North Charlotte Today

Committee to Elect Laura Budd spent the most out of political committees within cities associated with Mecklenburg County during the fourth quarter of 2022.

It spent $821,050 on 25 vendors during the time period.

The largest expense was for Advertisement to Amplify Media, which is based in the Chicago area.

The second largest political spend from a committee operating in a city within Mecklenburg County during the fourth quarter of 2022 came from Bill Brawley Committee. It spent $714,572 during the time period on 19 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.

Committee	Expenditures	Paid Vendors
Committee to Elect Laura Budd	$821,050	25
Bill Brawley Committee	$714,572	19
Coalition for a Better 2050	$363,249	10
The John R Bradford III Committee	$319,214	13
Hunt for House	$203,594	31
Lofton for North Carolina	$176,816	10
Friends of Mark Robinson	$165,938	27
Russo for North Carolina State Senate	$158,441	17
Committee to Elect Christy Clark	$138,466	23
Committee to Re-Elect Judge Matt Osman	$135,405	21
Wesley Harris for North Carolina	$84,551	15
Committee to Elect Michael J Stading District Court Judge	$84,485	12
Committee to Elect Donald Pomeroy	$83,550	4
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority/atrium Health Employees Fed PAC	$77,500	34
Black Pol Caucus of Charlotte Mecklenburg	$64,325	18
Carla Cunningham Campaign Committee	$41,654	47
Committee to Elect Paulina Havelka for District Court Judge	$34,649	14
Committee to Elect Dan Forest	$33,727	6
Deandrea Salvador for North Carolina	$33,045	22
Ross Monks 4 North Carolina	$29,606	17
Mecklenburg Republican Party	$29,172	43
Robeson for North Carolina	$25,943	11
Keep Judge Cureton	$25,761	11
Trent Merchant for School Board	$25,529	9
Carolinas AGC Inc. North Carolina PAC	$25,346	22
Best for Judge	$22,357	20
Committee to Re-Elect Becky Carney	$20,880	12
Laura Meier for County Commissioner	$19,750	17
Mecklenburg Democratic Party	$18,087	20
Charlotte Mecklenburg Republican Women	$18,045	16
Committee to Elect Mark Jerrell	$17,530	22
Health Network Solutions PAC	$17,000	18
Jeff Jackson for North Carolina Senate	$16,297	10
Committee to Elect Susan McDowell	$15,289	15
Friends of Stephanie Sneed	$13,832	12
Committee to Elect Matthew Ridenhour	$13,507	9
Associated Builders and Contractors of the Carolinas, Inc.	$11,770	17
Mecklenburg Evening Republican Women	$10,454	9
North Carolina Republican Council of State Committee	$10,060	5
Sawyer for Schools Committee	$9,320	14
Committee to Elect Sean Strain	$9,011	12
Committee to Elect Mary Belk	$8,602	27
Donnie Loftis for North Carolina House	$8,214	6
Ro for School Board	$7,840	7
Griffin for County Commission	$7,827	10
Friends of Spencer Merriweather	$7,500	1
Mecklenburg Democratic Women	$7,353	12
Committee to Elect Summer Nunn	$7,129	8
Terry Brown for North Carolina House	$7,094	6
North Mecklenburg Republican Club	$6,828	5
Committee to Elect Anne Marie Peacock	$6,546	5
Leigh Altman for County Commission	$6,214	8
Metrolina Area Radiologists for Quality in Medicine	$6,194	5
North Mecklenburg Republican Women	$5,804	9
John Autry Campaign Committee	$4,821	10
Wells Fargo & Co. North Carolina EMPL Good Govt Fund	$4,800	5
Committee to Elect Pam Escobar	$4,536	12
Friends for VI Lyles	$3,568	4
Pat Cotham Committee	$3,472	8
Matthews Bonds Referendum Committee	$3,225	3
Providence Anesthesiology Associates PA Fed PAC	$3,000	1
Alma Adams for Congress	$2,700	1
Majeed Campaign	$2,646	6
Precinct 206 Democrats Mecklenburg County	$2,593	12
Rental Housing Alliance	$2,251	3
Committee to Elect Karen D. McCallum for District Court Judge	$2,065	2
The Ed Driggs Committee	$2,038	3
Jennifer Fleet for Judge Campaign Committee	$1,862	2
The Committee to Elect Dimple Ajmera	$1,791	5
George Dunlap for County Commission	$1,675	8
Mecklenburg LGBT Democrats	$1,671	9
Democrats of North Mecklenburg	$1,641	3
Committee to Elect Michael Anderson	$1,578	3
Mohammed for North Carolina	$1,522	6
Levine for Judge	$1,493	4
Karen Henning for House District 106	$1,136	3
Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. PAC	$1,000	2
North Carolina Republican Council of State Committee Building Fund	$1,000	2
Committee to Re-Elect Judge Paige McThenia	$839	4
Hal Weatherman for North Carolina	$821	4
Committee to Elect Desiree Z Miller	$795	3
Elect Derek Partee	$793	2
Lisa Ellsworth for North Carolina	$707	3
Committee to Elect Bobbie Shields	$682	2
Committee to Elect Christopher Bazzle	$583	1
The Committee to Elect Joshua Niday	$550	4
Committee to Elect Shante Burke-Hayer for District Court Judge	$544	3
Mecklenburg Black Republican Club	$506	3
Precinct 127 Democrats Mecklenburg County	$410	3
Matthew Newton Campaign Committee	$371	2
Tina Marie Bloomer for North Carolina	$356	3
Committee to Elect Samantha Mobley	$354	5
Committee to Elect Larken Egleston	$353	4
Committee to Elect Lawana Mayfield	$274	2
Committee to Elect Renee Perkins Johnson	$242	2
Committee to Elect Braxton Winston II	$216	1
Friends of Victoria Watlington	$202	2
Cynthia Eleanor Clementi (No ORG Paperwork Received)	$200	1
Mecklenburg Republican Building Fund	$188	1
Mark Alan Cook (No ORG Paperwork Received)	$124	2
African American Caucus of Mecklenburg County Democratic Party	$102	3
Committee to Elect Marjorie Molina	$82	2
14th Congressional District Democratic Party	$68	2
Natl Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors North Carolina PAC	$59	1
Log Cabin Republicans North Carolina	$56	2
Committee to Elect Kyle Kirby	$48	1
Mecklenburg County Senior Democrats	$48	1
Committee to Elect David Strickland	$48	1
Carolinas Ready Mixed Concrete Association North Carolina PAC	$33	1
Jena Culler for Judge	$30	1
Belal Elrahal for Judge	$30	1
Yolonda Holmes for North Carolina	$29	2
Committee to Elect Dan Forest Legal Defense Fund	$26	1
Committee to Elect Stephanie Moore Hand	$4	1