THE WESTIN
THE WESTIN is a travel & events vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle THE WESTIN was paid $102K across 64 client committees, of which $3K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.
Part I Identity
Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.
Source split
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$98,946 | 135 rows | 96.9% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$3,191 | 1 rows | 3.1% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Feb 8, 2000 → Mar 5, 2026
- spans 26.1 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 135
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 64
- 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 6 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| WHATLEY VICTORY COMMITTEE C00914176 |
$236 | 1 |
| SHAW FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 2026 1479719 |
$204 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 5
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| REPUBLICAN PARTY OF LOUISIANA C00187450 |
$1,987 | 3 |
| BERGMAN, JOHN MI · House REP |
$1,499 | 3 |
| WHATLEY VICTORY COMMITTEE C00914176 |
$772 | 3 |
| ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY - FEDERAL C00005926 |
$608 | 1 |
| SHAW FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 2026 1479719 |
$204 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 7
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| REPUBLICAN PARTY OF LOUISIANA C00187450 |
$1,987 | 3 |
| BERGMAN, JOHN MI · House REP |
$1,555 | 4 |
| WHATLEY VICTORY COMMITTEE C00914176 |
$772 | 3 |
| ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY - FEDERAL C00005926 |
$608 | 1 |
| TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 00064090 |
$598 | 1 |
| FEDORCHAK, JULIE ND · House REP |
$429 | 1 |
| SHAW FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 2026 1479719 |
$204 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| AMERICA NEEDS NEW INNOVATION AND ENERGY PAC C00540062 |
$3,654 | 2 |
| KENNEDY, TIMOTHY NY · House DEM |
$2,611 | 2 |
| REPUBLICAN PARTY OF LOUISIANA C00187450 |
$1,987 | 3 |
| BERGMAN, JOHN MI · House REP |
$1,640 | 5 |
| WHATLEY VICTORY COMMITTEE C00914176 |
$772 | 3 |
| ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY - FEDERAL C00005926 |
$608 | 1 |
| TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 00064090 |
$598 | 1 |
| FRIENDS OF TOM OLIVERSON 00080011 |
$443 | 1 |
| FEDORCHAK, JULIE ND · House REP |
$429 | 1 |
| FROST, MAXWELL ALEJANDRO FL · House DEM |
$280 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $33,176 | 32.48% |
| Republican | $21,092 | 20.65% |
| Non-partisan | $47,869 | 46.87% |
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 | 2016 | $2K | 5 | TEXANS FOR RICK PERRY 76% | Travel & Events 100% | $2K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $1K | 1 | BERGMAN, JOHN 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $1K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $1K | 2 | ONE GEORGIA PAC 65% | Travel & Events 100% | $2K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $244 | 1 | ALVARADO CAROL HONORABLE 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $2K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $252 | 1 | BERGMAN, JOHN 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $3K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $494 | 4 | THE COLLECTIVE PAC 60% | Travel & Events 100% | $3K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $199 | 1 | MAYES FOR ASSEMBLY 2018; CH… 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $3K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $8K | 11 | BRAT, DAVID ALAN 85% | Travel & Events 100% | $12K | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $248 | 1 | FISCAL LEADERSHIP AND KNOWI… 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $248 | -80% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2018 | $484 | 2 | MAYES FOR ASSEMBLY 2020; CH… 61% | Travel & Events 100% | $12K | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $2K | 3 | ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY -… 57% | Travel & Events 100% | $2K | +68% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2018 | $2K | 9 | MAYES FOR ASSEMBLY 2020; CH… 49% | Travel & Events 100% | $14K | +844% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $699 | 2 | C00703603 69% | Travel & Events 100% | $3K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $453 | 2 | C00633982 55% | Travel & Events 100% | $3K | +80% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $1K | 1 | ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY -… 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $4K | +418% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $2K | 5 | REPUBLICAN PARTY OF LOUISIA… 81% | Travel & Events 100% | $6K | -78% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $2K | 7 | JOHNSON JARVIS HONORABLE 68% | Travel & Events 100% | $8K | +246% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $2K | 3 | BEQUETTE, JAKE MR. 59% | Travel & Events 100% | $2K | +348% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $8K | 7 | LEE, SUMMER 61% | Travel & Events 100% | $10K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $5K | 12 | TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT 88% | Travel & Events 100% | $15K | +386% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $9K | 3 | NOOGA PAC 97% | Travel & Events 100% | $25K | +407% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $437 | 1 | FROST, MAXWELL ALEJANDRO 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $437 | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $27 | 1 | BERNAL DIEGO M HONORABLE 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $25K | -98% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $272 | 3 | BANKS, JAMES E. HON. 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $709 | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $1K | 1 | CAIN BRISCOE R HONORABLE 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $26K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $5K | 1 | SAN DIEGO DEMOCRATIC CLUB -… 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $6K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $18K | 2 | SAN DIEGO DEMOCRATIC CLUB -… 99% | Travel & Events 100% | $24K | +776% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $1K | 3 | BERGMAN, JOHN 83% | Travel & Events 100% | $25K | -86% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $7K | 7 | AMERICA NEEDS NEW INNOVATIO… 52% | Travel & Events 100% | $32K | +41% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $598 | 1 | TEXANS FOR DAN PATRICK 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $32K | — |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $57 | 1 | BERGMAN, JOHN 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $57 | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $429 | 1 | FEDORCHAK, JULIE 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $486 | -2% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $4K | 7 | REPUBLICAN PARTY OF LOUISIA… 49% | Travel & Events 100% | $5K | +1407% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $772 | 3 | WHATLEY VICTORY COMMITTEE 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $5K | -85% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $204 | 1 | SHAW FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF … 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $6K | -99% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel & Events | $98,946 | 135 | $733 | 100.0% | SAN DIEGO DEMOCRATIC CLUB -… 23% | 3mo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERGMAN, JOHN | 3 | $4,273 | 9 | 2017-04-10 | 2025-09-25 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | $36,163 | 38.5% | 21 | |
| TX | $15,033 | 16.0% | 18 | |
| TN | $8,897 | 9.5% | 1 | |
| VA | $7,023 | 7.5% | 1 | |
| DC | $5,358 | 5.7% | 2 | |
| MI | $4,273 | 4.6% | 1 | |
| RI | $3,654 | 3.9% | 1 | |
| Unknown | $3,464 | 3.7% | 5 | |
| LA | $3,456 | 3.7% | 1 | |
| IL | $2,743 | 2.9% | 1 | |
| NY | $2,611 | 2.8% | 1 | |
| AR | $1,193 | 1.3% | 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 | 2024-01-19 | SAN DIEGO DEMOCRATIC CLUB - FEDERAL | Travel & Events | 01/21/24 EVENT: SAN DIEGO DEMOCRATS FOR EQUALITY FREEDOM | $17,608 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-11-05 | NOOGA PAC | Travel & Events | ELECTION NIGHT EVENT | $5,698 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-05-19 | LEE, SUMMER | Travel & Events | EVENT SPACE & CATERING | $5,063 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-12-26 | SAN DIEGO DEMOCRATIC CLUB - FEDERAL | Travel & Events | 01/21/24 EVENT: SAN DIEGO DEMOCRATS FOR EQUALITY FREEDOM | $5,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-11-06 | BRAT, DAVID ALAN | Travel & Events | EVENT SPACE RENTAL & CATERING | $4,999 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-09-10 | BERGMAN, JOHN | Travel & Events | LODGING | $998 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-09-17 | REPUBLICAN PARTY OF LOUISIANA | Travel & Events | TRAVEL: LODGING | $934 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-08-22 | ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY - FEDERAL | Travel & Events | LODGING | $608 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-09-11 | REPUBLICAN PARTY OF LOUISIANA | Travel & Events | TRAVEL: LODGING | $608 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-08-26 | REPUBLICAN PARTY OF LOUISIANA | Travel & Events | TRAVEL: LODGING | $445 |
| Recent | 2025-09-25 | BERGMAN, JOHN | Travel & Events | LODGING | $310 |
| Recent | 2025-10-30 | WHATLEY VICTORY COMMITTEE | Travel & Events | TRAVEL: LODGING | $304 |
| Recent | 2025-12-22 | WHATLEY VICTORY COMMITTEE | Travel & Events | TRAVEL: LODGING | $236 |
| Recent | 2025-11-06 | WHATLEY VICTORY COMMITTEE | Travel & Events | TRAVEL: LODGING | $233 |
| Recent | 2026-03-05 | SHAW FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 2026 | Travel & Events | 2/18/26 Lodging for Santa Clara GOP Event | $204 |