THE HARMAN PRESS
THE HARMAN PRESS is a print & mail vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle THE HARMAN PRESS was paid $2.58M across 167 client committees, of which $59K 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 |
$2,523,210 | 624 rows | 97.7% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$58,705 | 23 rows | 2.3% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Feb 14, 2000 → May 18, 2022
- spans 22.3 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 624
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 167
- 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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By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $548,554 | 21.25% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $2,033,361 | 78.75% |
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 · 6 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2016 | $2K | 2 | SVONKIN FOR BOARD OF EQUALI… 72% | Print & Mail 100% | $2K | — |
| 2017 | Q1 | 2018 | $11K | 2 | AHN, ROBERT LEE 89% | Print & Mail 100% | $11K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2016 | $18K | 13 | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REA… 48% | Print & Mail 100% | $20K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $935 | 3 | WATERS, MAXINE MS 70% | Print & Mail 100% | $12K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2016 | $37K | 12 | FONG FOR ASSEMBLY 2017-SPEC… 57% | Print & Mail 100% | $57K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $53 | 1 | C00647586 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $12K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $2K | 1 | LARA FOR INSURANCE COMMISSI… 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $58K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $2K | 1 | LOWENTHAL, ALAN 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $14K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $81K | 34 | KASSON FOR ASSEMBLY 2018; T… 38% | Print & Mail 100% | $96K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $172K | 46 | WATERS, MAXINE MS 42% | Print & Mail 100% | $268K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $61K | 22 | SMITH FOR ASSEMBLY 2018; CH… 26% | Print & Mail 100% | $329K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $237K | 33 | WATERS, MAXINE MS 49% | Print & Mail 100% | $566K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2018 | $8K | 6 | 950925 46% | Print & Mail 100% | $573K | +318% |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2018 | $1K | 2 | FOX FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2020… 90% | Print & Mail 100% | $574K | -94% |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $1K | 3 | SCHIFF, ADAM 56% | Print & Mail 100% | $1K | +23% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2018 | $47K | 20 | I LOVE LA 39% | Print & Mail 100% | $621K | +26% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $3K | 5 | SCHIFF, ADAM 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $4K | +5805% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2018 | $1K | 2 | RIVAS FOR ASSEMBLY 2020; LUZ 51% | Print & Mail 100% | $623K | -11% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $2K | 2 | C00725101 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $6K | -21% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $120K | 27 | JONES-SAWYER FOR ASSEMBLY 2… 21% | Print & Mail 100% | $126K | +47% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $111K | 4 | WATERS, MAXINE MS 90% | Print & Mail 100% | $236K | -36% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $103K | 18 | BRADFORD FOR SENATE 2020; S… 22% | Print & Mail 100% | $340K | +70% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $250K | 23 | WATERS, MAXINE MS 69% | Print & Mail 100% | $590K | +6% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $21K | 1 | WATERS, MAXINE MS 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $21K | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $33K | 6 | HUTT FOR ASSEMBLY 2021 94% | Print & Mail 100% | $623K | +3159% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $16K | 3 | WATERS, MAXINE MS 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $37K | +1282% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $10K | 10 | KAMLAGER FOR SENATE 2021, S… 48% | Print & Mail 100% | $632K | -80% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $2K | 2 | RIVAS FOR ASSEMBLY 2022; LUZ 77% | Print & Mail 100% | $634K | +26% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $7K | 7 | WATERS, MAXINE MS 60% | Print & Mail 100% | $44K | -94% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $3K | 2 | SCHIAVO FOR ASSEMBLY 2022; … 83% | Print & Mail 100% | $47K | -97% |
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Print & Mail | $2,523,210 | 624 | $4K | 100.0% | WATERS, MAXINE MS 20% | 4y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WATERS, MAXINE MS | 3 | $506,043 | 39 | 2017-05-12 | 2022-03-09 |
| 971911 | 3 | $100,256 | 4 | 2002-09-16 | 2006-05-01 |
| WESTERN STATES ISSUE EDUCATION FUND | 4 | $69,208 | 5 | 2007-10-04 | 2013-01-31 |
| SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 721 CTW, CLC WORKERS' STRENGTH COMMITTEE | 3 | $62,618 | 11 | 2014-05-16 | 2020-07-22 |
| 982792 | 3 | $61,122 | 7 | 2000-02-14 | 2006-11-21 |
| 744554 | 4 | $58,756 | 9 | 2003-01-30 | 2020-12-23 |
| 742204 | 3 | $48,422 | 19 | 2001-04-05 | 2021-04-28 |
| 743686 | 3 | $47,316 | 10 | 2000-06-26 | 2006-03-03 |
| LOS ANGELES COLLEGE FACULTY GUILD COPE | 6 | $30,550 | 13 | 2000-10-19 | 2013-05-20 |
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 | $2,483,070 | 98.4% | 158 | |
| Unknown | $32,377 | 1.3% | 6 | |
| DC | $7,260 | 0.3% | 2 | |
| DE | $503 | 0.0% | 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 | 2020-11-11 | WATERS, MAXINE MS | Print & Mail | SLATE MAILER PRINTING | $135,769 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-11-20 | WATERS, MAXINE MS | Print & Mail | SLATE PRINTING | $100,101 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-04-24 | WATERS, MAXINE MS | Print & Mail | SLATE MAILER | $99,116 |
| Largest all-time | 2006-05-11 | FEUER FOR ASSEMBLY, MIKE | Print & Mail | — | $48,235 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-06-30 | WATERS, MAXINE MS | Print & Mail | SLATE BALLOT: (SEE AO 2004-37) | $37,706 |
| Largest this cycle | 2021-03-17 | WATERS, MAXINE MS | Print & Mail | BROCHURES | $20,630 |
| Largest this cycle | 2021-06-02 | WATERS, MAXINE MS | Print & Mail | FLYERS | $12,401 |
| Largest this cycle | 2021-06-02 | WATERS, MAXINE MS | Print & Mail | FLYERS | $3,066 |
| Largest this cycle | 2022-04-29 | SCHIAVO FOR ASSEMBLY 2022; PILAR | Print & Mail | — | $2,679 |
| Largest this cycle | 2022-03-09 | WATERS, MAXINE MS | Print & Mail | SIGNS TO SUPPORT GAVIN NEWSON | $1,985 |
| Recent | 2022-03-09 | WATERS, MAXINE MS | Print & Mail | SIGNS TO SUPPORT GAVIN NEWSOM | $1,631 |
| Recent | 2022-03-14 | SCHIAVO FOR ASSEMBLY 2022; PILAR | Print & Mail | — | $915 |
| Recent | 2022-05-18 | SMALLWOOD-CUEVAS FOR SENATE 2022; LOLA | Print & Mail | Letterhead & Envelopes | $539 |