Ransom for Assembly 2026
Ransom for Assembly 2026 is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Ransom for Assembly 2026 was paid $180K across 16 client committees, of which $128K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.
Part I Identity
Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.
Source split
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$148,112 | 81 rows | 53.6% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$128,239 | 50 rows | 46.4% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Feb 25, 2025 → May 20, 2026
- spans 1.2 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 81
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 16
- 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 7
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| RANSOM FOR ASSEMBLY 2026 1477142 |
$20,440 | 29 |
| 743501 743501 |
$5,000 | 1 |
| 760458 760458 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| BLACK LEGACY PAC 1467230 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| 780657 780657 |
$2,000 | 1 |
| 890194 890194 |
$2,000 | 1 |
| 761128 761128 |
$1,500 | 1 |
Top buyers last 3 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| RANSOM FOR ASSEMBLY 2026 1477142 |
$49,412 | 44 |
| CALIFORNIANS FOR JOBS AND A STRONG ECONOMY 1275549 |
$5,900 | 1 |
| 743501 743501 |
$5,000 | 1 |
| ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA STATE SUPERVISORS PAC 1303937 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| BLACK LEGACY PAC 1467230 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| 760458 760458 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| 780657 780657 |
$2,000 | 1 |
| 890194 890194 |
$2,000 | 1 |
| 745910 745910 |
$1,500 | 1 |
| 761128 761128 |
$1,500 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| RANSOM FOR ASSEMBLY 2026 1477142 |
$66,212 | 51 |
| CALIFORNIANS FOR JOBS AND A STRONG ECONOMY 1275549 |
$5,900 | 1 |
| 743501 743501 |
$5,000 | 1 |
| 890194 890194 |
$3,000 | 2 |
| 760458 760458 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA STATE SUPERVISORS PAC 1303937 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| BLACK LEGACY PAC 1467230 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| 780657 780657 |
$2,000 | 1 |
| 890906 890906 |
$2,000 | 1 |
| 761128 761128 |
$1,500 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| RANSOM FOR ASSEMBLY 2026 1477142 |
$93,512 | 61 |
| CALIFORNIANS FOR JOBS AND A STRONG ECONOMY 1275549 |
$5,900 | 1 |
| CALIFORNIA-NEVADA CONFERENCE OF OPERATING ENGINEERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 1237671 |
$5,900 | 1 |
| 760231 760231 |
$5,900 | 1 |
| 743501 743501 |
$5,000 | 1 |
| 890194 890194 |
$3,000 | 2 |
| ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA STATE SUPERVISORS PAC 1303937 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| 760458 760458 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| BLACK LEGACY PAC 1467230 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| 780657 780657 |
$2,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| RANSOM FOR ASSEMBLY 2026 1477142 |
$104,412 | 65 |
| CALIFORNIANS FOR JOBS AND A STRONG ECONOMY 1275549 |
$5,900 | 1 |
| CALIFORNIA-NEVADA CONFERENCE OF OPERATING ENGINEERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 1237671 |
$5,900 | 1 |
| 760231 760231 |
$5,900 | 1 |
| 743501 743501 |
$5,000 | 1 |
| 890194 890194 |
$3,000 | 2 |
| ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA STATE SUPERVISORS PAC 1303937 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| 760458 760458 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| BLACK LEGACY PAC 1467230 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| 780657 780657 |
$2,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| RANSOM FOR ASSEMBLY 2026 1477142 |
$104,412 | 65 |
| CALIFORNIANS FOR JOBS AND A STRONG ECONOMY 1275549 |
$5,900 | 1 |
| CALIFORNIA-NEVADA CONFERENCE OF OPERATING ENGINEERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 1237671 |
$5,900 | 1 |
| 760231 760231 |
$5,900 | 1 |
| 743501 743501 |
$5,000 | 1 |
| 890194 890194 |
$3,000 | 2 |
| ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA STATE SUPERVISORS PAC 1303937 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| 760458 760458 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| BLACK LEGACY PAC 1467230 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| 780657 780657 |
$2,000 | 1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $179,751 | 100.00% |
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 · 2 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $7K | 4 | RANSOM FOR ASSEMBLY 2026 77% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $7K | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $18K | 3 | RANSOM FOR ASSEMBLY 2026 67% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $24K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $9K | 5 | RANSOM FOR ASSEMBLY 2026 100% | Other / Unclassified 76% | $33K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $31K | 12 | RANSOM FOR ASSEMBLY 2026 71% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $64K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $14K | 8 | RANSOM FOR ASSEMBLY 2026 86% | Other / Unclassified 93% | $14K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $70K | 49 | RANSOM FOR ASSEMBLY 2026 64% | Contributions & Trans… 11% | $84K | — |
Revenue by service category
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $81,200 | 31 | $3K | 89.5% | RANSOM FOR ASSEMBLY 2026 79% | 2mo ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | $9,340 | 24 | $389 | 10.3% | RANSOM FOR ASSEMBLY 2026 100% | 3w ago |
| Digital | $172 | 1 | $172 | 0.2% | RANSOM FOR ASSEMBLY 2026 100% | 5w 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 | $148,112 | 100.0% | 16 |
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 | 2025-11-26 | RANSOM FOR ASSEMBLY 2026 | Other / Unclassified | — | $5,900 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-03-10 | RANSOM FOR ASSEMBLY 2026 | Other / Unclassified | — | $5,900 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-06-17 | RANSOM FOR ASSEMBLY 2026 | Other / Unclassified | — | $5,900 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-04-08 | CALIFORNIANS FOR JOBS AND A STRONG ECONOMY | — | — | $5,900 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-04-21 | RANSOM FOR ASSEMBLY 2026 | Other / Unclassified | — | $5,900 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-08 | RANSOM FOR ASSEMBLY 2026 | Other / Unclassified | — | $5,900 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-15 | 743501 | — | — | $5,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-15 | RANSOM FOR ASSEMBLY 2026 | — | — | $5,000 |
| Recent | 2026-05-20 | RANSOM FOR ASSEMBLY 2026 | Contributions & Transfers | Earmarked Contribution from: HOWELL, PAT | $250 |
| Recent | 2026-05-20 | RANSOM FOR ASSEMBLY 2026 | Contributions & Transfers | Earmarked Contribution from: SIMS, KYON-TEKA | $100 |
| Recent | 2026-05-20 | RANSOM FOR ASSEMBLY 2026 | Contributions & Transfers | Earmarked Contribution from: RODRIGUEZ-MOORE, JENNIE | $100 |
| Recent | 2026-05-20 | RANSOM FOR ASSEMBLY 2026 | Contributions & Transfers | Earmarked Contribution from: SANCHEZ, ANNETTE | $100 |
| Recent | 2026-05-20 | RANSOM FOR ASSEMBLY 2026 | Contributions & Transfers | Earmarked Contribution from: GOUVEIA, WALTER | $25 |