Variety Meats
$53K
2025-2026 cycle
Variety Meats is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Variety Meats was paid $53K across 16 client committees, of which $2K 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
$53K
=
$51K
(Schedule B)
+
$2K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$50,530 | 65 rows | 96.2% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$2,000 | 1 rows | 3.8% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Aug 18, 2001 → Sep 4, 2026
- spans 25.0 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 65
- Schedule B + IE 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.
Jun 2025
May 2026
$958
across 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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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| LAREDO FIRE - PAC 00068655 |
$2,000 IE $2,000 |
1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| LAREDO FIRE - PAC 00068655 |
$2,000 IE $2,000 |
1 |
| PALOMO REBECCA RAMIREZ HONORABLE BECKIE 00067584 |
$258 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| LAREDO FIRE - PAC 00068655 |
$2,000 IE $2,000 |
1 |
| ALANIZ ISIDRO R HONORABLE CHILO 00062184 |
$700 | 1 |
| PALOMO REBECCA RAMIREZ HONORABLE BECKIE 00067584 |
$258 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| LAREDO FIRE - PAC 00068655 |
$2,000 IE $2,000 |
1 |
| ALANIZ ISIDRO R HONORABLE CHILO 00062184 |
$700 | 1 |
| PALOMO REBECCA RAMIREZ HONORABLE BECKIE 00067584 |
$258 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ALANIZ ISIDRO R HONORABLE CHILO 00062184 |
$2,329 | 3 |
| LAREDO FIRE - PAC 00068655 |
$2,000 IE $2,000 |
1 |
| RAYMOND RICHARD E PENA HONORABLE 00021186 |
$451 | 3 |
| PALOMO REBECCA RAMIREZ HONORABLE BECKIE 00067584 |
$258 | 1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $52,530 | 100.00% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Money flow through this vendor
Where their ad buys point
IE payers (left) → races the buys targeted (right) · independent-expenditure filings onlyNo activity in the last 1 months.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
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 | 2016 | $400 | 1 | ALANIZ ISIDRO R HONORABLE C… 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $400 | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2016 | $4K | 2 | ALANIZ ISIDRO R HONORABLE C… 98% | Travel & Events 98% | $4K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $98 | 1 | PALOMO REBECCA RAMIREZ HONO… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $5K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $1K | 2 | LOPEZ JOSE A HONORABLE JOE 57% | Wages & Payroll 57% | $1K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $195 | 1 | LOPEZ JOSE A HONORABLE JOE 100% | Contributions & Trans… 100% | $2K | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2018 | $5K | 1 | ALANIZ ISIDRO R HONORABLE C… 100% | Fundraising 100% | $6K | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2018 | $134 | 1 | ALANIZ ISIDRO R HONORABLE C… 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $6K | +37% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $600 | 1 | ALANIZ ISIDRO R HONORABLE C… 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $600 | -57% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $108 | 1 | LOPEZ JOSE A HONORABLE JOE 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $708 | -19% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $223 | 2 | RAYMOND RICHARD E PENA HONO… 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $223 | -63% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $300 | 1 | ALANIZ ISIDRO R HONORABLE C… 100% | Fundraising 100% | $523 | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $230 | 1 | PALOMO REBECCA RAMIREZ HONO… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $753 | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $853 | 3 | LAREDO POLICE OFFICERS ASSO… 91% | Travel & Events 98% | $2K | — |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2022 | $2K | 2 | RAYMOND RICHARD E PENA HONO… 71% | Other / Unclassified 71% | $4K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $6K | 9 | JOHNSON-HERNANDEZ TERESA T … 65% | Other / Unclassified 60% | $6K | +2756% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $251 | 1 | ALANIZ ISIDRO R HONORABLE C… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $7K | -16% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $7K | 2 | ALANIZ ISIDRO R HONORABLE C… 100% | Fundraising 100% | $14K | +2941% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $451 | 3 | RAYMOND RICHARD E PENA HONO… 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $14K | -47% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $2K | 2 | ALANIZ ISIDRO R HONORABLE C… 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $16K | -23% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $700 | 1 | ALANIZ ISIDRO R HONORABLE C… 100% | — | $700 | -89% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $258 | 1 | PALOMO REBECCA RAMIREZ HONO… 100% | — | $958 | +3% |
Revenue by service category
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Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $19,604 | 19 | $1K | 39.5% | SOSA FAUSTO MR 33% | 2y ago |
| Travel & Events | $14,324 | 31 | $462 | 28.9% | ALANIZ ISIDRO R HONORABLE C… 80% | 19mo ago |
| Fundraising | $13,000 | 5 | $3K | 26.2% | ALANIZ ISIDRO R HONORABLE C… 91% | 2y ago |
| Admin & Office | $1,499 | 4 | $375 | 3.0% | GARZA ROLANDO MR ROLIE 67% | 9y ago |
| Wages & Payroll | $800 | 1 | $800 | 1.6% | LOPEZ JOSE A HONORABLE JOE 100% | 8y ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | $345 | 3 | $115 | 0.7% | LOPEZ JOSE A HONORABLE JOE 57% | 8y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
6
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$36,053 · 71% of revenue
1
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$6,380 · 13% of revenue
9
One-time clients 1 cycle
$8,097 · 16% of revenue
Top 6 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALANIZ ISIDRO R HONORABLE CHILO | 8 | $24,452 | 23 | 2008-02-12 | 2026-02-23 |
| RUBIO JR JOSE M MR JOE | 3 | $5,210 | 4 | 2003-12-19 | 2006-11-27 |
| LOPEZ JOSE A HONORABLE JOE | 4 | $2,390 | 5 | 2005-10-23 | 2021-11-30 |
| RAYMOND RICHARD E PENA HONORABLE | 3 | $2,187 | 7 | 2001-08-18 | 2024-12-31 |
| HALE JR OSCAR J HONORABLE | 3 | $1,121 | 4 | 2003-10-01 | 2015-01-22 |
| PALOMO REBECCA RAMIREZ HONORABLE BECKIE | 4 | $693 | 4 | 2015-01-22 | 2026-05-26 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | $50,530 | 100.0% | 16 |
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 | 2024-08-26 | ALANIZ ISIDRO R HONORABLE CHILO | Fundraising | Fundraiser supplies | $6,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2019-04-29 | ALANIZ ISIDRO R HONORABLE CHILO | Fundraising | Stake Plate Fundraiser supplies | $4,500 |
| Largest all-time | 2017-08-24 | ALANIZ ISIDRO R HONORABLE CHILO | Travel & Events | Event Food | $4,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2008-02-02 | SOSA FAUSTO MR | Other / Unclassified | meat and assorted items for stake plate sale. | $3,500 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-01-17 | JOHNSON-HERNANDEZ TERESA T DR TERRIE | Other / Unclassified | Menudo Bowl | $3,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-23 | ALANIZ ISIDRO R HONORABLE CHILO | — | Food for Campaign Rally | $700 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-26 | PALOMO REBECCA RAMIREZ HONORABLE BECKIE | — | annual campaign volunteers | $258 |
| Recent | 2025-02-27 | ALANIZ ISIDRO R HONORABLE CHILO | Travel & Events | Private event with constituents | $1,115 |
| Recent | 2025-03-07 | ALANIZ ISIDRO R HONORABLE CHILO | Travel & Events | Meeting with constituents | $514 |
| Recent | 2024-12-31 | RAYMOND RICHARD E PENA HONORABLE | Travel & Events | food for staff and supporters | $222 |