KMAX-TV
$6.15M
2025-2026 cycle
KMAX-TV is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle KMAX-TV was paid $6.15M across 185 client committees.
Call sign: KMAX · Network: Independent · Market: Sacramento, CA · Owner: Hearst Television
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
- Jan 31, 2000 → Apr 14, 2026
- spans 26.2 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 456
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 185
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
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Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.
May 2025
Apr 2026
$238K
across 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.
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; DELIVER FOR CALIFORNIA - MATT 1488176 |
$34,021 | 2 |
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT 1487425 |
$23,928 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 5
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PROTECT VOTERS FIRST, SPONSORED BY HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE 1381029 |
$126,714 | 3 |
| STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB 1483178 |
$36,380 | 1 |
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; DELIVER FOR CALIFORNIA - MATT 1488176 |
$34,021 | 2 |
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT 1487425 |
$23,928 | 1 |
| STEYER, TOM 1252916 |
$17,128 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 5
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PROTECT VOTERS FIRST, SPONSORED BY HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE 1381029 |
$126,714 | 3 |
| STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB 1483178 |
$36,380 | 1 |
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; DELIVER FOR CALIFORNIA - MATT 1488176 |
$34,021 | 2 |
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT 1487425 |
$23,928 | 1 |
| STEYER, TOM 1252916 |
$17,128 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 9
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PROTECT VOTERS FIRST, SPONSORED BY HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE 1381029 |
$126,714 | 3 |
| CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBLE HOUSING, A COALITION OF VETERANS, SENIORS, HOUSING PROVIDERS, SOCIAL JUSTICE GROUPS, TAXPAYER ASSOCIATIONS, AND LABOR; SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION 1421884 |
$83,279 | 6 |
| STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB 1483178 |
$36,380 | 1 |
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; DELIVER FOR CALIFORNIA - MATT 1488176 |
$34,021 | 2 |
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT 1487425 |
$23,928 | 1 |
| STEYER, TOM 1252916 |
$17,128 | 1 |
| PROTECT PATIENTS NOW, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION 1462796 |
$14,344 | 3 |
| YES ON 35 - PROTECT OUR HEALTHCARE, A COALITION OF FIRST RESPONDERS, HEALTHCARE WORKERS, DOCTORS, NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS AND HOSPITALS 1462573 |
$11,305 | 1 |
| YES ON 5, CALIFORNIANS FOR SAFE AFFORDABLE COMMUNITIES, SPONSORED BY AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVOCATES, FIREFIGHTERS, BUSINESSES AND WORKERS 1471670 |
$4,186 | 1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $6,153,680 | 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 · 7 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $73K | 13 | VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2… 72% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $73K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $31K | 3 | 902202 44% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $103K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $440K | 16 | CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBL… 42% | Other / Unclassified 99% | $543K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $26K | 3 | NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COM… 74% | Other / Unclassified 74% | $26K | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $295K | 11 | NO ON 23 - STOP THE DANGERO… 42% | Other / Unclassified 91% | $321K | +863% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $276K | 11 | CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBL… 37% | Other / Unclassified 63% | $598K | -37% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2020 | $39K | 1 | SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES FIR… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $637K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $54K | 5 | ELDER FOR GOVERNOR 2021 59% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $691K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $76K | 13 | NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVER… 41% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $76K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $410K | 7 | YES ON 27 - CALIFORNIANS FO… 80% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $486K | +39% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $321K | 12 | COMMITTEE TO PROTECT CALIFO… 41% | Other / Unclassified 98% | $808K | +16% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $99K | 10 | MC NERNEY FOR SENATE 2024 S… 40% | Other / Unclassified 60% | $99K | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $59K | 5 | CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBL… 79% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $158K | -86% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $54K | 6 | CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBL… 68% | Other / Unclassified 92% | $212K | -83% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $127K | 3 | PROTECT VOTERS FIRST, SPONS… 100% | Media 100% | $339K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $54K | 2 | STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB 68% | Other / Unclassified 68% | $392K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $34K | 2 | MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; DE… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $34K | -66% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $24K | 1 | MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CA… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $58K | — |
Revenue by service category
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Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $5,418,827 | 395 | $14K | 88.7% | YES ON 27 - CALIFORNIANS FO… 6% | 4mo ago |
| Media | $552,995 | 54 | $10K | 9.1% | PROTECT VOTERS FIRST, SPONS… 23% | 10mo ago |
| Admin & Office | $128,251 | 5 | $26K | 2.1% | CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBL… 100% | 5y ago |
| Digital | $4,186 | 1 | $4K | 0.1% | YES ON 5, CALIFORNIANS FOR … 100% | 21mo ago |
| Strategy & Research | $3,443 | 1 | $3K | 0.1% | 810163 100% | 23y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
1
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$81,297 · 1% of revenue
16
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$938,822 · 15% of revenue
167
One-time clients 1 cycle
$5,133,562 · 83% of revenue
Top 1 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 810163 | 3 | $81,297 | 13 | 2000-10-05 | 2006-07-31 |
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 | $6,153,680 | 100.0% | 184 |
Notable disbursements
5 largest all-time · 5 largest in the current cycle · 5 most recent. Each row earns its place.