Paragon Communications

$344K 2025-2026 cycle

Paragon Communications is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Paragon Communications was paid $344K across 11 client committees.

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Part I Identity

Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.

Activity span ALL TIME
Nov 7, 2022 → Jun 10, 2026
spans 3.6 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
50
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
11
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Jul 2025 Jun 2026
$144K across 12 months
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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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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 1

CARRILLO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JUAN $4K — · 1 txn PC Paragon Communications
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CARRILLO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JUAN
1477268
$4,000 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 4

963026 $99K Digital · 1 txn CARRILLO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JUAN $20K Other / Unclassified · 3 txns UMBERG FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 2026… $1K Travel & Events · 4 txns CABALDON FOR SENATE 2028; CHRISTOPHER $259 Other / Unclassified · 1 txn PC Paragon Communications
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
963026
963026
$98,713 1
CARRILLO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JUAN
1477268
$20,000 3
UMBERG FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 2026; COLONEL (RET.) TOM
1485168
$1,110 4
CABALDON FOR SENATE 2028; CHRISTOPHER
1477017
$259 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 4

963026 $99K Digital · 1 txn CARRILLO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JUAN $38K Other / Unclassified · 9 txns UMBERG FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 2026… $1K Travel & Events · 4 txns CABALDON FOR SENATE 2028; CHRISTOPHER $562 Other / Unclassified · 2 txns PC Paragon Communications
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
963026
963026
$98,713 1
CARRILLO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JUAN
1477268
$38,000 9
UMBERG FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 2026; COLONEL (RET.) TOM
1485168
$1,110 4
CABALDON FOR SENATE 2028; CHRISTOPHER
1477017
$562 2
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 4

963026 $99K Digital · 1 txn CARRILLO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JUAN $56K Other / Unclassified · 16 txns UMBERG FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 2026… $1K Travel & Events · 4 txns CABALDON FOR SENATE 2028; CHRISTOPHER $1K Other / Unclassified · 3 txns PC Paragon Communications
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
963026
963026
$98,713 1
CARRILLO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JUAN
1477268
$56,084 16
UMBERG FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 2026; COLONEL (RET.) TOM
1485168
$1,110 4
CABALDON FOR SENATE 2028; CHRISTOPHER
1477017
$1,099 3
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 6

963026 $99K Digital · 1 txn KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN $73K Print & Mail · 2 txns CARRILLO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JUAN $59K Other / Unclassified · 17 txns CARRILLO FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; JUAN $7K Other / Unclassified · 2 txns UMBERG FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 2026… $1K Travel & Events · 4 txns CABALDON FOR SENATE 2028; CHRISTOPHER $1K Other / Unclassified · 3 txns PC Paragon Communications
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
963026
963026
$98,713 1
KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN
1376693
$73,100 2
CARRILLO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JUAN
1477268
$59,084 17
CARRILLO FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; JUAN
1456748
$7,000 2
UMBERG FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 2026; COLONEL (RET.) TOM
1485168
$1,110 4
CABALDON FOR SENATE 2028; CHRISTOPHER
1477017
$1,099 3

By party

PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $343,654 100.00%

Part III Reference tables

Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

20222023202420252026 Q4 2022 (2022 cycle): $2KQ3 2023 (2022 cycle): $537Q4 2023 (2022 cycle): $11KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $76KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $14KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $4KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $77KQ1 2025 (2024 cycle): $6KQ2 2025 (2024 cycle): $10KQ3 2025 (2024 cycle): $9KQ4 2025 (2024 cycle): $9KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $22KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $104K Q4Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2 $104K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 5 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2022 Q4 2022 $2K 1 HURTADO FOR SENATE 2022 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $2K
2023 Q3 2022 $537 2 FIERRO FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2… 54% Travel & Events 54% $2K
2023 Q4 2022 $11K 4 CARRILLO FOR ASSEMBLY 2024;… 94% Other / Unclassified 100% $13K
2024 Q1 2024 $76K 8 CARRILLO FOR ASSEMBLY 2024;… 62% Other / Unclassified 63% $76K
2024 Q2 2024 $14K 4 CARRILLO FOR ASSEMBLY 2024;… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $90K
2024 Q3 2024 $4K 2 CARRILLO FOR ASSEMBLY 2024;… 87% Other / Unclassified 100% $94K
2024 Q4 2024 $77K 3 KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN 95% Print & Mail 95% $170K +5007%
2025 Q1 2024 $6K 2 CARRILLO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026;… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $176K
2025 Q2 2024 $10K 4 CARRILLO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026;… 94% Other / Unclassified 100% $186K
2025 Q3 2024 $9K 4 CARRILLO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026;… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $195K +1592%
2025 Q4 2024 $9K 4 CARRILLO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026;… 97% Other / Unclassified 100% $204K -17%
2026 Q1 2026 $22K 4 CARRILLO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026;… 100% Other / Unclassified 50% $22K -71%
2026 Q2 2026 $104K 7 963026 95% Digital 95% $126K +643%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $99K across 1 disbursements (avg $99K/check) Top buyer: 963026 (100% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $99K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $1K across 4 disbursements (avg $337/check) Top buyer: UMBERG FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 2026; COLONEL (RET.) TOM (79% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $1K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $99K across 1 disbursements (avg $99K/check) Top buyer: 963026 (100% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $99K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $1K across 4 disbursements (avg $337/check) Top buyer: UMBERG FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 2026; COLONEL (RET.) TOM (79% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $1K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $99K across 1 disbursements (avg $99K/check) Top buyer: 963026 (100% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $99K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $1K across 4 disbursements (avg $337/check) Top buyer: UMBERG FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 2026; COLONEL (RET.) TOM (79% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $1K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $99K across 1 disbursements (avg $99K/check) Top buyer: 963026 (100% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $99K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $101K across 4 disbursements (avg $25K/check) Top buyer: KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN (72% of category) Last paid: 22mo ago · +0% vs prior cycle Print & Mail $73K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $1K across 4 disbursements (avg $337/check) Top buyer: UMBERG FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 2026; COLONEL (RET.) TOM (79% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $1K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Other / Unclassified $127,332 36 $4K 39.2% CARRILLO FOR ASSEMBLY 2024;… 62% 4mo ago
Print & Mail $101,211 4 $25K 31.1% KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN 72% 22mo ago
Digital $98,713 1 $99K 30.4% 963026 100% 3mo ago
Travel & Events $1,348 4 $337 0.4% UMBERG FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZ… 79% 4mo ago
Contributions & Transfers -$3,500 1 $-3K -1.1% CARRILLO FOR ASSEMBLY 2024;… 0% 2y ago
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Client retention

Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.

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Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
4
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$140,671 · 41% of revenue
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One-time clients 1 cycle
$202,983 · 59% of revenue
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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
$343,654 100.0% 11
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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 2026-05-22 963026 Digital MAILERS AND TEXT MESSAGES OPPOSING DEBORAH ORTIZ $98,713
Largest all-time 2024-02-15 CARRILLO FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; JUAN Other / Unclassified See Sch. G $40,225
Largest all-time 2024-10-03 KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN Print & Mail Mailer/Support/Rhodesia Ransom/State Assembly/District 13 $36,550
Largest all-time 2024-10-10 KEEP CALIFORNIA GOLDEN Print & Mail Mailer/Support/Rhodesia Ransom/State Assembly/District 13 $36,550
Largest all-time 2024-02-08 840819 Print & Mail LIT, POS; Support; Eric Guerra; Sacramento City Council, District 6 $16,141
Largest this cycle 2026-03-11 CARRILLO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JUAN $8,000
Largest this cycle 2026-03-11 CARRILLO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JUAN Other / Unclassified $8,000
Largest this cycle 2026-06-10 CARRILLO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JUAN $4,000
Largest this cycle 2026-01-06 CARRILLO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JUAN $3,000
Recent 2026-04-24 UMBERG FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 2026; COLONEL (RET.) TOM Travel & Events 4/18/26-4/19/26, Airfare, Newport Beach, CA, Campaign Photoshoot, 1 $568
Recent 2026-04-24 UMBERG FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 2026; COLONEL (RET.) TOM Travel & Events 4/18/26-4/19/26, Transportation, Newport Beach, CA, Campaign Photoshoot, 1 $146
Recent 2026-04-24 UMBERG FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 2026; COLONEL (RET.) TOM $50
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