Perez $31,910
Largest all-time 2026-04-23 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 Media Ad Buy $31,348
Largest all-time 2022-10-27 NO ON 27 - CALIFORNIANS FOR TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY AND SAFE GAMING, SPONSORED BY TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS Other / Unclassified $27,413
Largest this cycle 2026-05-21 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 Media TV Ad Buy $26,444
Largest this cycle 2026-05-21 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 Media TV Ad Buy $17,782
Largest this cycle 2026-04-23 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 Media Ad Buy $15,037
Recent 2026-05-21 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 Media TV Ad Buy $14,501
Recent 2026-05-21 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 Media TV Ad Buy $4,828
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