PRAETORIAN PUBLIC RELATIONS
PRAETORIAN PUBLIC RELATIONS is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle PRAETORIAN PUBLIC RELATIONS was paid $1.28M across 39 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
- Jun 8, 2014 → May 16, 2026
- spans 11.9 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 292
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 39
- 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.
Top buyers last 1 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 810163 810163 |
$16,150 | 1 |
Top buyers last 3 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 810163 810163 |
$72,295 | 7 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 810163 810163 |
$97,335 | 10 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 810163 810163 |
$243,411 | 18 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 810163 810163 |
$259,161 | 21 |
| GALLAGHER FOR ASSEMBLY 2024 1456526 |
$4,000 | 4 |
| STEEL, MICHELLE CA · House REP |
$2,500 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 6
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 810163 810163 |
$261,161 | 23 |
| GARVEY, STEVE CA · Senate REP |
$105,144 | 11 |
| GOLDEN TOGETHER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 1468001 |
$8,000 | 2 |
| ALVARADO-GIL FOR SENATE 2026 1457661 |
$7,500 | 1 |
| GALLAGHER FOR ASSEMBLY 2024 1456526 |
$7,000 | 7 |
| STEEL, MICHELLE CA · House REP |
$2,500 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $366,272 | 28.54% |
| Non-partisan | $917,205 | 71.46% |
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 · 10 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q2 | 2016 | $767 | 1 | MATHIS FOR ASSEMBLY 2016; D… 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $767 | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2016 | $19K | 4 | COX FOR GOVERNOR 2018 EXPLO… 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $20K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $22K | 3 | COX FOR GOVERNOR 2018 EXPLO… 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $42K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $1K | 1 | CONTRA COSTA REPUBLICAN PAR… 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $55K | 11 | COX FOR GOVERNOR 2018 EXPLO… 99% | Strategy & Research 100% | $56K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $61K | 16 | COX FOR GOVERNOR 2018 EXPLO… 78% | Strategy & Research 100% | $117K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $46K | 11 | COX FOR GOVERNOR 2018 EXPLO… 84% | Strategy & Research 100% | $163K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $36K | 10 | COX FOR GOVERNOR 2018 EXPLO… 49% | Strategy & Research 100% | $199K | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2018 | $300 | 1 | MATHIS FOR ASSEMBLY 2020; D… 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $199K | -61% |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $1K | 1 | STEEL, MICHELLE 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1K | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $1K | 1 | STEEL, MICHELLE 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $2K | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $27K | 6 | SHARMA, NISHA 80% | Strategy & Research 100% | $29K | +1820% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $28K | 10 | C00723957 39% | Strategy & Research 100% | $58K | -48% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $2K | 2 | FAULCONER'S BALLOT MEASURE … 78% | Strategy & Research 100% | $60K | -96% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $5K | 1 | RUBAY FOR ASSEMBLY 2020; FR… 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $65K | -90% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $8K | 4 | GALLAGHER FOR ASSEMBLY 2020 49% | Strategy & Research 100% | $73K | -77% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $17K | 6 | FAULCONER FOR GOVERNOR 2021 64% | Strategy & Research 100% | $89K | +5451% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $67K | 20 | RESCUE CALIFORNIA 27% | Strategy & Research 100% | $156K | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $7K | 3 | CHEN FOR CONTROLLER 2022 72% | Strategy & Research 100% | $163K | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $11K | 3 | LAMON, JIM MR 82% | Strategy & Research 100% | $11K | -60% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $58K | 17 | HOCHMAN FOR ATTORNEY GENERA… 31% | Strategy & Research 100% | $69K | +104% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $40K | 11 | HOCHMAN FOR ATTORNEY GENERA… 35% | Strategy & Research 100% | $109K | +1668% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $48K | 7 | HOCHMAN FOR ATTORNEY GENERA… 47% | Strategy & Research 100% | $156K | +959% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $50K | 5 | HOCHMAN FOR ATTORNEY GENERA… 80% | Strategy & Research 100% | $206K | +508% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2022 | $4K | 3 | 810163 75% | Strategy & Research 100% | $210K | — |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $8K | 6 | 810163 61% | Strategy & Research 100% | $218K | -54% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $10K | 2 | LAMB, MARK 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $10K | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $4K | 3 | 810163 72% | Strategy & Research 100% | $221K | -95% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $10K | 2 | LAMB, MARK 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $20K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $5K | 4 | 810163 57% | Strategy & Research 100% | $226K | -34% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $53K | 6 | GARVEY, STEVE 92% | Strategy & Research 100% | $73K | +383% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $65K | 11 | GARVEY, STEVE 78% | Strategy & Research 100% | $138K | +12% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $73K | 11 | GARVEY, STEVE 85% | Strategy & Research 100% | $211K | +84% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $79K | 10 | GARVEY, STEVE 87% | Strategy & Research 100% | $291K | +66% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $39K | 7 | GARVEY, STEVE 95% | Strategy & Research 100% | $329K | -22% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $6K | 5 | GALLAGHER FOR ASSEMBLY 2024 50% | Strategy & Research 100% | $335K | +50% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $3K | 1 | STEEL, MICHELLE 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $3K | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $14K | 2 | 810163 93% | Strategy & Research 100% | $349K | +81% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $80K | 6 | 810163 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $428K | +2109% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $82K | 3 | 810163 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $510K | +1673% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $10K | 2 | 810163 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $13K | -85% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $72K | 7 | 810163 100% | Strategy & Research 91% | $85K | -1% |
Revenue by service category
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $1,277,108 | 290 | $4K | 100.0% | 810163 25% | 3w 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 810163 | 4 | $326,873 | 52 | 2020-12-31 | 2026-05-16 |
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 | $1,170,462 | 91.2% | 30 | |
| Unknown | $43,015 | 3.4% | 4 | |
| AZ | $38,000 | 3.0% | 2 | |
| VA | $15,000 | 1.2% | 1 | |
| WV | $15,000 | 1.2% | 1 | |
| OR | $2,000 | 0.2% | 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 | 2025-10-08 | 810163 | Strategy & Research | Video Production/Ads | $44,024 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-09-18 | 810163 | Strategy & Research | Video Production/Ads | $26,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-10-07 | HOCHMAN FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL 2022; NATHAN | Strategy & Research | — | $25,749 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-10-31 | 810163 | Strategy & Research | CNS, TRS | $22,515 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-07-05 | HOCHMAN FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL 2022; NATHAN | Strategy & Research | — | $22,500 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-18 | 810163 | Strategy & Research | Media/Press Consulting Services-less than 25% FEA | $17,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-18 | 810163 | Strategy & Research | Media/Press Consulting Services-less than 25% FEA | $16,150 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-16 | 810163 | Strategy & Research | Media/Press Consulting Services-less than 25% FEA | $16,150 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-18 | 810163 | Strategy & Research | Media/Press Consulting Services-less than 25% FEA | $14,925 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-07 | 810163 | — | — | $5,000 |
| Recent | 2026-05-06 | 810163 | — | — | $1,370 |