UNITE HERE
$9.39M
2025-2026 cycle
UNITE HERE is a travel & events vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle UNITE HERE was paid $9.39M across 16 client committees, of which $2.68M 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
$9.39M
=
$6.71M
(Schedule B)
+
$2.68M
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$6,711,544 | 165 rows | 71.5% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$2,675,326 | 189 rows | 28.5% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Apr 11, 2006 → May 18, 2026
- spans 20.1 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 165
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 16
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
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Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.
Jun 2025
May 2026
$210K
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 |
|---|---|---|
| WORKING FAMILIES FOR SAN FRANCISCO PAC C00945303 |
$49,324 | 4 |
| WORKERS VOTE C00754051 |
$1,461 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| WORKERS VOTE C00754051 |
$62,167 | 4 |
| WORKING FAMILIES FOR SAN FRANCISCO PAC C00945303 |
$49,324 | 4 |
| CHAWLA FOR CITY COUNCIL 2026; JENN 1482271 |
$7,540 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| WORKERS VOTE C00754051 |
$153,298 | 13 |
| WORKING FAMILIES FOR SAN FRANCISCO PAC C00945303 |
$49,324 | 4 |
| CHAWLA FOR CITY COUNCIL 2026; JENN 1482271 |
$7,540 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| WORKERS VOTE C00754051 |
$1,182,565 | 21 |
| WORKING FAMILIES FOR SAN FRANCISCO PAC C00945303 |
$49,324 | 4 |
| CHAWLA FOR CITY COUNCIL 2026; JENN 1482271 |
$7,540 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| WORKERS VOTE C00754051 |
$2,184,240 IE $328,953 · SB $1,855,287 |
81 |
| WORKER POWER C90016627 |
$382,157 IE $382,157 |
51 |
| WORKING FAMILIES FOR SAN FRANCISCO PAC C00945303 |
$49,324 | 4 |
| CHAWLA FOR CITY COUNCIL 2026; JENN 1482271 |
$7,540 | 2 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 100%
R · 0%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $9,223,556 | 98.26% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $163,314 | 1.74% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Money flow through this vendor
Where their ad buys point
IE payers (left) → races the buys targeted (right) · independent-expenditure filings onlyNo activity in the last 1 months.
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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 8 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $1K | 1 | DURAZO DEMOCRAT FOR STATE S… 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $1K | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $162K | 2 | WORKERS VOTE 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $162K | +11976% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $965K | 8 | WORKERS VOTE 67% | Travel & Events 100% | $1.13M | — |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $866K | 20 | WORKERS VOTE 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $866K | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $1.86M | 37 | WORKERS VOTE 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $2.72M | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $808 | 1 | WORKERS VOTE 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $2.73M | — |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $578K | 7 | WORKERS VOTE 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $578K | -33% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $78K | 8 | WORKERS VOTE 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $656K | -96% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $7K | 2 | WORKERS VOTE 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $664K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $5K | 1 | WORKERS VOTE 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $669K | — |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $51K | 4 | WORKERS VOTE 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $720K | +6251% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $238K | 10 | WORKERS VOTE 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $958K | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $604K | 8 | WORKERS VOTE 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $1.56M | — |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $944K | 7 | WORKERS VOTE 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $944K | +63% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $86K | 1 | WORKERS VOTE 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $1.03M | +10% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $3K | 1 | WORKERS VOTE 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $1.03M | -66% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $89K | 8 | WORKERS VOTE 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $1.12M | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $22K | 2 | WORKERS VOTE 66% | Travel & Events 34% | $1.14M | +348% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $98K | 8 | WORKING FAMILIES FOR SAN FR… 51% | Travel & Events 0% | $1.24M | +90% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel & Events | $5,345,292 | 140 | $38K | 82.7% | WORKERS VOTE 93% | 3mo ago |
| Wages & Payroll | $1,120,398 | 17 | $66K | 17.3% | WORKERS VOTE 100% | 7mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
1
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$6,282,174 · 94% of revenue
1
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$314,940 · 5% of revenue
14
One-time clients 1 cycle
$114,431 · 2% of revenue
Top 1 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WORKERS VOTE | 4 | $6,282,174 | 127 | 2020-09-16 | 2026-04-24 |
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 | $6,597,113 | 98.3% | 2 | |
| CA | $114,431 | 1.7% | 14 |
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 | 2025-01-27 | WORKERS VOTE | Wages & Payroll | CAR RENTAL NON-IE | $640,527 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-11-14 | WORKERS VOTE | Travel & Events | STAFF CAR RENTALS JUNE THROUGH SEPT | $452,170 |
| Largest all-time | 2021-01-05 | WORKERS VOTE | Travel & Events | STAFF SALARY & BENEFITS FOR NON-IE WORK | $451,867 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-11-23 | WORKERS VOTE | Travel & Events | STAFF SALARY & BENEFITS | $410,698 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-11-23 | UNITE HERE PAC | Travel & Events | STAFF SALARY & BENEFITS | $314,483 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-02-18 | WORKERS VOTE | Wages & Payroll | STAFF SALARIES/BENEFITS AND TRAVEL EXPENSES (NON-IE) | $104,186 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-05-15 | WORKERS VOTE | Wages & Payroll | STAFF SALARIES AND BENEFITS (NON-IE) | $85,721 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-02-18 | WORKERS VOTE | Wages & Payroll | STAFF SALARIES/BENEFITS AND TRAVEL EXPENSES (NON-IE) | $65,754 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-02-11 | WORKERS VOTE | Wages & Payroll | STAFF CELL PHONE USE (NON-IE) | $55,547 |
| Recent | 2026-05-18 | WORKING FAMILIES FOR SAN FRANCISCO PAC | — | STAFF TIME; CONTRIBUTION IN-KIND | $47,285 |
| Recent | 2026-04-24 | WORKERS VOTE | — | REIMBURSE FOR CELL PHONES FOR STAFF | $1,461 |
| Recent | 2026-05-15 | WORKING FAMILIES FOR SAN FRANCISCO PAC | — | OFFICE SPACE; CONTRIBUTION IN-KIND | $1,279 |
| Recent | 2026-05-18 | WORKING FAMILIES FOR SAN FRANCISCO PAC | — | OFFICE SPACE; CONTRIBUTION IN-KIND | $488 |
| Recent | 2026-05-15 | WORKING FAMILIES FOR SAN FRANCISCO PAC | — | MEMBERSHIP; CONTRIBUTION IN-KIND | $272 |