It spent $129,777 on two vendors during the time period.
The largest expense was for Mail Production & Postage to TJP Strategies, which is based in Kansas City.
The second largest political spend from a committee operating in St. Louis during the second quarter of 2023 came from Friends of Tom Oldenburg. It spent $23,367 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.
St. Louis functions as both a city and a county, which is why it's compared to other Missouri counties when analyzing this data.
| Committee | Expenditures | Paid Vendors |
|---|---|---|
| Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council Missouri-Kansas Area Political Action Committee | $129,777 | 2 |
| Friends of Tom Oldenburg | $23,367 | 4 |
| Citizens for Tina Sweet-T Pihl | $22,579 | 22 |
| Progress PAC | $22,577 | 5 |
| Citizens for Shane Cohn | $19,594 | 10 |
| Friends of Joe Vaccaro Inc | $14,741 | 13 |
| Citizens for Rasheen Aldridge | $14,043 | 17 |
| Freedom Principle Missouri Missouri First PAC | $11,402 | 1 |
| JP Mitchom for 7th Ward | $11,350 | 6 |
| Helen Petty for STL | $9,019 | 2 |
| Tony Kirchner for St. Louis | $8,897 | 17 |
| Daniela Velazquez for Saint Louis | $8,704 | 8 |
| Committee to Elect Pam Boyd | $7,469 | 3 |
| Megan Green for St. Louis | $7,355 | 8 |
| Team Laura Keys | $7,099 | 7 |
| Committee to Elect Michael Browning | $6,343 | 5 |
| Friends of Tashara T. Earl | $5,543 | 11 |
| Citizens to Elect Shameem Clark Hubbard | $5,518 | 20 |
| Friends of Ella M. Jones | $5,411 | 16 |
| Jack PAC | $5,243 | 2 |
| Enterprise Holdings Inc. PAC | $5,081 | 3 |
| 314 Forward | $5,000 | 1 |
| Norma Elect Walker | $4,867 | 17 |
| Sonnier for STL | $4,858 | 3 |
| Friends of Bret Narayan | $4,688 | 1 |
| Spencer for Alderman | $4,622 | 6 |
| Menendez for STL | $3,074 | 6 |
| Build St. Louis PAC, Inc. | $2,858 | 1 |
| American Federation of Teachers Local 420 AFT St. Louis COPE | $2,670 | 2 |
| Civic Progress Action Committee | $2,402 | 5 |
| Austin for Mayor | $2,365 | 12 |
| Citizens for Ortmann | $1,918 | 2 |
| Citizens for Ebony M. Washington | $1,728 | 3 |
| Citizens to Elect Sharon Tyus | $1,603 | 11 |
| Leadership Counts | $1,371 | 2 |
| Wright for 11 | $1,020 | 7 |
| Citizens for Nicole Robinson | $1,000 | 1 |
| Nexus PAC | $970 | 3 |
| Committee to Elect Sharon L. Pace | $900 | 1 |
| Committee to Elect Dinah L. Tatman | $843 | 3 |
| Committee to Elect Tommie Pierson SR. | $736 | 3 |
| Citizens for Anne Schweitzer | $661 | 7 |
| Friends of Karen Bernstein | $612 | 3 |
| Friends to Elect Terry EPPS Election Committee | $485 | 9 |
| Committee to Elect Jennifer Florida | $471 | 3 |
| 22nd Ward Organization | $295 | 1 |
| Healthy Missouri Families | $253 | 1 |
| Republican Party City of St. Louis | $240 | 5 |
| Missourians for Ranked Choice Voting | $202 | 1 |
| Vote Tara Scheer | $200 | 1 |
| Professional Firefighters and Paramedics of Lemay PAC | $184 | 1 |
| Protect Saint Louis Freedom | $169 | 1 |
| Sadie Weiss for School Board | $164 | 2 |
| 2nd Ward Regular Democratic Organization | $100 | 1 |
| Katie Bellis for Saint Louis | $51 | 1 |
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