Chicago Cut Steakhouse
Chicago Cut Steakhouse is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Chicago Cut Steakhouse was paid $19K across 10 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
- Jan 19, 2017 → Jun 19, 2026
- spans 9.4 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 22
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 10
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| BUDZINSKI, NIKKI IL · House DEM |
$213 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BUDZINSKI, NIKKI IL · House DEM |
$213 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| AMO, GABRIEL F RI · House DEM |
$1,883 | 2 |
| BUDZINSKI, NIKKI IL · House DEM |
$213 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| AMO, GABRIEL F RI · House DEM |
$1,883 | 2 |
| BUDZINSKI, NIKKI IL · House DEM |
$213 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $17,084 | 90.63% |
| Republican | $1,198 | 6.35% |
| Non-partisan | $568 | 3.01% |
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 | $433 | 3 | RANDY HULTGREN FOR CONGRESS 58% | Travel & Events 100% | $433 | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $317 | 1 | RANDY HULTGREN FOR CONGRESS 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $749 | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $1K | 2 | QUIGLEY, MIKE 91% | Fundraising 91% | $2K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $253 | 2 | BUSTOS, CHERI 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $2K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $169 | 2 | BUSH GEORGE P HONORABLE 81% | Travel & Events 100% | $3K | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2018 | $209 | 1 | BUSH GEORGE P HONORABLE 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $3K | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2018 | $223 | 1 | BORGEAS FOR SENATE 2022 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $3K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $2K | 1 | KELLY, ROBIN 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $2K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $477 | 1 | NORTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN P… 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $2K | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $11K | 4 | KELLY, ROBIN 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $11K | +543% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $744 | 1 | KELLY, ROBIN 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $12K | +56% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $2K | 2 | AMO, GABRIEL F 100% | Fundraising 100% | $2K | -83% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $213 | 1 | BUDZINSKI, NIKKI 100% | — | $2K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel & Events | $15,309 | 17 | $901 | 82.1% | KELLY, ROBIN 87% | 2y ago |
| Fundraising | $3,105 | 3 | $1K | 16.7% | AMO, GABRIEL F 61% | 14mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $223 | 1 | $223 | 1.2% | BORGEAS FOR SENATE 2022 100% | 6y 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL | $15,485 | 82.2% | 5 | |
| RI | $1,883 | 10.0% | 1 | |
| NC | $477 | 2.5% | 1 | |
| DC | $436 | 2.3% | 1 | |
| TX | $345 | 1.8% | 1 | |
| CA | $223 | 1.2% | 1 |
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 | 2023-09-14 | KELLY, ROBIN | Travel & Events | CATERING | $3,892 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-09-13 | KELLY, ROBIN | Travel & Events | CATERING | $3,500 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-09-11 | KELLY, ROBIN | Travel & Events | CATERING | $3,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2021-09-10 | KELLY, ROBIN | Travel & Events | CATERING | $1,694 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-07-15 | AMO, GABRIEL F | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING EVENT-CATERING | $1,349 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-07-11 | AMO, GABRIEL F | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING EVENT-CATERING | $534 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-29 | BUDZINSKI, NIKKI | — | CATERING | $213 |
| Recent | 2024-08-19 | KELLY, ROBIN | Travel & Events | CATERING | $744 |