KMEX
KMEX is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle KMEX was paid $8.31M across 26 client committees, of which $404K 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 |
$7,910,537 | 55 rows | 95.1% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$404,050 | 5 rows | 4.9% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Oct 25, 2000 → May 21, 2026
- spans 25.6 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 55
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 26
- 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.
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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Top buyers last 3 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$1,134,623 | 7 |
| CALIFORNIANS FOR THE PEOPLE, SPONSORED BY BUSINESS OWNERS AND CONCERNED CITIZENS 1489677 |
$51,272 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$1,134,623 | 7 |
| CALIFORNIANS FOR THE PEOPLE, SPONSORED BY BUSINESS OWNERS AND CONCERNED CITIZENS 1489677 |
$51,272 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$1,134,623 | 7 |
| NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; GOVERNOR 1380675 |
$340,578 | 5 |
| CALIFORNIANS FOR THE PEOPLE, SPONSORED BY BUSINESS OWNERS AND CONCERNED CITIZENS 1489677 |
$51,272 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$1,134,623 | 7 |
| NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; GOVERNOR 1380675 |
$340,578 | 5 |
| CALIFORNIANS FOR THE PEOPLE, SPONSORED BY BUSINESS OWNERS AND CONCERNED CITIZENS 1489677 |
$51,272 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$1,134,623 | 7 |
| NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; GOVERNOR 1380675 |
$340,578 | 5 |
| CALIFORNIANS FOR THE PEOPLE, SPONSORED BY BUSINESS OWNERS AND CONCERNED CITIZENS 1489677 |
$51,272 | 1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $8,314,587 | 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 · 5 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $135K | 1 | YES ON 15 - SCHOOLS AND COM… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $135K | — |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2020 | $134K | 1 | YES ON 15 - SCHOOLS AND COM… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $269K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $50K | 1 | TRIMINO FOR GOVERNOR 2022; … 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $50K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $369K | 2 | NO ON 30 - EDUCATORS OPPOSE… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $419K | +173% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $56K | 1 | NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COM… 100% | Media 100% | $56K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $284K | 4 | NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COM… 100% | Other / Unclassified 55% | $341K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $1.19M | 8 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 96% | Media 96% | $1.19M | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $6,450,781 | 43 | $150K | 82.9% | OUR CHILDREN, OUR FUTURE 26% | 9mo ago |
| Media | $1,280,024 | 9 | $142K | 16.4% | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 89% | 2mo ago |
| Digital | $51,272 | 1 | $51K | 0.7% | CALIFORNIANS FOR THE PEOPLE… 100% | 2mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
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 | $7,910,537 | 100.0% | 25 |
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 | 2012-10-10 | OUR CHILDREN, OUR FUTURE | Other / Unclassified | — | $1,233,053 |
| Largest all-time | 2012-10-24 | COMMITTEE TO DEFEND PROP. 38, SPONSORED BY THE ADVANCEMENT PROJECT AND EDUCATION ADVOCATES, WITH FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM MOLLY MUNGER AND STEPHEN ENGLISH | Other / Unclassified | — | $634,568 |
| Largest all-time | 2012-09-28 | OUR CHILDREN, OUR FUTURE | Other / Unclassified | — | $461,465 |
| Largest all-time | 2005-10-13 | SCHWARZENEGGER'S CALIFORNIA RECOVERY TEAM, GOVERNOR | Other / Unclassified | — | $439,348 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-05-21 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | TV Ad Buy | $289,340 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-21 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | TV Ad Buy | $215,764 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-21 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | TV Ad Buy | $195,203 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-21 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | TV Ad Buy | $159,290 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-23 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | Ad Buy | $148,903 |
| Recent | 2026-05-21 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | TV Ad Buy | $8,160 |