The committee paid $47,000 to three vendors.
The largest expense was $20,000 paid to House Republican Campaign Committee based in Troy for direct contribution.
The second largest political spend from a committee operating in a city within Oakland County during the month came from Kyra Harris Bolden for State Representative. It spent $21,731 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| A Better Michigan | $47,000 | 3 |
| Kyra Harris Bolden for State Representative | $21,731 | 9 |
| Protect Michigan Vote | $16,767 | 4 |
| Friends of Mari Manoogian | $13,762 | 6 |
| Committee to Elect Regina Weiss | $7,956 | 8 |
| United Wholesale Mortgage PAC | $7,600 | 4 |
| Committee to Elect Samantha Steckloff | $5,457 | 6 |
| Mallory McMorrow for Michigan | $5,099 | 5 |
| Vote Kelly Breen | $4,532 | 13 |
| M.-Power PAC | $4,200 | 8 |
| Carter for Michigan PAC | $3,500 | 1 |
| Mellissa Anne Carone | $3,250 | 3 |
| Rosemary Bayer for Senate | $2,770 | 10 |
| Jeremy Moss for State Senate | $2,602 | 4 |
| Pending: Forrest Denise | $1,965 | 2 |
| CandicePAC | $1,787 | 4 |
| Friends of Donni Steele | $1,664 | 4 |
| Committee to Elect Mark Tisdel | $1,277 | 2 |
| Committee to Elect Padma Kuppa | $1,064 | 4 |
| Padma for the People PAC | $1,000 | 1 |
| Josh Schriver for State Representative | $796 | 3 |
| Jim Ellison for State Representative | $755 | 4 |
| Unity Fund | $750 | 1 |
| Maddock Leadership Fund | $724 | 6 |
| Committee to Elect Brenda Carter | $639 | 5 |
| Always Moving Forward PAC | $500 | 1 |
| Friends for Cathryn Neracher | $461 | 7 |
| North Oakland Democratic Club Victory Fund | $426 | 5 |
| A More Perfect Michigan PAC | $301 | 2 |
| For Our Future Michigan (Super PAC) | $300 | 2 |
| Democrats of Greater Novi | $251 | 6 |
| Committee to Elect Matt Savich | $141 | 2 |
| Leadership for Democracy Fund | $100 | 1 |
| Dylan Pescarolo for State Representative | $100 | 1 |
| Friends of Jody Lamacchia | $100 | 1 |
| Elect Sherry A. Wells Committee | $94 | 4 |
| Fems for Dems PAC | $81 | 1 |
| Tami Carlone for State Board of Education | $75 | 3 |
| Friends of Barb Anness | $16 | 1 |
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