McGuire Research
McGuire Research is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle McGuire Research was paid $147K across 3 client committees, of which $70K 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 |
$76,820 | 4 rows | 52.3% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$69,950 | 5 rows | 47.7% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Apr 3, 2014 → May 14, 2026
- spans 12.1 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 4
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 3
- 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.
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.
Top buyers last 1 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ORTIZ FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; CALIFORNIANS FOR AN AFFORDABLE FUTURE SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL VOTERS AND LABOR ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING OSCAR 1491229 |
$21,800 | 1 |
Top buyers last 3 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ORTIZ FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; CALIFORNIANS FOR AN AFFORDABLE FUTURE SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL VOTERS AND LABOR ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING OSCAR 1491229 |
$21,800 | 1 |
| 911819 911819 |
$5,006 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| UMBERG FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 2026; COLONEL (RET.) TOM 1485168 |
$50,014 | 2 |
| ORTIZ FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; CALIFORNIANS FOR AN AFFORDABLE FUTURE SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL VOTERS AND LABOR ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING OSCAR 1491229 |
$21,800 | 1 |
| 911819 911819 |
$5,006 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| UMBERG FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 2026; COLONEL (RET.) TOM 1485168 |
$50,014 | 2 |
| ORTIZ FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; CALIFORNIANS FOR AN AFFORDABLE FUTURE SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL VOTERS AND LABOR ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING OSCAR 1491229 |
$21,800 | 1 |
| 911819 911819 |
$5,006 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| UMBERG FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 2026; COLONEL (RET.) TOM 1485168 |
$50,014 | 2 |
| ORTIZ FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; CALIFORNIANS FOR AN AFFORDABLE FUTURE SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL VOTERS AND LABOR ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING OSCAR 1491229 |
$21,800 | 1 |
| 911819 911819 |
$5,006 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| UMBERG FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 2026; COLONEL (RET.) TOM 1485168 |
$50,014 | 2 |
| ORTIZ FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; CALIFORNIANS FOR AN AFFORDABLE FUTURE SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL VOTERS AND LABOR ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING OSCAR 1491229 |
$21,800 | 1 |
| 911819 911819 |
$5,006 | 1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $146,770 | 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 · 1 year
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $55K | 3 | UMBERG FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZ… 91% | — | $55K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $22K | 1 | ORTIZ FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; CA… 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $77K | — |
Revenue by service category
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $21,800 | 1 | $22K | 100.0% | ORTIZ FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; CA… 100% | 3w 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 | $76,820 | 100.0% | 3 |
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 | 2026-01-16 | UMBERG FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 2026; COLONEL (RET.) TOM | — | — | $30,488 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-05-14 | ORTIZ FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; CALIFORNIANS FOR AN AFFORDABLE FUTURE SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL VOTERS AND LABOR ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING OSCAR | Strategy & Research | Polling Supporting Oscar Ortiz | $21,800 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-02-11 | UMBERG FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 2026; COLONEL (RET.) TOM | — | — | $19,526 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-03-29 | 911819 | — | — | $5,006 |