KSWB-TV
$346K
2025-2026 cycle
KSWB-TV is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle KSWB-TV was paid $346K across 8 client committees, of which $125K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.
Call sign: KSWB · Network: CW · Market: San Diego, CA
Part I Identity
Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.
Source split
$346K
=
$221K
(Schedule B)
+
$125K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$220,640 | 24 rows | 63.8% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$124,958 | 15 rows | 36.2% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Sep 26, 2008 → May 21, 2026
- spans 17.6 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 24
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 8
- 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
$203K
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 6
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT 1487425 |
$84,894 | 2 |
| TUBBS FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2026; FRIENDS OF 1479071 |
$62,161 | 1 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$22,398 | 5 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 SPONSORED BY LABOR AND COMMUNITY HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS; WORKING FAMILIES FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES SUPPORTING 1490885 |
$19,325 | 2 |
| DE MAIO FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2026; CARL 1476859 |
$6,826 | 2 |
| PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE 1479597 |
$1,726 | 3 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 6
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT 1487425 |
$90,440 | 3 |
| TUBBS FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2026; FRIENDS OF 1479071 |
$62,161 | 1 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$22,398 | 5 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 SPONSORED BY LABOR AND COMMUNITY HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS; WORKING FAMILIES FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES SUPPORTING 1490885 |
$19,325 | 2 |
| DE MAIO FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2026; CARL 1476859 |
$6,826 | 2 |
| PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE 1479597 |
$1,726 | 3 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 6
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT 1487425 |
$90,440 | 3 |
| TUBBS FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2026; FRIENDS OF 1479071 |
$62,161 | 1 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$22,398 | 5 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 SPONSORED BY LABOR AND COMMUNITY HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS; WORKING FAMILIES FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES SUPPORTING 1490885 |
$19,325 | 2 |
| DE MAIO FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2026; CARL 1476859 |
$6,826 | 2 |
| PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE 1479597 |
$1,726 | 3 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 6
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT 1487425 |
$90,440 | 3 |
| TUBBS FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2026; FRIENDS OF 1479071 |
$62,161 | 1 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$22,398 | 5 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 SPONSORED BY LABOR AND COMMUNITY HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS; WORKING FAMILIES FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES SUPPORTING 1490885 |
$19,325 | 2 |
| DE MAIO FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2026; CARL 1476859 |
$6,826 | 2 |
| PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE 1479597 |
$1,726 | 3 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 7
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT 1487425 |
$90,440 | 3 |
| TUBBS FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2026; FRIENDS OF 1479071 |
$62,161 | 1 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$22,398 | 5 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 SPONSORED BY LABOR AND COMMUNITY HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS; WORKING FAMILIES FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES SUPPORTING 1490885 |
$19,325 | 2 |
| DE MAIO FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2026; CARL 1476859 |
$6,826 | 2 |
| DE MAIO FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2024; CARL 1464955 |
$3,103 | 2 |
| PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE 1479597 |
$1,726 | 3 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $345,598 | 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 · 2 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $14K | 5 | DE MAIO FOR STATE ASSEMBLY … 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $14K | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $3K | 2 | DE MAIO FOR STATE ASSEMBLY … 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $17K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $6K | 1 | MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CA… 100% | — | $6K | -60% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $197K | 15 | MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CA… 43% | Media 21% | $203K | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media | $41,723 | 7 | $6K | 68.2% | BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 54% | 6w ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $17,765 | 8 | $2K | 29.0% | DE MAIO FOR STATE ASSEMBLY … 95% | 20mo ago |
| Digital | $1,726 | 3 | $575 | 2.8% | PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; K… 100% | 8w 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
0
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
8
One-time clients 1 cycle
$220,640 · 100% 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 | $220,640 | 100.0% | 8 |
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 | 2026-05-14 | TUBBS FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2026; FRIENDS OF | — | — | $62,161 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-04-20 | MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT | — | — | $50,992 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-04-24 | MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT | — | — | $33,902 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-04-30 | BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 SPONSORED BY LABOR AND COMMUNITY HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS; WORKING FAMILIES FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES SUPPORTING | Media | TV & Digital Ads | $14,697 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-05-21 | BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | TV Advertising | $11,603 |
| Recent | 2026-05-21 | BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | TV Advertising | $4,250 |
| Recent | 2026-05-21 | BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | TV Advertising | $3,264 |
| Recent | 2026-05-21 | BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | TV Advertising | $2,278 |
| Recent | 2026-05-21 | BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | TV Advertising | $1,003 |