The Metropolitan Club

$36K 2025-2026 cycle

The Metropolitan Club is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle The Metropolitan Club was paid $36K across 9 client committees.

○ Slowing (~5mo since last)
Limited recent activity. Most recent disbursement to this vendor was 5 months ago (May 21, 2026). Charts below reflect cycle-to-date totals; the recent windows may be sparse.

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
74
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
9
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Jun 2025 May 2026
$40K across 12 months
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Top buyers

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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 2

REPUBLICAN FEDERAL COMMITTEE OF PENNS… $11K — · 1 txn HILL, JAMES FRENCH $6K — · 4 txns TM The Metropolitan Club
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
REPUBLICAN FEDERAL COMMITTEE OF PENNSYLVANIA
C00044842
 $11,059 1
HILL, JAMES FRENCH
AR · House REP
 $6,130 4
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 2

REPUBLICAN FEDERAL COMMITTEE OF PENNS… $11K — · 1 txn HILL, JAMES FRENCH $7K Travel & Events · 7 txns TM The Metropolitan Club
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
REPUBLICAN FEDERAL COMMITTEE OF PENNSYLVANIA
C00044842
 $11,059 1
HILL, JAMES FRENCH
AR · House REP
 $7,413 7
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 2

REPUBLICAN FEDERAL COMMITTEE OF PENNS… $32K Fundraising · 2 txns HILL, JAMES FRENCH $9K Travel & Events · 10 txns TM The Metropolitan Club
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
REPUBLICAN FEDERAL COMMITTEE OF PENNSYLVANIA
C00044842
 $32,110 2
HILL, JAMES FRENCH
AR · House REP
 $8,783 10
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 2

REPUBLICAN FEDERAL COMMITTEE OF PENNS… $64K Fundraising · 4 txns HILL, JAMES FRENCH $10K Travel & Events · 14 txns TM The Metropolitan Club
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
REPUBLICAN FEDERAL COMMITTEE OF PENNSYLVANIA
C00044842
 $64,087 4
HILL, JAMES FRENCH
AR · House REP
 $9,739 14
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By party

Revenue by party

99% R
D · 1%
R · 99%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $237 0.66%
Republican $34,679 96.16%
Non-partisan $1,150 3.19%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Q1 2017 (2018 cycle): $7KQ2 2017 (2018 cycle): $868Q1 2018 (2018 cycle): $3KQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $283Q1 2019 (2020 cycle): $1KQ2 2019 (2020 cycle): $309Q3 2019 (2020 cycle): $2KQ4 2019 (2020 cycle): $348Q1 2020 (2020 cycle): $164Q1 2021 (2022 cycle): $719Q2 2021 (2022 cycle): $356Q3 2021 (2022 cycle): $892Q4 2021 (2022 cycle): $1KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $266Q2 2022 (2022 cycle): $2KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $706Q4 2022 (2022 cycle): $39KQ1 2023 (2024 cycle): $984Q2 2023 (2024 cycle): $1KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $261Q4 2023 (2024 cycle): $40KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $297Q2 2024 (2024 cycle): $408Q3 2024 (2024 cycle): $1KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $32KQ1 2025 (2026 cycle): $460Q2 2025 (2026 cycle): $1KQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $21KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $209Q1 2026 (2026 cycle): $1KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $17K Q1Q1Q1Q3Q1Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2 $40K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 10 years

Per-quarter totals
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 $39K 3 REPUBLICAN FEDERAL COMMITTE… 98% Fundraising 98% $44K —
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 $40K 4 REPUBLICAN FEDERAL COMMITTE… 99% Fundraising 99% $43K +3686%
2024 Q1 2024 $297 1 HILL, JAMES FRENCH 100% Travel & Events 100% $43K +12%
2024 Q2 2024 $408 1 HILL, JAMES FRENCH 100% Travel & Events 100% $44K -76%
2024 Q3 2024 $1K 2 HILL, JAMES FRENCH 59% Travel & Events 100% $45K +71%
2024 Q4 2024 $32K 3 REPUBLICAN FEDERAL COMMITTE… 98% Fundraising 68% $77K -16%
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 $21K 2 REPUBLICAN FEDERAL COMMITTE… 100% Fundraising 100% $23K +8015%
2025 Q4 2026 $209 1 HILL, JAMES FRENCH 100% Travel & Events 100% $23K -99%
2026 Q1 2026 $1K 2 HILL, JAMES FRENCH 100% Travel & Events 5% $24K +262%
2026 Q2 2026 $17K 5 REPUBLICAN FEDERAL COMMITTE… 64% — $41K +4112%
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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: $25K across 50 disbursements (avg $494/check) Top buyer: HILL, JAMES FRENCH (42% of category) Last paid: 8mo ago · +65% vs prior cycle Travel & Events $259

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $132K across 17 disbursements (avg $8K/check) Top buyer: REPUBLICAN FEDERAL COMMITTEE OF PENNSYLVANIA (92% of category) Last paid: 12mo ago · +112% vs prior cycle Fundraising $21K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $25K across 50 disbursements (avg $494/check) Top buyer: HILL, JAMES FRENCH (42% of category) Last paid: 8mo ago · +65% vs prior cycle Travel & Events $2K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $132K across 17 disbursements (avg $8K/check) Top buyer: REPUBLICAN FEDERAL COMMITTEE OF PENNSYLVANIA (92% of category) Last paid: 12mo ago · +112% vs prior cycle Fundraising $43K Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $25K across 50 disbursements (avg $494/check) Top buyer: HILL, JAMES FRENCH (42% of category) Last paid: 8mo ago · +65% vs prior cycle Travel & Events $12K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Fundraising $131,912 17 $8K 82.4% REPUBLICAN FEDERAL COMMITTE… 92% 12mo ago
Travel & Events $24,721 50 $494 15.4% HILL, JAMES FRENCH 42% 8mo ago
Other / Unclassified $3,434 1 $3K 2.1% FREEDOM'S DEFENSE FUND 100% 9y 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
$167,003 · 94% of revenue
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Repeat clients 2 cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
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One-time clients 1 cycle
$11,278 · 6% of revenue
Top 3 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
REPUBLICAN FEDERAL COMMITTEE OF PENNSYLVANIA 3 $142,215 8 2022-11-02 2026-05-18
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
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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
PA
$142,215 79.8% 1
AR
$24,788 13.9% 2
GA
$6,582 3.7% 2
CA
$2,168 1.2% 1
IL
$1,170 0.7% 1
VA
$823 0.5% 1
NY
$535 0.3% 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 2023-10-02 REPUBLICAN FEDERAL COMMITTEE OF PENNSYLVANIA Fundraising GENERIC PARTY FUNDRAISING/FACILITY RENTAL/ FOOD & BEVERAGE $30,038
Largest all-time 2024-11-25 REPUBLICAN FEDERAL COMMITTEE OF PENNSYLVANIA Fundraising GENERIC PARTY FUNDRAISING/FACILITY RENTAL/ FOOD & BEVERAGE $22,189
Largest all-time 2025-09-16 REPUBLICAN FEDERAL COMMITTEE OF PENNSYLVANIA Fundraising GENERIC PARTY FUNDRAISING/FACILITY RENTAL/ FOOD & BEVERAGE $21,051
Largest all-time 2022-11-30 REPUBLICAN FEDERAL COMMITTEE OF PENNSYLVANIA Fundraising GENERIC PARTY FUNDRAISING/FACILITY RENTAL/ FOOD & BEVERAGE $20,577
Largest all-time 2022-11-02 REPUBLICAN FEDERAL COMMITTEE OF PENNSYLVANIA Fundraising GENERIC PARTY FUNDRAISING/FACILITY RENTAL/ FOOD & BEVERAGE $17,475
Largest this cycle 2026-05-18 REPUBLICAN FEDERAL COMMITTEE OF PENNSYLVANIA — GENERIC PARTY FUNDRAISING - FACILITY RENTAL $11,059
Largest this cycle 2026-04-26 HILL, JAMES FRENCH — EVENT CATERING $2,424
Largest this cycle 2026-05-21 HILL, JAMES FRENCH — MEETING EXPENSE $2,383
Largest this cycle 2026-04-19 HILL, JAMES FRENCH — MEETING EXPENSE $1,085
Recent 2026-04-17 HILL, JAMES FRENCH — MEETING EXPENSE $238
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