Mestman for Judge 2026
Mestman for Judge 2026 is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Mestman for Judge 2026 was paid $15K across 6 client committees, of which $2K 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 |
$13,354 | 16 rows | 88.4% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$1,749 | 2 rows | 11.6% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jul 2, 2025 → Jul 24, 2026
- spans 1.1 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 16
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 6
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| MESTMAN FOR JUDGE 2026 1467410 |
$1,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 3 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MESTMAN FOR JUDGE 2026 1467410 |
$1,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MESTMAN FOR JUDGE 2026 1467410 |
$7,848 IE $1,749 · SB $6,099 |
11 |
| VALENCIA FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2026; AVELINO 1477038 |
$1,000 | 1 |
| 861332 861332 |
$500 | 1 |
| 741666 741666 |
$5 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 5
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MESTMAN FOR JUDGE 2026 1467410 |
$10,848 IE $1,749 · SB $9,099 |
13 |
| 870169 870169 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| VALENCIA FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2026; AVELINO 1477038 |
$1,000 | 1 |
| 861332 861332 |
$500 | 1 |
| 741666 741666 |
$5 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 6
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MESTMAN FOR JUDGE 2026 1467410 |
$10,848 IE $1,749 · SB $9,099 |
13 |
| 870169 870169 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| VALENCIA FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2026; AVELINO 1477038 |
$1,000 | 1 |
| 861332 861332 |
$500 | 1 |
| BAYTIEH FOR JUDGE 2022 1436459 |
$250 | 1 |
| 741666 741666 |
$5 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 6
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MESTMAN FOR JUDGE 2026 1467410 |
$10,848 IE $1,749 · SB $9,099 |
13 |
| 870169 870169 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| VALENCIA FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2026; AVELINO 1477038 |
$1,000 | 1 |
| 861332 861332 |
$500 | 1 |
| BAYTIEH FOR JUDGE 2022 1436459 |
$250 | 1 |
| 741666 741666 |
$5 | 1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $14,853 | 100.00% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Money flow through this vendor
Where their ad buys point
IE payers (left) → races the buys targeted (right) · independent-expenditure filings onlyNo activity in the last 1 months.
No activity in the last 3 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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $250 | 1 | BAYTIEH FOR JUDGE 2022 100% | Contributions & Trans… 100% | $250 | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $6K | 3 | MESTMAN FOR JUDGE 2026 55% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $6K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $3K | 5 | MESTMAN FOR JUDGE 2026 62% | — | $3K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $4K | 6 | MESTMAN FOR JUDGE 2026 87% | Other / Unclassified 12% | $7K | — |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $1K | 1 | MESTMAN FOR JUDGE 2026 100% | — | $8K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $6,000 | 4 | $2K | 95.9% | MESTMAN FOR JUDGE 2026 50% | 4mo ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | $250 | 1 | $250 | 4.0% | BAYTIEH FOR JUDGE 2022 100% | 13mo ago |
| Print & Mail | $5 | 1 | $5 | 0.1% | 741666 100% | 3mo 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 | $13,354 | 100.0% | 6 |
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 | 2025-12-09 | MESTMAN FOR JUDGE 2026 | Other / Unclassified | — | $2,500 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-12-09 | 870169 | Other / Unclassified | — | $2,500 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-04-20 | MESTMAN FOR JUDGE 2026 | — | — | $1,499 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-03-04 | VALENCIA FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2026; AVELINO | — | — | $1,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-07-24 | MESTMAN FOR JUDGE 2026 | — | — | $1,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-04 | MESTMAN FOR JUDGE 2026 | — | — | $1,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-04 | MESTMAN FOR JUDGE 2026 | — | — | $1,000 |
| Recent | 2026-05-13 | MESTMAN FOR JUDGE 2026 | — | — | $500 |
| Recent | 2026-04-30 | 741666 | Print & Mail | phonebank -dialer (member communication) | $5 |