TEGNA INC.
$771K
2025-2026 cycle
TEGNA INC. is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle TEGNA INC. was paid $771K across 8 client committees, of which $355K 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
$949K
=
$593K
(Schedule B)
+
$355K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$593,372 | 50 rows | 62.5% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$355,355 | 19 rows | 37.5% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Feb 4, 2016 → Oct 20, 2025
- spans 9.7 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 50
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 8
- 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.
Jun 2025
May 2026
$533K
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.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 1 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA LEADS 1478581 |
$23,200 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA LEADS 1478581 |
$93,300 | 4 |
| COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIAS MIDDLE CLASS, INCLUDING ENERGY, MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES WHO PRODUCE GAS, OIL, JOBS AND PAY TAXES 1365275 |
$77,600 | 1 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$621 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA LEADS 1478581 |
$93,300 | 4 |
| COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIAS MIDDLE CLASS, INCLUDING ENERGY, MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES WHO PRODUCE GAS, OIL, JOBS AND PAY TAXES 1365275 |
$77,600 | 1 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$3,478 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HUNT, WESLEY TX · Senate REP |
$358,719 | 38 |
| CALIFORNIA LEADS 1478581 |
$93,300 | 4 |
| COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIAS MIDDLE CLASS, INCLUDING ENERGY, MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES WHO PRODUCE GAS, OIL, JOBS AND PAY TAXES 1365275 |
$77,600 | 1 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$3,478 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HUNT, WESLEY TX · Senate REP |
$358,719 | 38 |
| CALIFORNIA LEADS 1478581 |
$93,300 | 4 |
| COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIAS MIDDLE CLASS, INCLUDING ENERGY, MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES WHO PRODUCE GAS, OIL, JOBS AND PAY TAXES 1365275 |
$77,600 | 1 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$3,478 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HUNT, WESLEY TX · Senate REP |
$358,719 | 38 |
| CALIFORNIA LEADS 1478581 |
$93,300 | 4 |
| COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIAS MIDDLE CLASS, INCLUDING ENERGY, MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES WHO PRODUCE GAS, OIL, JOBS AND PAY TAXES 1365275 |
$77,600 | 1 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$3,478 | 2 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 0%
R · 100%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $502,753 | 65.22% |
| Non-partisan | $268,116 | 34.78% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Money flow through this vendor
Money flow through this vendor
top payers (left) → broadcast stations clients buy from (right)Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 5 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $13K | 2 | DE MAIO - BALLOT MEASURE CO… 89% | Media 100% | $13K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $43K | 1 | LF PAC 100% | Media 100% | $43K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $3K | 1 | CERVANTES FOR SENATE 2024; … 100% | Digital 100% | $3K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $351K | 37 | HUNT, WESLEY 100% | Media 100% | $351K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $8K | 1 | HUNT, WESLEY 100% | Media 100% | $359K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $3K | 1 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 100% | Digital 100% | $362K | -18% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $172K | 6 | CALIFORNIA LEADS 54% | Admin & Office 54% | $533K | — |
Stations this firm's clients buy from
Stations this firm's clients buy from top 15 + 80 additional stations · $78,628,405 · Los Angeles, CA dominant market
Broadcast stations that committees who pay TEGNA INC. also pay directly on their Schedule B filings. We can't prove TEGNA INC. routed money to these stations, but the concentration signal reveals the market network this firm's clients spend on.
| Station | Market | Network | Total client spend | Buys | Activity window |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCBS | Los Angeles, CA | CBS | $10,752,616 | 32 | Feb 2026 → May 2026 |
| KABC | Los Angeles, CA | ABC | $8,554,823 | 35 | Feb 2026 → May 2026 |
| KNBC | Los Angeles, CA | NBC | $8,199,249 | 33 | Feb 2026 → May 2026 |
| KCRA | Sacramento, CA | NBC | $6,824,810 | 34 | Sep 2022 → May 2026 |
| KPIX | San Francisco, CA | CBS | $5,544,480 | 32 | Feb 2024 → May 2026 |
| KGO | San Francisco, CA | ABC | $4,073,783 | 36 | Feb 2024 → May 2026 |
| KTLA | Los Angeles, CA | NBC | $3,903,795 | 29 | Feb 2026 → May 2026 |
| KNSD-TV | San Diego, CA | NBC | $2,845,905 | 34 | May 2022 → May 2026 |
| KNTV | San Jose, CA | NBC | $2,761,638 | 19 | Feb 2024 → Apr 2026 |
| KOVR-TV | Sacramento, CA | CBS | $2,588,355 | 33 | Sep 2022 → May 2026 |
| KTVU | San Francisco, CA | Fox | $2,281,340 | 19 | Feb 2024 → Apr 2026 |
| KFMB-TV | San Diego, CA | CBS | $2,207,973 | 35 | May 2022 → May 2026 |
| KXTV | Sacramento, CA | NBC | $2,166,305 | 36 | Feb 2024 → May 2026 |
| KTTV | Los Angeles, CA | Fox | $1,723,511 | 13 | Feb 2026 → Apr 2026 |
| KCAL-TV | Los Angeles, CA | CBS | $1,347,441 | 29 | Feb 2026 → May 2026 |
Revenue by service category
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media | $372,785 | 43 | $9K | 78.9% | HUNT, WESLEY 96% | 6w ago |
| Admin & Office | $93,300 | 4 | $23K | 19.7% | CALIFORNIA LEADS 100% | 3w ago |
| Digital | $6,337 | 2 | $3K | 1.3% | CERVANTES FOR SENATE 2024; … 55% | 4mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
0
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
0
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
8
One-time clients 1 cycle
$593,372 · 100% of revenue
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | $358,719 | 60.5% | 1 | |
| CA | $189,858 | 32.0% | 5 | |
| DC | $43,350 | 7.3% | 1 | |
| Unknown | $1,445 | 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 | 2026-05-06 | COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIAS MIDDLE CLASS, INCLUDING ENERGY, MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES WHO PRODUCE GAS, OIL, JOBS AND PAY TAXES | — | — | $77,600 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-08-25 | LF PAC | Media | TV ADVERTISING (FOR FUTURE IE NOT YET DISSEMINATED) | $43,350 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-09-08 | HUNT, WESLEY | Media | MEDIA BUY | $29,750 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-04-28 | CALIFORNIA LEADS | Admin & Office | TEL, WEB | $23,700 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-04-21 | CALIFORNIA LEADS | Admin & Office | TEL, WEB | $23,200 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-05 | CALIFORNIA LEADS | Admin & Office | TEL, WEB | $23,200 |
| Recent | 2026-05-12 | CALIFORNIA LEADS | Admin & Office | TEL, WEB | $23,200 |
| Recent | 2026-04-23 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | Digital Ad Buy | $621 |