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Which political committee based in cities associated with Wayne County spent the most during May?

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Detroit United Unitehere Local 24 (Super PAC) spent the most out of all the political committees based in cities associated with Wayne County during May, 2021, according to the Michigan Department of State.

The committee paid $10,000 to two vendors.

The largest expense was $5,000 paid to Bluewave Campaigns LLC based in Detroit for consulting.

The second largest political spend from a committee operating in a city within Wayne County during the month came from Michigan Action. It spent $4,000 during that 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.

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.

Top Expenditures from Michigan Political Committees based in cities associated with Wayne County During May, 2021

CommitteeExpendituresPaid Vendors
Detroit United Unitehere Local 24 (Super PAC)$10,0002
Michigan Action$4,0004
Shri Thanedar for Michigan$2,44629
Committee to Elect Joseph Tate$2,4074
Pending: Ptashnik Martha$1,5652
Friends of Henry Ford College PAC$1,4001
Committee to Elect Tullio Liberati$1,1175
Leaders Engaged Actively in Democracy$1,0885
Cynthia A. Johnson Stands Up for All of Detroit$8696
Friends of Cara Clemente$7192
Sherry Gay-Dagnogo Strong Women Lead PAC$7007
Dayna Polehanki for State Senate$6016
Dearborn Heights Professional Fire Fighters Union PAC$6002
Alex Garza for State Representative$5605
Committee to Elect Matt Koleszar$4396
Adam J. Hollier Committee$3996
Pending: Smith Kevin$3912
Pending: Aiyash Abraham$3304
Friends of Erika Geiss$2274
Pohutsky for Michigan Fund$2001
Laurie Pohutsky for Hd 19$1746
Stephanie Chang for Senate$1674
Stephanie A. Young for State Representative$1272
Stand Tall PAC$581
Committee to Elect Eva Garza Dewaelsche for Wayne State University$503
Friends to Elect Marshall Bullock$271
Friends of Abdullah Hammoud$161
Committee to Elect Betty Alexander$161
Pending: Ahmed Shahab$131
Promote the Vote$71

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