Production Payroll Services
Production Payroll Services is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Production Payroll Services was paid $86K across 20 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
- 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.
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 3
| 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 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 4
| 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 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 4
| 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 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 5
| 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
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 8 years
| 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 | — |
Revenue by service category
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| 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 |
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 | $121,598 | 98.0% | 19 | |
| NJ | $2,474 | 2.0% | 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 | 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 |