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
$1,349,361Total Donations
$1,047,997Total Expenditures
Financial Activity
Top Donors
Total Donations | Name |
---|---|
$395,221.75 | House Democratic Caucus |
$140,560.57 | Aggregated Unitemized Cash Contributions |
$77,361.91 | Democratic Party of Virginia |
$70,000.00 | The Way Ahead |
$55,000.00 | Democracy PAC |
$40,000.00 | Michael D Bills |
$40,000.00 | Virginia Legislative Black Caucus |
$35,304.53 | CrowdPAC Federal |
$34,166.42 | Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund |
$25,000.00 | Future Now PAC Federal |
Top Expenditures
Total Expenditures | Payee |
---|---|
$624,256.40 | Buying Time Media LLC |
$149,700.00 | House Democratic Caucus |
$64,335.80 | Paychex Inc |
$27,374.12 | James Conway |
$20,091.00 | Chadderdon Lestingi Creative Strategies |
$19,638.20 | Lake Research Partners Inc |
$18,350.00 | Stanford Campaigns |
$12,586.27 | Actblue Virginia |
$11,773.42 | Facebook Inc |
$9,815.17 | Gibson Printing Inc |
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