Hula Hut
$36K
2025-2026 cycle
Hula Hut is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Hula Hut was paid $36K across 105 client committees.
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
- Feb 7, 2000 → Apr 8, 2026
- spans 26.2 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 284
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 105
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
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Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.
May 2025
Apr 2026
$782
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.
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MIDLANDERS FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE 00087946 |
$258 | 1 |
| FIELD SCOTT K HONORABLE 00065318 |
$64 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MIDLANDERS FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE 00087946 |
$258 | 1 |
| TEPPER CARL H HONORABLE 00086083 |
$127 | 1 |
| FIELD SCOTT K HONORABLE 00065318 |
$64 | 1 |
| ROY, CHIP TX · House REP |
$46 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TEPPER CARL H HONORABLE 00086083 |
$280 | 2 |
| MIDLANDERS FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE 00087946 |
$258 | 1 |
| FIELD SCOTT K HONORABLE 00065318 |
$198 | 2 |
| ROY, CHIP TX · House REP |
$46 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TEPPER CARL H HONORABLE 00086083 |
$554 | 4 |
| FIELD SCOTT K HONORABLE 00065318 |
$300 | 3 |
| MIDLANDERS FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE 00087946 |
$258 | 1 |
| ROY, CHIP TX · House REP |
$46 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 0%
R · 100%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $178 | 0.49% |
| Non-partisan | $35,941 | 99.51% |
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 | $2K | 8 | FRIENDS OF PAUL BETTENCOURT 33% | Travel & Events 45% | $2K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2016 | $532 | 6 | HUGHES D BRYAN HONORABLE 29% | Travel & Events 46% | $2K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2016 | $100 | 2 | COMMITTEE TO ELECT JASON IS… 66% | Other / Unclassified 66% | $2K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $157 | 2 | FRIENDS OF BRANDON CREIGHTON 68% | Travel & Events 68% | $157 | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $161 | 2 | GREEN PAUL W HONORABLE 74% | Travel & Events 100% | $318 | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $284 | 3 | TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT 67% | Travel & Events 82% | $602 | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2018 | $157 | 2 | BOHAC DWAYNE A HONORABLE 60% | Travel & Events 100% | $759 | -90% |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2018 | $172 | 2 | FLYNN DECEASED DAN HONORABLE 55% | Travel & Events 55% | $931 | -68% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2018 | $150 | 2 | FLYNN DECEASED DAN HONORABLE 56% | Travel & Events 100% | $1K | +50% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $39 | 1 | ROY, CHIP 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $39 | -76% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $61 | 2 | ROY, CHIP 51% | Travel & Events 51% | $100 | — |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2020 | $534 | 6 | LAREDO FIRE - PAC 58% | Travel & Events 43% | $634 | +241% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $474 | 6 | HUGHES D BRYAN HONORABLE 36% | Admin & Office 55% | $1K | +175% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $267 | 3 | FRIENDS OF BRANDON CREIGHTON 61% | Admin & Office 79% | $1K | +78% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $447 | 4 | NELSON JANE HONORABLE 75% | Travel & Events 96% | $2K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $62 | 1 | ROY, CHIP 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $62 | +58% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $272 | 1 | FRIENDS OF LARRY TAYLOR 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $333 | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $3K | 2 | PAXTON JR W KENNETH HONORAB… 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $3K | +4315% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2022 | $111 | 1 | BYRNE DARLENE HONORABLE 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $3K | -79% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $112 | 2 | PAXTON JR W KENNETH HONORAB… 50% | Other / Unclassified 50% | $3K | -76% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $54 | 1 | TEPPER CARL H HONORABLE 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $3K | -80% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $1K | 5 | HAYES RICHARD D HONORABLE 77% | Travel & Events 100% | $5K | +182% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $79 | 2 | CHILDS STACI D HONORABLE 59% | Travel & Events 100% | $79 | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $59 | 1 | TEPPER CARL H HONORABLE 100% | Admin & Office 100% | $138 | -78% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $102 | 1 | FIELD SCOTT K HONORABLE 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $240 | -96% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $215 | 1 | TEPPER CARL H HONORABLE 100% | Admin & Office 100% | $455 | +94% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $153 | 1 | TEPPER CARL H HONORABLE 100% | Admin & Office 100% | $608 | +37% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $260 | 2 | FIELD SCOTT K HONORABLE 51% | Wages & Payroll 51% | $868 | +380% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $46 | 1 | ROY, CHIP 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $46 | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $64 | 1 | FIELD SCOTT K HONORABLE 100% | — | $110 | -18% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $258 | 1 | MIDLANDERS FOR EDUCATIONAL … 100% | — | $368 | — |
Revenue by service category
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Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel & Events | $29,563 | 207 | $143 | 82.6% | HAGGERTY PATRICK B MR 25% | 11mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $2,434 | 31 | $79 | 6.8% | FRIENDS OF LARRY TAYLOR 20% | 3y ago |
| Admin & Office | $2,155 | 21 | $103 | 6.0% | HUGHES D BRYAN HONORABLE 40% | 11mo ago |
| Wages & Payroll | $1,617 | 22 | $73 | 4.5% | BOHAC DWAYNE A HONORABLE 14% | 12mo ago |
| Fundraising | $28 | 1 | $28 | 0.1% | BOHAC DWAYNE A HONORABLE 100% | 21y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
13
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$5,700 · 16% of revenue
22
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$22,473 · 62% of revenue
70
One-time clients 1 cycle
$7,946 · 22% of revenue
Top 13 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUGHES D BRYAN HONORABLE | 6 | $1,389 | 18 | 2009-03-08 | 2021-06-10 |
| FLYNN DECEASED DAN HONORABLE | 5 | $748 | 14 | 2006-02-04 | 2019-07-26 |
| FRIENDS OF BRANDON CREIGHTON | 4 | $448 | 4 | 2013-07-26 | 2021-07-30 |
| BOHAC DWAYNE A HONORABLE | 4 | $403 | 8 | 2004-04-24 | 2019-01-08 |
| KRUSEE MICHAEL MR MIKE | 3 | $392 | 4 | 2003-07-30 | 2006-03-09 |
| OGDEN STEPHEN E MR STEVE | 3 | $387 | 4 | 2000-08-22 | 2008-06-02 |
| TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT | 3 | $362 | 3 | 2006-02-08 | 2018-07-14 |
| WEST DECEASED GEORGE E HONORABLE BUDDY | 3 | $340 | 5 | 2005-07-01 | 2008-07-16 |
| HENSON DIANE M MS | 3 | $289 | 8 | 2009-07-03 | 2012-10-04 |
| LEACH JEFF C HONORABLE | 3 | $289 | 3 | 2013-03-07 | 2021-07-26 |
| COLEMAN GARNET F HONORABLE | 3 | $250 | 4 | 2011-01-12 | 2019-01-09 |
| ESTES CRAIG HONORABLE | 3 | $225 | 3 | 2005-11-21 | 2016-10-20 |
| ROY, CHIP | 3 | $178 | 4 | 2020-06-05 | 2025-08-11 |
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 | $36,120 | 100.0% | 105 |
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 | 2008-07-08 | HAGGERTY PATRICK B MR | Travel & Events | Meetings & Meals Expenses | $7,367 |
| Largest all-time | 2014-10-20 | TEXANS FOR TODD STAPLES DISSOLVED | Travel & Events | Staff Event | $2,629 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-12-07 | PAXTON JR W KENNETH HONORABLE KEN | Travel & Events | Campaign Food Expense | $2,064 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-10-09 | HAYES RICHARD D HONORABLE | Travel & Events | Catering for Kickoff Party | $966 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-12-01 | PAXTON JR W KENNETH HONORABLE KEN | Travel & Events | Campaign Food Expense | $650 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-08 | MIDLANDERS FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE | — | Food for travel to event | $258 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-24 | FIELD SCOTT K HONORABLE | — | Lunch with law clerk | $64 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-08-11 | ROY, CHIP | Travel & Events | FOOD/BEVERAGES | $46 |
| Recent | 2025-07-21 | FIELD SCOTT K HONORABLE | Wages & Payroll | Staff and intern luncheon | $133 |
| Recent | 2025-08-25 | TEPPER CARL H HONORABLE | Admin & Office | Meeting to discuss campaign/officeholder issues | $127 |