KUSI
$2.63M
2025-2026 cycle
KUSI is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle KUSI was paid $2.63M across 56 client committees, of which $78K 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
$2.63M
=
$2.55M
(Schedule B)
+
$78K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$2,548,503 | 181 rows | 97.0% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$77,702 | 10 rows | 3.0% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Aug 9, 2000 → Jul 31, 2026
- spans 26.0 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 181
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 56
- 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
$580K
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 |
$30,609 | 3 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$63,385 | 6 |
| A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER 1484835 |
$48,586 | 4 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$215,989 | 27 |
| A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER 1484835 |
$170,575 | 15 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026, A COALITION OF HOUSING ADVOCATES, LABOR AND SMALL BUSINESS; CALIFORNIA IS NOT FOR SALE, NO ON 1489677 |
$114,784 | 11 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$220,809 | 31 |
| A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER 1484835 |
$170,575 | 15 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026, A COALITION OF HOUSING ADVOCATES, LABOR AND SMALL BUSINESS; CALIFORNIA IS NOT FOR SALE, NO ON 1489677 |
$114,784 | 11 |
| NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; YES ON 50, THE ELECTION RIGGING RESPONSE ACT, GOVERNOR 1380675 |
$73,466 | 7 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$220,809 | 31 |
| A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER 1484835 |
$170,575 | 15 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026, A COALITION OF HOUSING ADVOCATES, LABOR AND SMALL BUSINESS; CALIFORNIA IS NOT FOR SALE, NO ON 1489677 |
$114,784 | 11 |
| NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; YES ON 50, THE ELECTION RIGGING RESPONSE ACT, GOVERNOR 1380675 |
$73,466 | 7 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 7
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$220,809 | 31 |
| A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER 1484835 |
$170,575 | 15 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026, A COALITION OF HOUSING ADVOCATES, LABOR AND SMALL BUSINESS; CALIFORNIA IS NOT FOR SALE, NO ON 1489677 |
$114,784 | 11 |
| NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; YES ON 50, THE ELECTION RIGGING RESPONSE ACT, GOVERNOR 1380675 |
$73,466 | 7 |
| 741666 741666 |
$44,651 | 5 |
| DUNCAN FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; CHRIS 1456888 |
$20,018 | 1 |
| 810163 810163 |
$18,900 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 0%
R · 100%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $13,165 | 0.50% |
| Non-partisan | $2,613,040 | 99.50% |
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 | $107K | 11 | CHIANG FOR GOVERNOR 2018; J… 75% | Other / Unclassified 75% | $107K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $26K | 1 | YES ON PROP 12: PREVENT CRU… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $133K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $90K | 2 | YES ON PROP 12: PREVENT CRU… 86% | Other / Unclassified 86% | $223K | — |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $15K | 1 | YES ON 22 - SAVE APP-BASED … 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $15K | -86% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $42K | 1 | COX FOR GOVERNOR 2021; JOHN 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $57K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $15K | 3 | COX FOR GOVERNOR 2021; JOHN 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $73K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $18K | 1 | TRIMINO FOR GOVERNOR 2022; … 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $18K | +21% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $16K | 1 | 741666 100% | Media 100% | $34K | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $24K | 3 | 741666 100% | Media 100% | $24K | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $59K | 4 | 741666 35% | Media 35% | $84K | +278% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $28K | 4 | NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COM… 100% | Media 100% | $111K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $46K | 3 | NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COM… 100% | — | $157K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $86K | 11 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026, A… 51% | Digital 51% | $86K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $390K | 43 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 48% | Media 48% | $476K | — |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $31K | 3 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 100% | Media 100% | $506K | +27% |
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 | $1,826,675 | 103 | $18K | 77.1% | PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND… 11% | 4mo ago |
| Media | $383,287 | 51 | $8K | 16.2% | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 58% | 2w ago |
| Digital | $134,801 | 12 | $11K | 5.7% | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026, A… 85% | 3mo ago |
| Strategy & Research | $25,006 | 1 | $25K | 1.1% | IQBAL-ZUBAIR FOR ASSEMBLY 2… 100% | 16y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
2
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$243,952 · 10% of revenue
1
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$75,008 · 3% of revenue
53
One-time clients 1 cycle
$2,229,544 · 87% 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 | $2,548,503 | 100.0% | 56 |
Notable disbursements
5 largest all-time · 5 largest in the current cycle · 5 most recent. Each row earns its place.