KMEX-TV
$18.70M
2025-2026 cycle
KMEX-TV is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle KMEX-TV was paid $18.70M across 80 client committees, of which $698K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.
Call sign: KMEX · Network: Univision · Market: Los Angeles, CA · Owner: Univision Communications
Part I Identity
Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.
Source split
$18.70M
=
$18.00M
(Schedule B)
+
$698K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$17,997,825 | 152 rows | 96.3% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$698,048 | 6 rows | 3.7% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jan 13, 2000 → Jul 31, 2026
- spans 26.5 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 152
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 80
- 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
$661K
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 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$47,906 | 3 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; LATINOS UNITED FOR XAVIER 1491557 |
$251,762 | 3 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$47,906 | 3 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; LATINOS UNITED FOR XAVIER 1491557 |
$251,762 | 3 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$47,906 | 3 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; LATINOS UNITED FOR XAVIER 1491557 |
$251,762 | 3 |
| STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB 1483178 |
$233,325 | 1 |
| PROTECT VOTERS FIRST, SPONSORED BY HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE 1381029 |
$127,894 | 2 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$47,906 | 3 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; LATINOS UNITED FOR XAVIER 1491557 |
$251,762 | 3 |
| STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB 1483178 |
$233,325 | 1 |
| PROTECT VOTERS FIRST, SPONSORED BY HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE 1381029 |
$127,894 | 2 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$47,906 | 3 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 7
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; LATINOS UNITED FOR XAVIER 1491557 |
$251,762 | 3 |
| STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB 1483178 |
$233,325 | 1 |
| PROTECT VOTERS FIRST, SPONSORED BY HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE 1381029 |
$127,894 | 2 |
| YES ON 35 - PROTECT OUR HEALTHCARE, A COALITION OF FIRST RESPONDERS, HEALTHCARE WORKERS, DOCTORS, NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS AND HOSPITALS 1462573 |
$50,660 | 1 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$47,906 | 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 |
$38,454 | 1 |
| YES ON PROP 36 - CALIFORNIANS FOR SAFER COMUNITIES, SPONSORED BY GOLDEN STATE COMMUNITIES 1462938 |
$14,144 | 1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $18,695,873 | 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 | $612K | 7 | NEWSOM FOR GOVERNOR 2018; E… 61% | Media 78% | $612K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $43K | 1 | CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBL… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $655K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $703K | 9 | CALIFORNIANS TO PROTECT AFF… 30% | Other / Unclassified 84% | $1.36M | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $111K | 2 | NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COM… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $111K | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $56K | 1 | CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBL… 100% | Admin & Office 100% | $167K | +31% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $1.53M | 11 | NO ON PROP 15 - STOP HIGHER… 63% | Other / Unclassified 80% | $1.69M | +117% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $8K | 1 | FAULCONER'S BALLOT MEASURE … 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $1.7M | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $585K | 7 | NEWSOM; STOP THE REPUBLICAN… 55% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $2.29M | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $753K | 4 | YES ON 27 - CALIFORNIANS FO… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $753K | +1239% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $1.17M | 5 | COMMITTEE TO PROTECT CALIFO… 50% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $1.92M | -23% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $103K | 3 | YES ON 35 - PROTECT OUR HEA… 49% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $103K | -91% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $128K | 2 | PROTECT VOTERS FIRST, SPONS… 100% | Media 100% | $231K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $233K | 1 | STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $464K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $252K | 3 | BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; … 100% | Media 100% | $252K | — |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $48K | 3 | BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 100% | Media 100% | $300K | — |
Revenue by service category
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $15,427,440 | 123 | $125K | 86.0% | COALITION TO PROTECT CALIFO… 11% | 10mo ago |
| Media | $2,238,884 | 23 | $97K | 12.5% | NEWSOM FOR GOVERNOR 2018; E… 17% | 2w ago |
| Admin & Office | $331,500 | 5 | $66K | 1.8% | CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBL… 100% | 5y ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | -$51,357 | 1 | $-51K | -0.3% | YES ON 27 - CALIFORNIANS FO… 0% | 3y 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
1
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$482,409 · 3% of revenue
79
One-time clients 1 cycle
$17,515,416 · 97% 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 | $17,997,825 | 100.0% | 80 |
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 | 2008-02-22 | COALITION TO PROTECT CALIFORNIA'S BUDGET & ECONOMY, SPONSORED BY A GROUP OF INDIAN GAMING TRIBES | Other / Unclassified | — | $973,840 |
| Largest all-time | 2008-01-19 | COALITION TO PROTECT CALIFORNIA'S BUDGET & ECONOMY, SPONSORED BY A GROUP OF INDIAN GAMING TRIBES | Other / Unclassified | — | $728,275 |
| Largest all-time | 2006-10-25 | CORREA FOR STATE SENATE, LOU | Other / Unclassified | — | $722,330 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-10-20 | NO ON PROP 15 - STOP HIGHER PROPERTY TAXES AND SAVE PROP 13 - A COALITION OF CALIFORNIA HOMEOWNERS, TAXPAYERS, AND BUSINESSES | Other / Unclassified | — | $583,355 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-10-31 | COMMITTEE TO PROTECT CALIFORNIA KIDS SPONSORED BY NONPROFIT HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS | Other / Unclassified | — | $580,975 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-27 | BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; LATINOS UNITED FOR XAVIER | Media | Digital Ads | $100,079 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-26 | BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; LATINOS UNITED FOR XAVIER | Media | Digital Ads | $94,529 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-29 | BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; LATINOS UNITED FOR XAVIER | Media | Digital Ads | $57,154 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-07-31 | BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | TV Advertising | $34,519 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-07-31 | BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | TV Advertising | $8,628 |
| Recent | 2026-07-31 | BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | TV Advertising | $4,760 |