THE NEXT GENERATION

$1.85M 2025-2026 cycle

THE NEXT GENERATION is a wages & payroll vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle THE NEXT GENERATION was paid $1.85M across 36 client committees, of which $214K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

Wages & Payroll ○ Slowing (~2mo since last)

Part I Identity

Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.

Source split

$1.85M = $1.63M (Schedule B) + $214K (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments		 $1,633,519 630 rows 88.4%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them		 $214,450 80 rows 11.6%
Activity span ALL TIME
Oct 13, 2000 → Jun 18, 2026
spans 25.7 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
630
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
36
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Jul 2025 Jun 2026
$167K across 12 months
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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 2

ELWARD FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JACKIE $28K Software & Tech · 14 txns CONNOLLY FOR SENATE 2026; DAMON $8K — · 1 txn TN THE NEXT GENERATION
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
ELWARD FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JACKIE
1480542
 $28,007 14
CONNOLLY FOR SENATE 2026; DAMON
1479878
 $8,000 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 3

ELWARD FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JACKIE $39K Software & Tech · 17 txns CONNOLLY FOR SENATE 2026; DAMON $32K Other / Unclassified · 4 txns ACTIVATE AMERICA $5K Strategy & Research · 1 txn TN THE NEXT GENERATION
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
ELWARD FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JACKIE
1480542
 $39,117 17
CONNOLLY FOR SENATE 2026; DAMON
1479878
 $32,000 4
ACTIVATE AMERICA
C00640300
 $5,000 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 4

CONNOLLY FOR SENATE 2026; DAMON $60K Other / Unclassified · 7 txns ELWARD FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JACKIE $55K Software & Tech · 21 txns ACTIVATE AMERICA $22K Strategy & Research · 9 txns MORGAN MATTHEW R HONORABLE $4K — · 1 txn TN THE NEXT GENERATION
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CONNOLLY FOR SENATE 2026; DAMON
1479878
 $60,000 7
ELWARD FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JACKIE
1480542
 $54,940 21
ACTIVATE AMERICA
C00640300
 $22,071 9
MORGAN MATTHEW R HONORABLE
00083809
 $4,000 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 4

CONNOLLY FOR SENATE 2026; DAMON $70K Other / Unclassified · 8 txns ACTIVATE AMERICA $68K Strategy & Research · 19 txns ELWARD FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JACKIE $55K Software & Tech · 21 txns MORGAN MATTHEW R HONORABLE $4K — · 1 txn TN THE NEXT GENERATION
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CONNOLLY FOR SENATE 2026; DAMON
1479878
 $70,000 8
ACTIVATE AMERICA
C00640300
 $67,998 19
ELWARD FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JACKIE
1480542
 $54,940 21
MORGAN MATTHEW R HONORABLE
00083809
 $4,000 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 6

CONNOLLY FOR SENATE 2026; DAMON $70K Other / Unclassified · 8 txns ACTIVATE AMERICA $68K Strategy & Research · 19 txns ELWARD FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JACKIE $55K Software & Tech · 21 txns MORGAN MATTHEW R HONORABLE $4K — · 1 txn THIER FOR TIBURON TOWN COUNCIL 2017; … $3K Wages & Payroll · 1 txn CONNOLLY FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; DAMON $121 Wages & Payroll · 1 txn TN THE NEXT GENERATION
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CONNOLLY FOR SENATE 2026; DAMON
1479878
 $70,000 8
ACTIVATE AMERICA
C00640300
 $67,998 19
ELWARD FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JACKIE
1480542
 $54,940 21
MORGAN MATTHEW R HONORABLE
00083809
 $4,000 1
THIER FOR TIBURON TOWN COUNCIL 2017; HOLLI
1398219
 $3,000 1
CONNOLLY FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; DAMON
1458544
 $121 1
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By party

PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $1,847,968 100.00%

Part III Reference tables

Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Q2 2017 (2016 cycle): $7KQ3 2017 (2016 cycle): $2KQ4 2017 (2016 cycle): $9KQ4 2017 (2018 cycle): $3KQ1 2018 (2018 cycle): $448Q2 2018 (2018 cycle): $12KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $60KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $33KQ2 2019 (2020 cycle): $2KQ3 2019 (2018 cycle): $3KQ3 2019 (2020 cycle): $8KQ4 2019 (2018 cycle): $5KQ4 2019 (2020 cycle): $8KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $39KQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $20KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $41KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $59KQ4 2020 (2022 cycle): $5KQ1 2021 (2020 cycle): $13KQ1 2021 (2022 cycle): $38KQ2 2021 (2022 cycle): $9KQ3 2021 (2020 cycle): $5KQ3 2021 (2022 cycle): $18KQ4 2021 (2020 cycle): $9KQ4 2021 (2022 cycle): $12KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $26KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $14KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $58KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $44KQ1 2023 (2024 cycle): $6KQ2 2023 (2022 cycle): $20KQ2 2023 (2024 cycle): $1KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $300Q4 2023 (2022 cycle): $5KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $51KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $15KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $5KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $3KQ1 2025 (2026 cycle): $9KQ2 2025 (2026 cycle): $21KQ3 2025 (2024 cycle): $19KQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $23KQ4 2025 (2024 cycle): $13KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $5KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $55KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $52K Q2Q4Q1Q3Q2Q3Q4Q2Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q2Q4Q2Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q4Q1Q2 $60K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 10 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2017 Q2 2016 $7K 7 CORBETT FOR EAST BAY REGION… 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $7K —
2017 Q3 2016 $2K 1 CORBETT FOR EAST BAY REGION… 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $9K —
2017 Q4 2016 $9K 4 CORBETT FOR EAST BAY REGION… 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $18K —
2017 Q4 2018 $3K 4 ACTIVATE AMERICA 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $3K —
2018 Q1 2018 $448 1 ACTIVATE AMERICA 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $4K —
2018 Q2 2018 $12K 11 ACTIVATE AMERICA 83% Wages & Payroll 100% $15K —
2018 Q3 2018 $60K 40 ACTIVATE AMERICA 92% Wages & Payroll 100% $76K —
2018 Q4 2018 $33K 28 ACTIVATE AMERICA 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $109K —
2019 Q2 2020 $2K 12 ACTIVATE AMERICA 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $2K —
2019 Q3 2018 $3K 1 KALB BALLOT MEASURE COMMITT… 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $112K +50%
2019 Q3 2020 $8K 10 ACTIVATE AMERICA 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $9K —
2019 Q4 2018 $5K 1 FICKES FOR JUDGE 2020 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $117K -41%
2019 Q4 2020 $8K 17 ACTIVATE AMERICA 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $17K +129%
2020 Q1 2020 $39K 26 FICKES FOR JUDGE 2020 77% Wages & Payroll 100% $56K +8536%
2020 Q2 2020 $20K 9 ACTIVATE AMERICA 96% Wages & Payroll 100% $76K +71%
2020 Q3 2020 $41K 29 ACTIVATE AMERICA 68% Wages & Payroll 100% $116K -33%
2020 Q4 2020 $59K 30 ACTIVATE AMERICA 77% Wages & Payroll 100% $175K +81%
2020 Q4 2022 $5K 1 ACTIVATE AMERICA 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $5K —
2021 Q1 2020 $13K 1 FICKES FOR JUDGE 2020 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $188K —
2021 Q1 2022 $38K 20 ACTIVATE AMERICA 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $43K —
2021 Q2 2022 $9K 6 ACTIVATE AMERICA 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $52K +380%
2021 Q3 2020 $5K 1 NEWSOM RECALL (FEDERAL PAC … 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $193K +67%
2021 Q3 2022 $18K 11 ACTIVATE AMERICA 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $70K +140%
2021 Q4 2020 $9K 2 CONNOLLY FOR ASSEMBLY 2022;… 81% Wages & Payroll 100% $202K +73%
2021 Q4 2022 $12K 4 ACTIVATE AMERICA 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $82K +57%
2022 Q1 2022 $26K 4 ACTIVATE AMERICA 65% Wages & Payroll 100% $108K -33%
2022 Q2 2022 $14K 3 CONNOLLY FOR ASSEMBLY 2022;… 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $122K -31%
2022 Q3 2022 $58K 16 CONNOLLY FOR ASSEMBLY 2022;… 58% Wages & Payroll 100% $180K +43%
2022 Q4 2022 $44K 18 CONNOLLY FOR ASSEMBLY 2022;… 91% Wages & Payroll 100% $224K -25%
2023 Q1 2024 $6K 2 ACTIVATE AMERICA 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $6K -85%
2023 Q2 2022 $20K 3 CONNOLLY FOR ASSEMBLY 2022;… 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $244K —
2023 Q2 2024 $1K 2 ACTIVATE AMERICA 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $7K -84%
2023 Q3 2024 $300 1 ACTIVATE AMERICA 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $8K -98%
2023 Q4 2022 $5K 2 RUBIO FOR SENATE 2024; MARI… 98% Wages & Payroll 100% $249K -41%
2024 Q1 2024 $51K 6 ELWARD FOR STATE SENATE 202… 71% Wages & Payroll 100% $58K +96%
2024 Q2 2024 $15K 12 ELWARD FOR STATE SENATE 202… 99% Wages & Payroll 100% $73K +9%
2024 Q3 2024 $5K 1 CONNOLLY FOR ASSEMBLY 2024;… 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $78K -92%
2024 Q4 2024 $3K 2 THIER FOR TIBURON TOWN COUN… 96% Wages & Payroll 100% $81K -93%
2025 Q1 2026 $9K 1 ACTIVATE AMERICA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $9K +54%
2025 Q2 2026 $21K 6 ACTIVATE AMERICA 100% Strategy & Research 77% $30K +1331%
2025 Q3 2024 $19K 4 CONNOLLY FOR SENATE 2026; D… 96% Other / Unclassified 96% $100K —
2025 Q3 2026 $23K 6 ACTIVATE AMERICA 100% Strategy & Research 89% $53K +7553%
2025 Q4 2024 $13K 2 CONNOLLY FOR SENATE 2026; D… 62% Other / Unclassified 62% $113K +155%
2025 Q4 2026 $5K 4 ACTIVATE AMERICA 100% Strategy & Research 93% $58K —
2026 Q1 2026 $55K 9 ELWARD FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; J… 38% Strategy & Research 18% $113K +8%
2026 Q2 2026 $52K 17 ELWARD FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; J… 54% Software & Tech 6% $165K +248%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 3 months · hover bars for cycle context
Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $3K across 6 disbursements (avg $579/check) Top buyer: ELWARD FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JACKIE (89% of category) Last paid: 7w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $3K Field & Voter Contact — cycle-to-date Total: $2K across 1 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: ELWARD FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JACKIE (100% of category) Last paid: 7w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Field & Voter Contact $2K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $1K across 1 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: ELWARD FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JACKIE (100% of category) Last paid: 8w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $1K

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $61K across 9 disbursements (avg $7K/check) Top buyer: ACTIVATE AMERICA (100% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $5K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $3K across 6 disbursements (avg $579/check) Top buyer: ELWARD FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JACKIE (89% of category) Last paid: 7w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $3K Field & Voter Contact — cycle-to-date Total: $2K across 1 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: ELWARD FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JACKIE (100% of category) Last paid: 7w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Field & Voter Contact $2K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $1K across 1 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: ELWARD FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JACKIE (100% of category) Last paid: 8w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $1K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $61K across 9 disbursements (avg $7K/check) Top buyer: ACTIVATE AMERICA (100% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $22K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $3K across 6 disbursements (avg $579/check) Top buyer: ELWARD FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JACKIE (89% of category) Last paid: 7w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $3K Field & Voter Contact — cycle-to-date Total: $2K across 1 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: ELWARD FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JACKIE (100% of category) Last paid: 7w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Field & Voter Contact $2K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $1K across 1 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: ELWARD FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JACKIE (100% of category) Last paid: 8w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $1K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $336 across 2 disbursements (avg $168/check) Top buyer: ACTIVATE AMERICA (100% of category) Last paid: 7mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $336

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $61K across 9 disbursements (avg $7K/check) Top buyer: ACTIVATE AMERICA (100% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $61K Wages & Payroll — cycle-to-date Total: $1.44M across 585 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: ACTIVATE AMERICA (24% of category) Last paid: 13mo ago · +1682% vs prior cycle Wages & Payroll $7K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $3K across 6 disbursements (avg $579/check) Top buyer: ELWARD FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JACKIE (89% of category) Last paid: 7w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $3K Field & Voter Contact — cycle-to-date Total: $2K across 1 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: ELWARD FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JACKIE (100% of category) Last paid: 7w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Field & Voter Contact $2K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $1K across 1 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: ELWARD FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JACKIE (100% of category) Last paid: 8w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $1K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $336 across 2 disbursements (avg $168/check) Top buyer: ACTIVATE AMERICA (100% of category) Last paid: 7mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $336

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $61K across 9 disbursements (avg $7K/check) Top buyer: ACTIVATE AMERICA (100% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $61K Wages & Payroll — cycle-to-date Total: $1.44M across 585 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: ACTIVATE AMERICA (24% of category) Last paid: 13mo ago · +1682% vs prior cycle Wages & Payroll $10K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $3K across 6 disbursements (avg $579/check) Top buyer: ELWARD FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JACKIE (89% of category) Last paid: 7w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $3K Field & Voter Contact — cycle-to-date Total: $2K across 1 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: ELWARD FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JACKIE (100% of category) Last paid: 7w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Field & Voter Contact $2K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $1K across 1 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: ELWARD FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JACKIE (100% of category) Last paid: 8w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $1K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $336 across 2 disbursements (avg $168/check) Top buyer: ACTIVATE AMERICA (100% of category) Last paid: 7mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $336
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Wages & Payroll $1,443,254 585 $2K 93.4% ACTIVATE AMERICA 24% 13mo ago
Strategy & Research $60,500 9 $7K 3.9% ACTIVATE AMERICA 100% 6mo ago
Other / Unclassified $34,000 4 $9K 2.2% CONNOLLY FOR SENATE 2026; D… 100% 5mo ago
Software & Tech $3,474 6 $579 0.2% ELWARD FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; J… 89% 7w ago
Field & Voter Contact $1,612 1 $2K 0.1% ELWARD FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; J… 100% 7w ago
Digital $1,370 1 $1K 0.1% ELWARD FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; J… 100% 8w ago
Print & Mail $336 2 $168 0.0% ACTIVATE AMERICA 100% 7mo ago
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Client retention

Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.

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Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$414,801 · 25% of revenue
9
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$681,051 · 42% of revenue
26
One-time clients 1 cycle
$537,667 · 33% of revenue
Top 1 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
ACTIVATE AMERICA 5 $414,801 260 2017-11-16 2026-02-11
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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
$1,629,519 99.8% 35
TX
$4,000 0.2% 1
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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 2012-02-28 LABEL GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOODS 2012 Wages & Payroll — $33,500
Largest all-time 2014-10-28 KEEP CA STRONG PAC Wages & Payroll Field Expenses $30,366
Largest all-time 2010-11-02 NO ON 26, SPONSORED BY POLICE OFFICERS, TEACHERS, NURSES AND OTHER PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EMPLOYEES Wages & Payroll — $30,000
Largest all-time 2000-11-21 TAXPAYERS AGAINST POLLUTER PROTECTION, NO ON 37 Wages & Payroll — $30,000
Largest all-time 2010-11-19 YES ON 19. TAX CANNABIS 2010. SPONSORED BY S.K. SEYMOUR LLC, A MEDICAL CANNABIS PROVIDER, DBA OAKSTERDAM UNIVERSITY, A CANNABIS EDUCATOR WITH SUPPORT FROM THE DRUG POLICY ACTION COMMITTEE TO TAX AND.. Wages & Payroll — $25,000
Largest this cycle 2026-01-07 CONNOLLY FOR SENATE 2026; DAMON — — $12,000
Largest this cycle 2025-08-01 ACTIVATE AMERICA Strategy & Research CAMPAIGN CONSUTLING $10,000
Largest this cycle 2026-01-15 ELWARD FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JACKIE — — $10,000
Largest this cycle 2025-03-18 ACTIVATE AMERICA Strategy & Research CAMPAIGN CONSULTING $9,000
Largest this cycle 2026-05-01 CONNOLLY FOR SENATE 2026; DAMON — — $8,000
Recent 2026-06-18 ELWARD FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JACKIE — Commissions $7,471
Recent 2026-06-18 ELWARD FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JACKIE Field & Voter Contact Outreach campaign $1,612
Recent 2026-06-18 ELWARD FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JACKIE Software & Tech Voter Data $826
Recent 2026-06-18 ELWARD FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JACKIE — — $350
Recent 2026-06-18 ELWARD FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JACKIE — — $136
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