HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE

California · CA-SOS · 1480425

$9.57M
Direct disbursements
400
Distinct vendors
2,130
Disbursement rows
$1.48M
Independent expenditures
Apr 2025 – May 2026
Activity window

$9.57M direct disbursements · $5K earmarked passthrough routed to recipients (2 rows where this committee acted as a conduit, with the recipient committee/candidate identified in row metadata)

$14.87Macross 12 months

Top vendors paid last 12 months · top 10

AX MEDIA $2.75M Media · 7 txns ROCKWELL SOLUTIONS $1.84M Print & Mail · 31 txns CONVERGENCE MEDIA LLC $1.67M Fundraising · 28 txns GRAPESEED MEDIA $1.04M — · 2 txns Steve Hilton for Governor 2026 $622K Other / Unclassified · 47 txns UNITED STATES POST OFFICE $618K Other / Unclassified · 21 txns USPS $328K Print & Mail · 10 txns Targeted Victory, LLC $325K Fundraising · 6 txns PLUVIOUS GROUP LLC $317K Fundraising · 7 txns REMINGTON RESEARCH GROUP $301K Strategy & Research · 3 txns HF HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ST…

People paid by HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE top 20 · $4,221,313 · 0 of 20 linked to person profile

Individuals who received disbursements from this committee — salaried staff, consultants on personal-name contracts, and reimbursements for travel / mileage / per diem. Includes 20 names identified via state-data name-pattern fallback (entity_tp not populated on state filings).

Name Most-common purpose Payments Total paid Activity window
Rockwell Solutions · 31 $1,836,300 Aug 2025 → May 2026
Targeted Victory · DIGITAL ADVERTISI… 6 $324,632 Dec 2025 → May 2026
American Express · OFC, MTG, TRS AND… 39 $246,520 Jun 2025 → May 2026
Spectrum Marketing Companies · 21 $240,171 Apr 2025 → May 2026
Axiom Strategies · TRS AND MTG FOR C… 16 $212,237 Sep 2025 → May 2026
Matthew Ciepielowski · TRS, MTG AND OFC 23 $209,941 Jul 2025 → May 2026
Chase Card Services · OFC, MTG, CMP, TR… 13 $196,832 May 2025 → May 2026
Better Mousetrap Digital · DIGITAL ADVERTISI… 11 $135,695 Apr 2025 → May 2026
Flo Communications · CNS AND WEB 11 $131,567 Apr 2025 → Dec 2025
Kevin Fairbrother · 5 33 $117,504 May 2025 → May 2026
David Shames · MILEAGE AND PARKI… 23 $86,183 Apr 2025 → May 2026
Campaign Solutions · DIGITAL ADVERTISI… 7 $81,065 Nov 2025 → May 2026
Echelon Insights · 3 $81,000 Sep 2025 → May 2026
United States Treasury · 33 $64,849 May 2025 → May 2026
Matt Ciepielowski · 5 8 $62,479 Apr 2025 → Jun 2025
Edie Guy · 9 $59,355 Sep 2025 → May 2026
United Airlines · 10 106 $38,676 May 2025 → May 2026
Eric Hintz · CAR SERVICE AND T… 15 $33,858 Nov 2025 → May 2026
Brushwood Strategies · TEXT MESSAGES 3 $33,248 Sep 2025 → May 2026
Britt Meyer · REFUND 1 $29,200 Jan 2026

Spend by category

all-cycle
Print & Mail $2.32M Fundraising $2.19M Digital $544K Strategy & Research $417K Travel & Events $325K Contributions & Transfers $73K Legal & Compliance $21K Admin & Office $10K Media $8K Wages & Payroll $6K Software & Tech $3K

Spend by service category

Category Total spend Disbursements
Other / Unclassified $3,640,843 653
Print & Mail $2,324,096 74
Fundraising $2,191,838 544
Digital $544,054 177
Strategy & Research $417,078 12
Travel & Events $324,929 577
Contributions & Transfers $73,002 15
Legal & Compliance $20,593 19
Admin & Office $9,860 28
Media $8,000 2
Wages & Payroll $5,917 16
Software & Tech $3,318 11

Recent activity showing 20 of 2,130

Date Vendor Purpose Amount
May 16, 2026 EFUNDRAISING CONNECTIONS $408
May 16, 2026 ANEDOT $1,746
May 15, 2026 UNITED AIRLINES TRS and TRC: 3/30/26 Air Travel San Francisco to Burbank for Candidate for Meetings and Events $425
May 15, 2026 UNITED AIRLINES 3/27/26 Air Travel San Francisco to Santa Ana for Meetings and Events $351
May 15, 2026 Balloon Guru Balloons for Fundraiser $472
May 15, 2026 UNITED AIRLINES TRS and TRC: 4/12/26 Air Travel San Diego to San Francisco for Candidate for Meetings and Events $1,375
May 15, 2026 LYFT 4/14/26 Car Service for Candidate Travel $103
May 15, 2026 CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN PARTY $960
May 15, 2026 Starlink Internet $165
May 15, 2026 UNITED AIRLINES 3/21/26 Air Travel Santa Ana to San Francisco for Candidate for Meetings and Events $351
May 15, 2026 UNITED AIRLINES 3/31/26 Air Travel Palm Springs to San Francisco for Candidate for Meetings and Events $359
May 15, 2026 STAPLES $268
May 15, 2026 UNITED AIRLINES 4/14/26 Air Travel San Francisco to DC for Candidate for Meetings and Events $143
May 15, 2026 Joseph Stewart $10
May 15, 2026 EFUNDRAISING CONNECTIONS $1,764
May 15, 2026 ENTERPRISE RENT A CAR TRS and TRC: 4/15/26 Car Rental for Campaign Meetings and Events in Orange County $2,518
May 15, 2026 Google LLC $546
May 15, 2026 UNITED AIRLINES 3/29/26 Return Air Travel Burbank to San Francisco $230
May 15, 2026 SOUTHWEST AIRLINES 4/14/26 Air Travel Sacramento to LA for Campaign Meetings $709
May 15, 2026 Air Labs, Inc. $300