ROOT AND STEM CATERING

$27K 2025-2026 cycle

ROOT AND STEM CATERING is a travel & events vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle ROOT AND STEM CATERING was paid $27K across 11 client committees.

Travel & Events ○ Slowing (~3mo since last)

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
Feb 28, 2018 → Mar 20, 2026
spans 8.1 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
27
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
11
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
$12K 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

DELBENE, SUZAN K $617 Travel & Events · 1 txn RA ROOT AND STEM CATERING
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
DELBENE, SUZAN K
WA · House DEM
$617 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 5

CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNI… $7K Travel & Events · 2 txns DELBENE, SUZAN K $2K Travel & Events · 3 txns DEXTER, MAXINE $2K Travel & Events · 1 txn SCHOLTEN, HILLARY $1K Travel & Events · 2 txns BEAN, MELISSA LUBURICH $390 Travel & Events · 1 txn RA ROOT AND STEM CATERING
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC)
C00573709
$6,569 2
DELBENE, SUZAN K
WA · House DEM
$2,035 3
DEXTER, MAXINE
OR · House DEM
$1,612 1
SCHOLTEN, HILLARY
MI · House DEM
$1,045 2
BEAN, MELISSA LUBURICH
IL · House DEM
$390 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 5

CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNI… $7K Travel & Events · 2 txns DELBENE, SUZAN K $2K Travel & Events · 3 txns DEXTER, MAXINE $2K Travel & Events · 1 txn SCHOLTEN, HILLARY $1K Travel & Events · 2 txns BEAN, MELISSA LUBURICH $390 Travel & Events · 1 txn RA ROOT AND STEM CATERING
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC)
C00573709
$6,569 2
DELBENE, SUZAN K
WA · House DEM
$2,035 3
DEXTER, MAXINE
OR · House DEM
$1,612 1
SCHOLTEN, HILLARY
MI · House DEM
$1,045 2
BEAN, MELISSA LUBURICH
IL · House DEM
$390 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 5

CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNI… $7K Travel & Events · 2 txns DELBENE, SUZAN K $2K Travel & Events · 3 txns DEXTER, MAXINE $2K Travel & Events · 1 txn SCHOLTEN, HILLARY $1K Travel & Events · 2 txns BEAN, MELISSA LUBURICH $390 Travel & Events · 1 txn RA ROOT AND STEM CATERING
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC)
C00573709
$6,569 2
DELBENE, SUZAN K
WA · House DEM
$2,035 3
DEXTER, MAXINE
OR · House DEM
$1,612 1
SCHOLTEN, HILLARY
MI · House DEM
$1,045 2
BEAN, MELISSA LUBURICH
IL · House DEM
$390 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 6

CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNI… $7K Travel & Events · 2 txns DELBENE, SUZAN K $2K Travel & Events · 3 txns DEXTER, MAXINE $2K Travel & Events · 1 txn DELUZIO, CHRISTOPHER $1K Travel & Events · 1 txn SCHOLTEN, HILLARY $1K Travel & Events · 2 txns BEAN, MELISSA LUBURICH $390 Travel & Events · 1 txn RA ROOT AND STEM CATERING
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC)
C00573709
$6,569 2
DELBENE, SUZAN K
WA · House DEM
$2,035 3
DEXTER, MAXINE
OR · House DEM
$1,612 1
DELUZIO, CHRISTOPHER
PA · House DEM
$1,433 1
SCHOLTEN, HILLARY
MI · House DEM
$1,045 2
BEAN, MELISSA LUBURICH
IL · House DEM
$390 1

By party

Revenue by party

80% D
D · 80%
R · 20%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $13,848 51.46%
Republican $3,547 13.18%
Non-partisan $9,515 35.36%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2018201920222023202420252026 Q1 2018 (2018 cycle): $1KQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $381Q1 2019 (2020 cycle): $564Q3 2022 (2022 cycle): $1KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $2KQ1 2023 (2024 cycle): $4KQ2 2023 (2024 cycle): $3KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $247Q4 2023 (2024 cycle): $416Q1 2024 (2024 cycle): $941Q3 2024 (2024 cycle): $1KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $2KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $10K Q1Q1Q4Q2Q4Q3Q1 $10K

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 %
2018 Q1 2018 $1K 2 C00545616 100% Travel & Events 100% $1K
2018 Q2 2018 $381 1 C00545616 100% Travel & Events 100% $1K
2019 Q1 2020 $564 1 BALDERSON, WILLIAM TROY 100% Travel & Events 100% $564
2022 Q3 2022 $1K 1 SCHOLTEN, HILLARY 100% Travel & Events 100% $1K
2022 Q4 2022 $2K 1 SCHOLTEN, HILLARY 100% Travel & Events 100% $3K
2023 Q1 2024 $4K 3 NUNN, ZACH 69% Travel & Events 100% $4K
2023 Q2 2024 $3K 5 CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEAD… 50% Travel & Events 100% $7K
2023 Q3 2024 $247 1 KAPTUR, MARCY HON. M.C. 100% Travel & Events 100% $8K
2023 Q4 2024 $416 1 KAPTUR, MARCY HON. M.C. 100% Travel & Events 100% $8K
2024 Q1 2024 $941 1 KAPTUR, MARCY HON. M.C. 100% Travel & Events 100% $9K
2024 Q3 2024 $1K 1 DELUZIO, CHRISTOPHER 100% Travel & Events 100% $10K +2%
2025 Q4 2026 $2K 1 DEXTER, MAXINE 100% Travel & Events 100% $2K +287%
2026 Q1 2026 $10K 8 CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEAD… 65% Travel & Events 100% $12K +967%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 3 months · hover bars for cycle context
Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $27K across 27 disbursements (avg $997/check) Top buyer: CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC) (30% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +160% vs prior cycle Travel & Events $617

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $27K across 27 disbursements (avg $997/check) Top buyer: CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC) (30% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +160% vs prior cycle Travel & Events $12K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $27K across 27 disbursements (avg $997/check) Top buyer: CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC) (30% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +160% vs prior cycle Travel & Events $12K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $27K across 27 disbursements (avg $997/check) Top buyer: CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC) (30% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +160% vs prior cycle Travel & Events $12K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $27K across 27 disbursements (avg $997/check) Top buyer: CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC) (30% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +160% vs prior cycle Travel & Events $13K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Travel & Events $26,910 27 $997 100.0% CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEAD… 30% 2mo ago
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Client retention

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

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Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$5,285 · 20% of revenue
1
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$8,079 · 30% of revenue
9
One-time clients 1 cycle
$13,547 · 50% of revenue
Top 1 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
SCHOLTEN, HILLARY 3 $5,285 5 2022-09-26 2026-03-05
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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
$9,320 34.6% 2
MI
$5,285 19.6% 1
IA
$2,983 11.1% 1
OH
$2,415 9.0% 2
WA
$2,035 7.6% 1
OR
$1,612 6.0% 1
Unknown
$1,437 5.3% 1
PA
$1,433 5.3% 1
IL
$390 1.5% 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 2026-02-24 CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC) Travel & Events EVENT CATERING EXPENSE $4,559
Largest all-time 2023-01-03 NUNN, ZACH Travel & Events EVENT CATERING $2,237
Largest all-time 2026-02-24 CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC) Travel & Events EVENT CATERING EXPENSE $2,010
Largest all-time 2025-12-18 DEXTER, MAXINE Travel & Events CATERING/MEALS $1,612
Largest all-time 2022-12-05 SCHOLTEN, HILLARY Travel & Events EVENT CATERING $1,510
Largest this cycle 2026-02-24 DELBENE, SUZAN K Travel & Events CATERING $715
Largest this cycle 2026-02-24 DELBENE, SUZAN K Travel & Events CATERING $702
Recent 2026-03-20 DELBENE, SUZAN K Travel & Events CATERING $617
Recent 2026-03-05 SCHOLTEN, HILLARY Travel & Events CATERING $523
See all 27 disbursements →