Joe's Crab Shack

$57K 2025-2026 cycle

Joe's Crab Shack is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Joe's Crab Shack was paid $57K across 32 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 28, 2002 → Jun 1, 2026
spans 23.6 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
105
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
32
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
$18K 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 3 months · top 1

SOUTH TEXAS ALLIANCE OF REPUBLICANS $3K — · 4 txns JS Joe's Crab Shack
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
SOUTH TEXAS ALLIANCE OF REPUBLICANS
00085707
$2,796 4
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 1

SOUTH TEXAS ALLIANCE OF REPUBLICANS $8K — · 11 txns JS Joe's Crab Shack
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
SOUTH TEXAS ALLIANCE OF REPUBLICANS
00085707
$8,013 11
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 5

SOUTH TEXAS ALLIANCE OF REPUBLICANS $15K Other / Unclassified · 20 txns CHING, ERIC J $1K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn RUBIO FOR SENATE 2026; SUSAN $315 — · 1 txn GALLAGHER LEADERSHIP FUND FOR REPUBLI… $313 Travel & Events · 1 txn FLORES, MAYRA NOHEMI $71 Travel & Events · 1 txn JS Joe's Crab Shack
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
SOUTH TEXAS ALLIANCE OF REPUBLICANS
00085707
$15,182 20
CHING, ERIC J
CA · House REP
$1,000 1
RUBIO FOR SENATE 2026; SUSAN
1456613
$315 1
GALLAGHER LEADERSHIP FUND FOR REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE 2028
1476947
$313 1
FLORES, MAYRA NOHEMI
TX · House REP
$71 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 5

SOUTH TEXAS ALLIANCE OF REPUBLICANS $23K Other / Unclassified · 26 txns CHING, ERIC J $1K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn RUBIO FOR SENATE 2026; SUSAN $315 — · 1 txn GALLAGHER LEADERSHIP FUND FOR REPUBLI… $313 Travel & Events · 1 txn FLORES, MAYRA NOHEMI $71 Travel & Events · 1 txn JS Joe's Crab Shack
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
SOUTH TEXAS ALLIANCE OF REPUBLICANS
00085707
$22,524 26
CHING, ERIC J
CA · House REP
$1,000 1
RUBIO FOR SENATE 2026; SUSAN
1456613
$315 1
GALLAGHER LEADERSHIP FUND FOR REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE 2028
1476947
$313 1
FLORES, MAYRA NOHEMI
TX · House REP
$71 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 5

SOUTH TEXAS ALLIANCE OF REPUBLICANS $30K Other / Unclassified · 33 txns CHING, ERIC J $1K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn RUBIO FOR SENATE 2026; SUSAN $315 — · 1 txn GALLAGHER LEADERSHIP FUND FOR REPUBLI… $313 Travel & Events · 1 txn FLORES, MAYRA NOHEMI $71 Travel & Events · 1 txn JS Joe's Crab Shack
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
SOUTH TEXAS ALLIANCE OF REPUBLICANS
00085707
$30,422 33
CHING, ERIC J
CA · House REP
$1,000 1
RUBIO FOR SENATE 2026; SUSAN
1456613
$315 1
GALLAGHER LEADERSHIP FUND FOR REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE 2028
1476947
$313 1
FLORES, MAYRA NOHEMI
TX · House REP
$71 1

By party

Revenue by party

100% R
D · 0%
R · 100%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $5,124 8.97%
Non-partisan $51,970 91.03%

Part III Reference tables

Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2019202020222023202420252026 Q3 2019 (2018 cycle): $366Q4 2019 (2018 cycle): $280Q4 2019 (2020 cycle): $309Q1 2020 (2020 cycle): $897Q1 2022 (2022 cycle): $254Q2 2022 (2022 cycle): $2KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $1KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $2KQ1 2023 (2022 cycle): $1KQ2 2023 (2022 cycle): $2KQ3 2023 (2022 cycle): $1KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $4KQ4 2023 (2022 cycle): $2KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $906Q3 2024 (2024 cycle): $6KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $2KQ1 2025 (2024 cycle): $3KQ2 2025 (2024 cycle): $4KQ3 2025 (2024 cycle): $3KQ4 2025 (2024 cycle): $3KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $1KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $5KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $5K Q3Q4Q1Q3Q1Q3Q4Q3Q1Q3Q4Q2 $6K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 7 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2019 Q3 2018 $366 1 SOUTH COAST REPUBLICAN WOME… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $366
2019 Q4 2018 $280 1 SOUTH COAST REPUBLICAN WOME… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $646
2019 Q4 2020 $309 1 LABORERS' DISTRICT COUNCIL … 100% Travel & Events 100% $309
2020 Q1 2020 $897 2 SOUTH COAST REPUBLICAN WOME… 100% Other / Unclassified 70% $1K
2022 Q1 2022 $254 1 ELECT ERIC MULDER 100% Fundraising 100% $254 -72%
2022 Q2 2022 $2K 6 SOUTH TEXAS ALLIANCE OF REP… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $2K
2022 Q3 2022 $1K 3 SOUTH TEXAS ALLIANCE OF REP… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $4K
2022 Q4 2022 $2K 3 SOUTH TEXAS ALLIANCE OF REP… 83% Other / Unclassified 83% $5K
2023 Q1 2022 $1K 2 SOUTH TEXAS ALLIANCE OF REP… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $6K
2023 Q2 2022 $2K 11 SOUTH TEXAS ALLIANCE OF REP… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $8K
2023 Q3 2022 $1K 2 SOUTH TEXAS ALLIANCE OF REP… 70% Other / Unclassified 100% $10K
2023 Q3 2024 $4K 4 REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS 100% Travel & Events 100% $4K
2023 Q4 2022 $2K 3 SOUTH TEXAS ALLIANCE OF REP… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $11K
2024 Q2 2024 $906 1 SOUTH TEXAS ALLIANCE OF REP… 100% Travel & Events 100% $5K -55%
2024 Q3 2024 $6K 4 SOUTH TEXAS ALLIANCE OF REP… 100% Travel & Events 57% $11K +288%
2024 Q4 2024 $2K 3 SOUTH TEXAS ALLIANCE OF REP… 100% Other / Unclassified 80% $13K +45%
2025 Q1 2024 $3K 3 SOUTH TEXAS ALLIANCE OF REP… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $16K +133%
2025 Q2 2024 $4K 3 SOUTH TEXAS ALLIANCE OF REP… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $20K +170%
2025 Q3 2024 $3K 5 SOUTH TEXAS ALLIANCE OF REP… 81% Other / Unclassified 81% $23K +135%
2025 Q4 2024 $3K 4 SOUTH TEXAS ALLIANCE OF REP… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $27K +66%
2025 Q4 2026 $1K 2 CHING, ERIC J 93% Other / Unclassified 93% $1K
2026 Q1 2026 $5K 7 SOUTH TEXAS ALLIANCE OF REP… 100% $6K
2026 Q2 2026 $5K 7 SOUTH TEXAS ALLIANCE OF REP… 100% $11K +440%
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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: $12K across 28 disbursements (avg $422/check) Top buyer: SOUTH TEXAS ALLIANCE OF REPUBLICANS (35% of category) Last paid: 8mo ago · +39% vs prior cycle Travel & Events $384

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $12K across 28 disbursements (avg $422/check) Top buyer: SOUTH TEXAS ALLIANCE OF REPUBLICANS (35% of category) Last paid: 8mo ago · +39% vs prior cycle Travel & Events $384

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $12K across 28 disbursements (avg $422/check) Top buyer: SOUTH TEXAS ALLIANCE OF REPUBLICANS (35% of category) Last paid: 8mo ago · +39% vs prior cycle Travel & Events $3K Admin & Office — cycle-to-date Total: $586 across 2 disbursements (avg $293/check) Top buyer: SOUTH TEXAS ALLIANCE OF REPUBLICANS (75% of category) Last paid: 22mo ago · +33% vs prior cycle Admin & Office $440
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Other / Unclassified $33,838 59 $574 72.8% SOUTH TEXAS ALLIANCE OF REP… 83% 7mo ago
Travel & Events $11,817 28 $422 25.4% SOUTH TEXAS ALLIANCE OF REP… 35% 8mo ago
Admin & Office $586 2 $293 1.3% SOUTH TEXAS ALLIANCE OF REP… 75% 22mo ago
Fundraising $254 1 $254 0.5% ELECT ERIC MULDER 100% 4y ago
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Client retention

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

1
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$42,881 · 75% of revenue
3
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$3,262 · 6% of revenue
28
One-time clients 1 cycle
$10,950 · 19% of revenue
Top 1 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
SOUTH TEXAS ALLIANCE OF REPUBLICANS 3 $42,881 63 2022-04-14 2026-06-01
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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
$49,789 87.2% 11
CA
$6,741 11.8% 19
PA
$309 0.5% 1
CO
$254 0.4% 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 2023-09-23 REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS Travel & Events PARTY MEAL EXPENSE $2,842
Largest all-time 2024-08-05 SOUTH TEXAS ALLIANCE OF REPUBLICANS Travel & Events Luncheon $2,221
Largest all-time 2024-09-09 SOUTH TEXAS ALLIANCE OF REPUBLICANS Other / Unclassified Special luncheon $2,058
Largest all-time 2025-05-05 SOUTH TEXAS ALLIANCE OF REPUBLICANS Other / Unclassified May 5th Luncheon with Lt. Col. Allen West $2,058
Largest all-time 2024-12-02 SOUTH TEXAS ALLIANCE OF REPUBLICANS Other / Unclassified December Christmas Party/Luncheon $1,704
Largest this cycle 2026-01-15 SOUTH TEXAS ALLIANCE OF REPUBLICANS Special Dinner Buffett $1,085
Largest this cycle 2025-10-14 CHING, ERIC J Other / Unclassified METTING WITH GOP LEADERS $1,000
Largest this cycle 2026-01-05 SOUTH TEXAS ALLIANCE OF REPUBLICANS January Luncheon $985
Largest this cycle 2026-06-01 SOUTH TEXAS ALLIANCE OF REPUBLICANS JuneLuncheon $980
Largest this cycle 2026-04-13 SOUTH TEXAS ALLIANCE OF REPUBLICANS Special Luncheon Mayes Middleton $960
Recent 2026-05-04 SOUTH TEXAS ALLIANCE OF REPUBLICANS May Luncheon $886
Recent 2026-05-04 SOUTH TEXAS ALLIANCE OF REPUBLICANS May Luncheon $820
Recent 2026-06-01 SOUTH TEXAS ALLIANCE OF REPUBLICANS June luncheon $110
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