Stars Management

$37K 2025-2026 cycle

Stars Management is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Stars Management was paid $37K across 13 client committees.

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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
Oct 22, 2016 → Jun 2, 2026
spans 9.6 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
24
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
13
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Jul 2025 Jun 2026
$11K 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.

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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 1

BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 SPONSORED B… $2K Media · 1 txn SM Stars Management
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Top buyers last 6 months · top 5

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Top buyers last 12 months · top 5

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Top buyers last 18 months · top 5

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Top buyers last 24 months · top 5

By party

Revenue by party

100% D
D · 100%
R · 0%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $12,480 33.31%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $24,988 66.69%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

201720182019202220242026 Q1 2017 (2016 cycle): $2KQ3 2017 (2016 cycle): $780Q4 2017 (2016 cycle): $990Q3 2018 (2018 cycle): $7KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $5KQ3 2019 (2020 cycle): $600Q1 2022 (2022 cycle): $2KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $630Q1 2024 (2024 cycle): $3KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $3KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $8K Q1Q4Q4Q1Q1Q2 $8K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 6 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2017 Q1 2016 $2K 2 972015 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $2K
2017 Q3 2016 $780 1 972015 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $3K
2017 Q4 2016 $990 1 972015 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $4K
2018 Q3 2018 $7K 3 NEXTGEN CLIMATE ACTION COMM… 100% Media 100% $7K
2018 Q4 2018 $5K 1 NEXTGEN CLIMATE ACTION COMM… 100% Media 100% $12K
2019 Q3 2020 $600 1 TOM STEYER 2020 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $600
2022 Q1 2022 $2K 1 CAMPOS FOR ASSEMBLY 2022; D… 100% Media 100% $2K
2022 Q2 2022 $630 1 CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCI… 100% Admin & Office 100% $3K
2024 Q1 2024 $3K 2 DAVITA INC. AND AGGREGATED … 72% Other / Unclassified 72% $3K +43%
2026 Q1 2026 $3K 2 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026, A… 54% Digital 54% $3K +8%
2026 Q2 2026 $8K 7 BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 S… 37% Media 80% $11K
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 3 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $22K across 12 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: NEXTGEN CLIMATE ACTION COMMITTEE (54% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $2K

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $22K across 12 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: NEXTGEN CLIMATE ACTION COMMITTEE (54% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $7K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $3K across 2 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026, A COALITION OF HOUSING ADVOCATES, LABOR AND SMALL BUSINESS; CALIFORNIA IS NOT FOR SALE, NO ON (100% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $3K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $22K across 12 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: NEXTGEN CLIMATE ACTION COMMITTEE (54% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $8K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $3K across 2 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026, A COALITION OF HOUSING ADVOCATES, LABOR AND SMALL BUSINESS; CALIFORNIA IS NOT FOR SALE, NO ON (100% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $3K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $22K across 12 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: NEXTGEN CLIMATE ACTION COMMITTEE (54% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $8K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $3K across 2 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026, A COALITION OF HOUSING ADVOCATES, LABOR AND SMALL BUSINESS; CALIFORNIA IS NOT FOR SALE, NO ON (100% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $3K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $22K across 12 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: NEXTGEN CLIMATE ACTION COMMITTEE (54% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $8K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $3K across 2 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026, A COALITION OF HOUSING ADVOCATES, LABOR AND SMALL BUSINESS; CALIFORNIA IS NOT FOR SALE, NO ON (100% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $3K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Media $21,997 12 $2K 58.7% NEXTGEN CLIMATE ACTION COMM… 54% 2mo ago
Other / Unclassified $10,616 8 $1K 28.3% 972015 52% 2y ago
Digital $3,400 2 $2K 9.1% STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026, A… 100% 4mo ago
Software & Tech $825 1 $825 2.2% LYBARGER FOR SENATE 2024; E… 100% 2y ago
Admin & Office $630 1 $630 1.7% CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCI… 100% 4y ago
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Client retention

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

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Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
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Repeat clients 2 cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
13
One-time clients 1 cycle
$37,468 · 100% of revenue
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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
$25,588 68.3% 12
DC
$11,880 31.7% 1
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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 2018-10-05 NEXTGEN CLIMATE ACTION COMMITTEE Media VIDEO PRODUCTION SERVICES $4,800
Largest all-time 2018-09-19 NEXTGEN CLIMATE ACTION COMMITTEE Media VIDEO PRODUCTION SERVICES $3,120
Largest all-time 2018-09-05 NEXTGEN CLIMATE ACTION COMMITTEE Media VIDEO PRODUCTION SERVICES $2,400
Largest all-time 2016-10-22 NO ON PROP 53 - CALIFORNIANS TO PROTECT LOCAL CONTROL, A COALITION OF PUBLIC SAFETY, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS AND LABOR ORGANIZATIONS, AND TAXPAYERS Other / Unclassified $2,400
Largest all-time 2024-02-05 DAVITA INC. AND AGGREGATED CONTRIBUTIONS Other / Unclassified Subvendor for Brainchild Creative $2,100
Largest this cycle 2026-06-02 BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 SPONSORED BY LABOR AND COMMUNITY HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS; WORKING FAMILIES FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES SUPPORTING Media Ad production $1,740
Largest this cycle 2026-04-28 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026, A COALITION OF HOUSING ADVOCATES, LABOR AND SMALL BUSINESS; CALIFORNIA IS NOT FOR SALE, NO ON Digital Digital Media - Paid through GtP Media $1,700
Largest this cycle 2026-03-31 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026, A COALITION OF HOUSING ADVOCATES, LABOR AND SMALL BUSINESS; CALIFORNIA IS NOT FOR SALE, NO ON Digital Digital Media - Paid through GtP Media $1,700
Largest this cycle 2026-02-17 A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER Media PRODUCTION COSTS $1,470
Largest this cycle 2026-05-21 BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 SPONSORED BY LABOR AND COMMUNITY HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS; WORKING FAMILIES FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES SUPPORTING Media Ad production $1,375
Recent 2026-05-21 A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER Media PRODUCTION COSTS $1,200
Recent 2026-05-29 KOUNALAKIS FOR TREASURER 2026; ELENI Media Media Buy $546
Recent 2026-05-15 UBER INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Media PRODUCTION COSTS $546
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