Steve Hilton for Governor 2026
Steve Hilton for Governor 2026 is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Steve Hilton for Governor 2026 was paid $1.10M across 3 client committees, of which $933K 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
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$164,155 | 10 rows | 15.0% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$932,582 | 54 rows | 85.0% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Apr 24, 2025 → Jun 25, 2026
- spans 1.2 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 10
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 3
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE 1480425 |
$455 | 1 |
Top buyers last 3 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE 1480425 |
$74,155 | 6 |
| 801777 801777 |
$30,000 | 1 |
| SETTON PISTACHIO OF TERRA BELLA, INC 1491953 |
$25,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE 1480425 |
$84,155 | 7 |
| 801777 801777 |
$30,000 | 1 |
| SETTON PISTACHIO OF TERRA BELLA, INC 1491953 |
$25,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE 1480425 |
$84,155 | 7 |
| 801777 801777 |
$30,000 | 1 |
| SETTON PISTACHIO OF TERRA BELLA, INC 1491953 |
$25,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE 1480425 |
$109,155 | 8 |
| 801777 801777 |
$30,000 | 1 |
| SETTON PISTACHIO OF TERRA BELLA, INC 1491953 |
$25,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE 1480425 |
$109,155 | 8 |
| 801777 801777 |
$30,000 | 1 |
| SETTON PISTACHIO OF TERRA BELLA, INC 1491953 |
$25,000 | 1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $1,096,737 | 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 · 2 years
| 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 | $10K | 1 | HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; S… 100% | — | $10K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $129K | 8 | HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; S… 57% | Travel & Events 6% | $139K | — |
Revenue by service category
No category revenue in this window.
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions & Transfers | $25,000 | 1 | $25K | 76.9% | HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; S… 100% | 12mo ago |
| Travel & Events | $7,500 | 1 | $8K | 23.1% | HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; S… 100% | 7w ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
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 | $164,155 | 100.0% | 3 |
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 | 2026-04-21 | 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 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-05-13 | SETTON PISTACHIO OF TERRA BELLA, INC | — | STEVE HILTON FOR GOVENOR 2026 | $25,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-06-19 | HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE | Contributions & Transfers | Check | $25,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-18 | HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE | — | — | $10,000 |
| Recent | 2026-05-13 | HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE | Travel & Events | In Kind Contribution-Catering for political event | $7,500 |
| Recent | 2026-05-13 | HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE | — | — | $5,000 |
| Recent | 2026-06-25 | HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE | — | — | $455 |