HILTON
$1.73M
2025-2026 cycle
HILTON is a travel & events vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle HILTON was paid $1.73M across 522 client committees, of which $64K 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
$1.73M
=
$1.67M
(Schedule B)
+
$64K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$1,668,351 | 2,134 rows | 96.3% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$64,071 | 9 rows | 3.7% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jan 21, 2000 → Jul 31, 2026
- spans 26.5 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 2,134
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 522
- 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.
Aug 2025
Jul 2026
$283K
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 |
|---|---|---|
| NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR 2022 1414018 |
$877 | 3 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT 00051153 |
$137,994 | 13 |
| STELSON, JANELLE PA · House DEM |
$9,305 | 5 |
| AGER, JAMIE NC · House DEM |
$3,271 | 4 |
| EARLY VOTE ACTION PAC C00829721 |
$3,123 | 4 |
| PICKREN JULIE M HONORABLE 00085777 |
$2,575 | 1 |
| MANLEY, ELIJAH FL · House DEM |
$1,585 | 2 |
| SULLIVAN, MAURA CORBY NH · House DEM |
$1,551 | 2 |
| FRIENDS OF DENNIS PAUL 00089873 |
$1,107 | 2 |
| LIGON BRETT HONORABLE 00063334 |
$885 | 2 |
| NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR 2022 1414018 |
$877 | 3 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT 00051153 |
$138,244 | 15 |
| STELSON, JANELLE PA · House DEM |
$9,432 | 6 |
| HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE 1480425 |
$5,481 | 2 |
| EARLY VOTE ACTION PAC C00829721 |
$3,534 | 5 |
| AGER, JAMIE NC · House DEM |
$3,448 | 5 |
| PICKREN JULIE M HONORABLE 00085777 |
$2,819 | 2 |
| TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 00064090 |
$2,751 | 4 |
| WHITE, ROYCE MN · Senate REP |
$2,675 | 4 |
| SULLIVAN, MAURA CORBY NH · House DEM |
$2,645 | 4 |
| VALENCIA FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2026; AVELINO 1477038 |
$2,137 | 6 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT 00051153 |
$140,602 | 24 |
| BRAUN, JOHN WA · House REP |
$10,128 | 3 |
| STELSON, JANELLE PA · House DEM |
$9,748 | 8 |
| EARLY VOTE ACTION PAC C00829721 |
$6,255 | 9 |
| KENNEDY, TIMOTHY NY · House DEM |
$5,705 | 17 |
| HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE 1480425 |
$5,481 | 2 |
| MITCHELL, JOE IA · House REP |
$4,471 | 9 |
| COLORADO REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE C00033134 |
$4,105 | 3 |
| ALABAMA REPUBLICAN PARTY C00044776 |
$3,994 | 3 |
| AGER, JAMIE NC · House DEM |
$3,448 | 5 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT 00051153 |
$140,602 | 24 |
| SMITH, D. ADAM WA · House DEM |
$10,992 | 1 |
| BRAUN, JOHN WA · House REP |
$10,128 | 3 |
| HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE 1480425 |
$10,086 | 9 |
| ALPHA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00747907 |
$9,881 | 2 |
| STELSON, JANELLE PA · House DEM |
$9,748 | 8 |
| EARLY VOTE ACTION PAC C00829721 |
$9,208 | 11 |
| KENNEDY, TIMOTHY NY · House DEM |
$7,551 | 20 |
| NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR 2022 1414018 |
$5,815 | 12 |
| STUTZMAN, MARLIN A IN · House REP |
$4,799 | 13 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT 00051153 |
$140,861 | 25 |
| EARLY VOTE ACTION PAC C00829721 |
$11,497 | 16 |
| SMITH, D. ADAM WA · House DEM |
$10,992 | 1 |
| BRAUN, JOHN WA · House REP |
$10,128 | 3 |
| HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE 1480425 |
$10,086 | 9 |
| ALPHA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00747907 |
$9,881 | 2 |
| STELSON, JANELLE PA · House DEM |
$9,748 | 8 |
| FIELDS, CLEO LA · House DEM |
$9,645 | 6 |
| YAKYM, RUDY C. III IN · House REP |
$7,947 | 2 |
| KENNEDY, TIMOTHY NY · House DEM |
$7,819 | 21 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 56%
R · 44%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $483,699 | 27.92% |
| Republican | $381,610 | 22.03% |
| Non-partisan | $867,113 | 50.05% |
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 · 10 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2016 | $367 | 2 | CHIEF JUSTICE NATHAN HECHT … 87% | Travel & Events 87% | $367 | — |
| 2017 | Q1 | 2018 | $4K | 10 | DENNY HECK FOR CONGRESS 34% | Travel & Events 100% | $4K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2016 | $2K | 5 | NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVER… 38% | Travel & Events 62% | $3K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $9K | 12 | KEEP AMERICA ROLLING 30% | Travel & Events 100% | $13K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2016 | $683 | 6 | PERRY CHARLES L HONORABLE 53% | Travel & Events 100% | $3K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $6K | 18 | SCOTT, TIMOTHY E. 71% | Travel & Events 100% | $19K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $6K | 10 | BLOOM FOR ASSEMBLY 2018 51% | Travel & Events 100% | $9K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $2K | 11 | SCOTT, TIMOTHY E. 56% | Travel & Events 100% | $21K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $10K | 24 | ROTH, USAF (RET.) FOR SENAT… 17% | Travel & Events 100% | $31K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $15K | 38 | COLLIER MICHAEL E MR MIKE 19% | Travel & Events 98% | $46K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $10K | 30 | BLACK AMERICANS FOR A BETTE… 17% | Travel & Events 100% | $56K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $27K | 52 | ESPY, MICHAEL 36% | Travel & Events 100% | $84K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2018 | $1K | 9 | SITTON RYAN HONORABLE 45% | Travel & Events 100% | $85K | +237% |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $22K | 16 | OMAR, ILHAN 93% | Travel & Events 100% | $22K | +501% |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2018 | $14K | 28 | GRAY FOR ASSEMBLY 2020 46% | Travel & Events 91% | $99K | +536% |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $8K | 29 | KELLY, MARK 31% | Travel & Events 100% | $30K | -9% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2018 | $2K | 6 | ERVIN FOR ASSEMBLY 2020 52% | Other / Unclassified 53% | $100K | +129% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $7K | 29 | ESPY, MICHAEL 34% | Travel & Events 100% | $38K | +22% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2018 | $5K | 20 | YES ON 21 - RENTERS AND HOM… 57% | Travel & Events 97% | $105K | -11% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $15K | 30 | TRUMP VICTORY 22% | Travel & Events 100% | $52K | +522% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $10K | 29 | LYNDA BENNETT FOR CONGRESS 25% | Travel & Events 100% | $62K | +3% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $117 | 1 | BUCK PAC 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $62K | -99% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $26K | 136 | JO JORGENSEN FOR PRESIDENT 79% | Travel & Events 100% | $89K | +164% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $8K | 53 | JO JORGENSEN FOR PRESIDENT 64% | Travel & Events 100% | $97K | -72% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2020 | $103 | 1 | REPUBLICAN PARTY OF BRAZOS … 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $97K | -92% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $2K | 8 | REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS 48% | Travel & Events 100% | $2K | -89% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $1K | 5 | NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVER… 76% | Travel & Events 100% | $98K | -91% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $2K | 9 | REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS 50% | Travel & Events 100% | $4K | -81% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $2K | 10 | BUSH GEORGE P HONORABLE 43% | Travel & Events 100% | $100K | +30% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $123K | 24 | CRENSHAW, DANIEL 53% | Travel & Events 100% | $127K | +1559% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $1K | 6 | HENRY KEITH G 36% | Travel & Events 100% | $101K | -78% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $36K | 29 | CRENSHAW, DANIEL 65% | Travel & Events 100% | $163K | +148% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $51K | 67 | REAGAN DUNN FOR CONGRESS 35% | Travel & Events 100% | $214K | +398% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $53K | 85 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 37% | Travel & Events 100% | $266K | +45081% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $141K | 53 | DAN CRENSHAW VICTORY COMMIT… 57% | Travel & Events 100% | $407K | +434% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $59K | 53 | DAN CRENSHAW VICTORY COMMIT… 65% | Travel & Events 100% | $467K | +664% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2022 | $2K | 5 | THE GALVESTON FIREFIGHTERS … 40% | Travel & Events 70% | $468K | +1483% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $58K | 16 | WORKER POWER PAC 86% | Travel & Events 100% | $58K | +2323% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $1K | 5 | NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVER… 42% | Travel & Events 98% | $470K | +10% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $7K | 14 | MASSIE, THOMAS H. 40% | Travel & Events 100% | $65K | +347% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $2K | 3 | GIPSON FOR ASSEMBLY 2024 51% | Travel & Events 100% | $471K | -16% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $6K | 16 | VALLEJO, MICHELLE 37% | Travel & Events 100% | $71K | -95% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $2K | 4 | TEXAS MAJORITY PAC 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $473K | +45% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $15K | 30 | STRENGTH IN SEVEN PAC 17% | Travel & Events 100% | $86K | -59% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $21K | 55 | JACKSON, RONNY LYNN 12% | Travel & Events 100% | $107K | -59% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $29K | 36 | DEATON, JOHN 25% | Travel & Events 100% | $136K | -45% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $236K | 82 | ARIZONA DEMOCRATIC PARTY 82% | Travel & Events 100% | $372K | +67% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $38K | 49 | YAKYM, RUDY C. III 21% | Travel & Events 100% | $410K | -37% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $807 | 7 | SMALLWOOD-CUEVAS FOR SENATE… 55% | Travel & Events 100% | $411K | -51% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $39K | 32 | ALPHA POLITICAL ACTION COMM… 25% | Travel & Events 82% | $39K | -32% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $9K | 11 | HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; S… 52% | Travel & Events 100% | $419K | +529% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $17K | 22 | SMITH, D. ADAM 63% | Travel & Events 100% | $57K | +150% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $7K | 15 | NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVER… 58% | Travel & Events 100% | $427K | +340% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $20K | 35 | EARLY VOTE ACTION PAC 27% | Travel & Events 97% | $77K | +229% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $10K | 41 | TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT 20% | Travel & Events 93% | $437K | +564% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $28K | 48 | BRAUN, JOHN 36% | Travel & Events 100% | $106K | +93% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $36K | 88 | CARRILLO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026;… 8% | Travel & Events 76% | $141K | +71% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $189K | 93 | TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT 73% | Travel & Events 77% | $330K | +546% |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $877 | 3 | NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVER… 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $331K | -100% |
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 | $1,601,307 | 1,985 | $807 | 99.1% | ARIZONA DEMOCRATIC PARTY 12% | 2w ago |
| Admin & Office | $6,938 | 1 | $7K | 0.4% | FIELDS, CLEO 100% | 19mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $5,374 | 32 | $168 | 0.3% | GARCIA FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; R… 23% | 5mo ago |
| Fundraising | $2,376 | 8 | $297 | 0.1% | NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVER… 90% | 6y ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | -$255 | 1 | $-255 | -0.0% | MC GUIRE FOR STATE SENATE 2… 0% | 7y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
31
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$546,806 · 33% of revenue
75
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$262,573 · 16% of revenue
416
One-time clients 1 cycle
$858,973 · 51% of revenue
Top 20 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT | 7 | $182,858 | 64 | 2008-03-01 | 2026-06-18 |
| CRENSHAW, DANIEL | 3 | $98,970 | 20 | 2021-08-30 | 2025-01-22 |
| REPUBLICAN WOMEN OF BRAZOS VALLEY PAC | 4 | $50,291 | 59 | 2006-01-18 | 2015-12-09 |
| TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK | 6 | $41,884 | 44 | 2012-04-20 | 2026-06-17 |
| OMAR, ILHAN | 4 | $24,623 | 14 | 2018-09-17 | 2024-07-22 |
| SCOTT, TIMOTHY E. | 3 | $18,737 | 61 | 2017-01-02 | 2022-08-17 |
| NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR 2022 | 5 | $15,381 | 53 | 2019-01-30 | 2026-07-31 |
| OWENS, BURGESS | 3 | $12,800 | 27 | 2021-03-01 | 2025-09-29 |
| CRAMER, KEVIN MR. | 5 | $12,352 | 50 | 2017-12-18 | 2025-05-15 |
| BLACK AMERICANS FOR A BETTER FUTURE | 4 | $11,913 | 29 | 2017-04-11 | 2025-02-27 |
| JACKSON, RONNY LYNN | 4 | $11,898 | 33 | 2020-01-27 | 2026-03-04 |
| BICE, STEPHANIE | 4 | $8,401 | 10 | 2020-11-05 | 2026-03-02 |
| TEXAS MAJORITY PAC | 3 | $7,121 | 10 | 2023-10-25 | 2026-03-27 |
| TILLIS, THOM R SEN | 4 | $5,942 | 24 | 2017-02-27 | 2025-06-02 |
| CORI BUSH FOR CONGRESS | 3 | $5,295 | 17 | 2020-07-27 | 2024-07-02 |
| CARTER, EARL LEROY | 3 | $5,162 | 6 | 2018-09-04 | 2021-05-21 |
| DAVIDSON, WARREN | 3 | $4,543 | 7 | 2020-02-21 | 2024-07-15 |
| KELLY, ROBIN | 3 | $4,216 | 14 | 2017-06-26 | 2022-05-23 |
| SITTON RYAN HONORABLE | 3 | $3,160 | 25 | 2014-02-10 | 2019-03-25 |
| BUCK PAC | 4 | $3,078 | 11 | 2017-03-28 | 2023-04-28 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | $567,699 | 38.6% | 186 | |
| AZ | $255,794 | 17.4% | 11 | |
| GA | $188,878 | 12.8% | 7 | |
| CA | $156,183 | 10.6% | 108 | |
| VA | $54,007 | 3.7% | 17 | |
| SC | $49,548 | 3.4% | 7 | |
| WA | $49,036 | 3.3% | 10 | |
| DC | $45,725 | 3.1% | 10 | |
| OH | $32,929 | 2.2% | 11 | |
| NC | $30,484 | 2.1% | 15 | |
| NY | $23,377 | 1.6% | 10 | |
| PA | $18,872 | 1.3% | 7 |
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 | 2024-08-05 | ARIZONA DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Travel & Events | DELEGATE LODGING | $193,031 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-06-02 | TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT | Travel & Events | Lodging to attend campaign event | $106,030 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-07-07 | DAN CRENSHAW VICTORY COMMITTEE | Travel & Events | EVENT FACILITY | $80,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2021-09-10 | CRENSHAW, DANIEL | Travel & Events | EVENT LOCATION RENTAL EXPENSE | $50,786 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-01-01 | WORKER POWER PAC | Travel & Events | PAC LODGING EXPENSES | $50,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-06-08 | TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT | Travel & Events | Lodging to attend campaign event | $31,148 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-06-30 | SMITH, D. ADAM | Travel & Events | EVENT VENUE/CATERING | $10,992 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-01-13 | FIELDS, CLEO | Admin & Office | FACILITY RENTAL | $6,938 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-03-05 | ALPHA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | Travel & Events | LODGING | $5,000 |
| Recent | 2026-07-31 | NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR 2022 | Travel & Events | Legislative travel, officeholder lodging, Los Angeles, 4/23 to 4/26 | $556 |
| Recent | 2026-06-29 | LIPETRI, MIKE | — | TRAVEL | $248 |
| Recent | 2026-07-31 | NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR 2022 | Travel & Events | Legislative travel, meals, 4/24, Los Angeles, 4, including officeholder | $225 |
| Recent | 2026-06-30 | EARLY VOTE ACTION PAC | — | LODGING | $199 |
| Recent | 2026-07-31 | NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR 2022 | Travel & Events | Legislative travel, meals, Los Angeles, 4, 4/24/26, including officeholder | $97 |