Stern for State Controller 2030
Stern for State Controller 2030 is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Stern for State Controller 2030 was paid $240K across 9 client committees, of which $60K 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 |
$180,700 | 76 rows | 75.2% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$59,500 | 23 rows | 24.8% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Feb 24, 2025 → Jul 30, 2026
- spans 1.4 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 76
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 9
- 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.
No buyer activity in this window.
Top buyers last 3 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STERN FOR STATE CONTROLLER 2030 1477166 |
$30,700 IE $9,900 · SB $20,800 |
8 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STERN FOR STATE CONTROLLER 2030 1477166 |
$94,100 IE $38,100 · SB $56,000 |
34 |
| 743895 743895 |
$5,000 | 1 |
| 760980 760980 |
$2,000 | 1 |
| 850665 850665 |
$1,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 7
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STERN FOR STATE CONTROLLER 2030 1477166 |
$150,600 IE $56,000 · SB $94,600 |
63 |
| 743895 743895 |
$5,000 | 1 |
| 760980 760980 |
$2,000 | 1 |
| 790318 790318 |
$1,500 | 1 |
| 802001 802001 |
$1,500 | 1 |
| ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND CALIFORNIA PAC 1474718 |
$1,000 | 1 |
| 850665 850665 |
$1,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 8
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STERN FOR STATE CONTROLLER 2030 1477166 |
$220,200 IE $59,500 · SB $160,700 |
89 |
| 743895 743895 |
$10,000 | 2 |
| 760980 760980 |
$2,000 | 1 |
| 790318 790318 |
$1,500 | 1 |
| 802001 802001 |
$1,500 | 1 |
| 850665 850665 |
$1,000 | 1 |
| 771171 771171 |
$1,000 | 1 |
| ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND CALIFORNIA PAC 1474718 |
$1,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 9
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STERN FOR STATE CONTROLLER 2030 1477166 |
$221,200 IE $59,500 · SB $161,700 |
90 |
| 743895 743895 |
$10,000 | 2 |
| 760980 760980 |
$2,000 | 1 |
| 790318 790318 |
$1,500 | 1 |
| 802001 802001 |
$1,500 | 1 |
| 850665 850665 |
$1,000 | 1 |
| 771171 771171 |
$1,000 | 1 |
| 790689 790689 |
$1,000 | 1 |
| ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND CALIFORNIA PAC 1474718 |
$1,000 | 1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $240,200 | 100.00% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Money flow through this vendor
Where their ad buys point
IE payers (left) → races the buys targeted (right) · independent-expenditure filings onlyNo activity in the last 1 months.
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 | Q1 | 2024 | $7K | 4 | STERN FOR STATE CONTROLLER … 85% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $7K | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $48K | 13 | STERN FOR STATE CONTROLLER … 88% | Other / Unclassified 63% | $55K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $26K | 14 | STERN FOR STATE CONTROLLER … 94% | Other / Unclassified 76% | $80K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $13K | 9 | STERN FOR STATE CONTROLLER … 100% | Other / Unclassified 79% | $93K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $25K | 14 | STERN FOR STATE CONTROLLER … 90% | Other / Unclassified 30% | $25K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $58K | 21 | STERN FOR STATE CONTROLLER … 86% | Contributions & Trans… 26% | $83K | — |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $5K | 1 | STERN FOR STATE CONTROLLER … 100% | — | $88K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $73,900 | 37 | $2K | 64.7% | STERN FOR STATE CONTROLLER … 85% | 6mo ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | $23,300 | 8 | $3K | 20.4% | STERN FOR STATE CONTROLLER … 100% | 2mo ago |
| Fundraising | $17,000 | 6 | $3K | 14.9% | STERN FOR STATE CONTROLLER … 100% | 7mo 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 | $180,700 | 100.0% | 9 |
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 | 2026-06-29 | STERN FOR STATE CONTROLLER 2030 | Contributions & Transfers | Contribution earmarked and made through Smart Justice California Action Fund (ID# 1423131) 1700 Tribute Road Suite 201 Sacramento CA 95815 | $5,900 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-06-24 | STERN FOR STATE CONTROLLER 2030 | — | — | $5,900 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-06-29 | STERN FOR STATE CONTROLLER 2030 | Contributions & Transfers | Earmarked Contribution Disbursed as Intermediary and Agent for Kaitlyn J. Krieger | $5,900 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-05-04 | STERN FOR STATE CONTROLLER 2030 | — | — | $5,900 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-02-10 | STERN FOR STATE CONTROLLER 2030 | — | — | $5,900 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-22 | STERN FOR STATE CONTROLLER 2030 | — | — | $5,800 |
| Recent | 2026-07-30 | STERN FOR STATE CONTROLLER 2030 | — | — | $5,000 |
| Recent | 2026-06-24 | STERN FOR STATE CONTROLLER 2030 | — | — | $2,500 |
| Recent | 2026-06-22 | STERN FOR STATE CONTROLLER 2030 | — | — | $1,500 |