KGO-AM
KGO-AM is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle KGO-AM was paid $3.28M across 76 client committees, of which $292K 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 |
$2,992,410 | 164 rows | 91.1% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$292,401 | 19 rows | 8.9% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jan 20, 2000 → Oct 30, 2020
- spans 20.8 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 164
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 76
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
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Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.
Top buyers
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By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $3,284,811 | 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 · 3 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $29K | 4 | SALAS FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 20… 89% | Other / Unclassified 89% | $29K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $48K | 3 | 991800 61% | Media 61% | $78K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $34K | 2 | THURMOND FOR SUPERINTENDENT… 100% | Media 100% | $111K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2018 | $12K | 1 | HERNANDEZ FOR LT. GOVERNOR … 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $124K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $3K | 1 | 922117 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $3K | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $59K | 4 | HOMEOWNERSHIP FOR FAMILIES … 40% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $63K | +77% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $2,654,887 | 138 | $19K | 89.0% | WHITMAN FOR GOVERNOR 2010, … 6% | 5y ago |
| Media | $326,514 | 26 | $13K | 11.0% | SMALL BUSINESS ACTION COMMI… 19% | 7y 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 922117 | 3 | $159,143 | 11 | 2000-01-20 | 2020-02-18 |
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 | $2,992,410 | 100.0% | 76 |
Notable disbursements
5 largest all-time · 5 largest in the current cycle · 5 most recent. Each row earns its place.