Black's Barbecue

$30K 2025-2026 cycle

Black's Barbecue is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Black's Barbecue was paid $30K across 27 client committees.

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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
56
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
27
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
$15K across 12 months
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Top buyers

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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 1

KYLE-BUDA AREA DEMOCRATS $3K — · 1 txn BS Black's Barbecue
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
KYLE-BUDA AREA DEMOCRATS
00082589
$2,557 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 1

KYLE-BUDA AREA DEMOCRATS $3K — · 1 txn BS Black's Barbecue
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
KYLE-BUDA AREA DEMOCRATS
00082589
$2,557 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 1

KYLE-BUDA AREA DEMOCRATS $3K — · 1 txn BS Black's Barbecue
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
KYLE-BUDA AREA DEMOCRATS
00082589
$2,557 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 2

HAYS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY $13K Fundraising · 1 txn KYLE-BUDA AREA DEMOCRATS $3K — · 1 txn BS Black's Barbecue
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
HAYS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY
00016343
$12,658 1
KYLE-BUDA AREA DEMOCRATS
00082589
$2,557 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 4

HAYS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY $13K Fundraising · 1 txn KYLE-BUDA AREA DEMOCRATS $3K — · 1 txn HOLLAND JUSTIN A HONORABLE $353 Other / Unclassified · 1 txn MEYER MORGAN D HONORABLE $101 Travel & Events · 1 txn BS Black's Barbecue
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
HAYS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY
00016343
$12,658 1
KYLE-BUDA AREA DEMOCRATS
00082589
$2,557 1
HOLLAND JUSTIN A HONORABLE
00080066
$353 1
MEYER MORGAN D HONORABLE
00069344
$101 1

By party

PartyAmount%
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.

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Q1 2017 (2016 cycle): $175Q2 2017 (2016 cycle): $38Q3 2017 (2016 cycle): $109Q4 2017 (2016 cycle): $45Q1 2018 (2018 cycle): $64Q4 2018 (2018 cycle): $74Q1 2019 (2018 cycle): $216Q2 2019 (2018 cycle): $240Q3 2019 (2018 cycle): $111Q2 2020 (2020 cycle): $173Q4 2020 (2020 cycle): $134Q1 2021 (2020 cycle): $49Q2 2021 (2020 cycle): $1KQ3 2021 (2020 cycle): $121Q2 2022 (2022 cycle): $433Q3 2022 (2022 cycle): $3KQ3 2023 (2022 cycle): $4KQ4 2023 (2022 cycle): $57Q1 2024 (2024 cycle): $175Q3 2024 (2024 cycle): $5KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $454Q3 2025 (2024 cycle): $13KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $3K Q1Q3Q1Q1Q3Q4Q2Q2Q3Q1Q4Q2 $13K

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 2016 $175 1 WHITE JAMES E HONORABLE 100% Travel & Events 100% $175
2017 Q2 2016 $38 1 CHRISTIAN WALTER WAYNE HONO… 100% Travel & Events 100% $212
2017 Q3 2016 $109 1 FRIENDS OF PAUL BETTENCOURT 100% Travel & Events 100% $321
2017 Q4 2016 $45 2 GREEN PAUL W HONORABLE 74% Travel & Events 100% $366
2018 Q1 2018 $64 1 KUEMPEL JOHN L HONORABLE 100% Travel & Events 100% $64
2018 Q4 2018 $74 1 LUCIO III EDUARDO A HONORAB… 100% Travel & Events 100% $138
2019 Q1 2018 $216 3 LUCIO III EDUARDO A HONORAB… 66% Travel & Events 100% $353 +23%
2019 Q2 2018 $240 2 LUCIO III EDUARDO A HONORAB… 71% Travel & Events 71% $593 +540%
2019 Q3 2018 $111 1 LUCIO III EDUARDO A HONORAB… 100% Travel & Events 100% $704 +2%
2020 Q2 2020 $173 1 LUCIO III EDUARDO A HONORAB… 100% Travel & Events 100% $173
2020 Q4 2020 $134 1 LUCIO III EDUARDO A HONORAB… 100% Travel & Events 100% $306 +82%
2021 Q1 2020 $49 1 KING PHILLIP S HONORABLE PH… 100% Travel & Events 100% $355 -77%
2021 Q2 2020 $1K 3 TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 65% Travel & Events 94% $2K +439%
2021 Q3 2020 $121 1 TEXANS FOR JEFF BOYD DISSOL… 100% Travel & Events 100% $2K +9%
2022 Q2 2022 $433 1 FRIENDS OF PAUL BETTENCOURT 100% Travel & Events 100% $433 +151%
2022 Q3 2022 $3K 4 HAYS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY 90% Travel & Events 100% $4K
2023 Q3 2022 $4K 2 HAYS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $8K +3233%
2023 Q4 2022 $57 1 BURCH WILLIAM W MR 100% Travel & Events 100% $8K
2024 Q1 2024 $175 2 GERDES STANLEY ARTHUR HONOR… 73% Travel & Events 100% $175
2024 Q3 2024 $5K 1 HAYS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY 100% Fundraising 100% $5K +59%
2024 Q4 2024 $454 2 HOLLAND JUSTIN A HONORABLE 78% Other / Unclassified 78% $6K
2025 Q3 2024 $13K 1 HAYS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY 100% Fundraising 100% $19K +213%
2026 Q2 2026 $3K 1 KYLE-BUDA AREA DEMOCRATS 100% $3K
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $18K across 2 disbursements (avg $9K/check) Top buyer: HAYS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY (100% of category) Last paid: 12mo ago · +0% vs prior cycle Fundraising $13K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $18K across 2 disbursements (avg $9K/check) Top buyer: HAYS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY (100% of category) Last paid: 12mo ago · +0% vs prior cycle Fundraising $13K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $8K across 44 disbursements (avg $184/check) Top buyer: HAYS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY (37% of category) Last paid: 21mo ago · +2829% vs prior cycle Travel & Events $101
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Fundraising $17,897 2 $9K 58.1% HAYS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY 100% 12mo ago
Travel & Events $8,085 44 $184 26.2% HAYS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY 37% 21mo ago
Other / Unclassified $4,631 6 $772 15.0% HAYS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY 87% 23mo ago
Admin & Office $158 2 $79 0.5% COMMITTEE TO ELECT PATRICK … 66% 17y ago
Wages & Payroll $31 1 $31 0.1% FIELD SCOTT K HONORABLE 100% 10y 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
$1,560 · 5% of revenue
4
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$26,045 · 78% of revenue
22
One-time clients 1 cycle
$5,754 · 17% of revenue
Top 1 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
LUCIO III EDUARDO A HONORABLE EDDIE 4 $1,560 11 2015-09-16 2021-04-06
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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
TX
$33,359 100.0% 27
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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 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 2024-10-10 HOLLAND JUSTIN A HONORABLE Other / Unclassified OH staff dinner $353
Recent 2024-11-15 MEYER MORGAN D HONORABLE Travel & Events Office Lunch for Capitol staff $101
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