The committee paid $175,481 to 62 vendors.
The largest expense was $2,430 paid to Actblue based in Lansing for credit card processing.
The second largest political spend from a committee operating in a city within Ingham County during the month came from Friends of Dana Nessel. It spent $25,289 during that period on 19 different vendors.
What’s known as “dark money,” which comes from political non-profits and shell corporations, has greatly increased expenditures and donations in recent elections to record-breaking highs.
The amount raised and spent by candidates in the 2020 election cycle paled in comparison to the amounts raised in the 2016 election. Data from Transparency USA showed candidates in 2020 spent only roughly one-quarter ($136 million) of what was spent in 2016 ($445 million).
Political campaign financial data is often updated, leading to a sometimes incomplete picture of a committee or candidate's finances.
| Committee | Expenditures | Paid Vendors |
|---|---|---|
| Gretchen Whitmer for Governor | $175,481 | 62 |
| Friends of Dana Nessel | $25,289 | 19 |
| Keep Michigan Safe | $22,263 | 9 |
| Growing Michigan Majority Fund | $16,517 | 5 |
| Bumstead Leadership Fund | $12,000 | 1 |
| Unlock Michigan Action Fund | $5,535 | 16 |
| Dickinson Wright Pllc PAC | $5,075 | 2 |
| Angela Witwer for State Representative | $3,454 | 26 |
| Building Experience Now PAC (BEN PAC) | $2,353 | 3 |
| Building Bridges PAC | $2,000 | 1 |
| Save GP Schools Super PAC | $2,000 | 1 |
| Embolden PAC | $1,700 | 3 |
| Friends of Jon Bumstead | $1,600 | 1 |
| Mike Macdonald for Senate | $1,600 | 1 |
| Michigan Democratic Jewish Caucus | $1,578 | 6 |
| Jeremy Garza Leadership PAC | $1,200 | 1 |
| Working Michigan (Super PAC) | $1,177 | 3 |
| Fair And Equal Michigan | $1,025 | 5 |
| Alexander Majority Fund PAC | $788 | 5 |
| Michigan Soft Drink Association PAC | $750 | 3 |
| Sarah Hubbard for Michigan | $723 | 6 |
| The Committee to Elect Lana Theis | $533 | 4 |
| Sarah Anthony for State Representative | $459 | 4 |
| T. Cole Leadership Fund | $300 | 1 |
| Joe Tate Leadership PAC | $300 | 1 |
| William Miller for Oakland County | $300 | 1 |
| West Michigan Anesthesia PAC | $284 | 1 |
| Committee to Elect Pamela Hornberger for State Senate | $277 | 1 |
| Michigan Sierra Club Independent Action (Super PAC) | $261 | 2 |
| People First (Super PAC) | $250 | 1 |
| Friends of McLaren PAC | $150 | 1 |
| Singh Majority Fund | $146 | 1 |
| Friends of Ruth Johnson | $140 | 1 |
| Kara Hope for State Representative | $74 | 1 |
| Friends of Meghan Reckling | $53 | 1 |
| Julie Brixie for State Representative | $43 | 1 |
| Unlock Michigan | $25 | 1 |
| Protect My Vote | $25 | 1 |
| Grow Michigan PAC | $3 | 1 |
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