KMAX-TV
$649K
2025-2026 cycle
KMAX-TV is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle KMAX-TV was paid $649K across 12 client committees, of which $149K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.
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.
Source split
$649K
=
$501K
(Schedule B)
+
$149K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$500,501 | 36 rows | 77.1% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$148,555 | 10 rows | 22.9% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- May 30, 2006 → Jul 31, 2026
- spans 20.2 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 36
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 12
- 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.
Aug 2025
Jul 2026
$461K
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.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 1 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GOLDEN STATE PROMISE 1486695 |
$135,830 | 5 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$15,878 | 7 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GOLDEN STATE PROMISE 1486695 |
$135,830 | 5 |
| 911819 911819 |
$53,975 | 1 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$37,226 | 12 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 SPONSORED BY LABOR AND COMMUNITY HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS; WORKING FAMILIES FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES SUPPORTING 1490885 |
$5,525 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 7
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GOLDEN STATE PROMISE 1486695 |
$135,830 | 5 |
| 911819 911819 |
$84,320 | 2 |
| TUBBS FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2026; FRIENDS OF 1479071 |
$80,850 | 1 |
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT 1487425 |
$55,930 | 2 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$37,226 | 12 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 SPONSORED BY LABOR AND COMMUNITY HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS; WORKING FAMILIES FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES SUPPORTING 1490885 |
$35,445 | 3 |
| KOUNALAKIS FOR TREASURER 2026; ELENI 1483008 |
$31,195 | 5 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 7
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GOLDEN STATE PROMISE 1486695 |
$135,830 | 5 |
| 911819 911819 |
$84,320 | 2 |
| TUBBS FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2026; FRIENDS OF 1479071 |
$80,850 | 1 |
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT 1487425 |
$55,930 | 2 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$37,226 | 12 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 SPONSORED BY LABOR AND COMMUNITY HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS; WORKING FAMILIES FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES SUPPORTING 1490885 |
$35,445 | 3 |
| KOUNALAKIS FOR TREASURER 2026; ELENI 1483008 |
$31,195 | 5 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 7
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GOLDEN STATE PROMISE 1486695 |
$135,830 | 5 |
| 911819 911819 |
$84,320 | 2 |
| TUBBS FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2026; FRIENDS OF 1479071 |
$80,850 | 1 |
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT 1487425 |
$55,930 | 2 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$37,226 | 12 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 SPONSORED BY LABOR AND COMMUNITY HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS; WORKING FAMILIES FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES SUPPORTING 1490885 |
$35,445 | 3 |
| KOUNALAKIS FOR TREASURER 2026; ELENI 1483008 |
$31,195 | 5 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 7
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GOLDEN STATE PROMISE 1486695 |
$135,830 | 5 |
| 911819 911819 |
$84,320 | 2 |
| TUBBS FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2026; FRIENDS OF 1479071 |
$80,850 | 1 |
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT 1487425 |
$55,930 | 2 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$37,226 | 12 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 SPONSORED BY LABOR AND COMMUNITY HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS; WORKING FAMILIES FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES SUPPORTING 1490885 |
$35,445 | 3 |
| KOUNALAKIS FOR TREASURER 2026; ELENI 1483008 |
$31,195 | 5 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $649,056 | 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 · 1 year
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $309K | 18 | 911819 27% | Media 28% | $309K | — |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $152K | 12 | GOLDEN STATE PROMISE 90% | Media 10% | $461K | — |
Revenue by service category
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media | $103,866 | 20 | $5K | 72.3% | BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 36% | 2w ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $39,705 | 6 | $7K | 27.7% | HUBER FOR ASSEMBLY 2010 52% | 15y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
0
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
0
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
12
One-time clients 1 cycle
$500,501 · 100% of revenue
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 | $500,501 | 100.0% | 12 |
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 | 2026-05-14 | TUBBS FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2026; FRIENDS OF | — | — | $80,850 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-05-21 | 911819 | — | — | $53,975 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-07-31 | GOLDEN STATE PROMISE | — | — | $34,765 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-07-31 | GOLDEN STATE PROMISE | — | — | $33,065 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-07-31 | GOLDEN STATE PROMISE | — | — | $32,853 |
| Recent | 2026-07-31 | GOLDEN STATE PROMISE | — | — | $2,338 |
| Recent | 2026-07-31 | BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | TV Advertising | $939 |
| Recent | 2026-07-31 | BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | TV Advertising | $723 |