SCN Strategies, Inc.
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.
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 |
$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.
Top buyers
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By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
Revenue by service category
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| 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% | FAMILIES AND TEACHERS UNITE… 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% | FAMILIES AND TEACHERS UNITE… 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% | WHITMAN FOR GOVERNOR, A COA… 100% | 16y ago |
| Fundraising | $174 | 1 | $174 | 0.0% | THURMOND FOR SUPERINTENDENT… 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 |
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 - GENERAL PURPOSE COMMITTEE; SPONSORED BY HOUSING PROVIDERS | Other / Unclassified | COMMISSION | $2,916,799 |
| Largest all-time | 2016-10-28 | NO ON PROP 53 - CALIFORNIANS TO PROTECT LOCAL CONTROL, A COALITION OF PUBLIC SAFETY, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS AND LABOR ORGANIZATIONS, GOVERNOR BROWN AND TAXPAYERS | Other / Unclassified | — | $970,940 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-10-28 | NO ON PROP 6: STOP THE ATTACK ON BRIDGE & ROAD SAFETY, SPONSORED BY BUSINESS, LABOR, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND TRANSPORTATION ADVOCATES | Other / Unclassified | — | $760,070 |
| Largest all-time | 2014-10-28 | 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 - GENERAL PURPOSE COMMITTEE; SPONSORED BY HOUSING PROVIDERS | 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 |