Black's Barbecue
Black's Barbecue is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Black's Barbecue was paid $30K across 17 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
- Oct 2, 2003 → Jun 24, 2026
- spans 22.7 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 26
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 17
- 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.
Top buyers last 1 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| KYLE-BUDA AREA DEMOCRATS 00082589 |
$2,557 | 1 |
Top buyers last 3 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| KYLE-BUDA AREA DEMOCRATS 00082589 |
$2,557 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| KYLE-BUDA AREA DEMOCRATS 00082589 |
$2,557 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HAYS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY 00016343 |
$12,658 | 1 |
| KYLE-BUDA AREA DEMOCRATS 00082589 |
$2,557 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HAYS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY 00016343 |
$12,658 | 1 |
| KYLE-BUDA AREA DEMOCRATS 00082589 |
$2,557 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HAYS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY 00016343 |
$17,897 | 2 |
| KYLE-BUDA AREA DEMOCRATS 00082589 |
$2,557 | 1 |
| MEYER MORGAN D HONORABLE 00069344 |
$101 | 1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $29,526 | 100.00% |
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 | 2016 | $175 | 1 | WHITE JAMES E HONORABLE 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $175 | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $45 | 2 | GREEN PAUL W HONORABLE 74% | Travel & Events 100% | $220 | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $64 | 1 | KUEMPEL JOHN L HONORABLE 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $64 | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2018 | $74 | 2 | FIELD SCOTT K HONORABLE 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $138 | -58% |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2018 | $68 | 1 | LUCIO JR EDUARDO A HONORABL… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $207 | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $837 | 1 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $837 | +1124% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $3K | 3 | HAYS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $3K | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $4K | 2 | HAYS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $7K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $47 | 1 | VASUT CODY T HONORABLE 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $47 | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $5K | 1 | HAYS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY 100% | Fundraising 100% | $5K | +77% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $101 | 1 | MEYER MORGAN D HONORABLE 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $5K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $13K | 1 | HAYS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY 100% | Fundraising 100% | $18K | +213% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $3K | 1 | KYLE-BUDA AREA DEMOCRATS 100% | — | $3K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fundraising | $17,897 | 2 | $9K | 66.4% | HAYS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY 100% | 10mo ago |
| Travel & Events | $4,775 | 17 | $281 | 17.7% | HAYS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY 62% | 20mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $4,108 | 3 | $1K | 15.2% | HAYS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY 98% | 2y ago |
| Admin & Office | $158 | 2 | $79 | 0.6% | COMMITTEE TO ELECT PATRICK … 66% | 17y ago |
| Wages & Payroll | $31 | 1 | $31 | 0.1% | FIELD SCOTT K HONORABLE 100% | 10y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | $29,526 | 100.0% | 17 |
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 | 2025-08-27 | HAYS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Fundraising | Food Expense for LBJ Fundraiser | $12,658 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-08-29 | HAYS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Fundraising | Food for Fundraiser | $5,239 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-09-07 | HAYS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Other / Unclassified | LBJ Birthday Bash | $3,780 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-06-24 | KYLE-BUDA AREA DEMOCRATS | — | Fundraiser catering | $2,557 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-09-08 | HAYS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Travel & Events | Catering LBJ Birthday Bash | $2,450 |
| Recent | 2024-11-15 | MEYER MORGAN D HONORABLE | Travel & Events | Office Lunch for Capitol staff | $101 |
| Recent | 2024-02-27 | VASUT CODY T HONORABLE | Travel & Events | Lunch with campaign team | $47 |