PANDORA MEDIA, INC.
PANDORA MEDIA, INC. is a digital vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle PANDORA MEDIA, INC. was paid $8.72M across 72 client committees, of which $4.53M 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 |
$4,186,079 | 126 rows | 48.0% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$4,534,256 | 87 rows | 52.0% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Apr 24, 2012 → Aug 22, 2025
- spans 13.3 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 126
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 72
- 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
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Top buyers last 12 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| RODRIGUEZ-BETANCOURT RENEE HONORABLE RENA 00080465 |
$54 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| RODRIGUEZ-BETANCOURT RENEE HONORABLE RENA 00080465 |
$54 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBLE HOUSING, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION 1421884 |
$162,176 | 1 |
| RODRIGUEZ-BETANCOURT RENEE HONORABLE RENA 00080465 |
$54 | 1 |
| GAMEZ ERIN E HONORABLE 00084428 |
$5 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $1,848,241 | 21.19% |
| Republican | $41,813 | 0.48% |
| Non-partisan | $6,830,280 | 78.33% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Money flow through this vendor
Money flow through this vendor
top payers (left) → broadcast stations clients buy from (right)No activity in the last 1 months.
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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 7 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2016 | $14K | 3 | PEREZ FOR ASSEMBLY 2012, SP… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $14K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $22K | 2 | DCCC 77% | Digital 77% | $22K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $49K | 2 | COX FOR GOVERNOR 2018; JOHN 73% | Other / Unclassified 73% | $71K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $109K | 11 | DCCC 26% | Media 39% | $179K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $29K | 3 | CALIFORNIANS FOR EMERGENCY … 66% | Digital 86% | $208K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $357K | 13 | AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEAC… 29% | Digital 73% | $565K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2018 | $100 | 2 | TEXAS REALTORS POLITICAL AC… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $565K | -99% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $112K | 4 | WARREN, ELIZABETH 45% | Digital 100% | $112K | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $275K | 9 | WARREN, ELIZABETH 63% | Digital 100% | $387K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $235K | 10 | WARREN, ELIZABETH 39% | Digital 79% | $622K | +381% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $6K | 1 | DCCC 100% | Digital 100% | $628K | -94% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $85K | 4 | FAMILY FARMERS AGAINST PROP… 69% | Other / Unclassified 79% | $713K | +194% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $269K | 7 | DCCC 53% | Digital 62% | $983K | -25% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $57K | 3 | 742088 84% | Digital 91% | $57K | +823% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $208K | 1 | COMMITTEE TO PROTECT CALIFO… 100% | Digital 100% | $265K | -23% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $346 | 1 | TEXAS REALTORS POLITICAL AC… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $346 | — |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $87 | 2 | NESS-GARCIA LYDA A MS 94% | Wages & Payroll 94% | $433 | -100% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $5 | 1 | GAMEZ ERIN E HONORABLE 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $438 | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $162K | 1 | CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBL… 100% | Digital 100% | $163K | -22% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $54 | 1 | RODRIGUEZ-BETANCOURT RENEE … 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $163K | — |
Stations this firm's clients buy from
Stations this firm's clients buy from top 15 + 50 additional stations · $25,593,585 · Los Angeles, CA dominant market
Broadcast stations that committees who pay PANDORA MEDIA, INC. also pay directly on their Schedule B filings. We can't prove PANDORA MEDIA, INC. routed money to these stations, but the concentration signal reveals the market network this firm's clients spend on.
| Station | Market | Network | Total client spend | Buys | Activity window |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KABC-TV | Los Angeles, CA | ABC | $2,797,775 | 7 | Jun 2022 → Oct 2024 |
| KNBC-TV | Los Angeles, CA | NBC | $2,325,898 | 4 | Oct 2022 → Oct 2024 |
| KTLA-TV | Los Angeles, CA | CW | $2,131,473 | 6 | May 2022 → Oct 2024 |
| KTTV-TV | Los Angeles, CA | Fox | $1,744,213 | 5 | May 2022 → Oct 2024 |
| KCBS-TV | Los Angeles, CA | CBS | $1,528,394 | 4 | May 2022 → Oct 2024 |
| KGO-TV | San Francisco, CA | ABC | $1,432,590 | 3 | Oct 2022 → Oct 2024 |
| KTVU-TV | San Francisco, CA | Fox | $1,259,394 | 6 | May 2022 → Oct 2024 |
| KNTV | San Jose, CA | NBC | $1,212,806 | 7 | May 2022 → Oct 2024 |
| KPIX-TV | San Francisco, CA | CBS | $1,171,211 | 7 | May 2022 → Oct 2024 |
| KCRA-TV | Sacramento, CA | NBC | $862,240 | 5 | May 2022 → Oct 2024 |
| KOVR-TV | Sacramento, CA | CBS | $848,997 | 6 | May 2022 → Oct 2024 |
| KCAL-TV | Los Angeles, CA | CBS | $811,742 | 8 | Oct 2022 → Oct 2024 |
| KXTV | Sacramento, CA | NBC | $653,926 | 7 | Oct 2022 → Oct 2024 |
| KNSD-TV | San Diego, CA | NBC | $641,555 | 7 | Jun 2022 → Oct 2024 |
| KFMB-TV | San Diego, CA | CBS | $636,935 | 5 | Oct 2022 → Oct 2024 |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $2,170,203 | 47 | $46K | 52.0% | PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND… 59% | 2y ago |
| Digital | $1,814,030 | 55 | $33K | 43.5% | WARREN, ELIZABETH 17% | 19mo ago |
| Media | $171,692 | 17 | $10K | 4.1% | NEXTGEN CA COMMITTEE 21% | 4y ago |
| Software & Tech | $15,019 | 5 | $3K | 0.4% | SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATI… 100% | 22mo ago |
| Wages & Payroll | $81 | 1 | $81 | 0.0% | NESS-GARCIA LYDA A MS 100% | 2y ago |
| Travel & Events | $54 | 1 | $54 | 0.0% | RODRIGUEZ-BETANCOURT RENEE … 100% | 9mo 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 | $3,224,559 | 77.0% | 53 | |
| DC | $538,650 | 12.9% | 3 | |
| MA | $316,395 | 7.6% | 1 | |
| Unknown | $26,500 | 0.6% | 5 | |
| PA | $24,000 | 0.6% | 1 | |
| TX | $20,976 | 0.5% | 7 | |
| NY | $20,000 | 0.5% | 1 | |
| MD | $15,000 | 0.4% | 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 | 2016-09-24 | PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA CALIFORNIA INITIATIVE FUND | Other / Unclassified | — | $720,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2016-10-22 | PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA CALIFORNIA INITIATIVE FUND | Other / Unclassified | — | $552,650 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-10-31 | COMMITTEE TO PROTECT CALIFORNIA KIDS SPONSORED BY NONPROFIT HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS | Digital | — | $207,750 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-24 | CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBLE HOUSING, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION | Digital | DIGITAL MEDIA | $162,176 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-10-08 | DCCC | Digital | GENERIC CMTE. MEDIA BUYS | $141,550 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-01-24 | TEXAS REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | Other / Unclassified | WM auction item 163 | $346 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-05-26 | NESS-GARCIA LYDA A MS | Wages & Payroll | Staff Gift | $81 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-08-22 | RODRIGUEZ-BETANCOURT RENEE HONORABLE RENA | Travel & Events | EVENT EXPENSE | $54 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-04-15 | GAMEZ ERIN E HONORABLE | Software & Tech | Subscription | $5 |
| Recent | 2024-08-15 | GAMEZ ERIN E HONORABLE | Software & Tech | SUBSCRIPTION | $5 |