Mel Hurtado
$551K
2025-2026 cycle
Mel Hurtado is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Mel Hurtado was paid $551K across 19 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
- Nov 30, 2009 → May 7, 2026
- spans 16.4 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 100
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 19
- 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
$20K
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.
No buyer activity in this window.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION AND CALIFORNIA LIFE SCIENCES 1490343 |
$10,649 | 2 |
| HURTADO FOR SENATE 2026; VALLEY FAMILIES FOR MELISSA 1456951 |
$1,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION AND CALIFORNIA LIFE SCIENCES 1490343 |
$10,649 | 2 |
| HURTADO FOR SENATE 2026; VALLEY FAMILIES FOR MELISSA 1456951 |
$1,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION AND CALIFORNIA LIFE SCIENCES 1490343 |
$10,649 | 2 |
| 923140 923140 |
$5,900 | 1 |
| C00846618 C00846618 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| HURTADO FOR SENATE 2026; VALLEY FAMILIES FOR MELISSA 1456951 |
$1,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION AND CALIFORNIA LIFE SCIENCES 1490343 |
$10,649 | 2 |
| 923140 923140 |
$9,800 | 3 |
| C00846618 C00846618 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| HURTADO FOR SENATE 2026; VALLEY FAMILIES FOR MELISSA 1456951 |
$1,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION AND CALIFORNIA LIFE SCIENCES 1490343 |
$10,649 | 2 |
| 923140 923140 |
$9,800 | 3 |
| C00846618 C00846618 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| HURTADO FOR SENATE 2026; VALLEY FAMILIES FOR MELISSA 1456951 |
$1,000 | 1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $550,630 | 100.00% |
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 · 9 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $368 | 2 | HURTADO FOR SENATE 2018 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $368 | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $1K | 1 | HURTADO FOR SENATE 2018 100% | Field & Voter Contact 100% | $1K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2018 | $5K | 4 | 822501 47% | Other / Unclassified 70% | $7K | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2018 | $3K | 2 | 923140 67% | Contributions & Trans… 67% | $10K | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2018 | $4K | 2 | HURTADO FOR SENATE 2022 50% | Contributions & Trans… 50% | $14K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $5K | 2 | 742993 70% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $5K | — |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $4K | 1 | FRIANT WATER PAC 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $9K | +988% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $4K | 2 | HURTADO FOR SENATE 2022 88% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $13K | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $2K | 2 | 923140 100% | Contributions & Trans… 100% | $15K | +91% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2020 | $1K | 1 | 822501 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $16K | -81% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $1K | 1 | 822501 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $17K | -67% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $4K | 3 | HURTADO FOR SENATE 2022 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $21K | -13% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $6K | 2 | 771276 85% | Contributions & Trans… 85% | $6K | +16% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $459K | 40 | HURTADO 2022; COALITION OF … 47% | Print & Mail 76% | $464K | +11365% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $15K | 6 | 822501 64% | Other / Unclassified 90% | $480K | +280% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $3K | 4 | HURTADO FOR SENATE 2022 51% | Travel & Events 51% | $482K | +45% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2022 | $1K | 1 | 822501 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $483K | +0% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $2K | 4 | HURTADO FOR SENATE 2026; VA… 100% | Travel & Events 61% | $485K | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $1K | 1 | HURTADO FOR SENATE 2026 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $486K | +0% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $1K | 1 | 923140 100% | Contributions & Trans… 100% | $1K | -100% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $1K | 1 | 923140 100% | Contributions & Trans… 100% | $2K | +0% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $3K | 1 | 923140 100% | Contributions & Trans… 100% | $5K | +48% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $8K | 2 | 923140 70% | Contributions & Trans… 100% | $13K | +740% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $12K | 3 | ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSOR… 91% | Print & Mail 91% | $12K | +1065% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Print & Mail | $359,002 | 35 | $10K | 65.2% | HURTADO 2022; COALITION OF … 60% | 7w ago |
| Media | $96,848 | 2 | $48K | 17.6% | COMMITTEE TO SUPPORT THE AL… 100% | 4y ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $53,788 | 29 | $2K | 9.8% | 822501 32% | 2mo ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | $27,200 | 13 | $2K | 4.9% | 923140 73% | 11mo ago |
| Travel & Events | $6,158 | 12 | $513 | 1.1% | HURTADO FOR SENATE 2022 43% | 3y ago |
| Wages & Payroll | $3,570 | 5 | $714 | 0.6% | 741666 100% | 14y ago |
| Field & Voter Contact | $2,651 | 2 | $1K | 0.5% | HURTADO FOR SENATE 2018 100% | 7y ago |
| Digital | $1,414 | 2 | $707 | 0.3% | KINGS COUNTY REPUBLICAN CEN… 100% | 3y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
4
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$57,801 · 10% of revenue
2
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$7,947 · 1% of revenue
13
One-time clients 1 cycle
$484,883 · 88% of revenue
Top 4 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 923140 | 4 | $19,800 | 11 | 2019-08-15 | 2025-08-01 |
| 822501 | 3 | $17,200 | 9 | 2019-02-15 | 2023-03-22 |
| HURTADO FOR SENATE 2022 | 3 | $14,662 | 10 | 2019-10-28 | 2022-11-08 |
| FRIANT WATER PAC | 3 | $6,139 | 3 | 2019-03-31 | 2022-03-31 |
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 | $550,630 | 100.0% | 19 |
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 | 2022-05-09 | COMMITTEE TO SUPPORT THE ALLIANCE OF CALIFORNIA'S FARMERS AND RANCHERS | Media | Radio Airtime | $95,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-05-23 | 963026 | Print & Mail | MAILER | $44,860 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-05-17 | 830349 | Print & Mail | Mailer | $44,860 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-05-26 | 830349 | Print & Mail | Mailer | $44,860 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-05-24 | HURTADO 2022; COALITION OF BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING SENATOR MELISSA | Print & Mail | LIT | $23,954 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-07 | ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION AND CALIFORNIA LIFE SCIENCES | Print & Mail | Voter Guide | $5,823 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-07 | ADVANCE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION AND CALIFORNIA LIFE SCIENCES | Print & Mail | Voter Guide | $4,826 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-22 | HURTADO FOR SENATE 2026; VALLEY FAMILIES FOR MELISSA | Other / Unclassified | support | $1,000 |
| Recent | 2025-08-01 | 923140 | Contributions & Transfers | Political Contribution | $5,900 |
| Recent | 2025-07-29 | C00846618 | Contributions & Transfers | Contribution for 2026 Primary | $2,500 |