The committee paid $979,281 to five vendors.
The largest expense was $1,393 paid to Clark Hill PLC based in Royal Oak for legal services.
The second largest political spend from a committee operating in a city within Oakland County during the month came from United Wholesale Mortgage PAC. It spent $18,706 during that period on 10 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Protect Michigan Vote | $979,281 | 5 |
| United Wholesale Mortgage PAC | $18,706 | 10 |
| Friends of Anthony Paesasno | $12,622 | 16 |
| Democrats of Greater Novi | $5,664 | 4 |
| Vote Kelly Breen | $4,592 | 24 |
| Mallory McMorrow for Michigan | $4,302 | 8 |
| Friends of Monica Yatooma | $4,000 | 1 |
| Friends of Matt Maddock for State Representative | $2,298 | 1 |
| Committee to Elect Samantha Steckloff | $2,000 | 1 |
| Committee to Elect Padma Kuppa | $1,816 | 7 |
| Friends for Cathryn Neracher | $1,680 | 5 |
| Always Moving Forward PAC | $1,298 | 5 |
| Committee to Elect Brenda Carter | $1,164 | 11 |
| Friends of Mari Manoogian | $1,045 | 3 |
| Leadership for Democracy Fund | $1,000 | 2 |
| Unity Fund | $1,000 | 1 |
| Friends of Donni Steele | $955 | 4 |
| Dylan Pescarolo for State Representative | $858 | 2 |
| North Oakland Democratic Club Victory Fund | $756 | 3 |
| Rosemary Bayer for Senate | $570 | 5 |
| Ellison for Michigan | $500 | 1 |
| CandicePAC | $415 | 3 |
| For Our Future Michigan (Super PAC) | $405 | 3 |
| Fems for Dems PAC | $307 | 3 |
| Padma for the People PAC | $300 | 2 |
| Committee to Elect Mark Tisdel | $218 | 2 |
| Jim Ellison for State Representative | $155 | 2 |
| Schroeder Leadership Fund | $139 | 1 |
| Elect Sherry A. Wells Committee | $95 | 2 |
| Concerned Citizen | $35 | 2 |
| Committee to Elect Regina Weiss | $16 | 3 |
| Friends of Barb Anness | $16 | 1 |
| A More Perfect Michigan PAC | $9 | 1 |
| Jeremy Moss for State Senate | $5 | 1 |
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