SCN Strategies, Inc.

$10.62M 2025-2026 cycle

SCN Strategies, Inc. is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle SCN Strategies, Inc. was paid $10.62M across 38 client committees, of which $23K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

○ Dormant (71mo since last)
Limited recent activity. Most recent disbursement to this vendor was 6+ years ago (Oct 27, 2020). Charts below reflect cycle-to-date totals; the recent windows may be sparse.

Part I Identity

Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.

Source split

$10.62M = $10.60M (Schedule B) + $23K (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments
$10,596,066 315 rows 99.8%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them
$23,245 6 rows 0.2%
Activity span ALL TIME
Mar 19, 2009 → Oct 27, 2020
spans 11.6 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
315
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
38
distinct payers

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Nov 2019 Oct 2020
$472K across 12 months
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Top buyers

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By party

Revenue by party

100% D
D · 100%
R · 0%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $508,186 4.79%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $10,111,125 95.21%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2017201820192020 Q1 2017 (2018 cycle): $980Q2 2017 (2016 cycle): $42KQ2 2017 (2018 cycle): $19KQ3 2017 (2016 cycle): $41KQ3 2017 (2018 cycle): $11KQ4 2017 (2016 cycle): $28KQ4 2017 (2018 cycle): $6KQ1 2018 (2018 cycle): $75KQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $626KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $115KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $5.04MQ1 2019 (2018 cycle): $15KQ2 2019 (2018 cycle): $32KQ3 2019 (2018 cycle): $13KQ4 2019 (2018 cycle): $5KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $390KQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $26KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $5KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $51K Q1Q2Q3Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4 $5.04M

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Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2017 Q1 2018 $980 1 SARA HERNANDEZ FOR CONGRESS 100% Media 100% $980
2017 Q2 2016 $42K 7 MAHMOOD FOR LIEUTENANT GOVE… 100% Other / Unclassified 95% $42K
2017 Q2 2018 $19K 3 FEARLESS FOR THE PEOPLE PAC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $20K
2017 Q3 2016 $41K 11 MAHMOOD FOR LIEUTENANT GOVE… 74% Other / Unclassified 97% $83K
2017 Q3 2018 $11K 3 FEARLESS FOR THE PEOPLE PAC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $31K
2017 Q4 2016 $28K 6 MAHMOOD FOR LIEUTENANT GOVE… 78% Other / Unclassified 91% $111K
2017 Q4 2018 $6K 3 FEARLESS FOR THE PEOPLE PAC 90% Strategy & Research 67% $37K
2018 Q1 2018 $75K 34 THURMOND FOR SUPERINTENDENT… 27% Other / Unclassified 78% $112K
2018 Q2 2018 $626K 29 KATIE PORTER FOR CONGRESS 37% Other / Unclassified 44% $738K
2018 Q3 2018 $115K 14 FEARLESS FOR THE PEOPLE PAC 38% Strategy & Research 38% $853K
2018 Q4 2018 $5.04M 27 CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBL… 67% Other / Unclassified 91% $5.89M
2019 Q1 2018 $15K 3 MITCHELL FOR COUNTY SUPERVI… 51% Other / Unclassified 100% $5.91M
2019 Q2 2018 $32K 5 MITCHELL FOR COUNTY SUPERVI… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $5.94M -25%
2019 Q3 2018 $13K 3 MITCHELL FOR COUNTY SUPERVI… 80% Other / Unclassified 100% $5.95M -70%
2019 Q4 2018 $5K 1 MITCHELL FOR COUNTY SUPERVI… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $5.95M -82%
2020 Q1 2020 $390K 11 MITCHELL FOR COUNTY SUPERVI… 66% Other / Unclassified 100% $390K +418%
2020 Q2 2020 $26K 5 MITCHELL FOR COUNTY SUPERVI… 84% Other / Unclassified 100% $416K -96%
2020 Q3 2020 $5K 1 MITCHELL FOR COUNTY SUPERVI… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $421K -96%
2020 Q4 2020 $51K 3 MITCHELL FOR COUNTY SUPERVI… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $472K -99%
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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
Other / Unclassified $9,022,922 215 $42K 85.2% CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBL… 36% 5y ago
Media $653,757 15 $44K 6.2% KATIE PORTER FOR CONGRESS 45% 7y ago
Print & Mail $472,826 18 $26K 4.5% JOHNSON FOR LOS ANGELES SCH… 42% 8y ago
Strategy & Research $217,464 31 $7K 2.1% FEARLESS FOR THE PEOPLE PAC 77% 7y ago
Digital $171,161 9 $19K 1.6% YES FOR A HEALTHY CALIFORNI… 46% 7y ago
Contributions & Transfers $24,076 5 $5K 0.2% JOHNSON FOR LOS ANGELES SCH… 99% 9y ago
Travel & Events $12,571 19 $662 0.1% MAHMOOD FOR LIEUTENANT GOVE… 35% 7y ago
Software & Tech $11,115 1 $11K 0.1% THURMOND FOR SUPERINTENDENT… 100% 7y ago
Wages & Payroll $10,000 1 $10K 0.1% LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD 2010 100% 16y ago
Fundraising $174 1 $174 0.0% THURMOND FOR SUPERINTENDENT… 100% 9y ago
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Client retention

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

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Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$562,471 · 5% of revenue
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Repeat clients 2 cycles
$1,137,170 · 11% of revenue
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One-time clients 1 cycle
$8,896,425 · 84% of revenue
Top 2 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
HARRIS 2014; RE-ELECT ATTORNEY GENERAL KAMALA 3 $458,749 9 2011-07-25 2014-10-22
PADILLA FOR SECRETARY OF STATE 2018 3 $103,722 46 2017-07-31 2020-01-31
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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
CA
$10,565,164 99.7% 37
DC
$30,902 0.3% 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 2018-11-06 CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBLE HOUSING, A COALTION OF VETERANS, SENIORS, HOUSING PROVIDERS, SOCIAL JUSTICE GROUPS, TAXPAYER ASSOCIATIONS, AND LABOR Other / Unclassified COMMISSION $2,916,799
Largest all-time 2016-10-28 CITIZENS TO PROTECT CALIFORNIA INFRASTRUCTURE SPONSORED BY BUSINESS AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES ORGANIZATIONS Other / Unclassified $970,940
Largest all-time 2018-10-28 COALITION TO PROTECT LOCAL TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS, SPONSORED BY BUSINESS, LABOR, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, TRANSPORTATION ADVOCATES AND TAXPAYERS Other / Unclassified $760,070
Largest all-time 2014-10-28 YES ON PROP. 47, CALIFORNIANS FOR SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS AND SCHOOLS, SPONSORED BY VOTE SAFE, A PROJECT OF THE ADVOCACY FUND Other / Unclassified $566,237
Largest all-time 2018-11-05 CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBLE HOUSING, A COALTION OF VETERANS, SENIORS, HOUSING PROVIDERS, SOCIAL JUSTICE GROUPS, TAXPAYER ASSOCIATIONS, AND LABOR Other / Unclassified SEE SCHEDULE G $312,532
Largest this cycle 2020-02-19 MITCHELL FOR COUNTY SUPERVISOR 2020; HOLLY J. Other / Unclassified Accrued Paid $138,156
Largest this cycle 2020-03-02 CALIFORNIANS FOR QUALITY SCHOOLS, SPONSORED BY THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION - YES ON PROP 13 Other / Unclassified In-Kind to Californians for Safe Schools and Healthy Learning, Yes on Prop 13, a Committee Supported by Governor Newsom, teachers, nurses and firefighters (ID #1421558) $124,397
Largest this cycle 2020-02-26 MITCHELL FOR COUNTY SUPERVISOR 2020; HOLLY J. Other / Unclassified See Schedule G $98,981
Largest this cycle 2020-10-14 MITCHELL FOR COUNTY SUPERVISOR 2020; HOLLY J. Other / Unclassified $30,600
Largest this cycle 2020-10-16 MITCHELL FOR COUNTY SUPERVISOR 2020; HOLLY J. Other / Unclassified $11,135
Recent 2020-10-27 MITCHELL FOR COUNTY SUPERVISOR 2020; HOLLY J. Other / Unclassified $9,086
Recent 2020-06-30 MITCHELL FOR COUNTY SUPERVISOR 2020; HOLLY J. Other / Unclassified $5,000
Recent 2020-07-31 MITCHELL FOR COUNTY SUPERVISOR 2020; HOLLY J. Other / Unclassified $5,000
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