The Message Department
The Message Department is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle The Message Department was paid — across 4 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
- —
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 30
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 4
- 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.
Top buyers last 1 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 911819 911819 |
$443,866 | 10 |
| SAKAKIHARA FOR SENATE 2026; SCOTT 1486040 |
$126,551 | 2 |
Top buyers last 3 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 911819 911819 |
$666,719 | 16 |
| SAKAKIHARA FOR SENATE 2026; SCOTT 1486040 |
$273,249 | 8 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 911819 911819 |
$666,719 | 16 |
| SAKAKIHARA FOR SENATE 2026; SCOTT 1486040 |
$288,249 | 11 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 911819 911819 |
$666,719 | 16 |
| SAKAKIHARA FOR SENATE 2026; SCOTT 1486040 |
$288,249 | 11 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 911819 911819 |
$666,719 | 16 |
| SAKAKIHARA FOR SENATE 2026; SCOTT 1486040 |
$288,249 | 11 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 911819 911819 |
$666,719 | 16 |
| SAKAKIHARA FOR SENATE 2026; SCOTT 1486040 |
$288,249 | 11 |
| YES ON PROP 4, CALIFORNIANS FOR SAFE DRINKING WATER AND WILDFIRE PREVENTION, SPONSORED BY ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS 1472087 |
$25,000 | 2 |
| CHAMPIONS FOR EDUCATION PAC 1422949 |
$283 | 1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $0 | 100.00% |
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 · 2 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $13K | 1 | YES ON PROP 4, CALIFORNIANS… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $13K | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $13K | 2 | YES ON PROP 4, CALIFORNIANS… 98% | Other / Unclassified 98% | $25K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $15K | 3 | SAKAKIHARA FOR SENATE 2026;… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $15K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $940K | 24 | 911819 71% | Print & Mail 27% | $955K | — |
Revenue by service category
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Print & Mail | $253,658 | 4 | $63K | 82.2% | SAKAKIHARA FOR SENATE 2026;… 100% | 3w ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $45,000 | 6 | $8K | 14.6% | YES ON PROP 4, CALIFORNIANS… 56% | 2mo ago |
| Digital | $9,874 | 3 | $3K | 3.2% | SAKAKIHARA FOR SENATE 2026;… 97% | 4w 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 | $980,251 | 100.0% | 4 |
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 | 2026-05-12 | 911819 | — | SEE SCHEDULE G | $103,802 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-05-08 | 911819 | — | SEE SCHEDULE G | $103,802 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-05-01 | 911819 | — | SEE SCHEDULE G | $85,670 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-05-06 | 911819 | — | SEE SCHEDULE G | $85,639 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-04-29 | SAKAKIHARA FOR SENATE 2026; SCOTT | Print & Mail | Mailer | $66,236 |
| Recent | 2026-05-14 | SAKAKIHARA FOR SENATE 2026; SCOTT | Print & Mail | Mailer | $61,262 |
| Recent | 2026-05-13 | 911819 | — | SEE SCHEDULE G | $35,457 |
| Recent | 2026-05-13 | 911819 | — | SEE SCHEDULE G | $29,015 |
| Recent | 2026-05-15 | 911819 | — | SEE SCHEDULE G | $27,049 |
| Recent | 2026-05-15 | 911819 | — | SEE SCHEDULE G | $23,167 |