KQCA-TV
$4.36M
2025-2026 cycle
KQCA-TV is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle KQCA-TV was paid $4.36M across 169 client committees, of which $94K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.
Call sign: KQCA · Network: NBC · Market: Sacramento, CA
Part I Identity
Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.
Source split
$4.36M
=
$4.27M
(Schedule B)
+
$94K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$4,267,609 | 402 rows | 97.9% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$93,566 | 9 rows | 2.1% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jan 20, 2000 → Jul 31, 2026
- spans 26.5 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 402
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 169
- 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
$172K
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 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$19,338 | 5 |
| GOLDEN STATE PROMISE - NO ON PROP 40 1486695 |
$17,680 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| KOUNALAKIS FOR TREASURER 2026; ELENI 1483008 |
$42,500 | 4 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$36,295 | 10 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 SPONSORED BY LABOR AND COMMUNITY HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS; WORKING FAMILIES FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES SUPPORTING 1490885 |
$33,321 | 4 |
| GOLDEN STATE PROMISE - NO ON PROP 40 1486695 |
$17,680 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 6
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| KOUNALAKIS FOR TREASURER 2026; ELENI 1483008 |
$42,500 | 4 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$36,295 | 10 |
| STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB 1483178 |
$35,296 | 1 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 SPONSORED BY LABOR AND COMMUNITY HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS; WORKING FAMILIES FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES SUPPORTING 1490885 |
$33,321 | 4 |
| GOLDEN STATE PROMISE - NO ON PROP 40 1486695 |
$17,680 | 2 |
| PROTECT VOTERS FIRST, SPONSORED BY HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE 1381029 |
$7,161 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 6
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| KOUNALAKIS FOR TREASURER 2026; ELENI 1483008 |
$42,500 | 4 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$36,295 | 10 |
| STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB 1483178 |
$35,296 | 1 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 SPONSORED BY LABOR AND COMMUNITY HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS; WORKING FAMILIES FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES SUPPORTING 1490885 |
$33,321 | 4 |
| GOLDEN STATE PROMISE - NO ON PROP 40 1486695 |
$17,680 | 2 |
| PROTECT VOTERS FIRST, SPONSORED BY HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE 1381029 |
$7,161 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $4,361,175 | 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 | $25K | 8 | CALIFORNIA TOGETHER 61% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $25K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $172K | 7 | YES ON 8 - CALIFORNIANS FOR… 40% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $196K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $370K | 19 | 902202 23% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $566K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $15K | 2 | NEWSOM, TEACHERS, NURSES, A… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $15K | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $98K | 7 | CALIFORNIANS TO STOP HIGHER… 36% | Other / Unclassified 85% | $113K | -43% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $281K | 14 | STOP THE DANGEROUS & COSTLY… 30% | Other / Unclassified 80% | $394K | -24% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $71K | 4 | ELDER FOR GOVERNOR 2021 55% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $465K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $32K | 9 | NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVER… 43% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $32K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $213K | 6 | YES ON 30: CLEAN AIR CALIFO… 38% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $245K | +117% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $351K | 9 | COMMITTEE TO PROTECT CALIFO… 78% | Other / Unclassified 98% | $597K | +25% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $59K | 10 | MC NERNEY FOR SENATE 2024 S… 55% | Media 55% | $59K | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $29K | 3 | NO ON 33, CALIFORNIANS FOR … 77% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $89K | -86% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $72K | 7 | COALITION TO PROTECT ACCESS… 48% | Other / Unclassified 92% | $161K | -79% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $7K | 1 | PROTECT VOTERS FIRST, SPONS… 100% | Media 100% | $168K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $35K | 1 | STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $203K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $93K | 13 | KOUNALAKIS FOR TREASURER 20… 46% | Media 100% | $93K | — |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $37K | 7 | BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 52% | Media 52% | $130K | +27% |
Revenue by service category
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Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $3,697,954 | 334 | $11K | 87.0% | COMMITTEE TO PROTECT CALIFO… 7% | 10mo ago |
| Media | $484,719 | 61 | $8K | 11.4% | SMALL BUSINESS ACTION COMMI… 17% | 5w ago |
| Admin & Office | $60,775 | 4 | $15K | 1.4% | NO ON 33, CALIFORNIANS FOR … 100% | 5y ago |
| Digital | $5,801 | 1 | $6K | 0.1% | YES ON 5, CALIFORNIANS FOR … 100% | 22mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
2
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$181,016 · 4% of revenue
5
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$332,334 · 8% of revenue
162
One-time clients 1 cycle
$3,754,259 · 88% 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 | $4,267,609 | 100.0% | 169 |
Notable disbursements
5 largest all-time · 5 largest in the current cycle · 5 most recent. Each row earns its place.