KFSN-TV
KFSN-TV is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle KFSN-TV was paid $16.71M across 172 client committees, of which $138K 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 |
$16,575,133 | 479 rows | 99.2% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$138,203 | 7 rows | 0.8% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jan 20, 2000 → Jul 31, 2026
- spans 26.5 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 479
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 172
- 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.
Top buyers last 1 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$136,021 | 2 |
Top buyers last 3 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$348,585 | 6 |
| A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER 1484835 |
$32,640 | 3 |
| HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE 1480425 |
$23,056 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 6
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$595,203 | 13 |
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT 1487425 |
$191,633 | 2 |
| A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER 1484835 |
$108,800 | 10 |
| SORIA FOR SENATE 2026 1479788 |
$44,328 | 1 |
| HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE 1480425 |
$23,056 | 1 |
| VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTONIO 1471635 |
$16,894 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 7
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$595,203 | 13 |
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT 1487425 |
$191,633 | 2 |
| A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER 1484835 |
$108,800 | 10 |
| STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB 1483178 |
$85,234 | 1 |
| SORIA FOR SENATE 2026 1479788 |
$44,328 | 1 |
| HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE 1480425 |
$23,056 | 1 |
| VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTONIO 1471635 |
$16,894 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 7
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$595,203 | 13 |
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT 1487425 |
$191,633 | 2 |
| A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER 1484835 |
$108,800 | 10 |
| STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB 1483178 |
$85,234 | 1 |
| SORIA FOR SENATE 2026 1479788 |
$44,328 | 1 |
| HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE 1480425 |
$23,056 | 1 |
| VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTONIO 1471635 |
$16,894 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 9
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$595,203 | 13 |
| ROSE FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; JOANNA GARCIA 1463062 |
$216,104 | 7 |
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT 1487425 |
$191,633 | 2 |
| CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBLE HOUSING, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION 1421884 |
$113,815 | 2 |
| A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER 1484835 |
$108,800 | 10 |
| STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB 1483178 |
$85,234 | 1 |
| SORIA FOR SENATE 2026 1479788 |
$44,328 | 1 |
| HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE 1480425 |
$23,056 | 1 |
| VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTONIO 1471635 |
$16,894 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $31,257 | 0.19% |
| Non-partisan | $16,682,078 | 99.81% |
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 · 8 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $127K | 3 | VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2… 52% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $127K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $148K | 5 | YES ON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL,… 38% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $274K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $864K | 18 | CALIFORNIANS TO PROTECT AFF… 23% | Other / Unclassified 98% | $1.14M | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $4K | 2 | COOKINGHAM FOR CONGRESS 100% | Media 100% | $4K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $30K | 4 | EGAN FOR JUDGE 2020 98% | Other / Unclassified 98% | $34K | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $554K | 11 | PROTECT APP-BASED DRIVERS A… 41% | Other / Unclassified 72% | $588K | +275% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $462K | 8 | CALIFORNIANS TO SAVE PROP 1… 38% | Other / Unclassified 65% | $1.05M | -47% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $122K | 5 | ELDER FOR GOVERNOR 2021 62% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $1.17M | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $259K | 6 | COALITION TO AUTHORIZE REGU… 72% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $259K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $396K | 4 | YES ON 27 - CALIFORNIANS FO… 60% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $655K | -28% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $674K | 8 | TAXPAYERS AGAINST SPECIAL I… 35% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $1.33M | +46% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $68K | 1 | CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBL… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $68K | -83% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $262K | 8 | ROSE FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; JOA… 82% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $330K | -61% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $85K | 1 | STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $415K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $844K | 26 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 54% | Media 54% | $844K | — |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $136K | 2 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 100% | Media 100% | $980K | +101% |
Revenue by service category
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $14,215,557 | 395 | $36K | 87.5% | COALITION TO PROTECT CALIFO… 4% | 4mo ago |
| Media | $1,546,871 | 58 | $27K | 9.5% | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 38% | 2w ago |
| Admin & Office | $345,891 | 8 | $43K | 2.1% | CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBL… 83% | 5y ago |
| Digital | $93,303 | 4 | $23K | 0.6% | 850007 52% | 3mo ago |
| Software & Tech | $49,300 | 1 | $49K | 0.3% | CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE FOR PRO… 100% | 11y 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 902202 | 3 | $294,950 | 6 | 2004-11-09 | 2018-10-21 |
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 | $16,575,133 | 100.0% | 172 |
Notable disbursements
5 largest all-time · 5 largest in the current cycle · 5 most recent. Each row earns its place.