THE CERANA GROUP
$694K
2025-2026 cycle
THE CERANA GROUP is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle THE CERANA GROUP was paid $694K across 12 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
- Apr 1, 2016 → May 5, 2026
- spans 10.1 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 103
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 12
- 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
$6K
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 |
|---|---|---|
| PETERS, SCOTT CA · House DEM |
$2,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PETERS, SCOTT CA · House DEM |
$6,000 | 3 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PETERS, SCOTT CA · House DEM |
$6,000 | 3 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PETERS, SCOTT CA · House DEM |
$6,000 | 3 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PETERS, SCOTT CA · House DEM |
$12,500 | 7 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 100%
R · 0%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $297,919 | 42.91% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $396,388 | 57.09% |
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 · 8 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2016 | $105K | 16 | RODRIGUEZ FOR SCHOOL BOARD … 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $105K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2016 | $115K | 10 | RODRIGUEZ FOR SCHOOL BOARD … 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $220K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2016 | $975 | 2 | RUN WOMEN RUN 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $221K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $668 | 1 | RUN WOMEN RUN 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $222K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $503 | 2 | RUN WOMEN RUN 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $503 | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $465 | 1 | RUN WOMEN RUN 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $968 | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $233 | 1 | RUN WOMEN RUN 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $19K | 2 | CHARTER SCHOOLS PAC, SPONSO… 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $20K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2018 | $349 | 1 | RUN WOMEN RUN 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $21K | -100% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2018 | $4K | 1 | GLORIA FOR MAYOR 2020; TODD 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $24K | +259% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2018 | $9K | 3 | GLORIA FOR MAYOR 2020; TODD 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $33K | +1248% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $11K | 7 | JACOBS, SARA 73% | Strategy & Research 100% | $11K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $251K | 13 | BLOOMBERG, MICHAEL R. 72% | Strategy & Research 100% | $262K | +49770% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $12K | 4 | JACOBS, SARA 67% | Strategy & Research 100% | $274K | +2481% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $14K | 3 | JACOBS, SARA 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $288K | +5922% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $14K | 3 | JACOBS, SARA 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $301K | -30% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $4K | 3 | PETERS, SCOTT 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $4K | -98% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $10K | 3 | PETERS, SCOTT 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $14K | -20% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $6K | 4 | PETERS, SCOTT 75% | Strategy & Research 100% | $20K | -57% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $7K | 4 | PETERS, SCOTT 86% | Strategy & Research 100% | $27K | -48% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $3K | 1 | PETERS, SCOTT 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $3K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $3K | 2 | PETERS, SCOTT 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $6K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $6K | 3 | PETERS, SCOTT 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $12K | +50% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $4K | 2 | PETERS, SCOTT 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $16K | -42% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $3K | 2 | PETERS, SCOTT 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $19K | -57% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $4K | 2 | PETERS, SCOTT 100% | — | $4K | -33% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $2K | 1 | PETERS, SCOTT 100% | — | $6K | — |
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Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $688,307 | 100 | $7K | 100.0% | RODRIGUEZ FOR SCHOOL BOARD … 32% | 19mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
1
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$48,600 · 7% of revenue
2
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$27,041 · 4% of revenue
9
One-time clients 1 cycle
$618,665 · 89% of revenue
Top 1 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PETERS, SCOTT | 3 | $48,600 | 25 | 2022-01-28 | 2026-05-05 |
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 | $514,307 | 74.1% | 11 | |
| NY | $180,000 | 25.9% | 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 | 2020-02-25 | BLOOMBERG, MICHAEL R. | Strategy & Research | CANVASSING | $105,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-03-02 | BLOOMBERG, MICHAEL R. | Strategy & Research | CANVASSING | $75,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2017-06-05 | RODRIGUEZ FOR SCHOOL BOARD 2015, SPONSORED BY CCSA ADVOCATES INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE; PARENT TEACHER ALLIANCE IN SUPPORT OF REF | Strategy & Research | SAL; Support; Nicholas Melvoin; LAUSD D04 | $32,999 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-01-23 | CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION HOUSING SOLUTIONS COMMITTEE | Strategy & Research | MASS MAIL | $27,166 |
| Largest all-time | 2016-11-07 | EQUALITY CALIFORNIA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | Strategy & Research | FIELD PROGRAM SUPPORTING SCOTT WIENER | $26,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-01 | PETERS, SCOTT | — | POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING | $2,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-03 | PETERS, SCOTT | — | POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING | $2,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-05 | PETERS, SCOTT | — | CAMPAIGN STRATEGY CONSULTING | $2,000 |
| Recent | 2024-10-29 | PETERS, SCOTT | Strategy & Research | POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING | $2,000 |
| Recent | 2024-11-29 | PETERS, SCOTT | Strategy & Research | POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING | $1,000 |