KESQ
KESQ is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle KESQ was paid $2.13M across 40 client committees, of which $65K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.
Part I Identity
Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.
Source split
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$2,039,959 | 103 rows | 96.9% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$65,097 | 10 rows | 3.1% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Oct 25, 2000 → May 21, 2026
- spans 25.6 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 103
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 40
- 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 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$544,098 | 22 |
| GROW CALIFORNIA 1483808 |
$28,220 | 2 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$544,098 | 22 |
| GROW CALIFORNIA 1483808 |
$28,220 | 2 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$544,098 | 22 |
| GROW CALIFORNIA 1483808 |
$28,220 | 2 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$544,098 | 22 |
| GROW CALIFORNIA 1483808 |
$28,220 | 2 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 6
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$544,098 | 22 |
| RENTERS AND HOMEOWNERS FOR RENT CONTROL YES ON 33, SPONSORED BY AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION 1458912 |
$59,220 | 6 |
| HOLSTEGE FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; CHRISTY 1459171 |
$57,923 | 7 |
| VOTE NO ON LANDLORD GREED SPONSORED BY AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION 1469081 |
$32,520 | 3 |
| GROW CALIFORNIA 1483808 |
$28,220 | 2 |
| 741666 741666 |
$25,194 | 1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $2,133,956 | 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 · 4 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $750 | 1 | C00416347 100% | Media 100% | $750 | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $61K | 2 | CALIFORNIANS FOR TRIBAL SOV… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $61K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $76K | 2 | CALIFORNIANS FOR TRIBAL SOV… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $137K | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $48K | 6 | RENTERS AND HOMEOWNERS FOR … 56% | Other / Unclassified 78% | $48K | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $127K | 11 | HOLSTEGE FOR ASSEMBLY 2024;… 37% | Other / Unclassified 43% | $175K | +66% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $572K | 24 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 95% | Media 95% | $572K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $1,342,486 | 60 | $22K | 66.8% | CALIFORNIANS FOR TRIBAL SOV… 10% | 20mo ago |
| Media | $591,097 | 31 | $19K | 29.4% | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 92% | 6w ago |
| Digital | $57,923 | 7 | $8K | 2.9% | HOLSTEGE FOR ASSEMBLY 2024;… 100% | 20mo ago |
| Strategy & Research | $19,708 | 3 | $7K | 1.0% | CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE, A COAL… 92% | 10y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 741666 | 3 | $99,119 | 3 | 2006-10-05 | 2024-10-21 |
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 | $2,039,209 | 100.0% | 39 | |
| Unknown | $750 | 0.0% | 1 |
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 | Other / Unclassified | — | $113,730 |
| Largest all-time | 2006-09-20 | CALIFORNIANS AGAINST UNACCOUNTABLE TAXES, SPONSORED BY R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY | Other / Unclassified | — | $98,430 |
| Largest all-time | 2012-10-10 | OUR CHILDREN, OUR FUTURE CA | Other / Unclassified | — | $81,240 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-05-21 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | TV Ad Buy | $78,693 |
| Largest all-time | 2012-10-24 | COMMITTEE TO DEFEND PROP. 38, SPONSORED BY THE ADVANCEMENT PROJECT AND EDUCATION ADVOCATES, WITH FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM MOLLY MUNGER AND STEPHEN ENGLISH | Other / Unclassified | — | $77,044 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-23 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | Ad Buy | $65,556 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-21 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | TV Ad Buy | $57,384 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-21 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | TV Ad Buy | $42,747 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-23 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | Ad Buy | $33,252 |
| Recent | 2026-05-08 | GROW CALIFORNIA | — | — | $14,110 |
| Recent | 2026-05-21 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | TV Ad Buy | $3,655 |