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RunwayCommitteesHILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE

Committee header

HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE

Active cycles

2025-2026

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: Last 12 months

Raised
$4,738,976
Spent
$3,545,848
Net activity
$1,193,129
Large-donor funded, Non-media-led spender, Active in Last 12 months.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Apr 2025Jul 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$5,000+ is the largest bucket at 52.5% of total raised.

Dominant category: Operations at 38.8% of spending.

Donor count

8,801

Contributions

17,850

Median

$75

Average

$265

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 183

    Share: 52.5%

    Amount: $2,489,703

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 483

    Share: 15.4%

    Amount: $731,258

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

Filings workspace

Filing history and transaction-level evidence moved to a dedicated page.

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RunwayCommitteesHILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE

Committee header

HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE

Active cycles

2025-2026

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: Last 12 months

Raised
$4,738,976
Spent
$3,545,848
Net activity
$1,193,129
Large-donor funded, Non-media-led spender, Active in Last 12 months.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Apr 2025Jul 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$5,000+ is the largest bucket at 52.5% of total raised.

Dominant category: Operations at 38.8% of spending.

Donor count

8,801

Contributions

17,850

Median

$75

Average

$265

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 183

    Share: 52.5%

    Amount: $2,489,703

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 483

    Share: 15.4%

    Amount: $731,258

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

Filings workspace

Filing history and transaction-level evidence moved to a dedicated page.

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Count: 589

Share: 6.4%

Amount: $301,281

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 7,508

    Share: 20.3%

    Amount: $961,113

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 9,056

    Share: 5.6%

    Amount: $265,573

  • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+183$2,489,70352.5%
    $1,000 - $4,999483$731,25815.4%
    $500 - $999589$301,2816.4%
    $100 - $4997,508$961,11320.3%
    $1 - $999,056$265,5735.6%

    Spending categories

    • Operations

      Amount: $1,374,482

      Share: 38.8%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $918,059

      Share: 25.9%

    • Media

      Amount: $905,825

      Share: 25.5%

    • Field

      Amount: $347,482

      Share: 9.8%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Operations$1,374,48238.8%
    Consulting$918,05925.9%
    Media$905,82525.5%
    Field$347,4829.8%

    Refunds and adjustments: 30 entries, -$9,951 total.

    Count: 589

    Share: 6.4%

    Amount: $301,281

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 7,508

    Share: 20.3%

    Amount: $961,113

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 9,056

    Share: 5.6%

    Amount: $265,573

  • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+183$2,489,70352.5%
    $1,000 - $4,999483$731,25815.4%
    $500 - $999589$301,2816.4%
    $100 - $4997,508$961,11320.3%
    $1 - $999,056$265,5735.6%

    Spending categories

    • Operations

      Amount: $1,374,482

      Share: 38.8%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $918,059

      Share: 25.9%

    • Media

      Amount: $905,825

      Share: 25.5%

    • Field

      Amount: $347,482

      Share: 9.8%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Operations$1,374,48238.8%
    Consulting$918,05925.9%
    Media$905,82525.5%
    Field$347,4829.8%

    Refunds and adjustments: 30 entries, -$9,951 total.

    Panel 4 • Top donors

    Top donors

    DonorTotalShare*CountLast
    STEPHEN HILTON$190,1004%4Apr 21, 2025
    ANDREA FRIESE$39,2000.8%1Jul 30, 2025
    AUBREY CHERNICK$39,2000.8%1May 2, 2025
    CHRIS LARSEN$39,2000.8%1Dec 16, 2025
    CHRIS RUFER$39,2000.8%2Dec 15, 2025
    CHRISTINE LUCCHETTI$39,2000.8%1Jun 18, 2025
    DONALD FRIESE$39,2000.8%1Jul 30, 2025
    DWO ENTERPRISES, INC.$39,2000.8%1Nov 19, 2025
    ERIC BRANDT$39,2000.8%1Dec 17, 2025
    FRANK SURYAN$39,2000.8%1Dec 17, 2025
    GEOFF PALMER$39,2000.8%1Apr 29, 2025
    JAMES JAMESON$39,2000.8%1Nov 5, 2025
    JOYCE CHERNICK$39,2000.8%1May 2, 2025
    JULIE DICKSON$39,2000.8%2May 2, 2025
    MARK BERGMAN$39,2000.8%1Dec 12, 2025
    MICHAEL CHUNHAN$39,2000.8%1Dec 29, 2025
    PACIFIC COAST COMPANIES INC.$39,2000.8%1Jun 18, 2025
    PHIL PACE$39,2000.8%1Nov 18, 2025
    RUPERT MURDOCH$39,2000.8%1Jul 22, 2025
    STEPHEN LOPES$39,2000.8%3Dec 30, 2025
    STEVEN CRAIG$39,2000.8%1May 2, 2025
    SUSAN GROFF$39,2000.8%2Jun 27, 2025
    T. LAWRENCE JETT$39,2000.8%1Aug 11, 2025
    TAMI SURYAN$39,2000.8%1Dec 17, 2025
    THOMAS SAUNDERS$39,2000.8%1Dec 29, 2025
    Showing 25 of 8801

    * Share is percent of committee total raised in the selected scope. Page rows are a subset and typically do not sum to 100%.

    Panel 4 • Top donors

    Top donors

    DonorTotalShare*CountLast
    STEPHEN HILTON$190,1004%4Apr 21, 2025
    ANDREA FRIESE$39,2000.8%1Jul 30, 2025
    AUBREY CHERNICK$39,2000.8%1May 2, 2025
    CHRIS LARSEN$39,2000.8%1Dec 16, 2025
    CHRIS RUFER$39,2000.8%2Dec 15, 2025
    CHRISTINE LUCCHETTI$39,2000.8%1Jun 18, 2025
    DONALD FRIESE$39,2000.8%1Jul 30, 2025
    DWO ENTERPRISES, INC.$39,2000.8%1Nov 19, 2025
    ERIC BRANDT$39,2000.8%1Dec 17, 2025
    FRANK SURYAN$39,2000.8%1Dec 17, 2025
    GEOFF PALMER$39,2000.8%1Apr 29, 2025
    JAMES JAMESON$39,2000.8%1Nov 5, 2025
    JOYCE CHERNICK$39,2000.8%1May 2, 2025
    JULIE DICKSON$39,2000.8%2May 2, 2025
    MARK BERGMAN$39,2000.8%1Dec 12, 2025
    MICHAEL CHUNHAN$39,2000.8%1Dec 29, 2025
    PACIFIC COAST COMPANIES INC.$39,2000.8%1Jun 18, 2025
    PHIL PACE$39,2000.8%1Nov 18, 2025
    RUPERT MURDOCH$39,2000.8%1Jul 22, 2025
    STEPHEN LOPES$39,2000.8%3Dec 30, 2025
    STEVEN CRAIG$39,2000.8%1May 2, 2025
    SUSAN GROFF$39,2000.8%2Jun 27, 2025
    T. LAWRENCE JETT$39,2000.8%1Aug 11, 2025
    TAMI SURYAN$39,2000.8%1Dec 17, 2025
    THOMAS SAUNDERS$39,2000.8%1Dec 29, 2025
    Showing 25 of 8801

    * Share is percent of committee total raised in the selected scope. Page rows are a subset and typically do not sum to 100%.