Stearns Consulting
Stearns Consulting is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Stearns Consulting was paid $6.89M across 35 client committees, of which $170K 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 |
$6,723,877 | 600 rows | 97.5% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$170,376 | 62 rows | 2.5% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jul 9, 2001 → Nov 20, 2025
- spans 24.4 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 600
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 35
- 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 12 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| EL-SAYED, ABDUL MI · Senate DEM |
$4,719 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| EL-SAYED, ABDUL MI · Senate DEM |
$4,719 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| EL-SAYED, ABDUL MI · Senate DEM |
$4,719 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $49,550 | 0.72% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $6,844,702 | 99.28% |
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $56K | 3 | JIM GRAY FOR CONGRESS 79% | Print & Mail 79% | $56K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $194K | 13 | 742051 73% | Print & Mail 97% | $250K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $25K | 2 | 822268 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $275K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $240K | 24 | 742051 85% | Print & Mail 96% | $516K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2018 | $54K | 3 | 822268 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $569K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $39K | 3 | 822268 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $39K | -30% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $30K | 1 | 822268 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $69K | +18% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $210K | 22 | 742051 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $278K | -13% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2020 | $65K | 6 | 822268 100% | Print & Mail 88% | $343K | +21% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $50K | 1 | GLAZER (RET); CITIZENS FOR … 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $393K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $5K | 1 | EL-SAYED, ABDUL 100% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $5K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Print & Mail | $3,479,342 | 194 | $18K | 51.8% | 741666 44% | 4y ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $3,024,768 | 360 | $8K | 45.0% | GLAZER FOR ASSEMBLY 2014 17% | 8y ago |
| Strategy & Research | $116,216 | 6 | $19K | 1.7% | 744486 90% | 13y ago |
| Field & Voter Contact | $50,895 | 8 | $6K | 0.8% | 742051 74% | 5y ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | $16,497 | 14 | $1K | 0.2% | YEE FOR MAYOR 2011, LELAND 56% | 12y ago |
| Digital | $12,956 | 3 | $4K | 0.2% | 742051 80% | 7y ago |
| Media | $11,166 | 5 | $2K | 0.2% | 744486 56% | 7y ago |
| Legal & Compliance | $4,719 | 1 | $5K | 0.1% | EL-SAYED, ABDUL 100% | 8mo ago |
| Fundraising | $2,577 | 3 | $859 | 0.0% | UNITED EDUCATORS OF SAN FRA… 87% | 7y ago |
| Software & Tech | $2,069 | 3 | $690 | 0.0% | AMMIANO FOR ASSEMBLY, TOM 65% | 19y ago |
| Wages & Payroll | $1,513 | 2 | $756 | 0.0% | GLAZER FOR ASSEMBLY 2014 83% | 7y ago |
| Travel & Events | $152 | 1 | $152 | 0.0% | AMMIANO FOR ASSEMBLY 2012, … 100% | 12y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 741666 | 3 | $1,718,246 | 12 | 2004-01-12 | 2012-10-29 |
| 742051 | 8 | $1,470,325 | 181 | 2002-10-03 | 2020-11-04 |
| 822268 | 8 | $628,335 | 39 | 2005-09-24 | 2021-01-23 |
| YEE FOR A, ONE CALIFORNIA FOR ALL - | 3 | $105,913 | 12 | 2009-09-29 | 2013-02-14 |
| AMMIANO FOR ASSEMBLY, TOM | 3 | $33,992 | 21 | 2007-07-25 | 2010-02-23 |
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 | $6,675,558 | 99.3% | 33 | |
| KY | $43,600 | 0.6% | 1 | |
| MI | $4,719 | 0.1% | 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 | 2012-10-18 | 741666 | Print & Mail | In-Kind Contribution: Mail production to support Proposition 30 (F497) | $750,533 |
| Largest all-time | 2012-10-23 | 741666 | Print & Mail | In-Kind Contribution: Mail production to support Proposition 30 (F497) | $271,238 |
| Largest all-time | 2012-10-23 | 741666 | Print & Mail | Mail production to support Proposition 30 (F497) | $271,238 |
| Largest all-time | 2004-01-12 | 741666 | Other / Unclassified | — | $147,383 |
| Largest all-time | 2010-09-13 | YEE FOR SENATE 2010 | Other / Unclassified | SEE SCHEDULE G | $129,990 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-11-20 | EL-SAYED, ABDUL | Legal & Compliance | INSURANCE | $4,719 |
| Recent | 2021-08-27 | GLAZER (RET); CITIZENS FOR A BETTER CALIFORNIA, A BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE SUPPORTING PROPOSITION 50, SPONSORED BY SENATOR STEVE | Print & Mail | Mailer | $50,000 |
| Recent | 2021-01-23 | 822268 | Print & Mail | Design, Printing, Postage, Data and Mailhouse for Slatemailer | $14,973 |
| Recent | 2021-01-23 | 822268 | Print & Mail | Design, Printing, Postage, Data and Mailhouse for Slatemailer | $13,531 |
| Recent | 2021-01-23 | 822268 | Print & Mail | Design, Printing, Postage, Data and Mailhouse for Slatemailer | $10,735 |