It spent $25,648 on 11 vendors during the time period.
The largest expense was for Other Expenses to Missouri Democratic Party, which is based in Kansas City.
The second largest political spend from a committee operating in a city within Cole County during the first quarter of 2023 came from Schwartzpac. It spent $17,692 during the time period on three 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.
Political campaign financial data is often updated, leading to a sometimes incomplete picture of a committee or candidate's finances.
Top Expenditures from Missouri Political Committees based in cities within Cole County during Q1
| Committee | Expenditures | Paid Vendors |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri National Education Association-PAC | $25,648 | 11 |
| Schwartzpac | $17,692 | 3 |
| Local 257 IBEW Voluntary Political Fund | $16,200 | 1 |
| Dave Griffith for State Representative | $11,894 | 18 |
| Mic PAC | $6,514 | 2 |
| Ahlers for City Council | $5,908 | 9 |
| Young for Council | $5,570 | 5 |
| Southern Drawl PAC | $5,056 | 2 |
| Luther for School Board | $4,821 | 4 |
| JB PAC | $3,495 | 5 |
| Aaron Mealy for 2nd Ward City Council | $3,238 | 1 |
| Old Drum Conservative PAC | $2,797 | 6 |
| Missouri Dental PAC | $2,000 | 1 |
| Alicia Edwards 4 the People | $1,738 | 7 |
| Friends for David Kemna | $1,630 | 3 |
| Spencer for City Council | $1,524 | 2 |
| Quality Schools Alliance PAC | $1,000 | 2 |
| True Patriot PAC | $865 | 2 |
| POL PAC | $840 | 1 |
| Kingdom Leadership PAC | $840 | 2 |
| Bootheel Values PAC | $833 | 1 |
| Citizens for Common Sense PAC | $833 | 2 |
| Citizens for Missouri Courts | $823 | 4 |
| Residential Care Facility PAC | $750 | 1 |
| Missouri Residential Care-PAC | $750 | 1 |
| Missouri Assisted Living PAC | $750 | 1 |
| MLPA Legislative Fund | $714 | 1 |
| Missouri's Energy Future PAC | $525 | 1 |
| We Are Missouri | $500 | 1 |
| Committee to Elect John Wheeler | $480 | 1 |
| Quality Housing Political Action Committee | $420 | 1 |
| Fitzwater for Mayor | $397 | 2 |
| Vogel for Council | $267 | 2 |
| Health Education and Learning Political Action Committee Inc. | $200 | 1 |
| Protect Missouri Workers PAC | $175 | 1 |
| Scope PAC | $162 | 1 |
| A Better Missouri Political Action Committee | $145 | 1 |
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