Payees

Businesses, consultants, organizations, and people reported as receiving campaign expenditure payments. Ranked by total reported payments received.

Who got paid

Recent cycles All years

2023–2026 · current and previous election cycles

#	Payee	Paid	Payments
1	Groundworks Campaigns Inc.	$574,880	15
2	STREET LEVEL STRATEGY	$300,000	2
3	COSTIN PUBLIC OUTREACH GROUP, INC.	$270,000	3
4	SWING STRATEGIES	$178,252	8
5	Vivian Roknian	$168,915	44
6	Oscar De La Torre	$166,380	42
7	Phil Brock	$165,145	41
8	Carolyn Ostic	$152,303	3
9	John Putnam	$152,281	37
10	Santa Monicans for a Real Positive Future Supporting Brock, De La Torre, Roknian, and Putnam for Council 2024	$131,900	4
11	Barbara Grover Inc.	$131,201	34
12	DOUG TRUSSLER	$114,656	2
13	US Postmaster	$113,318	12
14	Gould & Orellana, LLC	$93,519	340
15	Cornerstone Printing, Inc.	$91,030	13
16	PCI CONSULTANTS INCORPORATED	$90,000	1
17	803 Media	$85,642	8
18	Bkue State	$84,000	3
19	RENTERS AND WORKERS FOR SANTA MONICA SPONSORED BY UNITE HERE LOCAL 11	$75,000	4
20	Venture Strategic Inc.	$72,520	15
21	Santa Monica Daily Press	$67,010	16
22	Committee to Support Santa Monica School Bonds	$53,919	2
23	Community for Excellent Public Schools	$48,879	8
24	Hawke Media	$47,153	15
25	Bullseye Marketing, Inc.	$41,600	10
26	Pacific Printing	$40,181	4
27	KLINK CAMPAIGNS, INC.	$40,084	4
28	Olson Remcho LLP	$39,945	64
29	LANA NEGRETE	$38,219	2
30	Dominic Gomez	$37,440	17
31	Bullseye Marekting	$35,628	3
32	Pa'Lante Campaigns, Inc.	$34,971	2
33	eFundraising Connections	$32,781	948
34	Cornerstone Printing	$32,650	7
35	ONYMOUS MEDIA, INC.	$32,000	2
36	5W, LLC	$30,000	3
37	STREETS FOR ALL PAC	$30,000	4
38	REED & DAVIDSON, LLP	$28,970	6
39	Jennifer Kennedy	$27,533	31
40	RUTAN & TUCKER, LLP	$27,377	5
41	i77 Strategies LLC	$25,400	11
42	CREATIVE MARKETING & ADVERTISING	$25,149	6
43	Yosemite Consulting, LLC	$25,000	1
44	City of Santa Monica	$23,931	31
45	Debbie Mulvaney	$22,929	12
46	META	$22,375	5
47	MB Public Affairs, Inc.	$22,235	3
48	I.6:8 Strategy Consulting LLC	$22,050	6
49	Presidio Public Affairs & Communications	$21,891	4
50	SCLA Print, Inc.	$21,740	11

Totals include every year on file. Older records stay because the public record does.

#	Payee	Paid	Payments
1	Barbara Grover Inc. record set in 2016	$1,402,809	403
2	Groundworks Campaigns Inc.	$574,880	15
3	The Gilpin Group last active 2018	$559,373	64
4	US Postmaster	$503,415	166
5	Higher Wages Lower Rent Alliance	$472,804	21
6	Bullseye Marketing record set in 2016	$419,018	192
7	California Field Campaigns record set in 2022	$415,786	61
8	PZ Associates last active 2016	$373,268	59
9	COSTIN PUBLIC OUTREACH GROUP, INC.	$345,000	9
10	T/O Printing, Mailing & Direct Solutions, Inc. last active 2022	$331,676	248
11	Santa Monica Daily Press record set in 2016	$325,483	171
12	Cornerstone Printing record set in 2022	$311,826	160
13	STREET LEVEL STRATEGY	$300,000	2
14	Aaron, Thomas & Associates, Inc. last active 2022	$268,012	38
15	Service Mailers & Fulfillment last active 2018	$256,483	61
16	TBW&B Public Finance Strategies last active 2010	$223,467	13
17	SG&A Campaigns last active 2022	$214,260	23
18	Service Mailers Inc last active 2018	$211,296	42
19	Political Data Inc. record set in 2008	$199,178	390
20	Union Graphics, Inc. record set in 2014	$194,818	35
21	302 Communications, LLC last active 2020	$194,789	103
22	SWING STRATEGIES	$193,252	9
23	Gilpin Group last active 2020	$192,877	55
24	302 Communications Group LLC last active 2022	$184,244	31
25	Continental Colorcraft last active 2018	$182,489	100
26	Gould & Orellana, LLC	$177,287	594
27	Oscar De La Torre	$170,541	62
28	U.S. Postal Service record set in 2016	$169,007	54
29	Vivian Roknian	$168,915	47
30	Phil Brock	$168,832	46
31	Olson Hagel & Fishburn LLP last active 2019	$163,244	303
32	All Direct Mail Services last active 2008	$162,208	3
33	Carolyn Ostic	$152,303	6
34	John Putnam	$152,281	40
35	Ugarte and Associates LLC last active 2022	$149,342	7
36	Cornerstone Printing, Inc.	$142,085	24
37	Debbie Mulvaney record set in 2016	$138,803	85
38	Jennifer Kennedy	$138,611	215
39	NM Marketing last active 2022	$135,317	10
40	803 Media	$133,764	39
41	Santa Monicans for a Real Positive Future Supporting Brock, De La Torre, Roknian, and Putnam for Council 2024	$131,900	4
42	Debbie J. Shirey last active 2022	$129,123	345
43	LANA NEGRETE record set in 2022	$127,306	29
44	TBWB last active 2016	$120,482	32
45	Direct Connections Campaign Services, Inc. last active 2013	$118,647	23
46	United States Postal Service record set in 2022	$116,658	23
47	The Stationery Place last active 2010	$115,121	63
48	DOUG TRUSSLER	$114,656	2
49	Don Pequignot last active 2019	$113,444	501
50	Progressive Data Service last active 2014	$109,697	228