RPM ITALIAN
RPM ITALIAN is a travel & events vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle RPM ITALIAN was paid $228K across 87 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 3, 2017 → Mar 12, 2026
- spans 9.2 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 215
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 87
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
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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 3 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ELLZEY, JOHN KEVIN SR. TX · House REP |
$5,000 | 1 |
| KENNEDY, TIMOTHY NY · House DEM |
$2,735 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ELLZEY, JOHN KEVIN SR. TX · House REP |
$5,000 | 1 |
| KENNEDY, TIMOTHY NY · House DEM |
$3,360 | 2 |
| GILLEN, LAURA NY · House DEM |
$2,056 | 2 |
| AMO, GABRIEL F RI · House DEM |
$1,689 | 1 |
| 890906 890906 |
$1,602 | 1 |
| ELECTING REPUBLICANS INDIANA PAC C00816389 |
$1,317 | 1 |
| BICE, STEPHANIE OK · House REP |
$1,275 | 1 |
| I GOT YOUR BACK PAC C00633156 |
$1,000 | 1 |
| BELL, WESLEY MO · House DEM |
$900 | 5 |
| WESTERMAN, BRUCE AR · House REP |
$613 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ELLZEY, JOHN KEVIN SR. TX · House REP |
$18,859 | 3 |
| KENNEDY, TIMOTHY NY · House DEM |
$3,360 | 2 |
| TONKO, PAUL DAVID NY · House DEM |
$3,292 | 2 |
| STEUBE, GREG FL · House REP |
$2,355 | 2 |
| AMO, GABRIEL F RI · House DEM |
$2,064 | 2 |
| GILLEN, LAURA NY · House DEM |
$2,056 | 2 |
| I GOT YOUR BACK PAC C00633156 |
$2,050 | 2 |
| 890906 890906 |
$1,602 | 1 |
| ELECTING REPUBLICANS INDIANA PAC C00816389 |
$1,317 | 1 |
| BICE, STEPHANIE OK · House REP |
$1,275 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ELLZEY, JOHN KEVIN SR. TX · House REP |
$20,609 | 4 |
| CANTWELL, MARIA WA · Senate DEM |
$4,394 | 2 |
| AMO, GABRIEL F RI · House DEM |
$3,705 | 3 |
| KENNEDY, TIMOTHY NY · House DEM |
$3,360 | 2 |
| TONKO, PAUL DAVID NY · House DEM |
$3,292 | 2 |
| FRY, RUSSELL SC · House REP |
$2,748 | 3 |
| STEUBE, GREG FL · House REP |
$2,355 | 2 |
| GILLEN, LAURA NY · House DEM |
$2,056 | 2 |
| I GOT YOUR BACK PAC C00633156 |
$2,050 | 2 |
| ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON IA · Senate REP |
$1,802 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ELLZEY, JOHN KEVIN SR. TX · House REP |
$26,782 | 5 |
| CANTWELL, MARIA WA · Senate DEM |
$4,394 | 2 |
| AMO, GABRIEL F RI · House DEM |
$4,080 | 4 |
| KENNEDY, TIMOTHY NY · House DEM |
$3,360 | 2 |
| TONKO, PAUL DAVID NY · House DEM |
$3,292 | 2 |
| SMUCKER, LLOYD K. PA · House REP |
$3,086 | 1 |
| DEMOCRATS RESHAPING AMERICA (DREAMPAC) C00423079 |
$3,074 | 1 |
| FRY, RUSSELL SC · House REP |
$2,748 | 3 |
| STEUBE, GREG FL · House REP |
$2,355 | 2 |
| GILLEN, LAURA NY · House DEM |
$2,056 | 2 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $57,218 | 25.10% |
| Republican | $116,358 | 51.05% |
| Non-partisan | $54,368 | 23.85% |
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 · 10 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2018 | $3K | 3 | C00476820 70% | Travel & Events 100% | $3K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2016 | $109 | 1 | JUSTICE EVA GUZMAN FOR SUPR… 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $109 | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $1K | 3 | MEADOWS, MARK R 71% | Travel & Events 100% | $4K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $993 | 3 | SWALWELL, ERIC MICHAEL 75% | Travel & Events 100% | $5K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $7K | 8 | SCOTT, JAMES AUSTIN 51% | Travel & Events 100% | $11K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $2K | 3 | C00580415 54% | Travel & Events 100% | $13K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $7K | 6 | DELBENE, SUZAN K 35% | Travel & Events 100% | $20K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $10K | 5 | C00580415 39% | Travel & Events 100% | $30K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $1K | 2 | BROWN, ANTHONY 68% | Travel & Events 100% | $31K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $4K | 5 | HOEVEN, JOHN 57% | Travel & Events 100% | $4K | +72% |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $4K | 4 | DENALI LEADERSHIP PAC 63% | Travel & Events 100% | $8K | +227% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $300 | 1 | HOEVEN, JOHN 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $9K | -70% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $6K | 7 | C00552547 35% | Travel & Events 100% | $15K | -10% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $6K | 8 | C00670547 45% | Travel & Events 100% | $21K | +294% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $550 | 3 | DEFEND OUR CONSERVATIVE SEN… 65% | Travel & Events 100% | $21K | -53% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $9K | 10 | CRENSHAW, DANIEL 41% | Travel & Events 100% | $9K | +2843% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $11K | 8 | PROMOTING OUR REPUBLICAN TE… 58% | Travel & Events 100% | $20K | +76% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $5K | 8 | LANKFORD, JAMES PAUL 32% | Travel & Events 100% | $25K | -19% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $13K | 9 | LANKFORD, JAMES PAUL 59% | Travel & Events 100% | $38K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $5K | 6 | BUDD, THEODORE P 65% | Travel & Events 100% | $43K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $294 | 1 | BUDZINSKI, NIKKI 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $43K | -47% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $7K | 6 | CURTIS, JOHN 46% | Travel & Events 100% | $7K | — |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $16K | 11 | BEYOND THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS… 38% | Travel & Events 100% | $23K | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $2K | 4 | GIVING WILLINGLY EMPOWERING… 44% | Travel & Events 100% | $25K | -74% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $247 | 1 | MILLER BEAU A HONORABLE 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $43K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $12K | 13 | EVANS, DWIGHT 30% | Travel & Events 100% | $37K | +13% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $12K | 8 | EVANS, DWIGHT 37% | Travel & Events 100% | $49K | +141% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $17K | 11 | ELLZEY, JOHN KEVIN SR. 42% | Travel & Events 100% | $67K | +33% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $6K | 7 | LEE, MIKE 33% | Travel & Events 100% | $73K | +17% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $6K | 5 | SMUCKER, LLOYD K. 51% | Travel & Events 100% | $79K | +1978% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $7K | 5 | CANTWELL, MARIA 53% | Travel & Events 100% | $7K | +7% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $19K | 10 | ELLZEY, JOHN KEVIN SR. 81% | Travel & Events 100% | $26K | +19% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $252 | 4 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $79K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $7K | 6 | TONKO, PAUL DAVID 49% | Travel & Events 51% | $33K | +197% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $6K | 8 | AMO, GABRIEL F 34% | Travel & Events 66% | $39K | -50% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $13K | 11 | ELLZEY, JOHN KEVIN SR. 37% | Travel & Events 100% | $53K | +11% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel & Events | $222,588 | 211 | $1K | 97.7% | ELLZEY, JOHN KEVIN SR. 14% | 2mo ago |
| Fundraising | $5,357 | 4 | $1K | 2.3% | TONKO, PAUL DAVID 61% | 5mo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON | 3 | $5,212 | 10 | 2021-07-20 | 2025-05-07 |
| MOORE, GWEN S | 3 | $4,323 | 6 | 2019-10-11 | 2024-03-04 |
| OORAH! POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | 3 | $2,035 | 7 | 2018-02-09 | 2025-01-28 |
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 | $40,731 | 25.2% | 10 | |
| CA | $15,598 | 9.7% | 6 | |
| Unknown | $13,924 | 8.6% | 6 | |
| WA | $12,281 | 7.6% | 4 | |
| OK | $11,562 | 7.2% | 3 | |
| DC | $11,280 | 7.0% | 7 | |
| PA | $11,094 | 6.9% | 2 | |
| NY | $9,672 | 6.0% | 6 | |
| GA | $9,242 | 5.7% | 3 | |
| UT | $9,096 | 5.6% | 2 | |
| MD | $8,792 | 5.4% | 3 | |
| OH | $8,343 | 5.2% | 4 |
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 | 2025-06-11 | ELLZEY, JOHN KEVIN SR. | Travel & Events | CATERING | $9,403 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-06-08 | LANKFORD, JAMES PAUL | Travel & Events | CATERING | $6,292 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-06-29 | BEYOND THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS PAC | Travel & Events | CATERING | $6,198 |
| Largest all-time | 2021-10-07 | PROMOTING OUR REPUBLICAN TEAM PAC | Travel & Events | RECEPTION FOOD AND BEVERAGE | $6,196 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-06-12 | ELLZEY, JOHN KEVIN SR. | Travel & Events | CATERING | $6,172 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-12 | ELLZEY, JOHN KEVIN SR. | Travel & Events | CATERING | $5,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-06-13 | ELLZEY, JOHN KEVIN SR. | Travel & Events | CATERING | $4,456 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-01-08 | CANTWELL, MARIA | Travel & Events | CATERING | $3,769 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-09-30 | TONKO, PAUL DAVID | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING CATERING EXPENSE | $2,742 |
| Recent | 2026-03-11 | KENNEDY, TIMOTHY | Travel & Events | CATERING | $2,735 |
| Recent | 2026-02-10 | 890906 | Travel & Events | Food and Drinks | $1,602 |
| Recent | 2026-02-06 | BICE, STEPHANIE | Travel & Events | FOOD/BEVERAGE | $1,275 |
| Recent | 2026-02-24 | BELL, WESLEY | Travel & Events | CATERING | $324 |