The Metropolitan Club
The Metropolitan Club is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle The Metropolitan Club was paid $36K across 8 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 4, 2017 → May 21, 2026
- spans 9.4 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 66
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 8
- 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.
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Top buyers last 6 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HILL, JAMES FRENCH AR · House REP |
$7,155 | 5 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HILL, JAMES FRENCH AR · House REP |
$7,413 | 7 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HILL, JAMES FRENCH AR · House REP |
$9,077 | 11 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HILL, JAMES FRENCH AR · House REP |
$9,739 | 14 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $1,170 | 3.25% |
| Republican | $29,213 | 81.00% |
| Non-partisan | $5,682 | 15.76% |
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 | $7K | 5 | FREEDOM'S DEFENSE FUND 47% | Fundraising 53% | $7K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $868 | 2 | HILL, JAMES FRENCH 100% | Fundraising 96% | $8K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $3K | 4 | IN THE ARENA PAC 53% | Fundraising 97% | $11K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $283 | 1 | HILL, JAMES FRENCH 100% | Fundraising 100% | $12K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $1K | 1 | HILL, JAMES FRENCH 100% | Fundraising 100% | $1K | -85% |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $309 | 2 | HILL, JAMES FRENCH 80% | Fundraising 80% | $1K | -64% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $2K | 3 | OUR EVERYDAY PAC 66% | Fundraising 66% | $3K | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $348 | 3 | HILL, JAMES FRENCH 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $4K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $164 | 1 | HILL, JAMES FRENCH 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $4K | -95% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $719 | 3 | HILL, JAMES FRENCH 68% | Travel & Events 100% | $719 | -34% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $356 | 2 | IN THE ARENA PAC 81% | Travel & Events 100% | $1K | +15% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $892 | 4 | HILL, JAMES FRENCH 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $2K | -49% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $1K | 3 | GARBARINO, ANDREW 50% | Travel & Events 100% | $3K | +207% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $266 | 1 | HILL, JAMES FRENCH 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $3K | +62% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $2K | 2 | MAKING INVESTMENTS MAJORITY… 94% | Travel & Events 100% | $5K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $706 | 2 | MAKING INVESTMENTS MAJORITY… 84% | Travel & Events 100% | $6K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $650 | 1 | HILL, JAMES FRENCH 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $6K | — |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $984 | 2 | HILL, JAMES FRENCH 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $984 | +37% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $1K | 3 | BLUEGRASS COMMITTEE 67% | Travel & Events 100% | $2K | +244% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $261 | 1 | HILL, JAMES FRENCH 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $2K | -71% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $352 | 2 | HILL, JAMES FRENCH 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $3K | -67% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $297 | 1 | HILL, JAMES FRENCH 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $3K | +12% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $408 | 1 | HILL, JAMES FRENCH 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $4K | -76% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $1K | 2 | HILL, JAMES FRENCH 59% | Travel & Events 100% | $5K | +71% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $496 | 1 | HILL, JAMES FRENCH 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $5K | -24% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $460 | 3 | HILL, JAMES FRENCH 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $460 | -53% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $1K | 2 | HILL, JAMES FRENCH 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $2K | +3% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $106 | 1 | HILL, JAMES FRENCH 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $2K | -59% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $209 | 1 | HILL, JAMES FRENCH 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $2K | -41% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $1K | 2 | HILL, JAMES FRENCH 100% | Travel & Events 5% | $3K | +262% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $6K | 4 | HILL, JAMES FRENCH 100% | — | $9K | +1402% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel & Events | $14,933 | 49 | $305 | 51.7% | HILL, JAMES FRENCH 69% | 7mo ago |
| Fundraising | $10,544 | 11 | $959 | 36.5% | HILL, JAMES FRENCH 44% | 6y ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $3,434 | 1 | $3K | 11.9% | FREEDOM'S DEFENSE FUND 100% | 9y 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HILL, JAMES FRENCH | 5 | $22,096 | 53 | 2017-02-20 | 2026-05-21 |
| IN THE ARENA PAC | 4 | $2,692 | 5 | 2018-01-05 | 2024-07-24 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AR | $24,788 | 68.7% | 2 | |
| GA | $6,582 | 18.3% | 2 | |
| CA | $2,168 | 6.0% | 1 | |
| IL | $1,170 | 3.2% | 1 | |
| VA | $823 | 2.3% | 1 | |
| NY | $535 | 1.5% | 1 |
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 | 2017-01-04 | FREEDOM'S DEFENSE FUND | Other / Unclassified | DR CORSI MEMBERSHIP | $3,434 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-04-26 | HILL, JAMES FRENCH | — | EVENT CATERING | $2,424 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-05-21 | HILL, JAMES FRENCH | — | MEETING EXPENSE | $2,383 |
| Largest all-time | 2017-03-29 | LEVELL FOR A BETTER AMERICA INC | Fundraising | FINAL FUNDRAISER PAYMENT | $2,148 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-01-05 | IN THE ARENA PAC | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING EVENT - VENUE & CATERING | $1,615 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-19 | HILL, JAMES FRENCH | — | MEETING EXPENSE | $1,085 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-13 | HILL, JAMES FRENCH | — | MEETING EXPENSE | $1,025 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-05-22 | HILL, JAMES FRENCH | Travel & Events | MEETING EXPENSE | $969 |
| Recent | 2026-04-17 | HILL, JAMES FRENCH | — | MEETING EXPENSE | $238 |