BISTRO BIS
BISTRO BIS is a travel & events vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle BISTRO BIS was paid $368K across 124 client committees.
Part I Identity
Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Mar 11, 2001 → Dec 24, 2025
- spans 24.8 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 363
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 124
- 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.
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Top buyers last 6 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| FOXX, VIRGINIA ANN NC · House REP |
$99 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| FOXX, VIRGINIA ANN NC · House REP |
$236 | 2 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| FOXX, VIRGINIA ANN NC · House REP |
$236 | 2 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| DEAN, MADELEINE PA · House DEM |
$1,224 | 1 |
| CANTWELL, MARIA WA · Senate DEM |
$525 | 4 |
| FLOOD, MIKE NE · House REP |
$296 | 1 |
| FOXX, VIRGINIA ANN NC · House REP |
$236 | 2 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $183,945 | 49.94% |
| Republican | $69,606 | 18.90% |
| Non-partisan | $114,807 | 31.17% |
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 · 9 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2018 | $19K | 24 | LEWIS, JOHN R 11% | Travel & Events 100% | $19K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $23K | 26 | CANTWELL, MARIA 20% | Travel & Events 100% | $42K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $20K | 24 | DELBENE, SUZAN K 10% | Travel & Events 100% | $62K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $30K | 28 | CANTWELL, MARIA 16% | Travel & Events 100% | $92K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $16K | 17 | JONES, DOUG 19% | Travel & Events 100% | $108K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $30K | 27 | CANTWELL, MARIA 12% | Travel & Events 100% | $139K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $9K | 13 | SCOTT, DAVID ALBERT 13% | Travel & Events 100% | $148K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $10K | 9 | SCOTT, DAVID ALBERT 24% | Travel & Events 100% | $158K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $17K | 16 | SHERRILL, MIKIE 19% | Travel & Events 100% | $17K | -14% |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2018 | $2K | 1 | BECERRA FOR ATTORNEY GENERA… 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $160K | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $28K | 27 | CRENSHAW, DANIEL 12% | Travel & Events 100% | $44K | +19% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $14K | 16 | LANKFORD, JAMES PAUL 17% | Travel & Events 100% | $58K | -28% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $17K | 18 | LEWIS, JOHN R 15% | Travel & Events 100% | $75K | -44% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $29K | 25 | GREAT LAKES PAC 14% | Travel & Events 100% | $104K | +79% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $2K | 1 | LANKFORD, JAMES PAUL 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $106K | -85% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $2K | 3 | CRAPO VICTORY COMMITTEE 81% | Travel & Events 100% | $2K | -94% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $10K | 8 | CRAPO VICTORY COMMITTEE 55% | Travel & Events 100% | $12K | -28% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $792 | 1 | AAPI VICTORY FUND DISSOLVED 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $106K | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $19K | 11 | HOEVEN, JOHN 37% | Travel & Events 100% | $31K | +14% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $5K | 5 | LANKFORD, JAMES PAUL 33% | Travel & Events 100% | $36K | -83% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $23K | 9 | CRAPO VICTORY COMMITTEE 57% | Travel & Events 100% | $58K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $8K | 5 | CRAPO VICTORY COMMITTEE 50% | Travel & Events 100% | $67K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $4K | 2 | CANTWELL VICTORY FUND 62% | Travel & Events 100% | $71K | +193% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $14K | 9 | CRAPO VICTORY COMMITTEE 24% | Travel & Events 100% | $14K | — |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $475 | 3 | MULLIN, KEVIN 60% | Travel & Events 100% | $15K | -72% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $302 | 3 | CANTWELL, MARIA 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $15K | -97% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $10K | 6 | FOXX, VIRGINIA ANN 83% | Travel & Events 100% | $25K | -46% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $319 | 4 | CANTWELL, MARIA 70% | Travel & Events 100% | $26K | -93% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $2K | 3 | DEAN, MADELEINE 94% | Travel & Events 100% | $27K | -92% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $821 | 5 | CANTWELL, MARIA 64% | Travel & Events 100% | $28K | -90% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $137 | 1 | FOXX, VIRGINIA ANN 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $137 | -55% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $99 | 1 | FOXX, VIRGINIA ANN 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $236 | -99% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel & Events | $368,357 | 363 | $1K | 100.0% | CRAPO VICTORY COMMITTEE 10% | 5mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LANKFORD, JAMES PAUL | 3 | $13,655 | 9 | 2017-12-14 | 2022-03-24 |
| HUFFMAN, JARED | 3 | $8,965 | 9 | 2017-02-14 | 2023-02-09 |
| GREAT LAKES PAC | 3 | $7,056 | 3 | 2018-12-20 | 2021-11-04 |
| NORTON, ELEANOR HOLMES | 3 | $3,803 | 3 | 2017-08-27 | 2023-03-31 |
| SCOTT, TIMOTHY E. | 3 | $665 | 6 | 2017-06-28 | 2021-06-03 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA | $52,700 | 19.8% | 6 | |
| VA | $42,133 | 15.8% | 4 | |
| Unknown | $29,991 | 11.3% | 12 | |
| GA | $24,662 | 9.3% | 3 | |
| DC | $22,425 | 8.4% | 13 | |
| OK | $19,840 | 7.5% | 2 | |
| ND | $16,089 | 6.0% | 2 | |
| CA | $16,037 | 6.0% | 9 | |
| MI | $14,549 | 5.5% | 3 | |
| UT | $9,430 | 3.5% | 2 | |
| NJ | $9,208 | 3.5% | 3 | |
| TX | $9,088 | 3.4% | 10 |
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 | 2022-06-30 | CRAPO VICTORY COMMITTEE | Travel & Events | CATERING | $6,958 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-12-20 | FOXX, VIRGINIA ANN | Travel & Events | FOOD/BEVERAGE | $6,051 |
| Largest all-time | 2021-10-21 | HOEVEN, JOHN | Travel & Events | FOOD/BEVERAGE | $4,754 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-05-06 | CRAPO VICTORY COMMITTEE | Travel & Events | CATERING | $4,243 |
| Largest all-time | 2017-12-04 | PROMOTING OUR REPUBLICAN TEAM PAC | Travel & Events | RECEPTION FOOD AND BEVERAGE | $4,033 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-07-15 | FOXX, VIRGINIA ANN | Travel & Events | FOOD/BEVERAGE | $137 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-12-24 | FOXX, VIRGINIA ANN | Travel & Events | FOOD/BEVERAGE | $99 |
| Recent | 2024-09-20 | FLOOD, MIKE | Travel & Events | TRAVEL MEALS | $296 |
| Recent | 2024-09-26 | CANTWELL, MARIA | Travel & Events | CATERING | $177 |
| Recent | 2024-09-23 | CANTWELL, MARIA | Travel & Events | CATERING | $122 |