League of California Cities
$890K
2025-2026 cycle
League of California Cities is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle League of California Cities was paid $890K across 37 client committees, of which $26K 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
$890K
=
$864K
(Schedule B)
+
$26K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$863,955 | 167 rows | 97.1% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$25,920 | 13 rows | 2.9% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jul 24, 2003 → Feb 2, 2026
- spans 22.5 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 167
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 37
- 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.
Mar 2025
Feb 2026
$8K
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.
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| WILSON FOR ASSEMBLY 2026, LORI 1477317 |
$150 | 2 |
| CABALDON FOR SENATE 2028; CHRISTOPHER 1477017 |
$125 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CARPENTERS REGIONAL COUNCIL ISSUES PAC 1219354 |
$6,600 | 1 |
| LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES CITIPAC 1254399 |
$543 | 2 |
| WILSON FOR ASSEMBLY 2026, LORI 1477317 |
$150 | 2 |
| CABALDON FOR SENATE 2028; CHRISTOPHER 1477017 |
$125 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 5
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CARPENTERS REGIONAL COUNCIL ISSUES PAC 1219354 |
$6,600 | 1 |
| LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES CITIPAC 1254399 |
$543 | 2 |
| WILSON FOR ASSEMBLY 2026, LORI 1477317 |
$300 | 3 |
| PADILLA FOR STATE SENATE 2026; STEVE 1457367 |
$180 | 1 |
| CABALDON FOR SENATE 2028; CHRISTOPHER 1477017 |
$125 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 6
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CARPENTERS REGIONAL COUNCIL ISSUES PAC 1219354 |
$13,000 | 2 |
| LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES CITIPAC 1254399 |
$669 | 4 |
| ROGERS FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; CHRIS 1464339 |
$584 | 1 |
| WILSON FOR ASSEMBLY 2026, LORI 1477317 |
$300 | 3 |
| PADILLA FOR STATE SENATE 2026; STEVE 1457367 |
$180 | 1 |
| CABALDON FOR SENATE 2028; CHRISTOPHER 1477017 |
$125 | 2 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $889,525 | 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 · 10 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q2 | 2016 | $20K | 5 | 742855 50% | Other / Unclassified 60% | $20K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2016 | $89K | 8 | LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES… 94% | Wages & Payroll 91% | $109K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $71K | 7 | LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES… 99% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $180K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $10K | 2 | 760914 84% | Field & Voter Contact 84% | $10K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $18K | 5 | COALITION TO PROTECT LOCAL … 90% | Travel & Events 63% | $28K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $56K | 6 | COMMITTEE TO PROTECT OUR CO… 56% | Wages & Payroll 52% | $84K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $28K | 4 | COALITION TO PROTECT LOCAL … 99% | Admin & Office 99% | $112K | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2018 | $8K | 2 | 760914 100% | Field & Voter Contact 100% | $120K | -91% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2018 | $775 | 1 | RUBIO FOR ASSEMBLY 2020; BL… 100% | Fundraising 100% | $121K | -99% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $3K | 2 | LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $3K | -64% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $2K | 2 | E00559 89% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $5K | -91% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $320 | 1 | LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $5K | -99% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $142 | 1 | LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $6K | -99% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $1K | 1 | 946000835 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $7K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $320 | 1 | LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $7K | -96% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $190 | 4 | LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $190 | -89% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $20K | 1 | 890106 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $20K | +6156% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2022 | $104 | 2 | CHIU FOR CITY ATTORNEY 2022… 96% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $20K | — |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $14K | 4 | NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CARPENT… 98% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $34K | +1310% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $1K | 2 | LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $36K | +360% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $20 | 1 | LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $36K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $850 | 1 | JUSTICE FOR RENTERS SPONSOR… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $850 | — |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $6K | 1 | NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CARPENT… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $7K | +3271% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $584 | 1 | ROGERS FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; C… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $8K | -97% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $126 | 2 | LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $8K | — |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $150 | 1 | WILSON FOR ASSEMBLY 2026, L… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $8K | +44% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $7K | 3 | NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CARPENT… 91% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $15K | -48% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $47 | 1 | LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $15K | -97% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $275 | 4 | WILSON FOR ASSEMBLY 2026, L… 55% | Other / Unclassified 73% | $275 | -68% |
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 | $555,573 | 141 | $4K | 64.3% | CALIFORNIANS TO PROTECT LOC… 54% | 3mo ago |
| Wages & Payroll | $192,959 | 6 | $32K | 22.3% | LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES… 85% | 7y ago |
| Admin & Office | $56,086 | 4 | $14K | 6.5% | COALITION TO PROTECT LOCAL … 100% | 7y ago |
| Field & Voter Contact | $32,000 | 4 | $8K | 3.7% | 760914 100% | 6y ago |
| Travel & Events | $12,606 | 4 | $3K | 1.5% | COALITION TO PROTECT LOCAL … 92% | 8y ago |
| Fundraising | $10,775 | 2 | $5K | 1.2% | YOUNG HOMES AND ITS AFFILIA… 93% | 6y ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | $3,881 | 5 | $776 | 0.4% | LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES… 64% | 17y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
3
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$348,721 · 40% of revenue
5
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$52,100 · 6% of revenue
29
One-time clients 1 cycle
$463,134 · 54% of revenue
Top 3 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES CITIPAC | 10 | $297,471 | 87 | 2004-11-22 | 2025-07-14 |
| 760914 | 3 | $40,000 | 5 | 2015-08-31 | 2019-09-27 |
| LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES (NON-PUBLIC FUNDS) FISCAL PRESERVATION COMMITTEE | 3 | $11,250 | 8 | 2004-11-22 | 2017-12-14 |
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 | $863,955 | 100.0% | 37 |
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 | 2004-11-17 | CALIFORNIANS TO PROTECT LOCAL TAXPAYERS AND PUBLIC SAFETY, SPONSORED BY A COALITION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS | Other / Unclassified | SEE SCHEDULE G | $106,938 |
| Largest all-time | 2017-08-08 | LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES CITIPAC | Wages & Payroll | Paid Accrued | $80,802 |
| Largest all-time | 2007-04-04 | LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES CITIPAC | Wages & Payroll | Paid Accrued | $56,304 |
| Largest all-time | 2004-11-24 | CALIFORNIANS TO PROTECT LOCAL TAXPAYERS AND PUBLIC SAFETY, SPONSORED BY A COALITION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS | Other / Unclassified | — | $52,995 |
| Largest all-time | 2017-10-16 | LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES CITIPAC | Other / Unclassified | See Schedule G | $43,257 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-02 | CABALDON FOR SENATE 2028; CHRISTOPHER | Other / Unclassified | — | $75 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-27 | WILSON FOR ASSEMBLY 2026, LORI | — | — | $75 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-19 | WILSON FOR ASSEMBLY 2026, LORI | Other / Unclassified | — | $75 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-02 | CABALDON FOR SENATE 2028; CHRISTOPHER | Other / Unclassified | — | $50 |
| Recent | 2025-07-14 | LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES CITIPAC | Other / Unclassified | — | $47 |