Steyer for Governor 2026

$56.49M 2025-2026 cycle

Steyer for Governor 2026 is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Steyer for Governor 2026 was paid $56.49M across 7 client committees, of which $28.04M 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

$56.49M = $28.45M (Schedule B) + $28.04M (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments		 $28,445,114 1,556 rows 50.4%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them		 $28,041,700 4 rows 49.6%
Activity span ALL TIME
Nov 19, 2025 → Jul 7, 2026
spans 8 months
Disbursements ALL TIME
1,556
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
7
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Aug 2025 Jul 2026
$28.45M 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.

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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 6

STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $145K Contributions & Transfers · 992 txns SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION… $39K — · 1 txn 831628 $39K — · 1 txn BUILDING A STRONGER FUTURE FOR CALIFO… $26K Field & Voter Contact · 2 txns UNITED DOMESTIC WORKERS OF AMERICA AC… $11K Travel & Events · 1 txn VALLEY FORWARD ACTION FUND $2K Field & Voter Contact · 7 txns SF Steyer for Governor 2026
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1485077
 $145,036 992
SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION SEIU LOCAL 2015 STATE PAC
1374983
 $39,200 1
831628
831628
 $39,200 1
BUILDING A STRONGER FUTURE FOR CALIFORNIA PAC, SPONSORED BY WESTERN STATES REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS
1469747
 $26,011 2
UNITED DOMESTIC WORKERS OF AMERICA ACTION FUND
1302384
 $10,691 1
VALLEY FORWARD ACTION FUND
1432399
 $1,822 7
View all buyers in research · last 3 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 7

STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $181K Contributions & Transfers · 1,391 txns SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION… $39K — · 1 txn 831628 $39K — · 1 txn 780657 $32K Travel & Events · 2 txns BUILDING A STRONGER FUTURE FOR CALIFO… $26K Field & Voter Contact · 2 txns UNITED DOMESTIC WORKERS OF AMERICA AC… $20K Travel & Events · 2 txns VALLEY FORWARD ACTION FUND $4K Field & Voter Contact · 16 txns SF Steyer for Governor 2026
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1485077
 $181,349 1,391
SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION SEIU LOCAL 2015 STATE PAC
1374983
 $39,200 1
831628
831628
 $39,200 1
780657
780657
 $32,235 2
BUILDING A STRONGER FUTURE FOR CALIFORNIA PAC, SPONSORED BY WESTERN STATES REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS
1469747
 $26,011 2
UNITED DOMESTIC WORKERS OF AMERICA ACTION FUND
1302384
 $19,627 2
VALLEY FORWARD ACTION FUND
1432399
 $3,855 16
View all buyers in research · last 6 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 7

STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $56.33M Other / Unclassified · 1,536 txns SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION… $39K — · 1 txn 831628 $39K — · 1 txn 780657 $32K Travel & Events · 2 txns BUILDING A STRONGER FUTURE FOR CALIFO… $26K Field & Voter Contact · 2 txns UNITED DOMESTIC WORKERS OF AMERICA AC… $20K Travel & Events · 2 txns VALLEY FORWARD ACTION FUND $4K Field & Voter Contact · 16 txns SF Steyer for Governor 2026
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1485077
 $56,326,686
IE $28,041,700 · SB $28,284,986
 1,536
SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION SEIU LOCAL 2015 STATE PAC
1374983
 $39,200 1
831628
831628
 $39,200 1
780657
780657
 $32,235 2
BUILDING A STRONGER FUTURE FOR CALIFORNIA PAC, SPONSORED BY WESTERN STATES REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS
1469747
 $26,011 2
UNITED DOMESTIC WORKERS OF AMERICA ACTION FUND
1302384
 $19,627 2
VALLEY FORWARD ACTION FUND
1432399
 $3,855 16
View all buyers in research · last 12 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 7

STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $56.33M Other / Unclassified · 1,536 txns SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION… $39K — · 1 txn 831628 $39K — · 1 txn 780657 $32K Travel & Events · 2 txns BUILDING A STRONGER FUTURE FOR CALIFO… $26K Field & Voter Contact · 2 txns UNITED DOMESTIC WORKERS OF AMERICA AC… $20K Travel & Events · 2 txns VALLEY FORWARD ACTION FUND $4K Field & Voter Contact · 16 txns SF Steyer for Governor 2026
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1485077
 $56,326,686
IE $28,041,700 · SB $28,284,986
 1,536
SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION SEIU LOCAL 2015 STATE PAC
1374983
 $39,200 1
831628
831628
 $39,200 1
780657
780657
 $32,235 2
BUILDING A STRONGER FUTURE FOR CALIFORNIA PAC, SPONSORED BY WESTERN STATES REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS
1469747
 $26,011 2
UNITED DOMESTIC WORKERS OF AMERICA ACTION FUND
1302384
 $19,627 2
VALLEY FORWARD ACTION FUND
1432399
 $3,855 16
View all buyers in research · last 18 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 7

STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $56.33M Other / Unclassified · 1,536 txns SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION… $39K — · 1 txn 831628 $39K — · 1 txn 780657 $32K Travel & Events · 2 txns BUILDING A STRONGER FUTURE FOR CALIFO… $26K Field & Voter Contact · 2 txns UNITED DOMESTIC WORKERS OF AMERICA AC… $20K Travel & Events · 2 txns VALLEY FORWARD ACTION FUND $4K Field & Voter Contact · 16 txns SF Steyer for Governor 2026
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026
1485077
 $56,326,686
IE $28,041,700 · SB $28,284,986
 1,536
SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION SEIU LOCAL 2015 STATE PAC
1374983
 $39,200 1
831628
831628
 $39,200 1
780657
780657
 $32,235 2
BUILDING A STRONGER FUTURE FOR CALIFORNIA PAC, SPONSORED BY WESTERN STATES REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS
1469747
 $26,011 2
UNITED DOMESTIC WORKERS OF AMERICA ACTION FUND
1302384
 $19,627 2
VALLEY FORWARD ACTION FUND
1432399
 $3,855 16
View all buyers in research · last 24 mo →

By party

PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $56,486,814 100.00%

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

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Steyer for Governor 2026 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $28.04M Unspecified races (4 filing… $28.04M Total in: $28.04M Total out: $28.04M
Steyer for Governor 2026 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $28.04M Unspecified races (4 filing… $28.04M Total in: $28.04M Total out: $28.04M
Steyer for Governor 2026 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $28.04M Unspecified races (4 filing… $28.04M Total in: $28.04M Total out: $28.04M
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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

20252026 Q4 2025 (2024 cycle): $28MQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $64KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $323KQ3 2026 (2026 cycle): $19K Q4Q2Q3 $28M

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 Q4 2024 $28M 3 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $28M —
2026 Q1 2026 $64K 138 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 100% Fundraising 96% $64K —
2026 Q2 2026 $323K 1074 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 50% Travel & Events 11% $387K —
2026 Q3 2026 $19K 341 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 100% Contributions & Trans… 100% $406K —
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 3 months · hover bars for cycle context
Contributions & Transfers — cycle-to-date Total: $50K across 989 disbursements (avg $50/check) Top buyer: STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 (100% of category) Last paid: 4w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Contributions & Transfers $50K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $36K across 2 disbursements (avg $18K/check) Top buyer: 780657 (71% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $11K Field & Voter Contact — cycle-to-date Total: $8K across 17 disbursements (avg $472/check) Top buyer: BUILDING A STRONGER FUTURE FOR CALIFORNIA PAC, SPONSORED BY WESTERN STATES REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS (52% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Field & Voter Contact $6K

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Contributions & Transfers — cycle-to-date Total: $50K across 989 disbursements (avg $50/check) Top buyer: STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 (100% of category) Last paid: 4w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Contributions & Transfers $50K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $36K across 2 disbursements (avg $18K/check) Top buyer: 780657 (71% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $36K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $97K across 534 disbursements (avg $182/check) Top buyer: STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 (100% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $35K Wages & Payroll — cycle-to-date Total: $9K across 1 disbursements (avg $9K/check) Top buyer: UNITED DOMESTIC WORKERS OF AMERICA ACTION FUND (100% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Wages & Payroll $9K Field & Voter Contact — cycle-to-date Total: $8K across 17 disbursements (avg $472/check) Top buyer: BUILDING A STRONGER FUTURE FOR CALIFORNIA PAC, SPONSORED BY WESTERN STATES REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS (52% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Field & Voter Contact $8K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $7K across 1 disbursements (avg $7K/check) Top buyer: 780657 (100% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $7K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $322 across 1 disbursements (avg $322/check) Top buyer: STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 (100% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $322

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $97K across 534 disbursements (avg $182/check) Top buyer: STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 (100% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $97K Contributions & Transfers — cycle-to-date Total: $50K across 989 disbursements (avg $50/check) Top buyer: STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 (100% of category) Last paid: 4w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Contributions & Transfers $50K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $36K across 2 disbursements (avg $18K/check) Top buyer: 780657 (71% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $36K Wages & Payroll — cycle-to-date Total: $9K across 1 disbursements (avg $9K/check) Top buyer: UNITED DOMESTIC WORKERS OF AMERICA ACTION FUND (100% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Wages & Payroll $9K Field & Voter Contact — cycle-to-date Total: $8K across 17 disbursements (avg $472/check) Top buyer: BUILDING A STRONGER FUTURE FOR CALIFORNIA PAC, SPONSORED BY WESTERN STATES REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS (52% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Field & Voter Contact $8K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $7K across 1 disbursements (avg $7K/check) Top buyer: 780657 (100% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $7K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $322 across 1 disbursements (avg $322/check) Top buyer: STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 (100% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $322

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $97K across 534 disbursements (avg $182/check) Top buyer: STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 (100% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $97K Contributions & Transfers — cycle-to-date Total: $50K across 989 disbursements (avg $50/check) Top buyer: STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 (100% of category) Last paid: 4w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Contributions & Transfers $50K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $36K across 2 disbursements (avg $18K/check) Top buyer: 780657 (71% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $36K Wages & Payroll — cycle-to-date Total: $9K across 1 disbursements (avg $9K/check) Top buyer: UNITED DOMESTIC WORKERS OF AMERICA ACTION FUND (100% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Wages & Payroll $9K Field & Voter Contact — cycle-to-date Total: $8K across 17 disbursements (avg $472/check) Top buyer: BUILDING A STRONGER FUTURE FOR CALIFORNIA PAC, SPONSORED BY WESTERN STATES REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS (52% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Field & Voter Contact $8K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $7K across 1 disbursements (avg $7K/check) Top buyer: 780657 (100% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $7K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $322 across 1 disbursements (avg $322/check) Top buyer: STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 (100% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $322

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $97K across 534 disbursements (avg $182/check) Top buyer: STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 (100% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $97K Contributions & Transfers — cycle-to-date Total: $50K across 989 disbursements (avg $50/check) Top buyer: STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 (100% of category) Last paid: 4w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Contributions & Transfers $50K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $36K across 2 disbursements (avg $18K/check) Top buyer: 780657 (71% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Travel & Events $36K Wages & Payroll — cycle-to-date Total: $9K across 1 disbursements (avg $9K/check) Top buyer: UNITED DOMESTIC WORKERS OF AMERICA ACTION FUND (100% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Wages & Payroll $9K Field & Voter Contact — cycle-to-date Total: $8K across 17 disbursements (avg $472/check) Top buyer: BUILDING A STRONGER FUTURE FOR CALIFORNIA PAC, SPONSORED BY WESTERN STATES REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS (52% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Field & Voter Contact $8K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $7K across 1 disbursements (avg $7K/check) Top buyer: 780657 (100% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Print & Mail $7K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $322 across 1 disbursements (avg $322/check) Top buyer: STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 (100% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $322
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Other / Unclassified $28,039,200 3 $9.35M 99.3% STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 100% 7mo ago
Fundraising $96,928 534 $182 0.3% STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 100% 3mo ago
Contributions & Transfers $49,873 989 $50 0.2% STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 100% 4w ago
Travel & Events $36,391 2 $18K 0.1% 780657 71% 2mo ago
Wages & Payroll $8,936 1 $9K 0.0% UNITED DOMESTIC WORKERS OF … 100% 4mo ago
Field & Voter Contact $8,021 17 $472 0.0% BUILDING A STRONGER FUTURE … 52% 2mo ago
Print & Mail $6,535 1 $7K 0.0% 780657 100% 3mo ago
Digital $322 1 $322 0.0% STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 100% 3mo ago
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Client retention

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

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Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
1
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$28,284,986 · 99% of revenue
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One-time clients 1 cycle
$160,128 · 1% 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
$28,445,114 100.0% 7
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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 2025-11-19 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 Other / Unclassified — $20,000,000
Largest all-time 2025-12-18 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 Other / Unclassified — $8,000,000
Largest all-time 2026-05-28 831628 — — $39,200
Largest all-time 2026-01-25 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 Fundraising Earmarked Contribution from: SIMONS, NATHANIEL $39,200
Largest all-time 2026-05-28 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 — — $39,200
Largest this cycle 2026-05-29 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 — — $39,200
Largest this cycle 2026-05-29 SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION SEIU LOCAL 2015 STATE PAC — — $39,200
Recent 2026-07-07 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 Contributions & Transfers Earmarked Contribution from: VANCE, CHRIS $25
Recent 2026-07-07 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 Contributions & Transfers Earmarked Contribution from: DRIER, WILLIAM $20
Recent 2026-07-07 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 Contributions & Transfers Earmarked Contribution from: COOKSEY, BUZZ $15
Recent 2026-07-07 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 Contributions & Transfers Earmarked Contribution from: NORRIS, SHIRLEY $10
Recent 2026-07-07 STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 Contributions & Transfers Earmarked Contribution from: CLANCY, SEAN $10
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