PubMatic

$3.39M 2025-2026 cycle

PubMatic is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle PubMatic was paid $3.39M across 35 client committees.

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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
Oct 14, 2016 → May 21, 2026
spans 9.6 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
85
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
35
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.

Jun 2025 May 2026
$2.01M 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.

VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 1 months · top 4

VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1485077
$327,128 3
KIM FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026; JANE
1485530
$17,479 1
WORKING PEOPLE UNITED SPONSORED BY SEIU CALIFORNIA STATE COUNCIL
1490426
$7,721 2
CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION HOUSING SOLUTIONS COMMITTEE
1405775
$3,345 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 7

VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 7

STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $1.68M Media · 10 txns CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION INDEP… $303K Media · 1 txn KIM FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026; … $18K Other / Unclassified · 2 txns WORKING PEOPLE UNITED SPONSORED BY SE… $8K Media · 2 txns CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION HOUS… $3K — · 1 txn 911819 $1K — · 1 txn MENJIVAR FOR SENATE 2026 $268 Digital · 1 txn P PubMatic
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 9

STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $1.68M Media · 10 txns CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION INDEP… $303K Media · 1 txn KIM FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026; … $18K Other / Unclassified · 2 txns WORKING PEOPLE UNITED SPONSORED BY SE… $8K Media · 2 txns CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION HOUS… $3K — · 1 txn MILLER FOR CALPERS BOARD 2025; DAVID $2K Other / Unclassified · 2 txns JOHNSON FOR CALPERS BOARD 2025 $1K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn 911819 $1K — · 1 txn MENJIVAR FOR SENATE 2026 $268 Digital · 1 txn P PubMatic
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 9

STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $1.68M Media · 10 txns CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION INDEP… $303K Media · 1 txn KIM FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026; … $18K Other / Unclassified · 2 txns WORKING PEOPLE UNITED SPONSORED BY SE… $8K Media · 2 txns CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION HOUS… $3K — · 1 txn MILLER FOR CALPERS BOARD 2025; DAVID $2K Other / Unclassified · 2 txns JOHNSON FOR CALPERS BOARD 2025 $1K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn 911819 $1K — · 1 txn MENJIVAR FOR SENATE 2026 $268 Digital · 1 txn P PubMatic
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 10

STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $1.68M Media · 10 txns CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION INDEP… $303K Media · 1 txn YES ON PROP 2, SPONSORED BY NONPROFIT… $142K Digital · 4 txns HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND EDUCATORS CALI… $48K Strategy & Research · 4 txns CLEAN AND HEALTHY CALIFORNIA PAC $44K Digital · 12 txns 980020 $27K Digital · 5 txns KIM FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026; … $18K Other / Unclassified · 2 txns WORKING PEOPLE UNITED SPONSORED BY SE… $8K Media · 2 txns MC NERNEY FOR SENATE 2024 SPONSORED B… $5K Media · 1 txn CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION HOUS… $3K — · 1 txn P PubMatic

By party

PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $3,390,463 100.00%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2018202020212022202420252026 Q4 2018 (2018 cycle): $11KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $7KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $313KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $728KQ3 2021 (2020 cycle): $466Q2 2022 (2022 cycle): $9KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $14KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $3KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $36KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $236KQ3 2025 (2024 cycle): $3KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $77KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $1.93M Q4Q3Q3Q4Q3Q3Q2 $1.93M

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 7 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2018 Q4 2018 $11K 3 THURMOND FOR SUPERINTENDENT… 61% Digital 100% $11K
2020 Q1 2020 $7K 3 JONES FOR CALPERS BOARD 201… 78% Digital 100% $7K
2020 Q3 2020 $313K 2 CALIFORNIA COALITION FOR FA… 79% Digital 100% $320K
2020 Q4 2020 $728K 14 CALIFORNIA COALITION FOR FA… 44% Digital 86% $1.05M +6788%
2021 Q3 2020 $466 1 LE ROUX FOR GOVERNOR 2021; … 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $1.05M
2022 Q2 2022 $9K 3 THURMOND FOR SUPERINTENDENT… 58% Digital 100% $9K
2022 Q4 2022 $14K 3 NO ON 30 - EDUCATORS OPPOSE… 50% Other / Unclassified 50% $22K -98%
2024 Q1 2024 $3K 2 CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIA… 74% Digital 100% $3K
2024 Q3 2024 $36K 6 HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND EDUC… 71% Strategy & Research 71% $38K
2024 Q4 2024 $236K 24 YES ON PROP 2, SPONSORED BY… 60% Digital 87% $274K +1605%
2025 Q3 2024 $3K 3 MILLER FOR CALPERS BOARD 20… 57% Other / Unclassified 100% $277K
2026 Q1 2026 $77K 3 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 100% Digital 100% $77K +2823%
2026 Q2 2026 $1.93M 15 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 83% Media 99% $2.01M
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Revenue by service category

Revenue by service category

last 1 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $1.92M across 13 disbursements (avg $148K/check) Top buyer: STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 (83% of category) Last paid: 2w ago · +27784% vs prior cycle Media $335K

Revenue by service category

last 3 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $1.92M across 13 disbursements (avg $148K/check) Top buyer: STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 (83% of category) Last paid: 2w ago · +27784% vs prior cycle Media $1.91M Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $1.29M across 58 disbursements (avg $22K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA COALITION FOR FAIRNESS, SPONSORED BY MANUFACTURERS (44% of category) Last paid: 5w ago · +489% vs prior cycle Digital $268

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $1.92M across 13 disbursements (avg $148K/check) Top buyer: STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 (83% of category) Last paid: 2w ago · +27784% vs prior cycle Media $1.91M Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $1.29M across 58 disbursements (avg $22K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA COALITION FOR FAIRNESS, SPONSORED BY MANUFACTURERS (44% of category) Last paid: 5w ago · +489% vs prior cycle Digital $77K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $1.92M across 13 disbursements (avg $148K/check) Top buyer: STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 (83% of category) Last paid: 2w ago · +27784% vs prior cycle Media $1.91M Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $1.29M across 58 disbursements (avg $22K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA COALITION FOR FAIRNESS, SPONSORED BY MANUFACTURERS (44% of category) Last paid: 5w ago · +489% vs prior cycle Digital $77K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $1.92M across 13 disbursements (avg $148K/check) Top buyer: STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 (83% of category) Last paid: 2w ago · +27784% vs prior cycle Media $1.91M Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $1.29M across 58 disbursements (avg $22K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA COALITION FOR FAIRNESS, SPONSORED BY MANUFACTURERS (44% of category) Last paid: 5w ago · +489% vs prior cycle Digital $77K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $1.92M across 13 disbursements (avg $148K/check) Top buyer: STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 (83% of category) Last paid: 2w ago · +27784% vs prior cycle Media $1.92M Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $1.29M across 58 disbursements (avg $22K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA COALITION FOR FAIRNESS, SPONSORED BY MANUFACTURERS (44% of category) Last paid: 5w ago · +489% vs prior cycle Digital $293K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $48K across 4 disbursements (avg $12K/check) Top buyer: HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND EDUCATORS CALIFORNIA SPONSORED BY LABOR ORGANIZATIONS (100% of category) Last paid: 19mo ago · +0% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $48K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Media $1,918,164 13 $148K 56.9% STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 83% 2w ago
Digital $1,287,443 58 $22K 38.2% CALIFORNIA COALITION FOR FA… 44% 5w ago
Other / Unclassified $115,741 7 $17K 3.4% END PREDATORY & UNFAIR MONE… 91% 3mo ago
Strategy & Research $48,291 4 $12K 1.4% HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND EDUC… 100% 19mo 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
$308,190 · 9% of revenue
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Repeat clients 2 cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
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One-time clients 1 cycle
$3,083,329 · 91% of revenue
Top 1 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE 3 $308,190 3 2020-10-17 2026-04-24
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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
$3,391,519 100.0% 35
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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 2026-04-23 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 Media Digital Ad Buy $967,891
Largest all-time 2026-05-21 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 Media Digital Ad Buy $320,713
Largest all-time 2020-11-02 CALIFORNIA COALITION FOR FAIRNESS, SPONSORED BY MANUFACTURERS Digital DIGITAL ADS $318,151
Largest all-time 2026-04-23 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 Media Digital Ad Buy $302,616
Largest all-time 2026-04-24 CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE Media Digital Ads $302,602
Largest this cycle 2026-02-02 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 Digital Digital Ad Buy $76,370
Recent 2026-05-16 WORKING PEOPLE UNITED SPONSORED BY SEIU CALIFORNIA STATE COUNCIL Media TV and online ads $7,011
Recent 2026-05-21 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 Media Digital Ad Buy $3,839
Recent 2026-05-21 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 Media Digital Ad Buy $2,575
Recent 2026-05-16 WORKING PEOPLE UNITED SPONSORED BY SEIU CALIFORNIA STATE COUNCIL Media TV and online ads $710
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