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How did Kalamazoo County-based Committee to Elect Christine Morse for State House become the biggest spender in Q2 2021?

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Committee to Elect Christine Morse for State House spent the most out of all the political committees based in cities associated with Kalamazoo County during the second quarter of 2021, according to the Michigan Department of State.

The committee paid $15,779 to six vendors.

The largest expense was $2,568 paid to Lansing-based Secretary of State for remittance of fines..

The second largest political spend from a committee operating in a city within Kalamazoo County during the quarter came from Local 357 Plumbers and Pipefitters PAC. It spent $12,533 during the time period on six 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.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan accounted for the largest expenditures among the state candidates, surpassing $33 million in total.

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 Kalamazoo County During Q2 2021

CommitteeExpendituresPaid Vendors
Committee to Elect Christine Morse for State House$15,7799
Local 357 Plumbers and Pipefitters PAC$12,5336
Julie Rogers for State Representation$5,8589
McCann for Michigan$4,9944
Sean McCann for State Senate$4,19216
Wendzel Will$8264

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