HAMBURGER GROUP CREATIVE
HAMBURGER GROUP CREATIVE is a digital vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle HAMBURGER GROUP CREATIVE was paid $1.89M across 8 client committees, of which $1.24M 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
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$649,568 | 28 rows | 34.4% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$1,239,277 | 27 rows | 65.6% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- May 26, 2022 → Jun 8, 2026
- spans 4.0 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 28
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 8
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
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Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 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.
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Top buyers last 3 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| KELLOFF, ALEXANDER GEORGE CO · House DEM |
$80,189 | 3 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1486858 |
$87,185 | 3 |
| KELLOFF, ALEXANDER GEORGE CO · House DEM |
$84,689 | 5 |
| KEOHOKALOLE, JARRETT HI · House DEM |
$16,569 | 3 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1486858 |
$87,185 | 3 |
| KELLOFF, ALEXANDER GEORGE CO · House DEM |
$85,689 | 6 |
| KEOHOKALOLE, JARRETT HI · House DEM |
$18,669 | 4 |
| SCHULTZ, MATTHEW DAMIAN AK · House DEM |
$12,572 | 2 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1486858 |
$87,185 | 3 |
| KELLOFF, ALEXANDER GEORGE CO · House DEM |
$85,689 | 6 |
| KEOHOKALOLE, JARRETT HI · House DEM |
$18,669 | 4 |
| SCHULTZ, MATTHEW DAMIAN AK · House DEM |
$12,572 | 2 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| EARN INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS C00624817 |
$450,000 IE $450,000 |
4 |
| ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION C90018227 |
$289,165 IE $289,165 |
11 |
| WEST HOLLYWOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WEHO PAC (AKA WEHO PAC) 1248664 |
$228,787 | 5 |
| FUTURE PROGRESS C00746628 |
$132,000 IE $132,000 |
3 |
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1486858 |
$87,185 | 3 |
| KELLOFF, ALEXANDER GEORGE CO · House DEM |
$85,689 | 6 |
| KEOHOKALOLE, JARRETT HI · House DEM |
$18,669 | 4 |
| FRIENDS OF LIZ DAHAN C00873976 |
$16,500 | 3 |
| ENERGIZED FOR CHANGE FEDERAL PAC C00853887 |
$13,612 IE $13,612 |
2 |
| SCHULTZ, MATTHEW DAMIAN AK · House DEM |
$12,572 | 2 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $592,026 | 31.34% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $1,296,819 | 68.66% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Money flow through this vendor
Money flow through this vendor
top payers (left) → broadcast stations clients buy from (right)No activity in the last 1 months.
Money flowed in during the last 3 months, but no itemized outflow is on the public record for this window.
Where their ad buys point
IE payers (left) → races the buys targeted (right) · independent-expenditure filings onlyNo activity in the last 1 months.
No activity in the last 3 months.
No activity in the last 6 months.
No activity in the last 12 months.
No activity in the last 18 months.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 4 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $137K | 2 | ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATI… 95% | Digital 100% | $137K | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $13K | 2 | COME TOGETHER WITH DON HORAN 100% | Digital 100% | $150K | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $71K | 5 | FRIENDS OF LIZ DAHAN 94% | Digital 100% | $221K | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $225K | 4 | WEST HOLLYWOOD CHAMBER OF C… 100% | Digital 100% | $445K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $16K | 4 | SCHULTZ, MATTHEW DAMIAN 80% | Media 94% | $16K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $21K | 5 | KEOHOKALOLE, JARRETT 79% | — | $37K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $167K | 6 | MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026 52% | Media 43% | $204K | — |
Stations this firm's clients buy from
Stations this firm's clients buy from top 6 · $607,062 · San Francisco, CA dominant market
Broadcast stations that committees who pay HAMBURGER GROUP CREATIVE also pay directly on their Schedule B filings. We can't prove HAMBURGER GROUP CREATIVE routed money to these stations, but the concentration signal reveals the market network this firm's clients spend on.
| Station | Market | Network | Total client spend | Buys | Activity window |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KGO-TV | San Francisco, CA | ABC | $209,228 | 3 | Apr 2026 → May 2026 |
| KPIX-TV | San Francisco, CA | CBS | $184,909 | 3 | Apr 2026 → May 2026 |
| KTVU-TV | San Francisco, CA | Fox | $97,737 | 3 | Apr 2026 → May 2026 |
| KNTV | San Jose, CA | NBC | $60,074 | 3 | Apr 2026 → May 2026 |
| KRON-TV | San Francisco, CA | NBC | $49,508 | 4 | Apr 2026 → May 2026 |
| KICU-TV | San Jose, CA | Independent | $5,606 | 3 | Apr 2026 → May 2026 |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital | $462,350 | 15 | $31K | 84.3% | WEST HOLLYWOOD CHAMBER OF C… 49% | 3mo ago |
| Media | $85,960 | 5 | $17K | 15.7% | MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026 83% | 3mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
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 | $315,972 | 48.6% | 2 | |
| DC | $130,000 | 20.0% | 1 | |
| FL | $86,667 | 13.3% | 2 | |
| CO | $85,689 | 13.2% | 1 | |
| HI | $18,669 | 2.9% | 1 | |
| AK | $12,572 | 1.9% | 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 | 2023-04-27 | ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS | Digital | DIGITAL ADVERTISING - NO EXPRESS ADVOCACY | $130,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-23 | WEST HOLLYWOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WEHO PAC (AKA WEHO PAC) | Digital | Digital and Print Media Creation | $98,853 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-01 | WEST HOLLYWOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WEHO PAC (AKA WEHO PAC) | Digital | Digital Media and Print Artwork Production | $82,716 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-04-16 | MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | Video production | $70,851 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-07-08 | FRIENDS OF LIZ DAHAN | Digital | TV ADVERTISING | $50,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-06-08 | KELLOFF, ALEXANDER GEORGE | — | MEDIA PRODUCTION SERVICES | $36,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-06-01 | KELLOFF, ALEXANDER GEORGE | — | MEDIA PRODUCTION SERVICES | $36,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-16 | MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Digital | Video production | $15,897 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-26 | KEOHOKALOLE, JARRETT | — | MEDIA PRODUCTION | $11,844 |
| Recent | 2026-06-08 | KELLOFF, ALEXANDER GEORGE | — | MEDIA PRODUCTION SERVICES | $8,189 |
| Recent | 2026-04-16 | MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | Video Production | $438 |