It spent $885,133 on 35 vendors during the time period.
The largest expense was for Advertisement to Thompson Communications Inc., which is based in Marshfield.
The second largest political spend from a committee operating in a city within St. Louis County during the fourth quarter of 2022 came from Serve Missouri PAC. It spent $586,120 during the time period on four 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 St. Louis County during Q4 2022
| Committee | Expenditures | Paid Vendors |
|---|---|---|
| Hruza for Missouri | $885,133 | 35 |
| Serve Missouri PAC | $586,120 | 4 |
| Mark Mantovani for STL | $389,090 | 8 |
| Lavender for Missouri | $129,363 | 30 |
| Melissa Greenstein for Missouri | $66,274 | 23 |
| Friends of Wesley Bell | $41,969 | 34 |
| Plocher for Missouri | $41,689 | 22 |
| Colin Lovett for Missouri | $37,525 | 18 |
| Higgins for Missouri | $35,524 | 5 |
| Moving Our Schools Forward | $33,135 | 3 |
| Republican Central Committee of St. Louis County | $31,296 | 9 |
| Missouri United | $29,772 | 4 |
| Hancock for County Council | $23,990 | 7 |
| Committee to Elect Ian Mackey | $21,328 | 12 |
| Friends of Alan Green | $18,173 | 8 |
| Friends of Ben Keathley | $14,963 | 10 |
| Pfeifer for Assessor | $14,420 | 7 |
| Kristine Callis for St. Louis County | $13,085 | 6 |
| Citizens to Elect Mark Harder | $11,994 | 19 |
| North County Solidarity PAC LLC | $11,395 | 10 |
| Citizens for a Better Robertson | $10,437 | 7 |
| Hartwig for Missouri Auditor | $10,214 | 11 |
| Citizens for Scharf | $10,098 | 1 |
| Leadership for America | $9,666 | 12 |
| Committee to Elect Philip Oehlerking | $9,329 | 7 |
| Holly Jones for Missouri | $8,461 | 6 |
| Committee to Elect Doug Clemens | $5,956 | 5 |
| Friends for Tim Lowery | $5,129 | 7 |
| Friends of Andrew Koenig | $5,084 | 5 |
| B. PAC | $5,000 | 1 |
| Rebuild with Chantelle Nickson-Clark | $4,600 | 3 |
| Bokermann for Parental Rights | $4,280 | 1 |
| Team Clancy | $4,099 | 4 |
| Citizens to Protect Robertson | $3,988 | 1 |
| Conversationsmo | $3,750 | 3 |
| Friends of Steve Kasten | $3,728 | 6 |
| Citizens to Elect Jay Mosley LLC | $3,514 | 4 |
| Citizens for Amy Poelker | $2,991 | 7 |
| The Luzynski League | $2,757 | 6 |
| International Union of Operating Engineers Political and Educational Fund | $2,600 | 3 |
| Citizens for Gretchen Bangert | $2,398 | 14 |
| Teamsters Local 600 Drive PAC | $2,365 | 2 |
| Missouri Progressive Action Group | $2,118 | 1 |
| Citizens to Elect Bruce Degroot | $1,674 | 5 |
| Rockwood Labor Club | $1,491 | 2 |
| Friends of Raychel Proudie | $1,092 | 6 |
| Second District Missouri Democrats | $1,018 | 2 |
| Citizens to Elect Matthew Dirck | $926 | 1 |
| Friends of Michael G. Corcoran | $828 | 1 |
| Citizens to Save Hazelwood and Fire Services | $812 | 3 |
| Midwest Region Laborers' Political League Education Fund | $750 | 1 |
| Friends of Trish Gunby | $660 | 1 |
| Show Me Trump 2020 | $639 | 3 |
| Citizens to Elect Alan Gray | $482 | 2 |
| Kiehne for Missouri | $374 | 1 |
| Committeetoelectnaquittianoah | $330 | 1 |
| Liz Gibbons for Kirkwood City Council | $300 | 1 |
| Teamsters Joint Council No 13 Drive Political Fund | $280 | 2 |
| Kiehne for Missouri | $249 | 1 |
| Citizens for Tommy Siam | $216 | 1 |
| Friends of Shalonda Webb | $213 | 1 |
| Mike Moeller for Mayor | $120 | 1 |
| Better Days PAC | $120 | 1 |
| The Democratic Club of Queeny and Lafayette Townships | $116 | 2 |
| Charter Communications, Inc. Missouri PAC | $84 | 2 |
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