SMART CAMPAIGNS

$1.47M 2025-2026 cycle

SMART CAMPAIGNS is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle SMART CAMPAIGNS was paid $1.47M across 60 client committees, of which $116K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

○ Slowing (~2mo since last)

Part I Identity

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

Source split

$1.47M = $1.35M (Schedule B) + $116K (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments
$1,354,950 161 rows 92.1%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them
$116,230 13 rows 7.9%
Activity span ALL TIME
Feb 2, 2000 → Apr 3, 2026
spans 26.2 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
161
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
60
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.

May 2025 Apr 2026
$52K across 12 months
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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.

No buyer activity in this window.

VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 1

741666 $20K Other / Unclassified · 2 txns SC SMART CAMPAIGNS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
741666
741666
$19,500 2
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 1

741666 $26K Other / Unclassified · 3 txns SC SMART CAMPAIGNS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
741666
741666
$25,890 3
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 2

741666 $45K Strategy & Research · 5 txns TAJ FOR ASSEMBLY 2026 $8K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn SC SMART CAMPAIGNS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
741666
741666
$44,890 5
TAJ FOR ASSEMBLY 2026
1474786
$7,500 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 2

741666 $45K Strategy & Research · 5 txns TAJ FOR ASSEMBLY 2026 $8K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn SC SMART CAMPAIGNS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
741666
741666
$44,890 5
TAJ FOR ASSEMBLY 2026
1474786
$7,500 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 2

741666 $61K Strategy & Research · 8 txns TAJ FOR ASSEMBLY 2026 $8K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn SC SMART CAMPAIGNS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
741666
741666
$61,147 8
TAJ FOR ASSEMBLY 2026
1474786
$7,500 1

By party

Revenue by party

100% D
D · 100%
R · 0%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $149,557 10.17%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $1,321,624 89.83%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Q2 2017 (2016 cycle): $10KQ4 2017 (2016 cycle): $11KQ1 2018 (2018 cycle): $16KQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $5KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $75KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $36KQ4 2019 (2018 cycle): $15KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $57KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $14KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $8KQ1 2021 (2022 cycle): $7KQ2 2021 (2022 cycle): $13KQ4 2021 (2020 cycle): $10KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $5KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $26KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $11KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $5KQ4 2023 (2022 cycle): $34KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $5KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $8KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $12KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $11KQ3 2025 (2024 cycle): $19KQ4 2025 (2024 cycle): $8KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $17KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $9K Q2Q1Q3Q4Q3Q1Q4Q2Q3Q4Q2Q3Q1Q2 $75K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 10 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2017 Q2 2016 $10K 1 CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIA… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $10K
2017 Q4 2016 $11K 2 741666 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $21K
2018 Q1 2018 $16K 3 741666 38% Other / Unclassified 100% $16K
2018 Q2 2018 $5K 1 EGGMAN FOR ASSEMBLY 2018 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $21K
2018 Q3 2018 $75K 9 CANTWELL, MARIA 38% Strategy & Research 85% $95K
2018 Q4 2018 $36K 5 CANTWELL, MARIA 73% Strategy & Research 100% $131K
2019 Q4 2018 $15K 2 CALIFORNIANS FOR JOBS AND A… 50% Other / Unclassified 100% $146K +43%
2020 Q1 2020 $57K 7 BLOOMBERG, MICHAEL R. 50% Strategy & Research 50% $57K +255%
2020 Q3 2020 $14K 3 CORTESE FOR SENATE 2020; DA… 48% Other / Unclassified 83% $71K -81%
2020 Q4 2020 $8K 1 CORTESE FOR SENATE 2020; DA… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $79K -78%
2021 Q1 2022 $7K 1 C00758789 100% Strategy & Research 100% $7K
2021 Q2 2022 $13K 1 C00758789 100% Strategy & Research 100% $20K
2021 Q4 2020 $10K 1 DALY FOR ASSEMBLY 2022 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $88K -37%
2022 Q1 2022 $5K 2 CALIFORNIA BUILDING INDUSTR… 62% Print & Mail 62% $25K -91%
2022 Q2 2022 $26K 5 CALIFORNIA LABOR AND BUSINE… 52% Strategy & Research 81% $51K
2022 Q3 2022 $11K 2 741666 100% Strategy & Research 100% $62K -24%
2023 Q3 2024 $5K 1 WEISS, JOANNA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $5K
2023 Q4 2022 $34K 2 CALIFORNIA LABOR AND BUSINE… 75% Other / Unclassified 100% $96K +262%
2023 Q4 2024 $5K 1 WEISS, JOANNA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $10K
2024 Q1 2024 $8K 1 WEISS, JOANNA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $18K +42%
2024 Q2 2024 $12K 2 741666 100% Strategy & Research 100% $30K -53%
2024 Q3 2024 $11K 2 741666 100% Strategy & Research 100% $40K -1%
2025 Q3 2024 $19K 2 741666 59% Strategy & Research 59% $59K
2025 Q4 2024 $8K 1 741666 100% Strategy & Research 100% $67K -77%
2026 Q1 2026 $17K 2 741666 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $17K +132%
2026 Q2 2026 $9K 1 741666 100% Strategy & Research 100% $26K -30%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 3 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $529K across 72 disbursements (avg $7K/check) Top buyer: 741666 (34% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +792% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $9K

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $529K across 72 disbursements (avg $7K/check) Top buyer: 741666 (34% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +792% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $9K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $529K across 72 disbursements (avg $7K/check) Top buyer: 741666 (34% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +792% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $28K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $529K across 72 disbursements (avg $7K/check) Top buyer: 741666 (34% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +792% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $28K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $529K across 72 disbursements (avg $7K/check) Top buyer: 741666 (34% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +792% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $44K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Other / Unclassified $795,338 83 $10K 58.7% 741666 35% 2mo ago
Strategy & Research $529,158 72 $7K 39.1% 741666 34% 2mo ago
Travel & Events $12,622 3 $4K 0.9% 983470 86% 14y ago
Software & Tech $11,031 1 $11K 0.8% CALIFORNIANS FOR JOBS AND A… 100% 6y ago
Admin & Office $3,503 1 $4K 0.3% FONG FOR SAN JOSE CITY COUN… 100% 11y ago
Print & Mail $3,300 1 $3K 0.2% CALIFORNIA BUILDING INDUSTR… 100% 4y ago
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Client retention

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

2
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$585,814 · 43% of revenue
5
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$67,469 · 5% of revenue
53
One-time clients 1 cycle
$701,668 · 52% of revenue
Top 2 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
741666 13 $458,516 49 2003-09-25 2026-04-03
CALIFORNIANS FOR JOBS AND A STRONG ECONOMY 3 $127,297 7 2005-10-05 2020-02-14
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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
$1,212,459 89.5% 54
WA
$54,760 4.0% 1
NJ
$36,500 2.7% 2
NY
$28,481 2.1% 1
Unknown
$22,750 1.7% 2
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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 2005-10-05 CALIFORNIANS FOR JOBS AND A STRONG ECONOMY Other / Unclassified $60,000
Largest all-time 2007-11-12 EDVOICE INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE Other / Unclassified $59,500
Largest all-time 2004-11-01 741666 Other / Unclassified $50,909
Largest all-time 2004-10-12 741666 Other / Unclassified $36,000
Largest all-time 2005-12-22 CALIFORNIANS FOR JOBS AND A STRONG ECONOMY Other / Unclassified $35,604
Largest this cycle 2026-03-25 741666 Other / Unclassified $11,000
Largest this cycle 2026-04-03 741666 Strategy & Research research $8,500
Largest this cycle 2026-03-05 741666 Other / Unclassified $6,390
Recent 2025-08-14 741666 Strategy & Research research $11,000
Recent 2025-11-13 741666 Strategy & Research research $8,000
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