THE KOREA TIMES
THE KOREA TIMES is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle THE KOREA TIMES was paid $15K across 13 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
- Jan 31, 2003 → Jun 23, 2025
- spans 22.4 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 16
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 13
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
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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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Top buyers last 3 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE FOR 2010 1328666 |
$70,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE FOR 2010 1328666 |
$70,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE FOR 2010 1328666 |
$70,000 | 1 |
| LEE, DANIEL VA · House DEM |
$700 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE FOR 2010 1328666 |
$70,000 | 1 |
| LEE, DANIEL VA · House DEM |
$700 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 5
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE FOR 2010 1328666 |
$70,000 | 1 |
| DELANEY, APRIL MCCLAIN MD · House DEM |
$2,400 | 1 |
| DEMOCRATIC PARTY COMMITTEE ABROAD C00216614 |
$2,000 | 1 |
| LEE, DANIEL VA · House DEM |
$700 | 1 |
| MENG, GRACE NY · House DEM |
$400 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $2,056 | 13.82% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $12,824 | 86.18% |
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 · 7 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $1K | 1 | FCDC - FEDERAL 100% | Media 100% | $1K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $300 | 1 | C00669507 100% | Media 100% | $1K | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $600 | 1 | MENG, GRACE 100% | Media 100% | $600 | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $980 | 2 | STRICKLAND, MARILYN 51% | Print & Mail 51% | $2K | +227% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $3K | 2 | ASIAN AMERICANS FOR CHANGE … 83% | Print & Mail 100% | $3K | — |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $700 | 1 | HELMER, DANIEL 100% | Media 100% | $4K | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $5K | 3 | DELANEY, APRIL MCCLAIN 50% | Media 100% | $8K | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $700 | 1 | LEE, DANIEL 100% | Media 100% | $700 | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $70K | 1 | CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIA… 100% | Media 100% | $71K | +9900% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media | $78,580 | 10 | $8K | 92.6% | CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIA… 89% | 5w ago |
| Print & Mail | $3,450 | 3 | $1K | 4.1% | ASIAN AMERICANS FOR CHANGE … 71% | 3y ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $2,850 | 3 | $950 | 3.4% | WESSON FOR CITY COUNCIL 2011 56% | 15y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
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 | $72,850 | 85.8% | 4 | |
| TX | $2,450 | 2.9% | 1 | |
| MD | $2,400 | 2.8% | 1 | |
| VA | $2,400 | 2.8% | 3 | |
| DC | $2,000 | 2.4% | 1 | |
| NY | $1,480 | 1.7% | 1 | |
| WA | $1,000 | 1.2% | 1 | |
| Unknown | $300 | 0.4% | 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 | 2026-05-14 | CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE FOR 2010 | Media | Newspaper Ads | $70,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-01-12 | ASIAN AMERICANS FOR CHANGE FUND | Print & Mail | NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING | $2,450 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-31 | DELANEY, APRIL MCCLAIN | Media | PRINT ADVERTISEMENT | $2,400 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-07 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY COMMITTEE ABROAD | Media | ADVERTISING | $2,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2011-05-04 | WESSON FOR CITY COUNCIL 2011 | Other / Unclassified | — | $1,600 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-06-23 | LEE, DANIEL | Media | ADVERTISING | $700 |
| Recent | 2024-11-08 | MENG, GRACE | Media | PRINT ADVERTISEMENT | $400 |