BRIGHT EVENT RENTALS
$263K
2025-2026 cycle
BRIGHT EVENT RENTALS is a travel & events vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle BRIGHT EVENT RENTALS was paid $263K across 21 client committees, of which $5K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.
Part I Identity
Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.
Source split
$263K
=
$258K
(Schedule B)
+
$5K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$258,180 | 34 rows | 98.0% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$5,292 | 1 rows | 2.0% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Dec 3, 2015 → May 21, 2026
- spans 10.5 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 34
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 21
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
One timeframe control governs all three panels below. Change it once and the trajectory, top buyers, and party breakdown all update together.
Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.
Jun 2025
May 2026
$86K
across 12 months
Top buyers
Two views of the same data — diagram and table share the time-window control and the same top-buyers slice. Click "View all buyers in research" to drill in with the matching date range.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 1 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$6,360 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$11,016 | 3 |
| HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE 1480425 |
$1,559 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$11,016 | 3 |
| HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE 1480425 |
$1,559 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 5
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| DCCC C00000935 |
$67,229 | 2 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$11,016 | 3 |
| 494306 494306 |
$5,292 | 1 |
| HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE 1480425 |
$1,559 | 1 |
| GARAMENDI, JOHN CA · House DEM |
$592 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 5
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| DCCC C00000935 |
$67,229 | 2 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$11,016 | 3 |
| 494306 494306 |
$5,292 | 1 |
| HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE 1480425 |
$1,559 | 1 |
| GARAMENDI, JOHN CA · House DEM |
$592 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 7
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| DCCC C00000935 |
$67,229 | 2 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$11,016 | 3 |
| 494306 494306 |
$5,292 | 1 |
| GARVEY, STEVE CA · Senate REP |
$1,649 | 2 |
| HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE 1480425 |
$1,559 | 1 |
| GARAMENDI, JOHN CA · House DEM |
$592 | 1 |
| HAMADEH, ABRAHAM AZ · House REP |
$296 | 2 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 99%
R · 1%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $190,087 | 72.15% |
| Republican | $2,360 | 0.90% |
| Non-partisan | $71,024 | 26.96% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 8 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $2K | 1 | NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVER… 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $2K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $12K | 3 | C00680777 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $12K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $26K | 1 | AFRICAN AMERICAN VOTER REGI… 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $37K | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2018 | $3K | 2 | 891124 69% | Travel & Events 100% | $40K | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2018 | $291 | 1 | PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SAN D… 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $40K | -85% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $2K | 3 | C00719948 35% | Travel & Events 100% | $2K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $2K | 1 | HANEY FOR ASSEMBLY 2022; MA… 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $2K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $201 | 1 | KOUNALAKIS FOR LIEUTENANT G… 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $2K | — |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $2K | 1 | HEARTLAND VALUES PAC 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $2K | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $59K | 3 | DCCC 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $62K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $367 | 2 | CHAPA, MIGUEL 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $62K | — |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $61K | 2 | DCCC 96% | Travel & Events 100% | $123K | +3104% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $296 | 2 | HAMADEH, ABRAHAM 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $123K | +47% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $2K | 2 | GARVEY, STEVE 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $125K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $5K | 1 | 494306 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $130K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $67K | 2 | DCCC 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $67K | +13% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $592 | 1 | GARAMENDI, JOHN 100% | Fundraising 100% | $68K | +61% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $13K | 4 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 88% | Admin & Office 51% | $80K | -79% |
Revenue by service category
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel & Events | $251,229 | 31 | $8K | 97.3% | DCCC 74% | 6w ago |
| Admin & Office | $6,360 | 2 | $3K | 2.5% | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 100% | 2w ago |
| Fundraising | $592 | 1 | $592 | 0.2% | GARAMENDI, JOHN 100% | 6mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
0
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
2
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$188,006 · 73% of revenue
19
One-time clients 1 cycle
$70,174 · 27% of revenue
Geographic concentration
Where this vendor's clients are based — federal committees by state, plus implicit jurisdiction for CA and TX state filers.
| State | Total spend | % of revenue | Clients | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC | $184,884 | 71.6% | 1 | |
| CA | $54,061 | 20.9% | 13 | |
| Unknown | $13,351 | 5.2% | 3 | |
| TX | $2,524 | 1.0% | 1 | |
| SD | $2,269 | 0.9% | 1 | |
| SC | $794 | 0.3% | 1 | |
| AZ | $296 | 0.1% | 1 |
Notable disbursements
5 largest all-time · 5 largest in the current cycle · 5 most recent. Each row earns its place.
| Reason | Date | Filer | Category | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largest all-time | 2024-05-24 | DCCC | Travel & Events | GENERIC CMTE. EVENTS/MEETINGS | $58,195 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-07-16 | DCCC | Travel & Events | GENERIC CMTE. EVENTS/MEETINGS | $56,986 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-07-21 | DCCC | Travel & Events | GENERIC CMTE. EVENTS/MEETINGS | $37,798 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-10-25 | AFRICAN AMERICAN VOTER REGISTRATION EDUCATION PARTICIPATION PROJECT | Travel & Events | — | $25,505 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-08-16 | DCCC | Travel & Events | GENERIC CMTE. EVENTS/MEETINGS | $21,230 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-08-01 | DCCC | Travel & Events | GENERIC CMTE. EVENTS/MEETINGS | $10,242 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-23 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Travel & Events | Event Rental | $4,656 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-21 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Admin & Office | Office Supplies | $4,268 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-21 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Admin & Office | Office Supplies | $2,092 |
| Recent | 2026-04-29 | HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE | Travel & Events | 4/23/26 Rentals for Event | $1,559 |
| Recent | 2025-12-03 | GARAMENDI, JOHN | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING COSTS | $592 |