Positive Type
Positive Type is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Positive Type was paid — across 9 client committees.
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
- —
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 28
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 9
- 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 6 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| DESMOND, JIM CA · House REP |
$1,005 | 3 |
| HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE 1480425 |
$762 | 2 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| DESMOND, JIM CA · House REP |
$1,462 | 5 |
| HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE 1480425 |
$762 | 2 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| DESMOND, JIM CA · House REP |
$2,248 | 8 |
| HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE 1480425 |
$762 | 2 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| DESMOND, JIM CA · House REP |
$2,636 | 9 |
| HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE 1480425 |
$762 | 2 |
| GARVEY, STEVE CA · Senate REP |
$246 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 46.91% |
| Non-partisan | $0 | 53.09% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 4 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $776 | 3 | GRAHAM FOR ASSEMBLY 2018; P… 100% | Other / Unclassified 79% | $776 | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $672 | 2 | GARVEY, STEVE 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $672 | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $244 | 1 | GARVEY, STEVE 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $917 | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $246 | 1 | GARVEY, STEVE 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $1K | — |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $388 | 1 | DESMOND, JIM 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $388 | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $515 | 1 | DESMOND, JIM 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $903 | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $270 | 2 | DESMOND, JIM 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $1K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $457 | 2 | DESMOND, JIM 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $2K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $762 | 1 | DESMOND, JIM 100% | — | $2K | +13% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $1K | 4 | HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; S… 76% | Fundraising 76% | $3K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $3,372 | 12 | $281 | 47.6% | WHITMAN FOR GOVERNOR 2010, … 23% | 8y ago |
| Print & Mail | $2,793 | 10 | $279 | 39.4% | DESMOND, JIM 58% | 11mo ago |
| Fundraising | $762 | 2 | $381 | 10.7% | HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; S… 100% | 3mo ago |
| Digital | $164 | 1 | $164 | 2.3% | GRAHAM FOR ASSEMBLY 2018; P… 100% | 8y 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 | $8,096 | 100.0% | 9 |
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 | 2026-03-30 | DESMOND, JIM | — | PRINTING COSTS | $762 |
| Largest all-time | 2013-03-27 | WYLAND - BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 2014, TAXPAYERS FOR | Other / Unclassified | — | $566 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-05-29 | DESMOND, JIM | Print & Mail | PRINTING COSTS | $515 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-05-22 | HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE | Fundraising | Fundraiser Invites | $492 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-01-02 | GARVEY, STEVE | Print & Mail | PRINTING COSTS | $478 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-03-21 | DESMOND, JIM | Print & Mail | PRINTING COSTS | $388 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-28 | HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE | Fundraising | Fundraiser Invites | $270 |
| Recent | 2026-05-13 | DESMOND, JIM | — | PRINTING COSTS | $127 |
| Recent | 2026-06-24 | DESMOND, JIM | — | PRINTING COSTS | $116 |