LOS ANGELES TIMES
$2.51M
2025-2026 cycle
LOS ANGELES TIMES is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle LOS ANGELES TIMES was paid $2.51M across 152 client committees, of which $327K 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
$2.51M
=
$2.18M
(Schedule B)
+
$327K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$2,178,719 | 544 rows | 87.0% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$326,560 | 17 rows | 13.0% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jan 27, 2000 → Jul 31, 2026
- spans 26.5 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 544
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 152
- 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
$68K
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 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GABRIEL FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JESSE 1476845 |
$60 | 1 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$16 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 5
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GABRIEL FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JESSE 1476845 |
$60 | 1 |
| BERMAN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; MARC 1477258 |
$55 | 2 |
| BONTA FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; MIA 1477774 |
$55 | 2 |
| STERN FOR SENATE 2024 1435181 |
$54 | 1 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$32 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 6
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$50,048 | 4 |
| CITIZENS AND COMMUNITIES FOR FAIR GOVERNMENT, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA COMMERCE CLUB 1461436 |
$17,000 | 1 |
| GABRIEL FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JESSE 1476845 |
$261 | 2 |
| STERN FOR SENATE 2024 1435181 |
$108 | 2 |
| BERMAN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; MARC 1477258 |
$83 | 3 |
| BONTA FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; MIA 1477774 |
$83 | 3 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 9
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$50,048 | 4 |
| CITIZENS AND COMMUNITIES FOR FAIR GOVERNMENT, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA COMMERCE CLUB 1461436 |
$17,000 | 1 |
| GABRIEL FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JESSE 1476845 |
$522 | 4 |
| BERMAN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; MARC 1477258 |
$222 | 8 |
| STERN FOR SENATE 2024 1435181 |
$196 | 4 |
| BONTA FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; MIA 1477774 |
$115 | 5 |
| ELECTING WOMEN BAY AREA PAC C00585687 |
$80 | 5 |
| LOFGREN, ZOE CA · House DEM |
$32 | 2 |
| FENNELL FOR SENATE 2024; DAVID 1461498 |
$1 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$50,048 | 4 |
| CITIZENS AND COMMUNITIES FOR FAIR GOVERNMENT, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA COMMERCE CLUB 1461436 |
$17,000 | 1 |
| GABRIEL FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JESSE 1476845 |
$522 | 4 |
| STERN FOR SENATE 2024 1435181 |
$314 | 8 |
| BERMAN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; MARC 1477258 |
$277 | 10 |
| BONTA FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; MIA 1477774 |
$147 | 7 |
| ELECTING WOMEN BAY AREA PAC C00585687 |
$112 | 7 |
| SCOTT WIENER STATE SENATE 2024 OFFICEHOLDER ACCOUNT 1476801 |
$48 | 2 |
| LOFGREN, ZOE CA · House DEM |
$32 | 2 |
| FENNELL FOR SENATE 2024; DAVID 1461498 |
$1 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$50,048 | 4 |
| YES ON PROP 2, CALIFORNIANS FOR QUALITY SCHOOLS, SPONSORED BY NONPROFIT EDUCATION, LABOR AND BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS 1473035 |
$44,850 | 1 |
| GONZALEZ FOR ASSEMBLY 2024, SPONSORED BY EQUALITY CALIFORNIA AND LGBT (LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL & TRANSGENDER) CAUCUS LEADERSHIP FUND; COMMUNITIES UNITED TO ELECT MARK 1475174 |
$24,420 | 2 |
| CITIZENS AND COMMUNITIES FOR FAIR GOVERNMENT, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA COMMERCE CLUB 1461436 |
$17,000 | 1 |
| CALOZA FOR ASSEMBLY 2024 1461642 |
$6,375 | 1 |
| FRIEDMAN FOR ASSEMBLY 2022; LAURA 1435032 |
$669 | 3 |
| GABRIEL FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JESSE 1476845 |
$522 | 4 |
| STERN FOR SENATE 2024 1435181 |
$416 | 11 |
| BERMAN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; MARC 1477258 |
$277 | 10 |
| GABRIEL FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; JESSE 1456615 |
$224 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 98%
R · 2%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $13,607 | 0.54% |
| Republican | $241 | 0.01% |
| Non-partisan | $2,491,430 | 99.45% |
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 | Q1 | 2016 | $10K | 4 | CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOLS … 94% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $10K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2016 | $150K | 8 | RODRIGUEZ, GALATZAN, AND VL… 60% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $159K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $11K | 1 | GOMEZ, JIMMY 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $11K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2016 | $2K | 3 | QUIRK-SILVA FOR ASSEMBLY 20… 89% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $161K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $993 | 3 | 741666 58% | Software & Tech 58% | $162K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $66K | 4 | 494345 99% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $77K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $55K | 8 | SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PARTNER… 100% | Other / Unclassified 64% | $132K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $166K | 14 | SCOTTO FOR ASSEMBLY 2018; S… 47% | Other / Unclassified 48% | $298K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2018 | $286 | 6 | MOORLACH FOR SENATE 2020 86% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $298K | -97% |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2018 | $617 | 11 | MOORLACH FOR SENATE 2020 40% | Other / Unclassified 81% | $299K | -100% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2018 | $485 | 8 | WILK FOR SENATE 2020 35% | Other / Unclassified 65% | $299K | -78% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2018 | $370 | 7 | WILK FOR SENATE 2020 46% | Other / Unclassified 54% | $299K | -63% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $913 | 11 | MOORLACH FOR SENATE 2020 41% | Other / Unclassified 82% | $913 | — |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $609 | 12 | MOORLACH FOR SENATE 2020 40% | Other / Unclassified 72% | $2K | -99% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $103K | 26 | AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STAT… 28% | Other / Unclassified 55% | $105K | +87% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $97K | 30 | YES ON 16, OPPORTUNITY FOR … 41% | Digital 99% | $202K | -41% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2020 | $410 | 11 | WILK FOR SENATE 2020 41% | Other / Unclassified 59% | $202K | +43% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $15K | 13 | BRYAN FOR ASSEMBLY 2021 SPO… 33% | Digital 62% | $218K | +2370% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $45K | 15 | NEWSOM, SPONSORED BY THE LO… 89% | Digital 89% | $263K | +9229% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $74K | 9 | NEWSOM, SPONSORED BY THE LO… 90% | Other / Unclassified 62% | $337K | +19957% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $16 | 1 | CHC BOLD PAC 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $16 | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $393 | 5 | STERN FOR SENATE 2024 55% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $409 | -57% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $3K | 4 | GELFOUND FOR JUDGE 2022; CO… 85% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $3K | +381% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $57K | 11 | NO ON 29: STOP YET ANOTHER … 99% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $61K | -44% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $99K | 15 | COALITION TO AUTHORIZE REGU… 32% | Media 32% | $159K | +2% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2022 | $20K | 10 | COMMUNITIES UNITED CA 98% | Digital 98% | $180K | +4865% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $727 | 8 | FRIEDMAN FOR ASSEMBLY 2022;… 57% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $181K | -95% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $416 | 10 | FRIEDMAN FOR ASSEMBLY 2022;… 53% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $181K | -99% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $736 | 12 | FRIEDMAN FOR ASSEMBLY 2022;… 60% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $182K | -99% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $72K | 13 | ALLIANCE FOR A BETTER CALIF… 61% | Media 61% | $72K | +18132% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $643 | 13 | FRIEDMAN FOR ASSEMBLY 2022;… 69% | Other / Unclassified 93% | $72K | -78% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $429 | 14 | FRIEDMAN FOR ASSEMBLY 2022;… 52% | Other / Unclassified 89% | $73K | -99% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $76K | 21 | YES ON PROP 2, CALIFORNIANS… 59% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $149K | -23% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $316 | 4 | GABRIEL FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; … 71% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $150K | -98% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $42 | 2 | STERN FOR SENATE 2024 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $150K | -94% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $201 | 8 | BERMAN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; M… 41% | Other / Unclassified 88% | $150K | -52% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $64 | 4 | ELECTING WOMEN BAY AREA PAC 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $64 | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $188 | 8 | BERMAN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; M… 59% | Other / Unclassified 99% | $150K | -74% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $80 | 5 | ELECTING WOMEN BAY AREA PAC 60% | Software & Tech 100% | $144 | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $305 | 3 | GABRIEL FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; … 86% | Other / Unclassified 20% | $449 | -100% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $68K | 13 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 74% | Media 74% | $68K | +10398% |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $76 | 2 | GABRIEL FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; … 79% | Software & Tech 21% | $68K | -82% |
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 | $1,416,848 | 423 | $3K | 65.6% | YES ON PROP 61, CALIFORNIAN… 13% | 3mo ago |
| Media | $339,782 | 16 | $21K | 15.7% | 850007 37% | 3mo ago |
| Digital | $325,851 | 23 | $14K | 15.1% | NEWSOM, SPONSORED BY THE LO… 21% | 2y ago |
| Print & Mail | $48,676 | 7 | $7K | 2.3% | 494306 53% | 3y ago |
| Software & Tech | $26,924 | 60 | $449 | 1.2% | SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PARTNER… 74% | 2w ago |
| Strategy & Research | $3,002 | 1 | $3K | 0.1% | 782560 100% | 26y ago |
| Legal & Compliance | $1 | 1 | $1 | 0.0% | FENNELL FOR SENATE 2024; DA… 100% | 9mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
7
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$23,174 · 1% of revenue
23
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$149,699 · 7% of revenue
121
One-time clients 1 cycle
$2,005,847 · 92% of revenue
Top 7 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 741666 | 4 | $6,535 | 12 | 2011-12-07 | 2017-12-11 |
| STERN FOR SENATE 2024 | 4 | $5,874 | 26 | 2021-02-18 | 2026-06-09 |
| FRIEDMAN FOR ASSEMBLY 2022; LAURA | 3 | $5,022 | 26 | 2021-04-13 | 2024-12-13 |
| MOORLACH FOR SENATE 2020 | 3 | $2,960 | 21 | 2017-07-26 | 2020-11-30 |
| WILK FOR SENATE 2020 | 3 | $1,719 | 10 | 2017-02-08 | 2021-02-16 |
| NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR 2022 | 4 | $886 | 54 | 2019-02-06 | 2024-12-31 |
| CALDERON FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2026; IAN | 3 | $178 | 12 | 2021-08-02 | 2025-01-24 |
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 | $2,167,651 | 99.5% | 149 | |
| DC | $11,036 | 0.5% | 1 | |
| TX | $32 | 0.0% | 1 |
Notable disbursements
5 largest all-time · 5 largest in the current cycle · 5 most recent. Each row earns its place.