THE KOREA TIMES
$89K
2025-2026 cycle
THE KOREA TIMES is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle THE KOREA TIMES was paid $89K across 14 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 5, 2002 → Jul 31, 2026
- spans 24.3 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 19
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 14
- 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.
Aug 2025
Jul 2026
$74K
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.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 1 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BRICENO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; ADA 1477869 |
$500 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE FOR 2010 1328666 |
$1,800 | 1 |
| MENG, GRACE NY · House DEM |
$1,400 | 1 |
| BRICENO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; ADA 1477869 |
$500 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE FOR 2010 1328666 |
$71,800 | 2 |
| MENG, GRACE NY · House DEM |
$1,400 | 1 |
| BRICENO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; ADA 1477869 |
$500 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE FOR 2010 1328666 |
$71,800 | 2 |
| MENG, GRACE NY · House DEM |
$1,400 | 1 |
| BRICENO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; ADA 1477869 |
$500 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE FOR 2010 1328666 |
$71,800 | 2 |
| MENG, GRACE NY · House DEM |
$1,400 | 1 |
| LEE, DANIEL VA · House DEM |
$700 | 1 |
| BRICENO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; ADA 1477869 |
$500 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 6
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE FOR 2010 1328666 |
$71,800 | 2 |
| DELANEY, APRIL MCCLAIN MD · House DEM |
$2,400 | 1 |
| DEMOCRATIC PARTY COMMITTEE ABROAD C00216614 |
$2,000 | 1 |
| MENG, GRACE NY · House DEM |
$1,800 | 2 |
| LEE, DANIEL VA · House DEM |
$700 | 1 |
| BRICENO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; ADA 1477869 |
$500 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 98%
R · 2%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $13,130 | 14.82% |
| Republican | $300 | 0.34% |
| Non-partisan | $75,150 | 84.84% |
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
Per-quarter totals
| 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 | FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR THOMA… 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 | $73K | 3 | CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIA… 98% | Media 98% | $74K | +10357% |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $500 | 1 | BRICENO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; … 100% | — | $74K | — |
Revenue by service category
No category revenue in this window.
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media | $80,380 | 11 | $7K | 92.7% | CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIA… 89% | 2mo ago |
| Print & Mail | $3,450 | 3 | $1K | 4.0% | ASIAN AMERICANS FOR CHANGE … 71% | 3y ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $2,850 | 3 | $950 | 3.3% | 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.
1
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$2,880 · 3% of revenue
1
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$1,000 · 1% of revenue
12
One-time clients 1 cycle
$84,700 · 96% of revenue
Top 1 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MENG, GRACE | 3 | $2,880 | 4 | 2020-07-28 | 2026-06-30 |
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 | $75,150 | 84.8% | 5 | |
| NY | $2,880 | 3.3% | 1 | |
| VA | $2,700 | 3.0% | 4 | |
| TX | $2,450 | 2.8% | 1 | |
| MD | $2,400 | 2.7% | 1 | |
| DC | $2,000 | 2.3% | 1 | |
| WA | $1,000 | 1.1% | 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 | 2026-05-19 | CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE FOR 2010 | Media | Digital Ads | $1,800 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-06-30 | MENG, GRACE | — | PRINT ADVERTISEMENT | $1,400 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-06-23 | LEE, DANIEL | Media | ADVERTISING | $700 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-07-31 | BRICENO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; ADA | — | — | $500 |