CIEPIELOWSKI, MATTHEW

$270K 2025-2026 cycle

CIEPIELOWSKI, MATTHEW is a wages & payroll vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle CIEPIELOWSKI, MATTHEW was paid $270K across 7 client committees.

Wages & Payroll ○ Dormant (12mo since last)
Limited recent activity. Most recent disbursement to this vendor was 1+ years ago (Jun 6, 2025). Charts below reflect cycle-to-date totals; the recent windows may be sparse.

Part I Identity

Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.

Activity span ALL TIME
Dec 4, 2019 → Jun 6, 2025
spans 5.5 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
125
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
7
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Jun 2025 May 2026
$211K across 12 months
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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.

No buyer activity in this window.

VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 1

HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE $40K Other / Unclassified · 4 txns CM CIEPIELOWSKI, MATTHEW
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE
1480425
$39,830 4
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 1

HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE $93K Other / Unclassified · 10 txns CM CIEPIELOWSKI, MATTHEW
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE
1480425
$93,236 10
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 1

HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE $210K Other / Unclassified · 23 txns CM CIEPIELOWSKI, MATTHEW
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE
1480425
$209,941 23
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 2

HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE $210K Other / Unclassified · 23 txns GOLDEN STATE WATCHDOG PAC $10K Strategy & Research · 8 txns CM CIEPIELOWSKI, MATTHEW
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE
1480425
$209,941 23
GOLDEN STATE WATCHDOG PAC
C00838219
$10,043 8
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 2

HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE $210K Other / Unclassified · 23 txns GOLDEN STATE WATCHDOG PAC $15K Strategy & Research · 12 txns CM CIEPIELOWSKI, MATTHEW
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE
1480425
$209,941 23
GOLDEN STATE WATCHDOG PAC
C00838219
$15,043 12

By party

Revenue by party

100% R
D · 0%
R · 100%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $111,769 41.43%
Non-partisan $157,982 58.57%

Part III Reference tables

Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

20192020202120222023202420252026 Q4 2019 (2020 cycle): $4KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $9KQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $17KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $31KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $31KQ4 2021 (2020 cycle): $7KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $11KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $22KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $8KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $20KQ2 2023 (2024 cycle): $26KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $100KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $32KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $1KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $4KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $3KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $5KQ1 2025 (2026 cycle): $4KQ2 2025 (2026 cycle): $4KQ3 2025 (2024 cycle): $61KQ4 2025 (2024 cycle): $56KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $53KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $40K Q4Q2Q4Q1Q3Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2 $100K

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 %
2019 Q4 2020 $4K 4 C00698670 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $4K
2020 Q1 2020 $9K 5 C00698670 58% Wages & Payroll 100% $13K
2020 Q2 2020 $17K 9 STEEL, MICHELLE 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $30K
2020 Q3 2020 $31K 10 STEEL, MICHELLE 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $61K
2020 Q4 2020 $31K 8 STEEL, MICHELLE 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $92K
2021 Q4 2020 $7K 1 CHEN FOR CONTROLLER 2022 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $99K
2022 Q1 2022 $11K 4 CHEN FOR CONTROLLER 2022 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $11K +28%
2022 Q2 2022 $22K 9 CHEN FOR CONTROLLER 2022 100% Other / Unclassified 95% $34K +31%
2022 Q3 2022 $8K 3 CHEN FOR CONTROLLER 2022 100% Other / Unclassified 96% $42K -75%
2022 Q4 2022 $20K 11 CHEN FOR CONTROLLER 2022 100% Other / Unclassified 95% $62K -35%
2023 Q2 2024 $26K 5 ELDER, LARRY 93% Wages & Payroll 100% $26K
2023 Q3 2024 $100K 11 ELDER, LARRY 96% Wages & Payroll 100% $126K
2023 Q4 2024 $32K 6 ELDER, LARRY 75% Wages & Payroll 100% $158K
2024 Q1 2024 $1K 1 GOLDEN STATE WATCHDOG PAC 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $159K -89%
2024 Q2 2024 $4K 3 GOLDEN STATE WATCHDOG PAC 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $163K -83%
2024 Q3 2024 $3K 2 GOLDEN STATE WATCHDOG PAC 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $165K -68%
2024 Q4 2024 $5K 4 GOLDEN STATE WATCHDOG PAC 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $170K -75%
2025 Q1 2026 $4K 3 GOLDEN STATE WATCHDOG PAC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $4K
2025 Q2 2026 $4K 3 GOLDEN STATE WATCHDOG PAC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $8K -85%
2025 Q3 2024 $61K 7 HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; S… 100% Other / Unclassified 91% $231K
2025 Q4 2024 $56K 6 HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; S… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $287K
2026 Q1 2026 $53K 6 HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; S… 100% Other / Unclassified 96% $61K +4173%
2026 Q2 2026 $40K 4 HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; S… 100% Other / Unclassified 41% $101K +962%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 3 months · hover bars for cycle context
Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $18K across 8 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE (86% of category) Last paid: 4w ago · +247% vs prior cycle Travel & Events $11K

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $18K across 8 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE (86% of category) Last paid: 4w ago · +247% vs prior cycle Travel & Events $11K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $10K across 7 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: GOLDEN STATE WATCHDOG PAC (77% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $2K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $18K across 8 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE (86% of category) Last paid: 4w ago · +247% vs prior cycle Travel & Events $16K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $10K across 7 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: GOLDEN STATE WATCHDOG PAC (77% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $2K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $18K across 8 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE (86% of category) Last paid: 4w ago · +247% vs prior cycle Travel & Events $16K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $10K across 7 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: GOLDEN STATE WATCHDOG PAC (77% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $10K Wages & Payroll — cycle-to-date Total: $262K across 68 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: ELDER, LARRY (55% of category) Last paid: 17mo ago · +54% vs prior cycle Wages & Payroll $3K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $18K across 8 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE (86% of category) Last paid: 4w ago · +247% vs prior cycle Travel & Events $16K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $10K across 7 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: GOLDEN STATE WATCHDOG PAC (77% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $10K Wages & Payroll — cycle-to-date Total: $262K across 68 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: ELDER, LARRY (55% of category) Last paid: 17mo ago · +54% vs prior cycle Wages & Payroll $8K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Wages & Payroll $262,207 68 $4K 48.9% ELDER, LARRY 55% 17mo ago
Other / Unclassified $245,427 41 $6K 45.8% HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; S… 73% 2mo ago
Travel & Events $18,443 8 $2K 3.4% HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; S… 86% 4w ago
Strategy & Research $9,764 7 $1K 1.8% GOLDEN STATE WATCHDOG PAC 77% 5mo ago
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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
3
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$308,467 · 56% of revenue
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One-time clients 1 cycle
$240,374 · 44% of revenue
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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
CA
$540,005 98.4% 6
Unknown
$8,836 1.6% 1
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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 2023-07-05 ELDER, LARRY Wages & Payroll EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT: SEE ITEMIZATION BELOW $19,090
Largest all-time 2023-06-02 ELDER, LARRY Wages & Payroll PAYROLL $16,500
Largest all-time 2023-08-31 ELDER, LARRY Wages & Payroll CAMPAIGN MANAGER $15,000
Largest all-time 2023-10-02 ELDER, LARRY Wages & Payroll CAMPAIGN MANAGER $15,000
Largest all-time 2023-07-05 ELDER, LARRY Wages & Payroll CAMPAIGN MANAGER $15,000
Largest this cycle 2026-01-05 HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE Other / Unclassified $13,000
Largest this cycle 2026-05-01 HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE $13,000
Largest this cycle 2026-03-03 HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE Other / Unclassified $13,000
Largest this cycle 2026-02-04 HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE Other / Unclassified $13,000
Largest this cycle 2026-04-01 HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE Other / Unclassified $13,000
Recent 2026-05-07 HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE Travel & Events MTG, CMP, TRC: Meals and Lodging for Multiple Town Halls and Meetings in April $10,611
Recent 2026-04-01 HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE Other / Unclassified TRS and OFC: See Schedule G $3,218
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