Samuel Liu
Samuel Liu is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Samuel Liu was paid $298K across 9 client committees.
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
- Jan 28, 2008 → Jun 10, 2026
- spans 18.4 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 183
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 9
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
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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.
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Top buyers last 3 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ALLEN FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026; BEN 1483889 |
$10,500 | 2 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ALLEN FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026; BEN 1483889 |
$48,459 | 10 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ALLEN FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026; BEN 1483889 |
$76,496 | 13 |
| ALLEN SENATE 2022 OFFICEHOLDER ACCOUNT; BEN 1460970 |
$110 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ALLEN FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026; BEN 1483889 |
$76,496 | 13 |
| ALLEN SENATE 2022 OFFICEHOLDER ACCOUNT; BEN 1460970 |
$110 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ALLEN FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026; BEN 1483889 |
$76,496 | 13 |
| ALLEN SENATE 2022 OFFICEHOLDER ACCOUNT; BEN 1460970 |
$1,394 | 5 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $297,569 | 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 · 9 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q3 | 2016 | $8K | 6 | ALLEN FOR SENATE 2018; BEN 100% | Other / Unclassified 96% | $8K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $15K | 6 | ALLEN FOR SENATE 2018; BEN 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $15K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $6K | 2 | ALLEN FOR SENATE 2018; BEN 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $21K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $34 | 1 | ALLEN FOR SENATE 2018; BEN 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $21K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2018 | $5K | 2 | ALLEN FOR SENATE 2018; BEN 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $26K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $8K | 1 | ALLEN FOR SENATE 2022; BEN 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $8K | -43% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $3K | 1 | ALLEN FOR A BETTER CALIFORN… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $12K | +9555% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $948 | 4 | HERTZBERG FOR SUPERVISOR 20… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $948 | — |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2022 | $1K | 10 | ALLEN FOR SENATE 2022; BEN 100% | Other / Unclassified 82% | $2K | — |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $2K | 21 | ALLEN FOR SENATE 2022; BEN 100% | Travel & Events 57% | $5K | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $1K | 1 | ALLEN FOR SENATE 2022; BEN 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $6K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $2K | 14 | ALLEN FOR SENATE 2022; BEN 100% | Travel & Events 64% | $2K | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $618 | 4 | ALLEN SENATE 2022 OFFICEHOL… 100% | Other / Unclassified 64% | $3K | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $1K | 3 | ALLEN SENATE 2022 OFFICEHOL… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $4K | +25% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $104 | 1 | ALLEN SENATE 2022 OFFICEHOL… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $4K | -92% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $110 | 1 | ALLEN SENATE 2022 OFFICEHOL… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $4K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $38K | 7 | ALLEN FOR INSURANCE COMMISS… 100% | Other / Unclassified 39% | $38K | +1811% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $38K | 6 | ALLEN FOR INSURANCE COMMISS… 100% | — | $76K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $203,615 | 123 | $2K | 86.4% | ALLEN FOR SENATE 2014, BEN 44% | 5mo ago |
| Travel & Events | $31,073 | 47 | $661 | 13.2% | STERN FOR SENATE 2016 51% | 2y ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | $950 | 2 | $475 | 0.4% | STERN FOR SENATE 2016 74% | 9y ago |
| Field & Voter Contact | $110 | 1 | $110 | 0.0% | LIEU FOR ASSEMBLY 2008, TED 100% | 17y 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN FOR SENATE 2018; BEN | 3 | $55,014 | 41 | 2015-02-01 | 2019-01-31 |
| ALLEN FOR SENATE 2022; BEN | 3 | $15,270 | 47 | 2020-01-23 | 2024-01-25 |
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 | $297,569 | 100.0% | 9 |
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 | 2016-09-29 | STERN FOR SENATE 2016 | Other / Unclassified | — | $20,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2016-11-14 | STERN FOR SENATE 2016 | Other / Unclassified | — | $17,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-02-11 | ALLEN FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026; BEN | Other / Unclassified | — | $14,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2014-07-25 | ALLEN FOR SENATE 2014, BEN | Other / Unclassified | — | $10,578 |
| Largest all-time | 2016-10-27 | ALLEN FOR SENATE 2018; BEN | Other / Unclassified | — | $10,511 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-26 | ALLEN FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026; BEN | — | — | $10,503 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-29 | ALLEN FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026; BEN | — | — | $9,765 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-28 | ALLEN FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026; BEN | — | — | $9,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-25 | ALLEN FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026; BEN | — | — | $9,000 |
| Recent | 2026-05-21 | ALLEN FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026; BEN | — | — | $9,000 |
| Recent | 2026-06-10 | ALLEN FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026; BEN | — | — | $9,000 |
| Recent | 2026-06-02 | ALLEN FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026; BEN | — | — | $1,500 |
| Recent | 2026-04-28 | ALLEN FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026; BEN | — | — | $115 |