KNSD
$11.16M
2025-2026 cycle
KNSD is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle KNSD was paid $11.16M across 62 client committees, of which $182K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.
Call sign: KNSD · Network: NBC · Market: San Diego, CA · Owner: NBC San Diego
Part I Identity
Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.
Source split
$11.16M
=
$10.98M
(Schedule B)
+
$182K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$10,980,133 | 203 rows | 98.4% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$181,544 | 10 rows | 1.6% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jan 14, 2000 → Jul 31, 2026
- spans 26.5 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 203
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 62
- 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
$3.79M
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.
No buyer activity in this window.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$113,518 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$2,011,270 | 29 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026, A COALITION OF HOUSING ADVOCATES, LABOR AND SMALL BUSINESS; CALIFORNIA IS NOT FOR SALE, NO ON 1489677 |
$554,306 | 13 |
| A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER 1484835 |
$213,860 | 12 |
| HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE 1480425 |
$13,940 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 6
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$2,367,973 | 33 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026, A COALITION OF HOUSING ADVOCATES, LABOR AND SMALL BUSINESS; CALIFORNIA IS NOT FOR SALE, NO ON 1489677 |
$554,306 | 13 |
| A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER 1484835 |
$452,221 | 17 |
| NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; GOVERNOR 1380675 |
$220,448 | 4 |
| ALLIANCE AGAINST CORPORATE ABUSE, SPONSORED BY CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA 1485203 |
$72,250 | 1 |
| HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE 1480425 |
$13,940 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 6
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$2,367,973 | 33 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026, A COALITION OF HOUSING ADVOCATES, LABOR AND SMALL BUSINESS; CALIFORNIA IS NOT FOR SALE, NO ON 1489677 |
$554,306 | 13 |
| A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER 1484835 |
$452,221 | 17 |
| NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; GOVERNOR 1380675 |
$326,188 | 8 |
| ALLIANCE AGAINST CORPORATE ABUSE, SPONSORED BY CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA 1485203 |
$72,250 | 1 |
| HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE 1480425 |
$13,940 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 9
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$2,367,973 | 33 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026, A COALITION OF HOUSING ADVOCATES, LABOR AND SMALL BUSINESS; CALIFORNIA IS NOT FOR SALE, NO ON 1489677 |
$554,306 | 13 |
| A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER 1484835 |
$452,221 | 17 |
| NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; GOVERNOR 1380675 |
$326,188 | 8 |
| STOP THE REVENGE INITIATIVE - NO ON 34, SPONSORED BY AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION 1469081 |
$311,775 | 2 |
| JUSTICE FOR RENTERS SPONSORED BY AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION 1458912 |
$311,775 | 2 |
| ALLIANCE AGAINST CORPORATE ABUSE, SPONSORED BY CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA 1485203 |
$72,250 | 1 |
| HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE 1480425 |
$13,940 | 2 |
| RANSOM FOR ASSEMBLY 2024, SPONSORED BY LABOR ORGANIZATIONS; NURSES AND EDUCATORS CALIFORNIA SUPPORTING 1454975 |
$12,750 | 1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $11,161,677 | 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 · 6 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $279K | 10 | CHIANG FOR GOVERNOR 2018; J… 72% | Other / Unclassified 72% | $279K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $37K | 1 | PREVENT CRUELTY CALIFORNIA,… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $315K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $111K | 1 | PREVENT CRUELTY CALIFORNIA,… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $426K | — |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $14K | 1 | PROTECT APP-BASED DRIVERS A… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $14K | -95% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $50K | 1 | COX FOR GOVERNOR 2021, INC.… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $64K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $41K | 3 | COX FOR GOVERNOR 2021, INC.… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $105K | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $287K | 4 | JUSTICE FOR RENTERS SPONSOR… 71% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $287K | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $636K | 5 | JUSTICE FOR RENTERS SPONSOR… 49% | Other / Unclassified 98% | $924K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $106K | 4 | NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COM… 100% | Media 100% | $1.03M | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $220K | 4 | NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COM… 100% | Other / Unclassified 67% | $1.25M | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $857K | 14 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 42% | Media 42% | $857K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $2.49M | 50 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 76% | Media 76% | $3.35M | — |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $114K | 2 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 100% | Media 100% | $3.46M | -60% |
Revenue by service category
No category revenue in this window.
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $7,450,098 | 128 | $58K | 69.7% | 810163 7% | 6mo ago |
| Media | $2,668,306 | 47 | $57K | 24.9% | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 89% | 8w ago |
| Digital | $554,306 | 13 | $43K | 5.2% | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026, A… 100% | 4mo ago |
| Strategy & Research | $22,398 | 1 | $22K | 0.2% | CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE 100% | 16y 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
2
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$835,199 · 8% of revenue
59
One-time clients 1 cycle
$10,144,934 · 92% 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 | $10,980,133 | 100.0% | 61 |
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 | 2005-10-14 | PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA CALIFORNIA INITIATIVE FUND | Other / Unclassified | — | $337,153 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-22 | JUSTICE FOR RENTERS SPONSORED BY AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION | Other / Unclassified | — | $229,725 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-22 | STOP THE REVENGE INITIATIVE - NO ON 34, SPONSORED BY AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION | Other / Unclassified | — | $229,725 |
| Largest all-time | 2012-10-20 | COMMITTEE TO DEFEND PROP. 38, SPONSORED BY THE ADVANCEMENT PROJECT AND EDUCATION ADVOCATES, WITH FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM MOLLY MUNGER AND STEPHEN ENGLISH | Other / Unclassified | — | $182,104 |
| Largest all-time | 2000-07-20 | 990640 | Other / Unclassified | — | $180,965 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-23 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | Ad Buy | $174,356 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-23 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | Ad Buy | $151,916 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-04 | A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER | Other / Unclassified | — | $148,750 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-02 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | Ad Buy | $132,090 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-23 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | Ad Buy | $131,113 |
| Recent | 2026-07-31 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | TV Ad Buy | $104,040 |
| Recent | 2026-06-10 | A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER | — | — | $20,676 |
| Recent | 2026-06-04 | A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER | — | — | $15,024 |
| Recent | 2026-07-31 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | TV Ad Buy | $9,478 |
| Recent | 2026-05-29 | HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE | — | — | $8,883 |