In Virginia politics, state-level candidates and PACs raised $465.5 million between Jan. 1, 2020, and Dec. 31, 2021. More than $158.9 million or 34.1 percent of all donations was raised by the 10 individuals at the top of the list.
Joshua Cole
$45,639Cash on Hand
$3,863,781Total Donations
$2,739,762Total Expenditures
Financial Activity
Top Donors
Total Donations | Name |
|---|---|
| $929,508.62 | House Democratic Caucus |
| $317,868.69 | Aggregated Unitemized Cash Contributions |
| $289,677.35 | Democratic Party of Virginia |
| $248,218.91 | Clean Virginia Fund |
| $237,421.00 | Freedom Virginia Inc |
| $105,000.00 | Virginia Legislative Black Caucus |
| $95,000.00 | Energized for Change PAC |
| $92,874.38 | Virginia League of Conservation Voters-PAC |
| $70,000.00 | The Way Ahead |
| $55,000.00 | Democracy PAC |
Top Expenditures
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $1,374,686.67 | Buying Time Media LLC |
| $248,032.07 | Paychex Inc |
| $214,143.00 | House Democratic Caucus |
| $198,131.87 | Democratic Party of Virginia |
| $153,722.51 | Sb Digital Inc |
| $115,296.07 | Potomac Waves LLC |
| $54,905.00 | Grsg Company |
| $44,183.32 | Prism Communications Inc |
| $30,769.45 | Actblue Virginia |
| $27,374.12 | James Conway |
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