TMC Direct
$3.28M
2025-2026 cycle
TMC Direct is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle TMC Direct was paid $3.28M across 48 client committees, of which $159K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.
Part I Identity
Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.
Source split
$3.28M
=
$3.13M
(Schedule B)
+
$159K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$3,125,727 | 185 rows | 95.2% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$158,618 | 4 rows | 4.8% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- May 16, 2016 → May 21, 2026
- spans 10.0 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 185
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 48
- 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.
May 2025
Apr 2026
$135K
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.
No buyer activity in this window.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MUSGROVE FOR SENATE 2026 1477630 |
$134,951 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MUSGROVE FOR SENATE 2026 1477630 |
$134,951 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MUSGROVE FOR SENATE 2026 1477630 |
$134,951 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MUSGROVE FOR SENATE 2026 1477630 |
$134,951 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 5
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MUSGROVE FOR SENATE 2026 1477630 |
$134,951 | 2 |
| 810163 810163 |
$77,871 | 2 |
| CHOI FOR SENATE 2024; STEVEN 1458388 |
$74,125 | 3 |
| ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PAC (ABC SO-CAL PAC) 1282257 |
$12,254 | 1 |
| MOVING CALIFORNIA FORWARD 1455936 |
$8,312 | 3 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 100%
R · 0%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $31,202 | 0.95% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $3,253,144 | 99.05% |
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 · 9 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2016 | $22K | 2 | CALIFORNIA TAXPAYERS COALIT… 57% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $22K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2016 | $12K | 4 | ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CON… 99% | Print & Mail 99% | $34K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $7K | 2 | JONES FOR SENATE 2018 89% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $41K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $375 | 1 | MALLOY, JEFFREY 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $375 | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $8K | 4 | MUIR FOR ASSEMBLY 2018; MO 42% | Other / Unclassified 42% | $9K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $264K | 24 | MAIENSCHEIN FOR ASSEMBLY 20… 43% | Other / Unclassified 91% | $273K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $7K | 2 | COVELLO FOR SUPERIOR COURT … 85% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $280K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $338K | 16 | MAIENSCHEIN FOR ASSEMBLY 20… 71% | Other / Unclassified 80% | $618K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2018 | $6K | 1 | ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CON… 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $623K | -75% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2018 | $12K | 1 | GERACI FOR ASSEMBLY DISTRIC… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $636K | +6% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $1K | 2 | AMMAR CAMPA-NAJJAR FOR CONG… 100% | Print & Mail 62% | $1K | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2018 | $40K | 1 | JONES FOR SENATE 2022; BRIAN 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $676K | +508% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $1K | 2 | C00712182 51% | Other / Unclassified 51% | $3K | +200% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $85K | 8 | PEACE, JAMES STEPHEN 38% | Print & Mail 100% | $88K | +907% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $7K | 1 | ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CON… 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $95K | +4% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $451K | 20 | AFFORDABLE HOUSING COALITION 56% | Print & Mail 98% | $546K | +33% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2020 | $235K | 9 | MUNGIA FOR ASSEMBLY 2021; S… 59% | Print & Mail 96% | $781K | +4169% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $64K | 3 | STATE AFFILIATED COPS INDEP… 56% | Print & Mail 77% | $845K | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $23K | 4 | COALITION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY… 79% | Other / Unclassified 88% | $868K | -42% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $19K | 1 | JONES FOR SENATE 2022; BRIAN 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $19K | -78% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $344K | 12 | AFFORDABLE HOUSING COALITION 32% | Print & Mail 63% | $363K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $24K | 4 | AFFORDABLE HOUSING COALITION 49% | Other / Unclassified 51% | $387K | +243% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $438K | 11 | 741906 63% | Print & Mail 50% | $825K | -3% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2022 | $2K | 1 | JONES FOR SENATE 2022; BRIAN 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $827K | -99% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $4K | 2 | HAYES FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; AN… 72% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $831K | -82% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $85K | 5 | 741906 59% | Other / Unclassified 59% | $85K | +344% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $173K | 9 | 810163 45% | Print & Mail 57% | $258K | -61% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $135K | 2 | MUSGROVE FOR SENATE 2026 100% | — | $135K | — |
Revenue by service category
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Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Print & Mail | $1,581,378 | 85 | $19K | 52.9% | AFFORDABLE HOUSING COALITION 24% | 20mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $1,390,076 | 93 | $15K | 46.5% | MAIENSCHEIN FOR ASSEMBLY 20… 25% | 20mo ago |
| Digital | $10,500 | 1 | $11K | 0.4% | STATE AFFILIATED COPS INDEP… 100% | 5y ago |
| Field & Voter Contact | $7,675 | 3 | $3K | 0.3% | 741906 56% | 8y ago |
| Admin & Office | $574 | 1 | $574 | 0.0% | AMMAR CAMPA-NAJJAR FOR CONG… 100% | 6y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
3
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$726,502 · 23% of revenue
7
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$761,587 · 24% of revenue
38
One-time clients 1 cycle
$1,637,638 · 52% of revenue
Top 3 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 741906 | 5 | $480,688 | 26 | 2016-05-24 | 2024-02-15 |
| JONES FOR SENATE 2022; BRIAN | 3 | $221,814 | 12 | 2019-12-11 | 2023-03-29 |
| ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA CHAPTER PAC (ABC-PAC) | 3 | $24,001 | 5 | 2017-07-31 | 2020-07-31 |
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 | $3,100,702 | 99.2% | 46 | |
| Unknown | $25,026 | 0.8% | 2 |
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 | 2020-11-02 | AFFORDABLE HOUSING COALITION | Print & Mail | Direct Mail - Printing, processing & postage | $166,400 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-04-29 | MUSGROVE FOR SENATE 2026 | — | — | $129,137 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-05-10 | AFFORDABLE HOUSING COALITION | Print & Mail | Direct Mail piece: Design, print/mail services, data & postage | $109,548 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-11-07 | 741906 | Print & Mail | SV Slate Mailers | $90,048 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-10-30 | MAIENSCHEIN FOR ASSEMBLY 2018 | Other / Unclassified | — | $86,388 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-22 | MUSGROVE FOR SENATE 2026 | — | — | $5,814 |
| Recent | 2024-10-23 | CHOI FOR SENATE 2024; STEVEN | Other / Unclassified | — | $29,088 |
| Recent | 2024-10-24 | CHOI FOR SENATE 2024; STEVEN | Other / Unclassified | — | $24,996 |
| Recent | 2024-10-28 | CHOI FOR SENATE 2024; STEVEN | Other / Unclassified | — | $20,040 |