MATSON MEDIA LLC
MATSON MEDIA LLC is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle MATSON MEDIA LLC was paid $31.20M across 4 client committees, of which $30.24M 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 |
$964,544 | 11 rows | 3.1% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$30,237,861 | 25 rows | 96.9% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- May 2, 2018 → May 11, 2026
- spans 8.0 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 11
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 4
- 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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Top buyers last 3 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| IQBAL-ZUBAIR IN AD65; CALIFORNIANS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY - AGAINST FATIMA 1490496 |
$309,308 | 1 |
| CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF FAMILY OWNED BUSINESSES PAC 1465611 |
$259,808 | 2 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| IQBAL-ZUBAIR IN AD65; CALIFORNIANS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY - AGAINST FATIMA 1490496 |
$309,308 | 1 |
| CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF FAMILY OWNED BUSINESSES PAC 1465611 |
$259,808 | 2 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| IQBAL-ZUBAIR IN AD65; CALIFORNIANS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY - AGAINST FATIMA 1490496 |
$309,308 | 1 |
| CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF FAMILY OWNED BUSINESSES PAC 1465611 |
$259,808 | 2 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| IQBAL-ZUBAIR IN AD65; CALIFORNIANS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY - AGAINST FATIMA 1490496 |
$309,308 | 1 |
| CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF FAMILY OWNED BUSINESSES PAC 1465611 |
$259,808 | 2 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| IQBAL-ZUBAIR IN AD65; CALIFORNIANS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY - AGAINST FATIMA 1490496 |
$309,308 | 1 |
| CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF FAMILY OWNED BUSINESSES PAC 1465611 |
$259,808 | 2 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | -$0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | -$7,169,489 | -22.98% |
| Non-partisan | $38,371,894 | 122.98% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Money flow through this vendor
Money flow through this vendor
top payers (left) → broadcast stations clients buy from (right)No activity in the last 1 months.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 2 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $137K | 3 | EDWARDS, CHUCK 100% | Media 100% | $137K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $258K | 4 | EDWARDS, CHUCK 100% | Media 100% | $395K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $569K | 3 | IQBAL-ZUBAIR IN AD65; CALIF… 54% | Media 8% | $569K | — |
Stations this firm's clients buy from
Stations this firm's clients buy from top 1 · $5,000 · San Francisco, CA dominant market
Broadcast stations that committees who pay MATSON MEDIA LLC also pay directly on their Schedule B filings. We can't prove MATSON MEDIA LLC routed money to these stations, but the concentration signal reveals the market network this firm's clients spend on.
| Station | Market | Network | Total client spend | Buys | Activity window |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KTVU | San Francisco, CA | Fox | $5,000 | 1 | Apr 2026 |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media | -$2,245,062 | 9 | $-249K | 0.0% | EDWARDS, CHUCK 0% | 7w 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 | $569,116 | 59.0% | 2 | |
| NC | $395,428 | 41.0% | 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 | 2026-04-30 | IQBAL-ZUBAIR IN AD65; CALIFORNIANS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY - AGAINST FATIMA | — | SEE SCHEDULE G | $309,308 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-05-04 | CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF FAMILY OWNED BUSINESSES PAC | — | SEE SCHEDULE G | $214,808 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-04-04 | EDWARDS, CHUCK | Media | MEDIA BUYS - BROADCAST & CABLE | $81,320 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-04-14 | EDWARDS, CHUCK | Media | MEDIA BUYS - TV CABLE | $81,257 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-04-29 | EDWARDS, CHUCK | Media | MEDIA BUYS - TV / CABLE | $80,663 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-11 | CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF FAMILY OWNED BUSINESSES PAC | Media | DIGITAL ADS | $45,000 |