KUSI-TV
$10.13M
2025-2026 cycle
KUSI-TV is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle KUSI-TV was paid $10.13M across 175 client committees, of which $198K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.
Call sign: KUSI · Network: Independent · Market: San Diego, CA · Owner: Sinclair Broadcast Group
Part I Identity
Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.
Source split
$10.13M
=
$9.94M
(Schedule B)
+
$198K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$9,936,673 | 485 rows | 98.0% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$198,183 | 17 rows | 2.0% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jan 20, 2000 → Jul 31, 2026
- spans 26.5 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 485
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 175
- 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
$268K
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 |
|---|---|---|
| FRYDAY FOR LT. GOVERNOR 2026; JOSH 1479464 |
$10,404 | 2 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$9,618 | 6 |
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 |
$55,335 | 5 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 SPONSORED BY LABOR AND COMMUNITY HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS; WORKING FAMILIES FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES SUPPORTING 1490885 |
$30,814 | 4 |
| TUBBS FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2026; FRIENDS OF 1479071 |
$21,232 | 1 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$17,591 | 10 |
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; DELIVER FOR CALIFORNIA - MATT 1488176 |
$12,750 | 1 |
| FRYDAY FOR LT. GOVERNOR 2026; JOSH 1479464 |
$10,404 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 8
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT 1487425 |
$55,335 | 5 |
| NO ON PROP 50 - STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB 1483178 |
$47,345 | 1 |
| PROTECT VOTERS FIRST, SPONSORED BY HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE 1381029 |
$37,889 | 2 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 SPONSORED BY LABOR AND COMMUNITY HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS; WORKING FAMILIES FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES SUPPORTING 1490885 |
$30,814 | 4 |
| TUBBS FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2026; FRIENDS OF 1479071 |
$21,232 | 1 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$17,591 | 10 |
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; DELIVER FOR CALIFORNIA - MATT 1488176 |
$12,750 | 1 |
| FRYDAY FOR LT. GOVERNOR 2026; JOSH 1479464 |
$10,404 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 8
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PROTECT VOTERS FIRST, SPONSORED BY HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE 1381029 |
$72,293 | 3 |
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT 1487425 |
$55,335 | 5 |
| NO ON PROP 50 - STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB 1483178 |
$47,345 | 1 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 SPONSORED BY LABOR AND COMMUNITY HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS; WORKING FAMILIES FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES SUPPORTING 1490885 |
$30,814 | 4 |
| TUBBS FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2026; FRIENDS OF 1479071 |
$21,232 | 1 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$17,591 | 10 |
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; DELIVER FOR CALIFORNIA - MATT 1488176 |
$12,750 | 1 |
| FRYDAY FOR LT. GOVERNOR 2026; JOSH 1479464 |
$10,404 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
By party
Revenue by party
D · 0%
R · 100%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $26,902 | 0.27% |
| Non-partisan | $10,107,953 | 99.73% |
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 · 8 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $17K | 1 | REFORM SAN DIEGO 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $17K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $41K | 4 | CALIFORNIA TOGETHER 67% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $41K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $47K | 1 | YES 4 CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS,… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $88K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $474K | 20 | CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBL… 25% | Other / Unclassified 95% | $562K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $37K | 4 | NEWSOM, TEACHERS, NURSES, A… 77% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $37K | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $611K | 11 | PROTECT APP-BASED DRIVERS A… 43% | Other / Unclassified 95% | $648K | +1205% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $977K | 16 | NO ON PROP 15 - STOP HIGHER… 52% | Other / Unclassified 91% | $1.63M | +106% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2020 | $18K | 1 | YES ON 15 - SCHOOLS AND COM… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $1.64M | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $13K | 1 | NEWSOM; STOP THE REPUBLICAN… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $1.66M | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $169K | 5 | NEWSOM; STOP THE REPUBLICAN… 43% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $1.82M | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $166K | 12 | COALITION FOR SAFE, RESPONS… 32% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $166K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $505K | 10 | COALITION FOR SAFE, RESPONS… 38% | Other / Unclassified 97% | $672K | -17% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $556K | 13 | COMMITTEE TO PROTECT CALIFO… 38% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $1.23M | -43% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $24K | 5 | DE MAIO FOR STATE ASSEMBLY … 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $24K | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $122K | 10 | BRUCE-LANE FOR ASSEMBLY 2024 53% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $146K | -76% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $112K | 15 | DAVIES FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; L… 47% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $257K | -80% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $72K | 3 | PROTECT VOTERS FIRST, SPONS… 100% | Media 100% | $329K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $47K | 1 | NO ON PROP 50 - STOP SACRAM… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $377K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $21K | 3 | MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; DE… 61% | Other / Unclassified 81% | $21K | -13% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $107K | 12 | MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CA… 44% | Media 36% | $128K | — |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $20K | 8 | FRYDAY FOR LT. GOVERNOR 202… 52% | Media 48% | $148K | -84% |
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 | $9,053,496 | 419 | $22K | 92.0% | PROTECT APP-BASED DRIVERS A… 6% | 5mo ago |
| Media | $614,165 | 52 | $12K | 6.2% | BROWN; YES ON PROP. 30 - TO… 18% | 5w ago |
| Admin & Office | $121,975 | 4 | $30K | 1.2% | NO ON PROP 21: CALIFORNIANS… 100% | 5y ago |
| Strategy & Research | $53,279 | 3 | $18K | 0.5% | AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STAT… 84% | 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
7
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$724,189 · 7% of revenue
168
One-time clients 1 cycle
$9,212,484 · 93% 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 | $9,921,673 | 99.8% | 174 | |
| VA | $15,000 | 0.2% | 1 |
Notable disbursements
5 largest all-time · 5 largest in the current cycle · 5 most recent. Each row earns its place.