Michelle Baty
Michelle Baty is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Michelle Baty was paid $19K across 5 client committees, of which $250 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 |
$18,276 | 13 rows | 98.7% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$250 | 1 rows | 1.3% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jul 15, 2021 → May 21, 2026
- spans 4.8 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 13
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 5
- 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.
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Top buyers last 3 months · top 5
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| UMBERG FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 2026; COLONEL (RET.) TOM 1485168 |
$6,000 | 2 |
| 980020 980020 |
$3,800 | 4 |
| ELWARD FOR ASSEMBLY 2026. SPONSORED BY THE CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION, AFL-CIO; CALIFORNIANS UNITED FOR PROGRESS IN SUPPORT OF 1491407 |
$2,850 | 3 |
| WORKING PEOPLE UNITED SPONSORED BY SEIU CALIFORNIA STATE COUNCIL 1490426 |
$751 | 1 |
| COMMITTEE FOR WORKING FAMILIES, SPONSORED BY LABOR ORGANIZATIONS C00626119 |
$250 IE $250 |
1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 5
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| UMBERG FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 2026; COLONEL (RET.) TOM 1485168 |
$6,000 | 2 |
| 980020 980020 |
$3,800 | 4 |
| ELWARD FOR ASSEMBLY 2026. SPONSORED BY THE CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION, AFL-CIO; CALIFORNIANS UNITED FOR PROGRESS IN SUPPORT OF 1491407 |
$2,850 | 3 |
| WORKING PEOPLE UNITED SPONSORED BY SEIU CALIFORNIA STATE COUNCIL 1490426 |
$751 | 1 |
| COMMITTEE FOR WORKING FAMILIES, SPONSORED BY LABOR ORGANIZATIONS C00626119 |
$250 IE $250 |
1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 5
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| UMBERG FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 2026; COLONEL (RET.) TOM 1485168 |
$6,000 | 2 |
| 980020 980020 |
$3,800 | 4 |
| ELWARD FOR ASSEMBLY 2026. SPONSORED BY THE CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION, AFL-CIO; CALIFORNIANS UNITED FOR PROGRESS IN SUPPORT OF 1491407 |
$2,850 | 3 |
| WORKING PEOPLE UNITED SPONSORED BY SEIU CALIFORNIA STATE COUNCIL 1490426 |
$751 | 1 |
| COMMITTEE FOR WORKING FAMILIES, SPONSORED BY LABOR ORGANIZATIONS C00626119 |
$250 IE $250 |
1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 5
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| UMBERG FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 2026; COLONEL (RET.) TOM 1485168 |
$6,000 | 2 |
| 980020 980020 |
$3,800 | 4 |
| ELWARD FOR ASSEMBLY 2026. SPONSORED BY THE CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION, AFL-CIO; CALIFORNIANS UNITED FOR PROGRESS IN SUPPORT OF 1491407 |
$2,850 | 3 |
| WORKING PEOPLE UNITED SPONSORED BY SEIU CALIFORNIA STATE COUNCIL 1490426 |
$751 | 1 |
| COMMITTEE FOR WORKING FAMILIES, SPONSORED BY LABOR ORGANIZATIONS C00626119 |
$250 IE $250 |
1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 5
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| UMBERG FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 2026; COLONEL (RET.) TOM 1485168 |
$6,000 | 2 |
| 980020 980020 |
$3,800 | 4 |
| ELWARD FOR ASSEMBLY 2026. SPONSORED BY THE CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION, AFL-CIO; CALIFORNIANS UNITED FOR PROGRESS IN SUPPORT OF 1491407 |
$2,850 | 3 |
| WORKING PEOPLE UNITED SPONSORED BY SEIU CALIFORNIA STATE COUNCIL 1490426 |
$751 | 1 |
| COMMITTEE FOR WORKING FAMILIES, SPONSORED BY LABOR ORGANIZATIONS C00626119 |
$250 IE $250 |
1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $18,526 | 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.
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $5K | 3 | YIU FOR STATE CONTROLLER 20… 100% | Software & Tech 72% | $5K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $13K | 10 | UMBERG FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZ… 45% | Print & Mail 55% | $13K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Print & Mail | $7,401 | 8 | $925 | 60.3% | 980020 51% | 2mo ago |
| Software & Tech | $3,500 | 1 | $4K | 28.5% | YIU FOR STATE CONTROLLER 20… 100% | 5y ago |
| Media | $1,075 | 1 | $1K | 8.8% | YIU FOR STATE CONTROLLER 20… 100% | 5y ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $300 | 1 | $300 | 2.4% | YIU FOR STATE CONTROLLER 20… 100% | 4y 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 | $18,276 | 100.0% | 5 |
Notable disbursements
5 largest all-time · 5 largest in the current cycle · 5 most recent. Each row earns its place.