PUBLIC SQUARE PARTNERS

$2.73M 2025-2026 cycle

PUBLIC SQUARE PARTNERS is a fundraising vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle PUBLIC SQUARE PARTNERS was paid $2.73M across 37 client committees, of which $53K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

Fundraising ○ Slowing (~2mo since last)

Part I Identity

Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.

Source split

$2.73M = $2.68M (Schedule B) + $53K (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments		 $2,676,501 621 rows 98.1%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them		 $52,951 4 rows 1.9%
Activity span ALL TIME
Dec 3, 2009 → Apr 22, 2026
spans 16.4 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
621
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
37
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

May 2025 Apr 2026
$104K 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 2

810163 $9K Strategy & Research · 2 txns EMMER, THOMAS EARL JR. $410 — · 3 txns PS PUBLIC SQUARE PARTNERS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
810163
810163
 $9,250 2
EMMER, THOMAS EARL JR.
MN · House REP
 $410 3
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 2

810163 $9K Strategy & Research · 2 txns EMMER, THOMAS EARL JR. $2K — · 10 txns PS PUBLIC SQUARE PARTNERS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
810163
810163
 $9,250 2
EMMER, THOMAS EARL JR.
MN · House REP
 $1,514 10
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 4

LAMALFA, DOUG $49K Fundraising · 6 txns NO ON PROP 50 - STOP SACRAMENTO'S POW… $16K Other / Unclassified · 2 txns 810163 $9K Strategy & Research · 2 txns EMMER, THOMAS EARL JR. $2K — · 10 txns PS PUBLIC SQUARE PARTNERS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
LAMALFA, DOUG
CA · House REP
 $48,565 6
NO ON PROP 50 - STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB
1483178
 $16,325 2
810163
810163
 $9,250 2
EMMER, THOMAS EARL JR.
MN · House REP
 $1,514 10
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 5

LAMALFA, DOUG $100K Fundraising · 12 txns EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION, NO ON PROP 16 $24K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn NO ON PROP 50 - STOP SACRAMENTO'S POW… $16K Other / Unclassified · 2 txns 810163 $9K Strategy & Research · 2 txns EMMER, THOMAS EARL JR. $2K — · 10 txns PS PUBLIC SQUARE PARTNERS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
LAMALFA, DOUG
CA · House REP
 $100,177 12
EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION, NO ON PROP 16
1426469
 $23,999 1
NO ON PROP 50 - STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB
1483178
 $16,325 2
810163
810163
 $9,250 2
EMMER, THOMAS EARL JR.
MN · House REP
 $1,514 10
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 5

LAMALFA, DOUG $172K Fundraising · 20 txns EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION, NO ON PROP 16 $24K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn NO ON PROP 50 - STOP SACRAMENTO'S POW… $16K Other / Unclassified · 2 txns 810163 $9K Strategy & Research · 2 txns EMMER, THOMAS EARL JR. $2K — · 10 txns PS PUBLIC SQUARE PARTNERS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
LAMALFA, DOUG
CA · House REP
 $171,790 20
EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION, NO ON PROP 16
1426469
 $23,999 1
NO ON PROP 50 - STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB
1483178
 $16,325 2
810163
810163
 $9,250 2
EMMER, THOMAS EARL JR.
MN · House REP
 $1,514 10
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By party

Revenue by party

100% R
D · 0%
R · 100%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $851,318 31.19%
Non-partisan $1,878,134 68.81%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Q1 2017 (2016 cycle): $62KQ1 2017 (2018 cycle): $30KQ2 2017 (2016 cycle): $27KQ2 2017 (2018 cycle): $26KQ3 2017 (2016 cycle): $40KQ3 2017 (2018 cycle): $28KQ4 2017 (2016 cycle): $13KQ4 2017 (2018 cycle): $13KQ1 2018 (2018 cycle): $48KQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $31KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $30KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $110KQ1 2019 (2018 cycle): $60KQ1 2019 (2020 cycle): $8KQ2 2019 (2018 cycle): $26KQ2 2019 (2020 cycle): $19KQ3 2019 (2018 cycle): $45KQ3 2019 (2020 cycle): $36KQ4 2019 (2018 cycle): $18KQ4 2019 (2020 cycle): $30KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $52KQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $51KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $34KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $49KQ1 2021 (2020 cycle): $19KQ1 2021 (2022 cycle): $37KQ2 2021 (2020 cycle): $34KQ2 2021 (2022 cycle): $17KQ3 2021 (2020 cycle): $162KQ3 2021 (2022 cycle): $17KQ4 2021 (2020 cycle): $5KQ4 2021 (2022 cycle): $18KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $75KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $91KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $87KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $41KQ1 2023 (2022 cycle): $2KQ1 2023 (2024 cycle): $19KQ2 2023 (2022 cycle): $2KQ2 2023 (2024 cycle): $22KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $20KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $21KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $17KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $16KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $20KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $52KQ1 2025 (2024 cycle): $24KQ1 2025 (2026 cycle): $18KQ2 2025 (2026 cycle): $33KQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $17KQ4 2025 (2024 cycle): $16KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $31KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $2KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $9K Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q3Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q3Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q3Q1Q2Q3Q1Q3Q1Q2Q4Q1Q2 $162K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 10 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2017 Q1 2016 $62K 15 GALLAGHER FOR ASSEMBLY 2016 60% Fundraising 74% $62K —
2017 Q1 2018 $30K 4 LAMALFA, DOUG 100% Fundraising 100% $30K —
2017 Q2 2016 $27K 16 GALLAGHER FOR ASSEMBLY 2018 46% Fundraising 48% $89K —
2017 Q2 2018 $26K 3 LAMALFA, DOUG 100% Fundraising 100% $56K —
2017 Q3 2016 $40K 15 NIELSEN - SENATE 2018; TAXP… 61% Other / Unclassified 65% $129K —
2017 Q3 2018 $28K 4 LAMALFA, DOUG 100% Fundraising 100% $84K —
2017 Q4 2016 $13K 7 GALLAGHER FOR ASSEMBLY 2018 67% Fundraising 67% $142K —
2017 Q4 2018 $13K 3 LAMALFA, DOUG 100% Fundraising 100% $97K —
2018 Q1 2018 $48K 16 LAMALFA, DOUG 45% Fundraising 62% $144K —
2018 Q2 2018 $31K 17 GALLAGHER FOR ASSEMBLY 2018 44% Fundraising 82% $175K —
2018 Q3 2018 $30K 10 LAMALFA, DOUG 56% Fundraising 69% $205K —
2018 Q4 2018 $110K 18 NIELSEN - SENATE 2018; TAXP… 43% Fundraising 49% $315K —
2019 Q1 2018 $60K 11 GALLAGHER FOR ASSEMBLY 2018 59% Fundraising 59% $375K -3%
2019 Q1 2020 $8K 2 LAMALFA, DOUG 100% Fundraising 100% $8K -74%
2019 Q2 2018 $26K 16 NIELSEN - SENATE 2018; TAXP… 41% Other / Unclassified 82% $401K -5%
2019 Q2 2020 $19K 4 LAMALFA, DOUG 96% Fundraising 100% $27K -26%
2019 Q3 2018 $45K 17 NIELSEN FOR STATE CONTROLLE… 73% Fundraising 53% $446K +12%
2019 Q3 2020 $36K 4 LAMALFA, DOUG 100% Fundraising 100% $63K +30%
2019 Q4 2018 $18K 10 NIELSEN FOR STATE CONTROLLE… 57% Other / Unclassified 79% $464K +45%
2019 Q4 2020 $30K 4 LAMALFA, DOUG 97% Fundraising 100% $93K +133%
2020 Q1 2020 $52K 14 LAMALFA, DOUG 59% Fundraising 59% $145K +8%
2020 Q2 2020 $51K 15 LAMALFA, DOUG 31% Other / Unclassified 69% $196K +66%
2020 Q3 2020 $34K 10 LAMALFA, DOUG 49% Other / Unclassified 51% $230K +12%
2020 Q4 2020 $49K 14 LAMALFA, DOUG 67% Fundraising 67% $279K -55%
2021 Q1 2020 $19K 9 NIELSEN FOR STATE CONTROLLE… 52% Other / Unclassified 100% $297K -69%
2021 Q1 2022 $37K 6 C00514224 54% Fundraising 100% $37K +373%
2021 Q2 2020 $34K 12 FAULCONER FOR GOVERNOR 2021 79% Fundraising 79% $332K +34%
2021 Q2 2022 $17K 3 LAMALFA, DOUG 100% Fundraising 100% $54K -11%
2021 Q3 2020 $162K 22 FAULCONER FOR GOVERNOR 2021 78% Strategy & Research 54% $494K +259%
2021 Q3 2022 $17K 4 LAMALFA, DOUG 100% Fundraising 100% $71K -52%
2021 Q4 2020 $5K 6 NIELSEN BALLOT MEASURE COMM… 63% Other / Unclassified 88% $498K -74%
2021 Q4 2022 $18K 3 LAMALFA, DOUG 100% Fundraising 100% $90K -38%
2022 Q1 2022 $75K 14 LAMALFA, DOUG 32% Other / Unclassified 47% $164K +44%
2022 Q2 2022 $91K 15 COALITION FOR SAFE, RESPONS… 49% Other / Unclassified 75% $255K +77%
2022 Q3 2022 $87K 9 COALITION FOR SAFE, RESPONS… 39% Other / Unclassified 75% $343K +159%
2022 Q4 2022 $41K 9 LAMALFA, DOUG 91% Fundraising 91% $383K -17%
2023 Q1 2022 $2K 4 NIELSEN BALLOT MEASURE COMM… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $385K -91%
2023 Q1 2024 $19K 3 LAMALFA, DOUG 100% Fundraising 100% $19K -47%
2023 Q2 2022 $2K 5 NIELSEN BALLOT MEASURE COMM… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $387K -94%
2023 Q2 2024 $22K 3 LAMALFA, DOUG 100% Fundraising 100% $41K +25%
2023 Q3 2024 $20K 3 LAMALFA, DOUG 100% Fundraising 100% $61K +16%
2023 Q4 2024 $21K 3 LAMALFA, DOUG 100% Fundraising 100% $82K +13%
2024 Q1 2024 $17K 3 LAMALFA, DOUG 100% Fundraising 100% $99K -77%
2024 Q2 2024 $16K 3 LAMALFA, DOUG 100% Fundraising 100% $115K -82%
2024 Q3 2024 $20K 3 LAMALFA, DOUG 100% Fundraising 100% $135K -77%
2024 Q4 2024 $52K 5 LAMALFA, DOUG 100% Fundraising 67% $186K +27%
2025 Q1 2024 $24K 1 EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION, NO… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $210K +1393%
2025 Q1 2026 $18K 3 LAMALFA, DOUG 100% Fundraising 100% $18K -6%
2025 Q2 2026 $33K 3 LAMALFA, DOUG 100% Fundraising 100% $52K +53%
2025 Q3 2026 $17K 3 LAMALFA, DOUG 100% Fundraising 100% $69K -14%
2025 Q4 2024 $16K 2 NO ON PROP 50 - STOP SACRAM… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $227K —
2025 Q4 2026 $31K 3 LAMALFA, DOUG 100% Fundraising 100% $100K +51%
2026 Q1 2026 $2K 10 EMMER, THOMAS EARL JR. 100% — $102K -91%
2026 Q2 2026 $9K 2 810163 100% Strategy & Research 46% $111K -42%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 3 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $106K across 6 disbursements (avg $18K/check) Top buyer: FAULCONER FOR GOVERNOR 2021 (83% of category) Last paid: 8w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $4K

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $106K across 6 disbursements (avg $18K/check) Top buyer: FAULCONER FOR GOVERNOR 2021 (83% of category) Last paid: 8w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $4K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $1.32M across 253 disbursements (avg $5K/check) Top buyer: LAMALFA, DOUG (62% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · +681% vs prior cycle Fundraising $49K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $106K across 6 disbursements (avg $18K/check) Top buyer: FAULCONER FOR GOVERNOR 2021 (83% of category) Last paid: 8w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $4K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $1.32M across 253 disbursements (avg $5K/check) Top buyer: LAMALFA, DOUG (62% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · +681% vs prior cycle Fundraising $100K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $106K across 6 disbursements (avg $18K/check) Top buyer: FAULCONER FOR GOVERNOR 2021 (83% of category) Last paid: 8w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $4K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $1.32M across 253 disbursements (avg $5K/check) Top buyer: LAMALFA, DOUG (62% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · +681% vs prior cycle Fundraising $155K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $18K across 3 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: LAMALFA, DOUG (92% of category) Last paid: 19mo ago · +9% vs prior cycle Digital $17K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $106K across 6 disbursements (avg $18K/check) Top buyer: FAULCONER FOR GOVERNOR 2021 (83% of category) Last paid: 8w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $4K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Fundraising $1,324,168 253 $5K 49.7% LAMALFA, DOUG 62% 6mo ago
Other / Unclassified $908,159 265 $3K 34.1% NIELSEN - SENATE 2018; TAXP… 18% 7mo ago
Print & Mail $157,049 18 $9K 5.9% SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY CALIFOR… 78% 4y ago
Travel & Events $115,273 44 $3K 4.3% NIELSEN - SENATE 2014, TAXP… 53% 4y ago
Strategy & Research $105,521 6 $18K 4.0% FAULCONER FOR GOVERNOR 2021 83% 8w ago
Digital $18,498 3 $6K 0.7% LAMALFA, DOUG 92% 19mo ago
Field & Voter Contact $9,519 5 $2K 0.4% NIELSEN BALLOT MEASURE COMM… 68% 8y ago
Media $9,465 1 $9K 0.4% NIELSEN BALLOT MEASURE COMM… 100% 7y ago
Admin & Office $8,691 13 $669 0.3% NIELSEN - SENATE 2018; TAXP… 49% 4y ago
Wages & Payroll $7,643 2 $4K 0.3% FAULCONER FOR GOVERNOR 2021 100% 4y ago
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Client retention

Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.

6
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$1,406,579 · 53% of revenue
9
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$804,592 · 30% of revenue
22
One-time clients 1 cycle
$465,330 · 17% of revenue
Top 6 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
LAMALFA, DOUG 5 $831,417 117 2017-01-03 2025-12-01
NIELSEN - SENATE 2018; TAXPAYERS FOR JIM 4 $238,897 95 2015-05-06 2020-01-02
NIELSEN FOR STATE CONTROLLER 2022; JIM 3 $113,856 54 2019-04-08 2022-05-09
NIELSEN BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE, GOLDEN STATE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL: SENATOR JIM 6 $104,928 67 2011-01-03 2023-06-30
BOSETTI FOR ASSEMBLY 2012; NORTHSTATE FARM AND BUSINESS PAC, SUPPORTING RICK 3 $78,151 5 2012-10-25 2017-07-01
810163 3 $39,331 6 2009-12-03 2026-04-22
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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
$2,648,364 98.9% 34
Unknown
$26,623 1.0% 2
MN
$1,514 0.1% 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 2016-05-16 SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY CALIFORNIA Print & Mail LIT, POS; Support; Various Candidates $91,773
Largest all-time 2021-07-09 FAULCONER FOR GOVERNOR 2021 Strategy & Research CONSULTING SERVICES $43,250
Largest all-time 2012-11-15 BOSETTI FOR ASSEMBLY 2012; NORTHSTATE FARM AND BUSINESS PAC, SUPPORTING RICK Other / Unclassified — $40,000
Largest all-time 2021-08-09 FAULCONER FOR GOVERNOR 2021 Strategy & Research CONSULTING SERVICES $38,000
Largest all-time 2017-01-03 GALLAGHER FOR ASSEMBLY 2016 Fundraising — $35,000
Largest this cycle 2025-06-11 LAMALFA, DOUG Fundraising FUNDRAISING CONSULTING AND SUBSCRIPTIONS $22,701
Largest this cycle 2025-11-04 LAMALFA, DOUG Fundraising FUNDRAISING CONSULTING AND SUBSCRIPTIONS $17,046
Largest this cycle 2025-10-01 LAMALFA, DOUG Fundraising FUNDRAISING CONSULTING, SUBSCRIPTIONS, MAIL PROCESSING, PRINTING AND POSTAGE $8,895
Largest this cycle 2025-01-01 LAMALFA, DOUG Fundraising FUNDRAISING CONSULTING AND EXPENSES $7,627
Largest this cycle 2025-07-14 LAMALFA, DOUG Fundraising FUNDRAISING CONSULTING, TRAVEL AND SUBSCRIPTIONS $6,633
Recent 2026-04-22 810163 — — $5,000
Recent 2026-04-18 810163 Strategy & Research Management Consulting-less than 25% FEA $4,250
Recent 2026-03-19 EMMER, THOMAS EARL JR. — CC TRANSACTION FEES $197
Recent 2026-03-26 EMMER, THOMAS EARL JR. — CC TRANSACTION FEES $113
Recent 2026-03-31 EMMER, THOMAS EARL JR. — CC TRANSACTION FEES $100
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