SWAY DC
SWAY DC is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle SWAY DC was paid $783K across 10 client committees, of which $67K 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 |
$715,624 | 45 rows | 91.4% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$67,200 | 2 rows | 8.6% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Aug 28, 2020 → May 8, 2026
- spans 5.7 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 45
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 10
- 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 3 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| RENDON FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 2026; ANTHONY 1482653 |
$40,889 | 3 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| RENDON FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 2026; ANTHONY 1482653 |
$40,889 | 3 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| RENDON FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 2026; ANTHONY 1482653 |
$40,889 | 3 |
| PINSLEY, MARK PA · House DEM |
$1,250 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| RENDON FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 2026; ANTHONY 1482653 |
$40,889 | 3 |
| PINSLEY, MARK PA · House DEM |
$1,250 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| RENDON FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 2026; ANTHONY 1482653 |
$40,889 | 3 |
| PINSLEY, MARK PA · House DEM |
$1,250 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $1,367 | 0.17% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $781,456 | 99.83% |
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $86K | 7 | C00713743 48% | Media 33% | $86K | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $258K | 10 | C00215905 39% | Other / Unclassified 56% | $344K | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $10K | 1 | C00792465 100% | Digital 100% | $10K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $85K | 6 | C00792465 92% | Digital 69% | $95K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $53K | 4 | C00792465 100% | Media 100% | $148K | -38% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $117K | 7 | C00792465 100% | Media 100% | $265K | -55% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $64K | 6 | ASATRYAN FOR ASSEMBLY 2024 90% | Digital 90% | $64K | +544% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $1K | 1 | PINSLEY, MARK 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $41K | 3 | RENDON FOR SUPERINTENDENT O… 100% | Media 44% | $42K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media | $356,221 | 23 | $15K | 51.4% | C00792465 53% | 5w ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $157,389 | 7 | $22K | 22.7% | PETRIE-NORRIS FOR ASSEMBLY … 51% | 5y ago |
| Digital | $149,120 | 10 | $15K | 21.5% | C00792465 46% | 2y ago |
| Travel & Events | $22,218 | 2 | $11K | 3.2% | C00215905 95% | 5y ago |
| Strategy & Research | $7,650 | 2 | $4K | 1.1% | KEEPING CALIFORNIANS WORKIN… 84% | 9mo 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | $467,925 | 65.4% | 3 | |
| CA | $246,448 | 34.4% | 6 | |
| IL | $1,250 | 0.2% | 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 | 2020-10-23 | PETRIE-NORRIS FOR ASSEMBLY 2020; COTTIE | Other / Unclassified | — | $80,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-10-28 | C00215905 | Media | ADVERTISING PRODUCTION | $37,265 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-10-23 | C00215905 | Other / Unclassified | PRODUCTION OF ADVERTISING | $34,217 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-10-20 | C00215905 | Media | AD PRODUCTION/EDITING | $30,455 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-10-23 | CERVANTES FOR ASSEMBLY 2020; SABRINA | Other / Unclassified | — | $30,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-08 | RENDON FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 2026; ANTHONY | — | — | $23,025 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-07 | RENDON FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 2026; ANTHONY | Media | Digital Ad Production | $10,164 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-08 | RENDON FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 2026; ANTHONY | Media | Digital Ad Production | $7,700 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-09-15 | PINSLEY, MARK | Strategy & Research | MEDIA CONSULTING | $1,250 |
| Recent | 2024-02-28 | ASATRYAN FOR ASSEMBLY 2024 | Digital | Digital Advertising Expenses | $15,000 |