Santa Barbara Independent
Santa Barbara Independent is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Santa Barbara Independent was paid — across 13 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
- —
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 53
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 13
- 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.
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Top buyers last 3 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ADAMS 2026; RETAIN JUDGE TOM 1489335 |
$5,045 | 3 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ADAMS 2026; RETAIN JUDGE TOM 1489335 |
$5,045 | 3 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ADAMS 2026; RETAIN JUDGE TOM 1489335 |
$5,045 | 3 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ADAMS 2026; RETAIN JUDGE TOM 1489335 |
$5,045 | 3 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ADAMS 2026; RETAIN JUDGE TOM 1489335 |
$5,045 | 3 |
| HART FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; GREGG 1456918 |
$1,606 | 2 |
| LIMON FOR SENATE 2024 1434494 |
$1,185 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 10.33% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $0 | 89.67% |
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 · 8 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $700 | 1 | DEMOCRATIC WOMEN OF SANTA B… 100% | Media 100% | $700 | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $2K | 2 | DEMOCRATIC WOMEN OF SANTA B… 100% | Media 100% | $3K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $2K | 1 | CARBAJAL, SALUD O. 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $5K | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $3K | 2 | CARBAJAL, SALUD O. 62% | Media 100% | $3K | +23% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $500 | 1 | LIMON FOR SENATE 2024 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $3K | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $516 | 1 | 880912 100% | Media 100% | $4K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $2K | 3 | HART FOR ASSEMBLY 2022; GRE… 76% | Other / Unclassified 76% | $2K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $850 | 1 | HART FOR ASSEMBLY 2022; GRE… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $2K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $6K | 7 | 494306 80% | Print & Mail 80% | $9K | +122% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2022 | $550 | 1 | 880912 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $9K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $1K | 3 | HART FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; GRE… 67% | Other / Unclassified 48% | $1K | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $3K | 3 | HART FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; GRE… 58% | Other / Unclassified 67% | $4K | -56% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $5K | 3 | ADAMS 2026; RETAIN JUDGE TOM 100% | Digital 75% | $5K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $16,632 | 24 | $693 | 43.7% | 880912 32% | 20mo ago |
| Print & Mail | $8,545 | 9 | $949 | 22.5% | 494306 59% | 2y ago |
| Media | $7,880 | 15 | $525 | 20.7% | 880912 36% | 3y ago |
| Digital | $4,971 | 4 | $1K | 13.1% | ADAMS 2026; RETAIN JUDGE TOM 76% | 5w 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 880912 | 8 | $9,297 | 20 | 2006-05-20 | 2024-03-04 |
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 | $40,172 | 100.0% | 13 |
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 | 2004-10-30 | 911819 | Other / Unclassified | — | $5,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-12-01 | CARBAJAL, SALUD O. | Print & Mail | PRINT ADS | $2,304 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-05-21 | ADAMS 2026; RETAIN JUDGE TOM | Digital | Print & Digital | $2,062 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-05-14 | DEMOCRATIC WOMEN OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY | Media | ADVERTISEMENT | $1,815 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-11-03 | CARBAJAL, SALUD O. | Media | PRINT ADVERTISEMENT | $1,756 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-21 | ADAMS 2026; RETAIN JUDGE TOM | Digital | Print & Digital | $1,702 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-21 | ADAMS 2026; RETAIN JUDGE TOM | — | — | $1,281 |
| Recent | 2024-10-17 | LIMON FOR SENATE 2024 | Other / Unclassified | — | $1,185 |
| Recent | 2024-10-18 | HART FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; GREGG | Digital | Digital advertising | $931 |