MB PUBLIC AFFAIRS INC.
$17.03M
2025-2026 cycle
MB PUBLIC AFFAIRS INC. is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle MB PUBLIC AFFAIRS INC. was paid $17.03M across 169 client committees, of which $585K 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
$17.03M
=
$16.45M
(Schedule B)
+
$585K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$16,447,755 | 1,055 rows | 96.6% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$585,114 | 102 rows | 3.4% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Mar 4, 2005 → May 16, 2026
- spans 21.2 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 1,055
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 169
- 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.
Jun 2025
May 2026
$1.67M
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.
No buyer activity in this window.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN 1376693 |
$543,465 | 13 |
| HOUSING PROVIDERS FOR RESPONSIBLE SOLUTIONS, SPONSORED BY HOUSING PROVIDERS 1446977 |
$198,043 | 7 |
| SEO AND OPPOSING SARA DEEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; ADVOCATES FOR SAFE SCHOOLS, AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HEALTH CARE, AND JOBS SUPPORTING PAUL 1491150 |
$156,883 | 3 |
| KEEPING CALIFORNIANS WORKING, A COALITION OF DENTISTS, REALTORS, HOUSING PROVIDERS, ENERGY, INSURANCE AGENTS AND EMPLOYEES TO PROTECT WORKING CALIFORNIANS 1365806 |
$101,807 | 3 |
| ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION AND CALIFORNIA LIFE SCIENCES 1490343 |
$49,667 | 1 |
| RODRIGUEZ, GALATZAN, AND VLADOVIC FOR SCHOOL BOARD 2015, SPONSORED BY CCSA ADVOCATES INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE; PARENT TEACHER ALLIANCE IN SUPPORT OF 1367043 |
$49,200 | 3 |
| 911819 911819 |
$32,750 | 4 |
| CALIFORNIA LEADS 1478581 |
$18,900 | 3 |
| GROW CALIFORNIA 1483808 |
$10,125 | 1 |
| CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF FAMILY OWNED BUSINESSES PAC 1465611 |
$9,600 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN 1376693 |
$589,240 | 21 |
| HOUSING PROVIDERS FOR RESPONSIBLE SOLUTIONS, SPONSORED BY HOUSING PROVIDERS 1446977 |
$202,343 | 8 |
| KEEPING CALIFORNIANS WORKING, A COALITION OF DENTISTS, REALTORS, HOUSING PROVIDERS, ENERGY, INSURANCE AGENTS AND EMPLOYEES TO PROTECT WORKING CALIFORNIANS 1365806 |
$158,882 | 11 |
| SEO AND OPPOSING SARA DEEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; ADVOCATES FOR SAFE SCHOOLS, AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HEALTH CARE, AND JOBS SUPPORTING PAUL 1491150 |
$156,883 | 3 |
| CALIFORNIA LEADS 1478581 |
$85,000 | 7 |
| CALIFORNIANS FOR JOBS AND A STRONG ECONOMY 1275549 |
$76,850 | 8 |
| 911819 911819 |
$73,625 | 10 |
| CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF FAMILY OWNED BUSINESSES PAC 1465611 |
$64,510 | 9 |
| ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION AND CALIFORNIA LIFE SCIENCES 1490343 |
$49,667 | 1 |
| RODRIGUEZ, GALATZAN, AND VLADOVIC FOR SCHOOL BOARD 2015, SPONSORED BY CCSA ADVOCATES INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE; PARENT TEACHER ALLIANCE IN SUPPORT OF 1367043 |
$49,200 | 3 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN 1376693 |
$589,240 | 21 |
| HOUSING PROVIDERS FOR RESPONSIBLE SOLUTIONS, SPONSORED BY HOUSING PROVIDERS 1446977 |
$202,343 | 8 |
| KEEPING CALIFORNIANS WORKING, A COALITION OF DENTISTS, REALTORS, HOUSING PROVIDERS, ENERGY, INSURANCE AGENTS AND EMPLOYEES TO PROTECT WORKING CALIFORNIANS 1365806 |
$158,882 | 11 |
| SEO AND OPPOSING SARA DEEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; ADVOCATES FOR SAFE SCHOOLS, AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HEALTH CARE, AND JOBS SUPPORTING PAUL 1491150 |
$156,883 | 3 |
| CALIFORNIANS FOR JOBS AND A STRONG ECONOMY 1275549 |
$89,550 | 9 |
| CALIFORNIA LEADS 1478581 |
$85,000 | 7 |
| 911819 911819 |
$81,125 | 11 |
| CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF FAMILY OWNED BUSINESSES PAC 1465611 |
$64,510 | 9 |
| ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION AND CALIFORNIA LIFE SCIENCES 1490343 |
$49,667 | 1 |
| RODRIGUEZ, GALATZAN, AND VLADOVIC FOR SCHOOL BOARD 2015, SPONSORED BY CCSA ADVOCATES INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE; PARENT TEACHER ALLIANCE IN SUPPORT OF 1367043 |
$49,200 | 3 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
By party
Revenue by party
D · 10%
R · 90%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $88,412 | 0.52% |
| Republican | $803,792 | 4.72% |
| Non-partisan | $16,140,664 | 94.76% |
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 | $35K | 3 | COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFO… 64% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $35K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2016 | $22K | 6 | 911819 74% | Other / Unclassified 89% | $56K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $52K | 1 | NRSC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $52K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $76K | 9 | EDVOICE FOR THE KIDS PAC 30% | Other / Unclassified 89% | $132K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $139K | 15 | COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFO… 38% | Other / Unclassified 66% | $191K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $626K | 37 | RODRIGUEZ, GALATZAN, AND VL… 56% | Print & Mail 70% | $817K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $186K | 14 | CALIFORNIANS FOR ACCOUNTABI… 24% | Other / Unclassified 74% | $1M | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $94K | 19 | TUCK FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF … 28% | Strategy & Research 35% | $1.1M | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2018 | $10K | 1 | COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFO… 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.11M | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2018 | $67K | 5 | CALIFORNIANS AGAINST THE RE… 59% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $1.17M | +95% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2018 | $28K | 7 | STATE AFFILIATED COPS PROP … 36% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $1.2M | +28% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $35K | 2 | NRSC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $35K | -33% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2018 | $156K | 17 | COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFO… 49% | Strategy & Research 79% | $1.36M | +107% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $55K | 2 | NRSC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $90K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $1.29M | 36 | RODRIGUEZ, GALATZAN, AND VL… 80% | Strategy & Research 51% | $1.38M | +828% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $185K | 19 | PROTECT APP-BASED DRIVERS A… 60% | Other / Unclassified 62% | $1.56M | -70% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $684K | 12 | CORTESE FOR STATE SENATE 20… 80% | Digital 80% | $2.25M | +268% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $1.83M | 22 | 902202 64% | Print & Mail 92% | $4.08M | +1842% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2020 | $236K | 7 | KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN 90% | Print & Mail 86% | $4.31M | +2255% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $47K | 5 | KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN 32% | Other / Unclassified 74% | $4.36M | -30% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $20K | 1 | RECLAIM AMERICA PAC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $20K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $25K | 2 | YES ON 26, NO ON 27 - COALI… 80% | Strategy & Research 80% | $4.39M | -11% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $69K | 4 | RECLAIM AMERICA PAC 57% | Strategy & Research 100% | $89K | +97% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $117K | 10 | COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFO… 49% | Strategy & Research 70% | $4.5M | -25% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $3K | 1 | RECLAIM AMERICA PAC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $92K | -95% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $81K | 14 | FLORIDA FIRST PROJECT 25% | Strategy & Research 74% | $173K | -94% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $988K | 35 | KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN 41% | Print & Mail 74% | $1.16M | +435% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $294K | 19 | KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN 48% | Print & Mail 50% | $1.45M | -57% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $1.31M | 28 | KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN 55% | Print & Mail 78% | $2.77M | -28% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $38K | 4 | INTEGRITY CALIFORNIA 40% | Other / Unclassified 80% | $2.81M | -19% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $80K | 9 | COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFO… 31% | Strategy & Research 54% | $2.89M | +218% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $163K | 18 | BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR ALL 49% | Other / Unclassified 85% | $3.05M | +39% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $10K | 1 | GARVEY, STEVE 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $10K | +318% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $1.45M | 52 | HOUSING PROVIDERS FOR RESPO… 29% | Print & Mail 51% | $1.46M | +1691% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $103K | 12 | HOVDE, ERIC 25% | Strategy & Research 82% | $1.56M | -90% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $241K | 34 | 911819 31% | Other / Unclassified 62% | $1.8M | -18% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $517K | 21 | RODRIGUEZ, GALATZAN, AND VL… 79% | Print & Mail 52% | $2.32M | -61% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $43K | 5 | CALIFORNIANS FOR JOBS AND A… 30% | Strategy & Research 53% | $2.36M | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $85K | 10 | CALIFORNIANS FOR JOBS AND A… 43% | Other / Unclassified 98% | $2.45M | +7% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $199K | 22 | CALIFORNIANS FOR JOBS AND A… 20% | Other / Unclassified 95% | $2.65M | +22% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $33K | 1 | JENSEN, BRETT 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $33K | +219% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $193K | 27 | CALIFORNIA LEADS 34% | Other / Unclassified 67% | $227K | -87% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $1.16M | 40 | KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN 47% | Strategy & Research 69% | $1.39M | +1024% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Print & Mail | $6,581,002 | 138 | $48K | 40.3% | KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN 27% | 6w ago |
| Strategy & Research | $4,642,772 | 398 | $12K | 28.4% | RODRIGUEZ, GALATZAN, AND VL… 14% | 6w ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $3,857,688 | 466 | $8K | 23.6% | 911819 12% | 2mo ago |
| Digital | $1,179,170 | 13 | $91K | 7.2% | CORTESE FOR STATE SENATE 20… 52% | 2y ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | $36,150 | 23 | $2K | 0.2% | TUCK FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF … 73% | 2mo ago |
| Media | $15,000 | 1 | $15K | 0.1% | CALIFORNIA LEADS 100% | 3mo ago |
| Field & Voter Contact | $15,000 | 1 | $15K | 0.1% | CALIFORNIA LEADS 100% | 2mo ago |
| Software & Tech | $4,877 | 2 | $2K | 0.0% | 831561 84% | 10y ago |
| Wages & Payroll | $2,000 | 1 | $2K | 0.0% | CHAMBERPAC SMALL CONTRIBUTO… 100% | 17y ago |
| Travel & Events | $221 | 1 | $221 | 0.0% | NO ON PROP 53 - CALIFORNIAN… 100% | 9y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
22
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$10,607,865 · 64% of revenue
18
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$1,117,438 · 7% of revenue
129
One-time clients 1 cycle
$4,722,451 · 29% of revenue
Top 20 anchor clients · all-time
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 | $15,249,024 | 92.8% | 143 | |
| DC | $358,262 | 2.2% | 3 | |
| TX | $347,101 | 2.1% | 9 | |
| VA | $152,500 | 0.9% | 2 | |
| TN | $99,304 | 0.6% | 2 | |
| Unknown | $69,167 | 0.4% | 3 | |
| AL | $50,347 | 0.3% | 1 | |
| LA | $30,658 | 0.2% | 1 | |
| WI | $26,114 | 0.2% | 1 | |
| FL | $25,000 | 0.2% | 1 | |
| AZ | $15,277 | 0.1% | 1 | |
| MA | $15,000 | 0.1% | 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 | 2020-10-01 | 902202 | Print & Mail | Mailer/Cable Buy | $910,706 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-09-16 | CORTESE FOR STATE SENATE 2020; VALLEY NEIGHBORHOODS UNITED FOR DAVE | Digital | Digital Advertising/Support/Dave Cortese/State Senate/District 15 | $549,923 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-02-08 | HOUSING PROVIDERS FOR RESPONSIBLE SOLUTIONS, SPONSORED BY HOUSING PROVIDERS | Digital | Online Ads/Support/Jesse Arreguin/State Senate/District 7 | $150,924 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-10-09 | CORTESE FOR STATE SENATE 2020; VALLEY NEIGHBORHOODS UNITED FOR DAVE | Print & Mail | Mailer/Support/Dave Cortese/State Senate/District 15 | $135,796 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-02-10 | KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN | Digital | Digital Ads/Support/Steve Glazer/State Senate/District 7 | $124,937 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-12 | KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN | Strategy & Research | Mailer/Oppose/John Erickson/State Senate/District 24 | $61,004 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-08 | KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN | Strategy & Research | Mailer/Oppose/John Erickson/State Senate/District 24 | $61,004 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-07 | KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN | Strategy & Research | Mailer/Oppose/John Erickson/State Senate/District 24 | $61,004 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-04 | KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN | Strategy & Research | Mailer/Oppose/John Erickson/State Senate/District 24 | $61,004 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-01 | KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN | Strategy & Research | Mailer/Oppose/John Erickson/State Senate/District 24 | $61,004 |
| Recent | 2026-05-15 | HOUSING PROVIDERS FOR RESPONSIBLE SOLUTIONS, SPONSORED BY HOUSING PROVIDERS | Strategy & Research | Mailer/Oppose/Jackie Elward/State Assembly/District 12 | $37,474 |
| Recent | 2026-05-16 | KEEPING CALIFORNIANS WORKING, A COALITION OF DENTISTS, REALTORS, HOUSING PROVIDERS, ENERGY, INSURANCE AGENTS AND EMPLOYEES TO PROTECT WORKING CALIFORNIANS | Strategy & Research | LIT; Oppose; Jessie Lopez; AD68 | $31,530 |
| Recent | 2026-05-15 | RODRIGUEZ, GALATZAN, AND VLADOVIC FOR SCHOOL BOARD 2015, SPONSORED BY CCSA ADVOCATES INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE; PARENT TEACHER ALLIANCE IN SUPPORT OF | — | — | $18,000 |
| Recent | 2026-05-15 | RODRIGUEZ, GALATZAN, AND VLADOVIC FOR SCHOOL BOARD 2015, SPONSORED BY CCSA ADVOCATES INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE; PARENT TEACHER ALLIANCE IN SUPPORT OF | — | — | $17,200 |
| Recent | 2026-05-15 | RODRIGUEZ, GALATZAN, AND VLADOVIC FOR SCHOOL BOARD 2015, SPONSORED BY CCSA ADVOCATES INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE; PARENT TEACHER ALLIANCE IN SUPPORT OF | — | — | $14,000 |