Paul Seo

$560K 2025-2026 cycle

Paul Seo is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Paul Seo was paid $560K across 5 client committees, of which $3K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

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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.

Source split

$560K = $558K (Schedule B) + $3K (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments		 $557,652 21 rows 99.6%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them		 $2,500 1 rows 0.4%
Activity span ALL TIME
Jun 30, 2025 → Jun 22, 2026
spans 12 months
Disbursements ALL TIME
21
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
5
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
$558K 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 3

ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER LEADERSHIP PAC… $123K Print & Mail · 4 txns ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALI… $50K Print & Mail · 1 txn 870598 $2K — · 1 txn PS Paul Seo
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER LEADERSHIP PAC (API LEADERSHIP PAC)
1410185
 $123,022 4
ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION
1490343
 $49,667 1
870598
870598
 $1,500 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 4

ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALI… $357K Print & Mail · 6 txns ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER LEADERSHIP PAC… $195K Print & Mail · 11 txns SEO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PAUL $5K — · 2 txns 870598 $2K — · 1 txn PS Paul Seo
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION
1490343
 $356,855 6
ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER LEADERSHIP PAC (API LEADERSHIP PAC)
1410185
 $195,297 11
SEO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PAUL
1477831
 $5,000
IE $2,500 · SB $2,500
 2
870598
870598
 $1,500 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 4

ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALI… $357K Print & Mail · 6 txns ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER LEADERSHIP PAC… $195K Print & Mail · 11 txns SEO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PAUL $5K — · 2 txns 870598 $3K Other / Unclassified · 2 txns PS Paul Seo
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION
1490343
 $356,855 6
ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER LEADERSHIP PAC (API LEADERSHIP PAC)
1410185
 $195,297 11
SEO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PAUL
1477831
 $5,000
IE $2,500 · SB $2,500
 2
870598
870598
 $3,000 2
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 5

ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALI… $357K Print & Mail · 6 txns ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER LEADERSHIP PAC… $195K Print & Mail · 11 txns SEO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PAUL $5K — · 2 txns 870598 $3K Other / Unclassified · 2 txns 741666 $-425 Fundraising · 1 txn PS Paul Seo
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION
1490343
 $356,855 6
ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER LEADERSHIP PAC (API LEADERSHIP PAC)
1410185
 $195,297 11
SEO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PAUL
1477831
 $5,000
IE $2,500 · SB $2,500
 2
870598
870598
 $3,000 2
741666
741666
 -$425 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 5

ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALI… $357K Print & Mail · 6 txns ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER LEADERSHIP PAC… $195K Print & Mail · 11 txns SEO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PAUL $5K — · 2 txns 870598 $3K Other / Unclassified · 2 txns 741666 $-425 Fundraising · 1 txn PS Paul Seo
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION
1490343
 $356,855 6
ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER LEADERSHIP PAC (API LEADERSHIP PAC)
1410185
 $195,297 11
SEO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PAUL
1477831
 $5,000
IE $2,500 · SB $2,500
 2
870598
870598
 $3,000 2
741666
741666
 -$425 1
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By party

PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $560,152 100.00%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Money flow through this vendor

Where their ad buys point

IE payers (left) → races the buys targeted (right) · independent-expenditure filings only

No activity in the last 1 months.

No activity in the last 3 months.

Paul Seo SEO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PAUL $3K Unspecified races (1 filing… $3K Total in: $3K Total out: $3K
Paul Seo SEO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PAUL $3K Unspecified races (1 filing… $3K Total in: $3K Total out: $3K
Paul Seo SEO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PAUL $3K Unspecified races (1 filing… $3K Total in: $3K Total out: $3K
Paul Seo SEO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PAUL $3K Unspecified races (1 filing… $3K Total in: $3K Total out: $3K
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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2026 Q1 2026 (2026 cycle): $2KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $556K Q1Q2 $556K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 1 year

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2026 Q1 2026 $2K 1 870598 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $2K —
2026 Q2 2026 $556K 19 ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSOR… 64% Print & Mail 64% $558K —
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 3 months · hover bars for cycle context
Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $358K across 8 disbursements (avg $45K/check) Top buyer: ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION (61% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $163K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $153K across 4 disbursements (avg $38K/check) Top buyer: ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION (80% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $10K

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $358K across 8 disbursements (avg $45K/check) Top buyer: ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION (61% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $358K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $153K across 4 disbursements (avg $38K/check) Top buyer: ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION (80% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $153K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $16K across 2 disbursements (avg $8K/check) Top buyer: ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER LEADERSHIP PAC (API LEADERSHIP PAC) (100% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $16K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $16K across 1 disbursements (avg $16K/check) Top buyer: ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION (100% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $16K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $358K across 8 disbursements (avg $45K/check) Top buyer: ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION (61% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $358K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $153K across 4 disbursements (avg $38K/check) Top buyer: ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION (80% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $153K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $16K across 2 disbursements (avg $8K/check) Top buyer: ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER LEADERSHIP PAC (API LEADERSHIP PAC) (100% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $16K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $16K across 1 disbursements (avg $16K/check) Top buyer: ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION (100% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $16K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $358K across 8 disbursements (avg $45K/check) Top buyer: ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION (61% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $358K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $153K across 4 disbursements (avg $38K/check) Top buyer: ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION (80% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $153K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $16K across 2 disbursements (avg $8K/check) Top buyer: ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER LEADERSHIP PAC (API LEADERSHIP PAC) (100% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $16K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $16K across 1 disbursements (avg $16K/check) Top buyer: ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION (100% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $16K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $358K across 8 disbursements (avg $45K/check) Top buyer: ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION (61% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $358K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $153K across 4 disbursements (avg $38K/check) Top buyer: ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION (80% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $153K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $16K across 2 disbursements (avg $8K/check) Top buyer: ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER LEADERSHIP PAC (API LEADERSHIP PAC) (100% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $16K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $16K across 1 disbursements (avg $16K/check) Top buyer: ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION (100% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $16K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Print & Mail $357,876 8 $45K 65.8% ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSOR… 61% 2mo ago
Media $152,750 4 $38K 28.1% ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSOR… 80% 2mo ago
Digital $16,114 2 $8K 3.0% ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER LEAD… 100% 3mo ago
Strategy & Research $16,000 1 $16K 2.9% ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSOR… 100% 3mo ago
Other / Unclassified $1,500 1 $2K 0.3% 870598 100% 6mo ago
Fundraising -$425 1 $-425 -0.1% 741666 0% 13mo 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
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Repeat clients 2 cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
4
One-time clients 1 cycle
$557,652 · 100% 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
$557,652 100.0% 4
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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 2026-05-14 ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION Media Media Buy $122,430
Largest all-time 2026-05-14 ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION Print & Mail Mailer $118,770
Largest all-time 2026-05-20 ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER LEADERSHIP PAC (API LEADERSHIP PAC) Print & Mail Printing/Postage/Voter Data - Mailers 3 & 4 - Seo/AD 66 $50,391
Largest all-time 2026-05-14 ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION Print & Mail Mailer $49,667
Largest all-time 2026-05-20 ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION Print & Mail Mailer $49,667
Recent 2026-05-26 ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER LEADERSHIP PAC (API LEADERSHIP PAC) Print & Mail Printing/Postage/Voter Data - Mailers 5 & 6 - Seo/AD 66 $34,538
Recent 2026-05-27 ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER LEADERSHIP PAC (API LEADERSHIP PAC) Media Digital Media Buy - Digital Ad 2 - Seo/AD 66 $10,000
Recent 2026-06-22 870598 — — $1,500
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