LAKESIDE COMMUNICATIONS
LAKESIDE COMMUNICATIONS is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle LAKESIDE COMMUNICATIONS was paid $8.36M across 39 client committees, of which $957K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.
Part I Identity
Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.
Source split
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$7,402,265 | 339 rows | 88.6% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$957,066 | 161 rows | 11.4% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jun 11, 2002 → Oct 27, 2022
- spans 20.4 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 339
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 39
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
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Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.
Top buyers
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By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $5,657 | 0.07% |
| Republican | $2,936,075 | 35.12% |
| Non-partisan | $5,417,600 | 64.81% |
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 · 5 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $58K | 2 | WESTERMAN, BRUCE 89% | Strategy & Research 100% | $58K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $269K | 7 | NRCC 82% | Strategy & Research 100% | $327K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $406K | 5 | WESTERMAN, BRUCE 53% | Strategy & Research 100% | $733K | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $563 | 1 | C00698449 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $563 | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $4K | 1 | MERRILL, JOHN H 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $5K | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $49K | 1 | CARL, JERRY LEE, JR 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $53K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $648K | 11 | CARL, JERRY LEE, JR 86% | Strategy & Research 100% | $701K | — |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $364K | 8 | CARL, JERRY LEE, JR 74% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.07M | +529% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $228K | 2 | WESTERMAN, BRUCE 95% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.29M | -15% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $120K | 2 | CARL, JERRY LEE, JR 97% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.41M | -71% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $2K | 1 | C00771071 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $2K | +211% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $25K | 4 | C00771071 53% | Strategy & Research 100% | $27K | +527% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $16K | 2 | COLLINS, MICHAEL A JR 68% | Strategy & Research 100% | $42K | -68% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $13K | 1 | KASPAR, SCOTT RICHARD 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $55K | -98% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $283K | 19 | WILLIAMS, DAVID 38% | Strategy & Research 100% | $338K | -22% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $16K | 2 | COLLINS, MICHAEL A JR 76% | Strategy & Research 100% | $354K | -93% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $335K | 4 | WESTERMAN, BRUCE 63% | Strategy & Research 100% | $689K | +180% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $3,359,050 | 124 | $27K | 45.5% | CARL, JERRY LEE, JR 30% | 3y ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $2,988,326 | 42 | $71K | 40.4% | 741666 39% | 14y ago |
| Print & Mail | $978,764 | 168 | $6K | 13.2% | ALLIANCE FOR CALIFORNIA'S T… 34% | 15y ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | $33,036 | 3 | $11K | 0.4% | ALLIANCE FOR CALIFORNIA'S T… 100% | 18y ago |
| Wages & Payroll | $25,705 | 1 | $26K | 0.3% | CALIFORNIA SENIOR ADVOCATES… 100% | 16y ago |
| Field & Voter Contact | $4,137 | 1 | $4K | 0.1% | ALLIANCE FOR CALIFORNIA'S T… 100% | 18y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 741666 | 4 | $1,725,381 | 163 | 2003-09-25 | 2009-07-23 |
| WESTERMAN, BRUCE | 3 | $742,360 | 8 | 2018-04-30 | 2022-10-19 |
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 | $4,568,311 | 61.7% | 22 | |
| AL | $999,050 | 13.5% | 1 | |
| AR | $742,360 | 10.0% | 1 | |
| DC | $412,720 | 5.6% | 1 | |
| Unknown | $238,685 | 3.2% | 8 | |
| IN | $178,777 | 2.4% | 1 | |
| WI | $118,723 | 1.6% | 2 | |
| CO | $106,190 | 1.4% | 1 | |
| MS | $24,950 | 0.3% | 1 | |
| IL | $12,500 | 0.2% | 1 |
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 | 2009-04-28 | YES ON 1A AND 1B, REPAY AND PROTECT OUR SCHOOLS. SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION ISSUES PAC | Other / Unclassified | — | $683,753 |
| Largest all-time | 2009-02-02 | 741666 | Other / Unclassified | — | $370,239 |
| Largest all-time | 2009-05-13 | YES ON 1A AND 1B, REPAY AND PROTECT OUR SCHOOLS. SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION ISSUES PAC | Other / Unclassified | — | $283,635 |
| Largest all-time | 2008-11-03 | 741666 | Other / Unclassified | — | $232,892 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-09-24 | WESTERMAN, BRUCE | Strategy & Research | MEDIA BUY | $216,500 |
| Largest this cycle | 2022-10-19 | WESTERMAN, BRUCE | Strategy & Research | MEDIA BUY | $212,082 |
| Largest this cycle | 2022-10-27 | C00796524 | Strategy & Research | ADVERTISING PRODUCTION AND PLACEMENT | $62,400 |
| Largest this cycle | 2022-06-08 | WILLIAMS, DAVID | Strategy & Research | TV ADVERTISING | $38,976 |
| Largest this cycle | 2022-06-17 | WILLIAMS, DAVID | Strategy & Research | TV ADVERTISING | $38,976 |
| Largest this cycle | 2022-06-07 | COLLINS, MICHAEL A JR | Strategy & Research | MEDIA CONSULTING | $33,390 |
| Recent | 2022-10-17 | C00796524 | Strategy & Research | ADVERTISING BUY | $32,500 |
| Recent | 2022-10-19 | C00796524 | Strategy & Research | ADVERTISING BUY | $27,800 |
| Recent | 2022-08-16 | COLLINS, MICHAEL A JR | Strategy & Research | MEDIA CONSULTING | $12,250 |