Shine Creative
Shine Creative is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Shine Creative was paid $365K across 20 client committees, of which $114K 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 |
$251,273 | 45 rows | 68.8% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$114,085 | 16 rows | 31.2% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- May 24, 2012 → Jun 2, 2026
- spans 14.0 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 45
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 20
- 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 6 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GROW CALIFORNIA 1483808 |
$70,901 | 10 |
| PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE 1479597 |
$43,758 | 3 |
| WOLFF FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026 1482531 |
$12,033 | 3 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GROW CALIFORNIA 1483808 |
$70,901 | 10 |
| PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE 1479597 |
$43,758 | 3 |
| WOLFF FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026 1482531 |
$12,033 | 3 |
| RESILIENT CALIFORNIA 1479752 |
$6,614 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 5
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GROW CALIFORNIA 1483808 |
$70,901 | 10 |
| PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE 1479597 |
$43,758 | 3 |
| CLOOBECK FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1476744 |
$17,648 | 3 |
| WOLFF FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026 1482531 |
$12,033 | 3 |
| RESILIENT CALIFORNIA 1479752 |
$6,614 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 5
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GROW CALIFORNIA 1483808 |
$70,901 | 10 |
| PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE 1479597 |
$43,758 | 3 |
| CLOOBECK FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1476744 |
$17,648 | 3 |
| WOLFF FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026 1482531 |
$12,033 | 3 |
| RESILIENT CALIFORNIA 1479752 |
$6,614 | 1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $365,358 | 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 · 5 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2016 | $6K | 1 | ERVIN FOR STATE SENATE 2016 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $6K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $1K | 2 | TUCK FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF … 81% | Other / Unclassified 81% | $1K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $3K | 3 | KEEPING CALIFORNIANS WORKIN… 61% | Other / Unclassified 61% | $3K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $18K | 3 | CLOOBECK FOR GOVERNOR 2026 100% | Digital 100% | $18K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $7K | 1 | RESILIENT CALIFORNIA 100% | Media 100% | $7K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $127K | 16 | GROW CALIFORNIA 56% | Media 9% | $133K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $92,267 | 20 | $5K | 67.5% | EDVOICE INDEPENDENT EXPENDI… 27% | 3y ago |
| Media | $23,038 | 7 | $3K | 16.9% | WOLFF FOR INSURANCE COMMISS… 52% | 3mo ago |
| Digital | $21,058 | 4 | $5K | 15.4% | CLOOBECK FOR GOVERNOR 2026 84% | 12mo ago |
| Strategy & Research | $250 | 1 | $250 | 0.2% | 941786 100% | 7y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
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 | $251,273 | 100.0% | 20 |
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 | 2026-05-06 | PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE | — | Production Costs | $15,851 |
| Largest all-time | 2016-10-27 | ORTIZ LEGG FOR ASSEMBLY 2016; DAWN | Other / Unclassified | — | $15,195 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-04-28 | PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE | — | — | $14,376 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-05-14 | PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE | — | Production Costs | $13,530 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-08-19 | CLOOBECK FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Digital | Digital Advertising | $12,266 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-06-02 | GROW CALIFORNIA | — | — | $10,264 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-23 | WOLFF FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026 | Media | Video Production | $9,522 |
| Recent | 2026-06-02 | GROW CALIFORNIA | — | — | $7,909 |
| Recent | 2026-06-02 | GROW CALIFORNIA | — | — | $6,720 |
| Recent | 2026-06-02 | GROW CALIFORNIA | — | — | $6,415 |
| Recent | 2026-06-02 | GROW CALIFORNIA | — | — | $5,445 |