Modern Cartographers
Modern Cartographers is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Modern Cartographers was paid $1.12M across 9 client committees, of which $311K 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 |
$807,051 | 72 rows | 72.2% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$311,115 | 17 rows | 27.8% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Oct 7, 2022 → May 26, 2026
- spans 3.6 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 72
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 9
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
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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 6 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HESTRIN FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY 2014), RIVERSIDE SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION PUBLIC EDCUCATION FUND (SUPPORT 1286381 |
$125,734 | 6 |
| YES ON MEASURE PF, SPONSORED BY THE PALOS VERDES POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION 1433322 |
$12,020 | 2 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HESTRIN FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY 2014), RIVERSIDE SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION PUBLIC EDCUCATION FUND (SUPPORT 1286381 |
$125,734 | 6 |
| YES ON MEASURE PF, SPONSORED BY THE PALOS VERDES POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION 1433322 |
$12,020 | 2 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HESTRIN FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY 2014), RIVERSIDE SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION PUBLIC EDCUCATION FUND (SUPPORT 1286381 |
$152,735 | 10 |
| YES ON MEASURE PF, SPONSORED BY THE PALOS VERDES POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION 1433322 |
$12,020 | 2 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 9
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HESTRIN FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY 2014), RIVERSIDE SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION PUBLIC EDCUCATION FUND (SUPPORT 1286381 |
$340,018 | 26 |
| 822554 822554 |
$48,725 | 1 |
| AUSTIN FIREFIGHTERS PUBLIC SAFETY FUND 00070365 |
$42,500 IE $42,500 |
2 |
| AUSTIN POLICE ASSOCIATION PAC 00015883 |
$36,588 IE $36,588 |
5 |
| AUSTIN UNITED PAC 00088927 |
$31,500 IE $31,500 |
3 |
| POMONA POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION 1476741 |
$24,986 | 1 |
| PFOHL FOR SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE 2024; GERALD 1464959 |
$19,000 | 1 |
| YES ON MEASURE PF, SPONSORED BY THE PALOS VERDES POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION 1433322 |
$13,187 | 3 |
| 741949 741949 |
$4,051 | 1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $1,118,166 | 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.
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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 5 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $214K | 27 | HESTRIN FOR DISTRICT ATTORN… 75% | Digital 91% | $214K | — |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2022 | $2K | 1 | HESTRIN FOR DISTRICT ATTORN… 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $215K | — |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $2K | 2 | HESTRIN FOR DISTRICT ATTORN… 92% | Travel & Events 92% | $217K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $118K | 8 | HESTRIN FOR DISTRICT ATTORN… 100% | Digital 100% | $118K | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $22K | 1 | HESTRIN FOR DISTRICT ATTORN… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $140K | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $285K | 21 | HESTRIN FOR DISTRICT ATTORN… 66% | Digital 70% | $425K | +33% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $17K | 2 | HESTRIN FOR DISTRICT ATTORN… 100% | Digital 100% | $442K | +838% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $10K | 2 | HESTRIN FOR DISTRICT ATTORN… 100% | Digital 100% | $452K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $3K | 1 | HESTRIN FOR DISTRICT ATTORN… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $3K | -98% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $135K | 7 | HESTRIN FOR DISTRICT ATTORN… 91% | Other / Unclassified 91% | $138K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital | $540,282 | 56 | $10K | 68.0% | HESTRIN FOR DISTRICT ATTORN… 80% | 12mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $185,600 | 10 | $19K | 23.3% | HESTRIN FOR DISTRICT ATTORN… 90% | 3mo ago |
| Media | $65,754 | 2 | $33K | 8.3% | HESTRIN FOR DISTRICT ATTORN… 62% | 22mo ago |
| Travel & Events | $3,395 | 2 | $2K | 0.4% | HESTRIN FOR DISTRICT ATTORN… 100% | 3y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HESTRIN FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY 2014), RIVERSIDE SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION PUBLIC EDCUCATION FUND (SUPPORT | 3 | $642,517 | 53 | 2022-10-10 | 2026-05-15 |
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 | $807,051 | 100.0% | 9 |
Notable disbursements
5 largest all-time · 5 largest in the current cycle · 5 most recent. Each row earns its place.