KGS Research, Inc.

$5.10M 2025-2026 cycle

KGS Research, Inc. is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle KGS Research, Inc. was paid $5.10M across 161 client committees.

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Part I Identity

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

Activity span ALL TIME
Mar 21, 2018 → May 15, 2026
spans 8.2 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
408
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
161
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Jun 2025 May 2026
$1.49M across 12 months
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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.

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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 10

UBER INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMM… $97K — · 3 txns HOUSING PROVIDERS FOR RESPONSIBLE SOL… $43K Strategy & Research · 4 txns GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; BRIAN $36K — · 2 txns STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026, A COALITION… $36K Strategy & Research · 2 txns 960895 $34K — · 2 txns GROW CALIFORNIA $27K — · 2 txns RODRIGUEZ, GALATZAN, AND VLADOVIC FOR… $25K — · 3 txns BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 SPONSORED B… $24K Strategy & Research · 2 txns KEEPING CALIFORNIANS WORKING, A COALI… $21K Other / Unclassified · 3 txns SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026 SPONSORED … $21K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn KR KGS Research, INC.
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Top buyers last 6 months · top 10

UBER INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMM… $97K — · 3 txns A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSOR… $80K Other / Unclassified · 2 txns STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026, A COALITION… $46K Strategy & Research · 3 txns HOUSING PROVIDERS FOR RESPONSIBLE SOL… $46K Other / Unclassified · 5 txns 980020 $44K Other / Unclassified · 3 txns GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; BRIAN $36K — · 2 txns 911819 $36K — · 6 txns 960895 $34K — · 2 txns SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNI… $33K Strategy & Research · 2 txns VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTON… $29K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn KR KGS Research, INC.
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Top buyers last 12 months · top 10

UBER INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMM… $123K — · 4 txns A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSOR… $80K Other / Unclassified · 2 txns 741504 $61K Other / Unclassified · 3 txns NPH ACTION FUND $61K Other / Unclassified · 5 txns CAMPAIGN FOR A SAFE AND HEALTHY CALIF… $50K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn CA HOMES COMMITTEE $46K Other / Unclassified · 2 txns STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026, A COALITION… $46K Strategy & Research · 3 txns HOUSING PROVIDERS FOR RESPONSIBLE SOL… $46K Other / Unclassified · 5 txns 980020 $44K Other / Unclassified · 3 txns GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; BRIAN $36K — · 2 txns KR KGS Research, INC.
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Top buyers last 18 months · top 10

UBER INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMM… $123K — · 4 txns NPH ACTION FUND $96K Other / Unclassified · 8 txns A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSOR… $80K Other / Unclassified · 2 txns CAMPAIGN FOR A SAFE AND HEALTHY CALIF… $79K Other / Unclassified · 2 txns 741504 $61K Other / Unclassified · 3 txns CA HOMES COMMITTEE $46K Other / Unclassified · 2 txns STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026, A COALITION… $46K Strategy & Research · 3 txns VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTON… $46K Other / Unclassified · 2 txns HOUSING PROVIDERS FOR RESPONSIBLE SOL… $46K Other / Unclassified · 5 txns 980020 $44K Other / Unclassified · 3 txns KR KGS Research, INC.
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Top buyers last 24 months · top 10

UBER INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMM… $123K — · 4 txns CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBLE HOUSING,… $102K Other / Unclassified · 9 txns NPH ACTION FUND $96K Other / Unclassified · 8 txns A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSOR… $80K Other / Unclassified · 2 txns CAMPAIGN FOR A SAFE AND HEALTHY CALIF… $79K Other / Unclassified · 2 txns VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTON… $73K Other / Unclassified · 3 txns YES ON PROP 2, CALIFORNIANS FOR QUALI… $63K Other / Unclassified · 3 txns 741504 $61K Other / Unclassified · 3 txns YES ON 34, PROTECT PATIENTS NOW: A CO… $58K Other / Unclassified · 5 txns YES ON 35 - PROTECT OUR HEALTHCARE, A… $57K Other / Unclassified · 3 txns KR KGS Research, INC.

By party

Revenue by party

100% R
D · 0%
R · 100%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $37,490 0.74%
Non-partisan $5,059,029 99.26%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

201820192020202120222023202420252026 Q1 2018 (2018 cycle): $16KQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $49KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $53KQ1 2019 (2018 cycle): $34KQ2 2019 (2018 cycle): $6KQ4 2019 (2018 cycle): $24KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $107KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $190KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $123KQ1 2021 (2020 cycle): $10KQ2 2021 (2020 cycle): $73KQ3 2021 (2020 cycle): $106KQ4 2021 (2020 cycle): $20KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $109KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $625KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $299KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $350KQ1 2023 (2022 cycle): $38KQ2 2023 (2022 cycle): $51KQ3 2023 (2022 cycle): $28KQ4 2023 (2022 cycle): $224KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $143KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $224KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $335KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $273KQ1 2025 (2024 cycle): $56KQ2 2025 (2024 cycle): $108KQ3 2025 (2024 cycle): $261KQ4 2025 (2024 cycle): $99KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $422KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $639K Q1Q4Q2Q1Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2 $639K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 9 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2018 Q1 2018 $16K 1 CALIFORNIANS FOR JOBS AND A… 100% Strategy & Research 100% $16K
2018 Q2 2018 $49K 1 WORKING FAMILIES FOR ANGELI… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $65K
2018 Q4 2018 $53K 5 KOUNALAKIS FOR LIEUTENANT G… 37% Other / Unclassified 67% $117K
2019 Q1 2018 $34K 3 881029 47% Other / Unclassified 85% $152K
2019 Q2 2018 $6K 1 SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATI… 100% Strategy & Research 100% $158K
2019 Q4 2018 $24K 6 WORKING FAMILIES FOR ANGELI… 29% Other / Unclassified 72% $182K
2020 Q1 2020 $107K 20 GOMEZ FOR ASSEMBLY 2022 SPO… 18% Other / Unclassified 50% $107K +593%
2020 Q3 2020 $190K 6 WORKING FAMILIES FOR ANGELI… 83% Software & Tech 85% $297K
2020 Q4 2020 $123K 11 NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVER… 25% Strategy & Research 42% $420K +133%
2021 Q1 2020 $10K 1 980020 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $430K -71%
2021 Q2 2020 $73K 5 CALIFORNIANS TO PROTECT PAT… 27% Other / Unclassified 52% $503K +1061%
2021 Q3 2020 $106K 10 NEWSOM; STOP THE REPUBLICAN… 47% Other / Unclassified 74% $609K
2021 Q4 2020 $20K 2 CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARDS AS… 70% Other / Unclassified 100% $630K -15%
2022 Q1 2022 $109K 8 743579 25% Other / Unclassified 82% $109K +1%
2022 Q2 2022 $625K 44 WORKING FAMILIES FOR ANGELI… 16% Other / Unclassified 62% $734K
2022 Q3 2022 $299K 29 YES ON 26, NO ON 27 - COALI… 17% Other / Unclassified 68% $1.03M +57%
2022 Q4 2022 $350K 33 YES ON 26, NO ON 27 - COALI… 23% Other / Unclassified 79% $1.38M +185%
2023 Q1 2022 $38K 2 NEWSOM BALLOT MEASURE COMMI… 70% Other / Unclassified 70% $1.42M +282%
2023 Q2 2022 $51K 2 CAMPAIGN FOR A SAFE AND HEA… 54% Other / Unclassified 100% $1.47M -30%
2023 Q3 2022 $28K 3 RIVAS BALLOT MEASURE COMMIT… 69% Strategy & Research 69% $1.5M -74%
2023 Q4 2022 $224K 21 980020 22% Other / Unclassified 52% $1.72M +995%
2024 Q1 2024 $143K 12 BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR ALL 18% Other / Unclassified 90% $143K +31%
2024 Q2 2024 $224K 15 ALLIANCE FOR A BETTER CALIF… 53% Software & Tech 53% $367K -64%
2024 Q3 2024 $335K 23 YES ON PROP 2, CALIFORNIANS… 18% Other / Unclassified 90% $703K +12%
2024 Q4 2024 $273K 24 CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBL… 21% Other / Unclassified 78% $975K -22%
2025 Q1 2024 $56K 3 CAMPAIGN FOR A SAFE AND HEA… 52% Other / Unclassified 100% $1.03M +46%
2025 Q2 2024 $108K 7 NPH ACTION FUND 32% Other / Unclassified 93% $1.14M +109%
2025 Q3 2024 $261K 15 CAMPAIGN FOR A SAFE AND HEA… 19% Other / Unclassified 88% $1.4M +839%
2025 Q4 2024 $99K 5 UBER INNOVATION POLITICAL A… 26% Other / Unclassified 53% $1.5M -56%
2026 Q1 2026 $422K 32 A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNI… 19% Other / Unclassified 72% $422K +195%
2026 Q2 2026 $639K 56 UBER INNOVATION POLITICAL A… 15% Strategy & Research 16% $1.06M +185%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 3 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $756K across 68 disbursements (avg $11K/check) Top buyer: 980020 (11% of category) Last paid: 8w ago · +569% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $104K Field & Voter Contact — cycle-to-date Total: $19K across 2 disbursements (avg $9K/check) Top buyer: MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; DELIVER FOR CALIFORNIA - MATT (78% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Field & Voter Contact $15K

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $756K across 68 disbursements (avg $11K/check) Top buyer: 980020 (11% of category) Last paid: 8w ago · +569% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $149K Field & Voter Contact — cycle-to-date Total: $19K across 2 disbursements (avg $9K/check) Top buyer: MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; DELIVER FOR CALIFORNIA - MATT (78% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Field & Voter Contact $15K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $756K across 68 disbursements (avg $11K/check) Top buyer: 980020 (11% of category) Last paid: 8w ago · +569% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $170K Field & Voter Contact — cycle-to-date Total: $19K across 2 disbursements (avg $9K/check) Top buyer: MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; DELIVER FOR CALIFORNIA - MATT (78% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Field & Voter Contact $15K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $592K across 36 disbursements (avg $16K/check) Top buyer: WORKING FAMILIES FOR ANGELIDES: MAJOR FUNDING BY THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION OF THE CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION, AFL-CIO (42% of category) Last paid: 10mo ago · +271% vs prior cycle Software & Tech $9K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $756K across 68 disbursements (avg $11K/check) Top buyer: 980020 (11% of category) Last paid: 8w ago · +569% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $178K Field & Voter Contact — cycle-to-date Total: $19K across 2 disbursements (avg $9K/check) Top buyer: MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; DELIVER FOR CALIFORNIA - MATT (78% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Field & Voter Contact $15K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $592K across 36 disbursements (avg $16K/check) Top buyer: WORKING FAMILIES FOR ANGELIDES: MAJOR FUNDING BY THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION OF THE CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION, AFL-CIO (42% of category) Last paid: 10mo ago · +271% vs prior cycle Software & Tech $9K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $756K across 68 disbursements (avg $11K/check) Top buyer: 980020 (11% of category) Last paid: 8w ago · +569% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $228K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $592K across 36 disbursements (avg $16K/check) Top buyer: WORKING FAMILIES FOR ANGELIDES: MAJOR FUNDING BY THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION OF THE CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION, AFL-CIO (42% of category) Last paid: 10mo ago · +271% vs prior cycle Software & Tech $39K Field & Voter Contact — cycle-to-date Total: $19K across 2 disbursements (avg $9K/check) Top buyer: MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; DELIVER FOR CALIFORNIA - MATT (78% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Field & Voter Contact $15K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $22K across 2 disbursements (avg $11K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE, A COALITION OF CONSUMER ATTORNEYS, CONSERVATIONISTS AND FOOD AND COMMERICAL WORKERS (50% of category) Last paid: 20mo ago · +100% vs prior cycle Print & Mail $11K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Other / Unclassified $3,141,930 252 $12K 69.2% YES ON 26, NO ON 27 - COALI… 8% 2mo ago
Strategy & Research $755,506 68 $11K 16.6% 980020 11% 8w ago
Software & Tech $591,735 36 $16K 13.0% WORKING FAMILIES FOR ANGELI… 42% 10mo ago
Admin & Office $26,591 3 $9K 0.6% 743579 48% 3y ago
Print & Mail $22,492 2 $11K 0.5% CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE, A COAL… 50% 20mo ago
Field & Voter Contact $18,906 2 $9K 0.4% MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; DE… 78% 2mo ago
Contributions & Transfers -$16,004 2 $-8K -0.4% KEEPING CALIFORNIANS WORKIN… 0% 3y 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
$1,112,248 · 22% of revenue
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Repeat clients 2 cycles
$1,419,726 · 28% of revenue
129
One-time clients 1 cycle
$2,564,546 · 50% of revenue
Top 11 anchor clients · all-time
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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
$5,059,147 99.3% 160
DC
$37,372 0.7% 1
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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 2020-09-16 WORKING FAMILIES FOR ANGELIDES: MAJOR FUNDING BY THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION OF THE CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION, AFL-CIO Software & Tech Call Center and Data Collection $123,859
Largest all-time 2022-04-23 WORKING FAMILIES FOR ANGELIDES: MAJOR FUNDING BY THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION OF THE CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION, AFL-CIO Software & Tech Call Center and Data Collection $67,684
Largest all-time 2026-03-02 A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER Other / Unclassified $51,188
Largest all-time 2025-08-28 CAMPAIGN FOR A SAFE AND HEALTHY CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS Other / Unclassified $49,630
Largest all-time 2018-06-28 WORKING FAMILIES FOR ANGELIDES: MAJOR FUNDING BY THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION OF THE CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION, AFL-CIO Other / Unclassified $49,191
Largest this cycle 2026-05-02 UBER INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $43,520
Largest this cycle 2026-05-12 UBER INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $40,000
Largest this cycle 2026-01-29 VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTONIO Other / Unclassified $29,464
Largest this cycle 2026-03-06 A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER Other / Unclassified $29,119
Recent 2026-05-14 GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; BRIAN $23,930
Recent 2026-05-15 GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; BRIAN $12,204
Recent 2026-05-12 RODRIGUEZ, GALATZAN, AND VLADOVIC FOR SCHOOL BOARD 2015, SPONSORED BY CCSA ADVOCATES INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE; PARENT TEACHER ALLIANCE IN SUPPORT OF $8,524
Recent 2026-05-12 RODRIGUEZ, GALATZAN, AND VLADOVIC FOR SCHOOL BOARD 2015, SPONSORED BY CCSA ADVOCATES INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE; PARENT TEACHER ALLIANCE IN SUPPORT OF $7,600
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