The Walt Disney Company

$450K 2025-2026 cycle

The Walt Disney Company is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle The Walt Disney Company was paid $450K across 16 client committees.

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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
Aug 27, 2001 → May 5, 2026
spans 24.7 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
62
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
16
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Jun 2025 May 2026
$33K 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 3

SAKAKIHARA FOR SENATE 2026; SCOTT $17K Digital · 2 txns ERICKSON FOR STATE SENATE 2026; JOHN $5K Media · 1 txn THURMOND FOR GOVERNOR 2026; TONY $689 Travel & Events · 1 txn TW The Walt Disney Company
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
SAKAKIHARA FOR SENATE 2026; SCOTT
1486040
$17,470 2
ERICKSON FOR STATE SENATE 2026; JOHN
1479089
$4,500 1
THURMOND FOR GOVERNOR 2026; TONY
1461509
$689 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 4

SAKAKIHARA FOR SENATE 2026; SCOTT $17K Digital · 2 txns ERICKSON FOR STATE SENATE 2026; JOHN $5K Media · 1 txn GENERATION GO LEADERSHIP PAC $745 Travel & Events · 1 txn THURMOND FOR GOVERNOR 2026; TONY $689 Travel & Events · 1 txn TW The Walt Disney Company
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
SAKAKIHARA FOR SENATE 2026; SCOTT
1486040
$17,470 2
ERICKSON FOR STATE SENATE 2026; JOHN
1479089
$4,500 1
GENERATION GO LEADERSHIP PAC
C00683250
$745 1
THURMOND FOR GOVERNOR 2026; TONY
1461509
$689 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 6

SAKAKIHARA FOR SENATE 2026; SCOTT $17K Digital · 2 txns SOTO, DARREN $5K Travel & Events · 1 txn ERICKSON FOR STATE SENATE 2026; JOHN $5K Media · 1 txn LEE, MIKE $3K Fundraising · 1 txn GENERATION GO LEADERSHIP PAC $2K Travel & Events · 4 txns THURMOND FOR GOVERNOR 2026; TONY $689 Travel & Events · 1 txn TW The Walt Disney Company
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
SAKAKIHARA FOR SENATE 2026; SCOTT
1486040
$17,470 2
SOTO, DARREN
FL · House DEM
$5,000 1
ERICKSON FOR STATE SENATE 2026; JOHN
1479089
$4,500 1
LEE, MIKE
UT · Senate REP
$3,040 1
GENERATION GO LEADERSHIP PAC
C00683250
$2,341 4
THURMOND FOR GOVERNOR 2026; TONY
1461509
$689 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 7

SAKAKIHARA FOR SENATE 2026; SCOTT $17K Digital · 2 txns SOTO, DARREN $6K Travel & Events · 4 txns ERICKSON FOR STATE SENATE 2026; JOHN $5K Media · 1 txn LEE, MIKE $3K Fundraising · 1 txn GENERATION GO LEADERSHIP PAC $2K Travel & Events · 4 txns THURMOND FOR GOVERNOR 2026; TONY $689 Travel & Events · 1 txn MURPHY, GREGORY FRANCIS DR. $398 Travel & Events · 1 txn TW The Walt Disney Company
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
SAKAKIHARA FOR SENATE 2026; SCOTT
1486040
$17,470 2
SOTO, DARREN
FL · House DEM
$5,575 4
ERICKSON FOR STATE SENATE 2026; JOHN
1479089
$4,500 1
LEE, MIKE
UT · Senate REP
$3,040 1
GENERATION GO LEADERSHIP PAC
C00683250
$2,341 4
THURMOND FOR GOVERNOR 2026; TONY
1461509
$689 1
MURPHY, GREGORY FRANCIS DR.
NC · House REP
$398 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 8

743501 $37K Digital · 3 txns SAKAKIHARA FOR SENATE 2026; SCOTT $17K Digital · 2 txns SOTO, DARREN $6K Travel & Events · 4 txns ERICKSON FOR STATE SENATE 2026; JOHN $5K Media · 1 txn GENERATION GO LEADERSHIP PAC $3K Travel & Events · 11 txns LEE, MIKE $3K Fundraising · 1 txn THURMOND FOR GOVERNOR 2026; TONY $689 Travel & Events · 1 txn MURPHY, GREGORY FRANCIS DR. $398 Travel & Events · 1 txn TW The Walt Disney Company
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
743501
743501
$36,625 3
SAKAKIHARA FOR SENATE 2026; SCOTT
1486040
$17,470 2
SOTO, DARREN
FL · House DEM
$5,575 4
ERICKSON FOR STATE SENATE 2026; JOHN
1479089
$4,500 1
GENERATION GO LEADERSHIP PAC
C00683250
$3,081 11
LEE, MIKE
UT · Senate REP
$3,040 1
THURMOND FOR GOVERNOR 2026; TONY
1461509
$689 1
MURPHY, GREGORY FRANCIS DR.
NC · House REP
$398 1

By party

Revenue by party

85% D
D · 85%
R · 15%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $20,122 4.47%
Republican $3,438 0.76%
Non-partisan $426,814 94.77%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2019202120222023202420252026 Q2 2019 (2020 cycle): $671Q3 2021 (2020 cycle): $75KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $6KQ1 2023 (2024 cycle): $764Q4 2023 (2022 cycle): $2KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $12KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $5KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $740Q4 2024 (2024 cycle): $37KQ2 2025 (2026 cycle): $973Q3 2025 (2026 cycle): $4KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $6KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $745Q2 2026 (2026 cycle): $23K Q2Q2Q4Q2Q4Q3Q1Q2 $75K

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 %
2019 Q2 2020 $671 1 FRANKEL, LOIS J. 100% Travel & Events 100% $671
2021 Q3 2020 $75K 1 NEWSOM; STOP THE REPUBLICAN… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $76K
2022 Q2 2022 $6K 2 810163 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $6K
2023 Q1 2024 $764 2 SOTO, DARREN 100% Travel & Events 100% $764
2023 Q4 2022 $2K 2 ESSAYLI FOR ASSEMBLY 2024 100% Admin & Office 100% $8K
2024 Q1 2024 $12K 5 SOTO, DARREN 100% Travel & Events 100% $12K
2024 Q2 2024 $5K 21 LATINO LEADERS FOR EQUALITY… 44% Travel & Events 100% $17K -27%
2024 Q3 2024 $740 7 GENERATION GO LEADERSHIP PAC 100% Travel & Events 100% $18K
2024 Q4 2024 $37K 3 743501 100% Digital 85% $54K
2025 Q2 2026 $973 4 SOTO, DARREN 59% Travel & Events 100% $973
2025 Q3 2026 $4K 3 LEE, MIKE 74% Fundraising 74% $5K
2025 Q4 2026 $6K 2 SOTO, DARREN 90% Travel & Events 100% $11K
2026 Q1 2026 $745 1 GENERATION GO LEADERSHIP PAC 100% Travel & Events 100% $11K -94%
2026 Q2 2026 $23K 4 SAKAKIHARA FOR SENATE 2026;… 77% Digital 77% $34K +386%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 3 months · hover bars for cycle context
Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $49K across 4 disbursements (avg $12K/check) Top buyer: 743501 (64% of category) Last paid: 6w ago · +56% vs prior cycle Digital $17K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $5K across 1 disbursements (avg $5K/check) Top buyer: ERICKSON FOR STATE SENATE 2026; JOHN (100% of category) Last paid: 6w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $5K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $27K across 46 disbursements (avg $596/check) Top buyer: SOTO, DARREN (71% of category) Last paid: 7w ago · +55% vs prior cycle Travel & Events $689

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $49K across 4 disbursements (avg $12K/check) Top buyer: 743501 (64% of category) Last paid: 6w ago · +56% vs prior cycle Digital $17K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $5K across 1 disbursements (avg $5K/check) Top buyer: ERICKSON FOR STATE SENATE 2026; JOHN (100% of category) Last paid: 6w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $5K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $27K across 46 disbursements (avg $596/check) Top buyer: SOTO, DARREN (71% of category) Last paid: 7w ago · +55% vs prior cycle Travel & Events $1K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $49K across 4 disbursements (avg $12K/check) Top buyer: 743501 (64% of category) Last paid: 6w ago · +56% vs prior cycle Digital $17K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $27K across 46 disbursements (avg $596/check) Top buyer: SOTO, DARREN (71% of category) Last paid: 7w ago · +55% vs prior cycle Travel & Events $8K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $5K across 1 disbursements (avg $5K/check) Top buyer: ERICKSON FOR STATE SENATE 2026; JOHN (100% of category) Last paid: 6w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $5K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $3K across 1 disbursements (avg $3K/check) Top buyer: LEE, MIKE (100% of category) Last paid: 10mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $3K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $49K across 4 disbursements (avg $12K/check) Top buyer: 743501 (64% of category) Last paid: 6w ago · +56% vs prior cycle Digital $17K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $27K across 46 disbursements (avg $596/check) Top buyer: SOTO, DARREN (71% of category) Last paid: 7w ago · +55% vs prior cycle Travel & Events $9K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $5K across 1 disbursements (avg $5K/check) Top buyer: ERICKSON FOR STATE SENATE 2026; JOHN (100% of category) Last paid: 6w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $5K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $3K across 1 disbursements (avg $3K/check) Top buyer: LEE, MIKE (100% of category) Last paid: 10mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $3K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $49K across 4 disbursements (avg $12K/check) Top buyer: 743501 (64% of category) Last paid: 6w ago · +56% vs prior cycle Digital $49K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $27K across 46 disbursements (avg $596/check) Top buyer: SOTO, DARREN (71% of category) Last paid: 7w ago · +55% vs prior cycle Travel & Events $10K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $5K across 1 disbursements (avg $5K/check) Top buyer: ERICKSON FOR STATE SENATE 2026; JOHN (100% of category) Last paid: 6w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $5K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $3K across 1 disbursements (avg $3K/check) Top buyer: LEE, MIKE (100% of category) Last paid: 10mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $3K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Contributions & Transfers $277,944 3 $93K 61.7% 961905 100% 23y ago
Other / Unclassified $87,119 5 $17K 19.3% NEWSOM; STOP THE REPUBLICAN… 86% 20mo ago
Digital $48,635 4 $12K 10.8% 743501 64% 6w ago
Travel & Events $27,418 46 $596 6.1% SOTO, DARREN 71% 7w ago
Media $4,500 1 $5K 1.0% ERICKSON FOR STATE SENATE 2… 100% 6w ago
Fundraising $3,040 1 $3K 0.7% LEE, MIKE 100% 10mo ago
Admin & Office $1,719 2 $859 0.4% ESSAYLI FOR ASSEMBLY 2024 100% 2y ago
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Client retention

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

0
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
2
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$22,532 · 5% of revenue
14
One-time clients 1 cycle
$427,842 · 95% of revenue
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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
$421,659 93.6% 10
FL
$20,122 4.5% 2
DC
$5,155 1.1% 2
UT
$3,040 0.7% 1
NC
$398 0.1% 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 2002-01-09 961905 Contributions & Transfers Refund of funds to the sponsor/donor $173,610
Largest all-time 2002-09-04 961905 Contributions & Transfers Refund of funds to the sponsor/donor $104,190
Largest all-time 2021-08-31 NEWSOM; STOP THE REPUBLICAN RECALL OF GOVERNOR Other / Unclassified $75,000
Largest all-time 2024-10-15 743501 Digital Digital Ads $28,665
Largest all-time 2024-03-18 SOTO, DARREN Travel & Events EVENT TICKETS $10,038
Largest this cycle 2026-05-05 SAKAKIHARA FOR SENATE 2026; SCOTT Digital Digital Media $9,470
Largest this cycle 2026-04-21 SAKAKIHARA FOR SENATE 2026; SCOTT Digital Digital Media $8,000
Largest this cycle 2025-10-08 SOTO, DARREN Travel & Events EVENT SPACE RENTAL $5,000
Largest this cycle 2026-05-05 ERICKSON FOR STATE SENATE 2026; JOHN Media Digital Ads $4,500
Largest this cycle 2025-07-30 LEE, MIKE Fundraising FUNDRAISING EVENT FEES $3,040
Recent 2026-01-21 GENERATION GO LEADERSHIP PAC Travel & Events TRAVEL $745
Recent 2026-04-28 THURMOND FOR GOVERNOR 2026; TONY Travel & Events 04/23-04/26/26: Hotel room for CDE California School Recognition Program. Candidate in attendance. $689
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