Far East Cafe
Far East Cafe is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Far East Cafe was paid — across 24 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
- 27
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 24
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$1,850 | 1 |
Top buyers last 3 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$1,850 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$1,850 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$1,850 | 1 |
| ASIAN AMERICANS FOR REPRESENTATION 1469330 |
$800 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$1,850 | 1 |
| ASIAN AMERICANS FOR REPRESENTATION 1469330 |
$800 | 1 |
| AHRENS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PATRICK 1476866 |
$107 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$1,850 | 1 |
| ASIAN AMERICANS FOR REPRESENTATION 1469330 |
$800 | 1 |
| AHRENS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PATRICK 1476866 |
$107 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 11.41% |
| Republican | $0 | 23.50% |
| Non-partisan | $0 | 65.09% |
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 · 8 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q3 | 2016 | $2K | 1 | 890605 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $2K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $8K | 1 | SAN FRANCISCO REPUBLICAN CO… 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $8K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $32 | 1 | SMITH STEPHEN CRAIG HONORAB… 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $8K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $3K | 2 | CHIANG FOR GOVERNOR 2018; J… 88% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $11K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2018 | $730 | 1 | CHU FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2020… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $12K | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2018 | $10K | 1 | TING FOR ASSEMBLY 2020; PHIL 100% | Fundraising 100% | $22K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $726 | 1 | CHU FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2020… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $726 | +2160% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $10K | 1 | MULLIN, KEVIN 100% | Fundraising 100% | $10K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $195 | 1 | BLOOM FOR ASSEMBLY 2022 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $10K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $14K | 1 | TING FOR ASSEMBLY 2022; PHIL 100% | Fundraising 100% | $24K | — |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $12K | 1 | SAN FRANCISCO REPUBLICAN CO… 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $12K | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $107 | 1 | AHRENS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; P… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $12K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $800 | 1 | ASIAN AMERICANS FOR REPRESE… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $13K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $2K | 1 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $2K | — |
Revenue by service category
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fundraising | $39,135 | 4 | $10K | 46.6% | TING FOR ASSEMBLY 2022; PHIL 37% | 3y ago |
| Travel & Events | $27,731 | 10 | $3K | 33.0% | SAN FRANCISCO REPUBLICAN CO… 71% | 2w ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $17,144 | 13 | $1K | 20.4% | YEE FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATI… 28% | 10mo 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | $83,924 | 99.9% | 22 | |
| TX | $85 | 0.1% | 2 |
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 | 2022-10-20 | TING FOR ASSEMBLY 2022; PHIL | Fundraising | 10/19/22, Fundraiser, 186, Candidate | $14,466 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-03-24 | SAN FRANCISCO REPUBLICAN COUNTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE | Travel & Events | EVENT CATERING | $11,742 |
| Largest all-time | 2019-10-18 | TING FOR ASSEMBLY 2020; PHIL | Fundraising | 10/22/19, Fundraiser, 300, Candidate | $9,587 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-04-05 | MULLIN, KEVIN | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING LUNCHEON | $9,582 |
| Largest all-time | 2017-08-17 | SAN FRANCISCO REPUBLICAN COUNTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE | Travel & Events | EVENT CATERING | $8,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-21 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Travel & Events | Event Catering | $1,850 |
| Recent | 2025-07-31 | ASIAN AMERICANS FOR REPRESENTATION | Other / Unclassified | — | $800 |
| Recent | 2025-05-07 | AHRENS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PATRICK | Other / Unclassified | 05/07/25, Legislative Meeting, 4, including Candidate | $107 |