MATT MAHAN

$21.17M 2025-2026 cycle

MATT MAHAN is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle MATT MAHAN was paid $21.17M across 7 client committees, of which $78K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

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Part I Identity

Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.

Source split

$21.17M = $21.10M (Schedule B) + $78K (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments
$21,096,360 32 rows 99.6%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them
$78,400 2 rows 0.4%
Activity span ALL TIME
Feb 2, 2026 → Jun 1, 2026
spans 4 months
Disbursements ALL TIME
32
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
7
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Jul 2025 Jun 2026
$21.10M across 12 months
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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.

No buyer activity in this window.

VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 1

MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA B… $202K Media · 2 txns MM MATT MAHAN
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT
1487425
$202,177 2
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 7

MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA B… $17.72M Media · 18 txns MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; DELIVER FOR … $2.7M Digital · 7 txns MORALES FOR HOLLISTER CITY COUNCIL 20… $509K Media · 2 txns 980020 $61K Strategy & Research · 1 txn MCKINNON, DANIEL IAN $39K — · 1 txn pending $39K — · 1 txn MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $3K — · 1 txn MM MATT MAHAN
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 7

MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA B… $17.72M Media · 18 txns MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; DELIVER FOR … $2.7M Digital · 7 txns MORALES FOR HOLLISTER CITY COUNCIL 20… $509K Media · 2 txns 980020 $61K Strategy & Research · 1 txn MCKINNON, DANIEL IAN $39K — · 1 txn pending $39K — · 1 txn MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $28K — · 2 txns MM MATT MAHAN
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 7

MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA B… $17.72M Media · 18 txns MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; DELIVER FOR … $2.7M Digital · 7 txns MORALES FOR HOLLISTER CITY COUNCIL 20… $509K Media · 2 txns 980020 $61K Strategy & Research · 1 txn MCKINNON, DANIEL IAN $39K — · 1 txn pending $39K — · 1 txn MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $28K — · 2 txns MM MATT MAHAN
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 7

MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA B… $17.72M Media · 18 txns MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; DELIVER FOR … $2.7M Digital · 7 txns MORALES FOR HOLLISTER CITY COUNCIL 20… $509K Media · 2 txns 980020 $61K Strategy & Research · 1 txn MCKINNON, DANIEL IAN $39K — · 1 txn pending $39K — · 1 txn MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $28K — · 2 txns MM MATT MAHAN

By party

PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $21,174,760 100.00%

Part III Reference tables

Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.

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Money flow through this vendor

Where their ad buys point

IE payers (left) → races the buys targeted (right) · independent-expenditure filings only

No activity in the last 1 months.

No activity in the last 3 months.

Outflow is on record for the last 6 months, but no itemized payers are.

Outflow is on record for the last 12 months, but no itemized payers are.

Outflow is on record for the last 18 months, but no itemized payers are.

Outflow is on record for the last 24 months, but no itemized payers are.

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2026 Q1 2026 (2026 cycle): $5.1MQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $16M Q1Q2 $16M

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 1 year

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2026 Q1 2026 $5.1M 13 MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; DE… 53% Media 55% $5.1M
2026 Q2 2026 $16M 19 MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CA… 96% Media 99% $21M
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 3 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $18.64M across 19 disbursements (avg $981K/check) Top buyer: MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT (95% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $200K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $228K across 7 disbursements (avg $33K/check) Top buyer: MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT (36% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $2K

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $18.64M across 19 disbursements (avg $981K/check) Top buyer: MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT (95% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $18.64M Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $2.12M across 2 disbursements (avg $1.06M/check) Top buyer: MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; DELIVER FOR CALIFORNIA - MATT (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $2.12M Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $228K across 7 disbursements (avg $33K/check) Top buyer: MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT (36% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $228K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $18.64M across 19 disbursements (avg $981K/check) Top buyer: MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT (95% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $18.64M Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $2.12M across 2 disbursements (avg $1.06M/check) Top buyer: MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; DELIVER FOR CALIFORNIA - MATT (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $2.12M Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $228K across 7 disbursements (avg $33K/check) Top buyer: MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT (36% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $228K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $18.64M across 19 disbursements (avg $981K/check) Top buyer: MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT (95% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $18.64M Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $2.12M across 2 disbursements (avg $1.06M/check) Top buyer: MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; DELIVER FOR CALIFORNIA - MATT (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $2.12M Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $228K across 7 disbursements (avg $33K/check) Top buyer: MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT (36% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $228K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $18.64M across 19 disbursements (avg $981K/check) Top buyer: MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT (95% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $18.64M Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $2.12M across 2 disbursements (avg $1.06M/check) Top buyer: MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; DELIVER FOR CALIFORNIA - MATT (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $2.12M Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $228K across 7 disbursements (avg $33K/check) Top buyer: MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT (36% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $228K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Media $18,640,440 19 $981K 88.8% MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CA… 95% 2mo ago
Digital $2,122,440 2 $1.06M 10.1% MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; DE… 100% 5mo ago
Strategy & Research $227,580 7 $33K 1.1% MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CA… 36% 2mo ago
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Client retention

Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.

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Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
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Repeat clients 2 cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
7
One-time clients 1 cycle
$21,096,360 · 100% of revenue
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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
$21,096,360 100.0% 7
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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 2026-04-28 MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT Media MEDIA PRODUCTION $4,500,000
Largest all-time 2026-04-15 MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT Media MEDIA PRODUCTION $4,500,000
Largest all-time 2026-04-20 MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT Media MEDIA PRODUCTION $4,500,000
Largest all-time 2026-04-28 MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT Media MEDIA PRODUCTION $1,500,000
Largest all-time 2026-03-11 MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; DELIVER FOR CALIFORNIA - MATT Digital DIGITAL ADS $1,358,362
Recent 2026-05-06 MORALES FOR HOLLISTER CITY COUNCIL 2021; MILLION MORE VOTERS, SPONSORED BY THE CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION, AFL-CIO SUPPORTING DOLORES Media TV Ads $502,800
Recent 2026-06-01 MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT Media TELEVISION/DIGITAL ADS $200,000
Recent 2026-05-05 MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT Media MEDIA PRODUCTION $11,500
Recent 2026-05-06 MORALES FOR HOLLISTER CITY COUNCIL 2021; MILLION MORE VOTERS, SPONSORED BY THE CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION, AFL-CIO SUPPORTING DOLORES Strategy & Research Consulting $6,375
Recent 2026-06-01 MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT Strategy & Research CONSULTING $2,177
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