RIDDER/BRADEN, INC.

$984K 2025-2026 cycle

RIDDER/BRADEN, INC. is a legal & compliance vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle RIDDER/BRADEN, INC. was paid $984K across 15 client committees, of which $126K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

Legal & Compliance ○ Slowing (~3mo 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

$984K = $858K (Schedule B) + $126K (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments
$857,900 150 rows 87.2%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them
$126,131 3 rows 12.8%
Activity span ALL TIME
Oct 18, 2010 → May 9, 2026
spans 15.6 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
150
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
15
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Jun 2025 May 2026
$224K 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.

No buyer activity in this window.

VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 3

DEGETTE, DIANA L $16K — · 1 txn WORKING FAMILIES FOR A STRONGER CALIF… $11K Strategy & Research · 2 txns NEW DEMOCRAT MAJORITY $4K — · 1 txn RB RIDDER/BRADEN, INC.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 6

GROW CALIFORNIA $91K — · 1 txn CALIFORNIANS FOR JOBS AND A STRONG EC… $56K Other / Unclassified · 2 txns RIVAS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; ROBERT $21K — · 2 txns DEGETTE, DIANA L $16K — · 1 txn WORKING FAMILIES FOR A STRONGER CALIF… $11K Strategy & Research · 2 txns NEW DEMOCRAT MAJORITY $4K — · 1 txn RB RIDDER/BRADEN, INC.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 6

GROW CALIFORNIA $91K — · 1 txn CALIFORNIANS FOR JOBS AND A STRONG EC… $56K Other / Unclassified · 2 txns DEGETTE, DIANA L $41K Strategy & Research · 4 txns RIVAS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; ROBERT $21K — · 2 txns WORKING FAMILIES FOR A STRONGER CALIF… $11K Strategy & Research · 2 txns NEW DEMOCRAT MAJORITY $4K — · 1 txn RB RIDDER/BRADEN, INC.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 7

GROW CALIFORNIA $91K — · 1 txn CALIFORNIANS FOR JOBS AND A STRONG EC… $56K Other / Unclassified · 2 txns DEGETTE, DIANA L $41K Strategy & Research · 4 txns BENNET, MICHAEL F. $30K Strategy & Research · 1 txn RIVAS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; ROBERT $21K — · 2 txns WORKING FAMILIES FOR A STRONGER CALIF… $11K Strategy & Research · 2 txns NEW DEMOCRAT MAJORITY $4K — · 1 txn RB RIDDER/BRADEN, INC.
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
GROW CALIFORNIA
1483808
$90,625 1
CALIFORNIANS FOR JOBS AND A STRONG ECONOMY
1275549
$56,125 2
DEGETTE, DIANA L
CO · House DEM
$41,000 4
BENNET, MICHAEL F.
CO · Senate DEM
$30,000 1
RIVAS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; ROBERT
1476818
$21,000 2
WORKING FAMILIES FOR A STRONGER CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY LCC PAC, A BI-PARTISAN COALITION OF MUNICIPAL, COUNTY, LATINO APPOINTED AND ELECTED LEADERS PAC
1490752
$11,000 2
NEW DEMOCRAT MAJORITY
C00859660
$3,875 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 7

GROW CALIFORNIA $91K — · 1 txn CALIFORNIANS FOR JOBS AND A STRONG EC… $56K Other / Unclassified · 2 txns DEGETTE, DIANA L $41K Strategy & Research · 4 txns BENNET, MICHAEL F. $30K Strategy & Research · 1 txn RIVAS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; ROBERT $21K — · 2 txns WORKING FAMILIES FOR A STRONGER CALIF… $11K Strategy & Research · 2 txns NEW DEMOCRAT MAJORITY $4K — · 1 txn RB RIDDER/BRADEN, INC.
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
GROW CALIFORNIA
1483808
$90,625 1
CALIFORNIANS FOR JOBS AND A STRONG ECONOMY
1275549
$56,125 2
DEGETTE, DIANA L
CO · House DEM
$41,000 4
BENNET, MICHAEL F.
CO · Senate DEM
$30,000 1
RIVAS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; ROBERT
1476818
$21,000 2
WORKING FAMILIES FOR A STRONGER CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY LCC PAC, A BI-PARTISAN COALITION OF MUNICIPAL, COUNTY, LATINO APPOINTED AND ELECTED LEADERS PAC
1490752
$11,000 2
NEW DEMOCRAT MAJORITY
C00859660
$3,875 1

By party

Revenue by party

100% D
D · 100%
R · 0%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $495,141 50.32%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $488,890 49.68%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Q1 2017 (2018 cycle): $12KQ2 2017 (2018 cycle): $12KQ3 2017 (2018 cycle): $12KQ4 2017 (2018 cycle): $12KQ1 2018 (2018 cycle): $14KQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $101KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $14KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $24KQ1 2019 (2020 cycle): $12KQ2 2019 (2020 cycle): $12KQ3 2019 (2020 cycle): $11KQ4 2019 (2020 cycle): $11KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $11KQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $11KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $11KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $11KQ1 2021 (2022 cycle): $11KQ2 2021 (2022 cycle): $11KQ3 2021 (2022 cycle): $11KQ4 2021 (2022 cycle): $11KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $10KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $24KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $83KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $38KQ1 2023 (2024 cycle): $10KQ4 2023 (2022 cycle): $82KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $29KQ2 2025 (2026 cycle): $30KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $13KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $55KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $157K Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q1Q4Q2 $157K

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 2018 $12K 7 DEGETTE, DIANA L 97% Legal & Compliance 100% $12K
2017 Q2 2018 $12K 7 DEGETTE, DIANA L 97% Legal & Compliance 100% $23K
2017 Q3 2018 $12K 7 DEGETTE, DIANA L 97% Legal & Compliance 100% $35K
2017 Q4 2018 $12K 7 DEGETTE, DIANA L 97% Legal & Compliance 100% $47K
2018 Q1 2018 $14K 8 DEGETTE, DIANA L 98% Legal & Compliance 100% $61K
2018 Q2 2018 $101K 12 DEGETTE, DIANA L 76% Legal & Compliance 77% $162K
2018 Q3 2018 $14K 6 DEGETTE, DIANA L 98% Legal & Compliance 100% $176K
2018 Q4 2018 $24K 5 RIVAS FOR ASSEMBLY 2018; RO… 52% Legal & Compliance 100% $200K
2019 Q1 2020 $12K 4 DEGETTE, DIANA L 97% Legal & Compliance 100% $12K +0%
2019 Q2 2020 $12K 4 DEGETTE, DIANA L 97% Legal & Compliance 100% $23K +0%
2019 Q3 2020 $11K 4 DEGETTE, DIANA L 97% Legal & Compliance 100% $34K -10%
2019 Q4 2020 $11K 4 DEGETTE, DIANA L 97% Legal & Compliance 100% $44K -10%
2020 Q1 2020 $11K 4 DEGETTE, DIANA L 97% Legal & Compliance 100% $55K -25%
2020 Q2 2020 $11K 4 DEGETTE, DIANA L 97% Legal & Compliance 100% $65K -90%
2020 Q3 2020 $11K 4 DEGETTE, DIANA L 97% Legal & Compliance 100% $76K -23%
2020 Q4 2020 $11K 4 DEGETTE, DIANA L 97% Legal & Compliance 100% $86K -57%
2021 Q1 2022 $11K 4 DEGETTE, DIANA L 97% Legal & Compliance 100% $11K -10%
2021 Q2 2022 $11K 4 DEGETTE, DIANA L 97% Legal & Compliance 100% $21K -10%
2021 Q3 2022 $11K 4 DEGETTE, DIANA L 97% Legal & Compliance 100% $32K +0%
2021 Q4 2022 $11K 4 DEGETTE, DIANA L 97% Legal & Compliance 100% $42K +0%
2022 Q1 2022 $10K 3 DEGETTE, DIANA L 100% Legal & Compliance 100% $52K -3%
2022 Q2 2022 $24K 5 SAFE AND HEALTHY NEIGHBORHO… 55% Legal & Compliance 100% $76K +124%
2022 Q3 2022 $83K 9 911819 72% Legal & Compliance 100% $158K +686%
2022 Q4 2022 $38K 6 CALIFORNIANS FOR JOBS AND A… 72% Other / Unclassified 72% $197K +265%
2023 Q1 2024 $10K 3 DEGETTE, DIANA L 100% Legal & Compliance 100% $10K -3%
2023 Q4 2022 $82K 3 BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR ALL 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $279K
2024 Q1 2024 $29K 1 BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR ALL 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $39K +184%
2025 Q2 2026 $30K 1 BENNET, MICHAEL F. 100% Strategy & Research 100% $30K
2025 Q4 2026 $13K 2 DEGETTE, DIANA L 100% Strategy & Research 100% $43K
2026 Q1 2026 $55K 4 CALIFORNIANS FOR JOBS AND A… 39% Other / Unclassified 39% $97K +88%
2026 Q2 2026 $157K 6 GROW CALIFORNIA 58% Other / Unclassified 22% $254K
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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: $77K across 6 disbursements (avg $13K/check) Top buyer: BENNET, MICHAEL F. (39% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $11K

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $77K across 6 disbursements (avg $13K/check) Top buyer: BENNET, MICHAEL F. (39% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $11K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $77K across 6 disbursements (avg $13K/check) Top buyer: BENNET, MICHAEL F. (39% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $24K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $77K across 6 disbursements (avg $13K/check) Top buyer: BENNET, MICHAEL F. (39% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $54K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $77K across 6 disbursements (avg $13K/check) Top buyer: BENNET, MICHAEL F. (39% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $54K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Legal & Compliance $441,875 131 $3K 61.9% DEGETTE, DIANA L 76% 3y ago
Other / Unclassified $195,025 7 $28K 27.3% BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR ALL 57% 3mo ago
Strategy & Research $77,000 6 $13K 10.8% BENNET, MICHAEL F. 39% 3mo ago
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Client retention

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

2
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$385,375 · 45% of revenue
2
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$195,025 · 23% of revenue
11
One-time clients 1 cycle
$277,500 · 32% of revenue
Top 2 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
DEGETTE, DIANA L 5 $378,175 104 2017-01-01 2026-05-07
INDIVIDUALS DEDICATED TO ETHICS AND SCIENCE PAC 3 $7,200 24 2017-03-01 2022-12-01
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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
CO
$438,875 51.2% 4
CA
$415,150 48.4% 10
DC
$3,875 0.5% 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 2026-04-14 GROW CALIFORNIA $90,625
Largest all-time 2018-06-01 DEGETTE, DIANA L Legal & Compliance MEDIA BUY/PRODUCTION $40,000
Largest all-time 2026-04-14 CALIFORNIANS FOR JOBS AND A STRONG ECONOMY Other / Unclassified $35,125
Largest all-time 2025-04-14 BENNET, MICHAEL F. Strategy & Research RESEARCH CONSULTING $30,000
Largest all-time 2023-12-13 BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR ALL Other / Unclassified $29,000
Largest this cycle 2026-02-18 CALIFORNIANS FOR JOBS AND A STRONG ECONOMY Other / Unclassified $21,000
Largest this cycle 2026-05-07 DEGETTE, DIANA L SURVEY RESEARCH $16,000
Recent 2026-05-01 WORKING FAMILIES FOR A STRONGER CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY LCC PAC, A BI-PARTISAN COALITION OF MUNICIPAL, COUNTY, LATINO APPOINTED AND ELECTED LEADERS PAC Strategy & Research Research/Support/Sara Hernandez/State Senate/District 26 $6,000
Recent 2026-05-01 WORKING FAMILIES FOR A STRONGER CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY LCC PAC, A BI-PARTISAN COALITION OF MUNICIPAL, COUNTY, LATINO APPOINTED AND ELECTED LEADERS PAC Strategy & Research Research/Support/Scott Houston/State Assembly/District 66 $5,000
Recent 2026-05-09 NEW DEMOCRAT MAJORITY RESEARCH CONSULTING $3,875
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