KFTV
KFTV is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle KFTV was paid $1.22M across 21 client committees, of which $78K 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 |
$1,141,695 | 43 rows | 93.6% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$78,460 | 3 rows | 6.4% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Sep 21, 2000 → May 21, 2026
- spans 25.7 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 43
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 21
- 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 |
$86,029 | 3 |
Top buyers last 3 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$123,284 | 5 |
| CALIFORNIANS FOR THE PEOPLE, SPONSORED BY BUSINESS OWNERS AND CONCERNED CITIZENS 1489677 |
$12,019 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$123,284 | 5 |
| CALIFORNIANS FOR THE PEOPLE, SPONSORED BY BUSINESS OWNERS AND CONCERNED CITIZENS 1489677 |
$12,019 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$123,284 | 5 |
| NEWSOM BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; SAFETY FOR ALL, 1380675 |
$97,338 | 4 |
| CALIFORNIANS FOR THE PEOPLE, SPONSORED BY BUSINESS OWNERS AND CONCERNED CITIZENS 1489677 |
$12,019 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$123,284 | 5 |
| NEWSOM BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; SAFETY FOR ALL, 1380675 |
$97,338 | 4 |
| CALIFORNIANS FOR THE PEOPLE, SPONSORED BY BUSINESS OWNERS AND CONCERNED CITIZENS 1489677 |
$12,019 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$123,284 | 5 |
| NEWSOM BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; SAFETY FOR ALL, 1380675 |
$97,338 | 4 |
| CALIFORNIANS FOR THE PEOPLE, SPONSORED BY BUSINESS OWNERS AND CONCERNED CITIZENS 1489677 |
$12,019 | 1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $1,220,155 | 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 · 5 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $52K | 1 | SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES FIR… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $52K | — |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2020 | $54K | 1 | SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES FIR… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $106K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $14K | 1 | ELDER FOR GOVERNOR 2021 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $120K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $57K | 3 | 741666 64% | Media 64% | $57K | +9% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $97K | 4 | NEWSOM BALLOT MEASURE COMMI… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $97K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $135K | 6 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 91% | Media 91% | $135K | — |
Revenue by service category
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $892,994 | 32 | $28K | 78.2% | 990640 29% | 7mo ago |
| Media | $236,683 | 10 | $24K | 20.7% | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 52% | 3w ago |
| Digital | $12,019 | 1 | $12K | 1.1% | CALIFORNIANS FOR THE PEOPLE… 100% | 4w 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 | $1,141,695 | 100.0% | 21 |
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 | 2000-10-22 | 990640 | Other / Unclassified | — | $122,273 |
| Largest all-time | 2014-10-31 | VIDAK FOR SENATE 2014 | Other / Unclassified | — | $69,812 |
| Largest all-time | 2000-10-11 | 990640 | Other / Unclassified | — | $67,856 |
| Largest all-time | 2000-09-28 | 990640 | Other / Unclassified | — | $67,856 |
| Largest all-time | 2010-09-07 | CABALLERO FOR SENATE 2010, ANNA | Other / Unclassified | — | $54,935 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-21 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | TV Ad Buy | $33,677 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-21 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | TV Ad Buy | $31,025 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-23 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | Ad Buy | $22,814 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-21 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | TV Ad Buy | $21,327 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-23 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | Ad Buy | $14,442 |
| Recent | 2026-05-13 | CALIFORNIANS FOR THE PEOPLE, SPONSORED BY BUSINESS OWNERS AND CONCERNED CITIZENS | Digital | Digital Media | $12,019 |