In Ohio politics, state-level candidates and PACs spent $59.24 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and Apr. 13, 2022. More than $10.65 million or 17.98 percent of all campaign finance expenditures went to the 10 payees at the top of the list.
Ohio Bank PAC
Ohio Committee
$281,739Total Contributions
$257,427Total Expenditures
Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $7,500.00 | Jpmorgan Chase & Co PAC |
| $5,000.00 | Wells Fargo & Co Employee PAC |
| $5,000.00 | Westfield Federal Employee PAC of Ohio Farmers Insurance Company |
| $4,000.00 | Bank of American PAC |
| $4,000.00 | Eddie L Steiner |
| $3,500.00 | S&T Bank Pennsylvania PAC |
| $3,300.00 | Shawn Keller |
| $3,000.00 | Huntington National Bank PAC |
| $3,000.00 | Huntington National Bank PAC |
| $3,000.00 | US Bank PAC |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $26,032.19 | Republican Senate Campaign Committee Building Fund |
| $18,700.00 | Richard Michael DeWine |
| $13,000.00 | Stephen Huffman |
| $10,578.00 | Steven Wilson |
| $10,000.00 | Ohio Chamber of Commerce PAC |
| $10,000.00 | Robert Sprague |
| $7,500.00 | Ohio House Republican Alliance (Ohra) |
| $7,000.00 | J Kirk Schuring |
| $6,500.00 | Robert McColley |
| $5,500.00 | Shane Wilkin |
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