YouTube

$12.66M 2025-2026 cycle

YouTube is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle YouTube was paid $12.66M across 106 client committees, of which $1.44M flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

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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.

Source split

$12.66M = $11.22M (Schedule B) + $1.44M (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments
$11,215,203 506 rows 88.6%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them
$1,441,181 153 rows 11.4%
Activity span ALL TIME
May 22, 2010 → Apr 28, 2026
spans 15.9 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
506
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
106
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

May 2025 Apr 2026
$3.27M across 12 months
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Top buyers

Top buyers last 1 months · top 2

STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $3.19M Digital · 2 txns CONSUMER WATCHDOG CAMPAIGN (NONPROFIT… $1K Legal & Compliance · 2 txns Y YouTube

Top buyers last 3 months · top 5

STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $3.19M Digital · 2 txns MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $51K Digital · 1 txn NURSES AND EDUCATORS FOR HEALTHY CA C… $12K Media · 1 txn CONSUMER WATCHDOG CAMPAIGN (NONPROFIT… $1K Legal & Compliance · 2 txns MACKENZIE, RYAN EDWARD $88 Software & Tech · 1 txn Y YouTube

Top buyers last 6 months · top 10

STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $3.19M Digital · 2 txns MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $51K Digital · 1 txn NURSES AND EDUCATORS FOR HEALTHY CA C… $12K Media · 1 txn SLAVET FOR GOVERNOR 2026; JON $8K Digital · 1 txn CONSUMER WATCHDOG CAMPAIGN (NONPROFIT… $2K Legal & Compliance · 3 txns CONSUMER WATCHDOG CAMPAIGN (NONPROFIT… $750 Legal & Compliance · 1 txn MACKENZIE, RYAN EDWARD $352 Software & Tech · 4 txns DANS, PAUL $90 Digital · 1 txn REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE $88 Media · 1 txn GROMLICH, MATTHEW $53 Digital · 1 txn Y YouTube

Top buyers last 12 months · top 10

STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $3.19M Digital · 2 txns MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $51K Digital · 1 txn NURSES AND EDUCATORS FOR HEALTHY CA C… $12K Media · 1 txn SLAVET FOR GOVERNOR 2026; JON $8K Digital · 1 txn UNITED DOMESTIC WORKERS OF AMERICA IS… $5K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn CONSUMER WATCHDOG CAMPAIGN (NONPROFIT… $2K Legal & Compliance · 3 txns MACKENZIE, RYAN EDWARD $880 Software & Tech · 10 txns REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE $829 Media · 6 txns CONSUMER WATCHDOG CAMPAIGN (NONPROFIT… $750 Legal & Compliance · 1 txn DESMOND, JIM $495 Digital · 1 txn Y YouTube

Top buyers last 18 months · top 10

STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $3.19M Digital · 2 txns MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $51K Digital · 1 txn NURSES AND EDUCATORS FOR HEALTHY CA C… $12K Media · 1 txn SLAVET FOR GOVERNOR 2026; JON $8K Digital · 1 txn UNITED DOMESTIC WORKERS OF AMERICA IS… $5K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn CONSUMER WATCHDOG CAMPAIGN (NONPROFIT… $2K Legal & Compliance · 3 txns REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE $1K Media · 12 txns MACKENZIE, RYAN EDWARD $968 Software & Tech · 11 txns CONSUMER WATCHDOG CAMPAIGN (NONPROFIT… $750 Legal & Compliance · 1 txn NEW JOURNEY PAC, INC. $699 Digital · 13 txns Y YouTube

Top buyers last 24 months · top 10

STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $3.19M Digital · 2 txns YES ON PROP 4, CALIFORNIANS FOR SAFE … $1.83M Digital · 16 txns 810163 $487K Other / Unclassified · 14 txns CHAMBERS FOR SENATE 2024, SPONSORED B… $135K Strategy & Research · 5 txns VALLADARES FOR SENATE 2024; SUZETTE M… $118K Digital · 10 txns CAMPAIGN FOR A SAFE AND HEALTHY CALIF… $82K Digital · 8 txns HOOVER FOR ASSEMBLY 2024 $78K Digital · 5 txns 980020 $74K Digital · 7 txns DE MAIO FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2024 SPONS… $60K Digital · 8 txns SHARP-COLLINS FOR ASSEMBLY 2024, SPON… $59K Digital · 4 txns Y YouTube
Filer Total spend Disbursements Last paid
STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1485077
$3,191,186 2 28d ago
YES ON PROP 4, CALIFORNIANS FOR SAFE DRINKING WATER AND WILDFIRE PREVENTION, SPONSORED BY ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
1472087
$1,833,333 16 2y ago
COALITION TO RESTORE CALIFORNIAS MIDDLE CLASS, INCLUDING ENERGY, MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES WHO PRODUCE GAS, OIL, JOBS AND PAY TAXES
1365275
$958,064 9 4y ago
NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR 2018
1375287
$923,400 59 8y ago
810163
810163
$486,500 14 2y ago
NO ON 30 - EDUCATORS OPPOSED TO CORPORATE HANDOUTS SPONSORED BY TEACHERS AND SCHOOL EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS
1453920
$450,500 1 3y ago
980020
980020
$445,566 13 2y ago
TUCK FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 2018, A PROJECT OF EDVOICE; STUDENTS, PARENTS AND TEACHERS SUPPORTING MARSHALL
1404715
$266,500 6 8y ago
THURMOND FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 2022; RE-ELECT TONY
1414313
$231,240 9 4y ago
ATKINS BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; CALIFORNIA WORKS: SENATOR TONI
1357909
$136,954 2 4y ago
CHAMBERS FOR SENATE 2024, SPONSORED BY LABOR ORGANIZATIONS; NURSES AND EDUCATORS SUPPORTING
1466708
$135,212 5 2y ago
VALLADARES FOR SENATE 2024; SUZETTE MARTINEZ
1458770
$123,770 13 2y ago
741906
741906
$123,602 7 3y ago
BROWNRIGG FOR SENATE 2020; CALIFORNIANS SUPPORTING
1423819
$122,678 2 6y ago
SEIU LOCAL 2015 ISSUES PAC
1378400
$100,000 2 10y ago
STEEL, MICHELLE
CA · House REP
$96,250 2 4y ago
CAMPAIGN FOR A SAFE AND HEALTHY CALIFORNIA PAC
1475998
$82,318 8 2y ago
HOOVER FOR ASSEMBLY 2024
1456759
$78,261 5 2y ago
CLEAN ENERGY JOBS COALITION COMMITTEE
1344009
$75,000 3 14y ago
BRYAN FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2021 SPONSORED BY LABOR ORGANIZATIONS; NURSES AND EDUCATORS FOR ISAAC
1436104
$65,465 3 4y ago

Table = cycle-to-date totals across all buyers. The fan above filters to the time window you select.

By party

Revenue by party

88% R
D · 12%
R · 88%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $18,270 0.14%
Republican $138,235 1.09%
Non-partisan $12,499,880 98.76%

Part III Reference tables

Full all-time and cycle-to-date data. Tables and charts crawlers + AI assistants can read directly.

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Money flow through this vendor

Money flow through this vendor

top payers (left) → top revenue categories (right)
YouTube STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $3.19M CONSUMER WATCHDOG CAMPAIGN … $1K Digital $3.19M Legal & Compliance $1K Total in: $3.19M Total out: $3.19M
YouTube STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $3.19M MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $51K NURSES AND EDUCATORS FOR HE… $12K CONSUMER WATCHDOG CAMPAIGN … $1K MACKENZIE, RYAN EDWARD $88 Digital $3.24M Media $12K Legal & Compliance $1K Software & Tech $88 Total in: $3.26M Total out: $3.26M
YouTube STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $3.19M MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $51K NURSES AND EDUCATORS FOR HE… $12K SLAVET FOR GOVERNOR 2026; J… $8K CONSUMER WATCHDOG CAMPAIGN … $2K CONSUMER WATCHDOG CAMPAIGN … $750 MACKENZIE, RYAN EDWARD $352 DANS, PAUL $90 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITT… $88 GROMLICH, MATTHEW $53 Digital $3.25M Media $12K Legal & Compliance $3K Software & Tech $352 Field & Voter Contact $15 Total in: $3.27M Total out: $3.27M
YouTube STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $3.19M MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $51K NURSES AND EDUCATORS FOR HE… $12K SLAVET FOR GOVERNOR 2026; J… $8K UNITED DOMESTIC WORKERS OF … $5K CONSUMER WATCHDOG CAMPAIGN … $2K MACKENZIE, RYAN EDWARD $880 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITT… $829 CONSUMER WATCHDOG CAMPAIGN … $750 DESMOND, JIM $495 Digital $3.25M Media $13K Other / Unclassified $5K Legal & Compliance $3K Software & Tech $880 Admin & Office $49 Field & Voter Contact $30 Total in: $3.27M Total out: $3.27M
YouTube STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $3.19M MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $51K NURSES AND EDUCATORS FOR HE… $12K SLAVET FOR GOVERNOR 2026; J… $8K UNITED DOMESTIC WORKERS OF … $5K CONSUMER WATCHDOG CAMPAIGN … $2K REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITT… $1K MACKENZIE, RYAN EDWARD $968 CONSUMER WATCHDOG CAMPAIGN … $750 NEW JOURNEY PAC, INC. $699 Digital $3.25M Media $13K Other / Unclassified $5K Legal & Compliance $3K Software & Tech $1K Admin & Office $73 Field & Voter Contact $30 Total in: $3.27M Total out: $3.27M
YouTube STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $3.19M YES ON PROP 4, CALIFORNIANS… $1.83M 810163 $487K CHAMBERS FOR SENATE 2024, S… $135K VALLADARES FOR SENATE 2024;… $118K CAMPAIGN FOR A SAFE AND HEA… $82K HOOVER FOR ASSEMBLY 2024 $78K 980020 $74K DE MAIO FOR STATE ASSEMBLY … $60K SHARP-COLLINS FOR ASSEMBLY … $59K Digital $5.68M Other / Unclassified $662K Strategy & Research $135K Media $52K Legal & Compliance $3K Software & Tech $1K Admin & Office $73 Field & Voter Contact $30 Total in: $6.12M Total out: $6.53M
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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

quarterly · last 5 cycles
20182020202220242026 Q1 cycle 2018: $400KQ2 cycle 2018: $460KQ3 cycle 2018: $19KQ4 cycle 2018: $395KQ1 cycle 2020: $220KQ2 cycle 2020: $262Q2 cycle 2020: $1KQ3 cycle 2020: $24KQ3 cycle 2020: $11KQ4 cycle 2020: $2KQ4 cycle 2020: $20KQ1 cycle 2022: $3KQ1 cycle 2022: $32KQ2 cycle 2022: $69Q2 cycle 2022: $235KQ2 cycle 2022: $69Q3 cycle 2022: $84KQ3 cycle 2022: $34KQ4 cycle 2022: $2.3MQ4 cycle 2022: $8KQ1 cycle 2024: $108KQ2 cycle 2024: $460Q2 cycle 2024: $5KQ3 cycle 2024: $161Q3 cycle 2024: $698KQ4 cycle 2024: $2KQ4 cycle 2024: $2.56MQ4 cycle 2024: $10KQ1 cycle 2026: $422Q1 cycle 2026: $51KQ2 cycle 2026: $1KQ2 cycle 2026: $3.2MQ3 cycle 2026: $656Q4 cycle 2026: $717 Q1Q3Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4 $3.2M

even-year cycle (election) odd-year cycle (off-cycle)

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Revenue by service category

Revenue by service category

last 1 months
Digital $3.19M Legal & Compliance $1K

Revenue by service category

last 3 months
Digital $3.24M Media $12K Legal & Compliance $1K Software & Tech $88

Revenue by service category

last 6 months
Digital $3.25M Media $12K Legal & Compliance $3K Software & Tech $352 Field & Voter Contact $15

Revenue by service category

last 12 months
Digital $3.25M Media $13K Legal & Compliance $3K Software & Tech $880 Admin & Office $49 Field & Voter Contact $30

Revenue by service category

last 18 months
Digital $3.25M Media $13K Legal & Compliance $3K Software & Tech $1K Admin & Office $73 Field & Voter Contact $30

Revenue by service category

last 24 months
Digital $5.68M Strategy & Research $135K Media $52K Legal & Compliance $3K Software & Tech $1K Admin & Office $73 Field & Voter Contact $30
Show as table (cycle-to-date with disbursement counts)
Category Total spend Disbursements
Digital $8,924,597 294
Other / Unclassified $1,843,437 87
Media $226,049 47
Strategy & Research $135,224 7
Software & Tech $82,832 59
Legal & Compliance $2,500 4
Admin & Office $534 6
Field & Voter Contact $30 2
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Recent disbursements showing 20 of 506

Date Filer Purpose Amount
Apr 28, 2026 1485731 Advertising, Alliance Against Corporate Abuse, sponsored by Consumer Attorneys … $250
Apr 28, 2026 1485731 Advertising, Alliance Against Corporate Abuse, sponsored by Consumer Attorneys … $750
Apr 23, 2026 1485077 Digital Ad Buy $1,384,987
Apr 23, 2026 1485077 Digital Ad Buy $1,806,198
Apr 7, 2026 1489372 Video Ads $12,000
Mar 11, 2026 1486858 Online ads $51,000
Mar 6, 2026 MACKENZIE, RYAN EDWARD CAMPAIGN OFFICE TV SUBSCRIPTION $88
Feb 6, 2026 MACKENZIE, RYAN EDWARD CAMPAIGN OFFICE TV SUBSCRIPTION $88
Jan 23, 2026 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE CABLE / INTERNET SERVICES $88
Jan 6, 2026 MACKENZIE, RYAN EDWARD CAMPAIGN OFFICE TV SUBSCRIPTION $88
Dec 28, 2025 GROMLICH, MATTHEW PERSONAL CANDIDATE IN-KIND - YOUTUBE PREMIUM (4 MONTHS) $53
Dec 16, 2025 1485139 Digital Advertising $8,084
Dec 8, 2025 MACKENZIE, RYAN EDWARD CAMPAIGN OFFICE TV SUBSCRIPTION $88
Dec 3, 2025 LIBERTARIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, INC. OUTREACH & ACTIVISM EXPENSE $15
Dec 1, 2025 DANS, PAUL DIGITAL ADVERTISING $90
Dec 1, 2025 1423754 Advertising, Alliance Against Corporate Abuse, sponsored by Consumer Attorneys … $750
Dec 1, 2025 1485731 Advertising, Alliance Against Corporate Abuse, sponsored by Consumer Attorneys … $750
Nov 21, 2025 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE CABLE / INTERNET SERVICES $88
Nov 3, 2025 LIBERTARIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, INC. OUTREACH & ACTIVISM EXPENSE $15
Oct 29, 2025 MACKENZIE, RYAN EDWARD CAMPAIGN OFFICE TV SUBSCRIPTION $88
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