Famous Kabob
Famous Kabob is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Famous Kabob was paid $18K 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 20, 2008 → Feb 26, 2026
- spans 17.4 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 28
- 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.
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Top buyers last 12 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| VALENCIA FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2026; AVELINO 1477038 |
$600 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| RIVAS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; ROBERT 1476818 |
$3,600 | 1 |
| VALENCIA FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2026; AVELINO 1477038 |
$600 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| RIVAS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; ROBERT 1476818 |
$3,600 | 1 |
| VALENCIA FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2026; AVELINO 1477038 |
$600 | 1 |
| COOPER FOR SHERIFF 2028; JIM 1449924 |
$170 | 2 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $588 | 3.34% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $17,029 | 96.66% |
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 · 6 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2016 | $600 | 1 | NAZARIAN FOR ASSEMBLY 2018 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $600 | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $563 | 1 | CALIFORNIA LIFE SCIENCES PO… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $1K | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2018 | $120 | 1 | HURTADO FOR SENATE 2022 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $120 | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $167 | 1 | NAZARIAN FOR ASSEMBLY 2022 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $167 | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $150 | 2 | COOPER ASSEMBLY 2020 OFFICE… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $316 | — |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $925 | 1 | CHALAMCHERLA FOR ASSEMBLY 2… 100% | Fundraising 100% | $1K | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $117 | 1 | COOPER FOR SHERIFF 2028; JIM 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $1K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $141 | 1 | COOPER FOR SHERIFF 2028; JIM 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $141 | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $745 | 2 | GHANIM, AHMED 79% | Fundraising 79% | $885 | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $170 | 2 | COOPER FOR SHERIFF 2028; JIM 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $1K | +14% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $4K | 1 | RIVAS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; RO… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $5K | +289% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $600 | 1 | VALENCIA FOR STATE ASSEMBLY… 100% | — | $5K | +411% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $12,972 | 22 | $590 | 76.2% | 810163 32% | 14mo ago |
| Travel & Events | $2,339 | 2 | $1K | 13.7% | NAZARIAN FOR ASSEMBLY 2016 74% | 9y ago |
| Fundraising | $1,707 | 3 | $569 | 10.0% | CHALAMCHERLA FOR ASSEMBLY 2… 54% | 2y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 810163 | 4 | $4,199 | 6 | 2009-03-13 | 2014-02-27 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | $17,029 | 96.7% | 16 | |
| MI | $588 | 3.3% | 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 | 2025-06-05 | RIVAS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; ROBERT | Other / Unclassified | 6/5/25, End of Session, 38, including Candidate | $3,600 |
| Largest all-time | 2014-04-10 | NAZARIAN FOR ASSEMBLY 2014 | Other / Unclassified | 04/10/14 Capitol Celebration Reception | $2,061 |
| Largest all-time | 2015-03-09 | NAZARIAN FOR ASSEMBLY 2016 | Travel & Events | 03/16/15 Food for Reception only for Nowruz | $1,739 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-05-11 | CHALAMCHERLA FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; YK | Fundraising | 5/11/23, Fundraiser, 45, Candidate | $925 |
| Largest all-time | 2013-01-30 | 810163 | Other / Unclassified | Explain: | $873 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-09-08 | VALENCIA FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2026; AVELINO | — | — | $600 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-07-01 | GHANIM, AHMED | Fundraising | CATERING FOR FUNDRAISER | $588 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-08-07 | COOPER FOR SHERIFF 2028; JIM | Other / Unclassified | — | $156 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-03-28 | COOPER FOR SHERIFF 2028; JIM | Other / Unclassified | 3/28/24, District Staff Meeting, 7, including Candidate | $141 |
| Recent | 2024-12-06 | COOPER FOR SHERIFF 2028; JIM | Other / Unclassified | — | $87 |
| Recent | 2024-10-02 | COOPER FOR SHERIFF 2028; JIM | Other / Unclassified | — | $83 |