TEGNA INC.

$1.00M 2025-2026 cycle

TEGNA INC. is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle TEGNA INC. was paid $1.00M across 9 client committees, of which $355K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

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Part I Identity

Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.

Source split

$1.00M = $646K (Schedule B) + $355K (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments		 $645,506 56 rows 64.5%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them		 $355,355 19 rows 35.5%
Activity span ALL TIME
Feb 4, 2016 → Jul 31, 2026
spans 10.5 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
56
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
9
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Aug 2025 Jul 2026
$533K across 12 months
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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

STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $124 Media · 2 txns T TEGNA INC.
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1485077
 $124 2
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 2

CALIFORNIA LEADS $46K Admin & Office · 2 txns STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $124 Media · 2 txns T TEGNA INC.
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CALIFORNIA LEADS
1478581
 $46,400 2
STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1485077
 $124 2
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 4

CALIFORNIA LEADS $140K Admin & Office · 6 txns COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIA'S MID… $78K — · 1 txn VANCIL, DILLAN $6K — · 2 txns STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $745 Media · 3 txns T TEGNA INC.
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CALIFORNIA LEADS
1478581
 $139,700 6
COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIA'S MIDDLE CLASS, INCLUDING ENERGY COMPANIES WHO PRODUCE GAS, OIL, JOBS AND PAY TAXES
1365275
 $77,600 1
VANCIL, DILLAN
IL · House REP
 $5,610 2
STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1485077
 $745 3
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 5

HUNT, WESLEY $181K Media · 19 txns CALIFORNIA LEADS $140K Admin & Office · 6 txns COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIA'S MID… $78K — · 1 txn VANCIL, DILLAN $6K — · 2 txns STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $4K Digital · 4 txns T TEGNA INC.
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
HUNT, WESLEY
TX · Senate REP
 $181,161 19
CALIFORNIA LEADS
1478581
 $139,700 6
COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIA'S MIDDLE CLASS, INCLUDING ENERGY COMPANIES WHO PRODUCE GAS, OIL, JOBS AND PAY TAXES
1365275
 $77,600 1
VANCIL, DILLAN
IL · House REP
 $5,610 2
STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1485077
 $3,602 4
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 5

HUNT, WESLEY $359K Media · 38 txns CALIFORNIA LEADS $140K Admin & Office · 6 txns COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIA'S MID… $78K — · 1 txn VANCIL, DILLAN $6K — · 2 txns STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $4K Digital · 4 txns T TEGNA INC.
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
HUNT, WESLEY
TX · Senate REP
 $358,719 38
CALIFORNIA LEADS
1478581
 $139,700 6
COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIA'S MIDDLE CLASS, INCLUDING ENERGY COMPANIES WHO PRODUCE GAS, OIL, JOBS AND PAY TAXES
1365275
 $77,600 1
VANCIL, DILLAN
IL · House REP
 $5,610 2
STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1485077
 $3,602 4
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 5

HUNT, WESLEY $359K Media · 38 txns CALIFORNIA LEADS $140K Admin & Office · 6 txns COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIA'S MID… $78K — · 1 txn VANCIL, DILLAN $6K — · 2 txns STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $4K Digital · 4 txns T TEGNA INC.
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
HUNT, WESLEY
TX · Senate REP
 $358,719 38
CALIFORNIA LEADS
1478581
 $139,700 6
COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIA'S MIDDLE CLASS, INCLUDING ENERGY COMPANIES WHO PRODUCE GAS, OIL, JOBS AND PAY TAXES
1365275
 $77,600 1
VANCIL, DILLAN
IL · House REP
 $5,610 2
STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1485077
 $3,602 4
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By party

Revenue by party

100% R
D · 0%
R · 100%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $607,964 60.74%
Non-partisan $392,898 39.26%

Part III Reference tables

Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.

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Money flow through this vendor

Money flow through this vendor

top payers (left) → broadcast stations clients buy from (right)
TEGNA INC. STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $124 KCBS (Los Angeles) $1.03M KNBC (Los Angeles) $872K KCRA (Sacramento) $801K KPIX (San Francisco) $675K KABC (Los Angeles) $587K KTLA (Los Angeles) $383K KXTV (Sacramento) $307K + 16 NBC affiliates $862K + 6 ABC affiliates $752K + 62 other stations $2.33M Total in: $124 Total out: $8.59M
TEGNA INC. CALIFORNIA LEADS $46K STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $124 KCBS (Los Angeles) $3.93M KNBC (Los Angeles) $2.89M KABC (Los Angeles) $2.78M KPIX (San Francisco) $2.42M KGO-TV (San Francisco) $2.15M KCRA (Sacramento) $2.08M KTLA (Los Angeles) $1.27M + 17 NBC affiliates $3.94M + 7 Fox affiliates $2.49M + 65 other stations $7.08M Total in: $47K Total out: $31.03M
TEGNA INC. CALIFORNIA LEADS $140K COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFO… $78K VANCIL, DILLAN $6K STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $745 KCBS (Los Angeles) $10.41M KNBC (Los Angeles) $8.23M KABC (Los Angeles) $8.02M KPIX (San Francisco) $5.46M KCRA (Sacramento) $5.39M KGO (San Francisco) $4.43M KTLA (Los Angeles) $3.95M + 18 NBC affiliates $13.55M + 7 Fox affiliates $7.67M + 68 other stations $15.88M Total in: $224K Total out: $82.99M
TEGNA INC. HUNT, WESLEY $181K CALIFORNIA LEADS $140K COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFO… $78K VANCIL, DILLAN $6K STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $4K KCBS (Los Angeles) $11.78M KABC (Los Angeles) $9.14M KNBC (Los Angeles) $9.07M KCRA (Sacramento) $6.2M KPIX (San Francisco) $6.12M KGO (San Francisco) $4.97M KTLA (Los Angeles) $4.29M + 18 NBC affiliates $14.87M + 7 Fox affiliates $9.2M + 68 other stations $17.14M Total in: $408K Total out: $92.78M
TEGNA INC. HUNT, WESLEY $359K CALIFORNIA LEADS $140K COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFO… $78K VANCIL, DILLAN $6K STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $4K KCBS (Los Angeles) $11.78M KABC (Los Angeles) $9.14M KNBC (Los Angeles) $9.07M KCRA (Sacramento) $6.2M KPIX (San Francisco) $6.12M KGO (San Francisco) $4.97M KTLA (Los Angeles) $4.29M + 18 NBC affiliates $14.87M + 7 Fox affiliates $9.2M + 68 other stations $17.14M Total in: $585K Total out: $92.78M
TEGNA INC. HUNT, WESLEY $359K CALIFORNIA LEADS $140K COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFO… $78K VANCIL, DILLAN $6K STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $4K KCBS (Los Angeles) $11.78M KABC (Los Angeles) $9.14M KNBC (Los Angeles) $9.07M KCRA (Sacramento) $6.2M KPIX (San Francisco) $6.12M KGO (San Francisco) $4.97M KTLA (Los Angeles) $4.29M + 18 NBC affiliates $14.9M + 7 Fox affiliates $9.2M + 69 other stations $17.2M Total in: $585K Total out: $92.87M
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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

20182022202420252026 Q4 2018 (2018 cycle): $13KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $43KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $3KQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $351KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $8KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $8KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $218KQ3 2026 (2026 cycle): $124 Q4Q1Q4Q2Q3 $351K

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 REFORM CALIFORNIA - YES ON 6 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 $8K 3 VANCIL, DILLAN 66% Digital 34% $367K +143%
2026 Q2 2026 $218K 8 CALIFORNIA LEADS 64% Admin & Office 64% $585K —
2026 Q3 2026 $124 2 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 100% Media 100% $585K —

Stations this firm's clients buy from

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Stations this firm's clients buy from top 15 + 89 additional stations · $97,541,038 · 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 $11,780,262 36 Feb 2026 → Jul 2026
KABC Los Angeles, CA ABC $9,141,535 38 Feb 2026 → Jul 2026
KNBC Los Angeles, CA NBC $9,071,689 36 Feb 2026 → Jul 2026
KCRA Sacramento, CA NBC $7,625,978 36 Sep 2022 → Jul 2026
KPIX San Francisco, CA CBS $6,219,732 34 Feb 2024 → Jul 2026
KGO San Francisco, CA ABC $5,273,561 44 Feb 2024 → Jul 2026
KTVU San Francisco, CA Fox $4,384,398 39 Feb 2024 → Jul 2026
KTLA Los Angeles, CA NBC $4,286,678 31 Feb 2026 → Jul 2026
KTTV Los Angeles, CA Fox $4,052,673 34 Feb 2026 → Jul 2026
KNSD-TV San Diego, CA NBC $2,959,423 36 May 2022 → Jul 2026
KOVR-TV Sacramento, CA CBS $2,774,271 35 Sep 2022 → Jul 2026
KNTV San Jose, CA NBC $2,761,638 19 Feb 2024 → Apr 2026
KXTV Sacramento, CA NBC $2,473,687 40 Feb 2024 → Jul 2026
KFMB-TV San Diego, CA CBS $2,410,261 40 May 2022 → Jul 2026
KNTV San Jose, CA NBC $1,631,747 14 Apr 2026 → Jul 2026
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Revenue by service category

Revenue by service category

last 1 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $373K across 45 disbursements (avg $8K/check) Top buyer: HUNT, WESLEY (96% of category) Last paid: 2w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $124

Revenue by service category

last 3 months · hover bars for cycle context
Admin & Office — cycle-to-date Total: $140K across 6 disbursements (avg $23K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA LEADS (100% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Admin & Office $46K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $373K across 45 disbursements (avg $8K/check) Top buyer: HUNT, WESLEY (96% of category) Last paid: 2w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $124

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Admin & Office — cycle-to-date Total: $140K across 6 disbursements (avg $23K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA LEADS (100% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Admin & Office $140K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $373K across 45 disbursements (avg $8K/check) Top buyer: HUNT, WESLEY (96% of category) Last paid: 2w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $745

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $373K across 45 disbursements (avg $8K/check) Top buyer: HUNT, WESLEY (96% of category) Last paid: 2w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $182K Admin & Office — cycle-to-date Total: $140K across 6 disbursements (avg $23K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA LEADS (100% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Admin & Office $140K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $6K across 2 disbursements (avg $3K/check) Top buyer: CERVANTES FOR SENATE 2024; SABRINA (55% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · +82% vs prior cycle Digital $3K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $373K across 45 disbursements (avg $8K/check) Top buyer: HUNT, WESLEY (96% of category) Last paid: 2w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $359K Admin & Office — cycle-to-date Total: $140K across 6 disbursements (avg $23K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA LEADS (100% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Admin & Office $140K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $6K across 2 disbursements (avg $3K/check) Top buyer: CERVANTES FOR SENATE 2024; SABRINA (55% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · +82% vs prior cycle Digital $3K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $373K across 45 disbursements (avg $8K/check) Top buyer: HUNT, WESLEY (96% of category) Last paid: 2w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $359K Admin & Office — cycle-to-date Total: $140K across 6 disbursements (avg $23K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA LEADS (100% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Admin & Office $140K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $6K across 2 disbursements (avg $3K/check) Top buyer: CERVANTES FOR SENATE 2024; SABRINA (55% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · +82% vs prior cycle Digital $3K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Media $372,909 45 $8K 71.9% HUNT, WESLEY 96% 2w ago
Admin & Office $139,700 6 $23K 26.9% CALIFORNIA LEADS 100% 2mo ago
Digital $6,337 2 $3K 1.2% CERVANTES FOR SENATE 2024; … 55% 6mo ago
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Client retention

Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.

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Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
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Repeat clients 2 cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
9
One-time clients 1 cycle
$645,506 · 100% of revenue
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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 55.6% 1
CA
$236,382 36.6% 5
DC
$43,350 6.7% 1
IL
$5,610 0.9% 1
VA
$1,445 0.2% 1
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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 CALIFORNIA'S MIDDLE CLASS, INCLUDING ENERGY 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 2026-05-05 CALIFORNIA LEADS Admin & Office TEL, WEB $23,200
Largest this cycle 2026-04-21 CALIFORNIA LEADS Admin & Office TEL, WEB $23,200
Recent 2026-05-26 CALIFORNIA LEADS Admin & Office TEL, WEB $23,200
Recent 2026-05-19 CALIFORNIA LEADS Admin & Office TEL, WEB $23,200
Recent 2026-05-12 CALIFORNIA LEADS Admin & Office TEL, WEB $23,200
Recent 2026-07-31 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 Media Digital Ad Buy $86
Recent 2026-07-31 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 Media Digital Ad Buy $38
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