KESQ-TV

$6.29M 2025-2026 cycle

KESQ-TV is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle KESQ-TV was paid $6.29M across 88 client committees, of which $237K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

Media ABC affiliate Palm Springs, CA ○ Dormant (20mo since last)
Call sign: KESQ · Network: ABC · Market: Palm Springs, CA
Limited recent activity. Most recent disbursement to this vendor was 2+ years ago (Nov 2, 2024). Charts below reflect cycle-to-date totals; the recent windows may be sparse.

Part I Identity

Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.

Source split

$6.29M = $6.05M (Schedule B) + $237K (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments
$6,050,283 243 rows 96.2%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them
$236,734 9 rows 3.8%
Activity span ALL TIME
Jan 20, 2000 → Nov 2, 2024
spans 24.8 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
243
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
88
distinct payers

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Dec 2023 Nov 2024
$218K across 12 months
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Top buyers

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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 5

WALLIS FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; GREG $78K Other / Unclassified · 4 txns CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBLE HOUSING,… $60K Other / Unclassified · 3 txns COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIAS MIDD… $36K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn ACUNA FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; JOEY $32K Digital · 3 txns GONZALEZ FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; JEFF $12K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn KT KESQ-TV

By party

PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $6,287,016 100.00%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2018202020222024 Q2 2018 (2018 cycle): $25KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $439KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $211KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $65KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $233KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $578KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $110KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $140KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $388KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $87KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $132K Q2Q4Q3Q2Q4Q4 $578K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 4 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2018 Q2 2018 $25K 5 MAYES FOR ASSEMBLY 2018; CH… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $25K
2018 Q3 2018 $439K 4 PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS TO … 80% Other / Unclassified 100% $464K
2018 Q4 2018 $211K 8 PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS TO … 48% Other / Unclassified 95% $675K
2020 Q1 2020 $65K 3 CALIFORNIA LABOR AND BUSINE… 64% Media 64% $65K
2020 Q3 2020 $233K 6 CALIFORNIANS TO SAVE PROP 1… 49% Other / Unclassified 83% $298K -47%
2020 Q4 2020 $578K 8 CALIFORNIANS TO SAVE PROP 1… 54% Other / Unclassified 77% $876K +174%
2022 Q2 2022 $110K 4 CALIFORNIA INDIAN TRIBES TO… 78% Other / Unclassified 86% $110K
2022 Q3 2022 $140K 5 CALIFORNIANS FOR SOLUTIONS … 58% Other / Unclassified 80% $250K -40%
2022 Q4 2022 $388K 9 STOP YET ANOTHER DANGEROUS … 62% Other / Unclassified 84% $638K -33%
2024 Q3 2024 $87K 4 WALLIS FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; G… 79% Other / Unclassified 100% $87K -38%
2024 Q4 2024 $132K 8 CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBL… 31% Other / Unclassified 76% $218K -66%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $34K across 4 disbursements (avg $8K/check) Top buyer: ACUNA FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; JOEY (93% of category) Last paid: 19mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $32K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Other / Unclassified $5,427,720 213 $25K 89.7% PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS TO … 8% 19mo ago
Media $412,430 22 $19K 6.8% SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY CALIFOR… 42% 3y ago
Admin & Office $174,395 4 $44K 2.9% CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBL… 100% 5y ago
Digital $33,932 4 $8K 0.6% ACUNA FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; JO… 93% 19mo 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
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Repeat clients 2 cycles
$549,124 · 9% of revenue
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One-time clients 1 cycle
$5,501,158 · 91% 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
$6,050,283 100.0% 88
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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 2018-09-23 PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS TO PROTECT DIALYSIS PATIENTS, SPONSORED BY THE CALIFORNIA DIALYSIS COUNCIL Other / Unclassified $350,175
Largest all-time 2022-10-21 STOP YET ANOTHER DANGEROUS DIALYSIS PROPOSITION, SPONSORED BY PATIENTS, DOCTORS, NURSES AND DIALYSIS PROVIDERS Other / Unclassified $211,098
Largest all-time 2016-10-19 PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA CALIFORNIA INITIATIVE FUND Other / Unclassified $208,318
Largest all-time 2020-10-15 CALIFORNIANS TO SAVE PROP 13 AND STOP HIGHER PROPERTY TAXES, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA HOMEOWNERS, TAXPAYERS, AND BUSINESSES Other / Unclassified $177,055
Largest all-time 2008-02-22 COALITION TO PROTECT CALIFORNIA'S BUDGET & ECONOMY, SPONSORED BY A GROUP OF INDIAN GAMING TRIBES Other / Unclassified $171,900
Largest this cycle 2024-09-24 WALLIS FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; GREG Other / Unclassified $36,600
Largest this cycle 2024-10-11 COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIAS MIDDLE CLASS, INCLUDING ENERGY, MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES WHO PRODUCE GAS, OIL, JOBS AND PAY TAXES Other / Unclassified $36,400
Largest this cycle 2024-09-12 WALLIS FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; GREG Other / Unclassified $27,310
Largest this cycle 2024-10-25 ACUNA FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; JOEY Digital TEL/Digital Ads $20,791
Largest this cycle 2024-10-02 CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBLE HOUSING, A COALITION OF VETERANS, SENIORS, HOUSING PROVIDERS, SOCIAL JUSTICE GROUPS, TAXPAYER ASSOCIATIONS, AND LABOR; SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION Other / Unclassified $20,638
Recent 2024-10-24 CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBLE HOUSING, A COALITION OF VETERANS, SENIORS, HOUSING PROVIDERS, SOCIAL JUSTICE GROUPS, TAXPAYER ASSOCIATIONS, AND LABOR; SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION Other / Unclassified $20,332
Recent 2024-11-02 GONZALEZ FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; JEFF Other / Unclassified $12,104
Recent 2024-10-25 ACUNA FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; JOEY Digital TEL/Digital Ads $6,171
Recent 2024-10-31 ACUNA FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; JOEY Digital TEL/Digital Ads $4,760
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