The committee paid $338,084 to 76 vendors.
The largest expense was $7,642 paid to Actblue based in Lansing for credit card processing.
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 $82,865 during that period on eight 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 | $338,084 | 76 |
| Keep Michigan Safe | $82,865 | 8 |
| Friends of Dana Nessel | $20,281 | 11 |
| Southpaw Michigan PAC | $15,795 | 8 |
| Committee to Elect Pamela Hornberger for State Senate | $11,480 | 13 |
| Arsenal of Democracy Project | $10,067 | 9 |
| Friends of Jon Bumstead | $4,853 | 5 |
| Angela Witwer for State Representative | $3,776 | 25 |
| Michigan Democratic Jewish Caucus | $3,349 | 10 |
| Mike Macdonald for Senate | $3,245 | 2 |
| Stephanies Changemaker Fund | $2,593 | 7 |
| Michigan Legislative Consultants PAC | $2,250 | 7 |
| Building Bridges PAC | $2,188 | 2 |
| Friends of McLaren PAC | $1,700 | 4 |
| Victory Values Fund | $1,277 | 8 |
| Vanderwall Majority Fund | $1,217 | 5 |
| Sarah Anthony for State Representative | $1,141 | 3 |
| Friends of Tom Barrett | $1,100 | 2 |
| Sollars Leadership PAC | $1,000 | 1 |
| Vanwoerkom Solutions PAC | $957 | 3 |
| Fair And Equal Michigan | $683 | 2 |
| Building Experience Now PAC (BEN PAC) | $650 | 2 |
| Kahle Majority Fund | $600 | 2 |
| Sarah Anthony Leadership Fund PAC | $529 | 6 |
| Kara Hope for State Representative | $357 | 5 |
| Compete Michigan PAC 2 | $300 | 2 |
| Building Accountability Behind Experience PAC | $290 | 1 |
| Maintaining Majority Fund | $250 | 1 |
| Witwer for Michigan | $250 | 1 |
| Bumstead Leadership Fund | $200 | 1 |
| Zorn Leadership Fund | $200 | 1 |
| T. Cole Leadership Fund | $150 | 1 |
| Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association PAC | $150 | 1 |
| Working Michigan (Super PAC) | $130 | 2 |
| Dickinson Wright Pllc PAC | $75 | 1 |
| Michele for Michigan | $75 | 1 |
| Committee to Elect Gina Johnsen | $73 | 1 |
| Compete Michigan PAC 3 | $68 | 1 |
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