Stern for Senate 2024
$1.18M
2025-2026 cycle
Stern for Senate 2024 is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Stern for Senate 2024 was paid $1.18M across 37 client committees, of which $302K 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
$1.18M
=
$874K
(Schedule B)
+
$302K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$873,505 | 408 rows | 74.3% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$302,450 | 132 rows | 25.7% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Dec 11, 2020 → Apr 23, 2026
- spans 5.4 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 408
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 37
- 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
$600
across 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.
No buyer activity in this window.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STERN FOR SENATE 2024 1435181 |
$3,600 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STERN FOR SENATE 2024 1435181 |
$3,600 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STERN FOR SENATE 2024 1435181 |
$2,100 | 2 |
| 743501 743501 |
-$1,500 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STERN FOR SENATE 2024 1435181 |
$2,630 | 8 |
| 743501 743501 |
-$1,500 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STERN FOR SENATE 2024 1435181 |
$212,716 | 92 |
| 831628 831628 |
$10,900 | 1 |
| UNITED NURSES ASSOCIATIONS OF CALIFORNIA / UNION OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS PAC (UNAC PAC) 1295768 |
$5,500 | 1 |
| SEIU UNITED LONG TERM CARE WORKERS STATE PAC 1374983 |
$5,500 | 1 |
| 842151 842151 |
$5,500 | 1 |
| 743794 743794 |
$5,400 | 1 |
| UNITED DOMESTIC WORKERS OF AMERICA ACTION FUND 1302384 |
$5,400 | 1 |
| DEMOCRATIC CLUB OF THE CONEJO VALLEY 1257666 |
$3,084 | 2 |
| 890106 890106 |
$3,000 | 2 |
| 960772 960772 |
$3,000 | 1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $1,175,955 | 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 · 7 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $11K | 3 | STERN FOR SENATE 2024 100% | Other / Unclassified 55% | $11K | — |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2020 | $23K | 10 | STERN FOR SENATE 2024 96% | Other / Unclassified 82% | $34K | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $29K | 17 | STERN FOR SENATE 2024 80% | Other / Unclassified 86% | $63K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $37K | 18 | STERN FOR SENATE 2024 90% | Other / Unclassified 96% | $100K | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $58K | 33 | STERN FOR SENATE 2024 93% | Other / Unclassified 78% | $158K | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $11K | 5 | STERN FOR SENATE 2024 77% | Other / Unclassified 59% | $11K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $22K | 10 | STERN FOR SENATE 2024 91% | Other / Unclassified 77% | $33K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $45K | 25 | STERN FOR SENATE 2024 82% | Other / Unclassified 66% | $78K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $34K | 15 | STERN FOR SENATE 2024 100% | Other / Unclassified 95% | $112K | +200% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2022 | $17K | 11 | STERN FOR SENATE 2024 85% | Other / Unclassified 80% | $129K | -25% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $37K | 24 | STERN FOR SENATE 2024 66% | Other / Unclassified 86% | $165K | +26% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $78K | 32 | STERN FOR SENATE 2024 63% | Other / Unclassified 96% | $243K | +113% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $86K | 21 | STERN FOR SENATE 2024 68% | Other / Unclassified 93% | $329K | +47% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $66K | 51 | STERN FOR SENATE 2024 79% | Other / Unclassified 77% | $66K | +498% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $104K | 36 | STERN FOR SENATE 2024 68% | Other / Unclassified 98% | $170K | +377% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $145K | 56 | STERN FOR SENATE 2024 82% | Other / Unclassified 77% | $314K | +220% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $68K | 27 | STERN FOR SENATE 2024 80% | Other / Unclassified 92% | $382K | +101% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $530 | 6 | STERN FOR SENATE 2024 100% | Fundraising 100% | $382K | -97% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $4K | 1 | STERN FOR SENATE 2024 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $4K | -97% |
Revenue by service category
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Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $743,500 | 293 | $3K | 87.8% | STERN FOR SENATE 2024 76% | 7w ago |
| Fundraising | $87,055 | 87 | $1K | 10.3% | STERN FOR SENATE 2024 100% | 17mo ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | $12,800 | 23 | $557 | 1.5% | STERN FOR SENATE 2024 131% | 8mo ago |
| Print & Mail | $3,693 | 4 | $923 | 0.4% | DEMOCRATIC CLUB OF THE CONE… 84% | 19mo ago |
| Software & Tech | $157 | 1 | $157 | 0.0% | STERN FOR SENATE 2024 100% | 20mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
4
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$716,512 · 82% of revenue
10
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$90,000 · 10% of revenue
23
One-time clients 1 cycle
$66,993 · 8% of revenue
Top 4 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STERN FOR SENATE 2024 | 4 | $688,112 | 329 | 2020-12-11 | 2026-04-23 |
| 790318 | 3 | $12,400 | 4 | 2021-08-18 | 2024-09-16 |
| 744058 | 3 | $8,500 | 7 | 2021-06-08 | 2024-10-30 |
| 761128 | 3 | $7,500 | 5 | 2021-07-29 | 2024-08-16 |
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 | $873,505 | 100.0% | 37 |
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 | 2024-06-25 | 831628 | Other / Unclassified | — | $10,900 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-11-07 | STERN FOR SENATE 2024 | Other / Unclassified | — | $10,900 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-12-28 | STERN FOR SENATE 2024 | Other / Unclassified | — | $10,900 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-09-15 | 743794 | Other / Unclassified | — | $10,900 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-12-28 | SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 1000, CALIFORNIA STATE EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION CANDIDATE PAC | Other / Unclassified | — | $10,900 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-23 | STERN FOR SENATE 2024 | Other / Unclassified | — | $3,600 |
| Recent | 2025-01-08 | STERN FOR SENATE 2024 | Fundraising | Earmarked Contribution from: BORSTEN VIDOV, JOAN | $200 |
| Recent | 2025-01-08 | STERN FOR SENATE 2024 | Fundraising | Earmarked Contribution from: HOY, MAXINE | $200 |
| Recent | 2025-01-08 | STERN FOR SENATE 2024 | Fundraising | Earmarked Contribution from: WILLIAMS, WANDA | $50 |
| Recent | 2025-01-08 | STERN FOR SENATE 2024 | Fundraising | Earmarked Contribution from: ELLIS, CHRISTOPHER | $10 |