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Which political committee based in Linn County spent the most during Q4 2024?

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Gulick for Good Governance spent the most out of in Linn County political committees during the fourth quarter of 2024, according to the Iowa.gov.

It spent $38,527 on nine vendors during the time period.

The largest expense was to Iowa Democratic Party, which is based in ZIP Code 50321.

The second largest political spend from a committee operating in a city within Linn County during the fourth quarter of 2024 came from Cindy Golding for Iowa House. It spent $32,159 during the time period on eight 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 Linn County During Q4 2024
CommitteeExpendituresPaid Vendors
Gulick for Good Governance$38,5279
Cindy Golding for Iowa House$32,1598
Plumbers and Pipe Fitters Local 125 Political Education Fund$23,65721
Wellmark PAC or WellPAC, Inc.$20,58120
Committee to Elect Art Staed$19,3658
Black Hawk County Republican Central Committee$16,02216
Scheetz for Iowa$14,89513
Iowans For Cooling$13,6803
Linn Eagles$12,97710
Linn County Democratic Central Committee$12,05919
Eric Gjerde For Iowa$9,7405
Susie Weinacht for Iowa$9,1124
Tracy Ehlert for Iowa House$8,36410
McClintock for Iowa$8,2486
Iowa Restaurant Association Political Action Committee$5,00017
Johnson County Republican Central Committee$4,2497
Linn County Republican Central Committee$3,7106
Benton County Democratic Central Committee$3,3845
SEIU Local 199 COPE Fund$3,0671
Iowa State U. A. W., PAC$2,7004
Frerick for Iowa$2,4414
Pate for Iowa$1,8053
Iowa City Carpenters, PAC$1,5002
Jessica Wiskus for Iowa$8631
Elizabeth Wilson for Iowa$8582
Iowans for Liz Bennett$5827
Zumbach for Supervisor$4361
Iowa PA, PAC$1301
Paul Talley LCT Campaign$281
Cindy Garlock for School Board$151
Linn Phoenix Club$61

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