Production Payroll Services

$86K 2025-2026 cycle

Production Payroll Services is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Production Payroll Services was paid $86K across 20 client committees.

○ Slowing (~4mo since last)
Limited recent activity. Most recent disbursement to this vendor was 4 months ago (May 4, 2026). Charts below reflect cycle-to-date totals; the recent windows may be sparse.

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
Jan 29, 2018 → May 4, 2026
spans 8.3 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
31
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
20
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
$48K 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 6 months · top 3

THURMOND FOR GOVERNOR 2026; TONY $9K Media · 1 txn PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; FRIENDS OF … $1K Media · 1 txn GIPSON FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 2026 $591 — · 1 txn PP Production Payroll Services
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
THURMOND FOR GOVERNOR 2026; TONY
1461509
$9,460 1
PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; FRIENDS OF KATIE
1487598
$1,068 1
GIPSON FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 2026
1471779
$591 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 4

NO ON PROP 50 - STOP SACRAMENTO'S POW… $37K Other / Unclassified · 2 txns THURMOND FOR GOVERNOR 2026; TONY $9K Media · 1 txn PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; FRIENDS OF … $1K Media · 1 txn GIPSON FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 2026 $591 — · 1 txn PP Production Payroll Services
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
NO ON PROP 50 - STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB
1483178
$36,538 2
THURMOND FOR GOVERNOR 2026; TONY
1461509
$9,460 1
PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; FRIENDS OF KATIE
1487598
$1,068 1
GIPSON FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 2026
1471779
$591 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 4

NO ON PROP 50 - STOP SACRAMENTO'S POW… $37K Other / Unclassified · 2 txns THURMOND FOR GOVERNOR 2026; TONY $9K Media · 1 txn PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; FRIENDS OF … $1K Media · 1 txn GIPSON FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 2026 $591 — · 1 txn PP Production Payroll Services
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
NO ON PROP 50 - STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB
1483178
$36,538 2
THURMOND FOR GOVERNOR 2026; TONY
1461509
$9,460 1
PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; FRIENDS OF KATIE
1487598
$1,068 1
GIPSON FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 2026
1471779
$591 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 5

NO ON PROP 50 - STOP SACRAMENTO'S POW… $37K Other / Unclassified · 2 txns THURMOND FOR GOVERNOR 2026; TONY $9K Media · 1 txn PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; FRIENDS OF … $1K Media · 1 txn GIPSON FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 2026 $591 — · 1 txn MIDDLETON FOR STATE SENATE 2024; LISA $585 Other / Unclassified · 1 txn PP Production Payroll Services
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
NO ON PROP 50 - STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB
1483178
$36,538 2
THURMOND FOR GOVERNOR 2026; TONY
1461509
$9,460 1
PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; FRIENDS OF KATIE
1487598
$1,068 1
GIPSON FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 2026
1471779
$591 1
MIDDLETON FOR STATE SENATE 2024; LISA
1459150
$585 1

By party

Revenue by party

100% R
D · 0%
R · 100%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $1,715 1.99%
Non-partisan $84,305 98.01%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

20182019202020222023202420252026 Q1 2018 (2018 cycle): $580Q2 2018 (2018 cycle): $1KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $6KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $6KQ1 2019 (2018 cycle): $580Q1 2019 (2020 cycle): $1KQ2 2019 (2018 cycle): $3KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $14KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $30KQ3 2023 (2022 cycle): $3KQ4 2023 (2022 cycle): $940Q1 2024 (2024 cycle): $1KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $585Q4 2024 (2024 cycle): $585Q3 2025 (2024 cycle): $17KQ4 2025 (2024 cycle): $20KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $11K Q1Q3Q1Q2Q3Q4Q3Q3Q2 $30K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 8 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2018 Q1 2018 $580 1 LARA FOR INSURANCE COMMISSI… 100% Digital 100% $580
2018 Q2 2018 $1K 1 GARCIA FOR ASSEMBLY 2018, C… 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $2K
2018 Q3 2018 $6K 1 CALIFORNIANS TO PROTECT AFF… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $8K
2018 Q4 2018 $6K 3 CALIFORNIANS TO PROTECT AFF… 72% Other / Unclassified 100% $14K
2019 Q1 2018 $580 1 CALIFORNIA PROGRESSIVE PAC 100% Admin & Office 100% $15K
2019 Q1 2020 $1K 1 SMITH, CHRISTOPHER H 100% Media 100% $1K
2019 Q2 2018 $3K 1 CALIFORNIA BUSINESS ROUNDTA… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $18K
2020 Q4 2020 $14K 3 NO ON PROP 15 - STOP HIGHER… 91% Other / Unclassified 91% $15K +129%
2022 Q3 2022 $30K 3 NO ON 26 - TAXPAYERS AGAINS… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $30K
2023 Q3 2022 $3K 1 CALIFORNIANS FOR TAXPAYER P… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $33K
2023 Q4 2022 $940 1 CALIFORNIANS FOR TAXPAYER P… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $34K
2024 Q1 2024 $1K 2 YIU FOR STATE SENATE 2024; … 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $1K
2024 Q3 2024 $585 1 GRAYSON FOR SENATE 2024; TIM 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $2K -98%
2024 Q4 2024 $585 1 MIDDLETON FOR STATE SENATE … 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $2K
2025 Q3 2024 $17K 1 NO ON PROP 50 - STOP SACRAM… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $19K +507%
2025 Q4 2024 $20K 1 NO ON PROP 50 - STOP SACRAM… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $39K +2020%
2026 Q2 2026 $11K 3 THURMOND FOR GOVERNOR 2026;… 85% Media 95% $11K
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $14K across 6 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: THURMOND FOR GOVERNOR 2026; TONY (68% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $11K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $14K across 6 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: THURMOND FOR GOVERNOR 2026; TONY (68% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $11K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $14K across 6 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: THURMOND FOR GOVERNOR 2026; TONY (68% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $11K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $14K across 6 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: THURMOND FOR GOVERNOR 2026; TONY (68% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $11K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Other / Unclassified $106,395 20 $5K 86.2% NO ON PROP 50 - STOP SACRAM… 34% 10mo ago
Media $13,866 6 $2K 11.2% THURMOND FOR GOVERNOR 2026;… 68% 3mo ago
Wages & Payroll $1,444 1 $1K 1.2% GARCIA FOR ASSEMBLY 2018, C… 100% 8y ago
Digital $1,197 2 $598 1.0% NO ON 56 - STOP THE SPECIAL… 52% 8y ago
Admin & Office $580 1 $580 0.5% CALIFORNIA PROGRESSIVE PAC 100% 7y 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
20
One-time clients 1 cycle
$124,073 · 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
$121,598 98.0% 19
NJ
$2,474 2.0% 1
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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 2022-09-24 NO ON 26 - TAXPAYERS AGAINST SPECIAL INTEREST MONOPOLIES, SPONSORED BY LICENSED CARD CLUBS Other / Unclassified $20,197
Largest all-time 2025-10-16 NO ON PROP 50 - STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB Other / Unclassified $19,938
Largest all-time 2025-09-20 NO ON PROP 50 - STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB Other / Unclassified $16,600
Largest all-time 2026-06-03 THURMOND FOR GOVERNOR 2026; TONY Media Media buy $9,460
Largest all-time 2022-09-15 NO ON 26 - TAXPAYERS AGAINST SPECIAL INTEREST MONOPOLIES, SPONSORED BY LICENSED CARD CLUBS Other / Unclassified $8,064
Largest this cycle 2026-05-04 PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; FRIENDS OF KATIE Media Digital Ads $1,068
Largest this cycle 2026-04-20 GIPSON FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 2026 $591
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