TELEGRAPH BRANDING LLC
$1.90M
2025-2026 cycle
TELEGRAPH BRANDING LLC is a fundraising vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle TELEGRAPH BRANDING LLC was paid $1.90M across 21 client committees, of which $8K 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
$1.90M
=
$1.90M
(Schedule B)
+
$8K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$1,895,417 | 147 rows | 99.6% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$8,418 | 3 rows | 0.4% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- May 22, 2016 → May 15, 2026
- spans 10.0 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 147
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 21
- 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
$185K
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.
No buyer activity in this window.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 742500 742500 |
$100,000 | 1 |
| EAST BAY WORKING FAMILIES, A COALITION OF UNIONS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS 1390351 |
$68,074 | 9 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 742500 742500 |
$100,000 | 1 |
| EAST BAY WORKING FAMILIES, A COALITION OF UNIONS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS 1390351 |
$85,074 | 10 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 742500 742500 |
$100,000 | 1 |
| EAST BAY WORKING FAMILIES, A COALITION OF UNIONS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS 1390351 |
$85,074 | 10 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 742500 742500 |
$100,000 | 1 |
| EAST BAY WORKING FAMILIES, A COALITION OF UNIONS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS 1390351 |
$89,460 | 12 |
| NAPA-SOLANO CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL, AFL-CIO, COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION, SPONSORED BY NAPA-SOLANO COUNTIES CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL AFL-CIO 1472568 |
$4,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| EAST BAY WORKING FAMILIES, A COALITION OF UNIONS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS 1390351 |
$177,085 | 21 |
| 742500 742500 |
$100,000 | 1 |
| NAPA-SOLANO CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL, AFL-CIO, COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION, SPONSORED BY NAPA-SOLANO COUNTIES CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL AFL-CIO 1472568 |
$4,000 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 0%
R · 100%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $347,824 | 18.27% |
| Non-partisan | $1,556,011 | 81.73% |
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 · 9 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q2 | 2016 | $3K | 1 | BECKLES FOR ASSEMBLY 2018, … 100% | Digital 100% | $3K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2016 | $3K | 1 | BECKLES FOR ASSEMBLY 2018, … 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $6K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $97K | 7 | SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATI… 89% | Software & Tech 46% | $97K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $9K | 1 | COALITION FOR AFFORDABLE HO… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $106K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $66K | 8 | EAST BAY WORKING FAMILIES, … 100% | Digital 34% | $172K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2018 | $3K | 2 | EAST BAY WORKING FAMILIES, … 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $175K | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2018 | $8K | 3 | EAST BAY WORKING FAMILIES, … 100% | Wages & Payroll 66% | $183K | +149% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2018 | $1K | 2 | EAST BAY WORKING FAMILIES, … 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $184K | -54% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $5K | 1 | PALMER, GARY 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $5K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $47K | 1 | EAST BAY WORKING FAMILIES, … 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $52K | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $92K | 9 | EAST BAY WORKING FAMILIES, … 40% | Other / Unclassified 47% | $143K | +980% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $94K | 18 | EAST BAY WORKING FAMILIES, … 58% | Print & Mail 73% | $238K | +42% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $3K | 2 | HOCKENHULL FOR JUDGE 2022 100% | Other / Unclassified 91% | $3K | -94% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $115K | 1 | C00787978 100% | Fundraising 100% | $118K | +25% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $210K | 4 | C00787978 95% | Fundraising 95% | $328K | +123% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $5K | 2 | C00779488 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $5K | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $1K | 5 | C00779488 100% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $6K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $105K | 12 | WILSON FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; L… 100% | Print & Mail 49% | $111K | +3702% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $7K | 1 | WILSON FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; L… 100% | Field & Voter Contact 100% | $118K | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $88K | 9 | EAST BAY WORKING FAMILIES, … 100% | Print & Mail 72% | $205K | -58% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $8K | 3 | EAST BAY WORKING FAMILIES, … 52% | Media 48% | $214K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $17K | 1 | EAST BAY WORKING FAMILIES, … 100% | — | $17K | -84% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $168K | 10 | 742500 59% | Media 89% | $185K | +2301% |
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 | $688,008 | 33 | $21K | 36.8% | SEIU LOCAL 2015 ISSUES PAC,… 71% | 2y ago |
| Print & Mail | $346,422 | 45 | $8K | 18.6% | EAST BAY WORKING FAMILIES, … 47% | 2mo ago |
| Fundraising | $340,000 | 4 | $85K | 18.2% | C00787978 93% | 3y ago |
| Media | $206,182 | 13 | $16K | 11.0% | 742500 49% | 2mo ago |
| Software & Tech | $97,395 | 9 | $11K | 5.2% | SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATI… 80% | 7y ago |
| Digital | $79,583 | 18 | $4K | 4.3% | EAST BAY WORKING FAMILIES, … 34% | 2mo ago |
| Strategy & Research | $60,296 | 4 | $15K | 3.2% | EAST BAY WORKING FAMILIES, … 77% | 6y ago |
| Field & Voter Contact | $36,448 | 8 | $5K | 2.0% | WILSON FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; L… 50% | 7w ago |
| Wages & Payroll | $5,274 | 2 | $3K | 0.3% | EAST BAY WORKING FAMILIES, … 100% | 7y ago |
| Travel & Events | $5,000 | 1 | $5K | 0.3% | PALMER, GARY 100% | 6y ago |
| Admin & Office | $2,640 | 1 | $3K | 0.1% | EAST BAY WORKING FAMILIES, … 100% | 7y ago |
| Legal & Compliance | $1,293 | 5 | $259 | 0.1% | C00779488 100% | 2y ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | -$1,042 | 2 | $-521 | -0.1% | AFSCME 444 PAC 0% | 3y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
1
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$394,253 · 21% of revenue
1
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$177,859 · 9% of revenue
19
One-time clients 1 cycle
$1,323,305 · 70% of revenue
Top 1 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAST BAY WORKING FAMILIES, A COALITION OF UNIONS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS | 4 | $394,253 | 53 | 2018-10-16 | 2026-05-15 |
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 | $1,544,374 | 81.5% | 17 | |
| Unknown | $321,043 | 16.9% | 2 | |
| DC | $25,000 | 1.3% | 1 | |
| AL | $5,000 | 0.3% | 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 | 2016-09-23 | SEIU LOCAL 2015 ISSUES PAC, SPONSORED BY SERVICE EMPLOYEE INTERNATIONAL UNIONS | Other / Unclassified | Voter Education and Media Expenses; In-Kind to Various Measures, see Schedule D | $448,179 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-11-01 | C00787978 | Fundraising | POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING / FUNDRAISING CONSULTING / CREATIVE SERVICES | $120,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-09-23 | C00787978 | Fundraising | POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING / FUNDRAISING CONSULTING / CREATIVE SERVICES | $115,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-04-20 | 742500 | Media | Digital Ads Supporting Katie Porter. See Schedule G | $100,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-10-20 | C00787978 | Fundraising | POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING / FUNDRAISING CONSULTING / CREATIVE SERVICES | $80,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-04 | EAST BAY WORKING FAMILIES, A COALITION OF UNIONS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS | Media | Online ads | $25,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-19 | EAST BAY WORKING FAMILIES, A COALITION OF UNIONS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS | — | — | $17,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-04 | EAST BAY WORKING FAMILIES, A COALITION OF UNIONS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS | Print & Mail | Mailer | $12,682 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-04 | EAST BAY WORKING FAMILIES, A COALITION OF UNIONS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS | Media | Online ads | $10,000 |
| Recent | 2026-05-04 | EAST BAY WORKING FAMILIES, A COALITION OF UNIONS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS | Media | Digital ads | $7,500 |
| Recent | 2026-05-04 | EAST BAY WORKING FAMILIES, A COALITION OF UNIONS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS | — | Walkcards | $3,875 |
| Recent | 2026-05-15 | EAST BAY WORKING FAMILIES, A COALITION OF UNIONS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS | Field & Voter Contact | Walkcard | $1,063 |
| Recent | 2026-05-15 | EAST BAY WORKING FAMILIES, A COALITION OF UNIONS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS | Field & Voter Contact | Walkcard | $354 |