Swanson Communications
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2025-2026 cycle
Swanson Communications is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Swanson Communications was paid — across 21 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
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- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 154
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 21
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
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Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.
Jun 2025
May 2026
$39K
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.
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CABALLERO FOR STATE TREASURER 2026; ANNA 1459007 |
$13,799 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CABALLERO FOR STATE TREASURER 2026; ANNA 1459007 |
$13,799 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CABALLERO FOR STATE TREASURER 2026; ANNA 1459007 |
$13,799 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CLEAN AND HEALTHY CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS 1460932 |
$30,468 | 3 |
| CABALLERO FOR STATE TREASURER 2026; ANNA 1459007 |
$13,799 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CLEAN AND HEALTHY CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS 1460932 |
$92,463 | 10 |
| CABALLERO FOR STATE TREASURER 2026; ANNA 1459007 |
$13,799 | 2 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 100%
R · 0%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 5.03% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $0 | 94.97% |
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 · 10 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q2 | 2016 | $9K | 2 | LARA BALLOT MEASURE COMMITT… 100% | Contributions & Trans… 100% | $9K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2016 | $3K | 1 | LARA BALLOT MEASURE COMMITT… 100% | Contributions & Trans… 100% | $12K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $6K | 3 | C00641183 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $6K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $3K | 1 | LARA BALLOT MEASURE COMMITT… 100% | Contributions & Trans… 100% | $15K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $4K | 2 | C00641183 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $10K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $9K | 3 | LARA BALLOT MEASURE COMMITT… 99% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $19K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $22K | 4 | CALIFORNIANS FOR CONSUMER P… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $41K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $135K | 6 | CALIFORNIANS FOR CONSUMER P… 94% | Other / Unclassified 94% | $175K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $91K | 8 | AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STAT… 52% | Digital 44% | $267K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2018 | $823 | 1 | COALITION TO PROTECT LOCAL … 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $267K | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2018 | $10K | 1 | MACTAGGART, ALASTAIR 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $277K | +233% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $56K | 4 | YES ON 24, CALIFORNIANS FOR… 82% | Other / Unclassified 71% | $56K | +520% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $40K | 2 | YES ON 24, CALIFORNIANS FOR… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $96K | +85% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $47K | 2 | YES ON 24, CALIFORNIANS FOR… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $143K | -65% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $157K | 8 | YES ON 24, CALIFORNIANS FOR… 100% | Other / Unclassified 94% | $299K | +72% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $9K | 3 | DESAULNIER, MARK 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $9K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $14K | 4 | LARA FOR INSURANCE COMMISSI… 64% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $313K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $9K | 2 | DESAULNIER, MARK 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $18K | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $39K | 7 | FAIRNESS FOR INJURED PATIEN… 82% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $353K | +293% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $9K | 3 | DESAULNIER, MARK 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $27K | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $58K | 9 | FAIRNESS FOR INJURED PATIEN… 43% | Other / Unclassified 84% | $85K | +3% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $18K | 5 | DESAULNIER, MARK 52% | Other / Unclassified 66% | $103K | -55% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $9K | 3 | DESAULNIER, MARK 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $112K | -81% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $20K | 5 | DESAULNIER, MARK 50% | Print & Mail 35% | $132K | -87% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $40K | 2 | CLEAN AND HEALTHY CALIFORNI… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $172K | +186% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $3K | 2 | HICKS FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; RU… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $3K | -95% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $34K | 9 | CLEAN AND HEALTHY CALIFORNI… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $37K | +91% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $63K | 8 | CLEAN AND HEALTHY CALIFORNI… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $100K | +599% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $17K | 4 | CLEAN AND HEALTHY CALIFORNI… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $117K | -15% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $10K | 3 | CLEAN AND HEALTHY CALIFORNI… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $128K | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $25K | 1 | CLEAN AND HEALTHY CALIFORNI… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $153K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $14K | 2 | CABALLERO FOR STATE TREASUR… 100% | — | $14K | -60% |
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 | $975,382 | 102 | $10K | 77.1% | YES ON 24, CALIFORNIANS FOR… 28% | 13mo ago |
| Strategy & Research | $172,255 | 32 | $5K | 13.6% | NO ON 45-CALIFORNIANS AGAIN… 31% | 3y ago |
| Digital | $65,000 | 2 | $33K | 5.1% | AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STAT… 62% | 7y ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | $15,000 | 4 | $4K | 1.2% | LARA BALLOT MEASURE COMMITT… 100% | 8y ago |
| Travel & Events | $12,996 | 5 | $3K | 1.0% | CALIFORNIANS FOR ENGLISH PR… 51% | 6y ago |
| Fundraising | $12,370 | 3 | $4K | 1.0% | YES ON 24, CALIFORNIANS FOR… 76% | 3y ago |
| Print & Mail | $6,979 | 2 | $3K | 0.6% | DESAULNIER, MARK 100% | 3y ago |
| Admin & Office | $5,200 | 2 | $3K | 0.4% | 741666 96% | 13y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
1
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$40,000 · 3% of revenue
6
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$506,916 · 40% of revenue
14
One-time clients 1 cycle
$732,064 · 57% of revenue
Top 1 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 741666 | 3 | $40,000 | 8 | 2013-05-01 | 2016-02-02 |
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 | $1,185,116 | 92.7% | 19 | |
| DC | $64,364 | 5.0% | 1 | |
| Unknown | $29,500 | 2.3% | 1 |
Notable disbursements
5 largest all-time · 5 largest in the current cycle · 5 most recent. Each row earns its place.