It spent $610,379 on 185 vendors during the time period.
The largest expense was to Strothers Nuckels Strategies, which is based in ZIP Code 20002.
The second largest political spend from a committee operating in a city within Polk County during the fourth quarter of 2023 came from Citizens for Mandelbaum. It spent $255,916 during the time period on 21 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.
Top Expenditures from Iowa Political Committees based in Polk County During Q4 2023
| Committee | Expenditures | Paid Vendors |
|---|---|---|
| Connie Boesen for City Council | $610,379 | 185 |
| Citizens for Mandelbaum | $255,916 | 21 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | $198,506 | 28 |
| Iowa Health, PAC | $115,232 | 70 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | $106,707 | 8 |
| Citizens for Joe Gatto | $102,840 | 7 |
| Rob Sand for Iowa | $85,332 | 16 |
| Linda Westergaard for City Council | $84,412 | 16 |
| Polk County Democratic Central Committee | $65,838 | 42 |
| MuniPAC | $65,015 | 69 |
| Neighbors for Coleman | $61,511 | 12 |
| McKinney For Council | $43,729 | 11 |
| Alliant Energy Employees' Iowa, PAC | $37,250 | 29 |
| Elite, PAC | $34,364 | 12 |
| Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions | $33,009 | 23 |
| Iowa State Education Association or ISEA PAC, PAC | $32,762 | 6 |
| Iowa Lawpac | $23,550 | 54 |
| Master Builders of Iowa, P.A.C. | $22,500 | 11 |
| Iowa State Building & Trades Council PEC | $22,500 | 5 |
| Local #4 Fire, PAC | $19,489 | 8 |
| Justice For All Political Action Committee | $18,422 | 11 |
| Casey's, PAC | $16,500 | 18 |
| Local Union No 347 IBEW Fund, PAC | $15,750 | 12 |
| Central Iowa Building and Construction Trades CouncilPAC | $15,250 | 8 |
| Great Plains Laborers' District Council Iowa, PAC | $15,000 | 2 |
| The Committee to elect Scott Cirksena | $14,926 | 2 |
| MacKenzie Bills for Iowa | $14,792 | 3 |
| Ankeny Republicans | $14,695 | 8 |
| Delta Dental of Iowa, PAC | $14,500 | 27 |
| Mutual Insurance Association of Iowa, PAC | $13,850 | 21 |
| Voss for City Council | $13,834 | 13 |
| Cedar Rapids Trades Council CR IC Building Trades, PAC | $13,500 | 16 |
| Federation of Iowa Insurers, PAC | $12,528 | 11 |
| Austin Baeth for Iowa | $11,757 | 8 |
| Plumbers & Steamfitters Local Union #33 | $11,500 | 6 |
| Iowa Chiropractic Society, PAC | $11,233 | 41 |
| Iowa Optometric Association | $10,590 | 24 |
| Iowa Telecommunications Association, PAC | $9,912 | 16 |
| Operating Engineers Local 234 Political Fund | $8,500 | 3 |
| Manufactured Housing Political Action Committee #6096 | $8,250 | 6 |
| Kevin J. Schneider for Sheriff | $8,147 | 3 |
| Iowa Industry Political Action Committee or IIPAC | $7,552 | 7 |
| Shelly Northway for Ankeny School Board | $7,497 | 12 |
| Lya Williams 4 JCSD | $7,013 | 22 |
| Jennifer Konfrst for Iowa | $6,528 | 15 |
| Mike Naig for Iowa Agriculture | $6,309 | 3 |
| Iowa Friends of Rural Electrification-IAEC, PAC | $5,512 | 9 |
| Abatepac | $5,030 | 10 |
| PACEG Committee | $5,000 | 1 |
| Iowa Providers, PAC | $4,849 | 3 |
| Truck Iowa, PAC | $4,663 | 4 |
| Polk County Republican Central Committee | $4,564 | 10 |
| Zaun for Iowa Senate | $4,189 | 8 |
| Iron Workers Local 67, PAC | $4,060 | 4 |
| Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee | $4,000 | 3 |
| Iowa Pharmacy, PAC | $3,942 | 11 |
| Home Builders Association of Greater Des Moines, PAC | $3,901 | 6 |
| Citizens for Preservation of Racing | $3,500 | 2 |
| Gustoff for Iowa | $3,164 | 9 |
| Ankeny Area Democrats | $2,997 | 14 |
| Iowa Dental Political Action Committee | $2,710 | 2 |
| Petersen for State Senate | $2,701 | 7 |
| Sean Bagniewski for Iowa | $2,682 | 12 |
| Urbandale AREA Democrats | $2,610 | 9 |
| Tami Biggerstaff for UCSD Board | $2,516 | 1 |
| Iowa Propane Gas Political Action Committee | $2,503 | 11 |
| Homebuilders Association, PAC | $2,500 | 4 |
| Friends For Brian Lohse | $2,499 | 6 |
| Litton for Recorder | $2,262 | 1 |
| Iowa Federation of Young Republicans | $2,259 | 14 |
| Laborers', PAC | $2,067 | 3 |
| Police Officers For Good Government | $2,000 | 1 |
| WDM Professional Fire Fighters L3586, PAC | $2,000 | 2 |
| Ironworkers Local #89 Political Education Fund | $2,000 | 3 |
| Friends of Amy Tagliareni | $1,963 | 5 |
| Friends of Whitver | $1,885 | 4 |
| Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | $1,858 | 3 |
| Mary Madison For Iowa | $1,738 | 5 |
| Soyer for School Board | $1,613 | 1 |
| Heather Matson for Iowa House | $1,546 | 3 |
| Iowa Beverage Association, PAC | $1,509 | 5 |
| Alex Smith for Waukee Schools | $1,506 | 1 |
| Ruth Ann Gaines for State Representative | $1,496 | 4 |
| Momentum Des Moines | $1,447 | 4 |
| Iowa State Council of Machinist Political Fund | $1,428 | 1 |
| Jeff Perry for Ankeny | $1,393 | 7 |
| Bousselot for Iowa | $1,322 | 5 |
| Iowa Unity Coalition | $1,190 | 6 |
| Claire Celsi for Iowa | $1,183 | 8 |
| Gobble for Iowa House | $1,165 | 5 |
| Carroll County Republican Central Committee | $1,150 | 4 |
| Employers Mutual Casualty County. For Responsible St. Government, PAC | $1,000 | 1 |
| Iowa NECA, PAC | $1,000 | 2 |
| Gehlbach for Iowa House | $976 | 4 |
| Kossuth County Democratic Central Committee | $970 | 7 |
| Marshall County Republican Central Committee | $941 | 8 |
| Boulton for Senate | $920 | 2 |
| College and Young Democrats of Iowa, PAC | $901 | 3 |
| Eddie Andrews For Iowa | $839 | 2 |
| Srikant for Clive | $815 | 1 |
| Izaah Knox for Iowa Senate | $815 | 4 |
| Matt Pries for Iowa | $767 | 1 |
| Committee to Elect Matt McCoy | $764 | 3 |
| United Steelworkers of America Local 310 Cope Account | $750 | 2 |
| Citizens for David Bell | $706 | 2 |
| Women for a Stronger America | $676 | 3 |
| People for Kim Martorano | $645 | 6 |
| Mark Weatherly State Representative 39 | $634 | 2 |
| Iowans for Rock | $593 | 1 |
| Indo American -Iowa, PAC | $573 | 2 |
| Liz Cox for School Board | $560 | 1 |
| Political Action - Iowa Dealers #6116 | $555 | 5 |
| Clive Democrats | $532 | 3 |
| Citizens For Weaver | $500 | 1 |
| Cornerstone Iowa Political Action Committee | $499 | 2 |
| Marvis Landon for Iowa | $441 | 1 |
| Hudson for WDM | $430 | 1 |
| MollyBuckForAnkeny | $423 | 3 |
| West Des Moines Democrats | $413 | 5 |
| Burns-Thompson for Iowa | $411 | 1 |
| Good Government For Pleasant Hill | $381 | 4 |
| Mechanical Contractors Association of Iowa, PAC | $336 | 2 |
| East Polk Democratic Committee | $321 | 3 |
| Suresh Reddy For Iowa | $312 | 3 |
| Bridget Carberry Montgomery for Urbandale | $308 | 7 |
| Committee to Re-Elect Julie M. Haggerty | $250 | 1 |
| Bentz for Ankeny | $245 | 1 |
| The Joseph Jones Committee | $188 | 1 |
| Kimberly Graham for Iowa | $177 | 3 |
| Hockensmith for Supervisor | $177 | 2 |
| Iowa Physical Therapy, PAC | $169 | 1 |
| Citizens for Ako Abdul-Samad | $169 | 4 |
| New Iowa Project | $157 | 3 |
| The Family Leader, PAC | $150 | 1 |
| Johnston Area Democrats | $141 | 2 |
| Webster County Democratic Central Committee | $135 | 3 |
| Frank Cownie for Mayor | $128 | 1 |
| Northwest Des Moines Democrats | $126 | 3 |
| Van Oort for Supervisor | $120 | 1 |
| Laborers' Local 43, PAC | $100 | 1 |
| Citizens for John Norwood | $100 | 1 |
| Coenen for Council | $100 | 2 |
| Iowa CCI, PAC | $97 | 2 |
| Grimes Area Democrats | $81 | 2 |
| Grocers Political Action Committee | $81 | 1 |
| Kadel 4 Iowa | $60 | 4 |
| Starr for West Des Moines Schools | $60 | 1 |
| Friends of Rhonda Martin | $58 | 1 |
| Citizens for Threase Harms | $53 | 9 |
| Miller for Iowa | $52 | 1 |
| Better Democracy, PAC | $43 | 1 |
| Grace Van Cleave for Iowa | $42 | 1 |
| JGPFF Local 4835 Fund, PAC | $42 | 1 |
| Hardman for City Council | $40 | 1 |
| Croll for Council | $39 | 1 |
| DePhillips for Grimes | $39 | 1 |
| Committee to Elect Angela Connolly for Supervisor | $32 | 1 |
| Iowans For Sewell | $28 | 2 |
| Iowa Democratic Party Third District Endowment Fund | $26 | 1 |
| Committee to Elect Rick Olson To House of Representatives | $25 | 1 |
| Mary Wells For Polk County Treasurer | $18 | 2 |
| Adams County Democratic Central Committee | $15 | 1 |
| Iowa Letter Carriers Committee on Political Educational | $15 | 1 |
| Postcards to Iowa Voters | $15 | 1 |
| Jess for West Des Moines School Board | $9 | 1 |
| Friends of Derek Tidball | $7 | 1 |
| Ofenbakh for Secretary of State | $5 | 1 |
| Brown for West Des Moines School Board | $5 | 1 |
| Alfonso Valenzuela-Gumucio for Warren County Supervisor | $1 | 1 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Mckinney for Council• Iowa Physical Therapy, PAC• Heather Matson for Iowa House• Committee To Re-Elect Julie M. Haggerty• Manufactured Housing Political Action Committee #6096• Operating Engineers Local 234 Political Fund• Cedar Rapids Trades Council CR Ic Building Trades, PAC• Iowa Friends of Rural Electrification-Iaec, PAC• Iowa Neca, PAC• Iowa Optometric Association• Bridget Carberry Montgomery for Urbandale• Alex Smith for Waukee Schools• Mechanical Contractors Association of Iowa, PAC• Casey's, PAC• West Des Moines Democrats• Committee To Elect Matt Mccoy• Federation of Iowa Insurers, PAC• Abatepac• Adams County Democratic Central Committee• Zaun for Iowa Senate• Elite, PAC• Women for a Stronger America• Neighbors for Coleman• Employers Mutual Casualty County. for Responsible St. Government, PAC• People for Kim Martorano• Iowa Realtors, PAC• Berkshire Hathaway Energy PAC• Friends for Brian Lohse• Committee to Elect Rick Olson to House of Representatives• Citizens for Preservation of Racing• Cornerstone Iowa Political Action Committee• Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions• Iowa Lawpac• Peninsula Gaming Employee, PAC• Iowa State Education Association or ISEA PAC, PAC• Citizens for John Norwood• Rob Sand for Iowa• Ofenbakh for Secretary of State• Citizens for Weaver• Hudson for WDM• Petersen for State Senate• Iowa State Building & Trades Council PEC• Local #4 Fire, PAC• Kossuth County Democratic Central Committee• Iowa Health, PAC• Frank Cownie for Mayor• Iowa Propane Gas Political Action Committee• Kevin J. Schneider for Sheriff• Citizens for Ako Abdul Samad• Better Democracy, PAC• Webster County Democratic Central Committee• Iowa Beverage Association, PAC• Hockensmith for Supervisor• Van Oort for Supervisor• The Committee To Elect Scott Cirksena• Claire Celsi for Iowa• Home Builders Association of Greater Des Moines, PAC• Local Union No 347 IBEW Fund, PAC• Iowa Letter Carriers Committee on Political Educational• Ruth Ann Gaines for State Representative• Police Officers for Good Government• Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee• Iowa Dental Political Action Committee• Jeff Perry for Ankeny• Boulton for Senate• Iowa Democratic Party• United Steelworkers of America Local 310 Cope Account• Polk County Democratic Central Committee• Bentz for Ankeny• Friends of Whitver• Paceg Committee• Truck Iowa, PAC• Iron Workers Local 67, PAC• Linda Westergaard for City Council• Liz Cox for School Board• Master Builders of Iowa, P.A.C.• Laborers' Local 43, PAC• Hy-Vee Employees' Political Action Committee, Inc.• Committee to Elect Angela Connolly for Supervisor• Iowa Chiropractic Society, PAC• Iowa Committee of Automotive Retailers• Delta Dental of Iowa, PAC• Citizens for Joe Gatto• Carroll County Republican Central Committee• Iowa Pharmacy, PAC• MuniPAC• Northwest Des Moines Democrats• Homebuilders Association, PAC• Central Iowa Building and Construction Trades CouncilPAC• Republican Party Of Iowa• Trimble for City Council• Ironworkers Local #89 Political Education Fund• Iowa Telecommunications Association, PAC• Iowa Providers, PAC• Mutual Insurance Association of Iowa, PAC• Marshall County Republican Central Committee• Justice for All Political Action Committee• Jennifer Konfrst for Iowa• Ankeny Area Democrats• Great Plains Laborers' District Council Iowa, PAC• Alliant Energy Employees' Iowa, PAC• College and Young Democrats of Iowa, PAC
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