Vendors and consultants to California's 2014 ballot proposition campaigns

See also: California political consultants

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The charts on this page show the main firms and organizations who provided paid consulting services to statewide ballot propositions on California's 2014 ballot.

The primary types of consulting or paid services a firm might provide are:

• Public opinion research/polling. Public opinion research is what a campaign uses to identify the themes and messages that are most likely to cause voters to support or oppose a particular ballot proposition. Firms such as Public Opinion Strategies and David Binder Research do this type of work.
• Communications strategy (what messages and themes should a campaign emphasize?). This type of work is performed by groups such as Townsend, Raimundo and Woodward & McDowell.
• Signature collection to qualify a proposition for the ballot. National Petition Management, Kimball Petition Management and others perform this type of work.
• Legal work. This can include drafting the language for a proposed proposition, making sure that a campaign committee is legally compliant with campaign finance and other laws, and engaging in litigation either by filing a lawsuit against a ballot proposition or defending, if someone else files such a lawsuit.

One or more campaigns

The following chart illustrates which firms received payments greater than or equal to $20,000 from ballot measure campaign committees in 2014.

• A green background indicates that the expenditure recipient was employed by supporters of a measure.
• A red background indicates that the recipient was employed by opponents of the measure.

Vendor/consultant	Total	41	42	1	2	45	46	47	48
AC Public Affairs	$20,000			$20,000
Acosta Consulting	$136,225								$136,225
African American Voter Registration, Education and Participation Project	$75,000						$75,000
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP	$78,822					$78,822
Anne Hawley	$58,899						$75,000
Anzalone Liszt Grove Research	$20,600					$20,600
APCO Worldwide	$71,513						$71,513
Arno Petition Consultants	$2,488,138								$2,488,138
Aronson Public Affairs	$51,000						$51,000
Bell, McAndrews & Hiltachk, LLC	$284,375					$176,796			$107,579
Berkeley Research Group, Inc.	$123,308						$123,308
Bertolina & Barnato, Inc.	$36,529	$36,529
Bicker, Castillo & Fairbanks Public Affairs	$526,690					$256,517	$270,173
Blue Sky Consulting Group	$57,995						$22,741		$35,254
BlueLabs	$351,813						$351,813
Bob Balgenorth	$40,000						$40,000
BPCubed, Inc.	$56,000					$56,000
Budget Watchdogs Newsletter	$297,500			$105,000	$70,000	$52,500	$70,000
Bullseye Marketing	$32,403	$32,403
Bully Pulpit Interactive	$271,750					$271,750
Buying Time, LLC	$3,374,061						$3,274,031		$100,030
CA Consulting	$21,000								$21,000
California Forward	$28,661				$28,661
California Majority Group, LLC	$150,253						$129,563		$20,690
California Medical Association	$51,907						$51,907
California Republican Party	$2,897,000					$1,215,000	$1,682,000
California Senior Advocates League Voter Guide	$25,000								$25,000
California Voter Guide	$127,500			$45,000	$30,000	$22,500	$30,000
Californians for Safety and Justice	$33,606							$33,606
Calkin Public Affairs	$71,849					$71,849
Cal Sal Voter Guide	$85,000			$30,000	$20,000	$15,000	$20,000
CHC Associates	$96,500					$96,500
Commerce Printing Services	$440,886						$440,886
Communities for a New CA - Coachella	$27,533							$27,533
COPS Voter Guide	$173,195			$60,000	$3,195	$30,000	$80,000
Cumulus Media	$41,800						$41,800
David Binder Research	$766,995			$47,000		$667,695	$52,300
Deboo Communications, Inc.	$325,949						$325,949
Deborah Dudley & Associates	$80,646						$80,646
Democratic State Central Committee of California	$80,000		$80,000
Democratic Voters Choice	$26,250			$26,250
Dixon/Davis Media Group	$414,199						$414,199
Duffy & Capitolo	$30,000						$30,000
Election Digest G2014	$112,500			$75,000		$37,500
EMC Research	$169,623								$169,623
Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates, Inc.	$166,624			$23,750	$79,374	$43,500	$20,000
Forward Observer, Inc.	$181,527					$181,527
Gale Kaufman	$75,000						$30,000
GCW Media Services	$30,530,296					$30,530,296
Goddard Claussen West	$54,477					$54,477
Greenstripe Media, Inc.	$38,950,000						$38,950,000
Groundworks Campaigns, Inc.	$111,702						$111,702
Hart Research Associates	$44,800					$44,800
HSC, Inc.	$86,000						$86,000
Imprenta Communications Group, Inc.	$56,000					$56,000
Insource Print & Design	$36,161						$36,161
JPM&M, Inc.	$9,548,739	$172,056				$6,456,063	$2,920,620
Kaufman Campaign Consultants	$176,569					$176,569
Kaufman Legal Group	$36,147	$25,067				$11,080
K Bowler Group	$134,199					$134,199
Kelly Morgan DBA Moran & Associates	$250,000								$250,000
Kimball Petition Management, Inc.	$1,692,673						$1,692,673
KMA Consulting	$123,464					$123,464
Kristen Folmar	$35,000					$35,000
Lake Research Partners	$120,817			$30,201		$90,616
Landslide Communications, Inc.	$308,500			$119,000	$79,500		$110,000
Lester Connect	$42,403				$42,403
Lisa Cassinis	$30,049	$30,049
Lisa Cohen	$60,000						$60,000
LMA	$85,412							$85,412
Mailrite Print & Mail, Inc.	$113,833						$113,833
Mandate Media, Inc.	$81,260							$71,760	$9,500
Mark Fabiani, LLC	$125,000						$125,000
MB Public Affairs, Inc.	$116,840						$116,840
Mfour Mobile Research, Inc.	$126,070					$126,070
Milner Butcher Media Group LLC	$170,000	$170,000
Miriam Aroni Krinsky	$27,820							$27,820
Moore Methods, Inc.	$40,800					$40,800
National Promotions and Advertising, Inc.	$43,905					$43,905
Nielsen, Merksamer, Parrinello, Gross & Leoni, LLP	$1,022,368			$47,896		$974,472
Opinion Research, LLC	$95,000						$95,000
Pacific Printing	$27,630							$27,630
PCI Consultants, Inc.	$1,847,882							$1,847,882
Perry Communications Group, Inc.	$305,435					$305,435
PICO CA	$64,838							$64,838
Portal A Limited	$126,000					$126,000
Public Square Partners, LLC	$263,897			$256,237				$7,660
Public Opinion Strategies, LLC	$451,417					$451,417
Putnam Partners, LLC	$118,638								$118,638
Rally Campaigns	$22,500				$22,500
Randy Shandobil	$102,619					$26,072	$76,547
Redwood Pacific Public Affairs	$966,746					$966,746
Remcho, Johansen & Purcell, LLP	$87,462						$41,508	$32,394	$13,560
Resonate Networks, Inc.	$792,000					$187,500	$604,500
River City Business Service	$38,990						$38,990
Rose Kapolczynski Consulting, Inc.	$251,917						$251,917
Rubenna Singh	$88,300			$88,300
Sadler Strategic Media, Inc.	$8,197,185			$6,787,185	$400,000		$1,010,000
SCN Strategies, Inc.	$164,205							$149,205	$15,000
Shallman Communications	$5,475,838								$5,475,838
Singer Associates, Inc.	$55,690						$55,690
Social Stream Media, LLC	$171,119			$50,000			$121,119
Soze Productions	$80,000							$80,000
Steven Maviglio DBA Forza Communications	$80,000					$80,000
Swanson Communications, LLC	$281,899					$281,899
Talbot Digital	$3,960,957						$3,960,957
Teri Holoman	$84,768						$84,768
The Democratic Club Slate Mailer	$50,000						$50,000
The Minority Committee	$20,000					$20,000
The Monaco Group	$191,080							$43,045	$148,035
The Salus Network	$23,100						$23,100
Townsend Raimundo Besler & Usher, Inc.	$361,640					$361,640
Tulchin Research, LLC	$254,976						$254,976
Vote Safe	$55,257							$55,257
Wakely Consulting Group	$69,700					$69,700
Wise Creative	$80,000					$80,000

Two or more campaigns

Vendor/consultant	Total	41	42	1	2	45	46	47	48
AC Public Affairs	$20,000			$20,000
Bell, McAndrews & Hiltachk, LLC	$284,375					$176,796			$107,579
Bicker, Castillo & Fairbanks Public Affairs	$526,690					$256,517	$270,173
Blue Sky Consulting Group	$57,995						$22,741		$35,254
Budget Watchdogs Newsletter	$297,500			$105,000	$70,000	$52,500	$70,000
Buying Time, LLC	$3,374,061						$3,274,031		$100,030
California Majority Group, LLC	$150,253						$129,563		$20,690
California Republican Party	$2,897,000					$1,215,000	$1,682,000
California Voter Guide	$127,500			$45,000	$30,000	$22,500	$30,000
Cal Sal Voter Guide	$85,000			$30,000	$20,000	$15,000	$20,000
COPS Voter Guide	$173,195			$60,000	$3,195	$30,000	$80,000
David Binder Research	$766,995			$47,000		$667,695	$52,300
Democratic Voters Choice	$26,250			$26,250
Election Digest G2014	$112,500			$75,000		$37,500
Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates, Inc.	$166,624			$23,750	$79,374	$43,500	$20,000
JPM&M, Inc.	$9,548,739	$172,056				$6,456,063	$2,920,620
Kaufman Campaign Consultants	$176,569					$176,569
Kaufman Legal Group	$36,147	$25,067				$11,080
Kristen Folmar	$35,000					$35,000
Lake Research Partners	$120,817			$30,201		$90,616
Landslide Communications, Inc.	$308,500			$119,000	$79,500		$110,000
Mandate Media, Inc.	$81,260							$71,760	$9,500
Nielsen, Merksamer, Parrinello, Gross & Leoni, LLP	$1,022,368			$47,896		$974,472
Portal A Limited	$126,000					$126,000
Public Square Partners, LLC	$263,897			$256,237				$7,660
Randy Shandobil	$102,619					$26,072	$76,547
Remcho, Johansen & Purcell, LLP	$87,462						$41,508	$32,394	$13,560
Resonate Networks, Inc.	$792,000					$187,500	$604,500
Rubenna Singh	$88,300			$88,300
Sadler Strategic Media, Inc.	$8,197,185			$6,787,185	$400,000		$1,010,000
SCN Strategies, Inc.	$164,205							$149,205	$15,000
Social Stream Media, LLC	$171,119			$50,000			$121,119
The Monaco Group	$191,080							$43,045	$148,035

Three or more campaigns

Vendor/consultant	Total	41	42	1	2	45	46	47	48
Budget Watchdogs Newsletter	$297,500			$105,000	$70,000	$52,500	$70,000
California Voter Guide	$127,500			$45,000	$30,000	$22,500	$30,000
Cal Sal Voter Guide	$85,000			$30,000	$20,000	$15,000	$20,000
COPS Voter Guide	$173,195			$60,000	$3,195	$30,000	$80,000
David Binder Research	$766,995			$47,000		$667,695	$52,300
Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates, Inc.	$166,624			$23,750	$79,374	$43,500	$20,000
JPM&M, Inc.	$9,548,739	$172,056				$6,456,063	$2,920,620
Kaufman Legal Group	$36,147	$25,067				$11,080
Lake Research Partners	$120,817			$30,201		$90,616
Landslide Communications, Inc.	$308,500			$119,000	$79,500		$110,000
Remcho, Johansen & Purcell, LLP	$87,462						$41,508	$32,394	$13,560
Sadler Strategic Media, Inc.	$8,197,185			$6,787,185	$400,000		$1,010,000

Four or more campaigns

Vendor/consultant	Total	41	42	1	2	45	46	47	48
Budget Watchdogs Newsletter	$297,500			$105,000	$70,000	$52,500	$70,000
California Voter Guide	$127,500			$45,000	$30,000	$22,500	$30,000
Cal Sal Voter Guide	$85,000			$30,000	$20,000	$15,000	$20,000
COPS Voter Guide	$173,195			$60,000	$3,195	$30,000	$80,000
Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates, Inc.	$166,624			$23,750	$79,374	$43,500	$20,000

See also

Suggest a link

• California 2014 ballot propositions
• 2014 ballot measure campaign expenditure recipients
• Campaign finance requirements for California ballot measures