Leadership California
Leadership California is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Leadership California was paid $3.80M across 15 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 |
$2,843,669 | 110 rows | 74.8% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$957,323 | 75 rows | 25.2% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jun 30, 2006 → Mar 23, 2026
- spans 19.7 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 110
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 15
- 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.
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.
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Top buyers last 3 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 970849 970849 |
$2,500 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 970849 970849 |
$2,500 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 970849 970849 |
$2,500 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 970849 970849 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| WOMEN IN POWER (WIP PAC) 1326620 |
$1,000 | 1 |
| BEAR PAC; THE 1458120 |
$150 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 970849 970849 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| WOMEN IN POWER (WIP PAC) 1326620 |
$1,000 | 1 |
| BEAR PAC; THE 1458120 |
$150 | 1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $3,800,992 | 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 · 5 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $750 | 1 | GARCIA FOR ASSEMBLY 2020; E… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $750 | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $2K | 2 | COOLEY FOR ASSEMBLY 2020; R… 100% | Other / Unclassified 94% | $2K | — |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $1K | 1 | 943103 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $1K | — |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $3K | 1 | 881029 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $3K | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $1K | 2 | WOMEN IN POWER (WIP PAC) 87% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $4K | +15% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $3K | 1 | 970849 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $3K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $2,249,890 | 99 | $23K | 79.2% | REBUILDING CALIFORNIA 72% | 3mo ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | $590,850 | 7 | $84K | 20.8% | REBUILDING CALIFORNIA 100% | 16y ago |
| Print & Mail | $825 | 2 | $413 | 0.0% | REBUILDING CALIFORNIA 100% | 18y ago |
| Travel & Events | $104 | 1 | $104 | 0.0% | COOLEY FOR ASSEMBLY 2020; R… 100% | 5y ago |
| Media | $0 | 1 | $0 | 0.0% | REBUILDING CALIFORNIA 0% | 18y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
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 | $2,843,669 | 100.0% | 15 |
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 | 2009-07-02 | REBUILDING CALIFORNIA | Contributions & Transfers | Refund of Contribution | $534,850 |
| Largest all-time | 2008-08-15 | CALIFORNIA CORRECTIONAL PEACE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION TRUTH IN AMERICAN GOVERNMENT FUND (NON-PROFIT 501 (C) 5) | Other / Unclassified | — | $250,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2008-08-15 | REBUILDING CALIFORNIA | Other / Unclassified | — | $250,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2008-08-05 | REBUILDING CALIFORNIA | Other / Unclassified | — | $227,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2008-08-05 | CALIFORNIA CORRECTIONAL PEACE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION TRUTH IN AMERICAN GOVERNMENT FUND (NON-PROFIT 501 (C) 5) | Other / Unclassified | — | $227,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-23 | 970849 | Other / Unclassified | — | $2,500 |
| Recent | 2024-04-08 | 881029 | Other / Unclassified | — | $2,500 |
| Recent | 2025-05-09 | WOMEN IN POWER (WIP PAC) | Other / Unclassified | — | $1,000 |
| Recent | 2023-04-14 | 943103 | Other / Unclassified | — | $1,000 |
| Recent | 2025-04-17 | BEAR PAC; THE | Other / Unclassified | — | $150 |