The committee paid $834,190 to 129 vendors.
The largest expense was $2,158 paid to Vantiv based in Lansing for credit card processor.
The second largest political spend from a committee operating in a city within Ingham County during the month came from Chief James Craig for Governor. It spent $281,326 during that period on 110 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 | $834,190 | 129 |
| Chief James Craig for Governor | $281,326 | 110 |
| Citizens for Equality Fairness and Justice | $126,807 | 5 |
| Wentworth Majority Fund PAC | $94,751 | 8 |
| Fair And Equal Michigan | $78,912 | 11 |
| Bumstead Leadership Fund | $44,697 | 8 |
| Joe Tate Leadership PAC | $25,508 | 4 |
| Friends of Dana Nessel | $24,581 | 20 |
| Compete Michigan PAC 3 | $21,530 | 8 |
| Stephanies Changemaker Fund | $18,213 | 14 |
| The Julie Brixie Blue Wave Fund | $17,281 | 15 |
| The Committee to Elect Lana Theis | $16,204 | 14 |
| Committee to Elect Pamela Hornberger for State Senate | $16,170 | 15 |
| Angela Witwer for State Representative | $14,778 | 18 |
| Kristina Karamo for Sos | $12,488 | 28 |
| Building Experience Now PAC (BEN PAC) | $11,650 | 4 |
| Building Accountability Behind Experience PAC | $11,000 | 2 |
| Witwer for Michigan | $10,450 | 3 |
| Compete Michigan PAC 2 | $10,100 | 2 |
| Brixie for Michigan Fund | $8,000 | 1 |
| Making Our State Stronger PAC | $7,750 | 4 |
| Sollars Leadership PAC | $7,661 | 4 |
| Friends of Ruth Johnson | $6,642 | 7 |
| Sam Singh for State Senate | $5,419 | 13 |
| Julie Brixie for State Representative | $5,339 | 6 |
| Meerman Majority Fund | $5,223 | 3 |
| Growing Michigan Majority Fund | $5,000 | 1 |
| Friends of Jon Bumstead | $4,800 | 3 |
| Michigan Democratic Jewish Caucus | $4,167 | 15 |
| Vanwoerkom Solutions PAC | $3,100 | 3 |
| Mike Macdonald for Senate | $2,835 | 5 |
| Unlock Michigan Action Fund | $2,609 | 14 |
| Building Bridges PAC | $2,300 | 2 |
| Sarah Anthony Leadership Fund PAC | $2,229 | 3 |
| Priority Health PAC - State | $2,000 | 2 |
| Dana Nessel Leadership Fund | $2,000 | 1 |
| Committeee to Elect Kim Morley | $1,781 | 5 |
| Kara Hope for State Representative | $1,310 | 3 |
| Michigan Soft Drink Association PAC | $1,250 | 4 |
| Sarah Anthony for State Representative | $1,242 | 5 |
| Michigan Association of County Drain Commissioners PAC | $1,000 | 1 |
| Alexander Majority Fund PAC | $923 | 4 |
| Arsenal of Democracy Project | $600 | 3 |
| Vanderwall Majority Fund | $516 | 3 |
| Fink Majority Fund | $500 | 2 |
| Michigan Legislative Consultants PAC | $500 | 1 |
| Grow Michigan PAC | $500 | 1 |
| Small Business for a Better Michigan | $485 | 1 |
| Wmg PAC | $475 | 3 |
| Jeremy Garza Leadership PAC | $400 | 1 |
| Save GP Schools Super PAC | $300 | 1 |
| Friends of McLaren PAC | $255 | 2 |
| Sarah Hubbard for Michigan | $250 | 1 |
| Embolden PAC | $250 | 1 |
| Unlock Michigan | $233 | 5 |
| T. Cole Leadership Fund | $210 | 2 |
| William Miller for Oakland County | $200 | 1 |
| Zorn Leadership Fund | $200 | 2 |
| Working Michigan (Super PAC) | $130 | 2 |
| Friends of Meghan Reckling | $125 | 2 |
| Dickinson Wright Pllc PAC | $75 | 1 |
| Voters Not Politicians | $72 | 1 |
| Graham Diedrich for State Representative | $56 | 2 |
| Keep Michigan Safe | $28 | 1 |
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