United States 2026 · Every advertiser

Zach for Controller

This page ran 104 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram between 1 May 2026 and 2 June 2026. Meta reports $217.7–270.3K of spend, which makes it the 308th largest advertiser of the 24,034 pages in our data. Advertiser type: Candidate. Most of its spend took no side. Race: Local. Paid for by Zach Sokoloff for Controller 2026.

Data from the Meta Ad Library, pulled 4 November 2026. Election on 3 November 2026. · Every ad of this page in Meta’s Ad Library ↗

104

ads

$244K

reported spend, range $217.7–270.3K

0.0%

of spend on federal races

$1.2K

median spend per ad

Spend by week the ad started

4 May
1 Jun
6 Jul
3 Aug
7 Sep
5 Oct
 Spend still counting
2 Nov

Tone

Attack
17%
Promotional
80%
Informational
2.9%

Share of the 104 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.

Most attacked

  • Kenneth Mejia$7.2K
  • our City Controller$3.2K
  • City Controller$2K
  • my opponent$1.7K
  • current City Controller$1.7K
  • our current controller$1.3K

Targets as the ads name them, by spend; the spellings of Donald Trump are counted together, other names as written.

Topics

Corruption & governance
84%
Candidate profile
78%
Social protection
5.8%
Economy & cost of living
4.8%
Infrastructure & energy
3.8%
Security, crime & immigration
3.8%
Health
3.8%
Electoral process & turnout
2.9%

Spend by race: State 0.7%, Local 99%.

Spend by ad language: English 98%, Spanish and English 1.7%.

The costliest ads

The highest-spend ad of each distinct text, as it ran.

  • Zach Sokoloff has spent his career serving Los Angeles, from the classroom to fighting for tenants and working families. Now he's running for City Controller to bring real accountability to City Hall. Angelenos can't afford four more years of the status quo. We need a Controller who will solve problems and deliver results.

    7 May 2026 · Zach for Controller · $25–30K · 800K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • SHAQ BACKS ZACH ! - Laker legend and Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal back’s Zach to be our much-needed next Los Angles City Controller. Shaq is right that the City Controller is our city’s “financial Watchdog” and “L.A. is broken and we need a change… and that change is right here” … It is Zach Sokoloff. Leadership is not about finger-pointing… It’s about accountability, transparency, action and results. Zach promises to be that Watchdog to make sure our tax dollars deliver results. As Zach

    7 May 2026 · Zach for Controller · $4.5–5K · 450K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • Es un honor tener a @monicarodriguezla de nuestro lado. Lleva años luchando por el noreste del Valle de San Fernando y sabe que el cambio real requiere al aliado adecuado en el Ayuntamiento. BACK ZACH VOTE Zach Sokoloff for L.A. City Controller #WeBackZach #ibackZach #votezachsokoloff

    25 May 2026 · Zach for Controller · $3.5–4K · 450K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad LibrarySpanish

  • Before politics, Zach was in the classroom at @stevensonpirates — showing up early, staying late, and fighting for kids who deserved someone in their corner. This isn’t just part of the campaign. It’s who he’s always been. From Boyle Heights classrooms to running for L.A. City Controller, Zach Sokoloff has always led with heart, accountability, and a commitment to public service. BACK ZACH VOTE Zach Sokoloff for L.A. City Controller #WeBackZach #VoteZachSokoloff

    18 May 2026 · Zach for Controller · $3.5–4K · 400K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • For our children. For our grandchildren. For the future of Los Angeles. @zachforlacontroller is fighting for real accountability, transparent leadership, and results that actually improve our city—not politics as usual. It’s time for a City Controller who puts taxpayers first and delivers change that future generations can count on. #ZachForLAController #LosAngeles #Accountability #LACityController #Leadership #FutureOfLA #ResultsMatter BACK ZACH VOTE Zach Sokoloff for L.A. City Controller

    10 May 2026 · Zach for Controller · $3–3.5K · 250K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • If we’re talking about fiction, let’s talk about a Controller’s office that promised transparency, but was hiding a terrible secret. The video is made with AI. The public record isn’t. BACK ZACH VOTE Zach Sokoloff for L.A. City Controller #WeBackZach #ibackZach #votezachsokoloff

    31 May 2026 · Zach for Controller · $2.5–3K · 200K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library

Figures cover domestic political ads paid in dollars, from 4 May 2026. Spend is the sum of Meta’s range midpoints; impressions above one million are reported as “1M+”, so impression figures are floors. Each ad counts in the week its delivery started, with its lifetime spend at our last pull; ads still running before the vote are counted as of 31 October 2026.

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