THE CATERED AFFAIR
THE CATERED AFFAIR is a travel & events vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle THE CATERED AFFAIR was paid $236K across 16 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
- Feb 3, 2017 → Aug 21, 2025
- spans 8.5 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 23
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 16
- 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 18 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MASSACHUSETTS DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE - FED FUND C00089243 |
$26,911 | 1 |
| BAUMGARTNER, MICHAEL JAMES WA · House REP |
$3,172 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| WARREN, ELIZABETH MA · Senate DEM |
$102,347 | 2 |
| HARRIS VICTORY FUND C00744946 |
$41,403 | 1 |
| MASSACHUSETTS DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE - FED FUND C00089243 |
$26,911 | 1 |
| BAUMGARTNER, MICHAEL JAMES WA · House REP |
$7,713 | 3 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $154,748 | 65.52% |
| Republican | $9,505 | 4.02% |
| Non-partisan | $71,944 | 30.46% |
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 · 7 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2018 | $5K | 1 | KAINE, TIMOTHY MICHAEL 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $5K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $2K | 1 | DSCC 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $7K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $4K | 2 | SCOTT, RICK SEN 56% | Travel & Events 100% | $12K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $544 | 1 | LISA BROWN FOR CONGRESS 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $12K | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $16K | 2 | BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 92% | Travel & Events 100% | $16K | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $4K | 2 | TORRES, RITCHIE JOHN 87% | Travel & Events 100% | $4K | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $2K | 1 | PETE RICKETTS VICTORY FUND 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $2K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $34K | 2 | HARRIS VICTORY FUND 77% | Travel & Events 100% | $36K | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $1K | 1 | BAUMGARTNER, MICHAEL JAMES 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $37K | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $147K | 4 | WARREN, ELIZABETH 70% | Travel & Events 100% | $184K | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $3K | 1 | BAUMGARTNER, MICHAEL JAMES 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $3K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $27K | 1 | MASSACHUSETTS DEMOCRATIC ST… 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $30K | +1372% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel & Events | $246,783 | 19 | $13K | 97.6% | WARREN, ELIZABETH 41% | 13mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $6,191 | 4 | $2K | 2.4% | 820668 66% | 24y 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | $130,548 | 51.6% | 3 | |
| DC | $71,649 | 28.3% | 2 | |
| PA | $15,193 | 6.0% | 1 | |
| WA | $8,257 | 3.3% | 2 | |
| NJ | $7,747 | 3.1% | 1 | |
| CA | $6,191 | 2.4% | 2 | |
| VA | $5,249 | 2.1% | 1 | |
| NY | $3,344 | 1.3% | 1 | |
| FL | $2,467 | 1.0% | 1 | |
| NE | $2,329 | 0.9% | 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 | 2024-10-29 | WARREN, ELIZABETH | Travel & Events | RECEPTION - CATERING | $52,566 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-11 | WARREN, ELIZABETH | Travel & Events | RECEPTION - CATERING | $49,781 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-18 | HARRIS VICTORY FUND | Travel & Events | FUNDRAISING EVENT CATERING, FOOD & BEVERAGES | $41,403 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-07-03 | MASSACHUSETTS DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE - FED FUND | Travel & Events | CATERING | $26,911 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-01-22 | HARRIS VICTORY FUND | Travel & Events | CATERING, FOOD & BEVERAGES | $26,342 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-06-24 | BAUMGARTNER, MICHAEL JAMES | Travel & Events | CATERING EXPENSE | $3,172 |