Rob Bonta
Rob Bonta is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Rob Bonta was paid $150K across 12 client committees, of which $90K 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 |
$60,456 | 40 rows | 40.2% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$90,025 | 28 rows | 59.8% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Sep 17, 2012 → Jun 17, 2026
- spans 13.7 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 40
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 12
- 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.
No buyer activity in this window.
Top buyers last 3 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BONTA FOR CA ATTORNEY GENERAL 2026; ROB 1456428 |
$19,600 | 1 |
| CALIFORNIA IATSE COUNCIL PAC 1398390 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| UNITED DOMESTIC WORKERS OF AMERICA INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE PAC 1367550 |
$1,208 | 2 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 5
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BONTA FOR CA ATTORNEY GENERAL 2026; ROB 1456428 |
$19,600 | 1 |
| UNITED DOMESTIC WORKERS OF AMERICA INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE PAC 1367550 |
$4,375 | 6 |
| CALIFORNIA IATSE COUNCIL PAC 1398390 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| FRIEDMAN, ROBERT 1393762 |
$1,000 | 1 |
| 741857 741857 |
$320 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 5
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BONTA FOR CA ATTORNEY GENERAL 2026; ROB 1456428 |
$19,600 | 1 |
| UNITED DOMESTIC WORKERS OF AMERICA INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE PAC 1367550 |
$4,375 | 6 |
| CALIFORNIA IATSE COUNCIL PAC 1398390 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| FRIEDMAN, ROBERT 1393762 |
$1,000 | 1 |
| 741857 741857 |
$320 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 5
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BONTA FOR CA ATTORNEY GENERAL 2026; ROB 1456428 |
$34,875 IE $15,275 · SB $19,600 |
12 |
| UNITED DOMESTIC WORKERS OF AMERICA INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE PAC 1367550 |
$4,375 | 6 |
| CALIFORNIA IATSE COUNCIL PAC 1398390 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| FRIEDMAN, ROBERT 1393762 |
$1,000 | 1 |
| 741857 741857 |
$320 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 5
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BONTA FOR CA ATTORNEY GENERAL 2026; ROB 1456428 |
$41,125 IE $21,525 · SB $19,600 |
15 |
| UNITED DOMESTIC WORKERS OF AMERICA INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE PAC 1367550 |
$4,375 | 6 |
| CALIFORNIA IATSE COUNCIL PAC 1398390 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| FRIEDMAN, ROBERT 1393762 |
$1,000 | 1 |
| 741857 741857 |
$320 | 1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $150,481 | 100.00% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Money flow through this vendor
Where their ad buys point
IE payers (left) → races the buys targeted (right) · independent-expenditure filings onlyNo activity in the last 1 months.
No activity in the last 3 months.
Outflow is on record for the last 6 months, but no itemized payers are.
Outflow is on record for the last 12 months, but no itemized payers are.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 4 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $133 | 1 | 741857 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $133 | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $123 | 1 | 741857 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $255 | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $100 | 1 | 741857 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $100 | -19% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $20K | 1 | CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIA… 100% | Digital 100% | $20K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $369 | 3 | 741857 73% | Print & Mail 100% | $369 | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $271 | 6 | 741857 67% | Print & Mail 100% | $641 | -99% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $28K | 10 | BONTA FOR CA ATTORNEY GENER… 71% | Print & Mail 14% | $28K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital | $20,769 | 2 | $10K | 55.8% | CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIA… 97% | 3mo ago |
| Print & Mail | $16,292 | 24 | $679 | 43.8% | 810830 65% | 2mo ago |
| Wages & Payroll | $123 | 9 | $14 | 0.3% | SNUFF TOBACCO MONEY OUT OF … 96% | 9y ago |
| Software & Tech | $44 | 1 | $44 | 0.1% | SNUFF TOBACCO MONEY OUT OF … 100% | 9y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 741857 | 5 | $1,259 | 7 | 2016-05-17 | 2026-04-24 |
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 | $60,456 | 100.0% | 12 |
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 | 2020-10-09 | CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE | Digital | Digital Ads | $20,220 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-05-24 | BONTA FOR CA ATTORNEY GENERAL 2026; ROB | — | — | $19,600 |
| Largest all-time | 2012-10-18 | 810830 | Print & Mail | Slate Mailer | $10,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-06-17 | CALIFORNIA IATSE COUNCIL PAC | — | — | $2,500 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-05-07 | UNITED DOMESTIC WORKERS OF AMERICA INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE PAC | Print & Mail | Mailer | $1,581 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-26 | UNITED DOMESTIC WORKERS OF AMERICA INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE PAC | Print & Mail | Mailer | $1,081 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-08 | FRIEDMAN, ROBERT | — | — | $1,000 |
| Recent | 2026-05-19 | UNITED DOMESTIC WORKERS OF AMERICA INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE PAC | Print & Mail | Mailer | $501 |
| Recent | 2026-05-26 | UNITED DOMESTIC WORKERS OF AMERICA INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE PAC | — | Emails | $127 |