RMS Associates
$2.56M
2025-2026 cycle
RMS Associates is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle RMS Associates was paid $2.56M across 29 client committees, of which $497K 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
$2.56M
=
$2.07M
(Schedule B)
+
$497K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$2,066,492 | 129 rows | 80.6% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$497,182 | 30 rows | 19.4% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jan 12, 2012 → May 21, 2026
- spans 14.4 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 129
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 29
- 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
$111K
across 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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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| WOLFF FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026 1482531 |
$10,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| WOLFF FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026 1482531 |
$81,250 | 4 |
| AGARWAL, ETHAN CA · House DEM |
$20,000 | 2 |
| GRAYSON FOR STATE CONTROLLER 2030; TIM 1477855 |
$10,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| WOLFF FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026 1482531 |
$81,250 | 4 |
| AGARWAL, ETHAN CA · House DEM |
$20,000 | 2 |
| GRAYSON FOR STATE CONTROLLER 2030; TIM 1477855 |
$10,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| WOLFF FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026 1482531 |
$81,250 | 4 |
| WORKING CLASS ACTION FUND C00880559 |
$30,000 | 1 |
| GRAYSON FOR STATE CONTROLLER 2030; TIM 1477855 |
$20,000 | 2 |
| AGARWAL, ETHAN CA · House DEM |
$20,000 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| WOLFF FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026 1482531 |
$81,250 | 4 |
| WORKING CLASS ACTION FUND C00880559 |
$30,000 | 1 |
| GRAYSON FOR STATE CONTROLLER 2030; TIM 1477855 |
$20,000 | 2 |
| AGARWAL, ETHAN CA · House DEM |
$20,000 | 2 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 100%
R · 0%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $89,342 | 3.48% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $2,474,332 | 96.52% |
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 · 9 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $17K | 1 | BERA, AMERISH 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $17K | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2018 | $10K | 1 | GRAYSON FOR ASSEMBLY 2020; … 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $27K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $20K | 2 | GRAYSON FOR ASSEMBLY 2020; … 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $20K | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $5K | 1 | RIVAS FOR ASSEMBLY 2020; RO… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $25K | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $18K | 2 | GRAYSON FOR ASSEMBLY 2020; … 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $43K | — |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2020 | $10K | 1 | GRAYSON FOR ASSEMBLY 2022; … 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $53K | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $5K | 1 | DR. BAUMLIN FOR PA 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $5K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $10K | 1 | CAMPOS FOR ASSEMBLY 2022, S… 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $15K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $10K | 1 | 911819 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $25K | +100% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $10K | 1 | GRAYSON FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; … 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $35K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $60K | 4 | BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR ALL 83% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $95K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $13K | 3 | KELLEY AND OPPOSING RUSTY H… 100% | Other / Unclassified 60% | $13K | — |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $30K | 1 | WORKING CLASS ACTION FUND 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $30K | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $10K | 1 | GRAYSON FOR STATE CONTROLLE… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $23K | +0% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $19K | 1 | WOLFF FOR INSURANCE COMMISS… 100% | — | $49K | +50% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $93K | 6 | WOLFF FOR INSURANCE COMMISS… 68% | Other / Unclassified 35% | $141K | — |
Revenue by service category
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Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital | $786,350 | 20 | $39K | 39.8% | NO ON PROP 66, CALIFORNIANS… 48% | 9y ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $637,788 | 56 | $11K | 32.2% | KIM FOR SENATE 2016 COMMITT… 31% | 3mo ago |
| Strategy & Research | $448,994 | 38 | $12K | 22.7% | SAN FRANCISCANS TO HOLD MIR… 71% | 17mo ago |
| Media | $114,610 | 9 | $13K | 5.8% | 911819 83% | 12y ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | -$10,000 | 1 | $-10K | -0.5% | 911819 0% | 11y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
0
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
4
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$476,160 · 23% of revenue
25
One-time clients 1 cycle
$1,590,332 · 77% of revenue
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 | $2,031,492 | 98.3% | 27 | |
| DC | $30,000 | 1.5% | 1 | |
| PA | $5,000 | 0.2% | 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 | 2016-10-26 | NO ON PROP 66, CALIFORNIANS FOR FAIR JUSTICE, SPONSORED BY SOCIAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS | Digital | Digital Media Ads and See Schedule G for details | $147,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2014-05-31 | CALIFORNIA SENIOR ADVOCATES LEAGUE PAC | Digital | Internet Ads | $77,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2014-05-31 | CALIFORNIA SENIOR ADVOCATES LEAGUE PAC | Digital | Internet Ads Supporting Marshal Tuck. See Schedule G. | $77,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2014-05-12 | 911819 | Digital | ONLINE ADS | $60,950 |
| Largest all-time | 2016-09-29 | NO ON PROP 66, CALIFORNIANS FOR FAIR JUSTICE, SPONSORED BY SOCIAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS | Digital | Digital Media Ads and See Schedule G for details | $59,500 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-02-21 | WORKING CLASS ACTION FUND | Strategy & Research | STRATEGIC CONSULTING | $30,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-23 | WOLFF FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026 | — | — | $30,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-23 | WOLFF FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026 | Other / Unclassified | — | $22,500 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-31 | WOLFF FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026 | — | — | $18,750 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-07 | AGARWAL, ETHAN | — | COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING | $10,000 |
| Recent | 2026-04-08 | GRAYSON FOR STATE CONTROLLER 2030; TIM | Other / Unclassified | — | $10,000 |
| Recent | 2026-04-24 | AGARWAL, ETHAN | — | COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING | $10,000 |
| Recent | 2026-05-21 | WOLFF FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026 | — | — | $10,000 |