Speaker Rivas Legal Defense Fund Against Frivolous Lawsuits
Speaker Rivas Legal Defense Fund Against Frivolous Lawsuits is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Speaker Rivas Legal Defense Fund Against Frivolous Lawsuits was paid $227K across 3 client committees.
Part I Identity
Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Dec 12, 2025 → May 8, 2026
- spans 5 months
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 5
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 3
- 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
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.
Top buyers last 1 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| RIVAS LEGAL DEFENSE FUND AGAINST FRIVOLOUS LAWSUITS; SPEAKER 1484749 |
$10,000 | 1 |
| 902770 902770 |
$10,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 3 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| RIVAS LEGAL DEFENSE FUND AGAINST FRIVOLOUS LAWSUITS; SPEAKER 1484749 |
$10,000 | 1 |
| 902770 902770 |
$10,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| RIVAS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; ROBERT 1476818 |
$206,910 | 3 |
| RIVAS LEGAL DEFENSE FUND AGAINST FRIVOLOUS LAWSUITS; SPEAKER 1484749 |
$10,000 | 1 |
| 902770 902770 |
$10,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| RIVAS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; ROBERT 1476818 |
$206,910 | 3 |
| RIVAS LEGAL DEFENSE FUND AGAINST FRIVOLOUS LAWSUITS; SPEAKER 1484749 |
$10,000 | 1 |
| 902770 902770 |
$10,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| RIVAS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; ROBERT 1476818 |
$206,910 | 3 |
| RIVAS LEGAL DEFENSE FUND AGAINST FRIVOLOUS LAWSUITS; SPEAKER 1484749 |
$10,000 | 1 |
| 902770 902770 |
$10,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| RIVAS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; ROBERT 1476818 |
$206,910 | 3 |
| RIVAS LEGAL DEFENSE FUND AGAINST FRIVOLOUS LAWSUITS; SPEAKER 1484749 |
$10,000 | 1 |
| 902770 902770 |
$10,000 | 1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $226,910 | 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 · 2 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $175K | 1 | RIVAS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; RO… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $175K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $32K | 2 | RIVAS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; RO… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $32K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $20K | 2 | RIVAS LEGAL DEFENSE FUND AG… 50% | — | $52K | — |
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $206,910 | 3 | $69K | 100.0% | RIVAS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; RO… 100% | 3mo 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 | $226,910 | 100.0% | 3 |
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 | 2025-12-12 | RIVAS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; ROBERT | Other / Unclassified | — | $175,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-01-27 | RIVAS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; ROBERT | Other / Unclassified | — | $16,910 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-03-06 | RIVAS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; ROBERT | Other / Unclassified | — | $15,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-05-08 | 902770 | — | — | $10,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-05-08 | RIVAS LEGAL DEFENSE FUND AGAINST FRIVOLOUS LAWSUITS; SPEAKER | — | — | $10,000 |