Steve Hilton for Governor 2026

$1.40M 2025-2026 cycle

Steve Hilton for Governor 2026 is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Steve Hilton for Governor 2026 was paid $1.40M across 4 client committees, of which $1.03M flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

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Part I Identity

Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.

Source split

$1.40M = $372K (Schedule B) + $1.03M (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments
$371,582 41 rows 26.6%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them
$1,027,782 60 rows 73.4%
Activity span ALL TIME
Apr 24, 2025 → Jun 28, 2026
spans 1.2 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
41
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
4
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.

Jul 2025 Jun 2026
$347K across 12 months
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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

HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE $5K — · 1 txn SH Steve Hilton for Governor 2026
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE
1480425
$5,000 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 3

HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE $218K Travel & Events · 15 txns SETTON PISTACHIO OF TERRA BELLA, INC $25K — · 1 txn VALLE $5K — · 10 txns SH Steve Hilton for Governor 2026
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE
1480425
$217,755
IE $59,200 · SB $158,555
15
SETTON PISTACHIO OF TERRA BELLA, INC
1491953
$25,000 1
VALLE
1480245
$4,980 10
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 4

HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE $423K Travel & Events · 36 txns 801777 $30K — · 1 txn SETTON PISTACHIO OF TERRA BELLA, INC $25K — · 1 txn VALLE $5K — · 10 txns SH Steve Hilton for Governor 2026
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE
1480425
$423,002
IE $136,400 · SB $286,602
36
801777
801777
$30,000 1
SETTON PISTACHIO OF TERRA BELLA, INC
1491953
$25,000 1
VALLE
1480245
$4,980 10
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 4

HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE $858K Travel & Events · 59 txns 801777 $30K — · 1 txn SETTON PISTACHIO OF TERRA BELLA, INC $25K — · 1 txn VALLE $5K — · 10 txns SH Steve Hilton for Governor 2026
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE
1480425
$858,484
IE $571,882 · SB $286,602
59
801777
801777
$30,000 1
SETTON PISTACHIO OF TERRA BELLA, INC
1491953
$25,000 1
VALLE
1480245
$4,980 10
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 5

HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE $1.3M Contributions & Transfers · 88 txns 148425 $39K — · 1 txn 801777 $30K — · 1 txn SETTON PISTACHIO OF TERRA BELLA, INC $25K — · 1 txn VALLE $5K — · 10 txns SH Steve Hilton for Governor 2026
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE
1480425
$1,300,184
IE $988,582 · SB $311,602
88
148425
148425
$39,200
IE $39,200
1
801777
801777
$30,000 1
SETTON PISTACHIO OF TERRA BELLA, INC
1491953
$25,000 1
VALLE
1480245
$4,980 10
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 5

HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE $1.3M Contributions & Transfers · 88 txns 148425 $39K — · 1 txn 801777 $30K — · 1 txn SETTON PISTACHIO OF TERRA BELLA, INC $25K — · 1 txn VALLE $5K — · 10 txns SH Steve Hilton for Governor 2026
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE
1480425
$1,300,184
IE $988,582 · SB $311,602
88
148425
148425
$39,200
IE $39,200
1
801777
801777
$30,000 1
SETTON PISTACHIO OF TERRA BELLA, INC
1491953
$25,000 1
VALLE
1480245
$4,980 10

By party

PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $1,399,364 100.00%

Part III Reference tables

Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.

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Money flow through this vendor

Where their ad buys point

IE payers (left) → races the buys targeted (right) · independent-expenditure filings only

No activity in the last 1 months.

Steve Hilton for Governor 2026 HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; S… $59K Unspecified races (2 filing… $59K Total in: $59K Total out: $59K
Steve Hilton for Governor 2026 HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; S… $136K Unspecified races (8 filing… $136K Total in: $136K Total out: $136K
Steve Hilton for Governor 2026 HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; S… $572K Unspecified races (31 filin… $572K Total in: $572K Total out: $572K
Steve Hilton for Governor 2026 HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; S… $989K 148425 $39K Unspecified races (60 filin… $1.03M Total in: $1.03M Total out: $1.03M
Steve Hilton for Governor 2026 HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; S… $989K 148425 $39K Unspecified races (60 filin… $1.03M Total in: $1.03M Total out: $1.03M
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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

20252026 Q2 2025 (2024 cycle): $25KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $45KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $302K Q2Q2 $302K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 2 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2025 Q2 2024 $25K 1 HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; S… 100% Contributions & Trans… 100% $25K
2026 Q1 2026 $45K 6 HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; S… 100% Travel & Events 10% $45K
2026 Q2 2026 $302K 34 HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; S… 80% Travel & Events 2% $347K
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 3 months · hover bars for cycle context
Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $12K across 2 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE (100% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $8K

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $12K across 2 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE (100% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $12K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $12K across 2 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE (100% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $12K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Contributions & Transfers — cycle-to-date Total: $25K across 1 disbursements (avg $25K/check) Top buyer: HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE (100% of category) Last paid: 13mo ago · +0% vs prior cycle Contributions & Transfers $25K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $12K across 2 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE (100% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $12K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Contributions & Transfers — cycle-to-date Total: $25K across 1 disbursements (avg $25K/check) Top buyer: HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE (100% of category) Last paid: 13mo ago · +0% vs prior cycle Contributions & Transfers $25K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $12K across 2 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE (100% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $12K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Contributions & Transfers $25,000 1 $25K 68.0% HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; S… 100% 13mo ago
Travel & Events $11,778 2 $6K 32.0% HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; S… 100% 2mo ago
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Client retention

Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.

0
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
1
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$311,602 · 84% of revenue
3
One-time clients 1 cycle
$59,980 · 16% of revenue
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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
$371,582 100.0% 4
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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 2026-06-02 HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE $39,200
Largest all-time 2026-06-10 HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE $39,200
Largest all-time 2026-04-21 801777 $30,000
Largest all-time 2026-04-21 HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE $30,000
Largest all-time 2026-05-13 HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE $29,200
Recent 2026-06-28 HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE $5,000
Recent 2026-06-15 HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE $1,000
Recent 2026-06-25 VALLE $500
Recent 2026-06-25 HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE $455
Recent 2026-06-18 VALLE $260
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