KOVR
$14.27M
2025-2026 cycle
KOVR is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle KOVR was paid $14.27M across 75 client committees, of which $132K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.
Call sign: KOVR · Network: CBS · Market: Sacramento, CA · Owner: CBS/Paramount
Part I Identity
Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.
Source split
$14.27M
=
$14.14M
(Schedule B)
+
$132K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$14,136,019 | 234 rows | 99.1% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$131,771 | 3 rows | 0.9% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jan 14, 2000 → May 21, 2026
- spans 26.3 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 234
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 75
- 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.
Jun 2025
May 2026
$3.46M
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 |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$615,536 | 5 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 6
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$1,844,997 | 27 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026, A COALITION OF HOUSING ADVOCATES, LABOR AND SMALL BUSINESS; CALIFORNIA IS NOT FOR SALE, NO ON 1489677 |
$527,233 | 14 |
| SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIANS FOR A FIGHTER IN SUPPORT OF ERIC 1488732 |
$32,173 | 2 |
| VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTONIO 1471635 |
$21,888 | 1 |
| MA FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2026; FIONA 1457360 |
$19,550 | 2 |
| A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER 1484835 |
$18,020 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 6
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$2,273,355 | 31 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026, A COALITION OF HOUSING ADVOCATES, LABOR AND SMALL BUSINESS; CALIFORNIA IS NOT FOR SALE, NO ON 1489677 |
$527,233 | 14 |
| SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIANS FOR A FIGHTER IN SUPPORT OF ERIC 1488732 |
$65,450 | 4 |
| A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER 1484835 |
$60,733 | 3 |
| VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTONIO 1471635 |
$21,888 | 1 |
| MA FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2026; FIONA 1457360 |
$19,550 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 7
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$2,273,355 | 31 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026, A COALITION OF HOUSING ADVOCATES, LABOR AND SMALL BUSINESS; CALIFORNIA IS NOT FOR SALE, NO ON 1489677 |
$527,233 | 14 |
| NEWSOM BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; SAFETY FOR ALL, YES ON PROP. 63, 1380675 |
$451,605 | 8 |
| SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIANS FOR A FIGHTER IN SUPPORT OF ERIC 1488732 |
$65,450 | 4 |
| A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER 1484835 |
$60,733 | 3 |
| VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTONIO 1471635 |
$21,888 | 1 |
| MA FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2026; FIONA 1457360 |
$19,550 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 8
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$2,273,355 | 31 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026, A COALITION OF HOUSING ADVOCATES, LABOR AND SMALL BUSINESS; CALIFORNIA IS NOT FOR SALE, NO ON 1489677 |
$527,233 | 14 |
| NEWSOM BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; SAFETY FOR ALL, YES ON PROP. 63, 1380675 |
$451,605 | 8 |
| SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIANS FOR A FIGHTER IN SUPPORT OF ERIC 1488732 |
$65,450 | 4 |
| A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER 1484835 |
$60,733 | 3 |
| CAMPAIGN FOR A SAFE AND HEALTHY CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS 1460932 |
$44,625 | 1 |
| VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTONIO 1471635 |
$21,888 | 1 |
| MA FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2026; FIONA 1457360 |
$19,550 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$2,273,355 | 31 |
| JUSTICE FOR RENTERS SPONSORED BY AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION 1458912 |
$631,713 | 5 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026, A COALITION OF HOUSING ADVOCATES, LABOR AND SMALL BUSINESS; CALIFORNIA IS NOT FOR SALE, NO ON 1489677 |
$527,233 | 14 |
| VOTE NO ON LANDLORD GREED SPONSORED BY AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION 1469081 |
$463,375 | 3 |
| NEWSOM BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; SAFETY FOR ALL, YES ON PROP. 63, 1380675 |
$451,605 | 8 |
| SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIANS FOR A FIGHTER IN SUPPORT OF ERIC 1488732 |
$65,450 | 4 |
| A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER 1484835 |
$60,733 | 3 |
| CAMPAIGN FOR A SAFE AND HEALTHY CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS 1460932 |
$44,625 | 1 |
| VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ANTONIO 1471635 |
$21,888 | 1 |
| MA FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2026; FIONA 1457360 |
$19,550 | 2 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $14,267,791 | 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 | $93K | 5 | CHIANG FOR GOVERNOR 2018; J… 97% | Other / Unclassified 97% | $93K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $229K | 1 | PREVENT CRUELTY CALIFORNIA,… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $321K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $188K | 2 | GREWAL FOR SENATE 2020; MANI 92% | Other / Unclassified 92% | $188K | — |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $88K | 1 | PROTECT APP-BASED DRIVERS A… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $276K | -5% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $79K | 2 | YES ON 20 - KEEP CALIFORNIA… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $355K | -66% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $146K | 1 | COX FOR GOVERNOR 2021, INC.… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $501K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $100K | 6 | COX FOR GOVERNOR 2021, INC.… 92% | Other / Unclassified 92% | $600K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $40K | 1 | MC KAY FOR SENATE 2022; JEFF 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $40K | -54% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $131K | 3 | RANSOM FOR ASSEMBLY 2024, S… 100% | Media 100% | $171K | +66% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $111K | 3 | KRELL FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; MA… 61% | Other / Unclassified 61% | $111K | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $398K | 5 | JUSTICE FOR RENTERS SPONSOR… 70% | Other / Unclassified 99% | $510K | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $702K | 4 | VOTE NO ON LANDLORD GREED S… 50% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $1.21M | +437% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $45K | 1 | CAMPAIGN FOR A SAFE AND HEA… 100% | Media 100% | $1.26M | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $137K | 4 | NEWSOM BALLOT MEASURE COMMI… 100% | Media 100% | $1.39M | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $314K | 4 | NEWSOM BALLOT MEASURE COMMI… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $1.71M | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $697K | 14 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 61% | Media 71% | $697K | +526% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $2.27M | 41 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 81% | Media 82% | $2.97M | — |
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 | $10,626,524 | 162 | $66K | 75.3% | PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND… 8% | 3mo ago |
| Media | $2,839,779 | 54 | $53K | 20.1% | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 80% | 3w ago |
| Digital | $527,233 | 14 | $38K | 3.7% | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026, A… 100% | 4w ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | $105,491 | 2 | $53K | 0.7% | 741666 100% | 13y ago |
| Strategy & Research | $7,455 | 1 | $7K | 0.1% | 810163 100% | 23y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
2
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$876,272 · 6% of revenue
2
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$471,478 · 3% of revenue
71
One-time clients 1 cycle
$12,788,269 · 90% of revenue
Top 2 anchor clients · all-time
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 | $14,136,019 | 100.0% | 75 |
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 | 2014-03-31 | YES ON PROPOSITION 52 - A COALITION OF CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS AND NON-PROFIT HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS | Other / Unclassified | — | $629,208 |
| Largest all-time | 2005-09-24 | PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA CALIFORNIA INITIATIVE FUND | Other / Unclassified | — | $444,614 |
| Largest all-time | 2005-10-14 | PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA CALIFORNIA INITIATIVE FUND | Other / Unclassified | — | $370,133 |
| Largest all-time | 2012-10-10 | OUR CHILDREN, OUR FUTURE CA | Other / Unclassified | — | $365,526 |
| Largest all-time | 2005-12-31 | NO ON 77 | Other / Unclassified | — | $296,950 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-02 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | Ad Buy | $189,550 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-21 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | TV Ad Buy | $169,575 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-21 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | TV Ad Buy | $158,993 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-23 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | Ad Buy | $138,231 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-23 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | Ad Buy | $126,693 |
| Recent | 2026-05-21 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | TV Ad Buy | $124,172 |
| Recent | 2026-05-21 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | TV Ad Buy | $110,734 |
| Recent | 2026-05-21 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | TV Ad Buy | $52,063 |