The committee paid $42,637 to 20 vendors.
The largest expense was $12,619 paid to Holland-based Campaign Resource Group for consulting (done in house).
The second largest political spend from a committee operating in a city within Kent County during the quarter came from Committee to Elect Winnie Brinks for Senate. It spent $27,010 during the time period on 11 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.
Total political expenditures in the 2022 elections amounted to more than $444 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 |
---|---|---|
Friends of Mark Huizenga | $42,637 | 20 |
Committee to Elect Winnie Brinks for Senate | $27,010 | 11 |
Committee to Elect Tommy Brann for State Senate | $19,009 | 14 |
Committee to Elect Rachel Hood | $7,420 | 20 |
Committee to Elect Joseph Jackson | $3,142 | 1 |
Huizenga for Michigan Leadership Fund | $2,712 | 4 |
Scholten for Congress | $2,500 | 3 |
West Michigan Cannabis Guild | $1,567 | 6 |
Committee to Elect Lynn Afendoulis | $876 | 2 |
Brinks for Michigan | $832 | 1 |
Committee to Elect Mark Huizenga | $741 | 3 |
Equity PAC | $511 | 5 |
Great Lakes Gun Rights PAC | $500 | 1 |
Albert Majority Fund | $300 | 1 |
Lagrand PAC | $217 | 1 |
Michigan Values Life | $77 | 1 |