BISTRO CACAO

$392K 2025-2026 cycle

BISTRO CACAO is a travel & events vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle BISTRO CACAO was paid $392K across 99 client committees.

Travel & Events ○ Slowing (~2mo since last)

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
Dec 8, 2016 → Jun 30, 2026
spans 9.6 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
374
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
99
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Jul 2025 Jun 2026
$42K 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

LEE, MIKE $2K — · 1 txn BEAN, MELISSA LUBURICH $1K — · 2 txns COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC $400 — · 1 txn DELANEY, APRIL MCCLAIN $250 — · 1 txn BRITT, KATIE BOYD $136 — · 1 txn BUILDING UP DEMOCRACY'S DREAM $76 — · 1 txn BC BISTRO CACAO
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
LEE, MIKE
UT · Senate REP
$1,701 1
BEAN, MELISSA LUBURICH
IL · House DEM
$1,183 2
COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC
C00634774
$400 1
DELANEY, APRIL MCCLAIN
MD · House DEM
$250 1
BRITT, KATIE BOYD
AL · Senate REP
$136 1
BUILDING UP DEMOCRACY'S DREAM
C00834507
$76 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 10

MARKEY, EDWARD SEN. $4K Travel & Events · 4 txns LEE, MIKE $2K — · 1 txn LEADERSHIP AND ACCOUNTABILITY ARE NAT… $2K Travel & Events · 2 txns HOEVEN, JOHN $2K — · 1 txn BUDZINSKI, NIKKI $2K — · 1 txn COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC $1K — · 2 txns DELANEY, APRIL MCCLAIN $1K — · 2 txns MOORE, GWEN S $1K — · 2 txns BEAN, MELISSA LUBURICH $1K — · 2 txns OORAH! POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $584 Travel & Events · 1 txn BC BISTRO CACAO
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
MARKEY, EDWARD SEN.
MA · Senate DEM
$3,932 4
LEE, MIKE
UT · Senate REP
$1,701 1
LEADERSHIP AND ACCOUNTABILITY ARE NATIONAL KEYS PAC
C00492058
$1,626 2
HOEVEN, JOHN
ND · Senate REP
$1,620 1
BUDZINSKI, NIKKI
IL · House DEM
$1,547 1
COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC
C00634774
$1,464 2
DELANEY, APRIL MCCLAIN
MD · House DEM
$1,355 2
MOORE, GWEN S
WI · House DEM
$1,303 2
BEAN, MELISSA LUBURICH
IL · House DEM
$1,183 2
OORAH! POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
C00551853
$584 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 10

LEE, MIKE $8K Travel & Events · 9 txns MARKEY, EDWARD SEN. $5K Travel & Events · 6 txns HOEVEN, JOHN $3K Admin & Office · 4 txns LEADERSHIP AND ACCOUNTABILITY ARE NAT… $3K Travel & Events · 4 txns BUDZINSKI, NIKKI $2K Travel & Events · 3 txns COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC $2K Fundraising · 3 txns DAVIS, DON $1K Travel & Events · 1 txn MOORE, TIM $1K Travel & Events · 3 txns ZINKE, RYAN K $1K Travel & Events · 2 txns DELANEY, APRIL MCCLAIN $1K — · 2 txns BC BISTRO CACAO
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
LEE, MIKE
UT · Senate REP
$8,205 9
MARKEY, EDWARD SEN.
MA · Senate DEM
$4,859 6
HOEVEN, JOHN
ND · Senate REP
$3,054 4
LEADERSHIP AND ACCOUNTABILITY ARE NATIONAL KEYS PAC
C00492058
$2,754 4
BUDZINSKI, NIKKI
IL · House DEM
$2,233 3
COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC
C00634774
$1,714 3
DAVIS, DON
NC · House DEM
$1,434 1
MOORE, TIM
NC · House REP
$1,369 3
ZINKE, RYAN K
MT · House REP
$1,355 2
DELANEY, APRIL MCCLAIN
MD · House DEM
$1,355 2
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 10

LEE, MIKE $12K Travel & Events · 14 txns NRSC/NRCC VICTORY COMMITTEE $12K Travel & Events · 1 txn MARKEY, EDWARD SEN. $6K Travel & Events · 7 txns COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC $4K Fundraising · 6 txns LEADERSHIP AND ACCOUNTABILITY ARE NAT… $4K Travel & Events · 6 txns HOEVEN, JOHN $3K Admin & Office · 4 txns ZINKE, RYAN K $3K Travel & Events · 4 txns MOORE, TIM $2K Travel & Events · 8 txns BUDZINSKI, NIKKI $2K Travel & Events · 3 txns MURRAY, PATTY $2K Travel & Events · 4 txns BC BISTRO CACAO
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
LEE, MIKE
UT · Senate REP
$12,241 14
NRSC/NRCC VICTORY COMMITTEE
C00546663
$11,512 1
MARKEY, EDWARD SEN.
MA · Senate DEM
$5,743 7
COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC
C00634774
$4,203 6
LEADERSHIP AND ACCOUNTABILITY ARE NATIONAL KEYS PAC
C00492058
$3,581 6
HOEVEN, JOHN
ND · Senate REP
$3,054 4
ZINKE, RYAN K
MT · House REP
$2,736 4
MOORE, TIM
NC · House REP
$2,243 8
BUDZINSKI, NIKKI
IL · House DEM
$2,233 3
MURRAY, PATTY
WA · Senate DEM
$1,851 4
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 10

LEE, MIKE $18K Travel & Events · 17 txns NRSC/NRCC VICTORY COMMITTEE $12K Travel & Events · 1 txn MARKEY, EDWARD SEN. $6K Travel & Events · 8 txns HOEVEN, JOHN $5K Travel & Events · 5 txns LEADERSHIP AND ACCOUNTABILITY ARE NAT… $5K Travel & Events · 8 txns ZINKE, RYAN K $5K Travel & Events · 5 txns COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC $4K Fundraising · 6 txns DAKOTA PAC $4K Travel & Events · 4 txns CURTIS, JOHN $3K Travel & Events · 3 txns MOORE, TIM $3K Travel & Events · 10 txns BC BISTRO CACAO
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
LEE, MIKE
UT · Senate REP
$18,123 17
NRSC/NRCC VICTORY COMMITTEE
C00546663
$11,512 1
MARKEY, EDWARD SEN.
MA · Senate DEM
$5,943 8
HOEVEN, JOHN
ND · Senate REP
$5,493 5
LEADERSHIP AND ACCOUNTABILITY ARE NATIONAL KEYS PAC
C00492058
$4,886 8
ZINKE, RYAN K
MT · House REP
$4,518 5
COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC
C00634774
$4,203 6
DAKOTA PAC
C00493072
$3,652 4
CURTIS, JOHN
UT · Senate REP
$2,566 3
MOORE, TIM
NC · House REP
$2,532 10

By party

Revenue by party

78% R
D · 22%
R · 78%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $58,368 14.88%
Republican $212,196 54.09%
Non-partisan $121,757 31.04%

Part III Reference tables

Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Q1 2017 (2018 cycle): $1KQ2 2017 (2018 cycle): $1KQ3 2017 (2018 cycle): $573Q4 2017 (2018 cycle): $3KQ1 2018 (2018 cycle): $2KQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $2KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $7KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $20KQ1 2019 (2020 cycle): $34KQ2 2019 (2020 cycle): $37KQ3 2019 (2020 cycle): $26KQ4 2019 (2020 cycle): $29KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $31KQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $5KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $279Q4 2020 (2020 cycle): $748Q1 2021 (2022 cycle): $496Q2 2021 (2022 cycle): $2KQ3 2021 (2022 cycle): $1KQ4 2021 (2022 cycle): $4KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $3KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $9KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $10KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $4KQ1 2023 (2024 cycle): $5KQ2 2023 (2024 cycle): $7KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $7KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $24KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $8KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $9KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $14KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $11KQ1 2025 (2026 cycle): $9KQ2 2025 (2026 cycle): $22KQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $10KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $10KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $12KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $10K Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q2 $37K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 10 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2017 Q1 2018 $1K 3 BARRASSO, JOHN A 58% Travel & Events 100% $1K
2017 Q2 2018 $1K 4 SINEMA, KYRSTEN 42% Travel & Events 100% $2K
2017 Q3 2018 $573 2 MOTOR CITY PAC 91% Travel & Events 100% $3K
2017 Q4 2018 $3K 3 MASSIE, THOMAS H. 42% Travel & Events 100% $6K
2018 Q1 2018 $2K 6 OLD NORTH STATE VICTORY PAC 47% Travel & Events 100% $8K
2018 Q2 2018 $2K 6 PETERS, GARY 53% Travel & Events 100% $11K
2018 Q3 2018 $7K 7 BLUEGRASS COMMITTEE 44% Travel & Events 100% $17K
2018 Q4 2018 $20K 9 BLUEGRASS COMMITTEE 62% Travel & Events 100% $37K
2019 Q1 2020 $34K 8 MCCONNELL, MITCH 67% Travel & Events 100% $34K +3268%
2019 Q2 2020 $37K 10 MCCONNELL, MITCH 81% Travel & Events 100% $71K +2884%
2019 Q3 2020 $26K 10 MCCONNELL, MITCH 50% Travel & Events 100% $97K +4465%
2019 Q4 2020 $29K 13 MCCONNELL, MITCH 59% Travel & Events 100% $126K +778%
2020 Q1 2020 $31K 7 MCCONNELL, MITCH 87% Travel & Events 100% $157K +1260%
2020 Q2 2020 $5K 1 MCCONNELL, MITCH 100% Travel & Events 100% $162K +134%
2020 Q3 2020 $279 2 FINKENAUER, ABBY 100% Travel & Events 100% $162K -96%
2020 Q4 2020 $748 2 PROMOTING OUR REPUBLICAN TE… 73% Travel & Events 100% $163K -96%
2021 Q1 2022 $496 2 LEE, MIKE 60% Travel & Events 100% $496 -99%
2021 Q2 2022 $2K 5 LANKFORD, JAMES PAUL 68% Travel & Events 100% $3K -94%
2021 Q3 2022 $1K 3 LANKFORD, JAMES PAUL 100% Travel & Events 100% $4K -95%
2021 Q4 2022 $4K 7 LANKFORD, JAMES PAUL 36% Travel & Events 100% $8K -86%
2022 Q1 2022 $3K 6 COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC 39% Travel & Events 100% $11K -90%
2022 Q2 2022 $9K 14 TEAM RAND 24% Travel & Events 100% $21K +75%
2022 Q3 2022 $10K 10 MCCONNELL FOR THE MAJORITY 50% Travel & Events 100% $31K +3543%
2022 Q4 2022 $4K 6 MILLER, CAROL DEVINE 44% Travel & Events 100% $35K +433%
2023 Q1 2024 $5K 8 BRAUN, MIKE 60% Travel & Events 100% $5K +954%
2023 Q2 2024 $7K 13 CANTWELL VICTORY FUND 29% Travel & Events 100% $12K +220%
2023 Q3 2024 $7K 10 EQUALITY PAC 24% Travel & Events 100% $19K +442%
2023 Q4 2024 $24K 27 LEE, MIKE 24% Travel & Events 100% $42K +467%
2024 Q1 2024 $8K 14 CANTWELL VICTORY FUND 35% Travel & Events 100% $51K +176%
2024 Q2 2024 $9K 9 CANTWELL VICTORY FUND 64% Travel & Events 100% $60K +1%
2024 Q3 2024 $14K 19 CANTWELL VICTORY FUND 18% Travel & Events 100% $74K +35%
2024 Q4 2024 $11K 9 LEE, MIKE 42% Travel & Events 100% $85K +168%
2025 Q1 2026 $9K 19 HOEVEN, JOHN 28% Travel & Events 85% $9K +67%
2025 Q2 2026 $22K 23 NRSC/NRCC VICTORY COMMITTEE 53% Travel & Events 88% $30K +210%
2025 Q3 2026 $10K 20 LEE, MIKE 32% Travel & Events 95% $40K +56%
2025 Q4 2026 $10K 19 DAVIS, DON 15% Travel & Events 91% $50K -60%
2026 Q1 2026 $12K 21 LEE, MIKE 30% Travel & Events 52% $62K +40%
2026 Q2 2026 $10K 13 MARKEY, EDWARD SEN. 28% $72K +9%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $371K across 338 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: MCCONNELL, MITCH (31% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +338% vs prior cycle Travel & Events $2K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $371K across 338 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: MCCONNELL, MITCH (31% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +338% vs prior cycle Travel & Events $18K Admin & Office — cycle-to-date Total: $1K across 3 disbursements (avg $445/check) Top buyer: HOEVEN, JOHN (81% of category) Last paid: 8mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Admin & Office $1K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $4K across 6 disbursements (avg $682/check) Top buyer: COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC (67% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $250

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $371K across 338 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: MCCONNELL, MITCH (31% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +338% vs prior cycle Travel & Events $47K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $4K across 6 disbursements (avg $682/check) Top buyer: COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC (67% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $4K Admin & Office — cycle-to-date Total: $1K across 3 disbursements (avg $445/check) Top buyer: HOEVEN, JOHN (81% of category) Last paid: 8mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Admin & Office $1K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $371K across 338 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: MCCONNELL, MITCH (31% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +338% vs prior cycle Travel & Events $69K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $4K across 6 disbursements (avg $682/check) Top buyer: COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC (67% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $4K Admin & Office — cycle-to-date Total: $1K across 3 disbursements (avg $445/check) Top buyer: HOEVEN, JOHN (81% of category) Last paid: 8mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Admin & Office $1K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Travel & Events $370,940 338 $1K 98.6% MCCONNELL, MITCH 31% 4mo ago
Fundraising $4,090 6 $682 1.1% COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC 67% 6mo ago
Admin & Office $1,334 3 $445 0.4% HOEVEN, JOHN 81% 8mo 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
$106,946 · 27% of revenue
12
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$29,078 · 7% of revenue
73
One-time clients 1 cycle
$256,298 · 65% of revenue
Top 11 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
LEE, MIKE 3 $29,705 31 2021-03-22 2026-06-30
MCCONNELL FOR THE MAJORITY 3 $21,674 8 2018-11-19 2022-09-30
HOEVEN, JOHN 4 $12,406 15 2018-09-17 2026-03-30
LANKFORD, JAMES PAUL 4 $11,769 21 2018-12-06 2023-12-14
COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC 3 $8,829 12 2022-02-02 2026-06-10
MARKEY, EDWARD SEN. 3 $8,221 13 2022-10-19 2026-05-15
DAKOTA PAC 3 $5,970 7 2018-03-09 2025-09-10
OORAH! POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 5 $3,185 20 2017-04-26 2026-02-25
WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, DEBBIE 3 $2,987 4 2018-12-11 2025-09-08
SHAHEEN, JEANNE 3 $1,578 3 2019-09-16 2023-06-30
TILLIS, THOM R SEN 3 $620 4 2017-02-10 2023-03-28
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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
KY
$119,256 34.2% 3
VA
$75,345 21.6% 10
UT
$34,707 9.9% 2
WA
$25,998 7.5% 4
ND
$21,429 6.1% 4
OK
$16,655 4.8% 2
DC
$13,950 4.0% 11
LA
$12,654 3.6% 2
MA
$8,221 2.4% 1
MI
$8,112 2.3% 5
IN
$6,299 1.8% 2
NC
$6,271 1.8% 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 2019-06-25 MCCONNELL, MITCH Travel & Events EVENT CATERING $23,042
Largest all-time 2019-03-04 MCCONNELL, MITCH Travel & Events EVENT CATERING $13,275
Largest all-time 2020-03-13 MCCONNELL, MITCH Travel & Events EVENT CATERING $12,263
Largest all-time 2025-05-29 NRSC/NRCC VICTORY COMMITTEE Travel & Events CATERING $11,512
Largest all-time 2020-01-18 MCCONNELL, MITCH Travel & Events EVENT CATERING $10,863
Largest this cycle 2025-01-06 HOEVEN, JOHN Travel & Events FOOD/BEVERAGE $2,439
Largest this cycle 2026-05-15 MARKEY, EDWARD SEN. FUNDRAISING RECEPTION - CATERING $2,432
Largest this cycle 2026-06-30 LEE, MIKE FOOD AND BEVERAGE $1,701
Largest this cycle 2026-03-30 HOEVEN, JOHN FACILITY RENTAL $1,620
Recent 2026-06-15 BEAN, MELISSA LUBURICH EVENT FOOD AND BEVERAGE $933
Recent 2026-06-18 DELANEY, APRIL MCCLAIN EVENT CATERING $250
Recent 2026-06-16 BRITT, KATIE BOYD FOOD/BEVERAGE $136
Recent 2026-06-29 BUILDING UP DEMOCRACY'S DREAM PAC FOOD/BEVERAGE $76
See all 374 disbursements →