US SENATE CAFE

$197K 2025-2026 cycle

US SENATE CAFE is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle US SENATE CAFE was paid $197K across 22 client committees.

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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
Sep 13, 2021 → Jun 27, 2026
spans 4.8 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
345
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
22
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Jul 2025 Jun 2026
$47K across 12 months
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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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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 4

BRITT, KATIE BOYD $2K — · 2 txns BUILDING A NATIONAL KNOWLEDGEABLE SEC… $1K — · 1 txn BUDD, THEODORE P $469 — · 2 txns TLAIB, RASHIDA $80 — · 1 txn US US SENATE CAFE
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
BRITT, KATIE BOYD
AL · Senate REP
$2,435 2
BUILDING A NATIONAL KNOWLEDGEABLE SECURITY PAC
C00832469
$1,175 1
BUDD, THEODORE P
NC · Senate REP
$469 2
TLAIB, RASHIDA
MI · House DEM
$80 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 8

BUILDING A NATIONAL KNOWLEDGEABLE SEC… $6K — · 4 txns BRITT, KATIE BOYD $4K — · 3 txns ALABAMA FIRST PAC $3K — · 2 txns ZINKE, RYAN K $2K Travel & Events · 3 txns BUDD, THEODORE P $1K — · 10 txns SALINAS, ANDREA $457 — · 1 txn GRASSLEY, CHARLES E $444 — · 1 txn TLAIB, RASHIDA $303 — · 2 txns US US SENATE CAFE
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
BUILDING A NATIONAL KNOWLEDGEABLE SECURITY PAC
C00832469
$5,821 4
BRITT, KATIE BOYD
AL · Senate REP
$4,238 3
ALABAMA FIRST PAC
C00821058
$3,162 2
ZINKE, RYAN K
MT · House REP
$2,095 3
BUDD, THEODORE P
NC · Senate REP
$1,282 10
SALINAS, ANDREA
OR · House DEM
$457 1
GRASSLEY, CHARLES E
IA · Senate REP
$444 1
TLAIB, RASHIDA
MI · House DEM
$303 2
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 10

ALABAMA FIRST PAC $9K Travel & Events · 7 txns ZINKE, RYAN K $8K Travel & Events · 20 txns BUILDING A NATIONAL KNOWLEDGEABLE SEC… $6K Travel & Events · 7 txns BRITT, KATIE BOYD $4K — · 3 txns BUDD, THEODORE P $3K Travel & Events · 23 txns KIM, ANDY $2K Travel & Events · 2 txns SALINAS, ANDREA $901 Travel & Events · 2 txns BANKS, JAMES E. HON. $821 Travel & Events · 1 txn GRASSLEY, CHARLES E $468 — · 2 txns TLAIB, RASHIDA $303 — · 2 txns US US SENATE CAFE
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
ALABAMA FIRST PAC
C00821058
$9,405 7
ZINKE, RYAN K
MT · House REP
$8,055 20
BUILDING A NATIONAL KNOWLEDGEABLE SECURITY PAC
C00832469
$6,439 7
BRITT, KATIE BOYD
AL · Senate REP
$4,238 3
BUDD, THEODORE P
NC · Senate REP
$2,988 23
KIM, ANDY
NJ · Senate DEM
$1,748 2
SALINAS, ANDREA
OR · House DEM
$901 2
BANKS, JAMES E. HON.
IN · Senate REP
$821 1
GRASSLEY, CHARLES E
IA · Senate REP
$468 2
TLAIB, RASHIDA
MI · House DEM
$303 2
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 10

ALABAMA FIRST PAC $26K Travel & Events · 14 txns ZINKE, RYAN K $15K Travel & Events · 37 txns BUILDING A NATIONAL KNOWLEDGEABLE SEC… $7K Travel & Events · 13 txns BANKS, JAMES E. HON. $5K Travel & Events · 9 txns BUDD, THEODORE P $5K Travel & Events · 30 txns BRITT, KATIE BOYD $4K — · 3 txns HUSTED, JON $4K Travel & Events · 8 txns KIM, ANDY $3K Travel & Events · 8 txns SALINAS, ANDREA $1K Travel & Events · 3 txns GRASSLEY, CHARLES E $468 — · 2 txns US US SENATE CAFE
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
ALABAMA FIRST PAC
C00821058
$26,454 14
ZINKE, RYAN K
MT · House REP
$14,592 37
BUILDING A NATIONAL KNOWLEDGEABLE SECURITY PAC
C00832469
$6,814 13
BANKS, JAMES E. HON.
IN · Senate REP
$4,881 9
BUDD, THEODORE P
NC · Senate REP
$4,812 30
BRITT, KATIE BOYD
AL · Senate REP
$4,238 3
HUSTED, JON
OH · Senate REP
$3,760 8
KIM, ANDY
NJ · Senate DEM
$2,841 8
SALINAS, ANDREA
OR · House DEM
$1,235 3
GRASSLEY, CHARLES E
IA · Senate REP
$468 2
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 10

ALABAMA FIRST PAC $27K Travel & Events · 15 txns ZINKE, RYAN K $19K Travel & Events · 53 txns BRITT, KATIE BOYD $13K Travel & Events · 6 txns BUILDING A NATIONAL KNOWLEDGEABLE SEC… $9K Travel & Events · 16 txns BUDD, THEODORE P $9K Travel & Events · 34 txns BANKS, JAMES E. HON. $5K Travel & Events · 9 txns HUSTED, JON $4K Travel & Events · 8 txns GRASSLEY, CHARLES E $4K Travel & Events · 4 txns BRAUN, MIKE $3K Travel & Events · 4 txns YOUNG, TODD CHRISTOPHER $3K Travel & Events · 4 txns US US SENATE CAFE
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
ALABAMA FIRST PAC
C00821058
$26,805 15
ZINKE, RYAN K
MT · House REP
$19,012 53
BRITT, KATIE BOYD
AL · Senate REP
$13,203 6
BUILDING A NATIONAL KNOWLEDGEABLE SECURITY PAC
C00832469
$9,378 16
BUDD, THEODORE P
NC · Senate REP
$9,113 34
BANKS, JAMES E. HON.
IN · Senate REP
$4,881 9
HUSTED, JON
OH · Senate REP
$3,760 8
GRASSLEY, CHARLES E
IA · Senate REP
$3,525 4
BRAUN, MIKE
IN · Senate REP
$3,318 4
YOUNG, TODD CHRISTOPHER
IN · Senate REP
$3,023 4

By party

Revenue by party

95% R
D · 5%
R · 95%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $7,765 3.94%
Republican $137,356 69.62%
Non-partisan $52,184 26.45%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

202120222023202420252026 Q4 2021 (2022 cycle): $2KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $1KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $1KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $3KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $972Q1 2023 (2024 cycle): $28KQ2 2023 (2024 cycle): $16KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $6KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $7KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $11KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $11KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $8KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $18KQ1 2025 (2026 cycle): $18KQ2 2025 (2026 cycle): $20KQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $14KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $7KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $13KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $12K Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2 $28K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 6 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2021 Q4 2022 $2K 1 GRASSLEY, CHARLES E 100% Travel & Events 100% $2K
2022 Q1 2022 $1K 8 LEE, MIKE 65% Travel & Events 100% $3K
2022 Q2 2022 $1K 3 LEE, MIKE 100% Travel & Events 100% $4K
2022 Q3 2022 $3K 6 YOUNG, TODD CHRISTOPHER 78% Travel & Events 100% $7K
2022 Q4 2022 $972 2 YOUNG, TODD CHRISTOPHER 69% Travel & Events 100% $8K
2023 Q1 2024 $28K 23 ALABAMA FIRST PAC 55% Travel & Events 100% $28K
2023 Q2 2024 $16K 22 YOUNG, TODD CHRISTOPHER 33% Travel & Events 95% $45K
2023 Q3 2024 $6K 15 LEE, MIKE 40% Travel & Events 100% $50K
2023 Q4 2024 $7K 24 YOUNG, TODD CHRISTOPHER 42% Travel & Events 100% $58K +274%
2024 Q1 2024 $11K 25 YOUNG, TODD CHRISTOPHER 30% Travel & Events 100% $68K +788%
2024 Q2 2024 $11K 22 BRAUN, MIKE 34% Travel & Events 100% $79K +931%
2024 Q3 2024 $8K 18 BRAUN, MIKE 32% Travel & Events 100% $87K +148%
2024 Q4 2024 $18K 17 BRITT, KATIE BOYD 51% Travel & Events 100% $104K +1711%
2025 Q1 2026 $18K 34 BUDD, THEODORE P 23% Travel & Events 100% $18K -36%
2025 Q2 2026 $20K 35 ALABAMA FIRST PAC 39% Travel & Events 100% $38K +22%
2025 Q3 2026 $14K 26 ALABAMA FIRST PAC 48% Travel & Events 100% $52K +148%
2025 Q4 2026 $7K 18 ALABAMA FIRST PAC 38% Travel & Events 100% $59K -4%
2026 Q1 2026 $13K 31 ALABAMA FIRST PAC 38% Travel & Events 41% $72K +22%
2026 Q2 2026 $12K 15 BUILDING A NATIONAL KNOWLED… 36% $85K +13%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $177K across 310 disbursements (avg $569/check) Top buyer: ALABAMA FIRST PAC (20% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +70% vs prior cycle Travel & Events $2K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $177K across 310 disbursements (avg $569/check) Top buyer: ALABAMA FIRST PAC (20% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +70% vs prior cycle Travel & Events $15K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $177K across 310 disbursements (avg $569/check) Top buyer: ALABAMA FIRST PAC (20% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +70% vs prior cycle Travel & Events $51K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Travel & Events — cycle-to-date Total: $177K across 310 disbursements (avg $569/check) Top buyer: ALABAMA FIRST PAC (20% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +70% vs prior cycle Travel & Events $83K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Travel & Events $176,510 310 $569 99.6% ALABAMA FIRST PAC 20% 5mo ago
Admin & Office $744 1 $744 0.4% YOUNG, TODD CHRISTOPHER 100% 3y ago
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Client retention

Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.

2
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$36,618 · 19% of revenue
9
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$134,751 · 68% of revenue
11
One-time clients 1 cycle
$25,937 · 13% of revenue
Top 2 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
YOUNG, TODD CHRISTOPHER 3 $27,097 29 2022-07-01 2025-02-19
GRASSLEY, CHARLES E 3 $9,520 11 2021-12-01 2026-03-18
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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
AL
$65,205 33.4% 2
IN
$42,076 21.6% 3
MT
$28,920 14.8% 1
UT
$14,696 7.5% 1
NC
$11,725 6.0% 1
IA
$9,790 5.0% 2
MD
$9,378 4.8% 1
OH
$3,760 1.9% 1
MO
$3,378 1.7% 1
NJ
$2,841 1.5% 1
MI
$1,728 0.9% 1
OR
$1,606 0.8% 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 2023-01-03 ALABAMA FIRST PAC Travel & Events CATERING EXPENSE $9,000
Largest all-time 2024-12-30 BRITT, KATIE BOYD Travel & Events CATERING EXPENSE $6,740
Largest all-time 2023-01-04 ALABAMA FIRST PAC Travel & Events CATERING EXPENSE $6,630
Largest all-time 2023-04-12 BRITT, KATIE BOYD Travel & Events CATERING EXPENSE $4,553
Largest all-time 2025-02-12 BUDD, THEODORE P Travel & Events FOOD/BEVERAGE $3,615
Largest this cycle 2025-07-22 ALABAMA FIRST PAC Travel & Events CATERING EXPENSE $3,446
Largest this cycle 2025-08-19 ALABAMA FIRST PAC Travel & Events CATERING EXPENSE $3,183
Largest this cycle 2025-05-12 ALABAMA FIRST PAC Travel & Events CATERING EXPENSE $2,797
Largest this cycle 2026-01-07 ALABAMA FIRST PAC CATERING EXPENSE $2,632
Recent 2026-06-05 BRITT, KATIE BOYD CATERING EXPENSE $1,936
Recent 2026-06-05 BUILDING A NATIONAL KNOWLEDGEABLE SECURITY PAC CATERING $1,175
Recent 2026-06-25 BRITT, KATIE BOYD CATERING EXPENSE $499
Recent 2026-06-16 BUDD, THEODORE P FOOD/BEVERAGE $137
Recent 2026-06-25 TLAIB, RASHIDA MEALS $80
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