Sinclair Broadcast Group
Sinclair Broadcast Group is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Sinclair Broadcast Group was paid $697K across 2 client committees, of which $631K 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 |
$65,395 | 3 rows | 9.4% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$631,151 | 25 rows | 90.6% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Feb 9, 2016 → Jun 29, 2026
- spans 10.4 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 3
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 2
- 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
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Top buyers last 3 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIANS FOR CENTRAL VALLEY PUBLIC SAFETY, INCLUDING ENERGY, MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES WHO PRODUCE GAS, OIL, JOBS, AND PAY TAXES 1483806 |
$63,895 | 1 |
| WILVER, PATRICK GA · House DEM |
$500 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIANS FOR CENTRAL VALLEY PUBLIC SAFETY, INCLUDING ENERGY, MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES WHO PRODUCE GAS, OIL, JOBS, AND PAY TAXES 1483806 |
$63,895 | 1 |
| WILVER, PATRICK GA · House DEM |
$1,500 | 2 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIANS FOR CENTRAL VALLEY PUBLIC SAFETY, INCLUDING ENERGY, MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES WHO PRODUCE GAS, OIL, JOBS, AND PAY TAXES 1483806 |
$63,895 | 1 |
| WILVER, PATRICK GA · House DEM |
$1,500 | 2 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIANS FOR CENTRAL VALLEY PUBLIC SAFETY, INCLUDING ENERGY, MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES WHO PRODUCE GAS, OIL, JOBS, AND PAY TAXES 1483806 |
$63,895 | 1 |
| WILVER, PATRICK GA · House DEM |
$1,500 | 2 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIANS FOR CENTRAL VALLEY PUBLIC SAFETY, INCLUDING ENERGY, MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES WHO PRODUCE GAS, OIL, JOBS, AND PAY TAXES 1483806 |
$63,895 | 1 |
| WILVER, PATRICK GA · House DEM |
$1,500 | 2 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $15,977 | 2.29% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $680,569 | 97.71% |
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 · 1 year
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $65K | 3 | CALIFORNIANS FOR CENTRAL VA… 98% | — | $65K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | ||||||
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 | $63,895 | 97.7% | 1 | |
| GA | $1,500 | 2.3% | 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 | 2026-05-15 | CALIFORNIANS FOR CENTRAL VALLEY PUBLIC SAFETY, INCLUDING ENERGY, MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES WHO PRODUCE GAS, OIL, JOBS, AND PAY TAXES | — | — | $63,895 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-05-08 | WILVER, PATRICK | — | DIGITAL ADVERTISING | $1,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-05-15 | WILVER, PATRICK | — | DIGITAL ADVERTISING | $500 |