Cafe Berlin

2025-2026 cycle

Cafe Berlin is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Cafe Berlin was paid — across 15 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
Disbursements ALL TIME
30
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
15
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Apr 2025 Mar 2026
$2K 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 6 months · top 1

ALABAMA FIRST PAC $353 — · 1 txn CB Cafe Berlin
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
ALABAMA FIRST PAC
C00821058
$353 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 2

LUCAS, FRANK D. $675 Travel & Events · 1 txn ALABAMA FIRST PAC $353 — · 1 txn CB Cafe Berlin
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
LUCAS, FRANK D.
OK · House REP
$675 1
ALABAMA FIRST PAC
C00821058
$353 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 4

KELLY, GEORGE J JR $976 Travel & Events · 1 txn LUCAS, FRANK D. $675 Travel & Events · 1 txn ALABAMA FIRST PAC $353 — · 1 txn SMITH, D. ADAM $206 Travel & Events · 1 txn CB Cafe Berlin
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
KELLY, GEORGE J JR
PA · House REP
$976 1
LUCAS, FRANK D.
OK · House REP
$675 1
ALABAMA FIRST PAC
C00821058
$353 1
SMITH, D. ADAM
WA · House DEM
$206 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 5

LUCAS, FRANK D. $1K Travel & Events · 2 txns KELLY, GEORGE J JR $976 Travel & Events · 1 txn MASSIE, THOMAS H. $363 Travel & Events · 2 txns ALABAMA FIRST PAC $353 — · 1 txn SMITH, D. ADAM $206 Travel & Events · 1 txn CB Cafe Berlin
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
LUCAS, FRANK D.
OK · House REP
$1,470 2
KELLY, GEORGE J JR
PA · House REP
$976 1
MASSIE, THOMAS H.
KY · House REP
$363 2
ALABAMA FIRST PAC
C00821058
$353 1
SMITH, D. ADAM
WA · House DEM
$206 1

By party

Revenue by party

57% D
D · 57%
R · 43%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 56.41%
Republican $0 42.18%
Non-partisan $0 1.40%

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): $2KQ3 2017 (2018 cycle): $219Q4 2017 (2018 cycle): $21Q3 2018 (2018 cycle): $2KQ3 2019 (2020 cycle): $111Q1 2020 (2020 cycle): $52Q2 2020 (2020 cycle): $317Q4 2021 (2022 cycle): $2KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $895Q4 2022 (2022 cycle): $6KQ1 2023 (2024 cycle): $2KQ2 2023 (2024 cycle): $1KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $5KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $598Q3 2024 (2024 cycle): $5KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $6KQ1 2025 (2026 cycle): $363Q2 2025 (2026 cycle): $1KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $675Q1 2026 (2026 cycle): $353 Q1Q4Q3Q2Q2Q1Q3Q3Q1Q4Q1 $6K

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 $2K 1 THOMPSON, GLENN MR. 100% Fundraising 100% $2K
2017 Q3 2018 $219 1 BUDD, THEODORE P 100% Travel & Events 100% $2K
2017 Q4 2018 $21 1 BUDD, THEODORE P 100% Travel & Events 100% $2K
2018 Q3 2018 $2K 2 THOMPSON, GLENN MR. 100% Fundraising 100% $4K
2019 Q3 2020 $111 1 LUCAS, FRANK D. 100% Fundraising 100% $111 -49%
2020 Q1 2020 $52 1 ASSOCIATED REPUBLICANS OF T… 100% Travel & Events 100% $163
2020 Q2 2020 $317 1 HOLDING, GEORGE E MR. 100% Travel & Events 100% $480
2021 Q4 2022 $2K 2 KELLY, GEORGE J JR 54% Travel & Events 54% $2K
2022 Q2 2022 $895 1 DAVIS, RODNEY L 100% Travel & Events 100% $2K +182%
2022 Q4 2022 $6K 3 TESTER, R. JON 68% Travel & Events 100% $8K
2023 Q1 2024 $2K 1 DSCC 100% Travel & Events 100% $2K
2023 Q2 2024 $1K 2 KELLY, GEORGE J JR 87% Travel & Events 100% $3K
2023 Q3 2024 $5K 2 DSCC 98% Travel & Events 100% $8K
2023 Q4 2024 $598 1 GARBARINO, ANDREW 100% Travel & Events 100% $9K -61%
2024 Q3 2024 $5K 1 DSCC 100% Travel & Events 100% $13K
2024 Q4 2024 $6K 2 DSCC 86% Travel & Events 100% $19K +0%
2025 Q1 2026 $363 2 MASSIE, THOMAS H. 100% Travel & Events 100% $363 -81%
2025 Q2 2026 $1K 2 KELLY, GEORGE J JR 83% Travel & Events 100% $2K -6%
2025 Q4 2026 $675 1 LUCAS, FRANK D. 100% Travel & Events 100% $2K +13%
2026 Q1 2026 $353 1 ALABAMA FIRST PAC 100% $3K
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $24K across 24 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: DSCC (47% of category) Last paid: 7mo ago · +71% vs prior cycle Travel & Events $675

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $24K across 24 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: DSCC (47% of category) Last paid: 7mo ago · +71% vs prior cycle Travel & Events $2K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $24K across 24 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: DSCC (47% of category) Last paid: 7mo ago · +71% vs prior cycle Travel & Events $3K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Travel & Events $24,277 24 $1K 85.1% DSCC 47% 7mo ago
Fundraising $4,267 5 $853 14.9% THOMPSON, GLENN MR. 81% 4y ago
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Client retention

Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.

2
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$5,536 · 16% of revenue
1
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$324 · 1% of revenue
12
One-time clients 1 cycle
$27,800 · 83% of revenue
Top 2 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
KELLY, GEORGE J JR 3 $2,884 3 2021-11-29 2025-04-10
LUCAS, FRANK D. 4 $2,652 5 2019-09-11 2025-12-17
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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
DC
$16,230 48.2% 1
PA
$7,041 20.9% 3
MT
$3,750 11.1% 1
OK
$2,652 7.9% 1
IL
$895 2.7% 1
CT
$880 2.6% 1
NC
$641 1.9% 2
NY
$598 1.8% 1
KY
$363 1.1% 1
AL
$353 1.0% 1
WA
$206 0.6% 1
TX
$52 0.2% 1
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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 2024-12-19 DSCC Travel & Events CATERING/FACILITIES/ EVENT COSTS $4,764
Largest all-time 2024-07-12 DSCC Travel & Events CATERING/FACILITIES/ EVENT COSTS $4,764
Largest all-time 2023-07-31 DSCC Travel & Events CATERING/FACILITIES/ EVENT COSTS $4,764
Largest all-time 2022-12-08 TESTER, R. JON Travel & Events CATERING/MEALS $3,750
Largest all-time 2023-01-13 DSCC Travel & Events CATERING/FACILITIES/ EVENT COSTS $1,938
Largest this cycle 2025-04-10 KELLY, GEORGE J JR Travel & Events CATERING $976
Largest this cycle 2025-12-17 LUCAS, FRANK D. Travel & Events FOOD & BEVERAGE $675
Largest this cycle 2026-03-27 ALABAMA FIRST PAC CATERING EXPENSE $353
Largest this cycle 2025-01-07 MASSIE, THOMAS H. Travel & Events FOOD/BEVERAGE $222
Largest this cycle 2025-05-16 SMITH, D. ADAM Travel & Events MEALS $206
Recent 2025-02-10 MASSIE, THOMAS H. Travel & Events FOOD/BEVERAGE $142
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