SpotHero
SpotHero is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle SpotHero was paid — across 20 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
- —
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 190
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 20
- 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.
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.
Top buyers last 1 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$103 | 2 |
Top buyers last 3 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$335 | 7 |
| BISS, DANIEL IL · House DEM |
$13 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 5
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$335 | 7 |
| CARRILLO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JUAN 1477268 |
$266 | 1 |
| HODGE, TESSA LYNN CA · House DEM |
$145 | 1 |
| BUDZINSKI, NIKKI IL · House DEM |
$45 | 4 |
| BISS, DANIEL IL · House DEM |
$23 | 2 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 6
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BUDZINSKI, NIKKI IL · House DEM |
$339 | 21 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$335 | 7 |
| CARRILLO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JUAN 1477268 |
$266 | 1 |
| RILEY, JOSH NY · House DEM |
$169 | 1 |
| HODGE, TESSA LYNN CA · House DEM |
$145 | 1 |
| BISS, DANIEL IL · House DEM |
$23 | 2 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 7
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BUDZINSKI, NIKKI IL · House DEM |
$339 | 21 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$335 | 7 |
| CARRILLO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JUAN 1477268 |
$266 | 1 |
| RILEY, JOSH NY · House DEM |
$169 | 1 |
| HODGE, TESSA LYNN CA · House DEM |
$145 | 1 |
| CANALES TERRY HONORABLE 00065230 |
$98 | 1 |
| BISS, DANIEL IL · House DEM |
$23 | 2 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BUDZINSKI, NIKKI IL · House DEM |
$339 | 21 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$335 | 7 |
| CARRILLO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JUAN 1477268 |
$266 | 1 |
| RILEY, JOSH NY · House DEM |
$262 | 3 |
| HODGE, TESSA LYNN CA · House DEM |
$145 | 1 |
| CANALES TERRY HONORABLE 00065230 |
$98 | 1 |
| BERMAN FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; MARC 1456794 |
$41 | 2 |
| RAMIREZ, DELIA IL · House DEM |
$26 | 1 |
| BISS, DANIEL IL · House DEM |
$23 | 2 |
| PIERSON KATRINA L HONORABLE 00088279 |
$22 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 78.55% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $0 | 21.45% |
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
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $49 | 3 | BUSTOS, CHERI 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $49 | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $18 | 1 | BUSTOS, CHERI 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $67 | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $65 | 4 | BUSTOS, CHERI 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $132 | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $16 | 1 | BUSTOS, CHERI 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $148 | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $248 | 10 | FOSTER, G. WILLIAM (BILL) 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $248 | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $59 | 5 | FOSTER, G. WILLIAM (BILL) 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $306 | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $205 | 13 | C00636670 63% | Travel & Events 100% | $511 | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $216 | 12 | C00636670 68% | Travel & Events 100% | $727 | +341% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $136 | 7 | C00636670 76% | Travel & Events 100% | $863 | +656% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $37 | 2 | C00636670 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $900 | +131% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $5 | 1 | SUH JINNY MS 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $906 | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $102 | 1 | BUSTOS, CHERI 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $102 | -25% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $739 | 22 | TORRES, RITCHIE JOHN 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $841 | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $374 | 14 | TORRES, RITCHIE JOHN 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $1K | +911% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $860 | 13 | BUSTOS, CHERI 49% | Travel & Events 100% | $2K | — |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2022 | $69 | 2 | TEXAS MAJORITY PAC 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $2K | — |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $376 | 11 | TORRES, RITCHIE JOHN 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $376 | — |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $152 | 5 | TORRES, RITCHIE JOHN 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $528 | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $133 | 5 | TEXAS FORWARD PARTY PAC 77% | Travel & Events 100% | $2K | +2435% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $43 | 2 | TORRES, RITCHIE JOHN 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $571 | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $364 | 6 | LEE, SUMMER 59% | Travel & Events 100% | $935 | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $90 | 3 | TORRES, RITCHIE JOHN 79% | Travel & Events 100% | $1K | -12% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $574 | 8 | LEE, SUMMER 58% | Travel & Events 100% | $2K | -22% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $49 | 2 | RAMIREZ, DELIA 54% | Travel & Events 100% | $2K | -87% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $103 | 3 | RILEY, JOSH 61% | Travel & Events 69% | $2K | -88% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $98 | 1 | CANALES TERRY HONORABLE 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $2K | +42% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $169 | 1 | RILEY, JOSH 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $169 | +11% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $205 | 11 | BUDZINSKI, NIKKI 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $374 | +379% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $89 | 6 | BUDZINSKI, NIKKI 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $463 | -75% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $480 | 8 | CARRILLO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026;… 56% | Other / Unclassified 56% | $943 | +435% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $335 | 7 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $1K | -42% |
Revenue by service category
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel & Events | $6,158 | 188 | $33 | 95.4% | TORRES, RITCHIE JOHN 36% | 4w ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $299 | 2 | $149 | 4.6% | CARRILLO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026;… 89% | 3mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUSTOS, CHERI | 3 | $760 | 16 | 2017-10-17 | 2022-10-17 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY | $2,555 | 39.6% | 2 | |
| DC | $1,308 | 20.3% | 2 | |
| IL | $836 | 13.0% | 4 | |
| CA | $787 | 12.2% | 4 | |
| Unknown | $415 | 6.4% | 1 | |
| TX | $328 | 5.1% | 6 | |
| AZ | $227 | 3.5% | 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 | 2024-05-31 | LEE, SUMMER | Travel & Events | PARKING | $332 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-03-16 | CARRILLO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; JUAN | Other / Unclassified | No Single Transaction Exceeds Reporting Threshold | $266 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-11-23 | RYAN, TIMOTHY | Travel & Events | AUTO TRAVEL | $227 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-10-04 | BUSTOS, CHERI | Travel & Events | PARKING | $178 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-06-24 | RILEY, JOSH | Travel & Events | TRAVEL | $169 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-20 | HODGE, TESSA LYNN | Travel & Events | PARKING SF | $145 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-23 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Travel & Events | Travel - 2/20, Parking, San Francisco, CA, Campaign Travel, 1 person | $80 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-21 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Travel & Events | Travel - 4/20, Parking, San Francisco, CA, Campaign Travel, 1 person | $60 |
| Recent | 2026-05-21 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Travel & Events | Travel - 4/3, Parking, San Francisco, CA, Campaign Travel, 1 person | $42 |
| Recent | 2026-04-23 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Travel & Events | Travel - 3/10, Parking, San Francisco, CA, Campaign Travel, 1 person | $37 |
| Recent | 2026-04-23 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Travel & Events | Travel - 2/25, Parking, San Francisco, CA, Campaign Travel, 1 person | $33 |