The committee paid $162,614 to 56 vendors.
The largest expense was $5,417 paid to Vantiv based in Lansing for credit card processor.
The second largest political spend from a committee operating in a city within Eaton County during the month came from Keep Michigan Safe. It spent $42,940 during that period on nine 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.
Governor Gretchen Whitmer outspent her opponents by a wide margin, spending nearly $600,000 more than the second-highest spending candidate.
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 | $162,614 | 56 |
| Keep Michigan Safe | $42,940 | 9 |
| Friends of Dana Nessel | $25,023 | 13 |
| Building Experience Now PAC (BEN PAC) | $23,150 | 2 |
| Committee to Elect Pamela Hornberger for State Senate | $21,973 | 4 |
| Growing Michigan Majority Fund | $15,000 | 1 |
| Angela Witwer for State Representative | $13,471 | 9 |
| Mike Macdonald for Senate | $12,422 | 3 |
| Victory Values Fund | $12,114 | 8 |
| Building Accountability Behind Experience PAC | $10,000 | 1 |
| Grow Michigan PAC | $10,000 | 1 |
| Making Our State Stronger PAC | $7,500 | 2 |
| Fair And Equal Michigan | $6,234 | 5 |
| Sollars Leadership PAC | $5,750 | 2 |
| Sarah Anthony Leadership Fund PAC | $5,160 | 2 |
| Committee for Local Empowerment (Super PAC) | $4,025 | 3 |
| Kahle Majority Fund | $4,000 | 2 |
| Joe Tate Leadership PAC | $4,000 | 1 |
| West Michigan Anesthesia PAC | $3,750 | 6 |
| Michigan Democratic Jewish Caucus | $3,729 | 13 |
| Southpaw Michigan PAC | $3,604 | 6 |
| Michele for Michigan | $2,000 | 1 |
| Barrett Brigade Leadership Fund PAC | $1,891 | 3 |
| Maintaining Majority Fund | $1,429 | 2 |
| Vanderwall Majority Fund | $1,181 | 3 |
| Friends of McLaren PAC | $1,150 | 7 |
| Embolden PAC | $1,000 | 3 |
| Priority Health PAC - State | $1,000 | 2 |
| Sarah Anthony for State Representative | $835 | 9 |
| Friends of Tom Barrett | $500 | 1 |
| Michigan Opportunity | $500 | 1 |
| U.S. Future Fund 2 | $416 | 1 |
| Kara Hope for State Representative | $379 | 5 |
| Building Bridges PAC | $300 | 1 |
| We the People Michigan PAC | $208 | 1 |
| Compete Michigan PAC 2 | $200 | 1 |
| Working Michigan (Super PAC) | $150 | 3 |
| Bumstead Leadership Fund | $125 | 1 |
| Michigan First | $106 | 1 |
| Dickinson Wright Pllc PAC | $79 | 1 |
| Borton Leadership | $15 | 3 |
| Michigan Sierra Club Independent Action (Super PAC) | $11 | 1 |
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